Post by: marioman on October 10, 2006, 09:02:36 pm
For your reference, I have compiled a list that details how many maps are left for every Mega Man game. I will try to keep it up to date so it can be as much help to you guys as possible.
Please note that the number of maps in the list may not be exactly accurate - I am still doing calculations on some of the larger games. Any corrections to the list are welcome.
Thanks for the hard work that all of you put into your maps. It is greatly appreciated.
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[System]:
[Game] - [Maps Left]
NES:
Mega Man - Complete
Mega Man 2 - Complete
Mega Man 3 - Complete
Mega Man 4 - Complete
Mega Man 5 - Complete
Mega Man 6 - Complete
Mega Man Board - Complete
SNES:
Mega Man 7 - Complete
Mega Man & Bass - Complete
Mega Man Soccer - Complete
Mega Man X - Complete
Mega Man X2 - Complete
Mega Man X3 - Complete
Game Boy:
Mega Man I - Complete
Mega Man II - Complete
Mega Man III - Complete
Mega Man IV - Complete
Mega Man V - Complete
Game Boy Color:
Mega Man Xtreme - Complete
Mega Man Xtreme 2 - Complete
Genesis:
Mega Man: The Wily Wars - Complete
Game Boy Advance:
Mega Man Zero - Complete
Mega Man Zero 2 - Complete
Mega Man Zero 3 - Complete
Mega Man Zero 4 - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network 2 - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network 3 - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network 4 - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network 5 - Complete
Mega Man Battle Network 6 - Complete
PlayStation:
Mega Man 8 - Complete
Mega Man Battle & Chase - Complete
Mega Man X4 - Complete
Mega Man X5 - Complete
Mega Man X6 - 3
Mega Man Legends - 7
Mega Man Legends 2: Episode 1 (Demo) - 2
Mega Man Legends 2 - Complete
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne - Complete
PlayStation 2:
Mega Man X7 - Complete
Mega Man X8 - 14
Nintendo DS:
Mega Man ZX - Complete
Mega Man ZX Advent - Complete
Mega Man Star Force - Complete
Mega Man Star Force 2 - 1 Map Complete
Mega Man Star Force 3 - ??
Operate Shooting Star - Complete
Wii:
Mega Man 9 - Complete
Mega Man 10 - 1
PC:
Mega Man - Complete
Mega Man III - Complete
Rockman Strategy - 22
Street Fighter X Mega Man - Complete
Mega Man X - Complete
Game Gear:
Mega Man - Complete
WonderSwan:
Mega Man & Bass - Complete
WonderSwan Color:
Mega Man Battle Network WS - 10
Arcade:
Mega Man: The Power Battle - Complete
Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters - Complete
Mega Man games with 5 or fewer areas left to map:
Mega Man 10
Challenge Mode
Mega Man Legends 2: Episode 1
Ruro Town & Ruro Ruins
Rido Ruins
Here is a list of "walk through walls" codes for the BN/SF games:
Code: [Select]
Battle Network 1
820070E4 0001
Battle Network 2
82009684 0001
Battle Network 3
82009E04 0001
Battle Network 4
8200AD34 0001
Battle Network 4.5
82010290 0001
Battle Network 5
82013774 0001
Battle Network 5 DS
1219c25c 00000000
Battle Network 6 (Japanese Version)
82012114 0001
Operate Shooting Star (Hold A)
52063A88 02027198
12064A68 0000D103
D0000000 00000000
52063A88 02027198
94000130 FFFE0000
12064A68 000046C0
D2000000 00000000
Star Force (Hold A+B to Activate)
94000130 000003BC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003BC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003AC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003EC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003EC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000036C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000037C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000037C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000035C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003DC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003DC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000039C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
Star Force 2 (Hold A to Activate):
92145720 00009000
12145722 00009800
D2000000 00000000
94000130 FFFE0000
92145720 00009000
12145722 00002000
D2000000 00000000The following games are currently deemed unmappable for the following reasons:
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Classic Series:
+Mega Man Battle & Chase (GCN/PSX/PS2/XBOX) - 3D perspective
Super Adventure Rockman (PSX) - No real maps; game is a series of FMVs.
Mega Man: Powered Up (PSP) - 2.5D perspective
Mega Man Rush Marine (Mobile) - Mobile phone game.
X Series:
*Mega Man X: Command Mission (GCN/PS2) - 3D perspective
Maverick Hunter X (PSP) - 2.5D perspective
Battle Network Series:
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (GBA) - No real maps; game is a series of net battles.
Mega Man Network Transmission (GCN) - 2.5D perspective.
Rockman EXE N1 Battle (WSC) - No real maps; game is a series of net battles.
Rockman EXE: Phantom of Network (Mobile) - Mobile phone game.
Rockman EXE: Legend of Network (Mobile) - Mobile phone game.
Rockman EXE: The Medal Operation (Arcade) - Casino-style game machine.
Rockman EXE Battle Chip Stadium (Arcade) - No real maps; game is a series of net battles.
Legends Series:
*Mega Man Legends (PSX) - 3D perspective.
*Mega Man Legends 2: Episode 1 (PSX) - 3D perspective.
+Mega Man Legends 2 (PSX) - 3D perspective.
+The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PSX) - 3D perspective.
* - Indicates that game contains in-game maps which could possibly be captured.
+ - Indicates that a complete set of in-game maps is available on the site.
Post by: JonLeung on October 10, 2006, 09:36:30 pm
I'm playing ZX right now (well, it's on hold as I play Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime). Capcom also announced three different versions of Mega Man Star Force (known as Rebirth in Japan), a whole 'nother series, and so soon after ZX, sheesh.
I also find it funny that just last night I mentioned to Revned (who did a lot of the maps before being surpassed by Geminiman, whose name is the same as a Robot Master) that it's also funny that Pirate Man won our Robot Masters tournament yet he's the only one from the classic series whose stage isn't mapped yet (excluding the Mega Man 8 maps).
Also kind of funny is that I really really really like Toxic Seahorse's music for some weird hypnotic reason, and I don't remember much else about Mega Man X3...and yet that stage isn't done yet either but most of X3 is.
Funnily enough, I recently optimized every single .PNG image on the site, and the first maps were Mega Man III, the last maps were Mega Man X 3, unless you count the April Fool's maps, of which the last ones I compressed and the ones for this year were the Mega Man Solid X: Guns Of The Mavericks maps. Also, Revned's Mega Man III maps were the first Maps of the Month (May 2004), and Geminiman's and
Grizzly's work on Mega Man: The Wily Wars was the only time I got maps from the same game from different people on the same week, which led to the first collaboration here.
Funny.
Also, the two mappers whose names are the same as Robot Masters, Geminiman and TenguMan, are bosses that Mega Man has, in a sense, fought twice (excluding boss rematches). (Maybe the next mapper will be named Astro Man!) Okay, that's stretching the funniness of it all, so now I'm done.
The Mega Man Battle Network maps and Battle Network 2 maps on the site are some of the first maps I ever acquired, and the maps aren't organized or named properly. Plus, I never got far in any of the BN games myself (with the exception of Network Transmission on the GameCube), so that didn't help. They're well-done original maps, but it'd be nice to have properly named ripped maps. That might take a while though, but you'd think someone would do them, given the apparent popularity of them for there to be just about as many games in the series as other Mega Man series in only five years.
I also think it'll be cool to see all the 2D Mega Man maps done. At the moment, though, everyone seems to be working on finishing all the 2D Castlevania games. And it's funny...both Castlevania and Mega Man are by third-party developers (Konami and Capcom) and yet have had their original stars in Captain N: The Game Master! Boy, I just can't stop, apparently.
Post by: Revned on October 10, 2006, 10:23:10 pm
:P
Post by: JonLeung on October 10, 2006, 11:32:10 pm
Go make some maps. >_<
Post by: marioman on October 10, 2006, 02:31:32 pm
I did leave the 3D game out because there is no way to rip useful maps from them. Original maps are a possibility, but ripped maps are better.
Yeah, it would be neat to see all of the 2D maps finished. That is the reason I decided to put up this list - it will help identify which maps are yet to be ripped.
Post by: Dan on October 10, 2006, 06:02:07 pm
Post by: Revned on October 11, 2006, 08:10:01 am
Post by: JonLeung on October 11, 2006, 09:40:48 am
Last I heard, and this was a while ago, there are over 90 Rockman games released. You can find the exact number somewhere at the Capcom website.
I actually heard that they broke a hundred. They must include all the different versions of games, because when I got to 60 I was sure I was thinking of every conceivable series. I forgot Battle Network 4.5, but it's doubtful I could've forgotten a whole 30 or even 40 games. Perhaps they considered the two versions of Mega Man: Anniversary Collection as different (as far as I know they just had a different bonus video). There are various versions of X 3 (which despite being rare is like on the most consoles: Super NES, PC, PSX, Saturn). I think all X games except for 2 are also for the PC, actually (I've been trying to get a hold of X 7 and X 8 for the PC for a while now). Maybe they counted Mega Man & Bass for the GBA and Rockman & Forte for the Super Famicom as two different games. And recently I heard there are Battle Network games that use the physical chips (or chip-like things) like those found in the series, in an E-Reader-like device for a special version of Battle Network 6 but also used in toys and amusement machines. I wonder if they count them. Well, any arcade games I suppose they would, if that's what the "amusement machines" are. It still seems like a stretch. Maybe they count Japanese games and North American games and European games all as separate? In that case, 100 sounds too low, unless they never counted any of the spin-offs.
I think it's possible to get all of the 2D Mega Man games mapped at some point. Why not? It may take some urging to get the obscure ones (like the WonderSwan games or whatever), but the ones on the popular consoles are possible and likely soon enough, I'll wager.
Post by: marioman on October 11, 2006, 02:04:14 pm
My list should contain every Mega Man game that could be mapped. There are 21 non-Battle Network games that are left to map, and they all have around 15 maps. (That does not count the ones that are partially mapped.) The BN ones would add about 300 maps to that number, but that is another issue.
Personally, I would like to at least see the Main Series games mapped. I never really liked BN, and the maps for those games are so extensive that it will take a while to finish them. But, the Main Series maps should be a reasonable goal to reach.
Post by: marioman on November 27, 2006, 11:20:12 am
I have talked to Zeric, and he says that he has only three maps left for Mega Man 8! He just has the first three Wily levels left to do. I am hoping that he will put up the maps that he has done so far, but that is entirely up to him.
Since I still can't edit posts anymore, so just disregard the note on the list about contacting Zeric. I will update that note as soon as I possibly can.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on November 27, 2006, 01:51:42 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: Zeric on November 28, 2006, 11:53:14 pm
Post by: JonLeung on November 30, 2006, 08:35:23 am
Post by: TerraEsperZ on November 30, 2006, 09:45:14 am
Personally, I only include bosses, mini-bosses and enemies which are either integral to the gameplay, or part of a nifty secret or feature. For example, in Harmony Of Dissonance, there are two giant armors that aren't mini-bosses as such but can be pushed backward to accomplish something neat (one is crushed by giant gears and turns into pieces of armor for the player, and the other rolls down a flight of stairs and smashes a rock blocking a shop). The only other exception I've made is when a game has enemies that always start in the same spot and whose locations are more strategic, like in my Prince Of Persia 1 & 2 maps.
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: JonLeung on November 30, 2006, 10:34:13 am
I trust that you would do a good job if you decided you wanted to keep them in, Zeric. If you found a way to have enemies on the maps and they don't clutter them up, then that's fine...but if you have difficulties keeping that up throughout then it's probably best to leave them out, since it's unlikely anyone needs the maps during play to be aware of the exact location of every single minor enemy that's coming up.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on November 30, 2006, 06:13:04 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: Zeric on December 01, 2006, 12:55:36 am
Here is the part of MM8 I am having trouble with the backgrounds and it goes A LOT more lower then what I have already done.
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2271/mm8wt1uq3.png
BTW what level do I need to be able to edit my posts and why does it always add
when I click on preview message where I type my text?
Post by: RT 55J on December 01, 2006, 12:56:49 pm
To edit posts you need have 30 EXP.
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Dot? Dot. Dot!
Post by: TerraEsperZ on December 01, 2006, 02:56:48 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on December 02, 2006, 01:40:39 pm
I agree with Terra. The background doesn't have to be perfect.
As a matter of fact, I would doubt that parallax backgrounds could ever be ripped perfectly. For example, take the recurring clock tower on the Castlevania games. There is no possible way to have the tower facing the "correct" direction because it is constantly rotating as the player moves. Some compromise must be made to compensate for this
It is good to see some progress made. Good luck with the rest.
P.S.
Thanks to whoever took out the stray tags out of my last post. Crazy BB code. :)
Man, 30 EXP before a person can edit their own posts? At that rate, it may take me a while before I can update the list.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on December 02, 2006, 07:58:14 pm
All in all though, it can be a nice challenge to overcome ;)
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: JonLeung on December 21, 2006, 10:30:10 am
And where's Geminiman (the mapper)? Aside from the bosses in Mega Man 8, Pirate Man (from Mega Man & Bass) I believe is the only Robot Master whose stage isn't mapped, ironic considering that he won our Robot Master popularity contest over six months ago.
Post by: marioman on December 21, 2006, 04:33:14 pm
Aside from the bosses in Mega Man 8, Pirate Man (from Mega Man & Bass) I believe is the only Robot Master whose stage isn't mapped...
Correct. Aside from the MM8 bosses, Pirate Man is the last Robot Master to be mapped for the "main stream" classic games. Furthermore, if Zeric finishes the MM8 maps, then Pirate Man and King Level 1 (which is a very short level) will be the only levels left for the main stream games.
Post by: RT 55J on December 23, 2006, 01:07:02 pm
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Post by: marioman on December 23, 2006, 06:56:23 pm
Post by: RT 55J on December 23, 2006, 09:28:38 pm
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Dot? Dot. Dot!
Post by: marioman on January 29, 2007, 05:25:27 am
Yay! I can finally edit posts again. I added some new info and updated the status of Mega Man 8.
I found a two Mega Man Board maps at this site.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/nesteassprites/rockboard.html
I would think that this would be an easy rip.
We still have Mega Man & Bass and Mega Man X3 as our leaders in the race to completion. It is strange that they haven't been finished up yet.
Post by: marioman on February 18, 2007, 07:28:07 am
Geminiman has ripped two new Mega Man X maps. (Boomer Kuwanger and Spark Mandrill.) Hopefully this is a sign that he will be ripping maps more often. Stay tuned.
Post by: JonLeung on February 18, 2007, 08:40:28 am
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 18, 2007, 10:03:10 am
*Edit*
Cool, I managed to find it! See how geeky I was even back then:
Dear Mandi,
I really, really love your Mega Man Books! I really like the way you included Captain N and the others... OK, let?s cut to the point.
1)In your books, is there any hope of ever seeing the ?hidden side? of the main caracters? By this I mean, like Mega Man threatening Dr Wily and meaning it (after all, he?s alive and like the rest of us, he too can be violent or cruel)? Also, any hope of ever seeing Dr. Wily actually helping the good guys without this profiting him, like in that story when he tells Mega Man where to find the hyper-gravity chip (almost out of gratitude)? Your characters are very good, but I find them a bit too ?good guys/bad guys?.
2)Any thoughts of making Roll a bioroid? I know, you probably don?t want that, but I think she?s a little too boring as she is presently...
Thanks for listening!
- TerraSPR
1) Oh yeah, Wily has tons of Light in him. It?s so much fun! Course, he won?t admit it. He might not even be aware of it. Mega Man is pretty much good. No getting around that, though of course he?ll still get angry, and he seems to have grown bitter in the later years. Bass, on the other hand, is a trip. If Break Man is Chaotic/Good then Bass is most certainly Chaotic/Evil... or maybe just chaotic, heh heh...
2) That comes later. ;)
I really, really love your Mega Man Books! I really like the way you included Captain N and the others... OK, let?s cut to the point.
1)In your books, is there any hope of ever seeing the ?hidden side? of the main caracters? By this I mean, like Mega Man threatening Dr Wily and meaning it (after all, he?s alive and like the rest of us, he too can be violent or cruel)? Also, any hope of ever seeing Dr. Wily actually helping the good guys without this profiting him, like in that story when he tells Mega Man where to find the hyper-gravity chip (almost out of gratitude)? Your characters are very good, but I find them a bit too ?good guys/bad guys?.
2)Any thoughts of making Roll a bioroid? I know, you probably don?t want that, but I think she?s a little too boring as she is presently...
Thanks for listening!
- TerraSPR
1) Oh yeah, Wily has tons of Light in him. It?s so much fun! Course, he won?t admit it. He might not even be aware of it. Mega Man is pretty much good. No getting around that, though of course he?ll still get angry, and he seems to have grown bitter in the later years. Bass, on the other hand, is a trip. If Break Man is Chaotic/Good then Bass is most certainly Chaotic/Evil... or maybe just chaotic, heh heh...
2) That comes later. ;)
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on February 18, 2007, 11:01:22 am
Post by: marioman on February 25, 2007, 11:15:39 am
Geminiman has ripped another Mega Man X map! Hopefully he will be able to finish mapping that game soon.
By the way, how are Zeric's Mega Man 8 maps coming along? If he finishes MM8, and if someone rips the two maps from Mega Man and Bass, then all of the mainstream Classic Mega Man games will be fully mapped. (Aside from the Gameboy games - which aren't exactly mainstream.)
Post by: marioman on March 04, 2007, 10:07:43 am
Geminiman has ripped Sting Chameleon's level. That leaves Mega Man X with 5 maps to go.
