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I think the 2D revival happened/is happening. Konami brought it HARD on WiiWare with Contra, Gradius and Castlevania Re-Ups. 'Splosion Man totally happened. SHADOW COMPLEX(!) totally happened! The Behemoth is still doing its thing, and that New Super Mario Bros Wii happened. Muramasa was a thing. Not only did Lost Winds 2 happen, but there's also NyxQuest, which seemed pretty righteous.
Trials HD occurred in the 2nd dimension, and Canabalt, bless its heart, is a ridiculously legitimate thing. The Excitebike polish up appeared out of no where. And coming up, we've got Super Meat Boy and the Wii release of Cave Story. No More Heroes seems incredibly comfortable cramming much 2D 8bit goodness into its game, and indie devs on XBLA are really finding their groove in great 2D style throwbacks like Twin Blades(?) and Weapon of Choice.
Now, we probably can't credit Mega Man 9 for just making these games OK to come out. But I think its served as the proof that things can still be done in the old style and also be profitable. When Konami steps up to the plate to do 2D revivals, I'd say something has to have made them very confident.
I think the 2D revival happened/is happening. Konami brought it HARD on WiiWare with Contra, Gradius and Castlevania Re-Ups. 'Splosion Man totally happened. SHADOW COMPLEX(!) totally happened! The Behemoth is still doing its thing, and that New Super Mario Bros Wii happened. Muramasa was a thing. Not only did Lost Winds 2 happen, but there's also NyxQuest, which seemed pretty righteous.
Trials HD occurred in the 2nd dimension, and Canabalt, bless its heart, is a ridiculously legitimate thing. The Excitebike polish up appeared out of no where. And coming up, we've got Super Meat Boy and the Wii release of Cave Story. No More Heroes seems incredibly comfortable cramming much 2D 8bit goodness into its game, and indie devs on XBLA are really finding their groove in great 2D style throwbacks like Twin Blades(?) and Weapon of Choice.
Now, we probably can't credit Mega Man 9 for just making these games OK to come out. But I think its served as the proof that things can still be done in the old style and also be profitable. When Konami steps up to the plate to do 2D revivals, I'd say something has to have made them very confident.
Hate to break it to you, but you're about 17 years too late to invent Dust Man.
I wholeheartedly approve of Pen Lady though.
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Yes about that, how do I fap an article? I keep pressing the button but it wont have any effect!
Yes about that, how do I fap an article? I keep pressing the button but it wont have any effect!
They should really release these Mega Man games for handheld systems as well as console-downloads. The PSP and the DS are really great systems for new old-school stuff. I loved Contra IV and the Mega Man ZX games so far.
the company that did the best remake (bionic commando: rearmed) went down under so i dont see any good 'rebirth' styles happening anytime soon
new looking games would be fine but really its all about the control... the newer ones felt weird
new looking games would be fine but really its all about the control... the newer ones felt weird
It's funny that retro gamers constantly bitch and moan about how all of the new kids on the block only care about graphics, graphics, graphics. In reality, the only folks who actually care about visuals are the retro gamers, and their addiction to nostalgia which results from said visuals. Really, the rest of us could give a damn. All I care about is whether or not I enjoyed the game. We're not graphics whores, I guess.
And for those of us who didn't grow up in the 80's, Megaman's one of the least enjoyable platformers available, 2D/3D be damned. Seriously. I'd take a 2D metroid over that anyday.
And for those of us who didn't grow up in the 80's, Megaman's one of the least enjoyable platformers available, 2D/3D be damned. Seriously. I'd take a 2D metroid over that anyday.
I dug this article.
But I'm not a hardcore retro gamer. I do appreciate retro gaming and had *some* exposure to it as a child -- my parents owned an Atari 2600 during my earliest years and got me a Sega Genesis when I turned 5. I, however, being somewhat poor, missed out on NES entirely and didn't get an SNES until quite some time after its release. Then I became a social outcast in middle school for being physically small and financially poor, turned to gaming as my outlet, and haven't turned back since. By that time, Playstation 1 was the big boy on the block, and while I had experienced years of gaming, I didn't come to appreciate it until I was in 6th grade.
With that said, I've grown up with many of the changes that have come forth from the games industry, including the down turn in difficulty and the flashier graphics. In some cases, I welcome these changes entirely. Forza 3 is the most recent example of this: I dug racing sims a lot before (starting with Gran Turismo 3 and subsequently playing the hell out of GT4 and Forza 1 & 2), but Forza 3 makes it even more casual-friendly, and in my opinion, for the better. On the opposite front, I have been loving the hell out of Demon's Souls for its relentlessness.
