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Brace yourselves, retro gamers: Mega Man 9 is an 8-bit game photo

In the most unexpected and totally awesome-filled news of the day, GamesRadar has put up its hands-on with the WiiWare-bound Mega Man 9, and guess what -- it's going to be an 8-bit game!

Highlights from the article include: Splash Woman (the first ever female boss character), Dr. Light's shop making an appearance, and the fact that some of Mega Man 9's music is taken straight out of Mega Man 2.

If you haven't fainted from all of the excitement, make sure to check out GamesRadar's interview with Keiji Inafune, where he doesn't deny that an XBLA and PSN version of Mega Man 9 are being made.

I'd heard rumors that Mega Man 9 would be going back to its roots to make up for all of the less-than-stellar Mega Man games that have been released over the years, but I had no idea that it would end up looking like an NES game.

Are you guys as excited as I am?


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Def JM's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:25
Def JM
If its supposed to be a sequel to 8 then why not carry over the graphics from 8. I love Megaman always have, but I'm just not really that exicted since I can go back and play both of the Ann. Collections I have.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:33
Gen Eric Gui
@Tubatic: We can take off the helmet? FUCK YES. I loved running around helmet-less in Legends, Rock looks so much better without that goofy thing.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:36
Jordan Devore
Ah, that explains it. I had no Internet access last week until Friday.
smackifilia's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:41
smackifilia
What a disappointment it is to read all your idiotic comments. This shit rules, straight up. Fuck you all.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:44
Sharpless
Um, we've known this since the pictures leaked a week ago. (Someone probably already mentioned that, though.) I prefer 16-bit, personally. But then, I'm not even a Mega Man fan, so whatevssssss.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:48
Tubatic
@Grim

Still good news though, since this is the first completely legit, not-leaked info we've had on Mega Man 9

Also, the article mentions a "portal" level and a few instances of momentum being used. Not sure if its fakey momentum or more advanced calculation, but it sounds like some nice modern concepts making their way into this series.

Also Also, They're messing all sort of ways with the skill set. You don't start with a chargeable Buster Cannon, and there was no slide move during GameRadar's play test. Inafune's heard so many people talking about how they loved Mega Man 2, and he's stripped the core gameplay back to that game :)

CAN YOU TELL I'M EXCITED!!!!???!?!!?!!!?!!???!!!?
NegFactor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:56
NegFactor
This is just awesome. I am so glad to see something like this happen. Thank you, Capcom. Now just don't suck.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 17:59
GohanGVO
Considering the amount of unprecedented milking the 'Mega Man' series has seen over the years, I am surprised Capcom even greenlit this project. Not unlike 'Castlevania', the series likely has a small development budget.
Imako's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 18:29
Imako
But can you shoot up?
Hoss's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 18:33
Hoss
splash WOMAN?!? blasphemy

i hope this unspoken portion involves Protoman... playable mini-adventure?

i would die
brownpig's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 18:55
brownpig
True 8-bit? Or just looks like 8-bit.

Anyway, this is great news. I always wanted to know what it would look like if a huge development studio made an NES game nowadays.
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 19:23
GrayFox
Wow, this is really awesome.
MiOdd's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 19:28
MiOdd
I think the whole 8-bit angle is a brilliant way to beat the WiiWare limitations. I mean they don't give you a whole lot of space... unless you're programming NES games!

Also, I always thought it would be cool if developers would make new NES games, as most gamers agree the NES was the best system evar! So I'm very excited about this title and hope more devs follow suit and make more 8-bit goodies.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 19:40
TheToiletDuck
Dr Wiley, you're not fooling anyone with that woman of yours.
Splashwoman is such a beard.
norm9's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 20:49
norm9
Awesome! Another Mega Man game I won't be able to beat.
DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 20:49
DynamicSheep
I was hoping for 16-bit... everyone knows that 16-bit graphics are where it's at when it comes to sprite art.
smurfee mcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 20:50
smurfee mcgee
*is smiling hugely*
That link seems to direct me to a non-existant page
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 21:19
Jordan Devore
I agree with those of you who prefer 16-bit. I love Mega Man X just a tad bit more than I do MM2.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 22:38
F Whipple
*crossing my fingers for crash man music*
Gamechamp's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2008 23:06
Gamechamp
Old'd/10.
MisterMingo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2008 12:00
MisterMingo
I heard it was 8-bit almost a week ago. Still cool, though.
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