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    Mega Man 9

    Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Sep 22, 2008

    Mega Man returns to his roots in this deliberately retro side-scrolling platformer that simulates the style and simplicity of the first six Mega Man games.

    In case you haven't seen the best boxart ever: Mega Man 9

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    #1  Edited By RozzleDozzle


    So, at first I was kind of mad about the whole "NES graphics" thing. I would have preferred the SNES or PS graphics. But, after this "box art", I am pretty much in love. In a scale of 10 to 10, this game is a 9,000 in awesome.
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    #2  Edited By PinkElephant

    That's actually pretty sick how they emulated the style of the time so well. Like, that's totally believable. As in, I still am not 100% convinced that was designed in 2008.

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    #3  Edited By Axersia

    Capcom USA will actually turn this boxart into a t-shirt for the masses.

    I'm hoping I'll be able to get my hands on it too somehow, despite living in Europe.

    I'm not even a Megaman fan, but this t-shirt will just be too awesome not to own (and wear!). :P

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    #4  Edited By Mooshu

    Not me, I still dislike the 8bit graphics.

    Advances have been made since those days, why revert back to primitive 8 bit graphics? I'm not saying it should have been 3D, but it still could have looked better in 2D.

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    #5  Edited By TheGTAvaccine
    Mooshu said:
    "Not me, I still dislike the 8bit graphics.

    Advances have been made since those days, why revert back to primitive 8 bit graphics? I'm not saying it should have been 3D, but it still could have looked better in 2D.
    "

    Nostalgia factor.

    And I think that's friggin awesome, but for some reason I thought MM9 was a Wiiware game?
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    #6  Edited By Shocker

    i like it

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    #7  Edited By Chocobo_Blitzer

    Wow, that boxart is incredible. Christ I wish they would/could release a cartridge of this.

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    #8  Edited By Terra1909

    I think everything about this game is awesome, including that box art. However, why would they do that box art if its gonna be a downloadable game? You sure it's real? I'm thinking it's a fake.

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    #9  Edited By tec3297
    PinkElephant said:
    "That's actually pretty sick how they emulated the style of the time so well. Like, that's totally believable. As in, I still am not 100% convinced that was designed in 2008."
    LOL like they had a unused NES mega man lying around and they just decided to release it now?
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    #10  Edited By DJ_LaFleur

    Mega man 9 sounds sweet, I want to eventually play it.

    I don't mind the 8-bit visuals, I am an old-shool gamer.

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    #11  Edited By Mooshu
    TheGTAvaccine said:
    Nostalgia factor.
    Nostalgia goggles can make ANYTHING seem awesome, I guess. But they aren't polluting my view of this game.
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    #12  Edited By jacksukeru

    I've heard that it was an idea from one of the translators working at capcom. It's an inside joke about how horrible the US version Mega Man 1 box art was.
    The 8-bit Megaman is iconic, good to se him back in action :)

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    #13  Edited By Eoco

    I quite like its blatant badness.

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    #14  Edited By Wolverine

    They are really trying to make this feel like the orginal Mega Man.

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    #15  Edited By Chaos

    ha ha ha, i love that box art. i remember seeing the original box art of MM1 and as little kid think it going to be a awesome game. i think the whole idea is brilliant. and yes i do feel old.

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    #16  Edited By Arjuna
    iplaygames said:
    "I think everything about this game is awesome, including that box art. However, why would they do that box art if its gonna be a downloadable game? You sure it's real? I'm thinking it's a fake.
    "
    Right.  There's not going to be a box for a downloadable game.  I wouldn't say the cover's fake however.  Just being used as an advertising thing.

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