In the recent Volume 31 of the GT Newsletter, they had a Q&A with Star Force 3 series producer Takeshi Horinouchi. Now, I know what you're thinking; "It's Star Force. Why should we care?". Well, maybe this quote will get your attention:
"WHAT GAMES ARE YOU PLAYING FOR FUN RIGHT NOW?
A remake of Megaman Battle Network which I've been working on."
There you have it. The new EXE game titled "Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star" is most likely a remake of the first EXE game "Battle Network Rockman EXE"
Capcom has lifted the lid on the next batch of Capcom Classics to hit the PSN. The games announced are listed below.
* Capcom Classics Collection Remixed(UMD Legacy)
* Mega Man Powered Up(UMD Legacy)
* Dino Crisis(PlayStation Legacy)
* Power Stone Collection(UMD Legacy)
* Mega Man Maverick Hunter X(UMD Legacy)
* Resident Evil 2(PlayStation Legacy)
* Darkstalkers(UMD Legacy)
* Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max(UMD Legacy)
* Resident Evil 3: Nemesis(PlayStation Legacy)
* Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded(UMD Legacy)
The first game of these games to hit the PSN is Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed which will be released tomorrow (Thursday July 2nd). The released dates for the rest of the games are still unknown, but its still good to see that Mega Man Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X will be available for all to download and play.
The Summer AMV of the Season Contests starts today (July 1st) and will last until September 22nd. So everyone make sure you start working hard on your submissions for the contest. Also, I would like to remind everyone of the rules of the contest before we being.
Rules & Guidelines - 1. All entries must be original content made by the submitter.
- 2. Video must not contain any images/footage of dojin/hentai/porn or any adult related content.
- 3. Entries are not allowed to contain footage taken from another video without the consent of the videos original creator.
- 4. Inappropriate material is not allowed! This includes Footage, Sound Effects, Music, Voices or anything else not suitable for viewers of all ages.
- 5. All videos must be downloadable and a link must be provided along with the video info.
- 6. Entries must be Rockman related to be added to the site.
- 7. All videos must be submitted in a viewable format. This includes:
o AVI
o Windows Media
o DivX
o XviD
o MPEG-1
o MPEG-2
- 8. Videos will be checked to make sure all rules were followed before entering the contest.
- 9. Entries will be judged by XHunter and the Rockman Anime Music Video Station Mod and Admin Staff.
How to enter your video
To enter your video into the AMV of the Season contest, simply click the link below and read the instructions. Also, be ready to provide a link to your AMV using one of the accecptable sites above.
Today Mega Man Star Force 3 was released for the Nintendo DS. The game costs $29.99 USD and will come in two different versions "Black Ace" and "Red Joker" with the difference between the two being the final transformation Mega Man gains near the end of the game.
- Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace / Red Joker -
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Be sure to pick up your copy of the game as several members of the forum and staff (including myself) will be picking up this game on release (To bad my Gamestop won't have it until the 1st of July). I really enjoyed this game a lot when I played the Japanese Version (Shooting Star Rockman 3: Black Ace) and it feels and plays similar to Mega Man Battle Network 3. For those familiar with the Battle Network series, the "Noise System" in Star Force 3 is almost, if not exactly like the "Style Change System" in Battle Network 3. The "Noise Change" you get is based around your gameplay style, and after a certain amount of battles with that style, you can choose to either get another or stay with the one you have. Also, just like in Battle Network 3, staying with a specific style will earn you "Ability Waves" (Much like the Navi Customizer Programs in Battle Network 3). For example, doing 100 battles with Libra Noise with give you the PlusSpread Ability Wave while an additional 150 more battles will give you the HP+500 Ability Wave. Like I said, similar to Battle Network 3, which is a good thing for me because I really enjoyed Battle Network 3.
A few weeks ago Capcom announced a Mega Man Star Force 3 Protection Kit for both the Nintendo DS-Lite and the new Nintendo DSi. The kit was announced to be part of a special limited edition bundle available on the Capcom Store. The special bundle would be available for both copies of the game and both the DS-Lite and the DSi making four bundles altogether. The only problem with the special bundle is that if you are like me, you had already pre-ordered your copy of Mega Man Star Force 3, and had it fully paid for before the special bundle was announced. Fortunately, Gamestop has the DSi version of the kit up on their website for people to buy separately for only $19.99 (USD), Unfortunately, Gamestop had no entries for the DS-Lite version of the kit making it difficult for those of us who didn't upgrade to the DSi from our DS-Lite.
Curious as to why the DSi version would be sold separately and not the DS-Lite version of the site. I contacted Seth Killian, Community Manager at Capcom, about the situation.
XHunter wrote:
Dear s-kill
With the release of Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace / Red Joker only days away, I am looking at getting the Mega Man kit for DS-Lite. Unfortuneately, before the special bundle was announced, I had pre-ordered and paid off my copy of Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace from Gamestop. I have spent a considerable amount of time looking online for the Mega Man kit for DS-Lite but the only thing I have found is from Gamestop and they are only selling the DSi version of the kit. Since I don't have a DSi, is there anyway / anywhere I can purchase the DS-Lite version of the kit without having to get another copy of the game? Thanks for taking the time to read my questions and being there for the community.
