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I always figured it was because Capcom found a working formula and it was cheaper to keep making new Mega Man games on the NES than rebuild everything for the SNES.

Especially given they launched Mega Man X for the SNES, which was a fresh, new, unique take on the Mega Man gameplay structure. They put their A-team on Mega Man X but continued to trickle out NES games with their B and C-teams until it wasn’t financially viable anymore.

And when it finally came time to bring Mega Man to the SNES, with Mega Man 7, it feels kind of like they reinvented the wheel. A lot of the tweaks MM7 makes aren’t great, and fatigue from the previous six Mega Mans meant that it really doesn’t feel very inspired, either. It’s kind of clumsy.

But no, Capcom was all about milking every last individual penny out of Mega Man back in those days. It was a phenomenon they were fully ready to drive in to the dirt. It’s one of the reasons I never really liked those old games originally, because even at 13, 14, 15 years old, it was SUPER TRANSPARENT what they were doing and I was sick of it. Seemed like a growing number of people were sick of it, too – I remember either EGM or Gamepro making fun of Capcom running out of Robot Master ideas when they got to “Dust Man” in Mega Man 4.

(fun fact, though: Dust Man was submitted by a young Yusuke Murata, better known now as the artist behind One-Punch Man)

Viewtiful Joe Review | A PS2 & GameCube Forgotten Gem #viewtifuljoe #videogames #gaming #retrogames #retrogaming #ps2 #gamecube #nintendo

Viewtiful Joe Review Viewtiful Joe is a beat ’em up platformer from Capcom. This video game was released for Nintendo GameCube in 2003 and PlayStation 2 in 2004. Viewtiful Joe has become a forgotten gem because Capcom has forgotten about it! No HD Remaster or Remake has ever been released. Watch my full Viewtiful Joe Review on my YouTube channel, below. Viewtiful Joe Review I became…

Meanwhile, over on my gaming channel, I just uploaded a review of Capcom’s long-forgotten (probably for the best) GameCube shooter, P.N.03.

Retro Spotlight | Resident Evil 4

Countdowns usually come with an unhealthy balance of thrill and torment, both throttling back and forth without much in the way of provocation. As we near the release of something we’ve been anticipating for quite some time, any snippet of information that we come across that is new to us, regardless of its status in truth, unlocks the doors to an egregious amount of hyperbole and overreaction.…