The MBoard

It's finally happened, MegaMan is joining the cast of Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS, and it looks sweet as hell!

Proper actual MegaMan!

You can see the trailer near the end here:  http://e3.nintendo.com/

I wonder if we'll eventually get a Wii U MegaMan?

Almost makes up for the decade of crap that Capcom has been giving us

NOT A DREAM!  NOT AN IMAGINARY TALE!

I won't lie, I teared up watching this.  I have no words.  So.  Good.

I couldn't believe it when I saw him without his helmet in the distance...

This is just amazing.

S'more.

My bud just told me about this and I had to sneak on here at work to talk about it. This is literally the first gaming news I've been excited for in a long time.

I'm probably going 3DS on this one.



These pics are courtesy: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/11/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds-2014/

http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/mega_man.html

so sexy

I had to sneak on here at work to talk about it.

Me too! My first two thoughts were "is Mega Man no longer dead?" and "I have to visit MMM again."

aaaaaaaah holy heck


i love you guys

I love how chunky he is, nice and tubby like the old days :D

So happy!!!

I literally never would have predicted this, considering the trouble Capcom's been putting the poor guy through.

...Wait, does this mean the new Smash Bros. is going to get cancelled?

SAKKKURRAAAIIII!!!!!

I love you so much you goddamn troll.

Thank you for this wonderful gift.

What bothers me is that Nintendo knows how
to handle Capcom's material FAR better than
they do. I would have never pictured a 3D
classic Megaman such as this-- Stubby,
moving buster parts, apathetic expression.

But it Works. It works so well.

I'm so accustomed to picturing Megaman 8's
 design in a 3D environment, that this
almost seemed alien to me at first. But the
thing about Capcom's design is it doesn't take
into consideration that the character IS
indeed a robot. Nothing about classic
Megaman's design, especially his later
iterations, screams robot-- He could very well
 be a boy in a blue suit.

Nintendo's approach is not only faithful to the
"idea" of Megaman, it's also reminiscent to the
golden age of the blue bomber. With his stature
and facial expression, he looks and moves much
like a 3D Megaman should.

If Capcom doesn't know what to do with the Blue
Bomber any longer, I would be more than happy
to let Nintendo have a go at the franchise.

I haven't been this excited since Megaman 9 was announced.

I think it amuses me, rather than bothers me, that Nintendo easily pulls off the character mechanically (no pun intended). All I can really do about Capcom is laugh.

In terms of the art style, he looks so cold and rigid, and while that doesn't strike me as inherently "right", the style of the character is an interesting take on the fact that MegaMan IS a robot, and I do like it a lot.
But I guess that's just me repeating what you said in a different way.

I don't think he's all totally emotionless, there are some shots where he looks more human in expression (the one of him next to DK with that "oh god I'm next to HIM" look) but I love how they've rendered him in Smash.  Wouldn't mind seeing Roll and Light as well to round it out (and hopefully Wily will show up too).

I almost had a heart attack when I saw the trailer for the first time.  When I saw the helmet flash, I was like "NO....#####ING....WAY"  And then when he threw that Metal Blade at Mario and Link, I was trembling.

Looks like I have a new main besides Jigglypuff & Ike.

I have a feeling our tournaments will be comprised of several different colour MegaMans.

As for myself, I'm sure I'll play the character a lot, but I always end up going for what feels best. I recall really liking the addition of Diddy in Brawl, and had plans to use him a lot, but in reality I had difficulty playing as him.

Here is what we know so far based on his moves.

A:  Arm Cannon
A Tilt >:  Buster Shot
Up Tilt:  Mega Upper
D Tilt:  Slide

F Smash:  Mega Buster
U Smash:  Spark Shock
D Smash:  Flame Blast

Dash:  Top Spin

Neutral Air:  ???
Up Air:  Tornado Blow/Air Shooter/Wind Storm
Down Air:  Hard Knuckle
Forward Air:  Flame Sword/Slash Claw
Back Air:  Slash Claw /Flame Sword

Grab:  Super Arm

B:  Metal Blade
B >:  Crash Bomb
B ^:  Rush Coil
B V:  Leaf Shield

Final Smash:  ???

