So Mega Man 9

[y2kev]

what's a snigger

[MCD]

agreed.

the thing about the X series (the early ones at least) is that you can play it exactly like the old games, you can beat it without sub tanks, upgrades or whatever.

[AdmiralViscen]

Wasn't Mega Man and Bass a port of some game that didn't come out in the US, with a different name or something?

X games weren't complicated, at least X1 to 5.

they are easier and better in about everything.

They are more complicated in the ways that Himuro is talking about.  I didn't say they were too complicated, but that they were more complicated. 

Unfortunately this is down to individual preference which is entirely subjective and cannot be factually proven to be right or wrong in this case.  Himuro is basically saying the only reason someone could hold a preference for the classic series is if they are addled with nostalgia, and his basis for that is that the later series offer more complicated maneuvers. 

It irritates me when people poo-poo other people's preferences based on an arbitrary metric, I dunno. 

Sounds like exactly what Crushed said about Zelda, just swap maneuvers for environments.

I thought the argument was funny

[demi]

what's a snigger

yo momma's pussy bitch

[Crushed]

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Judging from the rotating platforms and the amount of sprites in that last screen, they definitely aren't working within the NES' limits.

[Himu]

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16bit

yeah

i guess my whole problem here is 8 bit

8 bit

gameboy is a good 8 bit system though

There are few NES games I still like. I can't even get into Super Mario Bros. 3 any more because I find the levels far too short.

[Himu]

agreed.

the thing about the X series (the early ones at least) is that you can play it exactly like the old games, you can beat it without sub tanks, upgrades or whatever.

that's the ONLY WAY TO PLAY MEGA MAN X.

Take on armadillo without any e-tanks with just the x-buster

OWNZOOOORED

we're gonna do a mega man x playthough soon bitches

[Oblivion]

I didn't really care much to play the original MM games, but I know for sure I VASTLY prefer the controls of the X series. The originals feel way too clunky and stiff for me.

[Crushed]

Looks like it is indeed going to XBLA and PSN as well.

[Vizzys]

good to hear

[MCD]

shit, now i can't troll it anymore.

[Rman]

rockman + forte rules. probably my favorite in the series

Definitely.

The difficulty level was great as well.  Not too easy like most MM games.

[Beezy]

we're gonna do a mega man x playthough soon bitches

I'm in. Just send me the rom. I only have X@ and X3 for some reason.

[drohne]

next gen versions will feature superior 1080p 8 bit graphics

ps3 version will feature 8 bit chiptunes in uncompressed pcm

wii owned again

[Crushed]

DualShock and 360 D-Pads.  :'(

[drohne]

the wiimote d-pad is the single worst i've ever used. yes, worse than 360's. but megaman doesn't use diagonals anyway, so even that piece of shit will basically suffice

dualshock d pad *

*that is relative

[Crushed]

the wiimote d-pad is the single worst i've ever used. yes, worse than 360's.

hahahaha okay your joke posting just jumped the shark there

but megaman doesn't use diagonals anyway

Someone never got the Metal Blade in MM2.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

awesome, I can play this on the DualShock 3

the Wii controller is an aborrrtion

turning it sideways to play NES games is somehow more painful than the original NES controller

[drohne]

hey, i've played super star soldier r for all of the ten minutes it takes to achieve a one-life clear and place fairly high on the regional leaderboards, and i couldn't hit diagonals for SHIT. either

a. my wiimote is broken

or

b. we're getting the usual ninthing conspiracy of silence on this subject

[Crushed]

hey, i've played super star soldier r for all of the ten minutes it takes to achieve a one-life clear and place fairly high on the regional leaderboards, and i couldn't hit diagonals for SHIT. either

Well I've never noticed it. Weird. 

[MCD]

drohne, what a disgusting sfag.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Rockman and Forte >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mega Man 9

I'm calling it now.

That game was awesome and difficult on the SNES.  I didn't get to play the GBA port or the WonderSwan sequel.  Lots of platforming, lots of challenge, lots of awesome.  Going back to 8 bit isn't the smartest idea.  Its fanbase will be limited to nostalgic nerds who buy T-Shirts with NES controllers on it and the undersexed, such as Crushed.

