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BloodDesk UnderHell posted:I played the beta of the 8-bit version of Mega Man 8 the last couple days. It still needs work but it's interesting so far.
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So, Capcom has apparently trademarked the name "Mega Man Universe." This could end up being absolutely nothing, but from the sound of the title I'm hoping it turns out to be the oft-requested crossover MM fighting game. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be some crappy MMO.
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There has been recent interviews with Seth Killian and Mega Man creator Infuane about new Mega Man projects. Infuane metioned that he wants to do something Mega Man X related before doing a real MMX9 sequel. http://protodudesrockmancorner.blogspot.com/2010/04/next-mega-man-x-wont-be-x9-says-inafune.html Then Seth mentioned that there is a new Mega Man project happening: http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=121696 quote:"It's good. I don't want to say nobody has seen it coming. Somebody may have seen it coming. But it excited me and when I heard about the project, I was like, 'Holy crap. That's rad.' I actually haven't seen anything that's going on with the project right now but the idea was exciting. This is still kicking around as a concept. But there are exciting ideas in the Mega Man space." I really hope its Mega Man Legends 3. IXCE fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Apr 28, 2010 |
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Apr 28, 2010 18:02
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I just dug up some Mega Man fan fiction I wrote in school over 13 years ago. Cover Page Page 1 Page 2
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Apr 28, 2010 18:38
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I used to doodle page after page of Robot Masters with various bits of hardware for arms/heads/torsos fighting Megaman, most commonly Chainsaw Man and Rotary Saw Man, and something Drill Man(even though there was already a Drill Man). I would also trace the Robot Masters from the instruction manuals for people for 2 dollars in 2nd grade. Ah, memories. 
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Apr 28, 2010 18:59
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I have no idea how many Mega Man games I drew on paper (levels, weapons, everything) and sent to Nintendo. All with original robot masters, of course. Ah, to have all that free time again.
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Apr 28, 2010 23:42
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Pretty sure I made up a bunch of Maverick bosses like "Blazing Barracuda" and "Colobus Monkey Machete" back in the day. I also made up a MegaMan Y which looked about as bad as it sounds.(It was basically just MegaMan X with different armor) Hopefully I can uncover these soon, I know they're lying around somewhere.
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Apr 30, 2010 17:01
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Mega Man Y is only focused on material things, thinks rock music is dead, and doesn't know poo poo about Scooby Doo canon.  EDIT: I had my own fan fiction comic going on around the age of 14 or so. I'm no artist. I never even considered the thought of being a professional, but I did enjoy drawing. My MMX comic was drawn on blank white paper and always done in pen. It was high on action and technical discussion. ("X, My armor's down to 18 percent! You'll have to take this guy.") I incorporated themes like being unappreciated and eventually acknowledging one's worth. Also, I unknowingly included the classic "hero's journey." Hero is naive, is betrayed, is mentored, dies, is reborn and ultimately wins the battle. It was still cliche and campy as hell though; I won't deny it. I did the same thing for Wing Commander and it's spin off Privateer, and I always drew this ship cause it's bad rear end (and easy to draw). Thaose series had a lot of cloning in it. I was always fascinated with man (literally) facing himself. Basically, at the age of 14 I would have loved Star Trek nemesis and Metal Gear Solid. They both had lots of unnecessary technical detail and explodies. StickySweater fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Apr 30, 2010 |
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Apr 30, 2010 17:17
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Captain Invictus posted:I used to doodle page after page of Robot Masters with various bits of hardware for arms/heads/torsos fighting Megaman, most commonly Chainsaw Man and Rotary Saw Man, and something Drill Man(even though there was already a Drill Man). I would also trace the Robot Masters from the instruction manuals for people for 2 dollars in 2nd grade. Ah, memories. Chainsaw Man actually sounds like it would be pretty loving awesome.
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Apr 30, 2010 17:34
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^ Yeah actually that one is pretty good. It would also be one of the more functional robots as far as recent additions go.
