Where Are the Virtual Console Game Boy Mega Man Games?

The 3DS Virtual Console in North America and Europe are still without the previously announced Game Boy Mega Man titles. In Japan, meanwhile, 3DS owners are readying wallets for Rockman World 4. So, what's the hold up?

Capcom Unity's Brett Elston took to the Ask Capcom forums to field this very question. While no specific release dates could be given, Brett wants everyone to bear a few things in mind. He writes:

"Alas no concrete date set yet, but I'm looped into the process and it is moving forward. Couple things to keep in mind with this:

1 - I wanted to get the word out really early on this since it was cool news. The downside is that means a longer wait, primarily because...

2 - These are just a handful of titles in Nintendo's busy VC schedule. There are new titles releasing each week so that means a bit of a bottleneck. We basically announced these games as soon as it was possible to do so, which means anything already in the pipeline is ahead of all six MM GB titles.

To clarify: www.capcom-unity.com/brelston/blog/2013/...

MMII~V, Xtreme and Xtreme 2 are all coming. MMX2 (SNES) is a likely candidate given that it was on Wii's VC, but no update just yet."

In short, the ball's in Nintendo's court. In the meantime we'll keep an ear to the ground and wait for the good word. Stay tuned!

Source: Ask Capcom

Rockman World 4 Headed to Japan 3DS Virtual Console

Yet another Game Boy classic is headed Japan's way. Next week, October 23rd, Rockman World 4 hits the Nintendo 3DS eShop for 400 Yen.

Still no word on North America or Europe. Hopefully the Game Boy titles aren't too far off now!

Thanks for the tip, Eric.

Capcom Unity Hosting Mega Man 10 Leaderboard Contest

Think you're pretty good at Mega Man 10? Tackle Capcom Unity's leadboard challenge and you could win one of eight free 25th anniversary statues.

Each Friday Brett Elston will name a Mega Man 10 stage on either Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, and one week later the player with the best time (i.e tops Capcom Unity's "Friend" filter for MM10 'Time Attack' rankings) will win a statue. That same Friday another stage will named and the challenge continues until all eight Robot Master stages are completed. Capcom Unity will do four stages for Xbox 360 and four stages for PS3. In all, eight chances to come out on top.

If you'd like to give this a shot, check out the full details here. Best of luck!

Hidden Level Editor Discovered in Rockman 8 Alpha Version

Hey, you remember that really early alpha build of Rockman 8 we released some years ago, right? It turns out there's something pretty neat tucked away in the code. A one Mark G. discovered an unused stage editor, accessible through a debug menu, which is far more functional than the one in the second beta. Furthermore, it's possible to test any modifications in real-time!

But how does one without ASM hacking know-how get to fiddle around with these neat tools? Fortunately, Mark has created a modified ISO of the alpha build, which contains this newly-discovered functionality, along with any details needed to properly use it. Feel free to download it here. Be sure to check out the included README file!

Mark also hopes to reverse engineer these tools into a PC application, thereby opening the doors to Mega Man 8 inspired fan-games. We'll keep you posted on future developments!

Join Storm Unity This Weekend for a 24 Hour Mega Man X Marathon

Just a friendly reminder: this weekend, beginning at noon EST on Saturday, October 12th, Storm Unity is hosting a 24-hour Mega Man X marathon to raise money for Child's Play. The team will strive to raise $2,500 as they play through all eight of the numbered Mega Man X games.

The group also hopes to interview some special guests, and they will be raffling prizes off to those who donate money to the cause. Expect to see goodies from Capcom, Harmonix, Megaran, and many more.

For all the details, check out their official website.

Xover Gets ZX World, Zero Armor and More in Latest Update

Another Rockman Xover update is upon us, and this time users can dive in to World 10 -- a Mega Man ZX inspired world. Of course, what's a new world without a new armor? World 10 is accompanied by OVER-Z, a special Zero themed armor. Looks pretty slick, wouldn't you say?

Hit up The Mega Man Network for more images and details.

