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What's in my MP3 Player: LetThereBeLight, a Mega Man 4 OC Remix

Line up to revoke any good feelings you have about me, because I think that Mega Man 4's soundtrack is better than Mega Man 2's.

”Oh my God Nadia how can you embarrass yourself like this?”

Though I thoroughly believe Mega Man 2 deserves its pedestal in the hearts of the people, I actually don't have the same nostalgic attachment to the title as other Mega Man fans. My first game was Mega Man 3, which I followed up with Mega Man 4. Mega Man 4's gameplay isn't exceptionally good, but the graphics and soundtrack are among the NES' best.

”So you say, but you still sound like you were dropped on your head as a baby and dragged away by a dog, poor wee child.”

Maybe so, but if you give the soundtrack a good listen, you can hear an attempt to go somewhere different. Dustman's stage is far beyond Mega Man's usual rock n roll du jour; it's a subdued tune, quite melancholy, that brings you back to those rainy days you spent indoors with your NES.

It also gave rise to the greatest OC Remix of all time.

Posted Apr 20 2009, 11:54 PM by Nadia Oxford with | with no comments

Filed under: mega man 2, nes, game music, 8-bit, retro, mega man 3, oc remix, mega man 4, nadia oxford, dustman

Know Your Mega Man Boss Weaknesses. It Will Save Your Life.

Quick. Name Snake Man's weakness in Mega Man III.

Your two seconds are up. Do you know it? That's what I thought.

According to the word on the wind, I'll be getting a BB Gun for Christmas. I plan to arm myself and quiz citizens of the world on their Mega Man trivia. You would do well to study up, and to stock up on Red Bull (I'm thinking about being lenient on ignorant gamers who provide a suitable offering to slake my wrath. They might not be wholly spared, but a shot to the bum is preferable to a shot through the eye).

It just so happens Cybermoon Studios has visual references for Mega Man boss weaknesses. The games covered include Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 9.

Posted Dec 16 2008, 05:46 PM by Nadia Oxford with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: mega man 2, mega man, 8-bit, mega man 9, retro, mega man 3, nostalgia, nadia oxford, robot masters

WTFriday: Mega Man A Cappella

Note to readers: WTFriday is a weekly feature where I find something stupid about video games and get you to laugh until it goes away. Please try to forget this is what I normally do every day of the week.

Every Friday, I spent literally tens of minutes--and sometimes dozens of minutes--searching for something stupid and hopefully video game-related to share with my beloved readers. But some Fridays, links to substantially goofy content fall right into my lap--like today! 61FPS Reader Nathan Avilla was so kind as to forward me a Mega Man 3 game play video with all of the music/sound effects replaced by human wailing; it's shrill and taunting, yet somehow enchanting. I'd have preferred that the composer applied this idea to Magnet Man's stage, as science has proven that he has the best music in all of Mega Man 3--but still, I'm impressed:

Mega Man 3 'Vocal BGM' clip

And unlike most wacky online videos, this is definitely something you can do at home; all you need is a microphone, and to be castrated. But make sure you ask your parents' permission before buying an expensive microphone.

Related Links:

WTFriday: The Mario Paint Music Showcase
WTFriday: The Chrono Trigger Anime
WTFriday: Goldman's Drama Academy

Posted Oct 31 2008, 03:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 8 comment(s)

Filed under: nes, retro, mega man 3, video, bob mackey, wtfriday

My Last Mega Man 9 Post, I Swear

Mega Man 9 is currently kicking my ass and making me rethink my status as a gamer; after a little over an hour of play, I've only seen a few robot bosses and nearly beat Splash Woman. Needless to say, this is a time of crisis, and I need my friends more than ever. So before you lose all respect for me and never read any of my posts again, I have a few substantive things to say about the game. Thanks for your support.

I'd like to begin by saying that, thanks to a self-imposed media blackout, I knew practically nothing about Mega Man 9 before I sat down to play it. Only later, after I had my fill of cursing at spikes, I sat down to read 1UP scribe and Mega Man fanatic Jeremy Parish's excellent review; it was the first source to inform me that Mega Man's slide and charge shot--established from the third and fourth entries in the series, respectively--were both missing from 9. This came as a bit of a shock, since I'd played the game for a while and hadn't even noticed. Could this have been some very boring episode of The Twilight Zone?

Posted Sep 23 2008, 02:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: mega man 2, wiiware, mega man 9, mega man 3, mega man 4, bob mackey

The Mega Man Robot Club

You'll have to forgive me, because I really can't think of anything but Mega Man today; I even had my students play some of Mega Man 3 under the tortured logic that they might learn something. Believe me when I say that this in-class experiment fully integrated the terms from our reading, and wasn't just an excuse to see the game projected on a massive screen.

Mega Man was the size of my head.

