Remember that Mega Man 9 boxart/shirt we featured last week during E3? Of course you do, how could you ever forget its magnificent image? Apparently, I Am 8-bit artist Gerald de Jesus was commissioned for the homage to Mega Man's packaging designs of yore.The shirts were originally created exclusively for Capcom's staff, including director Hironobu Takeshita and producer Keiji Inafune, with a limited run of four. But after seeing fan reactions to the astounding apparel, the publisher has decided to make t-shirts with the Mega Man 9 cover art "available for purchase soon" in the States. Oh, wondrous day!
Let's all hope Capcom decides to make a lot more than just four shirts this time!
[Image via Jeremy Parish]
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7-22-2008 @ 10:50PM
Josh said...
YES, DAMN IT, YES!
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7-23-2008 @ 12:49AM
ajwalker said...
Okay, I'm not even going to pretend to understand the rabid fascination with the re-issue of Mega Man 9.
My Mega Man days started on the GBA with Megaman Zero (2,3,4) and happily remained there till Megaman ZX for the DS.
But that has got to be the ugliest box art I've seen in a very long time.
Some things really need to stay buried in the past.
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7-23-2008 @ 4:43AM
Backslash said...
The ugly thing is kinda the point! 8)
7-23-2008 @ 9:25AM
unreal mccoy said...
Re-issue? This isn't a re-issue - it's a brand new game.
Don't disrespect your gaming elders.
7-23-2008 @ 10:37AM
lakitu said...
i think you cannot understand because of you age. you missed an era where megaman classic series was the real thing. megaman began to suck real hard with Zero, ZX series and X4 upward.
the mm9 boxart itself is a kind of joke, because IIRC the same kind of silliness (a man in a blue suit with a PISTOL *lol*) was used for mm2.
man, u missed the eighties, bad for you and don't judge the old gems you never had a chance to enjoy because you were not born.
7-23-2008 @ 1:49PM
ajwalker said...
Folks, I freely admited to not understanding the fascination with Mega Man 9.
And I'm probably not considered a Mega Man connisseur since I actually enjoyed the later Mega Man games on the PS2 which is near sacrilege for some in the Mega Man fan universe.
Personally, I found the Mega Man Zero series for the GBA and now the DS far more accessible and "fun" to me. That doesn't mean I'm bashing those who enjoy the original Mega Man.
However, with all of that said, none of that changes the fact I still think that shirt is butt ugly.
7-23-2008 @ 2:07AM
CJLopez said...
Soooooooooo getting one on first sight!!!!!!
Hot Topic should get a couple of this right?
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7-23-2008 @ 4:23AM
Smoke said...
They better make these things available in Europe too. I want one.
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7-23-2008 @ 4:30AM
SABCA said...
That's amazingly awesome, lol. Just... woah. I didn't catch the news on this the first time around, but I'm glad I saw it now!
It's a lot better than the old MM1 Artwork, quality wise, but it is such a great throwback.
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7-23-2008 @ 3:30PM
Estrada said...
It's amazingly awful, and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they ever mass-produced them.
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7-23-2008 @ 8:40PM
TendoMan said...
They need to make prints of it. I'd frame that shit in a second.
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