Make sense so far?

Quick wallpaper courtesy of Google images and gradient fills!

THIS.
(http://i.imgur.com/2FqjE5K.jpg?1)

If Falco is still in it I'll probably swap between him and Mega Man.

...and maybe Captain Falcon if they decide not to make him ##### in this one.

http://imgur.com/a/ZUWcd

Something to think about.

Also, I believe the yellow devil is Mega's final smash.

Characters may have to avoid the blocks.

Megaman's final smash would most likely be either the super adaptor or Time Stopper/Astro Crush

I seem to recall Smash Bros. being more likely to have its roster cut down rather than expanded, so we might see a lot less of "clones" this time around, and more functionally diverse characters.

The illustration on this page (http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/mega_man.html) ought to be a Club Nintendo poster. I'd pay up.

I'd see them getting rid of Toon Link & Wolf.  Maybe even Falco.

But IF they remove Jigglypuff, i'd be upset.  I enjoyed trolling people online with her and I hope to continue to do so (when I'm not too busy playing as Mega Man of course)

Actually, scratch what I said. More recent news suggests that they ARE going to put in as many characters as possible, but the roster size will be equivalent to how much content the 3DS can handle and that's the only reason it might be limited.
LINK: http://kotaku.com/dont-expect-a-lot-of-third-party-characters-in-the-nex-513203533

Still, I rather like the limitation. We could end up seeing more creativity than repetition this time around.

I love how the majority of his expressions are mouth closed and mouth opened when he's jumping, just like the original 8 bit sprite :)

Sakurai worked Megaman perfectly.  Not only did he no use a copy ability similar to Kirby, but was able to integrate the powers of the robot masters into his moveset. 

Also I loved how Sakurai trolled everyone by including Wii Fit Trainer.  Although he can't really troll me since the character I wanted the most already was confirmed.

Seeing MegaMan in Smash 4 made me happier than any game reveal for a long time (probably since Snake in Brawl).

This thread also makes me happy.

I expect Yellow Devil is just part of his little story mode rather than his final Smash, since most final smashes have you in control and/or the character is suped up somehow instead of idling.

I really never liked the Final Smash system anyway.

I wish Rush looked happier. Actually on the subject of Rush, while it looks like MM's ^B move is Rush Coil, it would have been fun if his saving move had Beat come grab him. But I realize Rush Coil is just more iconic.



I'd be surprised if they got rid of Wolf.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/13726008703_fe531d549b_o.gif)

Mega Man's Final Smash.


Oh, and Elec Man is an Assist Trophy. Pretty surprised it's not Proto Man or Bass.

I grabbed this nice 1080p image from the Nintendo Direct stream and now suggest it as your desktop!

It's cool to see X in Smash Bros & Voulnett too, but BN & SF variants can go piss off.

The only one I don't care for is Geo Stelar. But even then I still think the final smash is great.

That final smash is nice, X is awesome and I'm happy to see Trigger.  EXE is so so but Geo can go piss off.  At least they didn't cram in MMZ Zero or the ZX abortions into it (though I'd have Model X Aile would have been passable if not hot).

Still hoping on Wily showing up though.  Smash is looking to be the best Mega Man game Capcom has released or not canceled in a good 5 years (or since 10 came out).

Hopefully Wily is a boss in whatever Adventure mode they have in the game. I mean, there are Mets in that Smash Run thing for the 3DS so one can hope...

I'm curious about Mega Man's alternate colors though... Wonder which special weapon palettes will make it in?

FINALLY IT IS HAPPENING MEGAMAN IS MAKING A COMEBACK YAY  :o
  :) :) :) :) 8) 8) 8) :P :P ::) ::)

^ You... You aren't Majikn...


Anyway, I'm OK with EXE being in there. I never played Star Force so I don't really have an opinion either way about Geo, but it makes sense to me though I'd prefer a version of Model X.