I did a little re-formatting in order to make the list a little easier to read.
Post by: marioman on March 17, 2007, 04:07:02 pm
I guess Geminiman decided to try another Mega Man X3 map. He has ripped the second Dr. Doppler stage. Two to go for X3!
Post by: JonLeung on March 17, 2007, 04:40:38 pm
I removed it from your list for you.
That just leaves one Dr. Doppler stage.
Post by: Frenkel on March 25, 2007, 06:48:45 am
http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dynafs4.png
Is there someone here who would like to add the enemies to the maps?
Post by: marioman on March 25, 2007, 11:28:51 am
In that case, you could just add items, and a sprite of the boss at the end, and the map would be done!
I am very excited to see this progress. Is there any chance that you could do Mega Man III for PC too?
Just for reference, there are sprite sheets of the bosses and the enemies for this game at the following site:
http://themechanicalmaniacs.com/imagegalleries/SG-PC.php
Thank you. Keep up the good work!
Post by: TerraEsperZ on March 26, 2007, 10:44:43 am
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on March 31, 2007, 03:46:59 pm
What happened to Frenkel? I would like to see some more of those PC maps. While I am on the subject, am I correct in assuming that there is an Intro Stage in Mega Man PC? If not, I can fix it.
Post by: JonLeung on March 31, 2007, 05:01:52 pm
"X 3: The Last Map". Heh.
By the way, am I the only one that calls it "Mega Man X 3" and not "Mega Man X3"? Since X is not a number, and Mega Man X itself is a distinct series from Mega Man (Classic), and the number is also written differently than the X, I would think it should be "X 3". I'm being anal, but I mean, you wouldn't say "Lethal Weapon4", would you? You'd say "Lethal Weapon 4". With the possible exceptions of weird things like "Alien3", I would put a space in there before the number...
Post by: marioman on March 31, 2007, 06:40:14 pm
Post by: Frenkel on April 01, 2007, 09:06:16 am
http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=securjs3.png
http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sonicor1.png
http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=voltav7.png
http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dynafs4.png
http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wileygx8.png
I probably won't do Mega Man III for the PC anytime soon, because it uses a more complicated compression algorithm than Mega Man I and I haven't figured it out what it exactly does.
Post by: marioman on April 01, 2007, 11:22:00 am
I will update my list as soon as the maps are uploaded to the actual site.
Post by: JonLeung on April 01, 2007, 04:06:28 pm
If only I could find my disk (as I said, I actually bought the game long ago) I would do it myself...
Post by: TerraEsperZ on April 01, 2007, 06:56:55 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: JonLeung on April 01, 2007, 08:22:53 pm
Post by: marioman on April 01, 2007, 09:54:58 pm
Post by: Frenkel on April 02, 2007, 03:05:39 am
Here's some proof:
http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/news/duke/
http://www.student.tue.nl/p/f.a.m.smeijers/sfp/games/duke1.htm
http://dosclassics.com/duke/1other.php
http://dosclassics.com/duke/2other.php
(BTW is there a way to make these links clickable?)
Post by: TerraEsperZ on April 02, 2007, 05:53:27 am
Oh and Frenkel, basic abilities like being able to make links with the tags isn't available to new users... Yeah, it sucks.
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on April 02, 2007, 10:48:06 am
Post by: marioman on May 01, 2007, 06:47:04 am
Post by: marioman on May 14, 2007, 07:11:33 am
It looks like Geminiman is going to work on Mega Man X2 next. He has ripped maps for Crystal Snail and Wheel Gator. 8 to go...
Post by: JonLeung on May 20, 2007, 08:05:48 pm
EDIT: Okay, the Mega Man (PC) maps are up. You can check them off your list, marioman.
Post by: marioman on May 21, 2007, 07:29:23 am
OK, as Jon said, Mega Man PC is done. I am impressed with the way that Frenkel figured out how to rip them. Thanks a lot!
Also, two more Mega Man X2 maps have been ripped. X-Hunter Base Stages 4 and 5 have been added. Geminiman is really moving through X2. I would guess it will be finished in the next month or so.
Post by: JonLeung on May 27, 2007, 02:47:56 pm
Post by: marioman on May 27, 2007, 07:49:39 pm
OK, done. Thanks. I also added a 5 or less section for Mega Man X2. Geminiman is on the home stretch.
I am still pondering ZX. I may be able to figure out exactly how many maps should be made in the next few weeks. It is a little difficult to determine because the world is not exactly continuous like Castlevania or Metroid. It looks like there are doors that you can go through and end up on the other side of the background. That makes it a little confusing.
Post by: marioman on June 09, 2007, 06:46:17 pm
I would think that there should be one large map for the following reason:
The advantage of mapping by sub-areas is that the map will not be broken up as in Mandi's map. On the other hand, some of the sub-areas have multiple rooms, and the discontinuities will exist anyway. (But the number of discontinuities will be slightly reduced.) If there will be discontinuities anyway, I say that we just make one big map.
Any feedback? If I can get some input, I will update the first post to reflect whatever decision is made.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on June 09, 2007, 06:59:47 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on June 10, 2007, 01:16:10 pm
If a big map is put together, it will look similar to this:
http://www.interordi.com/mega_man_pc/games/mmzx/maps/OverallMap.gif
Is you can see, there will be some discontinuities when you go through one of those doors in the background.
However, there will still be discontinuities in many sub-areas. Here is an example for Area C-1:
http://www.interordi.com/mega_man_pc/games/mmzx/maps/AreaC-1.PNG
Post by: marioman on June 19, 2007, 10:48:34 am
1. I decided that it would probably be best to rip Mega Man ZX on an area-by-area basis. I tried to make a big map using the area maps on Mega Man PC, but it would just be too discontinuous to be useful.
2. I found that is the Mega Man Zero world is cleverly mapped, it can be reduced to just three maps. Now Mega Man Zero is in the 5 maps or less category.
That's all for now.
Post by: marioman on September 16, 2007, 06:51:53 pm
Geminiman has given a huge load of maps that actually complete two games! The first is a map for the Secret Factory in Mega Man X3. I forgot about that one, but Geminiman didn't. Now Mega Man X3 should be complete.
Geminiman has also ripped the remaining maps for Mega Man & Bass. (Pirate Man & King Stage 1) Hence completing that game.
Additionally, he has ripped the Weapons Research Factory from Mega Man Zero 3.
Great job Geminiman. I am glad to see an update.
Post by: Rew on September 16, 2007, 07:19:08 pm
So everything is complete from the main series except Mega Man 8, which still has nothing. BTW, since Zeric has ripped almost everything from this game (except the Wily levels), why isn't what he has on the site yet? =(
As for the X series, here's what we're missing from the original Mega Man X:
- Introduction Stage
- Chill Penguin
- Storm Eagle
- Armored Armadillo
- Flame Mammoth
Of course, it would be neat to show the changed stages (e.g. Flame Mammoth's factory frozen over), but I think getting all the regular maps up should be a priority first. =)
Mega Man X2 (which I just beat today, yay!):
- Overdrive Ostrich
- Wire Sponge
- X-Hunter Base Stage 1
- X-Hunter Base Stage 2
- X-Hunter Base Stage 3
We still need the full game map rips of Mega Man Xtreme 2 (to complement the full game rip of the original Xtreme of course).
Also, minus the training mode of X5, we have nothing from the PSX Mega Man X games (X4, X5, X6). I know they were included by the original poster in hopes of being ripped, but are those even rippable? The graphics are much more complex than the 8-bit and 16-bit Mega Man titles.
On the Game Boy MM classic series, it looks everything's complete for MMI-III (although is Wily stage 1 missing from MMIII, or is that what the "Giant Suzy" is?). Will we be seeing MMIV and MMV in the near future, I wonder? (And hope!)
But all in all, looking very good here--kudos!
P.S. Marioman beat me to it! =P
Post by: marioman on September 23, 2007, 08:58:03 am
Geminiman has given us another Mega Man Zero 3 map. The Energy Facility is now available.
On an unrelated note, I really like this level because it is really stealthy and the music for it is great.
Post by: marioman on September 28, 2007, 01:40:10 pm
A minor update here.
I bought links tags, so I updated the links in the first post. I also consolidated some of my footnotes.
Since Mega Man Star Force is out in the US and Japan, I figured that I would at least add it to the list for now. Since there isn't really much interest in Battle Network maps on the part of most people here (including myself), I may remove them from the list eventually. Besides, there are other BN fans that are willing to put forth the effort to map them anyway.
A note has also been added that MegaBoy has ripped most of the in-game ZX Advent maps just as he did for ZX.
That is all. Carry on.
Post by: marioman on September 30, 2007, 11:48:39 am
I guess this weekend's update is finished, so I updated the list.
Geminiman is continuing his GBA trend, but is now working on Mega Man Zero 4. The Hibernation Chamber and the Particle Beam levels have been ripped.
Post by: marioman on October 13, 2007, 08:51:03 pm
Three more Mega Man Zero 4 maps have been ripped by Geminiman. The ones in this set are the Hanging Garders, Ragnarok Core and Underground Forest.
On the subject of Mega Man Zero. I was doing a 100% run of Mega Man Zero 3 the other day, and I needed a map of the Sunken Library. To my dismay, that map has not been ripped yet. I had to draw a map out by hand instead. You guys are letting me down. :P
Post by: marioman on October 28, 2007, 08:01:16 am
Surprise, surprise. We got a Mega Man Zero 2 map this week. The Shuttle Factory stage has been ripped. Geminiman must be trying out each Mega Man Zero game in order to figure out which one will be the easiest to map.
Post by: JonLeung on November 26, 2007, 10:20:03 pm
Post by: marioman on November 26, 2007, 11:43:15 pm
Update 11/26/07:
I...I can't believe it! ZERIC FINISHED HIS MEGA MAN 8 MAPS!!!!! I am absolutely stunned - he said that he was making progress, but I didn't know that he was so close to completion.
Congrats Zeric you have officially completed the mainstream Classic Mega Man series maps! And I must say that they look great. The "troublesome" maps like Frost Man and Wily Fortress 1 ended up looking amazing.
I would continue to chatter more, but I would really like to take a really good look at these maps.
Congratulations and thank you to Zeric.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on November 27, 2007, 08:41:53 am
Of course, knowing my luck, someone will post his while I'm still doing mine (most likely Geminiman)...
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on November 27, 2007, 05:28:04 pm
If you will let me know how many maps you think will be in the map set, I will update the list.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on November 27, 2007, 08:59:34 pm
-Underground Laboratory
-Desert/Hidden Base/Resistance Base/Disposal Center/Subway/Energy Factory
-"Stop The Train"
-Neo Arcadia Shrine/Tower/Core
But ideally, I'd like to make a default overall map, with separate maps for all the missions as well as those areas that are different in-between or after a mission, like the collapsed Underground Laboratory.
To be honest, the interconnected nature of the areas have made separating the maps harder, since objects, doors and even backgrounds change as you visit and revisit stages. I've sent a mail to Geminiman to make sure I'm not stepping on his toes with this, but even if I'm not, I'd prefer to be farther along with my maps before commiting myself. I've already got a plate full waiting for me, as JonLeung will no doubt remind me (Battletoads, Sonic CD, too many others to count).
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: JonLeung on December 12, 2007, 07:59:39 pm
How is it that in this entire topic, you never mentioned Mega Man: The Power Battle?
Post by: marioman on December 12, 2007, 09:33:29 pm
Thanks Jon, and thanks to Will for bringing that to our attention.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on December 13, 2007, 11:10:41 am
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
B*tch, meet reality. Reality, meet b*tch. - Me
Post by: marioman on December 13, 2007, 11:45:37 am
Post by: TerraEsperZ on January 12, 2008, 11:36:23 pm
As for Mega Man V, it's about half-way done. I'm also having problem deciding how to present the Jupiter map considering that the layout changes depending on which path you choose when given the chance; I'll be posting about it tomorrow too in its own thread.
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man IV (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: Revned on January 13, 2008, 01:13:07 am
Post by: TerraEsperZ on January 13, 2008, 01:59:10 am
Oh, and see you in AIM this week. Yes, I'm actually back at last.
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man IV (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: marioman on January 13, 2008, 08:25:44 pm
Post by: JonLeung on January 13, 2008, 08:30:40 pm
Post by: marioman on January 14, 2008, 06:02:47 am
For those who are concerned, there is a new translation patch for Mega Man Board at <url>http://www.interordi.com/mega_man_pc/(Mega Man PC)</url>. It will most definitely help potential mappers.
Post by: JonLeung on January 22, 2008, 12:52:45 pm
You know, I don't think I've EVER seen that link to Mega Man IV (or 4) for the NES. Weird. I usually take the mouse pointer over it to see where it goes and Mega Man & Bass comes up so often.
Post by: marioman on January 22, 2008, 07:23:00 pm
Post by: JonLeung on January 22, 2008, 09:00:14 pm
Other than straight-up numbered stages for many arcade (or arcade-style) games (ie. Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, etc.), the Mega Man games are usually incredibly simple to put up.
Post by: marioman on January 27, 2008, 06:58:48 pm
Post by: JonLeung on January 27, 2008, 07:27:04 pm
Will Mallia is good about completing map sets so we may eventually see all of it ripped.
Post by: marioman on January 27, 2008, 07:43:27 pm
Well, if Will can give me an estimate of how many maps he has left, I will update the list. It is interesting to me that someone is willing to tackle the BN games. Good luck.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 02, 2008, 11:54:40 pm
On the upside, I *did* play through all 6 NES Mega Man games which made me realize just how different they all are from one another (for example, Mega Man IV is really tough, especially if you try to beat all the bosses with the Mega Buster alone. Mega Man V however is much easier in this respect). Anyway, I've always wanted to contribute to mapping the original games but they've been done for a while now. However, I've done two things that might apply, provided that JonLeung would take them, in which case I would put a header on them...
Yep, it's a map of the ending for the first Mega Man game. A lot of palette changes happen throughout, so for this raw map, the color changes at the spot where Mega Man stands when they happen. Of course, it looks really ugly, so I did another one with more seamless transitions (it was a bitch to figure out how to use mask layers for the effect):
It doesn't look like a NES map anymore, but it's much more pleasing to the eyes.
And finally, a map of Mega Man II's intro which was obviously less challenging to do:
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: JonLeung on February 03, 2008, 03:01:00 pm
Not sure which of the two Mega Man endings I would prefer, though...
And, hey, doesn't Mega Man III have an ending where he's walking through a forest or something?
And I STILL haven't encountered Mega Man IV on that randomizing link!
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 03, 2008, 04:11:26 pm
Since I'm at it, I'll go ahead and map the ending for Mega Man III and IV. III's is pretty straight and I'll include Dr Light's notes for the Robot Masters; as for IV, I'll have to be creative since while the skyline scrolls by, the train on the bottom doesn't so expanding it to cover the whole map might not be perfect but I'll come up with something.
I like mapping things that are out of the ordinary :)
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: marioman on February 03, 2008, 07:22:36 pm
I added Mega Man Soccer to the list. It is a simple set of 12 maps, so it should be an easy rip for someone who knows what they are doing.
Those "maps" look good Terra. Personally, I like the non-transitioned map the best. The gradients (especially the blue/red one) look a little weird to me. But, that's just my opinion. Good job!
Post by: Rew on February 04, 2008, 08:22:52 pm
Post by: RT 55J on February 04, 2008, 08:33:15 pm
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Dot? Dot. Dot!
Post by: JonLeung on February 04, 2008, 10:13:44 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 04, 2008, 10:32:34 pm
I'm still not sure how to do the final presentations, but if people are interested, I can post the raw captures for both Mega Man and Mega Man IV. I'm not too hot on sharing these for the obvious reason that deep down, I don't really want someone else to come up with better finished products than me but that would be selfish so what the heck :P?
Mega Man:
Mega Man IV:
(this one is messy because the bottom also has the finished map with and without gradients, as well as my solution to extend the train across the whole map and create divisions between train cars without making up new tiles. The poles or whatever those things are spaced according to my calculations of how fast they went by; they loop after 1408 pixels and I'm 95% confident in that estimate)
Anyway, that's all I'll say tonight. My brain is shutting down as I speak...
*thump*
*snores*
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: marioman on February 05, 2008, 05:23:21 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 05, 2008, 05:58:20 pm
I'll try doing some more dithering with the MM1 ending. Although I didn't post it, I tried using a 16 pixels wide 50/50 dithering for every palette transition but the colors change so much that it really doesn't help much. Perhaps a larger dithering zone with a more gradual transition might work... Anyway, I'll keep you posted.
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: marioman on February 10, 2008, 06:05:23 pm
Also, Will ripped about 1/3 of the maps from Mega Man: The Power Fighters. I am sure that my number up there is wrong, so I will have to do some recalculating here in a little while.
Thanks for the maps Will.
Post by: Rew on February 11, 2008, 10:21:59 am
But I guess that's all up to Geminiman. It's just hard with them being the only incomplete ones so far (well, except the BN maps of course). ;0)
Post by: marioman on February 18, 2008, 02:13:48 pm
OK, this weekend Will Malia put up some more Power Fighters and Battle Network maps. He is about 2/3 of the way through the Power Fighters. Hopefully he will finish them next weekend.
Additionally, Geminiman finished the map for the Abandoned Research Lab from Mega Man Zero 3.
Thanks to you both.
Post by: DarkWolf on February 18, 2008, 03:02:54 pm
Post by: JonLeung on February 25, 2008, 07:17:58 am
This past weekend, I put up the remaining third of the Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters (Arcade) maps.
