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Gaming Scarfs for the Wealthy and Cold
Newly minted Kotakuite Beatboxtaun sent me a pic last night of this super cool Mike Tyson's Punch-Out scarf. Turns out that Beatboxtaun ( a fellow El Pasoan) sells hand-made, game-themed scarfs on Etsy. My personal fave? The Mega Man though the Mario Power-Up has all kinds of cool too knitted into it too.
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The 65-inch or so scarfs run $75 to $175, pricey yes, cool, also yes. Hit the jump for more pics of more scarfs.
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The Dr. Wily Flowchart
If you are reading Kotaku on a Friday afternoon, chances are that your productivity is lacking. Hey, we have no problem with that. No problem at all. But in case you wanted to do a little business multitasking with your gaming news, here's a pretty fantastic Mega Man flow chart, mapping Dr. Wily's various success/failure scenarios. Enjoy it, you bunch of lazy, pathetic employees/awesome, loyal readers. If we were your boss we'd gladly fire you/give you a major promotion.
20 Insane Supervillain Schemes In Flowchart Form [Cracked]
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The only explanation that the clip needs is that it's awesome. Really, really awesome. Hit the jump for the original Japanese version. Likewise, awesome.
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Beating Air Man, So Sad, So Frustrating, So Great
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Amazingly Amazing Gaming Balloons
There are some posts that make us deliriously happy. This is is one of them. Flickr user TwystNeko has been twisting and tying up a steady stream of nerd-related balloons. From Mario to Mega Man and from Portal to Pokémon, the site has a nice cross section of gaming balloons. Sure, that cake might be a lie, but it still actually looks delicious. We've seen the future, and it's inflated.
Balloon a Day [Flickr, Thanks Chris!]
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Mega Man Taser Vid Responds To Controversy With Controversy
For those who missed the original story back in October, Robert Dziekanski was a Polish immigrant who, after making a disturbance in the Vancouver Airport, died following a tasering administered by authorities. For those who have the stomach, the event is on YouTube.
Naturally, the public has responded to the incident, including Vancouver resident Mike Greenway who made the above Mega Man video. He feels:
The video was really more of a statement on police Taser use than anything. The video that I made is a tongue-in-cheek parody about the incompetence of everyone involved, not police brutality.But not everyone agrees that Greenway should have explored the situation in a video game.
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The Most Spectacular Mega Man Art The World Has Ever Seen
Swedish magazine Level's latest issue commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Blue Bomber, featuring stunning artwork of Mega Man that should embarrass just about every print outlet that isn't Edge. The piece, from Hitoshi Ariga, responsible for Rockman Megamix and The Big O manga, was passed on to us in ridiculously large resolution (1200 x 1600) by a reader who, coincidentally also goes by the name Mega Man. The original scan, which can be used for wallpaper creation purposes, can be found here.
Many thanks to "Mega Man" for bringing this to our attention. You've made my own desktop very proud.
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Sun Microsystems Makes Learning About Micro-electronics "Fun"
Becoming a new hire at the Sun Microsystems corporation may be thrilling, but that employee orientation is most likely a total drag. Enter the Shadow Specters! They're Sun Microsystem's attempt to make brushing up on company history fun and functional. It's a horrible mutation known as "edugaming." Sun and developer Enspire have created two separate learning tools, one a point and click adventure game—in the loosest sense—and an action platformer—with a not-so-subtle Mega Man X design influence—that do their best to inform while entertaining.
Unfortunately, I can't recommend either as Hot Flashes candidates, as, no offense to those involved, they're not exactly the best Flash-based games I've had the opportunity to play. However, it is at least noteworthy that an organization of Sun's size sees these kinds of learning tools as worthwhile. Worth a look for the in-game music alone.
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This comes via commenter Muu, and it's probably easier to explain through watching, but here goes: In the above clip, MIDI is being used to convey musical notes and as art. The individual who created this arranges all the music himself and then pipes it through a program called Music Animation Machine player. The response to these clips has been tremendous, encouraging the creator to churn out more. Actually quite amazing stuff! Hit the "more >>" for, well, more.
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Retro Game Tunes. MIDI Art. So Friggin' Awesome.
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Capcom Playtesting Pays In Spades
When we posted a brief note about an upcoming Capcom playtesting session in the Bay Area of California, reader Justme8800 heeded the call. In addition to getting hands-on time with an unnamed Capcom game—no, we couldn't squeeze it out of him—he walked away with all this stuff.
From left to right, top to bottom: Zack & Wiki stickers, yellow Capcom bag, massive RE4 Wii edition guide with poster, Capcom Classics Collection for Xbox, Umbrella Corporation REVIVE drink, plushie pig dressed in a watermelon from Monster Hunter, stress squeeze treasure chest from Zack & Wiki, Xbox Live 1600 points card, Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for PSP, Phoenix Wright plushie keychain, Zack & Wiki 3D holographic jigsaw puzzle, Lost Planet limited edition matte laser print, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for PC, and a Mega Man buster pen in the lower right. All of this is sitting on a Street Fighter "EVOLVE" T-shirt.
Not bad for a day's "work", is it?
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The Mega Man Tattoo
Kotakuite Aronn sent in this picture of his brand spankin' new Mega Man tattoo that his sister got him for his birthday. I have to say I am really impressed with the precision with which this was rendered. It is pixel perfect and looks quite sharp. You don't see a lot of really well done 8-bit tattoos and this one definitely makes the grade. Congratulations Aronn, you've got a keeper! Not that you'd have much choice...