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Orcasword posted:Pretty sure I made up a bunch of Maverick bosses like "Blazing Barracuda" and "Colobus Monkey Machete" back in the day. I also made up a MegaMan Y which looked about as bad as it sounds.(It was basically just MegaMan X with different armor) Hopefully I can uncover these soon, I know they're lying around somewhere. Blazing Barracuda would actually be pretty loving awesome, I bet his battle involves him diving into magma and you'd get a weapon that shoots flaming lava with vicious splash damage.
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May 9, 2010 04:24
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I own Mega Man X6 and the Mega Man X Collection but if you told me Blazing Barracuda was in X5 or X6 I would believe you.
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BloodDesk UnderHell posted:I own Mega Man X6 and the Mega Man X Collection but if you told me Blazing Barracuda was in X5 or X6 I would believe you. That's because the mavericks in X6 are so forgettable.
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May 12, 2010 02:19
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Orcasword posted:That's because the mavericks in X6 are so forgettable. Oh come now, who can forget the likes of INFINITY MIJINION?
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May 12, 2010 04:53
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BAMBOO PANDAMONIUM
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May 12, 2010 04:58
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I have no way of proving this and it breaks my heart, and you probably won't believe me, but I created characters for Mega Man V. Really boring, Proto Man castle bosses. I was about 10 years old, Nintendo Power had a contest involving people sending in boss ideas and artwork to potentially be included in Mega Man V. I scribbled down 8 horrible drawing and wrote descriptions of all their powers and then probably forgot all about it, until I got a letter from Nintendo telling me I was one of their top artists. Me, being an absolute retard, thoughtlessly threw the only evidence I ever had away. Anyway, the tank boss at the end of Proto Man stage one and the jumpy-freeze-you-and-shoot-the-gently caress-out-of-you Proto Man stage 3 boss are both mine. I also included my own version of Stone Man, but mine was nothing like the one included in the final game so I assume they used someone else's. They did kinda screw up my ideas though. For instance, the tank boss was supposed to spawn smaller tanks which would climb the walls and ceiling, circling the room and blasting you from all directions. The Stage 3 boss was just about spot on though. Again, no proof, believe me or not, but I made that poo poo.
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May 12, 2010 05:11
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http://www.themmnetwork.com/2010/05/11/rumor-is-this-mega-man-online/ So, Mega Man Online, anyone? I'm not really sure how that would even work.
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Czar Like Stick posted:http://www.themmnetwork.com/2010/05/11/rumor-is-this-mega-man-online/ Looks like it's based on the X series. Korean too, so get ready to make a lovely generic hunter from all of three faces and two body types! Marvel as you grind on metools for 30 levels before the game's horrible PvP gimmick finally rears its ugly head! Piss yourself in excitement at the rigid controls! Tremble in awe as shoddy netcode allows you to skate along the ground like Gumby! Just write this one off, people. Forget it exists.
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cry IT SUCKS and let slip the fanboys of war
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Orcasword posted:
Right off the top of my head there was a scarab maverick who pushed a big ball of robot crap around. Other than that, all I can remember are the frustrating stages. "You think you hate the trash compactor stage? Now try the stage where you have to beat the doughnut thing over and over!!" Dypsymphuliac posted:jumpy-freeze-you-and-shoot-the-gently caress-out-of-you Proto Man stage 3 boss [is] mine. You jerk!  I used to use charge kick against him because if he froze you he might land on your feet and get hurt. Might.
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May 12, 2010 13:01
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Orcasword posted:That's because the mavericks in X6 are so forgettable. X5 is easier what with the whole stupid "Guns 'n' Roses" thing. Still. THE SKIVER.
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May 12, 2010 13:24
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Orcasword posted:That's because the mavericks in X6 are so forgettable. Rainy Turtloid is the smuggest maverick Boxman posted:X5 is easier what with the whole stupid "Guns 'n' Roses" thing. Axl the Red is a much better name than Spike Rosered, you have to admit.