Post by: marioman on February 25, 2008, 12:52:07 pm
One point of significance about Will's maps is that the Mega Man Anniversary Collection is now fully mapped. Additionally, all of the non-BN Mega Man arcade games have been mapped.
Thanks Will.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 25, 2008, 02:24:02 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: JonLeung on February 25, 2008, 05:58:33 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 25, 2008, 07:04:28 pm
Cool, I found the link to them. You can see them here on the GameTrailers forums. I swear, the guy is an insatiable mapping machine...
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Post by: marioman on February 25, 2008, 07:30:52 pm
PLEASE SUBMIT THOSE WONDERSWAN MAPS!!!
That is a rather obscure game, and those maps would be a great addition to the maps here.
Battle & Chase cannot be mapped unless you want the in-game track maps. As for Rockman Strategy, the game is really hard to find. Also, don't forget about the Game Gear game.
Post by: JonLeung on February 25, 2008, 08:30:52 pm
The mapped Mega Man game from the WonderSwan would be good. I'm tired of all these atlases that have, like, one map. All we have for the WonderSwan is a Final Fantasy map that just about anyone would rather look up a different version of. :P
Looks like the WonderSwan game is a whole new game. But "Aircon Man"? WTF?
Post by: RT 55J on February 25, 2008, 09:54:11 pm
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Dot? Dot. Dot!
Post by: marioman on February 26, 2008, 04:33:54 am
When I first saw this game, I thought that they brought back Air Man from MM2. But as RT-55J said, he is Air Conditioner<\i> Man. Capcom recognizes this game as official though. In ZX Advent, you can get a secret disk that is a comic book based on Konro (Grill) Man.
Post by: Rew on March 01, 2008, 10:08:44 pm
Geminiman has decided to return to the original MMX and gave us an extra map, that of Flame Mammoth's stage. We can only hope this is an indicator that he's planning on finishing off the SNES X series maps soon! =D
(And take a wild guess as to what my two favorite games are in the Mega Man franchise. =P)
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"So this is what it's like..."
- Spark Mandrill
Post by: JonLeung on March 01, 2008, 10:10:28 pm
Post by: marioman on March 02, 2008, 12:16:20 pm
And Zeric submitted his Mega Man & Bass Wonderswan maps which completes that game! Although the Clock Men map link goes nowhere at the moment...
Thanks to Geminiman and Zeric.
Post by: Will on March 11, 2008, 12:01:01 am
Post by: marioman on March 11, 2008, 04:49:29 am
There is a Gameshark cheat for BN which allows you to walk though walls. People use it to rip BN backgrounds and levels. I am looking for it, but can't remember where I saw it. I'll let you know if I find anything.
Post by: Will on March 11, 2008, 09:38:42 am
Post by: TerraEsperZ on March 11, 2008, 10:46:46 am
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: Sonic CD (Sega CD), Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES)
Post by: marioman on March 11, 2008, 02:41:28 pm
Walk Through Walls (BN1)
820070E4 0001
Source: Sprites Inc. There are lots of other codes (including walk through walls for BN 2-3) on that page. I have also seen walk through walls for BN 4-6, but I don't see them on that page. I can look for those too if you want.
Hope that this helps.
Post by: Will on March 12, 2008, 09:53:15 am
Post by: marioman on March 12, 2008, 02:11:46 pm
Post by: marioman on March 13, 2008, 03:43:59 pm
Battle Network 1
820070E4 0001
Battle Network 2
82009684 0001
Battle Network 3
82009E04 0001
Battle Network 4
8200AD34 0001
Battle Network 4.5
Walk Through Walls
82010290 0001
Battle Network 5
B9747D4D 2CBD
Battle Network 6
92023C9C D016
Star Force (Hold A+B to Activate)
94000130 000003BC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003BC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003AC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003EC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003EC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000036C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000037C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000037C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000035C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003DC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003DC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000039C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
820070E4 0001
Battle Network 2
82009684 0001
Battle Network 3
82009E04 0001
Battle Network 4
8200AD34 0001
Battle Network 4.5
Walk Through Walls
82010290 0001
Battle Network 5
B9747D4D 2CBD
Battle Network 6
92023C9C D016
Star Force (Hold A+B to Activate)
94000130 000003BC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003BC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003AC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003EC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003EC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000036C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000037C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000037C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 00002000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000035C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003DC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000000
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 000003DC
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
94000130 0000039C
621AC808 00000000
B21AC808 00000000
D9000000 00000004
D4000000 FFFFE000
D6000000 00000004
D2000000 00000000
I am looking for ones for Star Force 2 and Battle Network 5 DS, but I haven't found them yet. I'll just update this post if I can get my hands on them.
Enjoy.
Post by: Rew on March 15, 2008, 09:45:59 am
Good Lord, think they made that Star Force code long enough?? =P
Also, another Xgasm this weekend as Storm Eagle joins the ranks of the completed thanks to Geminiman! Now all that remains is Armored Armadillo, Chill Penguin, and the Intro Stage before the greatest Mega Man game ever made is complete and fully mapped! =D
(And hopefully, X2 won't be far behind. ;0)
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"So this is what it's like..."
- Spark Mandrill
Post by: RT 55J on March 15, 2008, 01:42:54 pm
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Dot? Dot. Dot!
Post by: marioman on March 15, 2008, 03:08:02 pm
Post by: RT 55J on March 15, 2008, 04:35:28 pm
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Dot? Dot. Dot!
Post by: marioman on March 15, 2008, 06:30:26 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on March 15, 2008, 07:11:33 pm
Considering how long it took to harmonize a total of two colors for some Sonic CD levels (we're talking going back and altering the colors of several hundreds of images), I can understand that people don't want to take this stage on.
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Current projects: Sonic CD (Sega CD), Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES)
Post by: Will on March 16, 2008, 12:38:35 pm
Post by: marioman on March 16, 2008, 01:41:10 pm
Updated list with Geminiman's Storm Eagle map. Only three to go. Thanks.
Still no MMV maps from Terra though. :P
Will said:
Has anyone seen the maps in the www.interordi.com website?
Yep, look at the footnote of my first post. That site is rather nice. Be sure to check out their Rockboard translation project. They have in-game maps for both ZX games, and many original/semi-ripped maps for much of the BN series. As you said, your maps include the backgrounds, so they differ from Mega Boy's maps in their own respect.
Post by: JonLeung on April 05, 2008, 08:54:34 pm
Can someone help with the ordering of these? I never played the BN games.
Post by: marioman on April 05, 2008, 09:30:28 pm
Post by: Rew on April 06, 2008, 02:23:11 pm
Also, looking up at the intro stage issue from Mega Man X--wow, it's amazing how I'd never even noticed that before! (And I'd been playing that game since 8th grade.) I'm thinking marioman's PC version recommendation might be the best for that intro stage.
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Post by: marioman on April 18, 2008, 06:28:37 am
OK, Zeric just finished Mega Man Xtreme 2. Great job! This leaves only 8 pre-Playstation era games that need to be ripped. Mega Man V has been ripped by both Terra and Zeric, but neither of them have submitted their maps. A Mega Man V submission would complete the GB/GBC Mega Man games.
Oh, and Zeric has another project that he let me in on. It may show up on the site later today...
Post by: JonLeung on April 18, 2008, 07:16:47 pm
Oh, and Zeric has another project that he let me in on. It may show up on the site later today...
Thanks Zeric.
Thanks Zeric.
Did you mean the opening highway stage from Mega Man X that seems to have been so elusive?
Post by: marioman on April 18, 2008, 08:06:52 pm
Zeric said:
It was not the PC version I used but the SNES version, with the help of BGMapper. Then I used a palette change on the Spycopter, I think thats what they are called.
So he used some type of external program to rip it.
Great job Zeric.
Post by: Will on April 19, 2008, 12:38:10 am
Post by: marioman on April 19, 2008, 06:22:02 am
Post by: RT 55J on April 19, 2008, 10:03:10 am
If you are still interested in ripping Mega Man maps, there is that Game Gear version of Mega Man. I know that the SMS is not the same thing as the GG, but it's Sega anyway. Just a recommendation.
IIRC the only practical difference between the GG and SMS is that the GG has a smaller screen and larger color palette. In all other respects the hardware is identical.
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Post by: Will on April 19, 2008, 11:17:25 am
Speaking of Megaman, I begin to get a little irritated that Dr. Wily survives countless times. I only wish you could call in some games Dr. Smelly for a change to make him comical. You'd bursting out with laughter to have a Megaman game with Dr. Smelly instead of Wily.
Post by: JonLeung on April 19, 2008, 12:56:50 pm
Post by: marioman on April 19, 2008, 01:37:13 pm
You were right marioman. Gamegear is worth mapping and I am really enjoying it as I play through.
Glad to be of assistance. I will be looking forward to seeing the finished maps.
Will Said:
The NES game Megaman Board, I think it's real title is "Wily & Light No Rockboard: That's Paradise".
Yes, but that name is too long anyway. :P It is kind of how I left out the subtitles for the rest of the Classic Mega Man games. Just makes it a little more compact.
JonLeung Said:
For however little it matters, Dr. Wily's Lab in Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash Of Super Heroes has been mapped by Geminiman... :P
Neat. I forgot about that cameo.
Post by: Will on April 20, 2008, 03:39:38 am
Post by: marioman on April 20, 2008, 05:18:46 am
Post by: JonLeung on April 20, 2008, 08:51:35 am
I'm guessing that's a submission? Should I put it up?
Heheh, in Japanese the filename would be "Rockman-StoneMan.png". :P
Post by: Will on April 20, 2008, 10:43:16 am
@Jon - Putting it would be a good way to show Megaman fans a fine example of a Gamegear map, but I can wait till the weekend.
Post by: JonLeung on April 20, 2008, 01:05:03 pm
In any case, I did have time anyway, so it's up. :P
Shouldn't this game have had V and VI bosses, not IV and V? I'm confused...
Post by: Will on April 20, 2008, 01:22:22 pm
Post by: marioman on April 20, 2008, 02:33:36 pm
Post by: JonLeung on April 20, 2008, 05:20:25 pm
Obviously there's no hard and fast rule; they probably didn't know if they would've made a sequel after the first one, perhaps the inclusion of MM II bosses was supposed to be a surprise and they didn't originally plan to have staggered rosters for future sequels or whatever.
After all, I put up Xtreme 2 maps last week, and noticed that it has some bosses from X, X 2, AND X 3.
Capcom can do whatever they want. No point trying to make any particular sense out of them. (Oh, Resident Evil 4 sold best on GameCube and the Wii version also did much higher than expectations? Awesome, therefore let's NOT put RE 5 on a Nintendo platform! >_<)
ANYWAY, I never did play the Game Boy Mega Man games. When I decided I would make time for them, I was waiting for the Anniversary Collection for the GBA that never did come out as far as I know. :(
Post by: marioman on April 21, 2008, 01:35:12 pm
Post by: JonLeung on April 21, 2008, 06:48:35 pm
I just finished X 8 last night. It's like this is right on cue (though I finished it on Easy, where I don't get to see the ending...phooey).
Post by: marioman on April 21, 2008, 07:36:24 pm
Having knowledge of future events doesn't count as "psychic" if someone told you
Why not? That's people do that on TV all of the time. And they make truckloads of money while they're at it.
X8 seems interesting. I don't have a PS2, but I would consider getting the PC version. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. I would also like to get X7 for the PC, but the PC version was only available in Korea.
Post by: JonLeung on April 21, 2008, 08:35:48 pm
Those are the kinds of games that are more common in their console form, it seems. I've seen one of the later X games available from one of those legal buy-a-download sites when they seemed to be advertising a lot on GameFAQs, but otherwise they're hard to find.
Post by: marioman on April 21, 2008, 08:38:42 pm
Post by: JonLeung on April 21, 2008, 09:02:19 pm
So Chill Penguin's and Armored Armadillo's stages are up. Get your dash boots and your Hadokens, etc.
Post by: marioman on April 22, 2008, 04:21:38 am
Post by: Rew on April 22, 2008, 08:30:57 am
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Post by: marioman on April 26, 2008, 07:45:51 pm
Will has ripped another Mega Man GG map. This time it is Napalm Man. This leaves 5 maps for the game, so I updated the 5 or fewer list. Thanks Will.
Post by: Will on April 27, 2008, 12:29:51 am
Post by: marioman on April 27, 2008, 12:06:00 pm
Post by: Will on April 28, 2008, 12:18:57 am
Post by: marioman on April 29, 2008, 07:17:45 am
Mega Man Board is actually a really fun game. It has been accused of being just a straight Monopoly clone, but I think that in some aspects it is better than Monopoly. The main difference between it and Monopoly is the fact that anyone can build on a piece of property. (Whereas in Monopoly only the property owner can build on his own property.) So if Player 1 builds on Player 2's property, then they have to split all rent that is taken in. Very interesting gameplay.
Thanks again for the maps Will.
Post by: Will on April 29, 2008, 09:26:45 am
Post by: marioman on April 30, 2008, 06:42:49 am
Post by: Will on May 01, 2008, 05:19:22 am
Post by: Will on May 02, 2008, 03:30:02 pm
Post by: marioman on May 02, 2008, 03:59:20 pm
Post by: Will on May 03, 2008, 12:03:11 pm
Post by: JonLeung on May 03, 2008, 12:49:48 pm
If you've mapped the NES game, you've mapped the arcade game. ROMs are indeed available if you look on the Internet hard enough, and you'll need also need the PlayChoice-10 BIOS ROM if you're going to try it in arcade emulators like MAME. I really should consider taking them off of the arcade games listing. I've been trying to think up of way to clear up the clutter caused by remakes and ports anyway...
(In the movie "The Wizard", the main character (Jimmy, I think his name was) practices NES games in the arcades on the way to the Video Armageddon tournament in Los Angeles. At the casino arcade, I remember seeing that it was indeed a PlayChoice-10 cabinet.)
The Super Nintendo had a similar system, the much-shorter-lived "Nintendo Super System", I think it was called.
EDIT: Found an article about the PlayChoice/PlayChoice-10:
http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/nes/history/nes_arcade.html
Anyway, is anyone considering mapping Mega Man Soccer? :P We must be close to finishing classic Mega Man by now!
Post by: marioman on May 03, 2008, 04:38:30 pm
And I guess Dr. Wily did something smart for once in Mega Man for the Game Gear. Hiding in Quick Man's level was a very good choice. All of the rest of his fortresses are was too easy. (With the possible exception of the first two games.)
There are now three classic games games left: Mega Man V, Mega Man Soccer, and Mega Man III PC. We have TWO mappers who have ripped Mega Man V, but neither of them have their maps on the site. Maybe now that Terra is back from China, he will finish them up. I PM'd Frenkel a few days ago to see if he ever figured out the Mega Man III PC maps, but he hasn't gotten back with me yet. That just leaves Mega Man Soccer.
Huh, there is only one game with 5 or fewer maps left to rip. I guess I will have to do something about that...
Post by: Will on May 04, 2008, 07:41:33 am
1. Lan's Residence, Lan's Bedroom
2. Lan's Residence, Kitchen & Lounge
3. ACDC Town
4. Mayl's Residence, Kitchen & Lounge
5. Mayl's Residence, Mayl's Bedroom
6. Yai's Residence
7. Dex's Residence
8. Dencity School, Foyer
9. Dencity School, 1st Grader Corridor
10. Dencity School, Clinic
11. Dencity School, AV Room
12. Dencity School, Grade 1 Classroom A
13. Dencity School, Grade 1 Classroom B
14. Dencity School, 5th Grader Corridor
15. Dencity School, Library
16. Dencity School, Grade 5 Classroom A
17. Dencity School, Grade 5 Classroom B
18. Dencity School, Staff Corridor
19. Dencity School, Janitor's Room
20. Dencity School, Courtyard
21. Higsby's Chip Shop
22. ACDC Subway Station
23. Government Complex Subway Station
24. Government Complex
25. Waterworks Lobby
26. W-Works, Sci Lab Hallway
27. Science Lab Lobby
28. Science Lab, Dr. Hikari's research centre
29. Waterworks, Construction Matter Office
30. Waterworks, Pumping Computer Station
31. Waterworks, Pumping room
32. Waterworks, Filtration room
I will resume work on the software map order once I have mapped every Hardware map there is available. I hope this helps and the order gets updated.
Post by: marioman on May 04, 2008, 09:37:05 am
Post by: Will on May 05, 2008, 12:09:26 pm
Post by: marioman on May 05, 2008, 06:17:53 pm
I also updated the map count for BN1. :P
Post by: JonLeung on May 06, 2008, 04:59:47 pm
Post by: marioman on May 06, 2008, 06:35:39 pm
Post by: Will on May 07, 2008, 10:00:26 am
Post by: marioman on May 08, 2008, 12:00:11 pm
Post by: Will on May 11, 2008, 05:06:58 am
I see Marioman wants to know the precise map count as soon as possible and the total of Battle Network maps on this site is 73 (Certainly there's more to come).
Post by: JonLeung on May 19, 2008, 08:52:37 am
At first I thought it was "Mega Man: A Mini-Game", but the "a" is there because it's Mega Man Alpha. Which sounds very much like a possible Mega Man spin-off if Capcom were to be influenced by their own Street Fighter series...
Now, since the a (for Alpha) is lower-case, and there are no spaces in my filenames, it comes out to "MegaManaMini-Game", which is fun to say! Mega, Mana, Mini-Game! Mega, Mana, Mini-Game!