[MCD]

i was just playing rockman and forte, honestly only thing hard in it is king 2nd fight and willy, playing as forte here. can't be bothered with rockman distinguished mentally-challenged jump and slide.

[Himu]

I'm going to say this right now.

I never really "got" classic 8 bit MM. I think this is mostly because I heard how MM2 was the best Mega Man ever and I got Anniversary Collection, tried it out, found it flawed up the ass and never really gave other MM's a fair chance. I love X and Zero, but I could never get into MM because of that bitterness of being let down from MM2.

So I popped in Anniversary Collection today and played some MM5.

I've played every game on the compilation to some degree but not in much depth.

I've never really gotten far due to my bitterness about 1. Mega Man 2, 2. the fact the games aren't fast like X and Z. X and Z were my first Mega Man's so it was kinda hard to go from them to classic MM.

But I tried giving it a fair chance tonight and I love MM5.

Gravity Man's stage is funner than anything than the trial and error bullshit stages in MM2.

I find the game far easier than any MMX or Z (except maybe MMX3) so far though.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

MM5 > MM2

smh = smh

[Himu]

I gave MM1-3 another shot and I still really really don't care for them at all. I don't like the interface at all (especially MM3 because I can only call on Rush if go through start). On top of this, MM4 has charge shot AND the slide.

But I play MM4-8 and I think they're fun as fuck.

The level designs are far tighter and less trial and error and they're just fun. I don't find MM1-3 fun at ALL.

But one complaint still remains constant. I fucking hate how these games handles respawning enemies.

The only thing I care about MM2 is the music.

[originalz]

Wait, so you were bashing the 8bit games without having actually played any of them besides 2 before?

Ah well, Megaman games are the kind that slowly evolve, yet still play extremely well even many years later.  If they can capture the magic of an oldskool MM game, I'll be all over this.

Classic Controller's D-pad destroys every other D-pad this generation.

[Himu]

no i played them before. my position still stands about MM1-3. They're horrible.

[bork]

no i played them before. my position still stands about MM1-3. They're horrible.

Holy shit, holy shit, HOLY SHIT.  WHAT THE FUCK   

Mega Man 1-3 are the best games in the series, bar none.  MM2 in particular is the stand-out with the best level design and bosses.  MM2

[homborg]

no i played them before. my position still stands about MM1-3. They're horrible.

please just get the fuck off of planet earth. i'm not even kidding. go.

[demi]

^ rofl

[Narag]

no i played them before. my position still stands about MM1-3. They're horrible.

... the hell?

[Darunia]

What are the best MM X games? I played through the first one yesterday but I didn't think it was that good, kinda expected more. And shit, the final boss was incredibly hard

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Judging from the rotating platforms and the amount of sprites in that last screen, they definitely aren't working within the NES' limits.

does nothing for me

It's 2008.  I have no desire to play a game that looks like this and, yes, I owned an NES and played Mega Man. 

Mega Man Powered Up is 10x better than this.

Bobo nostalgia.  Whatever..

[CHOW CHOW]

Whatever, then skip Mega Man 9 and play whatever.  I'd rather have this than the pastel fucking nightmare of MM8.

What's so great about this, though?  Would MM9 with glorious high-def gfx with the same exact gameplay be worse?  I understand the nostalgia factor but I would've much preferred an HD remake / sequel with the same gameplay.  Look at Bionic Commando: Rearmed, for example.

[originalz]

http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2008/06/remake_game_pick_rockman_7fc_m.html#more

Here's a way to see if you would enjoy MM7 as much as an 8bit game.

In the end, it's going to be all about gameplay, they can't rely on fancy graphics or shit like many games can now.  Oldskool Megaman games played so well, and if this game plays as well as those, then it's a hell of a lot better than a mediocre but fancy looking game like some of the newer Megaman games.

Gameplay over graphics!

[bork]

That MM7 FC remaks looks awesome.

Ghouls N' Ghosts remains!
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[Beezy]

What are the best MM X games? I played through the first one yesterday but I didn't think it was that good, kinda expected more. And shit, the final boss was incredibly hard

X1, X3, and X4 are considered best

[tiesto]

Holy shit at the MM7 remake... I didn't care much for MM7 due to the size of Mega Man, just felt a bit "off"... but I'm definitely gonna try the FC remake a try, that's really cool.

