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Remember the good old days of videogame cutscenes, where static images and text combined with plinky-plonky music to tell the epic stories of the day? Well it's time to relive those days, as Mega Man 9 continues its quest to make retro gamers squirt their bollock cheese ten times a day for the next year.

The above video is the opening "cinematic" for Capcom's WiiWare/PSN/XBLA 8-Bit revival. For obvious reasons, don't watch it if you're not after "zomg spoilers." Instead, allow me to bravely watch it ahead of you and bring back the good news for all retro fans:

This video is everything you want.

[Thanks, Power Glove]


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-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 05:42
-PL-
Longest 8-bit intro ever. Well, as long as they keep the dialogue out of my gameplay. The Megaman X remake on PSP pissed me off SO BAD with the dialogue before every boss fight. I don't play Megaman for story time, I play Megaman to fucking crush.
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 05:42
JJ Rage
I just came.






Twice.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 05:49
randombullseye
Oh that Dr. Wily always making robots!
Jaffacakelover's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 06:25
Jaffacakelover
That actually mildly interested me, my taste for retro overcoming my meh for Megaman. Watched it all the way through. Seriously, are you sure they're not actually making it on a NES development kit?

'Bollock Cheese' is a FOUL phrase though, and mine is staying indoors!
roland9000's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 06:37
roland9000
Check out Chun Li as a news girl, i cant wait for this game.
Lore's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 06:56
Lore
Cool, another Megaman game I won't ever play. Seriously...who's would pay for this?
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 06:57
ParaParaKing
Hasn't the opening been out since E3?
johannhat's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:46
johannhat
I know Auto's been around for long enough, but now I cannot unsee the Mr. Destructoid-like face he has on his chest. Never will I again!

Also, want soundtrack now please.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:46
AgentMOO
"Off the hook"

Indeed


fap fap fap fap fap
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:48
ShawnKelfonne
I love the ending line of the movie though. "You haven't done this in awhile"
Classic.
mikeyed's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:51
mikeyed
Never before has seeing a line of 2 to 3 words stay too long on screen made me laugh so much.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:54
Too Much Coffee Man
@johannhat

yea, i thought i was the only one who noticed that
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 07:55
zombiekiller13
"You haven't done this in a while" = "I removed all the powers you gained over the other 8 games...then again, you lost them each time a new one started, so nothing is different, eh?"
bubuli's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:05
bubuli
Nice cameo on the news as "reporter."
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:20
Gen Eric Gui
This is the greatest thing ever. Easily on par with I AM MR. X I HAVE BEEN CONTROLLING THAT FOOL WILY ALL ALONG.

I love you Capcom.
Hoss's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:32
Hoss
hah yeah i noticed the chun li newscaster

wheres protoman dammit
Zulu's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:33
Zulu
swizz cheese
Irvine_frost's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:50
Irvine_frost
i don't mind

in fact i really liked... i'm still waiting if the chance that they release megaman 9 in the ds...

one can only hope
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:56
Holyetheline
Dude that is epic.
MuddBstrd's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:59
MuddBstrd
Fun fact: The Swiss Bank account number that Dr. Wily posted, 19-871-217, is the date the first Mega Man game was released in Japan: Dec 17, 1987.
TurboSpaz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 09:08
TurboSpaz
"That actually mildly interested me, my taste for retro overcoming my meh for Megaman."

You and me both.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 09:35
Shin Oni
I love how they did the chun-Li add in...just like they used to add their SF characters in other Capcom games in backgrounds.

this game can't come any faster....
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 09:43
Technophile
So awesome. I would like to play this now!
urbanyeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 09:44
urbanyeti
@MuddBstrd: Your level of knowledge has dumbfounded my sir. I salute you!
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 09:53
Wexx
fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfap
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 10:12
F Whipple
My awesome centers are being overloaded
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 10:20
pendelton21
This is, seriously, gonna be one of the greatest moments in gaming when this bad boy is released.
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 10:52
Electro Lemon
The iceman fucking cometh.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 11:00
welkstar
*raises hand*

Towel please?
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 11:11
CWal37
Beat, Rush, Roll, Auto. . . dear god, this will be epic.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 11:12
king3vbo
Cum EVERYWHERES
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 11:31
AlucardX24
Amazing. Absolutely amazing. GOTY.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 12:19
GohanGVO
Oh how I <3 pixels. Win.
Clockwork-Zombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 12:29
Clockwork-Zombie
This keeps looking awesome.
JiR INC's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 12:54
JiR INC
We want more MM music :p
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 13:09
Knives
So many memories of old MM games rushing back, I can't wait.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 16:17
Gyrael
Godlike.
protomark's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 21:17
protomark
writing style = totally not retro

"be careful! you haven't done this in awhile!" awesome. AWESOME
Qalamari's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 00:54
Qalamari
...I'll be in my bunk.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 09:41
Hitogoroshi
Man that is awesome!
Gryzor's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 16:36
Gryzor
Not bad! I hope the actual intro is classic adrenaline-pumping stuff like Mega Man 2 and 3, though. :)
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 19:45
BahamutZero
there's baby batter everywhere
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