Not to mention the neat transition..."Mega" and "Man a" (if we take it as "Mana") both begin with M and end with a, then "Man a" and "Mini" just have different vowels, then "Mini" and "Game" just go together naturally, then "Game" and "Mega" are anagrams of each other and we're back at the start again!
Never mind, I'll just keep chanting...
"Mega! Mana! Mini-Game!
Mega! Mana! Mini-Game!
Mega! Mana! Mini-Game!"
See, it's annoying my brother! Fun!
Post by: marioman on May 19, 2008, 03:54:57 pm
I also see that Zeric added the variant of Doppler Stage 2 Mega Man X3. Good job.
Post by: Will on May 31, 2008, 03:28:32 am
Post by: Zeric on May 31, 2008, 10:52:21 am
Overdrive Ostrich
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Magnus/Skrivbord/Projects/Guides/Mega%20Man/RMX2/Finished/Overdrive%20Ostrich.png
Wire Spoong
Jon it's actualy ancient not alpha but whatever.
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Post by: Revned on May 31, 2008, 12:04:34 pm
Post by: RT 55J on May 31, 2008, 12:44:12 pm
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Post by: marioman on May 31, 2008, 09:19:40 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on May 31, 2008, 09:23:28 pm
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: ?????? (Gen), Sonic The Hedgehog (Gen), Sonic CD (Sega CD), Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), etc
Post by: marioman on May 31, 2008, 09:25:45 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on June 02, 2008, 02:15:38 am
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." [...] The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Current projects: ?????? (Gen), Sonic The Hedgehog (Gen), Sonic CD (Sega CD), Mega Man V (GB), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES), Bucky O'Hare (NES)
Post by: marioman on June 02, 2008, 05:40:05 am
Now, the only Classic Mega Man game that remains is Mega Man Soccer. Mega Man Soccer is an interesting game. It is riddled with typos and glitches, but it is still fun. Strangely enough, I believe that it was still in beta when they released it. It lacks an ending, and you cannot unlock Dr. Wily even though his icon appears on the character select screen.
Thanks again Terra.
Post by: JonLeung on June 02, 2008, 07:19:38 pm
Post by: marioman on June 02, 2008, 07:36:15 pm
Post by: JonLeung on June 02, 2008, 07:59:09 pm
I just noticed we've mostly been calling it "Mega Man Soccer" but the title screen says "Mega Man's Soccer". The box art is without the apostrophe & s. I hate box & title screen differences.
(I also just noticed how weird the word "soccer" is. We really should call it "football". And call "American football" something like "rugby wannabe". :P)
Post by: marioman on June 02, 2008, 08:10:07 pm
As for Mega Man Soccer, you are correct. The box art says Mega Man Soccer, but the title screen says Mega Man's Soccer. Yet another reason that I think that the game was still beta when it was released. (Along with Bomb Man being called Bomber Man, and Roll and Kalinka running around with that banner that says "Congartulations".)
Post by: Maxim on June 03, 2008, 03:37:40 am
Consider that the developers had complete control over the title screen but the suits at Game Company HQ made the box art - hence the screwups you'd expect. (Notice the recent Wii Okami IGN screwup... things aren't much different now.)
Minor grammatical and spelling errors in the English text of a game developed in Japan are much more easily explained. A Winner Is You, indeed, Congraturation, etc.
Post by: marioman on June 14, 2008, 03:54:38 pm
Will has ripped all of the Mega Man Soccer maps. This leaves Mega Man III PC as the last classic Mega Man game to be mapped. Thanks Will.
Post by: JonLeung on June 17, 2008, 03:42:02 pm
Regardless, SOME abandonware site must have it, so that it could be mapped for the sake of completion...
I actually bought the first Mega Man game for the PC...why? I wonder if I still have the original box and floppy somewhere, not that I plan to enjoy the game... >_<
Post by: marioman on June 17, 2008, 03:54:32 pm
JonLeung said:
Regardless, SOME abandonware site must have it, so that it could be mapped for the sake of completion...
There is a fansite that has a lot of sprites from the game. *hint*
Post by: Revned on June 17, 2008, 05:30:32 pm
Post by: marioman on June 17, 2008, 05:58:34 pm
Post by: Will on June 18, 2008, 12:22:19 am
Post by: marioman on June 22, 2008, 02:15:21 pm
Post by: RT 55J on June 22, 2008, 05:12:35 pm
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Post by: marioman on June 22, 2008, 05:18:22 pm
Post by: Will on June 22, 2008, 10:58:17 pm
Post by: marioman on June 23, 2008, 05:24:35 am
Oh, and Zeric is finishing off Mega Man X2. He has mapped the last two maverick stages, and he just has the X-Hunter stages left.
Post by: Will on June 23, 2008, 06:26:38 am
Post by: RT 55J on June 23, 2008, 10:55:45 pm
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Post by: Will on June 23, 2008, 11:09:37 pm
Post by: marioman on June 24, 2008, 05:30:59 am
Concerning the name Rockman, he is called that because the game works like rock-paper-scissors. Each boss is weak to one weapon, and strong against one weapon. (Guts Man beats Cut Man - rock beats scissors. Get it?) I cannot remember exactly why they changed it to Mega Man for the western release, but I believe that it had something to do with a singer who called himself Rock Man or something. Can't remember for sure though.
Post by: Will on June 24, 2008, 06:30:59 am
Post by: Maxim on June 24, 2008, 07:58:46 am
Post by: JonLeung on June 24, 2008, 08:38:34 am
Sure, he doesn't seem like a rock star. But for some reason this series has musically-themed character names. If Roll was more involved in the games, "Rock & Roll" would make more sense, but whatever. Then Proto Man is named "Blues" in Japan. Ironic since he's not the blue one, but it likely refers to the type of music. Don't forget Bass (Forte), Treble (Gospel), Beat, and the little-known Tango. (I think in the Xtreme games there's also a character named Midi...)
Not sure how Rush, Fliptop (Eddie), Otto, Duo or King fit in, though...
As to why he's "Mega" Man and not Rock Man outside of Japan, probably people would think of the other kind of rock. Maybe in Japanese, "rock" (as in stone) and "rock" (as in rock 'n' roll) aren't the same word? "Mega" sounds cool, and alliteration is apparently catchy.
Post by: Will on June 24, 2008, 10:38:27 am
Post by: Eggz on June 24, 2008, 10:44:48 am
And then as for manes of certain characters names not fitting into a certain theme or what not, eventually they had to run out of idea :P It always happens. Either that or they might have though ahead and thought that having too many characters named after musical terms might just not fit so well in an action shooter... It worked well for Eternal Sonata, but then the whole game was built off the concept of everything is influenced by music.
And I'll leave foray into unrelated topics there. :)
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Post by: marioman on June 24, 2008, 07:45:48 pm
Maxim is probably right about the Rock Man comic book character. I remembered that Capcom said that there was already a Rock Man, but I couldn't remember what it was.
I never said that the boss weaknesses had to make sense - I was just pointing out that Capcom made the underlying system work like rock paper scissors. Most of them don't make sense, but, then again, paper beating rock doesn't make the most sense either. It is the system that is important.
There was an interview with Keiji Inafune (the creator of Mega Man) a while ago, and a seem to remember that he said that the term Rockman came from rock paper scissors. The musical references came when Capcom decided that Rockman needed a female sidekick. I wish that I could find that interview and make sure that I got that right.
His human form is interchangeably called Rock and Mega in western regions though...
Post by: JonLeung on June 26, 2008, 05:31:15 pm
Then again, in Japan, he's "Rock" and "Rockman", so I suppose that isn't any more sillier or illogical based on that. I just haven't heard that term of only "Mega" much to think anyone meant for that to be a name on its own.
And I just figured that he didn't really have a "human" form. He may not have originally been built with weapons, but now that he does, I don't see how he's any more or less a robot with or without his helmet. That'd be like saying if I took off or put on my glasses you'd have to call me by a different name. I'm not Clark Kent.
Post by: Rew on June 27, 2008, 08:15:36 am
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Post by: marioman on June 27, 2008, 02:35:00 pm
Frenkel just PM'd me and said that he hasn't made any progress on Mega Man III PC, but he said that he may look at it again. I hope that he does so we can finish off those Classic games.
Post by: Rew on June 27, 2008, 08:56:46 pm
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Post by: JonLeung on June 27, 2008, 09:21:01 pm
If it can be dumped, cracked, and then converted into a NES ROM that works on any current NES emulator, then I think someone would. For example, I know there are non-homebrew re-release NES ROMs with copyright dates in the 2000s, 'cause they were somehow dumped from some game at the time that had them as a bonus (Animal Crossing comes to mind)...
Post by: Will on June 27, 2008, 10:34:47 pm
Post by: Revned on June 28, 2008, 09:55:54 am
If it can be dumped, cracked, and then converted into a NES ROM that works on any current NES emulator, then I think someone would.
Ain't gonna happen. It's fairly clear that they aren't using NES code, what with the 3D effects. They're just making it look like an NES game. As for mapping it, I don't think the results will be too pretty, at least for a long time. The Wii has analog graphics output, so capturing pristine images isn't possible, to my knowledge.
Post by: marioman on June 28, 2008, 03:54:05 pm
Post by: RT 55J on June 28, 2008, 11:53:48 pm
Not sure how Rush, Fliptop (Eddie), Otto, Duo or King fit in, though...
Rush refers to the band of the same name, but I don't think that the others have any musical connection. On the other hand, Enker, Punk, and Ballade from the GB have musical names. Enka is a type of Japanese music, and the latter two should be obvious.
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Post by: Will on June 29, 2008, 12:08:00 am
Post by: Zeric on July 04, 2008, 07:08:59 pm
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4158/xhunterbasefk8.png
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Post by: marioman on July 05, 2008, 07:10:38 am
Post by: JonLeung on July 05, 2008, 08:59:45 am
Post by: marioman on July 05, 2008, 09:36:00 am
Post by: Zeric on July 05, 2008, 10:13:31 am
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Post by: marioman on July 13, 2008, 08:03:54 pm
Zeric has finished his Mega Man X2 maps. This completes the SNES map category. Thanks Zeric.
Now there are only two simple games to map. Mega Man III PC and Rockman EXE WS. After those two are mapped, then the only games left will be PSX and GBA games!
Post by: Will on July 18, 2008, 12:59:16 pm
Post by: marioman on July 20, 2008, 11:24:41 am
Will has put up some more MMBN maps. Thanks Will.
Post by: Rew on July 21, 2008, 06:47:53 am
Also, thanks for the X2 maps, Zeric! =D
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Post by: JonLeung on July 21, 2008, 07:03:38 am
Dang, I can't believe there are so many MMBN maps! And to think, there are six such games! =P
I don't even play the Battle Network games, but I am aware of more than 6...at least if you count the two versions of the later ones.
There's the first one, then BN 2, BN 3 White, BN 3 Blue, BN 4...Sun?, BN 4...Moon?, BN 4.5, BN 5 Colonel, BN 5 Protoman, BN 5 DS, BN 6...something, and BN 6 something else, and that other BN trading card (chip?) game... That's all from memory.
Oh, and Network Transmission, which is actually a really good GameCube platformer once you get past the first few stages which look too much alike. That's the only Battle Network game I fully played.
I suppose I could've looked at the beginning of this topic to count them... :P
Does the Star Force series count as a whole 'nother series, or a side-story series, or does it continue from Battle Network? Is it like Xtreme compared to X, or the Game Boy Mega Man (classic) compared to the console Mega Man (classic)?
Post by: marioman on July 21, 2008, 07:23:43 pm
Post by: Will on July 27, 2008, 12:01:39 am
Post by: marioman on July 28, 2008, 04:14:21 pm
Post by: JonLeung on July 28, 2008, 06:09:09 pm
Post by: Will on August 01, 2008, 04:18:43 am
Post by: marioman on August 01, 2008, 05:55:47 am
Anyway, here's the code: 82009684 0001
Good luck.
Post by: JonLeung on August 04, 2008, 10:25:36 am
Post by: marioman on August 04, 2008, 07:27:20 pm
Post by: Rew on August 07, 2008, 11:37:02 am
At least that's more or less what Nintendo said after this past Monday after several third-party companies had announced titles for that day--even though only Sega's went on.
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Post by: Will on August 09, 2008, 12:45:06 am
1. The Rocket in the map "WWW Secret Hideout, Rocket Base"
2. The Lifevirus in the map "WWW Hacking Rocket System"
3. The monitor in the map "Science Lab, Dr. Hikari's Office"
Which of those is likely to overall represent the game? The Rocket Base is a symbol of ultimate disaster, the Lifevirus is the key to this disaster and the monitor is what created Megaman or known to Dr. Hikari as Hub.
Post by: marioman on August 11, 2008, 11:50:25 am
Post by: Frenkel on August 14, 2008, 04:29:42 pm
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/306/cityup5.png
Post by: marioman on August 14, 2008, 06:26:02 pm
Post by: JonLeung on August 14, 2008, 07:23:52 pm
And as Revned and TerraEsperZ mentioned in another topic, I would certainly consider putting up their redone NES Mega Man game maps, knowing their perfectionism.
Post by: marioman on August 14, 2008, 09:00:06 pm
Post by: Frenkel on August 15, 2008, 03:23:37 am
Oh man! It's Torch Man from Mega Man III PC! Congratulations Frenkel - you did it. Just out of curiosity, how are the maps encrypted? Can't wait to see more.
To make a long story short, I don't know how the files are compressed. I just run the game in DOSBox with the debugger enabled and let the game decompress the files and then I dump the memory to get the decompressed files.
Post by: marioman on August 15, 2008, 06:53:59 am
Post by: Frenkel on August 15, 2008, 06:55:41 am
Post by: Frenkel on August 18, 2008, 06:53:08 am
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5003/torchmanqm2.png
Post by: TerraEsperZ on August 18, 2008, 07:38:18 am
Does anyone find it weird that "Torch" Man is hiding in a sewer full of water :P ?
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Post by: marioman on August 18, 2008, 11:09:35 am
The map looks perfect Frenkel. Keep up the good work.
Post by: marioman on August 18, 2008, 11:10:18 am
The map looks perfect Frenkel. Keep up the good work.
Post by: JonLeung on August 18, 2008, 03:54:45 pm
Post by: marioman on August 18, 2008, 05:50:28 pm
Post by: JonLeung on August 19, 2008, 06:58:56 am
EDIT: Yup, according to this it did come out yesterday. Of all the days, too. So much for getting all the Mega Man games on the first day of availability... >_<
Post by: Frenkel on August 23, 2008, 04:44:21 pm
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F7WHUKP6
Post by: marioman on August 23, 2008, 05:45:00 pm
By the way, have you given consideration to adding enemies/items/bosses to the Mega Man PC maps that you ripped earlier? It would make them more complete. Just curious.
Thanks again.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on August 23, 2008, 06:03:31 pm
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Post by: JonLeung on August 24, 2008, 12:58:40 pm
So until Mega Man 9 comes out...we can say VGMaps.com has every classic Mega Man map...right?
Image source
Post by: marioman on August 24, 2008, 01:04:43 pm
Post by: Frenkel on August 24, 2008, 01:48:50 pm
Looks great Frenkel! Thanks. I will update the list as soon as Jon uploads them.
By the way, have you given consideration to adding enemies/items/bosses to the Mega Man PC maps that you ripped earlier? It would make them more complete. Just curious.
Lets see... This leaves Battle Network WS as the last obscure game to map. I wonder how RT-55J is progressing... >_>
Thanks again Frenkel.
By the way, have you given consideration to adding enemies/items/bosses to the Mega Man PC maps that you ripped earlier? It would make them more complete. Just curious.
Lets see... This leaves Battle Network WS as the last obscure game to map. I wonder how RT-55J is progressing... >_>
Thanks again Frenkel.
Thanks for all the compliments :).
Yes, I will take another look at Mega Man I PC.
I have figured out almost the whole file format of every data file of Mega Man III PC and I will post this information on my website as soon as possible. I'll try to apply this knowledge on the Mega Man I PC data files, but don't expect it to happen very soon.
Post by: marioman on August 25, 2008, 03:01:17 pm
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So until Mega Man 9 comes out...we can say VGMaps.com has every classic Mega Man map...right?
Actually I hear rumor that someone is hacking Mega Man 4 so it is an exact copy of Mega Man 9. See videos here and here. So it may not be impossible after all...
Post by: JonLeung on September 17, 2008, 08:04:57 pm
TenguMan reconstructed these maps from videos. o_0 Now that's hardcore!
Post by: marioman on September 17, 2008, 08:07:47 pm
I hope that TenguMan finishes all of the maps. I can't believe the method that he is using, so he has gained a lot of respect in my book. Thanks TenguMan.
Now to get Mega Man 9 on the list...
Post by: Will on September 17, 2008, 11:42:16 pm
Post by: Ryan Ferneau on September 18, 2008, 05:48:59 am
Post by: TenguMan on September 18, 2008, 01:15:08 pm
well, I'm Italian, I hope that my written english is....well..."good enough" :-P
I will surely do all the maps of MM9, but I'd like to play the game before...you know...making maps is a BIG spoiler! :P (and there aren't videos of the remaining levels anyway...)
the only problem is that we don't know when the game will be released in Europe....we hope in september too :P
Post by: TerraEsperZ on September 18, 2008, 04:40:56 pm
Let me reassure you, your English is great. But of course I'm not the best qualified to judge you, being French-Canadian and all :P
You have all my admiration for recreating both the graphics and entire levels of an as-of-yet unreleased game! God knows I'd never have the required patience for that.
