Wait... Bob and George can't be that old, right?
*Looks up when it came out.*
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*Piles up next to Lyrai.*
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WHAT AM I WASSAILING FOR?!?! It's the 2023 MEGAMAS THREAD!
*Looks up when it came out.*
...
*Piles up next to Lyrai.*
Okay, so that’s 69 (nice) more from Lyrai which puts us at 257/800!
That puts us at 32% after one scant week!
That puts us at 32% after one scant week!
Mega Man Powered Up is down, that’s 9 more for a new total of 266/800
That's ten more for the scrap drive; 276/800
Johnny Unusual
(He/Him)
....why would it know that?
Johnny Unusual
(He/Him)
But he didn't even know what he was fighting for.
at the time he still remembered; it’d been a while by that point
Mega Man X2 is down!!
8 Robot Masters
3 X Hunters
Zero
Sigma
That’s 13! That’s 289!
8 Robot Masters
3 X Hunters
Zero
Sigma
That’s 13! That’s 289!
New entry for MEGAMAS this year is Batboy which, at first blush, is a pretty transparent knockoff of Shovel Knight, just starring Casey Jones from TMNT instead of a guy who Shovels Very Well.
And you'd be remiss to say it's just that and go about your day; this really understood the assignment and made a really fun game in the Mega Man mold; levels all were really fun to explore, the difficulty curve was excellent and while it wasn't *quite* as freeform as Mega Man or Shovel Knight proper, that helped since the levels wound up making good use of your expanding arsenal. All in all; a really pleasant surprise for the MEGAMAS season.
Anyway, that's 13 more for the heap; so 302, putting us at 38% of our way to the goal line at just a week and a half in!
And you'd be remiss to say it's just that and go about your day; this really understood the assignment and made a really fun game in the Mega Man mold; levels all were really fun to explore, the difficulty curve was excellent and while it wasn't *quite* as freeform as Mega Man or Shovel Knight proper, that helped since the levels wound up making good use of your expanding arsenal. All in all; a really pleasant surprise for the MEGAMAS season.
Anyway, that's 13 more for the heap; so 302, putting us at 38% of our way to the goal line at just a week and a half in!
Mega Man Wily's Conquest 2: Hyper Edition Turbo! was alright. Neat visual design, nearly the whole game was new sprites, and boss fights were generally an improvement on the originals, but mostly pretty tough and freewheeling in a not great way. Averaged out in the end.
It's funny, both the MM2 hacks I've gone through have given Bubble Lead an arc like a Gundam theme going over the head of an oblivious viewer and it's really upped the weapon's utility. Pretty cool how such a simple change turned the weapon into a go-to.
310/800
It's funny, both the MM2 hacks I've gone through have given Bubble Lead an arc like a Gundam theme going over the head of an oblivious viewer and it's really upped the weapon's utility. Pretty cool how such a simple change turned the weapon into a go-to.
310/800
318!
Gravity Circuit is done! I almost had beaten it before over the summer, but the final boss was absolutely brutal, and even playing on Easy mode had me down to the wire.
Otherwise, it adheres much more to Mega Man Zero than anything else, with a highly acrobatic hero and a lot of focus on melee combat and, in some stages, some top-tier platforming challenges. Good time, all told. And that's 10 more for the pile so we're at 328!
Otherwise, it adheres much more to Mega Man Zero than anything else, with a highly acrobatic hero and a lot of focus on melee combat and, in some stages, some top-tier platforming challenges. Good time, all told. And that's 10 more for the pile so we're at 328!
Mega Man II (GB) - 9 (Initial 8, Quint)
Mega Man III (GB) - 9 (Initial 8, Punk)
Mega Man IV (GB) - 10 (Initial 8, Ballade-1, Ballade-2)
Mega Man V (GB) - 14 (Initial 8, Terra, Enker, Quint, Punk, Ballade, Sunstar)
Mega Man & Bass - 9 (Initial 8, King)
Mega Man: The Wily Wars (Genesis) - 4 (Buster Rod G (Rod), Buster Rod G (Buster), Mega Water S, Hyper Storm H)
Mega Man (Game Gear) - 6
Street Fighter x Mega Man - 13
Mega Man X - 11 (Original 8, Vile Rematch, Velguarder, Sigma)
Mega Man X2 - 14 (Original 8, X-Hunters, Neo-Violen, Zero, Neo-Sigma)
Mega Man X3 - 12 (Original 8, Bit, Byte, Vile MK-II, Sigma)
Mega Man X4 - 10 (Original 8, Colonel, Phantom Sigma Uncloaked)
Mega Man X5 - 11 (Original 8, Dynamo, X, Psycho Sigma)
Mega Man X6 - 13 (Original 8, Zero Nightmare, High Max, Dynamo, Gate, Sigma Form 1)
Maverick Hunter X - 10 (Original 8, X & Zero)
Mega Man X7 - 10 (Original 8, Red, Sigma Form 1)
Mega Man III (GB) - 9 (Initial 8, Punk)
Mega Man IV (GB) - 10 (Initial 8, Ballade-1, Ballade-2)
Mega Man V (GB) - 14 (Initial 8, Terra, Enker, Quint, Punk, Ballade, Sunstar)
Mega Man & Bass - 9 (Initial 8, King)
Mega Man: The Wily Wars (Genesis) - 4 (Buster Rod G (Rod), Buster Rod G (Buster), Mega Water S, Hyper Storm H)
Mega Man (Game Gear) - 6
Street Fighter x Mega Man - 13
Mega Man X - 11 (Original 8, Vile Rematch, Velguarder, Sigma)
Mega Man X2 - 14 (Original 8, X-Hunters, Neo-Violen, Zero, Neo-Sigma)
Mega Man X3 - 12 (Original 8, Bit, Byte, Vile MK-II, Sigma)
Mega Man X4 - 10 (Original 8, Colonel, Phantom Sigma Uncloaked)
Mega Man X5 - 11 (Original 8, Dynamo, X, Psycho Sigma)
Mega Man X6 - 13 (Original 8, Zero Nightmare, High Max, Dynamo, Gate, Sigma Form 1)
Maverick Hunter X - 10 (Original 8, X & Zero)
Mega Man X7 - 10 (Original 8, Red, Sigma Form 1)
Jumping Jehosephat…
okay, that’s 211 more for a new total of 539. Easily taking care of my mild disappointment that we wouldn’t hit the halfway mark before Tuesday was over.