Fans Rising: Inafune Invades New York
We sent our very own videographer Nick McGlynn down to the Mega Man, Inafune festivities in New York yesterday... Hey! I recognize that first guy!
We sent our very own videographer Nick McGlynn down to the Mega Man, Inafune festivities in New York yesterday... Hey! I recognize that first guy!
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Mega Man's Inafune In NYC Today
As we told you back in early July, Creator of some of the most recognizable characters in video game history Keiji Inafune will be hitting up the GameStop on Broadway and 33rd from 5 to 8pm for an official autograph session celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mega Man. As Inafune is the producer for the Onimusha series and Dead Rising, creator of the Mega Man series, and a graphic designer for Street Fighter you are sure to have something on hand to have him scribble on, and if not there will be limited-edition retro t-shirts and special posters on hand. Plus I am sure GameStop will be happy to sell you any number of overpriced used Capcom games or the just released store-exclusive Mega Man Star Force: Dragon for the DS before bugging you to reserve something. A small price to pay for a brush with gaming greatness.
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Mega Man and Dead Rising dude Keiji Inafune has taken a break from making games and is overseeing production. In short: he's making sure that Capcom doesn't make crap games and that up-and-coming producer Ben Judd (above) doesn't fuck up. That's swell. Good for Inafune. Good for Capcom. Good for Ben Judd. But like what about Dead Rising 2? Inafune says:
Hey, while Inafune is more than happy to dole out those Mega Man games to pretty much anyone at Capcom, he's keeping Dead Rising 2 for himself. He loves Dead Rising so hard. Mega Man, he tolerates.
Inafune Interview [Game Informer via Destructoid]
Inafune Too Busy for Dead Rising 2
Mega Man and Dead Rising dude Keiji Inafune has taken a break from making games and is overseeing production. In short: he's making sure that Capcom doesn't make crap games and that up-and-coming producer Ben Judd (above) doesn't fuck up. That's swell. Good for Inafune. Good for Capcom. Good for Ben Judd. But like what about Dead Rising 2? Inafune says:
This is something we hear a lot from the press — Dead Rising 2, and we're not making it right now, but it is something I would love to make. I would love to be able to take some time off from my business-side responsibilities just to be able to produce it myself — that's how much I love the game and would love to do it. But there are a lot of things that come into play. There's staffing, there's scheduling — who's working on what — then there's budget and money, where's the money coming from? So there are a lot of small things to work out before that would even be possible... If it was announced, I might be the one back in Japan making it. That's the title that they're considering back in Capcom Japan that I would want to produce the most, out of anything they're thinking about. That's how much I really love it. But I'm very busy.
Hey, while Inafune is more than happy to dole out those Mega Man games to pretty much anyone at Capcom, he's keeping Dead Rising 2 for himself. He loves Dead Rising so hard. Mega Man, he tolerates.
Inafune Interview [Game Informer via Destructoid]
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Ultimate NES Mash Up Starring Mega Man And That Kung Fu Dude
Take one half Kung Fu, add one half Mega Man, mix liberally with guest appearances from Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter II, Spelunker (!!!), Fantasy Zone, Urban Champion, hell even Spy vs. Spy for Christ's sake, ice it with an "Okusenman" soundtrack, sprinkle light non-gaming nerd references and you've got a YouTube micro-hit. It obviously makes no sense, but it's kind of above that, don't you think?
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20th Anniversary Capcom Books Coming
Capcom has signed deals to produce two books based upon their most famous franchises: Street Fighter and Mega Man. From the makers of I am 8-bit, both books will commemorate 20 years in each franchise's history.
Featuring in-depth chronology of both development and cultural response, both books will feature interviews, art and loads and loads of cheat codes. OK, maybe no cheat codes. But the best part has to be the unique packaging— a classic, over-sized Nintendo sleeve (this picture is the production concept...the books won't actually be albinos). Coming in Fall 2008: the past!
Chronicle Books [via gamesetwatch]
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Capcom Gets Down With Random
Philadelphia-born rapper Random loves him some Mega Man, so much so that he created an entire album called Mega Ran, in which he takes old-school Mega Man music and spices it up with lyrics to create some truly awesome tracks. He'll be appearing at the San Diego Comic Con next weekend live in concert, and Capcom's Scarlett has posted an interview with the artist detailing his fruitful obsession with the blue bomber. Pearls of wisdom your life can't be without.
Mega Man's plight is very similar to my own. In every Mega Man game, he faces totally insurmountable odds, giant robot armies coming from every which way. that's sorta' like me. As an educator, an artist, a producer, there generally is always an obstacle trying to prevent me from achieving a goal.I know how he feels. As a member of the gaming press who often has to struggle to find the truth, I can totally relate to getting shot at by giant frog robots. Hit up the link to learn more that you ever needed to know about Random and Mega Ran.
Interview with rapper Random [Capcom's Scarlett - Your Girl on the Inside]
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Capcom's Schedule
Capcom's got their schedule (or shhhhedule as my wife would say) posted in their forums. Lots going on besides the games. There will be appearances by Mega Man and Harvey Birdman, the producer of Ace Attorney (Minae Matsukawa) and the writer of Shade II cellphone MMO (Marv Wolfman).
There will also be some gaming tournaments, including Lost Planet on the Xbox 360 and Puzzle Fighter and non-press will get their first chance for a bit of hands on with Umbrella Chronicles and Zack and Wiki.
There will not be, I repeat NOT BE, a cage match between the new Mega Man and the old Birdman. I think a small party of me died inside. Hit the jump for the full shhhhhhhhedule.
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