Category Archives: rare art

25 Years, Still Uncharted

Written by #20 on 2015/05/24 Sunday — 3 Comments

Here’s something I’d been searching for for quite a while. This page from Japanese gaming magazine Marukatsu Famicom‘s coverage of Rockman 3 sheds a little more light on something I have long been musing about regarding Rockman published art. Translation and analysis beyond.

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Punk’d

Written by #20 on 2015/05/21 Thursday — 6 Comments

Punk, Rockman Killer No. 2, is one bad mutha. He has an interesting design that breaks the mold of your average Mega Man boss while also staying true to the series’ style. His unconventional construction has been one of designer Keiji Inafune’s personal favorites (which you can read about in Mega Man Official Complete Works […]

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Sketch to Screen – Death of A Player

Written by #20 on 2015/05/17 Sunday — 7 Comments

Today we’ll be comparing the rough drafts of Zero’s Rockman X5 ending scenes with how they appeared in the final game. We will be looking at sketches published in the Rockman X5 Official Guide Book and R20+5 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works. The screenshots are taken from Sprites, Inc. Some of these image […]

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Saving the Universe

Written by #20 on 2015/05/01 Friday — 3 Comments

Oh hey, it’s Mega Man Universe. Remember that game? I was pretty excited about it back in 2010. It was controversial to fans for a variety of reasons. The art style (particularly the “Mega Grump” face); using the “Mega Man” title over “Rockman” worldwide while including “Mega Man”, “Rockman” and “Bad Box Art Mega Man” […]

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Spring is here

Written by #20 on 2013/03/25 Monday — 2 Comments

Well spring has sprung, but I wouldn’t know it from looking out my window. There’s more snow outside right now as I’m writing this than I’ve seen during the entirety of this winter. At least I can gaze at this picture and pretend the seasons have cycled on. From the 2012 Capcom Girls Calendar, here’s […]

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Every Hero Needs Support!

Written by #20 on 2013/03/07 Thursday — 5 Comments

Presenting another of my favorite pieces of tribute art from R20+5: A collaboration piece from a team of Capcom artists! Read on for more images, and whodunnit!

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Hello Dolly

Written by #20 on 2013/02/17 Sunday — 2 Comments

Arguably the most talked-about toy in the Rockman mythos is Alouette’s white cat plushie. A heartfelt gift from the human Ciel to a scared repliroid child, it represents the feelings of kindness, empathy, and hope for human/robot relations that Zero must protect. That moment in the first game when the Resistance base is invaded and […]

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Steel Sensei

Written by #20 on 2013/02/16 Saturday — 7 Comments

This is one of my favorite 25th anniversary tribute images published in R20+5. The art stands pretty well on its own, but to catch all the jokes and innuendo some translation may be required.

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The Lady, the Scoundrel, and the Gun

Written by #20 on 2013/02/09 Saturday — 12 Comments

Time now for the Irregular Hunter X edition of The Answer.

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Dr. Right Takes Over the World

Written by #20 on 2013/01/28 Monday — 6 Comments

R20+5 contains amongst its bounty some Rockman 9 early storyboard concepts for the opening demo scene that show off some of the unused ideas of the Inti Creates development team, along with the unused robot masters and the original subtitle for the game.

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