Thursday, August 22, 2019

Mega Man: The Wily Wars Officially Licensed Repro-Cartridge Announced (Updated)


If Mega Man: The Wily Wars' representation in the upcoming Sega Geneis/Mega Drive Mini wasn't enough for ya, an officially-licensed reproduction cartridge by Retro-Bit Gaming was just announced on Twitter. 24-years later, this reproduction marks the very first time the game will be sold in the U.S on a legitimate Sega Gensis cartridge.

Retro-Bit writes:

"Only physically released in Japan and Europe, we are bringing #MegaMan Wily Wars to North America for both #Genesis & #MegaDrive -- Get ready for a collector's edition that includes many extras! 🌟More details on this release will come soon!#Gamescom2019 #retrogaming #Capcom"

And that's about all there is to share on this subject for now. I wonder what kind of extras will be included? The Mega Man, Elec Man and translucent Quick Man figures cut off in the image above are NEW, by the way. Perhaps they'll be included in the collector's package? We can only speculate. More updates on this front soon!

UPDATE: According to a blurb in Retro Bit's catalog at Gamescom, the cartridge is due out sometime in Q1 2020.

Source: Retro-Bit Gaming

12 comments:

  1. Very cool, though makes me a little sad that the EU one I bought is probably going to lose value now.

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    1. Sell it, like, right now?

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    2. You are into gaming for the wrong reasons if all you care about is value. This is great news for people who want a physical copy and don't want to pay $500 for a EU copy.

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    3. Então quer dizer que agora o cartucho do bonitão aí vai perder valor de mercado? Tem mais é que lançar mesmo justamente pra quem não teve oportunidade!

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  2. That's pretty awesome. Might have to get that, depending on the price

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  3. What's that transparent Quick Man in the background?

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  4. That is pretty rad. Think I'm content with my unofficial reproduction though.

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  5. Does this run the risk of catching fire like their last repros?

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  6. Wow great news for older fan like me !!!

    Sad news for younger fans and fanboy who expect another revelations of obscure Rockman X characters from a bad game of the past... or even Mega Man Legends 3 on flip phone. Sorry guys.

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  7. YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSS! I'll be getting this for sure!

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  8. This is awesome news! I wonder if Retro Bit will consider publishing Rockboard, Rockman and Forte, or the Wonderswan games?

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    1. Don't know if the Wonderswan ones will ever see a Western release, but then again stranger things have happened. Also, we already got Rockman and Forte published: It was called Mega Man & Bass.

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