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Mega Man, a series franchise was born in the month of December, a series we rarely hear about today but one that inspired many great games in the side scrolling genre. Mega Man was foundation brick in the early Nintendo consoles and a bread winner for Capcom, he was a mascot to represent a genre typically dominated by Mario.
The name Mega Man, in the 1980’s was synonymous with the word awesome. It was also synonymous with the word difficult.
A character that had so much potential you can now find him in mobile phone gaming and the virtual console in Europe.
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Episode 266: Get That E3 KickEpisode 266: Get That E3 Kick
Jonah Falcon and Paul S. Nowak return from the magical E3 2012 videogame convention and everyone has their own opinions on what they thought were the highlights and lowlights of E3. They also make their own predictions, as Dan Quick contemplates writing hate mail to Jonah for having access to SimCity and Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
The podcast also features some great news, including:
- THQ closes their San Diego Studio, sells the UFC license
- Ubisoft states annual Assassin’s Creed releases funded AC3
- Vivendi may sell Activision-Blizzard
There’s also some Reader Feedback, as well as the new Question of the Week, “What did you take away from E3?”
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This week we’re finishing our E3 reactions along with our reaction to the recent iPhone/iPod Touch news and their new gaming initiative. Our gaming flashback flies back to After Burner and our game history is all about Yu Suzuki a huge SEGA developer. The news this week includes:
Some of the big announcements from Sony’s E3 Press Conference- Some of the big announcements from Nintendo’s E3 Conference
- Microsoft envisions 10 year lifespan for Xbox 360
- Activision Disappointed by no price cuts at E3
- Michael Pachter thinks the motion control from Sony and Microsoft won’t topple the Wii
- iPhone/iPod Touch 3.0 Firmware enhances gaming features
Don’s question of the week, what is your favorite controller and what game controller do you hate the most? Thanks for the GREAT responses to last weeks question, so many creative answers.