Auction - Mega Man 3 'Play Choice' Board

Currently up for auction on ebay is a rather rare piece of hardware. Behold, a Mega Man 3 "Play Choice" mother board.

The board once belonged to an arcade based version of Mega Man 3 that graced Nintendo's little known Play Choice 10 cabinets in the early 90's. (Read more on that here)

Bidding begins at $4.99 plus an additional $12. Buyer beware, the board is used and untested; might turn out to be something really special or a piece of junk. Also if you do manage to win, make sure you have some sort of arcade cabinet to play the game.

Complete auction here.

A Game Of Roulette

Spotted at a Japanese bar, here's a Rockman X themed roulette machine. Manufactured in 1995, the machine allows players to win a variety of prizes ranging from cold hard cash to candy. Simply place your bet, spin the wheel and score as many points as you can in four rounds. The higher the score, the better the prize.

Feast Your Eyes On Drool Worthy Figures

Spotted at Wonder Festival '09, a profusion of Rockman figures were on display by custom model designer Atelier-Sai:

Plenty more where that came from! Full gallery available at Tokyo Hunter.

Credit: The Mega Man Network

DS Download Stations Offer SF3 Cards

Good news for Star Force 3 owners who don't have access to the Wii's Nintendo Channel: Acid Arrest and Crimson Dragon battle cards are now available at participating in-store DS Download Station kiosks.
Download stations vary depending on your location, but they are quite common at GameStop, EB Games, Wal-Mart and Best Buy.

Thanks for the tip, Wira

Mega Man ZX Advent "Fun Pack"

A rather curious item was spotted by PRC contributor Alzo.

Toys "R" Us Toronto is offering a Mega Man ZX Advent "fun pack" for $30. The pack includes a copy of ZX Advent, a Nintendo DS/Lite carrying case, three styluses and a wrist strap.

TRU online store doesn't carry the pack, so this might be an in-store only thing.

Thanks, Alzo.

Powered Up Papercraft

Bored and want something to do on rainy days? Then some Mega Man papercraft might just be up your alley.

Presented by DIL, here is a very nice D.I.Y papercraft Mega Man 'Powered Up' model. From the looks of it, this is a pretty difficult piece to put together, lot of diligence and patience required. Definitely not for papercrafts newbies.

If you're feeling crafty, you can find full, downloadable template here. Of note, the instructions are in Spanish, but if you move your cursor over the text, English instructions will pop up. No sweat.

[via Download Papercraft]

A Mettaur You Can Hug

Standing at 5 inches tall and made out of soft, fuzzy vellux, this hand-made Mettaur plush is just begging to be cuddled. Etsy user obsolete is offering the little guy for $25 plus the additional shipping charges. If you're short on cash, you can at least admire the pictures.

Etsy is home to some other crafty Mettaur creations such as this adorable toddler sized hard hat and a handsomely made 8-bit beaded Mettaur.

SF3 Sales Update

Another week, another Star Force 3 sales update. VGChartz indicates that as of July 25th, SF3 has sold a total of 56,544 units (both versions) in North America, charting at number 31. Last week alone saw an additional 14,000 units. Detailed data can be found here.

How well is SF3 doing compared to SF1 and SF2 sales? Those results here.

The Very First Mega Man X Trailer

Uncovered by SuperMega and I, here is the very first Mega Man X trailer from CES '94. The footage shows off a prototype version of the game containing a few graphical glitches and the word "SAMPLE" on the title screen:

Hand-made Reaverbot

Models based off of Rockman and co. are common place at garage kit conventions such as Japan's Wonder Festival, but not very often you see something like this:
Custom figure designer, Fyakumo, built and sold this cool Reaverbot at the summer Wonder Festival. Standing at 5-inches tall, the little guy has a rotating torso and two interchangeable heads. Best of all was the price tag -- a low 1,000 Yen ($10).

A few more shots of the model can be seen at the designer's blog.

Delicious 1UPs

Ever wonder how Mega Man absorbs the benefits of a 1UP? Shigeto Ikehara's Rockman manga sheds some light on the issue:


Apparently, 1UPs are edible "capsules" (pills). Rock is occasionally seen scoffing one or two of these down during the course of Ikehara's manga series, sometimes followed by a quick sip of an E-Tank to wash it all down. Cute.

I'm not entirely sure if this method of 1UP consumption ever applied to the games, but I do recall someone telling me that Rockman 4's game manual mentioned something along those lines....

Tiny Megamix Update

Looks like volume one of Mega Man Megamix is coming with a few extras directly from its Japanese counterpart. Amazon's listing now reads:

" Because you demanded it! The manga adventures of Mega Man - available in English for the first time! Witness the origin of Mega Man, his first battles with Dr. Wily and the evil the Robot Masters, plus appearances from Dr. Light, Roll, Proto Man, Rush, and many more Mega Man favorites! Also included in each volume are character profiles, sketches, and creator interviews."

All in all, volume one seems like a pretty nice deal for $12.95. More Megamix details are coming soon!