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Mega Man 9 Released, DLC announced
Today Capcom released Mega Man 9, the franchise's return to the 8-bit styles of the '90s. It's currently available for the Wii, and will be coming to the Playstation Network and Xbox Live soon. Capcom also announced some upcoming downloadable content, which will include extra difficulty modes and a stage that never ends, in which you are endlessly attacked. It will also give you the option of playing as Proto Man. Unfortunately, since the game is available through downloads only, the awesome box art will not be available to the public. Gamesradar has some screenshots and boss pictures.
you're missing the point - while i'm personally not a retro gamer, there are a myriad of people who are still speedrunning their old cartridges into the ground. this is an excellent chance to do stuff again on a console as opposed to just emulating it. you'll be able to track scores in real time, download content...it sounds really cool, actually. don't just hate cause it's m$ =)
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Let's be more specific here: the content delivery is defective. It's not the game itself.
Perhaps you would rather pay $40 for the entire package like a regular game?
So the reason you aren't getting the game is because you can't, not for whatever bitchwailing reason you posted about. Understood.
What I am against is the fact I have to pay extra for it.
I'm not saying they should go through all the trouble of releasing a NES Cart. But this could have been done as a PSX or PSX2 CD/DVD Complete with box art and everything. But no. Its a money grab. No box art. No manual. Just a DRMed up the as download with limitless little extras to keep you paying more and more.
Um, this is a video game. It's not rice. I love Mega Man, but they have every right to sell it for $500 if they want to.
They made Mega Man cost, with all the bells, $12. I mean, you can't buy a new game for $12 today... ever. They're usually $50-$60, and sometimes as cheap brand-new as $30 or even $20. So essentially, you're still getting 10 hours of xbox fun, but for only $12. Do you really care that the "markup" from the game's budget is higher for them? Do you get pissed off paying $10 for a Dark Knight ticket and then having to pay the same to see Juno? I mean, Dark Knight gave me $200 million of awesome IMAX film, great special effects, all for $10. And Juno? It was a nice film, but only cost them $10 million to make, and I still have to pay $10? That's so unfair!
That, in a nutshell, is my argument why this is stupid. It's a $12 game. Or $10 for the fully-functional, but non-special edition version.
You have to BUY the privilige of getting a cone, chocolate, or nuts top with real money. The ice cream only costs $5, but I've heard that getting cones will cost you $4, and chocolate will cost you $3.
No, just Hell no. I will not pay for something that I could do for free with a Drumstick
With any luck this will prove that there's still a market for classic 2d game play. With the Wii's virtual console doing so well, and updates of classic franchises like 1942, it's a pretty good time to be a retro gamer.
Hell yes.
Gradius and R-Type both have new installments coming out as downloads! Similar to this megaman 9.
Not to mention Contra 4 (for DS) is the best sidescrolling game in the history of the world.