Create Your Own Mega Man Robot Master! a panel by Andrew Nee

Create Your Own Mega Man Robot Master!

a panel by Andrew Neehttp://www.negativeworld.org

Panel Overview

Get situated / introduction (5 min)History of “Classic” Mega Man (10 min)

Create your boss robot (20 min)Vote for a winner! (15 min)

Count votes / hand out prizes (10 min)Clean-up / say goodbye (5 min)

This is obviously not concrete (man).

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 1 - The Beginning

Mega Man - NES - 1987 (JP, NA)

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 1 - Mega Man

Called “Rock Man” in JapanOriginal Mega Man had only 6 robot mastersConsidered one of the toughest games in the

entire seriesWas not a commercial success

Terrible Box ArtPart 1 - Mega Man

Quiz Time!Who am I?

I'm Guts Manfrom Mega Man!

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 2 - The Glory Years

Mega Man 2 - NES - 1988 (JP), 1989 (NA)Mega Man 3 - NES - 1990 (JP, NA)

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 2 - Mega Man 2

Introduced the 8 robot master standardGenerally considered the best in the classic

series, makes many best of all-time listsSoundtrack considered one of the best on the

NES, if not all of video gamingSold over 1.5 million copies, a huge commercial

success at the time


Introduced Mega Man's dog sidekick RushIntroduced Break Man (Proto Man)

Introduced slide moveLike Mega Man 2, generally considered one of

the best games in the seriesAlso like Mega Man 2, a large commercial

success

Terrible Box ArtPart 2 - Mega Man 2, 3

Quiz Time!Who am I?

I'm Dust Manfrom Mega Man 4!

Some examples of Robot Masters

Common themes in Robot MastersElementals

Wind (Air Man, Tornado Man, Wind Man, etc.)Water (Aqua Man, Bubble Man, Splash Woman,

Wave Man, etc.)Ice (Blizzard Man, Chill Man, Cold Man, Freeze

Man, Frost Man, Ice Man, etc.)Fire (Burner Man, Fire Man, Flame Man, Heat

Man, Magma Man, etc.)Electricity (Dynamo Man, Elec Man, Plug Man,

Spark Man, etc.)

Common themes in Robot MastersEtcetera

Animal (Centaur Man, Hornet Man, Sheep Man, Snake Man, Toad Man, etc.)

Blade (Blade Man, Cut Man, Knight Man, Metal Man, Slash Man, Sword Man, etc.)

Explosive (Bomb Man, Burst Man, Grenade Man, Napalm Man, etc.)

Space (Astro Man, Galaxy Man, Solar Man, Star Man, etc.)

Speed (Nitro Man, Turbo Man, Quick Man, etc.)

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 3 - Even More Mega Man

Mega Man 4 - NES - 1991 (JP), 1992 (NA)Mega Man 5 - NES - 1992 (JP), 1993 (NA)Mega Man 6 - NES - 1993 (JP), 1994 (NA)


Introduced charge shotIntroduced newcomer “Dr. Cossack” as the

antagonistGenerally considered solid, but the start of the

era of repetition


Introduced “Beat”, a bird who helps out Mega Man

Introduced first flying robot master in Gyro ManMain complaints are derivative nature


Released after SNES was out, just months before Mega Man X

Introduced new Rush power-upsOnce again considered a bit redundant

Slightly Less Terrible Box ArtPart 1 - Mega Man 4, 5, 6

Quiz Time!Who am I?

I'm Snake Manfrom Mega Man 3!

Nintendo Power Contest

January 1993 issue (Volume 44)Mega Man robot naming contests were regular in

Japan, first time opened to the WestTook Place in between Mega Man 5 and 6

Two American entries made it into Mega Man 6: Knight Man and Wind Man




Some Examples of Robot Masters

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 4 - New Platforms

Mega Man 7 - SNES - 1995 (JP, NA) Mega Man 8 - PS - 1996 (JP, NA),

Saturn 1997 (JP, NA)Mega Man & Bass - SNES - 1998 (JP),

GBA - 2002 (JP), 2003 (NA)


Released on the SNES after Mega Man X, generally considered inferior to X

Introduced mysterious robots Bass and TrebleUnlike past games, stages accessed in two sets

of fourDespite new platform, sometimes considered

redundant


First Mega Man not on a Nintendo platform, released on Playstation and Saturn

Introduced animated FMVsAlso gives access to stages four at a time

And yes... also considered redundant

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 4 - Mega Man & Bass

Originally a Japan-only SNES game, rereleased on GBA in multiple territories

Can play as either Mega Man or BassReuses two robot masters from Mega Man 8Considered one of the toughest in the series

Actually Pretty Decent Box ArtPart 1 - Mega Man 7, 8, & Bass

Quiz Time!Who am I?

I'm Cloud Manfrom Mega Man 7!

The History of Classic Mega Man Part 5 - Retro Revival

Mega Man 9 - 2008Mega Man 10 - 2010


First new game in the classic series in 10 yearsReturns to 8-bit style gameplay, audio, and

visualsDigital download on multiple platforms

Introduced the first female robot masterPraised as a return to form

Commercially very successful


Play as either Mega Man or Proto ManOnce again digital download on multiple

platformsIncluded challenge mode with 88 mini-stages

Favorably received, but not as much as 9 was

Terrible Box ArtPart 3 - Mega Man 9, 10

Quiz Time!Who am I?

I'm Yamato Manfrom Mega Man 6!

Mega Man is still inspiring developers to this day

Mighty No. 9 Shovel Knight

Some Examples of Robot Masters

What makes a Robot Master?

Single themeVaguely humanoid

Two word name (Theme Gender)

Voting Rules

Please make only 1 choice for winner, NO TIES!NO VOTING FOR YOURSELF!!!

Please vote as quickly as possible, it will take some time to count the votes

Credits

All Sprites taken from the Mega Man sprite rip archive: http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/files/Classic/

All music taken from OCReMix.Org. Artists: A_Rival, AeroZ, AmIEviL, AMT, Blue.Nocturne, Disco Dan, Elrinth, Flexstyle, Holmgren, Jago, JJT, Joshua Morse, Level 99, Mattias, McVaffe, Neblix, Nutritious, PsyNES, ptitteri, Sir_NutS,

Sixto Sounds, TheGuitahHeroe, Willrock, zyko

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Create Your Own Mega Man Robot Master! a panel by Andrew Nee