Found on capcom-unity via pikimal

The original Megaman franchise will be returning to consoles, according to several scanned images from the upcoming issue of Nintendo Power via the folks at the NeoGAF forums.

From the forums, the supposed roster for the robot masters include Magma Man, Galaxy Man, Jewel Man, Tornado Man, Concrete Man, Hornet Man, Plug Man, and Splash Woman(!), covering all the traditional weather environments as well as including a robot mistress for the first time in the series.

While it’s definitely true that the Mega Man series has perennially jumped the sharkman (the phenomena of the early games in new Megaman series starting out well and then degenerating into crap),  what makes this case extra special is that Capcom is seemingly returning to its 8-bit roots for this game and styling it to match the old NES era sprite graphics.

The Blue Bomber has always held a special place in my heart as the first third party NES game I have ever played.  Mega Man 2 and 3 are some of my all-time favorites on the console and just the mention of this incredible news brings back memories of early morning gaming sessions as a nine year old throwing metal blades at those stupid bats in the Woodman stage.  Props to Capcom: this is a good move!

How about Mega Man 2 and 3 to the Virtual Console to accompany 9, eh? EH!

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