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1:04 PM on 06.26.2008

Mega Man 9 on WiiWare
nilcam 40 comments


According to several Mega Man fan sites, the next issue of Nintendo Power has a story about Mega Man 9 on WiiWare. The game looks like the 8-bit games, with slightly nicer graphics. If this is true, consider me very excited for a new Mega Man game in the classic style.







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Novakaine's Destructoid Blog
Gah, your nicer post has stolen my glory. =p
nilcam's Destructoid Blog
Great minds. That's all I'm sayin'.
Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
First thing I'm buying off WiiWare. awesome
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
What beautiful MATLOCKERY
Rockvillian's Destructoid Blog
Now I have to get my wireless working again.
Mr Wilson's Destructoid Blog
Kryp

How could you not buy Lost Winds, Dr Mario, or Defend Your Castle!???
EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
This is great. Awesome find.
Tubatic's Destructoid Blog
Yeah Kryptinite, Lost Winds is worth it. Think of it like you're buying really good fast food.
Cloud09's Destructoid Blog
I seriously just came. Ok, not really, but close. I've been saying for years now that companies need to go back to the old 2D format like this.

First MegaMan, now I wanna see Sonic 4 in Genesis graphics done the old school way, as well as a old school Castlevania thats not on a handheld and old school Mario or Metroid too. Honestly, the old school stuff is just as good, if not better, than all the new shit they're putting out today.
pedrovay2003's Destructoid Blog
Oh. My. God.
Das Inchworm's Destructoid Blog
im gonna try to beat 1 through 8 to get ready for this. I've already beaten 4,5, and 6
bbrigg1's Destructoid Blog
@Cloud09

You forgot Contra and Mario
covah's Destructoid Blog
Am I the only one who is actually disappointed that the graphics are literally 8-bit? Like I'm all for sprites, but I'd like to see some nice new effects or whatever on it.
Tubatic's Destructoid Blog
Also, A-MAZING!

I wish I had time to squint and read these scans now.

Never played the Zeros on GBA, but I'm still very hopeful, since so many people had good words for that series.

So. Great.

Hail Spacecat.
Spitfire's Destructoid Blog
waa-waa-wee-waah

Nice find. I hope this comes to Wiiware in a timely manner.
Im getting bored with the offerings.

In the same line as Cloud, a Metroid or Castlevania game would rock Wiiware hard. Dammit Nintendo, put effing demos or GB/GBA games in the shop. Those would sell like jimmy-hats.
The Bez's Destructoid Blog
Is there a release date for this yet?
Luc Bernard's Destructoid Blog
wow fuck, that is great
zombiekiller13's Destructoid Blog
I agree with Cloud09...we need to see all of those games go back to 2D on the new consoles. Christ, imagine a new 2D Castlevania on a disc-format...I don't care which system it's for. They could make that game HUGE.

I'll have to check out the NP issue about the MM9 news...kinda hard to read all the tiny print.
DrNutt's Destructoid Blog
Holy Jesus. Any word on whether or not it'll be coming to XBL arcade or PSN? The Wii is the one system I DON'T have... :(
AngelsDontBurn's Destructoid Blog
HHHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
SysiphusRock's Destructoid Blog
I don't see why everyone is thinking this awesome. It seems gimmicky and lazy. They made better looking shit on SNES. I wanted a genuine Mega Man 9, not a WiiWare widget.


Though that "turning around on a pill" shit looks creative and awesome.
itemforty's Destructoid Blog
Mega Man 3.
michiyoyoshiku's Destructoid Blog
Looks terrible. I agree with SysiphusRock

This is nothing more than a Rom Hack
skruloos's Destructoid Blog
I think it's absolutely awesome. Busted out the NES a bit ago and relived the fun of Megaman 2 and 3. Tried 8 on my Gamecube and was incredibly disappointed with the look and feel. Glad they went back to their roots.
ZekeThePlumber's Destructoid Blog
HD or hand-drawn sprites with the same proportions as the 8-bit games would been awesome. I'll take what I can get but the music should be nothing short of FUCKING AWESOME or I will rage.
Gen Eric Gui's Destructoid Blog
I am expressing copious amounts of joy the likes of which I've never seen myself express previously over this announcement. However, I must also air the same fears as several other people here, in that I fear this is going to be a quick cash-in on nostalgiafags and won't be nearly as god as the older MM games actually were.

And to be totally honest, I'd really like to see a game designed more like MM7. While it wasn't my favorite game in the series, I think it was the best looking and had the best gameplay balance, so I'd really have liked to see a game based on that design scheme.
Cowzilla3's Destructoid Blog
glee
The-Excel's Destructoid Blog
When are they going to do a Mega Man X sequel in this way?
Jonathan Holmes's Destructoid Blog
So fucking brilliant.
ZekeThePlumber's Destructoid Blog
Robot Masters:

Magma Man
Galaxy Man
Jewel Man
Concrete Man
Hornet Man
Plug Man
Tornado Man
Splash Woman

Oh man... Plug Man? That can go all kinds of wrong.
Brahms's Destructoid Blog
It just looks lazy. There's a ton of reused material in those screenshots- especially the background.
nilcam's Destructoid Blog
I'm reserving comment on the appearance until I see it in motion. In the scans, the graphics look a bit better than NES graphics, but that may be due to the scan being shrunk down. I would love to see a very stylized take on the 8-bit sprites, sort of like Space Invaders Extreme, coupled with some high-quality animation. This approach would be very interesting and unique.
nilcam's Destructoid Blog
The-Excel: Maybe if MM9 sells well, that can happen. It would be brilliant.
Rage Quit's Destructoid Blog
/hugs wii for eternity
Dr.Zoidberg
frozenbabylon's Destructoid Blog
DO WANT!
frozenbabylon's Destructoid Blog
I think it looks pretty awesome. Everyone was bitching about how they wanted Mega Man to `return to it's roots`. Well guess what, He's fucking there. This is it guys. Square one.

And now some people (not all, thankfully.) are crying foul about the graphics.

You just can't win.
SysiphusRock's Destructoid Blog
"Return to roots" implies:

Dr. Wily is the villain
"Man" Robot Masters
Roll, Rush, Beat, etc.
Dr. Light is still alive.


NOT outdated, uninspiring graphics.
frozenbabylon's Destructoid Blog
I just feel that you people are crying over nothing. Would I rather have a game that looks like the PSP version of one? Sure. But am I any less stoked about this one because of the 8-bit graphics? Not on your life.
Gen Eric Gui's Destructoid Blog
I want to know what happened to Faberge' Egg man. I WAS PROMISED FABERGE' EGG MAN.

And I lol'ed at the guy who commented that there's re-used assets in the game. This is CAPCOM. The company that put Morrigan in over 7 games through almost 10 years and never updated her sprite even once.
naia-the-gamer's Destructoid Blog
I want to read this article before making judgment. Initially I'm kind of disappointed, if anything because I can recall the stages from previous games that look really similar from the screenshots. You'd think since they've taken so much time off from the original Mega Man series that they would have been a little more creative?


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