Were now at 67%
okay, that’s 211 more for a new total of 539. Easily taking care of my mild disappointment that we wouldn’t hit the halfway mark before Tuesday was over.
Were now at 67%
Finished all three paths of Rockman Power Battles on the NGPC, so that’s 18 more.
Honestly kind of more impressed with this than I am with the arcade version, even if it doesn’t play as well (and also all the text is in Japanese so… difficulty reading it); the NES sprites looked a *lot* more impressive on the somewhat more powerful NGPC hardware, and the MM7 sprites look a lot better scaled back like this.
Anyway; 557/800
Honestly kind of more impressed with this than I am with the arcade version, even if it doesn’t play as well (and also all the text is in Japanese so… difficulty reading it); the NES sprites looked a *lot* more impressive on the somewhat more powerful NGPC hardware, and the MM7 sprites look a lot better scaled back like this.
Anyway; 557/800
Mega Man X8 - 13 (Original 8, Vile V, Copy Sigma, Sigma, Lumine Form 1, Lumine Form 2)
Mega Man Xtreme 1 - 11 (Original 8, Zain, Geemel, Sigma)
Mega Man Xtreme 2 - 8 (4 Bosses, Velguarder, Gareth, Sigma)
only a handful of megamans left to go before I get into megamanlikes.
Mega Man Xtreme 1 - 11 (Original 8, Zain, Geemel, Sigma)
Mega Man Xtreme 2 - 8 (4 Bosses, Velguarder, Gareth, Sigma)
only a handful of megamans left to go before I get into megamanlikes.
Madre dio…
so that’s 32 more for a new total of 589/800
so that’s 32 more for a new total of 589/800
jpfriction
(He, Him)
Well I didn’t love Bat boy, but I liked it enough to finish it so add another 12-18 to the list depending on how you were counting the various sports obsessed weirdos with life bars.
I counted it for 13, and I’ll assume you played the same levels I did, so 602!
Actually, reflecting on it, the rematches are pretty distinct so I’ll count that as four more for each of us;
610!
610!
jpfriction
(He, Him)
I wasn’t sure if the optional bosses that give power up ingredients would count. They aren’t terribly thematic nor do they give you an ability so you are correct to spurn them.
Two of them are at least Baseball themed and all three feel Robot Master-y enough
Megamas came at the perfect time, I have to play Mega Man games (along with some other games) to get screenshots for a project I'm working on.
So far I've cleared Mega Man X and the original Mega Man. Might be able to clear another game or two over the weekend but for now, throw 14 more on to the pile.
So far I've cleared Mega Man X and the original Mega Man. Might be able to clear another game or two over the weekend but for now, throw 14 more on to the pile.
I will!
624!
624!
Luminous Avenger iX 2 was one of the surprise hits of last year for me, but it didn't grab me as well this time around. Mainly because the game really, *really* threw a lot of stuff on the screen at a time and no matter how nimble Copen is, he ain't up to the task of dodging it all; the best strategy is to get the defensive skill (which is likely the first one you can afford) and just tanking hits.
Which mostly works really well since, while it's a very powerful defensive ability (it practically negates damage while you're completely motionless) it's hard to balance using it while attacking.
Also you get unlimited free use E-Tanks right from the jump and there are bosses where even with the defense boost, that gets used liberally. Anyway, gonna count that for 12, since a most of the rematches were, in fact, pretty distinct.
636
Which mostly works really well since, while it's a very powerful defensive ability (it practically negates damage while you're completely motionless) it's hard to balance using it while attacking.
Also you get unlimited free use E-Tanks right from the jump and there are bosses where even with the defense boost, that gets used liberally. Anyway, gonna count that for 12, since a most of the rematches were, in fact, pretty distinct.
636
Don't X and Zero get away after this battle? It's been a couple years since I played through Vile Mode, but I'm not totally sold X & Zero count. (I don't actually care, I'm just having fun.)