Category Archives: translation
Break Man Begins
Just as Blues himself is always one step ahead, Blues week is getting an early start.
I like Big O.
The Big O. In the giant mecha genre, it’s something of an acquired taste. But it’s been very inspirational. Rockman MegaMix author Hitoshi Ariga penned the manga adaptation, and Big O’s unique Megadeus style was the inspiration for “Big G” Illumina from Infinity Mijinion’s stage in Rockman X6. So if you’re interested in Big O […]
Bedtime for Duo Week
I’m putting Duo week to bed with one last image from the Grand Rockman Exposition ’96 Secret File.
Big Duo, it is now SHOWTIME!
As Duo week (belatedly) winds down, we’ll take a look at the Rockman 2: The Power Fighters prologue that appeared in the official game soundtrack booklet ~ a version of the story that didn’t appear anywhere else. Action!
Not your average Joes
There’s been a lot of questioning over the years about Sniper Joes, who designed them, and their relation to Blues. Part of that I’m sure is my fault, because I remember goofing it a few times a while back (I’m talking years and years ago, back when I thought a year or two of Japanese […]
The Birth of Duo
Duo made his first appearance in 1996 with the arcade title Rockman 2: The Power Fighters, in which he acted as a sort of promotional teaser for Rockman 8‘s release later that year. He was touted as a mysterious new character who was stylistically quite unlike most of the other characters in the Rockman universe, […]
Mega Man Anime Again
Somehow I totally overlooked this before. I’d be remiss not to mention it, so let us now correct this injustice!
A look back in time with Chrono Trigger
For Chrono Trigger fans, the Chrono Compendium is the best site on the net today. On top of their comprehensive game guides, character data, sprite sheets, scripts, and lively forums, they even have an impressive scan archive from books, magazines, soundtracks, and game developer interviews from any number of regions.
Intergalactic Officer of the Law
You probably wouldn’t know it just from playing the games, but Duo is a space cop on a mission of interplanetary justice. Or so Keiji Inafune and passages like this one have suggested.
He Came from Outer Space
…to save the human race (from Evil Energy).
Fresh Graffiti