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Post by: marioman on September 19, 2008, 04:27:04 am
Post by: marioman on October 04, 2008, 11:47:08 am
Post by: JonLeung on October 06, 2008, 12:16:06 pm
Post by: RT 55J on October 06, 2008, 01:49:29 pm
This video probably explains it better than I do.
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Post by: TenguMan on October 06, 2008, 04:04:17 pm
TenguMan, are you still mapping by reconstructing the tiles and then rewatching a video of the stage?
Yes, same way.... :P
I think I'll have problems with Dr wily stages...there aren't screenshots of them...
Post by: Will on October 06, 2008, 08:27:46 pm
Post by: Revned on October 06, 2008, 09:47:14 pm
TenguMan - Do you even own it? If you do, it seems like you wouldn't need screenshots...
Post by: Rew on October 07, 2008, 08:17:50 pm
But the only thing that bothers me is that red border on all the maps. Is there a way to give it a less glaring border perhaps? *hopes this doesn't come across the wrong way*
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Post by: TenguMan on October 09, 2008, 08:24:24 am
For me it's not a problem to change the border color, but I'd like to make all the maps with the same stile =)
let's listen what John think about it =)
PS. anyway,what color do you suggest? :P
PPS I found screenshots taken from dr. wily's stages, so I guess I can make those maps too.. ;-)
Post by: marioman on October 09, 2008, 08:46:57 am
By the way, has anyone seen these Nintendo Power style maps? They aren't the best quality, but they are interesting.
Post by: marioman on October 10, 2008, 09:06:09 pm
Post by: JonLeung on October 14, 2008, 02:33:44 pm
I'll have to find the topic, but I'm pretty sure someone found how it could be mapped. I keep thinking it was either Zeric or Revned so I should find that.
Oh, and Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X (PSP) is also missing too.
Post by: marioman on October 14, 2008, 05:04:24 pm
Post by: Revned on October 14, 2008, 07:22:27 pm
Post by: Rew on October 14, 2008, 08:48:58 pm
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Post by: TenguMan on October 16, 2008, 06:05:52 pm
I can't found it anywhere....
Post by: marioman on October 16, 2008, 07:01:59 pm
Post by: TenguMan on October 17, 2008, 06:25:12 am
the map of galaxy man is complete..I don't know what I'm suppose to do....should I send it to John without the moon? :(
Post by: JonLeung on October 17, 2008, 06:53:48 am
Post by: JonLeung on October 17, 2008, 10:44:21 pm
More Mega Man goodness to come this weekend, from Revned!
Post by: marioman on October 18, 2008, 07:25:03 am
Ooooh - Mega Man goodness from Revned. Let's see...there is only one Mega Man game that he started on. I wonder if he is going to finish it...
Post by: JonLeung on October 18, 2008, 10:10:47 am
He got the remaining pixels that were shaved off before, he added Mega Man to the starting points, he framed the actual map areas, and...well, I don't know what else. But they look good!
Post by: Revned on October 18, 2008, 12:59:32 pm
I spent quite awhile trying different palettes I came across on the net. Some of them are considerably different from others. I ended up using a slightly tweaked version of the NTSC one found on Wikipedia.
One thing I like is that I included enemies that are parts of the stage, like the snake-shooters in Snake Man's level. I always thought my original maps looked too empty there. I also included the turret things in Needle Man's stage, and several mini-bosses I had previously left out.
I did take a slight artistic liberty in Magnet Man's stage. I wanted to show it before Proto Man blows up the little section, but it didn't look good if I used the following screen as-is. So, I replaced 8 tiles to make it work:
marioman - If you're referring to Zero 2, it's not going to happen. It was just an experiment, and I never even played the game past a couple of stages. I like the classic series much better.
Jon - No front page exposure? :-(
Post by: JonLeung on October 18, 2008, 02:37:18 pm
This is the first time someone's taken the effort to totally remap a game that they already did. I figured it was worth a mention in this topic, but hey, it can't hurt to put it on the front page so I did that just now.
Did you say you were going to redo Mega Man, Mega Man 2 and/or Mega Man 4 as well?
Post by: Revned on October 18, 2008, 03:24:51 pm
I might, I don't know. Mega Man 9 just got me in the mood.
Post by: marioman on October 19, 2008, 02:27:19 pm
Anyways, good job on those MM3 maps. That's one long Mega Man game to map.
Post by: RT 55J on October 19, 2008, 10:22:19 pm
Also, Elec Man's map needs some fixing. I can see the life bar in some places, and the screens only appear to be 224 pixels tall, as opposed to the proper 240 pixels.
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Post by: Revned on October 20, 2008, 12:02:24 am
Post by: Will on October 20, 2008, 08:10:24 am
Post by: TenguMan on October 25, 2008, 11:58:52 am
sorry!
Post by: marioman on October 28, 2008, 04:37:56 pm
Post by: marioman on November 07, 2008, 08:10:56 pm
Post by: marioman on November 16, 2008, 08:57:05 pm
Post by: marioman on November 23, 2008, 08:11:48 pm
Post by: JonLeung on November 29, 2008, 12:56:40 am
Post by: JonLeung on November 29, 2008, 10:27:03 am
Funny how Toad Man's map is the same size (or at least within a tenth of a kB) as ABSelectStart's old one with the tips on it and stuff.
Post by: marioman on November 29, 2008, 05:06:50 pm
By the way, has anyone heard from TenguMan lately? I found a decent quality MM9 speedrun that may be useful in his MM9 mapping. Hopefully they will help with the planet in the Galaxy Man background and the Wily Castle levels. In addition, this guide says that there are 42 sections to Endless Mode. Therefore, it can indeed be mapped.
Post by: Will on November 29, 2008, 11:35:42 pm
Post by: TenguMan on November 30, 2008, 10:54:32 am
I tried to make dr. wily's castle maps, but unfortunally there are few screens so it's pretty difficult, I should invent the tilesets... :(
anyway, I saw that there are many screen of Fake Man, so I think I'll recreate his stage..
unfortunally I'm little busy at this time, but I hope to restart making maps with the new year :)
Maybe I'll adopt another system for dr wily, taking photos near the television :P I'don't know yet :P
sorry
Post by: marioman on November 30, 2008, 01:12:42 pm
By the way, I posted this link a while back, but I had forgotten about it. It is a file that contains tiles from MM9. Included is the moon from Galaxy Man's stage and tiles from Wily Castle. The file extension is .nes, but it will not run in an emulator. Just open it in a tile viewer and you can extract the graphics from the file.
Post by: TenguMan on November 30, 2008, 05:05:34 pm
Post by: RT 55J on November 30, 2008, 05:17:52 pm
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Post by: Revned on November 30, 2008, 05:32:22 pm
Post by: RT 55J on November 30, 2008, 08:55:30 pm
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Post by: JonLeung on November 30, 2008, 09:21:31 pm
If not all of them, then I think redoing Mega Man and Mega Man II would probably be more "priority" than (re)doing Mega Man V and Mega Man VI...just my opinion...
Post by: Revned on November 30, 2008, 10:55:37 pm
Post by: RT 55J on December 01, 2008, 08:43:17 am
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Post by: Will on December 01, 2008, 11:01:20 am
Anyway I've reached the Netopia Castle in Battle Network 2.
Post by: Revned on December 01, 2008, 11:26:42 am
Will, that's a "feature" of most emulators. Many games don't render properly in the outer 8 pixels. Nestopia lets you choose whether or not to crop this off. Even so, Mega Man 3 and 4 have 8 pixels of black on the left that I had to manually rebuild.
Post by: marioman on December 03, 2008, 12:57:49 pm
Post by: Revned on December 03, 2008, 05:52:40 pm
Osrevad's Elec Man map was missing several screens, which was understandable considering that they appeared twice in the stage. My new map is, as a result, quite a bit taller.
MagnetiC's Cut Man map had several single-pixel alignment mistakes that would probably have remained unnoticed if I hadn't remapped it.
My headers have portraits for the robot masters that aren't shown in this game. They are actually from Mega Man III's ending. I also borrowed Dr. Wily's logo.
Post by: JonLeung on December 04, 2008, 09:36:57 pm
I didn't see the previous post here, but I did notice the considerable Elec Man height difference of about a thousand pixels, and I thought the portraits from Mega Man III were a nice touch, so I was going to mention these points if Revned hadn't already done so.
Revned has now claimed every pixel of the first four Mega Man games! But we're expecting a rev(ned)ision of Mega Man II...
(It would be cool if someone could "NESsify" Oil Man's and Time Man's stages from Mega Man: Powered Up!, to see what they would look like had they existed in the original.)
Post by: marioman on December 08, 2008, 06:45:34 am
<quote=Jonleung>It would be cool if someone could "NESsify" Oil Man's and Time Man's stages from Mega Man: Powered Up!, to see what they would look like had they existed in the original.</quote>
Keep an eye on this. Progress is slow, but it looks promising.
Post by: Revned on December 09, 2008, 04:47:22 pm
Post by: marioman on December 09, 2008, 08:32:25 pm
Post by: JonLeung on December 09, 2008, 10:04:39 pm
Post by: Rew on December 11, 2008, 02:33:23 pm
But maybe I'm just picky. =P
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Post by: RT 55J on December 11, 2008, 03:27:49 pm
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Post by: TerraEsperZ on December 11, 2008, 05:44:02 pm
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Post by: Revned on December 11, 2008, 08:19:07 pm
Heh. If we really wanted all of those maps now we'd just combine Will Malia and Revned into one super-mapper (capable of mapping 100 levels in a single bound). :P
Well thanks, but I can't map nearly as fast/much as he can...
Post by: Revned on December 13, 2008, 12:49:31 pm
I don't know if anyone noticed, but a couple of Geminiman's maps had some odd palette problems. One of them, for example, had sprites that are actually different from the background shown with the same colors. I'm not sure how that happened.
Also, there are a couple places where it might look like I made synchronization errors with rotating objects. I didn't (knock on wood). I just showed them differently if they're rotating clockwise vs. counterclockwise (anticlockwise for all you non-Americans).
Post by: JonLeung on December 13, 2008, 06:34:06 pm
In the "Robot Master rematch" in Mega Man V, I'm a little surprised they're back in their original rooms. Isn't that out of the ordinary?
Post by: Revned on December 13, 2008, 07:18:49 pm
Post by: Ryan Ferneau on December 13, 2008, 08:42:25 pm
All of them are missing the leftmost 8 columns of pixels, and most of them are missing the top and bottom 8 rows of pixels. Also, none of them have fancy white borders & spacing or title cards.
I don't know of any way to get MegaRockMan 3, 4, 5, or 6 to display the leftmost 8 pixels.
Also, I actually duplicated a column of pixels in BlizzardMan's stage because I thought it best reflected how the game behaved in frame-advance mode. If anyone has any ideas on how to straighten up that submarine area, I'm open to suggestions.
Finally, I switched palettes after the first four maps I made because I heard this other palette was more accurate. But now I don't know for sure. Can anyone direct me to any experts on which palette is "best" for mapping NES games?
Post by: Revned on December 13, 2008, 10:49:19 pm
If you're referring to the corrupted rows (not columns) of pixels in the submarine section, that happens in Mega Man 3-6 whenever there are large animations (bosses or the stage itself). I have to manually fix them.
As for palettes, there isn't a "best" one. It's not plain old RGB, so there's some interpretation involved. I just used the one labeled as NTSC on Wikipedia and made a couple of minor tweaks.
I haven't really have any issues replacing other people's maps so far, because mine have been more complete and more polished, but yours I'm not so sure about. Yours all have enemies, so I don't want to just get rid of them. I was going to mention this to Jon, but I think it would be best if he leaves both yours and mine up (once they're finished).
In other news, I found the raw level data in a Mega Man 9 dump. It isn't of much use without the properly ordered tiles (not to mention palettes), but I'll keep digging.
Post by: marioman on December 14, 2008, 12:02:33 pm
FYI, original tile data for MM9 can be found here.
Post by: Revned on December 14, 2008, 01:06:24 pm
Post by: Ryan Ferneau on December 14, 2008, 09:15:02 pm
I don't see why we need two almost identical sets of maps, though. Maybe we can collaborate on a new set of maps somehow.
Post by: Revned on December 15, 2008, 11:50:40 am
I wanted to keep yours because they have merit themselves. So far, yours have been the highest quality of the ones I've replaced. I hate to seem like I'm barging in and invalidating people's hard work...
Post by: Ryan Ferneau on December 15, 2008, 05:59:38 pm
(I'll admit it now, I had some of the Mr. X stages mapped out before I checked and saw you had already submitted them.)
Post by: MagnetiC on December 15, 2008, 06:08:34 pm
MagnetiC's Cut Man map had several single-pixel alignment mistakes that would probably have remained unnoticed if I hadn't remapped it.
Those damn stairs! But at least I was consistent ;)
The revised maps look great, especially now that they all have the same style.
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Post by: Revned on December 15, 2008, 07:58:04 pm
Ryan: I remapped Mega Man 1-4 just because I wasn't 100% satisfied with my original maps. I replaced 4 maps by other people while I was at it, both for consistency and accuracy. Then, when I was getting ready to call it quits, RT 55J requested that I do the rest. I was hesitant to replace entire map sets, so I didn't say anything until I had mapped a couple of stages. Then I compared with those already here on VGMaps, and found several mistakes besides the missing pixels around the edges. At that point I decided that it would be worth it to keep going. When I got to yours, however, I wasn't so sure. The mistakes in are few and far between, and yours show enemies that mine don't.
So, I don't know if I should submit the first 8 maps. I don't want any hard feelings.... Anyone else have opinions? I've finished all of the robot masters, so it's not a question of whether or not I should map them at all.
Post by: marioman on December 15, 2008, 08:05:51 pm
Post by: Will on December 15, 2008, 11:16:29 pm
Post by: JonLeung on December 20, 2008, 09:30:18 am
So now Revned has pretty much handled every pixel of all six NES Mega Man games (excluding that Wily No Light Japanese board game)! Such dedication.
Post by: marioman on December 20, 2008, 12:15:23 pm
Will also put up more BN2 maps. I would guess that he is about 45% through the game at this point.
Post by: JonLeung on December 24, 2008, 07:31:46 am
And did the first Battle Network actually get fully mapped? It says so on the first post but I thought you said it wasn't or something. Maybe I'm just confused...
Post by: Will on December 24, 2008, 08:44:20 am
I don't recall saying the first battle network wasn't finished. I'm positive every map from the game hardware and software is finished. I've currently got 5 sections of the Airplane Cable Network system not to mention Magnetman to go through. Stay tuned for new information and Merry Xmas.
Post by: JonLeung on December 26, 2008, 10:03:00 pm
I only wish I were motivated to continue the Battle Network mapping.
That was post #304, which apparently I misread. I thought you meant you had some more of the first game to map, when you were probably talking more about the series in general.
Will, do you plan on mapping all of the Battle Network games eventually? 0_0
Post by: marioman on December 29, 2008, 08:08:24 am
Post by: JonLeung on January 05, 2009, 02:37:44 pm
Apologies if I got the names wrong above, though I think that's pretty good from memory considering I never played the Battle Network games (except for Network Transmission on the GameCube)...
If the differences are minor, just map one, and say it's for both, except, obviously, any areas that are exclusive. If it's items that are different, then map the same area but indicate which item(s) appear in which version.
Post by: Will on January 07, 2009, 05:12:08 am
Post by: TenguMan on January 10, 2009, 07:12:40 pm
I'm writing here to say (for who is interested in :D) that I have finally started a new map from Megaman 9...I hope to finish it as soon as possible!
Ciao!
Post by: marioman on January 12, 2009, 05:43:43 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on January 12, 2009, 06:21:03 pm
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Post by: JonLeung on January 18, 2009, 08:17:41 am
Post by: Will on January 18, 2009, 08:33:55 am
Post by: marioman on January 18, 2009, 12:02:11 pm
Will said:
What exactly is fake about Fake Man? Judging by the police hat on his head in the icon, he must be a fake in society sense of speaking and that would describe him in a nutshell is an "Imposter" to either Dr. Light or the people or both.
Fake Man is a fake police robot. In Mega Man 9, Fake Man "arrests" Dr. Light and takes him to Wily's fortress.
Post by: RT 55J on January 27, 2009, 06:48:24 am
Link to a post containing lots of pics
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Post by: marioman on February 19, 2009, 05:43:32 am
Post by: marioman on March 14, 2009, 11:35:01 am
Post by: Will on March 14, 2009, 12:12:28 pm
Post by: marioman on March 14, 2009, 01:14:36 pm
4 Undernet sectors
+ 3 WWW sectors
+ 15 Kotobuki rooms/areas
+ 2 Gospel Base sectors
+ device systems (I'll guess 5)
That comes out to (my guess of) 29 maps left. Which means there are about 20% left. I'll put that for now. Sound good?
Post by: Will on March 31, 2009, 08:32:23 am
Post by: marioman on April 01, 2009, 06:36:42 am
Post by: JonLeung on April 13, 2009, 10:56:06 am
Will, when the game is complete, you might want to send me a file listing of how I should order all the maps.
Post by: marioman on April 13, 2009, 01:00:06 pm
Post by: Will on April 17, 2009, 11:57:47 am
Post by: marioman on April 17, 2009, 04:21:12 pm
Good luck with BN3. You may want to look at this guide to get an idea of the differences are between the games. It looks like the only differences are the bosses and the chips, so no big deal.
Post by: JonLeung on April 18, 2009, 09:04:00 am
I just have to check on Will Mallia about a few things, including that I may be missing one...but otherwise, it's done.