I within a matter of hours I was sent a reply from Seth Killian who had this to say.
Seth Killian wrote:
Hey man,
The good news is that the kit will eventually be for sale without the game. The bad news is that I'm not sure exactly when that will be--could be a month or more (Sad Face)
The other potential good news is that I know Capcom will be selling a few of the kits live at Comic-Con. If by chance you'll be there, stop by and pick one up. If not, maybe you have a friend who could buy it for you? Just a thought, and you will have a crack at the kit without re-buying the game eventually regardless.
best,
Seth
Yes, good news indeed. Now this story actually gets better from here. Today (Well Sunday) I decided to head with my mother to the grocery store because I was bored and it just happens to be next to a Gamestop. It was around closing time (5:51PM) and I was just going to browser real qucik to see if they had anything good. MUCH to my surprise, Gamestop actually had two copies Mega Man kits for the DS-Lite and DSi there. Like I said earlier, Gamestop only listed the DSi version of the kit on their website so I was surprised to see the DS-Lite version of the case there. With that said, it might be a good idea to take about $25 bucks and head down to your local Gamestop to see if they happen to have the protection case, or you could call them, either way works.
Edit: Apparently, Gamestop does have a entry for the DS-Lite version of the Mega Man Protection Kit. It was listed under "Storage & Cases" and was called "DS Lite Character Kit", so it doesn't show up when you search for "Mega Man" using the Gamestop search function which if you ask me, is really retarded. They could have just called it "DS Lite Mega Man Character Kit" and it would have been easier to find (Evil Glare at Gamestop Website). Thanks Dark Zero for informing me of the DS-Lite link (Smiles)
Today Capcom Officially announced at the World Hobby Fair in Japan a new Rockman game called "Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star" for the Nintendo DS. According to Dark Messiah, this game is some sort of cross over with the Shooting Star Rockman series. Additional details will be released in the September issue of Coro Coro Comics which is scheduled to hit newsstands in mid August. Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star is said to have a 2009 release date.
- Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star -
After Capcom announced Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star, series producer Takeshi Horninouchi took the stage and announced he has several ideas for individual Rockman projects leading up to the franchise's 25th anniversary. Sounds like we can expect big things from Capcom coming up for the Rockman series.
I've updated the video archive with a few new videos. I added the Rockman X4 TV Commercial to the site, as well another Rockman 8 TV Commercial. I also found a slightly higher quality version of the Rockman X TV Commercial, so of course the old one was replace with the higher quality version I found.
- Video Archive Update! -
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YAY for more commercials. I also found the Super Adventure Rockman videos on my computer in wmv format. I'm thinking of just converting them over to avi format using the XviD codec and adding them to the site since playstation FMVs (Full Motion Videos) don't really have the quality of picture that we have today and it would be difficult to find a copy of the CD to burn the FMVs from.
A recent trailer for Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace / Red Joker features English voice acting work. You can clearly hear Mega Man / Geo say "Black Ace" and "Black End Galaxy"
Mega Man Star Force 3: The Black Ace Trailer
If you look at the youtube comments, many people are already complaining about the voice acting. Personally I don't see anything wrong with it. In Mega Man Star Force 2 it was annoying how Capcom removed the voice acting from the special attacks all together and people complained about that. If I remember correctly, people said in that situation that Capcom should have given the game English voice acting or at least kept in the original Japanese voice acting, but not completely remove the voice acting altogether. So Capcom finally does what the fans wanted and people still complain. I mean really...REALLY... there is no pleasing you people. For once I have to say STFU people. In fact, I bet people would complain and say that Capcom was lazy and cheep if they decided to keep the original Japanese voice acting in. Ok well I'm done with my little rant. I for one will be enjoying this game (Black Ace version) when it comes out on the 30th of this month.
Remember that very rare Rockman 20th Anniversary Coffee Mug that was being auctioned off on the Capcom Unity website? Well check out Keiji Inafune signing 500 of them. Oh by the way, Keiji Inafune is Capcom's Managing Corporate officer, Head of Research & Development Management Group and Online Business, as well as being the father of Mega Man, Dead Rising, and more.
A few months ago, Mega Man was entered into the Robot Hall of Fame while going up against the likes of legendary robots such as Optimus Prime from Transformers and Bender Bending Rodriguez from Futurama. For awhile now, Bender has been in the number 1# spot with a total of 33% of the vote. Well today, Mega Man has taken the number 1# position from bender with a lead of 33% of the vote while bender only has 31%. While Mega Man has taken the lead for now, we still new to continue to vote and show our Blue Bomber our support, otherwise Bender could easily take the lead again. So go fourth and nominate Mega Man for the Robot Hall of Fame.
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