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• My Last Mega Man 9 Post, I Swear

  Mega Man 9 is currently kicking my ass and making me rethink my status as a gamer; after a little over an hour of play, I've only seen a few robot bosses and nearly beat Splash Woman.  Needless to say, this is a time of crisis, and I need my friends more than ever.  So before you lose all respect for me and never read any of my posts again, I have a few substantive things to say about the game.  Thanks for your support. I'd like to begin by saying that, thanks to a self-imposed media blackout, I knew practically nothing about Mega Man 9 before I sat down to play it. Only later, after I had my fill of cursing at spikes, I sat down to read 1UP scribe and Mega Man fanatic Jeremy Parish's excellent review; it was the first source to inform me that Mega Man's slide and charge shot--established from the third and fourth entries in the series, respectively--were both missing from 9. This came as a bit of a shock, since I'd played the game for a while and hadn't even noticed.  Could this have been some very boring episode of The Twilight Zone? Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 02:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: mega man 2, wiiware, mega man 9, mega man 3, mega man 4, bob mackey

• The Mega Man Robot Club

  You'll have to forgive me, because I really can't think of anything but Mega Man today; I even had my students play some of Mega Man 3 under the tortured logic that they might learn something. Believe me when I say that this in-class experiment fully integrated the terms from our reading, and wasn't just an excuse to see the game projected on a massive screen. Mega Man was the size of my head. But with today's release of Mega Man 9, it isn't much of a surprise that I've been enveloped in Blue Bomber (please note that no one has ever sincerely called Mega Man that) nostalgia.  Fittingly, this nostalgia brings me back to my childhood, where for a few years my life was based on Mega Man's teachings.  Around the release of Mega Man 3, during recess I regularly met with schoolyard chums who, instead of running around and playing on the dangerous concrete-and-steel Nixon-era playground equipment, would go through page after page of loose-leaf paper coming up with Mega Man robot boss designs.  It was a great creative exercise that went beyond the little boy conceptual borders of Pee Man and Poop Man. Read More... Posted Sep 22 2008, 02:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: mega man, mega man 9, retro, mega man 3, nostalgia, bob mackey

• Mega Man 2 Vs. Mega Man 3: The Eternal Battle for Everlasting Peace

  Monday's release of Mega Man 2 on the Virtual Console was a long-awaited addition to the service, as well as what many consider the pinnacle of the franchise. BUT NOT ME. I didn't buy the game this week, not because I hate it, but because I already own it on the Mega Man Anniversary Collection--and that five bucks can buy 99% of a vegetarian burrito at the Chipotle up the street. I'm not about to sacrifice a burrito simply for the conventience of not having to turn on my PS2. Tex-Mex delights aside, the recent revival of old-school Mega Man made me think of the classic schoolyard/adult blogger argument of "What's better, Mega Man 2 or 3?"  Really, we should all just shut up and be happy that both games exist and can be played on a variety of systems to this very day; but still, I tend to prefer Mega Man 3 for reasons that may not be quite rational. Read More... Posted Sep 17 2008, 06:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: mega man 2, nes, mega man, retro, mega man 3, bob mackey

• An Earworm to Keep You Warm

  Admit it. When you were a kid, you added lyrics to the tinny songs that accompanied you on your 8-bit journeys. Denial will get you nowhere. I, uh, had something like three full verses for Magnet Man's stage in Mega Man 3. I think this guy's got me beat, though. He has some very catchy lyrics to go with the opening of the Blue Bomber's third adventure. I should warn you that these lyrics will stay with you for ages. It's a joyful ditty, basically Mega Man expressing his love for all things that make him mega. I especially appreciate, "Kill a robot fish, kill a robot frog, and then I ride off on my robot dawg!" Enjoy it. Read More... Posted Aug 14 2008, 12:10 AM by Nadia Oxford with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: mega man 3, fan stuff, blue bomber, earworm, collegehumor.com, song

• Chiptune Friday: Return of the Blue Bomber

  Happy Chiptune Friday! The first week of summer has proven to be a very Mega Man-centric week here on 61FPS, and our weekly dance break is no exception: Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 02:00 PM by Derrick Sanskrit with | with no comments Filed under: nintendo, derrick sanskrit, capcom, chiptune friday, mega man, mega man 3