MegaMan 9

Post by **LoneCynic** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:24 pm

Holy smokes! Keiji Inafune has returned with his team to make a new sequel in the original MegaMan series. This game will be a WiiWare download, as it is a new title. However, it is in fact, a brand new NES game! Using the sprites and control setup that made the original six titles legendary, the development team had brought MegaMan back from the brink of obscurity. I cannot wait for this game, and words simply cannot describe the feeling this gives me. Here is a link to some more information:

http://blue-bomber.jvmwriter.org/index. ... =Main_Page

Post by **Flak Beard** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:34 pm

Supposedly it'll be on XBLA and PSN too.

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:54 pm

Flak Beard wrote:Supposedly it'll be on XBLA and PSN too.

I believe that it was said to be on all major platforms as a downloadable game.

Post by **racketboy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:11 pm

I'm still a little skeptical about the NES sprites thing.
Somehow I find it hard to believe that Capcom will go to that much of an extreme of making it "old-school".

Post by **LoneCynic** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:31 pm

Believe it brother, I got the new issue of Nintendo Power today and it is indeed true. Complete with screen shots and a full interviw with Keiji Inafune. This is retro gaming gold, I grew up playing these games, and this is the next sequel I always dreamed of. I cannot wait to give it a whirl.

Post by **RadarScope1** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:03 am

racketboy wrote:I'm still a little skeptical about the NES sprites thing.
Somehow I find it hard to believe that Capcom will go to that much of an extreme of making it "old-school".

I thought the same thing when I saw it, but it appears to be true. It's weird, man! I'm wondering if they might toss in some kind of flashy effects around all the 8-bit sprites. Capcom is really pushing what's happening in the downloadable space.

Post by **Zer** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:31 am

Capcom is no doubt my favorite game-makin' corp, I think they can pull this off. It better end up on PC, or at least XBLA. I just got rid of my Wii, I'm going to have to make some new profanities if that's the only system it goes on.

Though I find it kind of surprising they didn't do 2.5D like X8 and the PSP games, I guess they FINALLY realized some genres work best with good 'ol 2D sprites.

Post by **D.D.D.** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:04 am

racketboy wrote:I'm still a little skeptical about the NES sprites thing.
Somehow I find it hard to believe that Capcom will go to that much of an extreme of making it "old-school".

NES gfx are fine but I'd rather have SNES-grade gfx. Either way at least there shouldn't be slowdown or flicker.

Post by **racketboy** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:27 am

LoneCynic wrote:Believe it brother, I got the new issue of Nintendo Power today and it is indeed true. Complete with screen shots and a full interviw with Keiji Inafune. This is retro gaming gold, I grew up playing these games, and this is the next sequel I always dreamed of. I cannot wait to give it a whirl.

I already saw the NP, but I'm waiting to see some bigger screenshots or video of the thing...

Post by **Daniel Primed** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:09 pm

Capcom always push the expectations like this, god bless them. I seriously hope that this will lead the way for other developers to sequelize past franchises. I wish all the best on this game.