Take a Look at the Mega Man 25th Anniversary Tribute Album

Sumthing Else Music Works has combined forces with Capcom to deliver MM25: Mega Man Rocks, a compilation tribute album featuring 18 fan-made tracks and remixes inspired by the franchise.

Featured artists include Mega Ran, The Megas, Arm Cannon, The Bit Brigade, and X-Hunters. The Protomen will also be contributing, donating three tracks to the album, including the previously unreleased "Built To Last." You can check out the complete track list at Capcom Unity and 30 second samples of each track at Sumthing.com

MM25: Mega Man Rocks will be available for purchase from iTunes, Amazon.com, and Sumthing Else Music Works' website on October 29. Look forward to it!

This is the Rockman X Sound Box

Famitsu has gotten a hold of the first image of the upcoming "Rockman X Sound Box", which houses 450 tracks of X series music on 12 discs. What's more, the set will include a booklet of liner notes from numerous Rockman contributors, such as Yoshihiro Iwamoto, Hitoshi Ariga, Ucchy san, Shin'ya Okada, and more. Special commemorative artwork from Hitoshi Ariga and Yoshihiro Iwamoto will also be included.

Rockman X Sound Box is due in Japan on December 18th for 12,600 Yen (roughly $129 US).

Thanks for the tip, Terry!

Inafune Says He's Open to Capcom Publishing Mighty No. 9

The new November issue of Game Informer magazine (#247) features an interview with none other than Keiji Inafune, as he addresses a few topics regarding Mighty No. 9. When ask about what he would do if Capcom proposed to publish the title, Inafune said "I would hear their terms. If they had the best terms, I would go with Capcom."

He adds, "There is no reason not to publish with Capcom, and I certainly don’t feel like there’s a reason that I have to publish with Capcom. Literally it would be a very cut-and-dried business negotiation. If they had the best terms, the logical businessman in me would say, “Yes, let’s go with them."


Game Informer then brought up another point of interest: would Inafune willingly reskin Mighty No. 9 as a Mega Man game as a result of that?

"If Capcom came up with really great terms to make it a Mega Man game, then of course I would listen and that would be an option. But the base of this game is that we wanted to create something original. If they gave us an offer we couldn’t refuse, that would mean having to change the main character into Mega Man. On top of that, it would still have to be our IP, which is what we want. I can’t foresee that happening. We really want this to be our thing."


Mind you, this is all hypothetical. However, Inafune is not simply a creator -- he's a business man. Should Capcom actually approach him with a deal -- the "best deal" -- I don't believe he would show much hesitation. Nevertheless, this is an interesting topic to think about. I mean, how would you feel if Mighty No. 9 found itself in Capcom's hands? Would you accept the title as a reconstituted Mega Man game?

Source: NeoGaf

31 Days of Halloween Roll by Ryan Jampole

Every day until Halloween, Archie Mega Man's Ryan Jampole is dressing up Roll in a different costume each day in October. So far she's appeared in costumes inspired by Thorin, Link, Indiana Jones, BioShock's Little Sister (Yellow Devil is Big Daddy, no less), Lilith, Princess Leia, and Elisa Maza. SO AWESOME.

Feel free to hit Ryan up with ideas at his DeviantArt. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

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Smooth McGroove Takes on Storm Eagle

With his bushy beard and majestic locks, Smooth McGroove brings us another kickass video game a cappella: Storm Eagle. This is a tune that's been requested time and time again by his loyal fans, and at least, McGroove's delivered. Well worth a listen if you're a fan.

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 If you still haven't subscribed to his channel, you're really missing out. Sonic, Castelvania, Chrono Trigger... so many fine a capellas your head might explode out of sheer delight!

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Mega Man Unlimited - Whirlpool Man Stage Preview

For your viewing pleasure, here's a sneak peek at a new stage currently in development for Mega Man Unlimited, MegaPhilX's popular fan-game. If all goes well, this stage could be added to the game in the near future.

Phil writes, "At some point, this stage might be added to the game in a future update along with a couple of other features Jansim is working on. As usual, I can’t tell exactly when this whole thing will be finished but I’ll keep you posted whenever interesting stuff happens."

For more information, head over to MegaPhilX's site here.