However, that's not the end of the original Mega Man art style. When it comes to retro style, Rockman 9 and Rockman 10 was released in 2008 and 2010, debuting with mock box art in the style of early releases. Indeed, this time it was a deliberate artistic misunderstanding of the source material.
In fact, throughout the 2010s, there was a bit of a resurgence of that “classic” Mega Man art style. In 2010, a stop-motion animation trailer was released. rockman universe Portrayed the game as some kind of customizable remake Rockman 2. The box art revealed that Mega Man will make a cameo appearance in Stinger and will be playable. A month later, a demo became playable at New York Comic Con, allowing you to play as other incarnations of Box His Art Mega Man and Super His Fighting His Robots.
Around the same time, Street Fighter x Tekken It was announced. Not only did the game feature the heroes and villains from his two fighting games, but the PlayStation 3/Vita version also included exclusive fighters such as Pac-Man and Rockman riding Mokujin mechs.but also Any It's Mega Man, but he's a fat guy with a gun, designed to look like the Mega Man in the box art.
It's a joke, sure, but given that the next release was scheduled at the time, it shouldn't have stung. rockman universe, Rockman Legends 3and maverick hunter. The problem is that all three of his games were ultimately called off. To rub a little more salt into the wound, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 And that Ultimate There was a running joke about Upgrade taking Mega Man out of the game. So the only playable Mega Man we saw for years was this dumpy middle finger of a guest character. Fans weren't happy.
Box Art Rockman Legacy
Mega Man on the box art would continue to be mentioned occasionally, including a cameo appearance in both the first and final issue of Archies magazine. Rockman Manga series. More recently, he has appeared on posters and as an action figure. resident evil 3 remake.
Interestingly, there are countless video game box cover designs out there, but only a few leave us scratching our heads as to what the story behind them is. We're talking about nightmarish orb faces. Bust-a-Move 2: Arcade Edition Or a confused old man playing the banjo phalanx. still, Rockman It had one of the worst, ugliest, most inaccurate, and potentially harmful box art in gaming history, and fan culture learned to laugh and celebrate it.