Great job as always, Will, but you've got your hands full if you intend to tackle every Mega Man Battle Network game!
Post by: marioman on April 18, 2009, 09:39:15 am
Post by: JonLeung on April 19, 2009, 08:23:33 am
Post by: marioman on April 20, 2009, 05:04:45 pm
Post by: JonLeung on May 01, 2009, 09:11:49 pm
But Will, you'll have to remind me where it goes chronologically. I just guessed...
Post by: Will on May 01, 2009, 11:46:53 pm
Post by: JonLeung on May 30, 2009, 05:04:39 pm
Post by: marioman on May 30, 2009, 06:18:24 pm
Post by: JonLeung on May 30, 2009, 06:50:18 pm
Post by: JonLeung on June 06, 2009, 12:24:01 pm
Pretty good chance I put it in the wrong place, though. Seems like there are many major bosses in this game, I'm not sure who's last...
Post by: marioman on June 06, 2009, 07:24:39 pm
Post by: JonLeung on June 13, 2009, 08:36:47 am
Post by: marioman on June 13, 2009, 02:54:30 pm
Derelict Spacecraft
Aegis Volcano Base
Oceanic Hwy Ruins
W.R. Factory
Old Residential
Missile Factory
Twilight Desert
Forest of Anatre
Frontline Ice Base
Area X-2
Energy Facility
Snowy Plains
Sunken Library
Giant Elevator
Sub Arcadia
Abandoned Research Lab
Post by: marioman on June 28, 2009, 06:50:35 pm
Post by: JonLeung on June 29, 2009, 07:07:50 am
Post by: marioman on June 30, 2009, 07:13:10 am
Post by: marioman on July 01, 2009, 08:48:43 am
Post by: Will on July 03, 2009, 04:57:10 am
Post by: RT 55J on July 03, 2009, 10:24:13 am
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Post by: JonLeung on July 03, 2009, 11:06:34 am
EDIT: Unless I missed it, the Wikipedia article on "Robot Master" doesn't say anything about the term's origin. I did notice that it says the term isn't used in Japan.
Post by: JonLeung on August 08, 2009, 10:05:52 am
Post by: marioman on August 30, 2009, 06:33:32 pm
Post by: marioman on September 09, 2009, 02:48:46 pm
EDIT: I have placed all of the walk through walls codes on the first post in a code tag. Is there a spoiler/hide tag for this forum? That would work better.
Post by: Maxim on September 10, 2009, 02:45:03 am
| Game | Maps Left |
| NES | |
| Mega Man | Complete |
| Mega Man 2 | Complete |
| Mega Man 3 | Complete |
| Mega Man 4 | Complete |
| Mega Man 5 | Complete |
| Mega Man 6 | Complete |
| Mega Man Board | Complete |
| SNES | |
| Mega Man 7 | Complete |
| Mega Man & Bass | Complete |
| Mega Man Soccer | Complete |
Post by: marioman on September 12, 2009, 09:55:56 am
Post by: marioman on September 15, 2009, 05:55:50 am
Post by: Will on September 19, 2009, 12:32:16 am
Post by: marioman on September 19, 2009, 09:19:21 pm
Post by: Will on September 21, 2009, 10:18:27 am
Post by: Will on September 26, 2009, 12:35:52 am
Post by: marioman on September 26, 2009, 08:36:39 am
Congratulations Will. I'll update the list after the maps are up.
Post by: JonLeung on September 26, 2009, 10:19:39 am
Post by: marioman on September 26, 2009, 11:17:21 am
Congrats again Will.
Post by: marioman on October 11, 2009, 08:38:11 pm
Thanks to all who were involved in the creation of these maps. And for those who have not visited RMMH, be sure to do so. It's a very interesting site.
Post by: Will on October 17, 2009, 10:03:51 am
Post by: marioman on October 18, 2009, 07:49:45 pm
Thanks RMMH.
Post by: marioman on October 26, 2009, 08:20:04 am
Post by: Will on October 31, 2009, 03:54:40 pm
Post by: marioman on October 31, 2009, 06:18:54 pm
Also, RMMH submitted a complete set of maps of Mega Man Zero. Thanks. I must give another plug for rmmh.org, the amount of information on there is amazing. What's interesting is that the site has shown me a new thing or two about some Mega Man games that I have owned for years. It's worth it to fire up Google Translator and browse around.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on November 01, 2009, 10:36:58 pm
Post by: marioman on November 09, 2009, 03:33:58 pm
Post by: marioman on November 13, 2009, 07:48:54 pm
Continued thanks to RMMH for their maps.
EDIT: I guess I posted too soon. Will also submitted some more BN4 maps. He is moving through the cyber areas at a very good pace. I'll update the completion percentage as soon as I get it. Thanks Will.
Post by: JonLeung on November 16, 2009, 07:13:24 am
Post by: marioman on November 16, 2009, 05:27:24 pm
Post by: marioman on November 21, 2009, 05:44:18 pm
Good job to both RMMH and Will. Thanks for your hard work.
Post by: marioman on November 28, 2009, 07:45:58 am
RMMH also submitted a complete set of maps for the PC version of Mega Man X. That port is actually interesting because it is relatively faithful to the original, but there are quite a few bugs in it. (Such as climbing through some ceilings, being able to jump incredibly high, and Vile throwing Mega Man instead of picking him up.)
Thanks to you both.
Post by: Will on December 05, 2009, 12:01:44 am
Post by: marioman on December 07, 2009, 08:51:59 am
Post by: Will on December 10, 2009, 06:31:52 am
Also I may have to do some revisions of the internet areas to reveal objects that appear when you access the hard and super hard modes of the game.
Post by: JonLeung on December 10, 2009, 07:12:55 am
If it's really just backgrounds and items, you could fit them in a single image somehow, I'm sure.
Post by: marioman on December 14, 2009, 07:48:29 am
Thanks RMMH.
Post by: marioman on December 20, 2009, 09:11:35 pm
Also, Will submitted another set of BN4 maps. It looks like he is currently at about 67%. Nice work!
Post by: Revned on December 20, 2009, 10:21:19 pm
I just fixed a bug in the Dolphin emulator so now Mega Man 9 works. That means real ripped maps are coming...
Post by: marioman on December 29, 2009, 04:00:54 pm
Post by: Zetta on January 01, 2010, 01:24:29 pm
I'm looking forward to the rest of the BN4 maps and your other mapping projects.
Post by: Will on January 01, 2010, 02:47:42 pm
Post by: marioman on January 04, 2010, 08:13:15 am
According to Will's above post, he actually much closer to completion than I expected. I was estimating that there would be about 140 maps since the other games have about that many, but it seems that there may be about 99 maps in BN4. As such, the current count has been updated, and there are officially 5 maps to go. Good work Will.
Post by: marioman on January 11, 2010, 07:22:05 am
On that note, do you plan to map any other BN games after you finish BN4? I would like to mention that BN4.5 is totally different from BN4, and it has very few maps. (Around 20 I think.) Some people mistakenly think that BN4.5 is an enhanced version of BN4, but in actuality they are completely different games. Just thought that I would point this out.
Post by: Will on January 11, 2010, 10:02:57 am
Post by: marioman on January 17, 2010, 11:33:13 am
With that, all 10 mainstream Mega Man games are currently mapped in their entirety. That will change here in a few months when Mega Man 10 is released, but Revned has indicated that he plans to map that one too once it is released. Congratulations and thanks to Revned.
Also, Will has submitted the last Undernet map for BN4. So, that just leaves the two Black Earth maps. Keep it up.
Post by: Will on January 20, 2010, 11:13:28 pm
Post by: Rew on January 21, 2010, 06:33:35 am
Post by: marioman on January 25, 2010, 03:52:52 pm
In other news, RMMH has started uploading Zero 4 maps to their site, so hopefully the Zero series will be completed soon. I am hoping they will also submit their Legends 1 and Legends 2 Episode 1 maps in order to finish the mappable sections of the Legends games. *hint hint*
Congratulations to Will on mapping yet another BN game.
Post by: JonLeung on January 26, 2010, 07:57:40 am
Perhaps worth mentioning in another topic altogether but it's difficult to be consistent with Japanese titles, like do I use them, or the commonly accepted English titles? Do I list it as Mother or EarthBound Zero? AkumajÅ Dracula X: Chi no Rondo or Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood? The Japanese one is more "proper", but as this web site is in English, the English name might be more recognizeable. (I suppose I should probably stop talking about a possible (now more like hypothetical) revamp, but if I did away with the whole listing thing and had a search function, I could have the games get pulled up using any of a number of searchable names...)
Mega Man titles have always been tricky, too... It's generally two words but many later titles (the later X series and Battle Network) make it look like one (like his Japanese name, Rockman). With all capitals most of the time you wonder if it's supposed to really have "CamelCaps" (MegaMan) when it's one word. The main series uses numbers on the boxes but Roman numerals in-game (at least from 2/II-7/VII). I swear it makes a lot more sense for the X sequels to have a space between the title and the number (ie. "Mega Man X 2" instead of "Mega Man X2", in the same way that it's "Spider-Man 2", not "Spider-Man2"), but I will give in at some point there too as clearly it's official that way. And then there are oddities like if it's "Mega Man Soccer" or "Megaman's Soccer", and Mega Man III for NES, PC, and Game Boy being three totally different games...
Post by: Will on January 30, 2010, 04:34:21 pm
Post by: marioman on January 30, 2010, 08:40:44 pm
Nice work as usual Will. As Rew said, you are a mapping machine.
Post by: JonLeung on January 30, 2010, 11:38:41 pm
I think Battle Network just doesn't fit as a platformer.
Actually, I liked Mega Man: Network Transmission (GameCube), the only Battle Network game I played more than an hour of, and finished, even. The first few areas are repetitive, but once you get past that, it's pretty fun. I even got that secret chip or whatever you get for shooting that dog like two hundred times without missing. Or maybe my brother did that. In any case, between the two of us, we finished it. I'm guessing maybe the WonderSwan Color game just didn't have the resources or effort put into it, I mean, it's for the WonderSwan, seriously. :P
But thanks for your continued hard work on this series, Will.
Post by: Will on February 02, 2010, 06:09:41 am
Prepare to be amazed. I have finished and posted all the Battle Network 4.5 maps and by coincidence there are 45 maps in total. I'm ready to proceed to the 5th Battle Network game. I have decided to start off with the Team Colonel version of Battle Network 5. You might say I have the habit of choosing titles with blue in them, because Mega Man is blue. Like it's prequel, Battle Network 5 has room colour and decoration differences in Team Protoman and Team Colonel, but I have no idea what the differences between the GBA games and the DS game are. Judging by the name it's probably just two games in one rom, unless there special bonuses the GBA roms lack. I have tried out the walk-through cheat code for Battle Network 5 and it doesn't work on either Team Colonel or Team Protoman, so I'll need convenient codes before I can proceed.
Post by: marioman on February 02, 2010, 04:11:40 pm
Quote from: Will
I never saw Mega Man Transmission on the list. I looked at videos on YouTube and its definitely super cool. My favourite music track is Quickman's Stage.
Yeah, I never included it because I am not sure that Gamecube games are actually mappable. If someone can convince me otherwise, I will be glad to add it.
Quote from: Will
Prepare to be amazed. I have finished and posted all the Battle Network 4.5 maps and by coincidence there are 45 maps in total. I'm ready to proceed to the 5th Battle Network game. I have decided to start off with the Team Colonel version of Battle Network 5. You might say I have the habit of choosing titles with blue in them, because Mega Man is blue.
Absolutely amazing. So BN4.5 had many more maps that I expected, but not more than half of the other games. I'll update the list when the maps are posted on the site.
Quote from: Will
Like it's prequel, Battle Network 5 has room colour and decoration differences in Team Protoman and Team Colonel, but I have no idea what the differences between the GBA games and the DS game are. Judging by the name it's probably just two games in one rom, unless there special bonuses the GBA roms lack.
AFAIK, BN5 DS is just two games on one DS card. There is an extra cross and there is the ability to mix/match navis from both games, but I don't think that there are any significant differences other than that.
Quote from: Will
I have tried out the walk-through cheat code for Battle Network 5 and it doesn't work on either Team Colonel or Team Protoman, so I'll need convenient codes before I can proceed.
Try this one: 82013774 0001. It was listed for Team Protoman, but I would think that it works for both.
Post by: marioman on February 06, 2010, 03:01:59 pm
In other news, RMMH has all of the Zero 4 maps completed sans the Deep Sea and the Artificial Sun maps. I would expect that they will be completed within a week.
Also, Will's mention of Mega Man Network Transmission gave me the idea to create a list of unmappable Mega Man games. It is now at the end of the main post. That post is rather long already, so feedback on whether to keep the list of unmappable games would be welcomed. If enough people think that the list of unmappable games clutters the first post too much, I will be glad to remove it.
Anyways, congratulations to Will for completing another BN game. Good luck with BN5.
EDIT: By the way, it appears that Revned's MM9 Endless Attack map is being used in the search for Seth Killian's elusive MM9 secret. (http://www.capcom-unity.com/ask_capcom/go/thread/view/7371/5051879/Mega_Man_9_Mystery&post_num=791#389163401) Hopefully Revned's maps will help locate the secret soon. (Personally, I am sick of Seth's taunting - if you don't want to tell what the secret is, don't mention it at all. [/rant])
EDIT2: RMMH's Zero 4 maps have been completed. Hopefully they will submit them here soon...
Post by: Will on February 14, 2010, 12:53:03 am
Post by: marioman on February 14, 2010, 11:37:58 am
Also, it looks like RMMH submitted their Zero 4 maps. However, the cloudy Magnetic Zone map is missing. I am not sure what is going on there, but as soon as that map is uploaded, the Zero series will be complete!
Thanks to Will and RMMH.
Post by: marioman on February 22, 2010, 06:42:52 am
Good job Will.
Post by: Will on March 01, 2010, 12:16:44 am
Post by: JonLeung on March 01, 2010, 05:05:10 pm
Post by: Revned on March 01, 2010, 07:33:07 pm
Post by: marioman on March 01, 2010, 08:36:05 pm
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. Will is currently at 70 maps for BN5, but it appears that he hasn't gotten to the fourth liberation mission yet. So I am just going to leave the BN5 map count where it is for now.
Post by: RT 55J on March 01, 2010, 10:20:22 pm
Post by: Rew on March 02, 2010, 08:56:47 am
I'm really looking forward to the Wily Castle 1 map. With all the different branching paths, that should be fun to see.
Post by: JonLeung on March 02, 2010, 07:51:42 pm
Post by: Revned on March 02, 2010, 08:16:01 pm
Post by: JonLeung on March 02, 2010, 08:18:39 pm
Just, you know...curious.
Post by: Revned on March 02, 2010, 10:22:41 pm
Post by: Revned on March 03, 2010, 11:59:14 pm
Post by: JonLeung on March 04, 2010, 08:00:34 pm
Post by: Revned on March 05, 2010, 01:11:47 am
Post by: Rew on March 05, 2010, 06:30:35 am
(Also, Sheep and Solar Man stages look great!)
Post by: Revned on March 05, 2010, 09:21:48 am
Post by: Zetta on March 05, 2010, 02:55:39 pm
Would it be asking too much to include enemy sprites/locations in them as well?
Post by: Revned on March 05, 2010, 06:59:34 pm
Post by: Revned on March 13, 2010, 11:57:37 am
Post by: marioman on March 13, 2010, 12:25:04 pm
Post by: marioman on March 21, 2010, 06:43:32 pm
Post by: Revned on March 26, 2010, 11:35:13 pm
Post by: marioman on March 28, 2010, 07:55:33 pm
Will also has some more BN5 maps up. He is now to the 5th Liberation Mission, but he is already at 107 maps. He still has a 6th Liberation Mission, the final boss area, and the extra scenario to go, so I am not sure how high the map count is going to get. It will be interesting to see how many there are after Will is finished.
Nice work to both of you.
Post by: RT 55J on March 29, 2010, 06:12:59 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on March 29, 2010, 07:29:40 pm
Post by: Revned on March 29, 2010, 08:43:36 pm
Post by: marioman on March 31, 2010, 08:40:59 pm
Here (http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7499/solarmanthing.png)'s an interesting thing I noticed about the background of Solar Man's level.
Wow. That level designer must be some sort of perfectionist. Nice catch.
Also, I just noticed that RMMH has started maps for both Mega Man X6 and Mega Man ZX. They are available in the RMMH Extra Hall (http://h123666086.hp.infoseek.co.jp/stagemap.htm). Hopefully they will submit them here too once they are finished.
Post by: Will on April 03, 2010, 01:03:24 pm
Post by: marioman on April 04, 2010, 07:23:08 pm
Post by: Will on April 05, 2010, 08:00:55 am
One thing puzzles me is this. The Cruiser Network System and the Gargoyle Network System have three sections, but the Interordi website indicates there are four sections. Could it be that there is a noticeable between Team Colonel and Team Protoman after all i.e. one or two sections differ between versions? If that is the case, how can it be indicated on the website? I may have to play through Team Protoman to find out.
Post by: marioman on April 05, 2010, 08:32:58 am
Also, one of the MM10 special stages will be released this week. Wonder how long it will take Revned to map it...
EDIT: After doing a web search on the extra BN5 area, I found one place that says that the extra areas are only available in the Japanese versions of the games. I am not able to confirm this, but it may be worth checking out.
EDIT2: I have confirmed that the areas in question are only available in the Japanese version of the game. For the record, the Japanese version's ShipComp1 and GargoyleComp2 areas are the ones that are missing.
