Mega Man is one of the most legendary video game characters to ever have existed. He has been featured in games across at least 7 different gaming platforms and has created such an iconic, yet simple, style of gameplay. The Blue Bomber, however, has started to fade away in the gaming world. After Mega Man Legends 3 was cancelled, many fans were upset, not to mention the departure of Mega Man’s father, Keiji Inafune, from Capcom. Despite the lack of anything Mega Man in the past several years, Capcom promises that he is not dead (or out of lives, if you will) and will come back. I will believe them, because great characters like these have never just disappeared before, but it is frustrating when he doesn’t even appear in a Marvel vs. Capcom game.
But I have faith, and with Nintendo working on a new Super Smash Bros. game, I have very high hopes. There is enough of a following out there amongst Nintendo fans that I’m sure Masahiro Sakurai (Super Smash Bros. creator) is definitely considering it. I believe they have already said that they have talked to Capcom, even, about trying to get a character from the series. While that does give me high hopes, that could be anyone from Mega Man, to Danté (Devil May Cry), to Ryu (Street Fighter), or even Zero (Mega Man X). But, I still think that it should be Mega Man.
Firstly, he fits more of the Nintendo character battle type. He started his life on a Nintendo console, and his character seems to fit more with the Nintendo characters because he’s child-like. I thought that the addition of Solid Snake in Brawl, however awesome, slightly ruined the kiddish, comic mischief that was Smash Bros.
He could also have a great move set. Is B attack would, hands down, be his Mega Buster, with holding the button to charge. The rest of his moves could have something to do with different powers over the 80+ bosses that he’s fought over the years. There’s a lot of potential here.
Hopefully, Nintendo will listen to fans and get this done. If not, I would not be averse to seeing Zero or Protoman, even.
I leave you with an awesome video. The organist at the church that I go to apparently got some free time, and decided to play the Halo theme on the organ. The video is a little long, but pretty awesome.
