I was on my way to meet my wife for dinner last night, my satchel weighted down with some delicious Spiced Pumpkin Ale (Sooooo frigging good!), when I walked by a local Vancouver (Canada) shop called Charlie's Music. It's a giant used cd, dvd and game shop. For some reason I felt compelled to go in and take a look.
Once inside I headed for the games section. I just knew there was something cool waiting for me. Therein, buried in the Gameboy Advance section, I found this little beauty:
It's complete with manual and all the inserts! Super Score! I remember the BC for the original Gameboy, and of course the NES one, but I had forgotten all about Elite Force. I just thought folks might like to see it, seeing as we're gearing up for the new Bionic Commando (Looks sooooo drool-inucing fantastic!)
I just realized I've been on here for a while and haven't introduced myself properly or anything!
My name is Rob, and I live in the great white north of CANADA. I've been gaming since I was 5 and my Dad bought a Commodore Vic 20. I really got into the gaming when I got my NES, and it just hasn't stopped!
At the end of highschool I ended up becoming really good friends with my friend John (who is now on Youtube as the "Happy Console Gamer"). We used to hang out EVERY DAY and all we did was talk about games and the industry, play games, drink tea, and play more games, drink beer, and play more games!
Fast forward a few years and here we are. I'm 31, married ( to a really awesome wife who also happens to be a gamer), and work in Industrial Refrigeration. The work is demanding and fun, but there really isn't much time (or many people) to talk games. I go to EB once in a blue moon and chat with the folks there, and I talk to my friend John maybe once a week, but I haven't really had a place to go to talk to other hard core gamers.
Then I stumbled into the community. I've been aware of the fact that CAPCOM is the #1 third party game maker ever since I was 10 years old. When the internets became a household thing, I was going to the Capcom site all the time. But I never really got interested in the online community thing. I can't believe it took me this long to get here.
I pop in here before work, after work, and just before bedtime every day. I've been chatting with folks in lots of threads about everything from the rabid insanity over the retail packs, to fan vids of games, and all sorts of other things. It's a group of like minded uberfans, and I can talk to you folks every day!
I'm home. Finally.
I'm going to really try to open up and bring some good stuff to the community. I have lots of games in the collection I'd love to wax philosophical about, lots of artbooks I'd like to share with everyone, and a few neat ideas I'd love to get some feedback on.
Well, that's at least a little something about me. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all a little better soon too.
I just got a package in the mail today! I love getting mail. It's like a mini-birthday every time I get a parcel. I ordered this off ebay just before MegaMan 9 came out. I thought I'd share the joy of the unboxing and share some pics. :D
To find that waiting behind the disc was SO AWESOME!
I'm off now to put this on my IPOD with all my other MegaMan OST's and then give the disc it's permanent new home in my truck's CD player!
The dates are confirmed, the game is en route to us as I type this.
I haven't been thiss jazzed about a game since I walked into a video
store in '88 and saw MegaMan 2 on the rental shelf!
From the
first time I played MegaMan on the NES I knew it was something special.
I just couldn't get enough. As the games came out, I sought them out
and cherished them. The hours of patterns to be learned, figuring out
which weapon for which boss, all fantastic memories. I've made
pilgramages to Akihabara in Japan just to get the import only RockMan
titles. I can't understand the dialogue, but that hasn't stopped me
from playing the heck out of RockMan Super Adventure. As the
generations passed and the graphics improved I've watched MegaMan grow
and prosper, and I definately love the smooth animation and awesome
design of our 32 bit renditions of the characters. (The arcade game
especially).
But there was always that soft spot in my heart
for the little blue guy with the blinking eyes. Of all the games in the
series, I've played the 8-bit ones the most. When CAPCOM announced that
there would be a new MegaMan 9 I was beside myself with joy! I saw the
Tshirt design and was stunned! When I found out it was gonna be 8-bit,
I actually cried a little. What a beautiful tribute to the series and
to what made it great!
The only sad part was that I wouldn't be
able to have it on the shelf with all the other games. I off handedly
said to my wife just after the announcement, "Man, I wish I could just
get an old Nes style game box with that cover art to keep on the
shelf".
Then CAPCOM Blew our MINDS!!!
The retail pack!
Words can't express what this little box means to fans like myslef. I'm
31 now, but I grew up with the NES, and most specifically with MegaMan.
This little box represents something so much more than just a cool
giveaway. It's a way to really make MegaMan 9 a part of the
collection, a physical manifestation of all the nostalgia and joy that
this game is bringing to those of us who have been here since the
beginning.
There aren't going to be many of them. I'll do my best
to try to get one. If I do get one, it will be one of the greatest days
of my life.
Thank you CAPCOM, Thank you John, and Thank you to all the fans for keeping the Blue Bomber going.
My friend has a show on Youtube called The Happy Console Gamer, where he reviews awesome old-shool games. He let me do a guest appearance to review the Megaman Series.