Post by: Revned on April 05, 2010, 10:12:51 pm
Post by: RT 55J on April 06, 2010, 12:18:58 am
Post by: marioman on April 06, 2010, 04:46:25 pm
Not too long :)
Hmmm... I assume that you made that map as you were speedrunning the level? :P Excellent work.
This article (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2010/04/02/capcoms-considerations-on-real-life-mega-man-10-stages/) and its accompanying images (http://www.inside-games.jp/article/img/2010/03/31/41330/133771.html) are pertinent to our interests.
*Looks at the images on the desk* Too bad they're not Revned's maps. It would be really neat if they were. The April Fools joke was a little lame though. I mean, who is going to really believe that Capcom is going to try to actually build stages from a Mega Man game? Interesting read though.
In other news, I have determined that MM10's Challenge Mode has at most 31 unique rooms. Many of the boss and weapon challenges use the same room layout, so that cuts the number of rooms down significantly.
Post by: Revned on April 06, 2010, 05:53:01 pm
I'm almost certainly not doing Challenge Mode, but if I did, I think this would be one place where I would have to include the enemies. The levels are very generic by themselves.
Post by: marioman on April 07, 2010, 05:25:11 am
Post by: Peardian on April 07, 2010, 08:43:37 am
Post by: marioman on April 07, 2010, 10:56:13 am
Post by: marioman on April 11, 2010, 07:29:50 pm
Post by: Will on April 14, 2010, 10:19:00 am
I have discovered a certain something in my spare time. Mega Man's symbol has a striking close resemblence to the chest symbol of Galactus from "The Silver Surfer" 1998 TV series.
Post by: marioman on April 16, 2010, 07:37:04 pm
Post by: marioman on April 19, 2010, 08:02:50 am
Post by: Will on April 24, 2010, 12:20:42 am
Post by: Rew on April 24, 2010, 09:30:50 pm
Post by: marioman on April 25, 2010, 08:00:13 pm
RMMH submitted the cloudy map for Mega Man Zero 4's Magnetic Zone, so that game is now complete. For that matter, the Mega Man Zero series is now completely mapped! Thanks RMMH.
Also from RMMH is a complete set of maps for Mega Man ZX's Area A. It is nice to see that maps being created for that game. The backgrounds are very nice.
And last but not least, Will's BN5 maps have been uploaded along with the BN6 ones. Once the last two BN5 maps are up, the final map count will be 134. Again, very impressive work Will.
See if you can guess which of the two games I'm doing. Both versions have a difference in room colours and decorations as before, but I'll probably find major differences later.
Seeing as you have this thing for blue (Blue Sun and Team Colonel), I would guess that you are mapping the Gregar version since Gregar is blue.
Unfortunately the walk through wall code didn't work on Cybeast Falzar or Cybeast Gregar.
Try this one: 3EC0468C 43E1540F
Will, I can't believe it, but it looks like you're going to end up mapping the entire Battle Network series. Whatever are you going to do after MMBN6 is finished?
For the record, the BN series will not be done just yet. There will still be the extra scenario from Operation Shooting Star and the Wonderswan game which will be unmapped.
Post by: Will on April 26, 2010, 08:10:58 am
Post by: marioman on April 26, 2010, 09:33:44 am
Here is a Codebreaker code that I found. See if it works for you: 82012114 0001
Post by: Will on April 26, 2010, 01:35:43 pm
EDIT: I have other news which makes the completion of the Battle Network series one tough nut to crack. The Japanese version of BN6 has got in-game maps which never appears in the US and EU versions and the Japanese version of BN5 not only has the extra Ship and Gargoyle Castle sections, but also bigger modified versions of certain Cyber World maps. If the other games have such noticable differences, it's going to a long investigation to carry out.
Post by: marioman on April 26, 2010, 06:19:18 pm
Too bad walk through walls codes aren't working. I would think that at least one out of the three would work. For what it's worth, I found the code in my last post on an Asian website, so it may be for the Japanese version. Also, you may want to try entering the code in the first post as a game modification code - I am not sure what type it is.
In other news, the last of the Mega Man 10 DLC has been released in some regions. Maybe we will see maps for it soon?
Post by: Revned on April 26, 2010, 06:23:25 pm
Post by: marioman on May 03, 2010, 09:51:20 am
Also, Revned has ripped the last two Special Stages for Mega Man 10. This completes all of the "normal" stages and only leaves Endless Attack and Challenge Mode. It is worth noting that MM10's Endless Attack has many more references to previous Mega Man games than MM9's Endless Attack did, so it will be interesting to see the complete set of maps if/when Revned decides to map that mode. So far I have noticed areas from Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6, and Mega Man 9 in the MM10 Endless Attack mode. I am still looking for references to other games, but all of the 8-bit games are represented here.
Excellent work to you both.
Post by: Will on May 03, 2010, 10:17:03 am
Post by: marioman on May 09, 2010, 09:08:13 pm
Will has started mapping the Japanese-only areas of BN5. There are a lot more of those areas than I thought. Good work Will.
Also, RMMH is continuing to submit their ZX maps. This week they gave us a full set of maps for Area F. (Area F has very nice backgrounds BTW.) Thanks very much to them.
Post by: Will on May 17, 2010, 03:53:33 am
Post by: marioman on May 17, 2010, 04:22:32 pm
...I am not inactive without the walk through wall code, although there are a few maps I have left out and didn't submit because I could fully map them...Have you tried any of the previously posted walk through walls codes with the other versions of the game? (At one point you seemed to indicate that you were only trying the codes on the EU version.) This guide (http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/929993-mega-man-battle-network-6-cybeast-gregar/faqs/43560) has an AR code for the US version. There was also that Codebreaker code that I found on the Asian site. (82012114 0001) It may work on the JP version.
...I am currently playing both the Japanese and US/EU versions of the game...
Post by: Will on May 22, 2010, 11:15:38 am
Post by: marioman on May 23, 2010, 09:18:37 pm
Will, I am glad to hear that you got one of the BN6 walk through walls codes working. Which one was it? I will update the broken code on the first post with the working one once I figure out which one it is that works. The maps are looking really good. Hopefully I will soon be able to calculate a completion percentage for the main post.
Also, RMMH posted maps for Mega Man ZX's Area G, and four(!) maps for Mega Man X6. I have recalculated the number of maps for Mega Man X6 in order to match RMMH's mapping method, and there are only 8 maps remaining. Excellent job.
Post by: Will on May 30, 2010, 11:07:56 am
Post by: marioman on May 31, 2010, 05:02:40 pm
In other news, RMMH has started mapping Mega Man X7! Their maps are available in their Extra Hall (http://h123666086.hp.infoseek.co.jp/). Traditional maps are available in the Stagemap section of the site, but you will note that there is also a 3D Stagemap section where they have uploaded 3D models of the stages. These models can be easily viewed using a plug-in for Quicktime. (See the README in the 3D Maps section for instructions on how to install the plug-in.)
The addition of these 3D maps brings up a few interesting points regarding the mapping of 3D games. One of the obvious barriers to capturing 3D environments is having readily accessible way to create/store/view them. I think that RMMH is dumping their maps with 3D Ripper DX (http://www.deep-shadows.com/hax/3DRipperDX.htm) so creating he models probably isn't that hard. The .FBX format that RMMH is using seems to work well, but the file size tends to large. (About 100 MB for one stage.) Also, while you can pan the camera through the maps, it can be sort of hard to move it through enclosed areas such as tunnels. Any comments on how this method of "mapping" could be used for other 3D games?
[/ramble] Anyway, RMMH also seems to show interest in mapping Mega Man X8 so I have added X7 and X8 to the list. Very nice work.
Post by: Peardian on June 02, 2010, 11:02:25 am
(On a side note, anyone with C4D can view those models, though the alpha channels on textures seem to be missing.)
Post by: JonLeung on June 04, 2010, 08:29:48 pm
It makes use of the several Mega Man maps from VGMaps, of course.
Probably a bigger deal than it is, this "turnaround" is a logical way to not "waste" screen space, when the map goes down only one screen height and then continues to the right.
When you fall from above, you're usually going to go to the far right of that previous screen, but when you come down, it'll be a waste of the left side of the screen if you just went right immediately from there. Similarly, you could come down earlier, more to the left, but that would be a waste of the right side of the previous screen. You could fall straight down the middle, but it's still as wasteful, not to mention boring.
You could have a map where the above screen loops back to the left before dropping down to the next screen. But it seems more "natural" to go back then forward (within the same screen), instead of forward then back, even if the net effect of a crude "Z" shape is still the result.
Even so, I guess it's a neat article, in that VGMaps.com provides a look at something that may otherwise have been harder to spot.
Post by: Will on June 05, 2010, 11:01:55 pm
The "Turnaround" article was a pretty interesting observation and I've seen it in games other than Capcom's, especially in the Ninja Gaiden trilogy. I wonder why they didn't indicate the images came from this site. Since our maps have a unique style, there can be no mistake about it.
Post by: Rew on June 06, 2010, 09:06:05 pm
Also, I feel really retarded, but I only just now realized something. Guess what year it is?
MMX.
Post by: marioman on June 07, 2010, 07:38:50 pm
Anyone seen Press The Button's "Capcom Turnaround" article (http://www.pressthebuttons.com/2010/03/exploring-the-capcom-turnaround.html)?Yeah I saw it a while back - it's a really good read. The recurrence of this design element makes wonder if it serves a purpose other than just being a level design element. I heard somewhere (I wish that I could remember where) that the double doors before the Robot Masters were originally added to the games in order to give the NES a chance to clear its RAM before the boss fight. Wonder if the turnaround was added so the NES would have enough time to load the next part of the level...
Another interesting thing about this article is that it has spawned two more useless but interesting articles on the Mega Man Network: The Great Mega Man Finger Phenomenon (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2010/03/18/the-great-mega-man-finger-phenomenon/) and The Mystery of Wily Castle’s Pipe. (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2010/05/08/the-mystery-of-wily-castles-pipe/)
Today a lot of new Battle Network 6 maps appear. My next destination will be Sky Town and there's a navi I have not encountered for the past five games: Elec Man.Shame on you for ignoring Elec Man. :P You have 54 maps up now, so I'm guessing you are at about 30%. Nice job.
RMMH also got the Intro Stage up for Mega Man X7. They have all but 4 of the X7 stages mapped on their site, so I would think that those maps will make their way here eventually. Also added this weekend was Area G for Mega Man ZX. It looks like ZX is about 1/3 of the way done now. Thanks RMMH.
Post by: Peardian on June 07, 2010, 11:52:07 pm
Post by: marioman on June 08, 2010, 06:04:29 am
Say, why are the cell phone games deemed unmappable? I know I've seen sprites from mobile phone games on tSR, so I know at least something like it can be done.Yes, sprites from mobile phone games do exist, but I believe that they were extracted directly from the games' code. While I would not rule out the possibility that someone could extract maps in a similar manner (or at least extract the tiles and reconstruct the maps by hand), I have yet to see anyone successfully do anything like that. The "unmappable" list is very tentative so if someone shows me that a game can be mapped (Mega Man X7 for instance), I will move it to the main list.
Post by: marioman on June 13, 2010, 07:02:57 pm
Post by: Revned on June 16, 2010, 12:24:28 am
Post by: marioman on June 20, 2010, 07:59:39 pm
Will has also submitted some more BN6 maps. He is up to 72 maps now, so I will guess that he is at about 50%. Nice work.
I sure lost momentum when I got to MM10's Endless Attack. I guess the name doesn't really make the task seem any easier ;) Anyway, I don't know when I'll finish it. Lots of stuff going on in real life, and lots of other things are distracting me in my free time. But I haven't forgotten!
Nice to hear that you are still planning to map MM10's Endless Attack. Good luck with compiling the maps and I am sure that we will all be looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Post by: Will on June 20, 2010, 10:40:59 pm
Post by: marioman on June 22, 2010, 02:59:56 pm
Post by: Will on June 26, 2010, 02:13:18 am
Post by: marioman on June 27, 2010, 07:46:59 pm
RMMH also submitted some more Mega Man X7 maps. Now all of the stages are available except for the final two. Actually, RMMH has all of the maps except for one area of the last level available on their site so hopefully next weekend's update will complete the map set. Another quite amazing feat. Good job to the folks at RMMH.
Post by: Will on July 03, 2010, 11:08:33 am
Post by: marioman on July 05, 2010, 07:09:55 am
Also, RMMH finished their Mega Man X7 maps. The Palace Road and Crimson Palace areas are now available. Congratulations to RMMH for completing this "impossible" task and good luck on your future projects.
Post by: marioman on July 12, 2010, 07:48:46 am
RMMH submitted a load of MMZX and MMZXA maps this weekend. Included in the ZX maps are areas H and I which leaves only 36 of 66 sections to map. Additionally, 13 ZXA maps are available and the number of maps remaining for that game is now 49 of 63.
In other news, RMMH has also began mapping Mega Man X8! For those interested, they have posted a WIP map of the Metal Valley Stage (http://photo.xuite.net/h1236660/3068617/15.jpg/sizes/o/) as a proof of concept. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Thanks and good luck with the rest of the maps.
Post by: Will on July 15, 2010, 05:09:11 am
My next step is to start off Operate Shooting Star and seek out that extra scenario mentioned. The problem is that I cannot begin the game. Either the rom is corrupt or I'll need a better version of the Desmume Emulator. My current version is 0.9.4. What is the most up to date?
Post by: Peardian on July 15, 2010, 07:47:03 am
I have v0.9.5, which is from Nov 2009, but I don't know how much of a difference that will make. :P
Post by: marioman on July 15, 2010, 08:01:21 am
If you are going to try and tackle some of the DS games, you may want to read through this thread (http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7687) on Sprites Inc. (Particularly this post (http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=307755&postcount=61).) As shown here (http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=308288&postcount=63), it appears that it is possible to extract the maps directly from the game data without the need to piece together screenshots. The examples given are for Star Force 3, but I would think that a similar procedure would apply to the other DS games. I don't now if this will be a help to you or not, but it may be worth a read.
Post by: Will on July 18, 2010, 07:04:42 am
Mega Man Battle Network 1 - 75%
Mega Man Battle Network 2 - 70%
Mega Man Battle Network 3 - 55%
Mega Man Battle Network 4 - 35%
Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 - 25%
Mega Man Battle Network 5 - 85%
Mega Man Battle Network 6 - 80%
I am however hoping Battle Network 5 out of all gets the promotion.
Post by: marioman on July 19, 2010, 08:38:13 am
Congrats on completing BN6. It will be interesting to see how many Map of the Month promotions are awarded to these maps. Too bad you cannot get the DS games working. I have seen videos of all of the DS Mega Man games, so there is surely a way emulate them. By the way, are you considering BN5 officially finished, or are you still going to try and map those last 2 areas from the Japanese version? If you are going to try and map the last few areas, you may want to look at the teleport code available in this thread (http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=122584&postcount=14) on Sprites Inc. It looks like you can use the code to select which area you are in.
Also submitted this week were more ZXA maps. Now all of the maps through the Legion HQ have been submitted. On the RMMH Extra Hall, all of the ZX areas except for Area N have been mapped, and ZXA has been mapped through the Control Center. So most likely ZX will be completed soon, and ZXA should follow soon thereafter.
Thanks to you both.
P.S. I don't know if anyone from RMMH reads this forum, but the door at the far left of the Extra Hall's Area J-5 map leads to Area J-3 and not Area J-2.
Post by: marioman on July 26, 2010, 09:58:02 am
RMMH submitted more ZX and ZXA maps this weekend. The ZX maps are now complete through Area K, and the ZXA maps are complete through the Quarry. (The issue with ZX's Area J-5 map has been fixed.) Also, the final ZXA maps were posted on the RMMH Extra Hall today, so hopefully the complete set of maps will arrive here soon.
Thanks RMMH.
EDIT: And the last of the ZX maps have been uploaded to the Extra Hall. Hopefully this weekend's update will include the rest of the maps for both games.
Post by: marioman on August 02, 2010, 10:05:09 am
RMMH submitted the remainder of the maps for Mega Man ZX and Mega Man ZX Advent and thus completed the maps for both of those games. (A revised map for ZX's Area D-4 Part 1 has been posted on the Extra Hall, but the change is minor.) This means that now 47 out of the 59 Mega Man games on the list have been completely mapped which makes the overall completion percentage about 80%. What's interesting is that about a year ago the completion percentage for the list was only 60%. Thanks to all who have contributed.
Congrats to RMMH on completing the ZX/ZXA maps. (And here's hoping that IntiCreates finally releases some sequels to ZXA.)
Post by: Peardian on August 02, 2010, 10:47:24 am
Post by: marioman on August 09, 2010, 09:02:45 am
RMMH has submitted in-game maps for Mega Man Battle & Chase this weekend. Very nice work.
With this submission, there are only 3 Playstation games that do not at least have a full set of in-game maps on the site. If RMMH submits their in-game maps for Mega Man Legends and Mega Man Legends 2: Episode 1, then Mega Man X6 will be the only unmapped Playstation game. (Unless someone figures out a good way to map Super Adventure Rockman.)
P.S. There is a typo in the title for the third track in the top row of the Battle & Chase map. That track is Sky Circuit 3.
Post by: marioman on September 13, 2010, 04:50:31 pm
The Mega Man map drought has ended this weekend with the submission of more Mega Man X6 maps from RMMH. The maps for Commander Yammark (Dragonfly) have been ripped which only leaves 7 maverick levels to map in the game. This level has to be my absolutely favorite level in Mega Man X6 and may possibly be my favorite maverick level in all of the PSX Mega Man games. The atmosphere created by the graphics and music is absolutely great.