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Hobo Siege posted:Looks like it's based on the X series. Korean too, so get ready to make a lovely generic hunter from all of three faces and two body types! Marvel as you grind on metools for 30 levels before the game's horrible PvP gimmick finally rears its ugly head! Piss yourself in excitement at the rigid controls! Tremble in awe as shoddy netcode allows you to skate along the ground like Gumby! If it weren't being done by a Korean company I would say this could be great. Imagine a Mega Man game with the multiplayer mechanics of New Super Mario Brothers Wii and the online style of Diablo/2. Oh well.
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Drox posted:If it weren't being done by a Korean company I would say this could be great. Imagine a Mega Man game with the multiplayer mechanics of New Super Mario Brothers Wii and the online style of Diablo/2. Oh well. Just give me Megaman 2.5D, that's all I really want.
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May 12, 2010 14:56
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Quick question; what sort of animal was Boomer Kuwanger supposed to be based on? Not knowing bugs the hell out of me.
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Thrill Cosby posted:Quick question; what sort of animal was Boomer Kuwanger supposed to be based on? Not knowing bugs the hell out of me. A stag beetle, which is "kuwagata" in Japanese.
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Thanks, I remember playing that when I was younger and asking myself "what the gently caress is a kuwanger?"
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BloodDesk UnderHell posted:Right off the top of my head there was a scarab maverick who pushed a big ball of robot crap around. Other than that, all I can remember are the frustrating stages. "You think you hate the trash compactor stage? Now try the stage where you have to beat the doughnut thing over and over!!" I can remember the bosses, but not much about their fights because they were loving boring. Seriously, nothing can make a clam, a dragonfly, or a waterflea boss remotely interesting.
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I need this figure. Dypsymphuliac posted:I have no way of proving this and it breaks my heart, and you probably won't believe me, but I created characters for Mega Man V. Really boring, Proto Man castle bosses. Pretty sure Nintendo Power or anyone in America wasn't able to submit ideas for MegaMan bosses until 6, and 6 was actually the only case where american fans could enter. (Wind Man and Knight Man were designed by american kids) Also, the contests in general only applied to creating robot masters, not the fortress bosses. ...but hey I could be completely wrong. Orcasword fucked around with this message at 17:50 on May 15, 2010 |
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May 15, 2010 17:45
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Off to see the the Mega Man Movie in downtown DC, trip report to follow.
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Orcasword posted:Pretty sure Nintendo Power or anyone in America wasn't able to submit ideas for MegaMan bosses until 6, and 6 was actually the only case where american fans could enter. I wish I could find a Nintendo Power archive, but it's not working out for me. But if memory serves correctly, the robot master drawings which didn't make it into Mega Man 5 were included in the same issue that covered Mega Man 5 that month(it was some huge Mega Man event). I had received my letter from Nintendo Power long before the release of that issue, which was a pretty basic, "Our top selections include some of your designs which may or may not be used in future games, etc etc." Also, when I submitted my designs I had done so assuming they would be robot masters. I hadn't sent any in for any other purpose, except I did include one crappy end-boss idea, which isn't something asked for in the contest. What happens after all of this is either, by complete coincidence, Mega Man 5 included one Proto Man stage boss which was the exact some design as I had submitted and another Proto Man stage boss which was incredibly similar to one I had submitted. Or, which I have assumed for years, they used my robot master designs, which weren't good enough to make the main 8, as fodder for Proto Man stage bosses. It could be complete coincidence, but I am fairly certain I just got ripped off. Also, Capcom has used designs from that same contest for other Mega Man games. In particular, I know they used someone else's design for Blade Man in 10, and possibly Hornet Man in 9 from that same stock that appeared in Nintendo Power way back when. I have no idea whether they got any credit. Also, I am fully aware that the longer I go on about this the more I sound like a crazy person.