Now I'm not accusing this article of harking back to the "golden days" of gaming and damning all else (it never explicitly does so), but I have to say that things still feel fun, and dare I say, things still tend to feel fresh to me in the gaming world. I'm glad we get reminiscence of the olden days with titles like MM9 and MM10, but I'm not the type that feels that gaming has long since peaked.
But I'm not a hardcore retro gamer. I do appreciate retro gaming and had *some* exposure to it as a child -- my parents owned an Atari 2600 during my earliest years and got me a Sega Genesis when I turned 5. I, however, being somewhat poor, missed out on NES entirely and didn't get an SNES until quite some time after its release. Then I became a social outcast in middle school for being physically small and financially poor, turned to gaming as my outlet, and haven't turned back since. By that time, Playstation 1 was the big boy on the block, and while I had experienced years of gaming, I didn't come to appreciate it until I was in 6th grade.
With that said, I've grown up with many of the changes that have come forth from the games industry, including the down turn in difficulty and the flashier graphics. In some cases, I welcome these changes entirely. Forza 3 is the most recent example of this: I dug racing sims a lot before (starting with Gran Turismo 3 and subsequently playing the hell out of GT4 and Forza 1 & 2), but Forza 3 makes it even more casual-friendly, and in my opinion, for the better. On the opposite front, I have been loving the hell out of Demon's Souls for its relentlessness.
Now I'm not accusing this article of harking back to the "golden days" of gaming and damning all else (it never explicitly does so), but I have to say that things still feel fun, and dare I say, things still tend to feel fresh to me in the gaming world. I'm glad we get reminiscence of the olden days with titles like MM9 and MM10, but I'm not the type that feels that gaming has long since peaked.
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The only thing I would love more than a Mega Man 9 or 10 would be a Mega Man Z or something. New Mega Man X games with the SNES graphics and play style. Those games traded difficult jumps and enemies for more "complex" gameplay, bosses and encounters.
And it was awesome.
So I hope this retro thing works out. The possibilities are practically endless.
The only thing I would love more than a Mega Man 9 or 10 would be a Mega Man Z or something. New Mega Man X games with the SNES graphics and play style. Those games traded difficult jumps and enemies for more "complex" gameplay, bosses and encounters.
And it was awesome.
So I hope this retro thing works out. The possibilities are practically endless.
What the fucking hell is tickleman he is scaring the SHIT out of me.
his face has seriously RUINED christmas.
his face has seriously RUINED christmas.
@Waquan: Maybe that's true now, but a couple years ago all I heard from people was how X game looked like it was an N64 reject or how Y looked like a shitty SNES game. Graphics were (and still are) a big factor for many people to play a game, whether any of us likes it or not.
As for MegaMan, it's merely a divide of generations. We grew up in a time of arcades, when you played a game with the HOPE of reaching the of the game, not the assurance of it. I'm finding it hard for me to think of any major-ticket game that cannot be beat with loading (and reloading) saves and that truly boggles my mind.
As for MegaMan, it's merely a divide of generations. We grew up in a time of arcades, when you played a game with the HOPE of reaching the of the game, not the assurance of it. I'm finding it hard for me to think of any major-ticket game that cannot be beat with loading (and reloading) saves and that truly boggles my mind.
Yeah, what EarthbounderNess said. One of my nicknames is Dust Man, and I'd rather be known as a trash compactor than a feather duster. Humph.
I really feel like the Megaman series took a step backwards. I think the formula worked for 8bit on the NES because it was the best they could do at the time. I am all about 2D action but if you want to see what the gameplay of megaman should look like today- look at Castlevania: dawn of sorrow. If you are gonna continue the series- build on what you've already got, don't dilute the series with a whole new line up of rediculous characters, and who wanted to bring back the poor controls of MM2?! Don't get me wrong- I'm a HUGE MM fan with almost every game from every series, but my personal fav titles were all on the SNES and DS. Wouldn't you be doing fans more justice in creating a "final" MM game centered in one huge Wily fortress/island with a continuos map like MMZx, where you get to explore and track down ALL previous bosses and collect their powers like in Cstlvna: Dwn of srrw?
Also I agree with the earlier comment on much of the graphics/ sprites looking recycled- when you dumb it down to 8 bit you have a LOT LESS to work with. Also, why take out the slide and charged shot? In MM6&7 you could get cool armor modes which opened up new areas and methods of play. Why not have Eddie convert to large arm cannon or Beat convert into a sword weapon? The series has SO much potential but they always break my heart when I get a new one to see it wasted.
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