Remember the original Mega Man? Back in prepubescence, I played the very first in the fourth-storey computer nook of my 4-storey house. I was in there, cramped in pj’s with an NES late at night. I remember my family had friends over, and they were about to watch Beetlejuice for the first time. I had no idea, at the time, that it might be brilliant.
But I remember that it slightly pained me, to walk downstairs instead of beating the Gutman stage that had plagued me so. If I could have cried, I would have. But I was somewhat conditioned not to cry.
Anyway, Mega Man 9 is coming out. With the same graphics as the first. This, my friends, is something that has never happened. This is, like, the equivalent of the first time a director decided to go back to black & white.
Presenting: a return to 8-bit form.
The industry, the game industry (as it were), may have hope. Maybe it’s about something besides graphics and rendering.
I truly find this astonishing. A play-through of 1-8 has never been more necessary. Perhaps I’ll even post my thoughts on the series on this very page.
Keep your eyes peeled in thin layers.
Yay for oldschool style. Bust out the ding-dongs and Koolaid, ’cause we’re gonna need refreshments!