But with today's release of Mega Man 9, it isn't much of a surprise that I've been enveloped in Blue Bomber (please note that no one has ever sincerely called Mega Man that) nostalgia. Fittingly, this nostalgia brings me back to my childhood, where for a few years my life was based on Mega Man's teachings. Around the release of Mega Man 3, during recess I regularly met with schoolyard chums who, instead of running around and playing on the dangerous concrete-and-steel Nixon-era playground equipment, would go through page after page of loose-leaf paper coming up with Mega Man robot boss designs. It was a great creative exercise that went beyond the little boy conceptual borders of Pee Man and Poop Man.

Posted Sep 22 2008, 02:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: mega man, mega man 9, retro, mega man 3, nostalgia, bob mackey

Mega Man 2 Vs. Mega Man 3: The Eternal Battle for Everlasting Peace

Monday's release of Mega Man 2 on the Virtual Console was a long-awaited addition to the service, as well as what many consider the pinnacle of the franchise. BUT NOT ME. I didn't buy the game this week, not because I hate it, but because I already own it on the Mega Man Anniversary Collection--and that five bucks can buy 99% of a vegetarian burrito at the Chipotle up the street. I'm not about to sacrifice a burrito simply for the conventience of not having to turn on my PS2.

Tex-Mex delights aside, the recent revival of old-school Mega Man made me think of the classic schoolyard/adult blogger argument of "What's better, Mega Man 2 or 3?" Really, we should all just shut up and be happy that both games exist and can be played on a variety of systems to this very day; but still, I tend to prefer Mega Man 3 for reasons that may not be quite rational.

Posted Sep 17 2008, 06:00 PM by Bob Mackey with | with 6 comment(s)

Filed under: mega man 2, nes, mega man, retro, mega man 3, bob mackey

An Earworm to Keep You Warm

Admit it. When you were a kid, you added lyrics to the tinny songs that accompanied you on your 8-bit journeys. Denial will get you nowhere.

I, uh, had something like three full verses for Magnet Man's stage in Mega Man 3. I think this guy's got me beat, though. He has some very catchy lyrics to go with the opening of the Blue Bomber's third adventure.

I should warn you that these lyrics will stay with you for ages. It's a joyful ditty, basically Mega Man expressing his love for all things that make him mega. I especially appreciate, "Kill a robot fish, kill a robot frog, and then I ride off on my robot dawg!"

Enjoy it.

Posted Aug 14 2008, 12:10 AM by Nadia Oxford with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: mega man 3, fan stuff, blue bomber, earworm, collegehumor.com, song

Chiptune Friday: Return of the Blue Bomber

Happy Chiptune Friday! The first week of summer has proven to be a very Mega Man-centric week here on 61FPS, and our weekly dance break is no exception:

Posted Jun 27 2008, 02:00 PM by Derrick Sanskrit with | with no comments

Filed under: nintendo, derrick sanskrit, capcom, chiptune friday, mega man, mega man 3

about the blogger

John Constantine, our superhero, was raised by birds and then attended Penn State University. He is currently working on a novel about a fictional city that exists only in his mind. John has an astonishingly extensive knowledge of Scientology. Ultimately he would like to learn how to effectively use his brain. He continues to keep Wu-Tang's secret to himself.

Derrick Sanskrit is a self-professed geek in a variety of fields including typography, graphic design, comic books, music and cartoons. As a professional hipster graphic designer, his recent clients have included Nerve, Pitchfork and MoCCA, among others.

Amber Ahlborn - artist, writer, gamer and DigiPen survivor, she maintains a day job as a graphic artist. By night Amber moonlights as a professional Metroid Fanatic and keeps a metal suit in the closet just in case. Has lived in the state of Washington and insists that it really doesn't rain as much as everyone says it does.

Nadia Oxford is a housekeeping robot who was refurbished into a warrior when the world's need for justice was great. Now that the galaxy is at peace (give or take a conflict here or there), she works as a freelance writer for various sites and magazines. Based in Toronto, Nadia prizes the certificate from the Ministry of Health declaring her tick and rabies-free.

Bob Mackey is a grad student, writer, and cyborg, who uses the powerful girl-repelling nanomachines mad science grafted onto his body to allocate time towards interests of the nerd persuasion. He believes that complaining about things on the Internet is akin to the fine art of wine tasting, but with more spitting into buckets.

Joe Keiser has a programming degree from Johns Hopkins University, a tiny apartment in Brooklyn, and a fake toy guitar built in the hollowed-out shell of a real guitar. He writes about games and technology for a variety of outlets. One day he will stop doing this. The day after that, police will find his body under a collapsed pile of (formerly neatly alphabetized) collector's edition tchotchkes.

Cole Stryker is an American freelance writer living in York, England, where he resides with his archeologist wife. He writes for a travel company by day and argues about pop culture on the internet by night. Find him writing regularly here and here.

Peter Smith is like the lead character of Irwin Shaw's The 80-Yard Run, except less athletic. He considers himself very lucky to have this job. But it's a little premature to take "jack-off of all trades" off his resume. Besides writing, travelling, and painting houses, Pete plays guitar in a rock trio called The Aye-Ayes. He calls them a 'power pop' band, but they generally sound more like Motorhead on a drinking binge.