Thanks to RMMH. Keep up the great work.
Post by: Will on September 16, 2010, 01:11:27 am
EDIT: I got it done along with some other maps. It turns out that in the Japanese version of Battle Network 5, the blue background system maps have a different layout. Also I have tackled the missing section of the Cruiser Network System. I'll get to the missing Gargoyle Network System quite soon. If you're interested, the Japanese version of Battle Network 5 also has "The Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci in the Bohemia Cruiser Hallway instead of the fireworks picture. Fancy having a real life artwork in a completely imaginary world in a game.
Post by: Will on September 20, 2010, 05:56:51 am
Post by: marioman on September 20, 2010, 05:04:30 pm
Post by: marioman on September 26, 2010, 01:00:23 pm
With the completion of BN5, 49 out of 60 mappable Mega Man games have full sets of maps on the site. Very impressive. Thanks to all who have contributed.
Post by: Peardian on September 26, 2010, 02:01:10 pm
Post by: marioman on September 26, 2010, 08:57:17 pm
Post by: Maxim on September 27, 2010, 04:29:05 am
Post by: Will on October 02, 2010, 02:05:19 am
EDIT: I've reached the first extra scenario map. A walk through wall cheat would be handy if you can find it.
Post by: marioman on October 02, 2010, 08:08:12 am
Walk Through Walls (Hold A)
52063A88 02027198
12064A68 0000D103
D0000000 00000000
52063A88 02027198
94000130 FFFE0000
12064A68 000046C0
D2000000 00000000
Let me know if it works, and I'll add it to the list. (Also, if anyone happens to find a walk through walls code for Star Force 3, it's the only WTW code that I do not have.)
As far as extra scenarios go, I believe that there is only one extra scenario in the entire game. (The one with Clock Man.) Note exactly sure how many areas that comes to though...
Good luck.
Post by: Will on October 02, 2010, 12:41:14 pm
EDIT: Blimey! The extras in Operate Shooting are shorter than I thought. That scenario with Clock Man I ran into is the one and only extra added in the game. There are only a total of four new maps in the game, which I have already mapped out and the only changed things are graphics, sprites, plus some flashing trails in the Power Plant Network System.
Post by: marioman on October 10, 2010, 09:01:12 pm
Congrats Will on completing yet another Mega Man game. The 50-game mark has been broken now, and there are only 10 games left to map. Sometime I should probably count the total number of Mega Man maps that there are on the site now...
Post by: marioman on November 03, 2010, 08:45:37 am
Anyways, congrats to Revned on completing the MM10 Endless Attack map. (An nearly all of Mega Man 10.) Now the only area left to map in Mega Man 10 is Challenge Mode. As Revned said before, it is a little insignificant, but it is still a mappable area so I'll leave it on the list at least for now.
Post by: Will on January 18, 2011, 02:15:48 am
Post by: marioman on January 18, 2011, 08:28:33 pm
Anyways, good luck with the maps. Can't wait to see how you handle mapping of the wave roads.
Post by: Will on February 01, 2011, 06:15:47 am
Post by: marioman on February 07, 2011, 07:59:05 am
Post by: marioman on February 14, 2011, 08:33:02 pm
Post by: Will on February 19, 2011, 02:53:02 pm
Post by: marioman on February 21, 2011, 04:11:40 pm
Post by: Will on February 25, 2011, 12:48:09 pm
Post by: Peardian on February 25, 2011, 05:14:18 pm
Post by: marioman on February 28, 2011, 03:40:05 pm
Post by: marioman on March 07, 2011, 07:56:25 pm
Post by: marioman on March 21, 2011, 07:55:35 pm
Post by: Will on March 26, 2011, 12:08:33 am
Post by: marioman on March 28, 2011, 04:43:39 pm
Post by: Will on April 16, 2011, 05:36:40 am
EDIT: I've doubled my effort and time and have been able to complete the remaining two sections. Wait till you see more in Star Force.
Post by: marioman on April 25, 2011, 05:06:28 pm
Post by: Will on May 08, 2011, 07:23:54 am
Post by: marioman on May 23, 2011, 04:23:27 pm
Post by: marioman on July 04, 2011, 01:16:47 pm
Post by: marioman on August 10, 2011, 08:56:30 am
Post by: Will on August 28, 2011, 09:08:40 am
Post by: marioman on September 01, 2011, 08:26:07 pm
Edit: A new map is up, so the total is now 89.
Post by: marioman on September 19, 2011, 05:33:30 pm
In other news, it looks like RMMH has started uploading more Mega Man X6 maps to their site. So far they have updated most of their existing maps and have started mapping a new level. Hopefully those maps will end up here sooner or later. (Along with their Legends 1 and Legends 2: Episode I maps - I would really like to see those submitted to finish up the in-game maps for the Legends series.)
Post by: Will on September 23, 2011, 02:06:06 am
EDIT: The whole of Mega Man Star Force is complete. In the Japanese version there is a Lunar Knights appearance and side quest but no new maps. I shall start on Star Force 2 later.
Post by: marioman on October 03, 2011, 05:11:56 pm
Also this week RMMH finished another stage for MMX6. So they have 6 stages left to map before the game is complete. Can't wait to see that one finished too.
Post by: Will on October 15, 2011, 07:27:10 am
Post by: marioman on October 17, 2011, 04:11:11 pm
Thanks for testing all of the WTW codes. I've updated the first post accordingly. If you need more AR codes, I would suggest that you try requesting them on GSCentral, Kodewerx, or a similar AR code forum. I am sure that the people there will be able to help you out with both the SF2 animation freeze code and the SF3 WTW code. Even though you may not need the SF3 WTW code yet, you may want to start requesting the code now so it's ready by the time you get around to SF3. Just be sure to explain why you need the code when you make the request. Giving a reason for why you need the code may expedite the code creation process since you won't be viewed as just another gamer who is too lazy to beat the game legitimately. Good luck.
Post by: Will on February 27, 2012, 06:26:36 am
Post by: marioman on February 27, 2012, 07:13:10 pm
Post by: Will on November 11, 2012, 08:22:44 am
Mega Man 3 (NES) has one minor yet noticeable difference from the US and Japanese versions. Browse around the site if you'd like to check out the unused artworks and audio. At http://tcrf.net/Mega_Man:_Dr._Wily%27s_Revenge , Fireman's stage is certainly different as a prototype.
Post by: JonLeung on December 11, 2012, 07:54:20 am
However, something as that really minor difference in Mega Man 3...that's just silly. I wouldn't mind if we had a map for the Japanese version for the sake of completionism, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it either. Though if so, I should probably leave that to Revned if it's a mere single-screen (and title screen) replacement on his existing map.
Revned considered mapping Street Fighter X Mega Man (the surprise PC game recently announced that is a free download in six days) (https://www.vgmaps.com/forums/index.php?topic=1882), in case anyone is wondering.
Post by: JonLeung on December 24, 2012, 10:29:37 am
Post by: snesmaster on December 24, 2012, 01:26:31 pm
Post by: marioman on March 03, 2013, 02:30:41 pm
So now I'm sure you're wondering why I stated that X6 is *almost* completely mapped. The three maps for Metal Shark Player are available at RMMH but missing from VGMaps. As soon as the last three maps go up, then that will complete the MMX maps for the Playstation. (If anyone around here knows Chinese and can ask X GOD about the missing maps, that would be great. Bonus points goes to anyone who can also talk him into submitting his in-game maps for Mega Man Legends and Mega Man Legends 2: Episode 1 and thus complete the PSX portion of this list.)
Also, I have added Street Fighter X Mega Man as completed to the map list. This game is a nice gesture, and I'm glad to see it mapped so quickly. Nice work Revned.
Post by: JonLeung on April 23, 2013, 08:06:16 am
On that note, why is his/its name "Metal Shark Player"? I can see that Capcom decided to be a bit more varied with the Maverick naming conventions from X 5 and onwards, but what's with the addition of "Player"?
Post by: marioman on April 23, 2013, 08:40:05 pm
As for Metal Shark Player, I don't know why they decided to add the word Player to the end of the name. Beginning with X6, Capcom decided to have the same names for all localizations so that's why the names sound particularly strange beginning in X6 and extending throughout the rest of the series. (For the record, the translated Japanese names for the X1 through X4 are also a bit strange compared to the English localizations.) Now, X5's English maverick names are a totally different story... It's a bizarre little piece of trivia but definitely worth a read (http://www.rockman-corner.com/2011/04/alyson-court-talks-mega-man-x5-guns-n.html).
Post by: Will on June 17, 2013, 07:08:15 am
Post by: JonLeung on June 18, 2013, 03:25:55 pm
Despite trying to start it more than once, I didn't really get into the Battle Network series (other than the GameCube game, Network Transmission, which was a platformer and not an RPG like the others). So I don't know if my suggestion has any merit, especially if I'm not remembering it correctly. Just an idea.
Post by: Will on June 18, 2013, 11:19:02 pm
EDIT: I have made a bridged map of DenTown, I'm pretty sure that is my best effort in the bridging task. When you see the map, you'll noticed some parts of the streets obscured by the tall buildings, but it doesn't matter very much because these covered corners are not that important in the gameplay. Overall the result is fantastic.
I also have a treat for those of you who want to play Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 in English. Everything you need is at http://forums.therockmanexezone.com/topic/8810534/1/ and be sure to get Lunar IPS.
UP TO DATE: The entire mapset of Battle Network 1 has been revised and sent. The differences you will notice are that all the cyber world maps have their data crystal labels centralised, the zenny labels have been shorted with a z symbol to reveal more map area and there are also several clues and hints added to some of the maps, such as code numbers in the School Network System and recoloured programs to represent the corrupted ones in the Power Plant Network System. Added to the Real World maps are icons to show where to find the hidden chips. Let me know what you think when the maps arrive and I shall continue to revise the other battle network mapsets.
Post by: ChesterCheatah1 on January 23, 2014, 05:10:49 pm
Post by: JonLeung on January 25, 2014, 01:08:27 pm
Speaking of YouTube, have you guys seen Andy Dick's latest Atlas Vid for Mega Man (or Rockman (J), if you want to be precise)? It came out just yesterday. It uses Revned's maps, of course.
Post by: Will on September 22, 2014, 06:28:52 am
Post by: JonLeung on September 22, 2014, 08:47:56 am
It would be nice to map up the remaining Mega Man games, because it really seems like Capcom doesn't care about Mega Man anymore, that it might actually be possible to have every Mega Man game mapped, if only briefly. (Or at least the 2D ones.)
If you count each incarnation of Mega Man, I believe Mega Man is the character in the most video games, so the fact that we have most of the maps from the main games is certainly impressive already, but you know, at this point, why not a little more if possible, right?
Post by: Will on September 23, 2014, 05:06:57 am
EDIT:
Further research reveals that capsule, heart and part upgrades are changed in the stages from the original. In addition the upgrades, ride armours and enemy placements are changed when playing as Vile.
ADDITIONAL EDIT:
The 3D RPG Megaman X Command Mission, has got a 2D minimap of the various areas that you explore. It doesn't rotate, but its kind of transparent so some touching would have to be applied to make it a finished map, otherwise its rather easy to rip and assemble. Also the game has a web like 2D map system of each zone.
Post by: JonLeung on December 03, 2014, 09:53:40 am
As Will has informed me, this evening I will need to (re)upload two of the town maps as they are not showing up. Ironically for a game all about being connected to the Internet, its maps were having a number of issues last night during the upload.
Post by: Rew on December 29, 2014, 09:55:27 pm
I'm afraid there isn't a construction mode for Maverick Hunter X as it is a direct remake of Mega Man X, without any extras. However the Sigma Fortress levels are heavily changed in layout, which means mapping them if possible is definitely worth it. Unless the 2.5D platforms can be centralised and measure in grid, the maps will have to be improvised somehow.
EDIT:
Further research reveals that capsule, heart and part upgrades are changed in the stages from the original. In addition the upgrades, ride armours and enemy placements are changed when playing as Vile.
ADDITIONAL EDIT:
The 3D RPG Megaman X Command Mission, has got a 2D minimap of the various areas that you explore. It doesn't rotate, but its kind of transparent so some touching would have to be applied to make it a finished map, otherwise its rather easy to rip and assemble. Also the game has a web like 2D map system of each zone.
I know I'm late to the party here, but I'd love to see those Mega Man X Command Mission in-game maps, if you're able. :)
Post by: JonLeung on February 25, 2016, 09:52:22 am
Though you probably won't necessarily NEED maps for them, maps for the Challenges should be easy enough to create, if they are non-random (or even if they are) and only comprised of rooms from existing games. In any case, we can now add Legacy Collection to the list of mappable Mega Man games...
Post by: JonLeung on February 13, 2017, 10:39:51 pm
Wow, can't believe it's been months later and I've barely played any Mega Man: Legacy Collection at all. Which makes my next question sound odd, since we're already talking about Mega Man on handhelds...
Would it be worth getting a PSP just to (or primarily to) play Mega Man: Powered Up and Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X?
Post by: Revned on February 13, 2017, 11:00:39 pm
Post by: TerraEsperZ on February 14, 2017, 05:55:55 am
Post by: JonLeung on February 14, 2017, 11:35:36 am
Post by: Revned on February 14, 2017, 06:26:58 pm
I haven't played it in 11 years (!), so take my anti-recommendation with a grain of salt
Post by: JonLeung on December 04, 2017, 12:56:24 pm
Seven years since Mega Man 10. Well, it will be eight, since this will be out late next year.
Do we like the new look? As always, what I care about is... who are the Robot Masters?
Looks like the mysterious artwork found in Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 might actually be from this, as Mega Man appears to change forms (not just colour) when using different weapons!
Post by: JonLeung on August 05, 2022, 09:46:13 am
So there is also the Neo Geo Pocket Color compilation, RockMan: Battle & Fighters, a pocket-sized version of the two Mega Man arcade games. It was recently announced for the Nintendo Switch as well as "Mega Man: Battle & Fighters", even though the game is only going to be in Japanese.
Post by: JonLeung on July 06, 2023, 01:17:49 pm
That said... when is there going to be a Mega Man 12?
Post by: JonLeung on November 25, 2023, 08:45:26 pm
That being said, I also noticed that the later release on the GBA that did come to the rest of the world, we don't actually have maps for. I imagine they'd be similar to the Super Famicom version, but they would still be nice to have.
Post by: JonLeung on November 26, 2023, 02:50:38 pm
Post by: degreatteacher on December 11, 2023, 01:21:08 am
Despite being busy with other projects, on a whim, I made collages and found her phen24 review here (https://phenforlife.com/phen24-reviews/) of the CD "Data Base" records (of the Robot Masters and other characters up to that point) in both (GBA). So, yes, now we have a spot for Mega Man & Bass...
Wow this is great to know.
Post by: JonLeung on January 03, 2024, 09:19:53 am
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvCcw4h6iZ-8qrd-NZMsdjP3BXPnieRAiw6o7YQQ1BeQXZELL9uH_1uYRZp1QbpumX9DVySVF_XKp9S76rqluVpQaAzBbpc3WstETYIR96RounP6tzFJKu3BfLoSq-ypZG10RXaQcDJE5XhyphenhyphenpbgR_X1sBRdOyr8eiq7IP7882rVj0sdhRSTkoeC_YDPF3/s1400/Untitled%20design%20(5).png)
Protodude's Rockman Corner: Japan-Exclusive Rockman Cellphone Games Dumped, Playable Now! (https://www.rockman-corner.com/2023/12/japan-exclusive-rockman-cellphone-games.html)
On that page, RockmanCosmo, the leader of a team called SciLab Secrets working to preserve lost Rockman games for Japanese mobiles, announced eight Rockman games (including games based on the classic, Legends/Dash, and Battle Network series). There's also a link there for easy installation so you can get right to them.
Better yet, here's a link (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ef8qpww4Gvsy--oAnsGk4qKLE5UeNH18) where you can download a later package that also includes Rockman Tennis.
(As I'm working on videos about my brother's Mega Man 2 haul at Christmas, plus another video where he plays all the games that relate in some way to Mega Man 2, I'm particularly interested in Rockman Pinball and Rockman Tennis. Those games are exactly what you expect them to be.)
Some of those are mappable. I don't know how much interest there would be, but I think that their obscurity alone is probably a good reason to consider doing so, to help prevent these curiosities from being forgotten/unknown.
Post by: G.E.R. on January 04, 2024, 09:39:24 am
Post by: JonLeung on January 04, 2024, 10:34:15 am
Is this an unofficial PC-port of the game, that based on J2ME emulator + .jar game files?
The page goes into detail about how they were able to extract the games and make them playable. They never refer to the files as ROMs, but they do bundle them with the DoCoMo Java (DoJa) emulator, so it is therefore described as emulation rather than directly porting them to the PC.
It's pretty cool how things like these can be found and preserved so that they might not be entirely lost. Makes you wonder how many things have gotten lost and forgotten because they're not popular or interesting enough, or worth the effort for someone to figure it all out.
Post by: TerraEsperZ on January 05, 2024, 01:10:37 am
It's bad enough for games but movies and TV shows will soon cease to be available on physical format altogether.
Piracy will eventually be unavoidable for those but for most online games, there will simply be no alternative :(.
Post by: G.E.R. on April 08, 2024, 05:23:00 am
How do you think, are we need to map this levels? Will it bу interesting/useful?