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Dypsymphuliac posted:What happens after all of this is either, by complete coincidence, Mega Man 5 included one Proto Man stage boss which was the exact some design as I had submitted and another Proto Man stage boss which was incredibly similar to one I had submitted. Or, which I have assumed for years, they used my robot master designs, which weren't good enough to make the main 8, as fodder for Proto Man stage bosses. So basically what you're saying is you created Dark Man?  Dypsymphuliac posted:Also, Capcom has used designs from that same contest for other Mega Man games. In particular, I know they used someone else's design for Blade Man in 10, and possibly Hornet Man in 9 from that same stock that appeared in Nintendo Power way back when. I have no idea whether they got any credit.
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Orcasword posted:I think that was just coincidence, those were entered to Nintendo Power so long ago I doubt Capcom of Japan kept a bunch of american kids' entries on file from the early 90's when designing the new 9 and 10 robot masters. Yes, they just happened to use the same name, color and design as a coincidence Blade Man MM10 Blade Man Nintendo Power Submission
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Orcasword posted:I need this figure. If I remember correctly, the manual for Megaman 1 had an address where you could send your robot ideas to the Mega Man Robot Naming Committee.
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The Merkinman posted:Yes, they just happened to use the same name, color and design as a coincidence A guy with a knife taped to his face is not the same thing as a robot with a sword for a head. There are 7 billion people on the planet. Occasionally two of them have similar ideas. I used to have notepads with robot master doodles that ended up being remarkably similar to bosses that showed up in later games, but that doesn't mean Capcom used black ops corporate espionage to steal my unpublished ideas. Or does it? 
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Gabriel Pope posted:A guy with a knife taped to his face is not the same thing as a robot with a sword for a head. Yeah, thank you. I've seen the Blade Man kid's drawing for the MegaMan 6 contest and the official MegaMan 10 Blade Man and just the fact he has a blade on his head and is purple doesn't mean Capcom couldn't think it up on their own. Also the kid's Blade Man has a monkey face whereas the real Blade Man is so badass his whole FACE is a blade.
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Gabriel Pope posted:There are 7 billion people on the planet. Occasionally two of them have similar ideas. I used to have notepads with robot master doodles that ended up being remarkably similar to bosses that showed up in later games, but that doesn't mean Capcom used black ops corporate espionage to steal my unpublished ideas. Or does it? Yes, a conspiracy is crazy, but it does not strike me as at all unlikely that game developers encouraging players to send in ideas would keep a bunch around to use as they see fit.
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I think Nintendo knew what they were doing. Telling kids "Hey! YOU can design the next robot masters for MEGA MAN!" was like blood in the water for every elementary school kid. I have the artistic skills of Michael J Fox on a paint shaker, and even I was dreaming up characters. It's funny that people don't want to believe that Nintendo could possibly have kept some of the more popular designs in a folder somewhere to be dug out at a later date. DC comics had a similar practice for the Legion of Super Heroes and Dial H for H.E.R.O. No loving way they decided to make a Blade Man exactly like the one that kid submitted. How often do you remember seeing a purple robot master anyways? I also think Clown Man from Mega Man 8 was from that same contest. That issue of Nintendo Power rocked my little world, and it's awesome that a goon had a design used. It's a good practice for Nintendo because it saves them the trouble of coming up with their own designs, hoping that kids will like them, and it makes the fans feel closer to the people who make the games. I'm surprised that the Pokemon Company hasn't tried something similar.
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Die Laughing posted:It's funny that people don't want to believe that Nintendo could possibly have kept some of the more popular designs in a folder somewhere to be dug out at a later date. The possibility exists, yeah, but c'mon--it's not like robot masters are hard to make up. Look: we'd already seen Drill Man = guy with drills for arms and a drill for a head*. What's so hard to believe about someone independently coming up with Blade Man = guy with swords for his arms and head? I mean, what the hell. The "trouble of coming up with their own designs?" So, what, they're saving themselves 5 minutes with a pencil and a napkin? *I totally had doodles of a "Drill Man" concept that had exactly this design long before I had seen any info on MM4. Mine was even red. RED.
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I think I made a few dozen robot masters complete with their own level maps. I can only remember one, though, Jet Man. He had some rad jet wings.
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