I was just glad Zero isn't there, in any form.
I'm glad Proto Man and Bass weren't delegated to assist trophies too. That's gruntwork and they are good characters.

Roll would have made a great assist trophy, she's a house cleaning robot after all.

Got to see Mega Man's final smash in full just now...

He launches a Black Hole Bomb, and if it hits, you end up seeing the animation we saw earlier with all the Mega Mans. It was really sweet to see.

EDIT: Mega Man's Final Smash, with some... commentary. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZszrtCIDxU)

And now we have some Pac-Man.

(http://www.smashbros.com/images/character/pac-man/screen-1.jpg)

(http://www.smashbros.com/images/character/pac-man/screen-2.jpg)

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Mega Man is a #####ing blast to play as. I'm pretty sure Falco is no longer my main now.

That Pac-Man is classy!  Waka waka!

Thank god they wen't with his retro look and not that #####ing #####ty "I'm A MEME" Disney LOL RANDUM XD look.

Yeah, that modern look for his is rancid.

(http://i.imgur.com/JpbORwE.png)

So Plant Barrier & Beat are confirmed.

Wonder if Snare has seen this yet.

Shadow Blade is probably going to be in there too.  Water Wave would be a cool one to replace Flame Man's special since they're the same type of attack.  I'm interested to see what the alts are.

While this is wishful thinking, I wouldn't mind if Sakurai actually threw a bone to fan games and put in something from Mega Man Unlimited.

Imagine hearing Yo-Yo Man's theme in Smash? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpFcfSU2OI0

As far other alts  I could see Shadow Blade & Ring Boomerang as his standard B, Flash Bomb & Danger Wrap as his Side B, his other Up B could possibly be Super Adapter and his down B perhaps Jewel Satellite. 

Mega Man Unlimited?  That was a horribly mediocre effort.  It had a few genuinely good ideas, but that's it.  I have nothing really positive to say about it other than they actually managed to get a complete fan game out that worked, which is in itself laudable.  But that doesn't mean it was good, because it was far from it.

Well I thought it was good.

*Head straight into the mauling tent*

I was happy enough seeing Beat in there, but Rez's mention of Shadow Blade has me super hyped. I didn't think of that at all, my favourite MM weapon getting in would have me backflipping for joy.

You just like it because it because you're a ninja.

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*Head straight into the mauling tent*

Good man.

You just like it because it because you're a ninja.

Stereotypes.

THEY COME FROM SOMEWHERE

Game is out in Japan.

Here are the Mega Man remixes.

Spark Man:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RGgqsl_gl8
Air Man:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gX3ryloe1o
MM2 Intro/Wily Castle 1:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MuoUmwhrn8

Pretty decent remixes all in all.

Shadow Man Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfbgB5iu9cU

Not bad, I think the melody gets lost a bit, but it's pleasing none the less.

Not a huge fan of the Airman and Shadowman mixes. I feel like they're almost too far out there. Sparkman's is pretty great, though, and the MM2 Intro one is pretty alright, as well.

I prefer my remixes to be closer to the originals in beat, tempo and arrangement.  I dislike remixes that change the speed or tone and add a bunch of fluff or filler.

Then you'll hate this.....>_>

<_<

Quick Man/Heat Man Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7kpDkTTJy4

Cut Man Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2OXRSCBT0

Those weren't bad at all.  I've heard remixes that lose the melody completely with improvised additions.  Still hoping for a Snake Man remix.  Or maybe Spark Man.

I would like to have at least one song from the other series.

Maybe 2 for the X series, 1 for Legends, 1 for BN & 1 for Star Force.

I Know Zero is getting a trophy in the Wii U version so it's possible there are hidden songs we don't know about.

Nah, with only Classic being playable it just wouldn't fit to have non Classic stuff in.

I'm fine with it just being Classic Mega Man songs but I would've been fine with songs from other series. ...well, only from X, Legends and Battle Network. The rest can go ##### off.

Pretty much every remix has been great. Spark Man's Stage remix is definitely my favorite of them all.