I'm Making a Mega Man Thread. My fate is sealed. I have... no choice.

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

My only nitpick off the top of my head is I'm not sure why they tried to re-write the story to basically have Dr. Cain dead by the end of this game.

Yeah, that was kind of a pain to deal with...

My only other (minor) grievance with the game is the way they changed the capsule placement. Like, I'm not entirely against the idea -- doing it for Hard Mode, for example, might have been neat -- but the original game was just borderline perfection to me, so much that any kind of change like that is like smearing your fingers on a work of art.

MegaMan Zero 3 and 4
...Never actually played them. In fact I apparently still don't own Zero 3 for GBA.

Definitely recommend 3, it's my favorite of the series. Only one I played to mastery, too.

On-topic, but unrelated:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1854886663324885446

I want that Staple shirt so much (all of these, really, but especially that), but I can't afford it right now, and it's a limited item.

I could totally see Nytetrayn wearing that, too, and besides his hat, he's never even worn clothes that aren't black. XP

Sigh.

 

[Fero McPigletron]

There's a new Megaman comic coming out from Udon in 2025?!?

Who's writing it? Is it Flynn?

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

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There's a new Megaman comic coming out from Udon in 2025?!?

Who's writing it? Is it Flynn?

Afraid not:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1859645814622257237

The 2025 #FreeComicBookDay Announcements are out! UDON is thrilled to have TWO incredible Silver #FCBD titles to share next year. First up: MEGA MAN #0! Featuring art by Kenny Ruiz @KennyRuido , Edwin Huang @ironpinky , Jeffrey 'Chamba' Cruz @theCHAMBA , & Andrew Dickman and a brand new story written by @tavismaiden !

Video game legend MEGA MAN returns with all-new comics from UDON! In this special one-shot adventure, the original Blue Bomber faces off against villainous robots masters like Cold Man, Wind Man, Skull Man, and more! The new era of Mega Man comics begins HERE!

 

[Fero McPigletron]

What's Tavis Maiden's writing pedigree? Hope he's a fan of the series. Or at least a consumate fan professional like Flynn, who wasn't a Megaman fan but did all the research to make his writing feel like he was a fan from the start.

Also, you know about Secret Level anthology having a Megaman episode?

 

[Thefakelink]

I’m cautiously optimistic about this. The Megaman episode, at least.

 

[Fero McPigletron]

They're from the makers of Love, Death and Robots, which were practically video game stories (like kaiju arena or the werewolf soldiers).

The animation will be great. The story would be... a slice of the game story. I'm just wondering how many robot masters we'll see and if they'll be treated as fodder.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

I'll admit I've never heard of Tavis Maiden before. Looking him up it looks like he's done comics for Regular Show and Grumpy Cat.

Tavis Maiden (Person) - Comic Vine

Writer and artist.

comicvine.gamespot.com

It's not exactly the most impressive resume. But, this is Udon. The art and coloring will probably make the book a fun pick up regardless.

 

[Fero McPigletron]

I never watched Regular Show but I know there are epic moments. This Tavis might seem like he's writing kids stuff but maybe he can turn some of his Megaman stories into some serious stuff, but with some fun.

Do you guys remember the 4 issues Brian Augustyn written Megaman series from Dreamwave? That was... I don't remember how it ended.

I just remember that he introduced new Robot Masters like Express Man (speed) and some sort of boxy multiplying Man.

Hope Tavis does better. Since the covers show Robot Masters already present, we'll have adventures after Megaman 11 and not the retelling from Flynn's Archie run.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

Do you guys remember the 4 issues Brian Augustyn written Megaman series from Dreamwave? That was... I don't remember how it ended.

It ended with a tease for a Megaman X comic that never came to be, because Dreamwave imploded.

...I swear, Meagman X is just cursed. Every time it feels like we're JUST about to get a comic or something, something happens to stop it from happening. I kind of felt the same way with Archie.

 

[wonko the sane?]

X is no worse than megaman legends...