[Enl]

Just played some of MM7-FC and it's actually a pretty well done remake. Make sure to grab JoytoKey to map keyboard keys to a controller. I think I may end up playing this first before the SNES version on my MM series runthrough.

Great find good sir/mam!

[MoxManiac]

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Judging from the rotating platforms and the amount of sprites in that last screen, they definitely aren't working within the NES' limits.

does nothing for me

It's 2008.  I have no desire to play a game that looks like this and, yes, I owned an NES and played Mega Man. 

Mega Man Powered Up is 10x better than this.

Bobo nostalgia.  Whatever..

Powered up would have been fine if everything wasn't so goddamn big. You couldn't do shit for making levels because megaman could jump so high and the tiles were so huge. 

[Himu]

What are the best MM X games? I played through the first one yesterday but I didn't think it was that good, kinda expected more. And shit, the final boss was incredibly hard

X1, X3, and X4 are considered best

X2 is great too

[cool breeze]

X5 wasn't awful either, it was just very easy.

[Tristam]

What are the best MM X games? I played through the first one yesterday but I didn't think it was that good, kinda expected more. And shit, the final boss was incredibly hard

X1, X3, and X4 are considered best

My favorite is always skipped.  :'(

X2 introduced the mid-air dash (sweet!) and had a pretty frickin' sweet finale.

X4 is great if you play with Zero.

[MCD]

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/06/27/megaman-9-to-be-the-first-game-to-hit-wiiware-xbla-and-psn

Update: Capcom pinged us to let us know that the game is currently slated "for WiiWare only" and that the information data indicating otherwise in the E3 roster was a mistake on its part.

shit game.

[Vizzys]

there went megaman 9s sales

[Grecco]

Really?  (It probably would have been delisted on XBL in 6 months).

Its going to sell a shit load in Wii Ware.

[Vizzys]

 who the fuck owns a wii?

except for old people

old people dont play megaman

[Grecco]

Neither do Call of Duty/Gears of War players.

[Narag]

People who own a Wii are people that want a second console to go with their 360 and BRD player.

[Vizzys]

Neither do Call of Duty/Gears of War players.

I love and play both those series

and megaman

[Rain]

In the end, it's going to be all about gameplay, they can't rely on fancy graphics or shit like many games can now.  Oldskool Megaman games played so well, and if this game plays as well as those, then it's a hell of a lot better than a mediocre but fancy looking game like some of the newer Megaman games.

Gameplay over graphics!

Pretty much what I'm about to say. I prefer MM2\3\4 over 7\8 and visuals are nothing to tickle me off especially in MM games. Definitely looking forward to it.

[Himu]

X5 wasn't awful either, it was just very easy.

try playing x5 with vanilla mega man

hardest mega man game.

i'm fucking serious.

[Himu]

naw.

play MMX5 with vanilla X. Me, Hitokage, lyre, and error couldn't beat that fucking game with vanilla X. That's X without ANY upgrades. Try to fight that fucking submarine boss without any upgrades.

Shit is hard.

[cool breeze]

try playing x5 with vanilla mega man

hardest mega man game.

i'm fucking serious.

I might try it.  I sold off X6, but I still own X4 and X5 on PS1.  I might rip it and put it on my PSP.

[Himu]

i got the mega man x collection

[Positive Touch]

that stupid submarine level is my most hated level of any megaman game.  truly brutal.  every time i play the game with x i have to use his cheap fully powered-up suit just to make it through without controller throwing.

[Himu]

that stupid submarine level is my most hated level of any megaman game.  truly brutal.  every time i play the game with x i have to use his cheap fully powered-up suit just to make it through without controller throwing.

its EASY with upgrades though

[Rain]

Don't you guys like the upgrades? or you're just ramping up the difficulty? because they were awesome

[Positive Touch]

i know the level is easy with upgrades - that's the point.  i'll play it, thinking "THIS time i'm gonna kick this level's ass," but i end up getting destroyed over and over.  then i blast the fuck out of everything with the powered-up suit and i'm like "HOW DO YOU LIKE IT NOW?"  even though i know that i'm weak. 

and rain, i like using the upgrades the first time though, but playing through without them is much more challenging and rewarding.