For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

Peter Smith — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:13:06 GMT

No no, the graphics have a direct effect on the gameplay--because when the sprites are as big as they are in MM7, it changes the sense of space in the screen. You have way less room to move around in the SNES MM7 than you do in this fan remake. And in a series that's all about obstacle-course-style platforming, that makes a really substantial difference.

As far as cuteness, Capcom might have "intended" the early games to be very cutesy, but there's just not that much cutesiness the NES can deliver. Again, you can argue about what they intended, but it's really beside the point. (Things only got worse come Mega Man 8, when our hero was given the yelping voice of a small Japanese girl... but maybe that's another story.)

As far as the music, obviously the composition of the MM7 tunes doesn't change in bringing them over to NES format, but I do think the change in instrumentation makes them slightly less cloying. (Though they're still no favorites of mine--Freeze Man's theme sounds like the mall at Christmas.)

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

random_dude — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:52:30 GMT

@ John Constantine

I couldn't agree more. There are many fanboys like that out there. First, they hate a MM game with a passion and when an 8-bit NES-style version of it is created, it rules? Give me a break. All I hear is them complaining about the resolution and music. What about the gameplay? In the long run, gameplay is the only thing that matters.

Many of these so-called "hardcore fanboys" believe that the music sucks in the original MM7 game, but now that it's in chiptune format, it's legendary. They eat it up. Completely bias.

The "cutesy" appearance... that's a very stupid reason to hate MM7. You might as well hate the Classic series as a whole, because overall, it is a very cutesy series intended for young children. Keep in mind, anyone can enjoy it, but this series is cute no matter how much graphics the games are in.

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

Peter Smith — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:56:41 GMT

Hey random--can I call you random?--why would those other complaints go out the window? I stand by those too. And the "meant to look like that in the first place" argument is irrelevant. Just because George Lucas turned out to be a no-necked dweeboid with godawful taste who would've made Star Wars a ridiculous CGI circus back in '77 if he'd had the chance, doesn't mean that Star Wars as it originally came out was bad. Once the work's out in the world, it exists apart from the creator's intent.

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

John Constantine — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:56:36 GMT

random_dude, don't listen to Peter Smith. The guy thinks every single game made after 1992 is bad.

Any game that lets you use Protoman's shield rules.

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

random_dude — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:35:15 GMT

So, as long as there is enough resolution, the game will automatically win in your book? It's as if all those things you said about SNES MM7's "cutesy" appearance (like the series was never meant to look like that in the first place) and music were thrown out the window... right. Guess it doesn't take much to know why you also hate MM8, minus the resolution.

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

Peter Smith — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:39:36 GMT

Hey, go ahead and like it! Just know that I'll be spending my day thinking, "That guy random_dude? From the internet? Man, does he have shitty taste."

But for the record, the 8-bit graphics aren't really the point--it's all about the control and space on the screen. (Mega Man X has 16-bit graphics, and it mops the floor with MM7--and 4-6, really.) Take a look at this screenshot comparison:

www.nerve.com/.../mm7comparison.JPG

The MM7 FC screen "breathes"--it has room to move and a sense of open space. The MM7 SNES screen just feels cramped.

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

random_dude — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:33:16 GMT

This is an awesome retro 8-bit version of MM7, but what's wrong with liking the original, Peter Smith? Since YOU don't like it, that means that others are at fault for thinking it's a good game? Give me a break. You make it sound like MM7 was as horrible as "E.T." for the Atari 2600 and "Superman" for the N64.

All in all, it sounds like the typical drivel of a "hardcore" fanboy that thinks that a MM game is only great if it only has 8-bit graphics.

re: For Love of the Game: Rockman 7 FC

Scypher — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:15:37 GMT

This is delicious. All of this retro-revival is making me a very, very happy Mega Man fan.