Once Lost, Now Found: EXE 4 Double Pack

I was reorganizing my room today and to my surprise, I found my once lost "Rockman EXE 4 double pack." I guess what they say is true, you find things when you're not looking for them.


Shortly after EXE 4's release, Capcom got all “limited edition” on us with countless bundles and repackages of both Tournament Red Sun and Blue Moon, but the most sought after is the “double pack” released exclusively through e-Capcom and other online vendors.

Considered to be the cheapest of all the EXE "repackages", the hefty set contains both Red Sun and Blue Moon along with a E Card for use with Nintendo's E-Reader+.

It's a nice set in general, but it's no match against the epic GBA bundled set. Now that's a beauty.

Vocalized Rockman 3

One word: Awesome

No ZX3? You'll Just Have To Settle With ZX Gigamix *UPDATE*

What was once believed to be nothing more than an April Fool's joke, Inti Creates plans to release a new Rockman ZX soundtrack, "Rockman ZX Gigamix."

However, this isn't your usually soundtrack. Reminiscent of the Remastered Zero series soundtracks, Gigamix will contain a large sum of vocal drama tracks that will apparently introduce new information about the ZX series.

Other contents include newly arranged pieces of music, theme songs, and a collection of vocal recordings.

To top it all off, Gigamix will also contain new artwork from famed Rockman artists Hitoshi Ariga and Yoshihiro Iwamoto.

Gigamix will be available April 11th, 2008 for 3,000 Yen.

It's no ZX3, but it is nice to know Capcom still supports the series. Who knows, this might even lead into something...

UPDATE: It appears that April 11th is not the release dat for the soundtrack, rather the date the "official" site will open. Gigamix is scheduled for a late April release.

Rockman 8 Opening--In Glorious 8 Bit

An Arcade Oddity

Behold, the MegaMan Redemption Game! So-uh what is it?

MMR is described as an arcade cabinet in which players are challenged to match three pictures to form one and win prizes. Oooo!

After doing some research, MMR is licensed by Capcom, but the machine itself is not manufactured by Capcom.

In detail, a redemption game is a challenge in which players must complete a tas;, in this case, line up three distorted MegaMan characters to form the "whole" character. By successfully doing so, players are either given a ticket that can be used to obtain prizes from the arcade that you're playing it in, or the more recent redemption games come with the prizes built in.

Prizes range from candy to little plastic toys, but judging by the picture, it appears MM stickers are the reward.

The pictured machine was from an ebay auction months ago, and if I recall, it ended up going for $300 something.

EXE 5 Movie Edition Is In the House

To honor the theatrical crossover between Rockman.EXE and Duel Masters, Capcom gave away a very special promotional version of EXE 5: Team of Colonel.

Known as "The Movie Edition", it was merely a repackaging of EXE5: ToC with new cover artwork straight from the film and some goodies inside the box including the famous "Forte Cross Rockman" E-Card, a coupon for snacks (only at select theaters) and EXE 5 stickers (only at select theaters)

Content wise, it's the same game as EXE 5: ToC. However, it was once rumored the game contained new scenarios straight from the film.

I managed to snag this one off of Rinkya a week ago, chances of it reappearing are quite high, last week yet another copy was up for bidding (gone now).

Keep your eyes peeled to Rinkya

Commercial Break

I remember this spot.



I was ten years old I believe. Sitting in my living room with a pack of pop tarts, gleefully watching my favorite show at that time, “Beast Wars.”

Commercial break. I looked up from my plate to witness this godly commercial.

Good times...

Makes you wonder, how come CoA doesn't advertise MegaMan games like this anymore?

Instead, we get something along the lines of this:

Punch Card System Might Remain In MMSF2

We've become accustom to Capcom of America removing various features from localized version of EXE games, but this might change with the US release of Ryuusei no Rockman 2.

According to Capcom representative, s-kill; CoA is hard at work creating a way to bring the unique "Punch Card System" stateside.

S-kill also informed me that talks of US exclusive cards were in the works as well.

For the uninformed, the purchasable Punch Cards are laid on top of the DS touch screen, and are tapped in certain areas that will reward you with various in game goods. (Cards, Stat ups, events, etc.)

Kudos to Capcom! You have regained some respect points.

Capcom BBS

Thrustmaster Will Solve Your MMAC Problems

Love the GameCube version of “MegaMan Anniversary Collection” but hate the godforsaken control setup?

"Thrustmaster's T-Wireless NW “Wii controller” is your solution.


The controller, compatible with both the Nintendo Wii and GameCube, contains remapped buttons for easy accessibility and comfort.


Although very small, the control is really comfortable.

Having played with the controller myself, I can safely say that it successfully emulates the “controls” found on the PS2 version of MMAC.

However, my only qualm is the shoulder buttons which require a lot of pressure to get a response.

Besides MMAC, the Thrustmaster feels wonderful with my newest love, SSBB.

And it's only $20.

ZX Manga Says Goodbye

Although I cannot confirm it personally, a source of mine has told me that the Rockman ZX Advent manga serialized within the Famitsu DS+Wii magazine, has ran its course.


So, now we are officially "ZX-less" on all bases!

What a shame.

What In God's Name Is a Tengu?

Usually, a Robot Master (or Net Navi) is named based upon their physical appearance and and abilities, followed by the title of “Man.”

CutMan, named after his ability to cut, CrashMan named after his ability cause explosions and let's not forget HardMan who is-hard.

And yet there is one Robot Master and Net Navi who's name makes no sense to those not educated in the fine art of Japanese folklore.

So, what in the name of Yellow Devil is a Tengu?

A bird?

A demon?

A spirit?

A Tengu can be all of those things!

Popular in various forms of Japanese literature, a Tengu can be depicted as either a god or a demon, taking the form of a human being with a long pointy nose and the occasional wings.

Some dedications of a Tengu have the monster taking the form of a mix between a human and a dog, but the most common is the birdlike rendition seen throught the Rockman franchise.
" Living high up in the many mountains of Japan, Tengu's lived peacefully, occasionally teaching human beings the art of self defense. The martial arts of the tengu, AKA “Tengu-geijutsu-ron” is said to have the ability to take down any opponent within minutes."

“Many warriors and Samurai, founders of schools ( Ryu ), particularly saber experts ( Ken-jutsu ), claimed they had been providentially inspired by the wise advice of a Tengu, sometimes in a dream, while they were in a voluntary retreat in the mountains, to pursue feverishly their quest for the "Way" ( DO ) in asceticism (Musha-shugyo). Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune himself, one of Japan’s greatest and most valiant warriors, would have acquired his mastery of the saber that way, allowing him, despite his youth, to defeat Benkei the monk, who tried to block access to the Goto bridge with his Naginata, while he spent his teenage years at the Kuma-dera temple. And was the great Miyamoto Musashi not nicknamed "the little Tengu", he who remained undefeated after more than sixty duels ? And, at the dawn of the 20th century, Takeda Sokadu, master of Aiki-jutsu, was called the "Tengu from Aizu".”

Interesting, no?

Rockman X4 SE PSX Version Exists

For a long time, it was considered that the "Special Edition" of Rockman X4 was only limited to the Saturn release, but thanks to this Rinkya auction, we now have actually proof that an SE version was released on the PSX as well.

Contents of the PSX version are identical to the Saturn version with the exception of a slightly altered box art.

Neato!

Too bad the auction is over...