A one-of-a-kind Mega Man drawing from Keiji Inafune himself? Do want. Although it appears to have been colored in by Ben Judd, read on for how you can get your filthy little paws on the art (check out all the podcasts and submit your questions HERE):

 

Bionic Commando producer Ben Judd and the crew at Top Secret: The Bionic Commando Podcast have come up with the perfect gift for all Capcom fans – a special guest appearance by Keiji Inafune, the head of R&D at Capcom, and creator of Mega Man, Onimusha, Dead Rising and too many other classic games to count! Inafune-san will be talking about green-lighting the Bionic Commando project, discussing his own background at Capcom, and responding to listener questions. And as an extra-special gift, Inafune-san has created this exclusive, hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind piece of festive Mega Man art – and Top Secret are just giving it away! All one lucky listener has to do is ask Inafune-san a question. That’s it! Top Secret will put the questions to him, and Inafune-san will decide who will be decorating their hearth with the Blue Bomber this Christmas. Simply head over to www.bioniccommando.com/en/podcasts and drop a question in the Questions and Comments box. Please make sure to write your name and e-mail address in the comments box along with your question, otherwise we won’t be able to send you your prize! Top Secret has also had a range of fantastic guests so far in the series, from Motohide Eshiro, Capcom Japan’s Creative Advisor on Bionic Commando and the director of Shadow of Rome, to the producer of Zack and Wiki and Breath of Fire 3, Hironobu Takeshita. You can download earlier episodes and subscribe to the bi-weekly podcast via iTunes at www.bioniccommando.com/en/podcasts

The Mega Man 20th Anniversary Party went down this past weekend (Nov 18th) at Sunshine City hall in Ikebukuro Tokyo. The birthday candle blow-out on the main stage brought Inafune-san together with Mega Man artists to celebrate the 20th anniversary, where they all sang "Happy Birthday" to the Blue Bomber. A complete collection of all Mega Man (well, Rockman) games were there as well, and not just on display but actually available to play. There were also historical displays, featuring the packaging for all of the games, as well as additional artwork for everything from the original "FC Rockman" through to "Rockman Star Force 2." Of course, it wouldn't be a Japanese fan event without a bunch of cool merchandise. The store was mobbed from the moment the doors opened, and by noon, they were completely sold out. Click here for some "man-on-the-street photos," here for Famitsu's coverage, or here for the Impress Game Watch photos. At least in this case, the cake was NOT a lie:

[youtube Xo6XUDj7QEA nolink] Mashing up a speed run from the always mind-blowing TASvideos.org with some choice 80s commercials, pliskin has put together a great video for the track "Grow Up" from Capcom office favorite, rapper Random's Mega Ran album.