Generally as a gamer, I tend to look forward.  These retro trips into gaming’s history are something I usually avoid, but it’s difficult for me to deny the appeal of classic Mega Man gaming.  At one point not long ago, I played every single Mega Man NES game straight through for a week, and it was a blast.  The games hold up amazingly well, are always challenging, and nostalgic to a fault. 

I particularly like what wacky ideas Capcom invents for its bosses in each rendition of the game.  Today they updated the official blog with details about the bosses for Mega Man 10, which supposedly releases in March.  As you can see below, they’re wacky all right.

Sheep Man – Yes.  Sheep Man.  I want to snipe this, snark it up, make it seem awful and terrible.  But it’s too funny.  It’s so absurd that I love it.  He uses the static electricity in his wool to make thunderclouds.  Genius. 

Commando Man – Unfortunately, he doesn’t seem to have some type of underwear removal ability, but instead uses bombs to blast Mega Man into oblivion.  Kind of run of the mill, but probably not easy. 

Strike Man – Strike Man throws strikes.  He looks like a baseball.  His level is sports themed.  I know our own Herp will love Strike Man because he’s all about the sports! 

Blade Man – Already my favorite Mega Man boss because the guy dual wields swords in each hand, and also has one on his freaking head.  Seriously.  He becomes one of the few characters in gaming history to successfully triple wield.  Fantastic. 

Nitro Man – Nitro Man transforms into a motorcyle.  He used to be a stuntman.  He chases Mega Man as a motorcyle.  I’m sincerely hoping that the power Mega Man steals from him is the ability to turn into a motorcyle.  Is this the final transition from Mega Man to transformer? 

Pump Man – another iconically stupid looking boss, but all the better for that idiocy.  Pump Man shoots water out of his pump.  He’s a walking fire hydrant!  He also has a water shield.  Don’t ask me how that equates to pumping of any kind.

Solar Man – finally, a Mega Man boss relevant to the times!  Solar Man, obviously concerned with global warming, is basically just yet another rendition of Fire Man.  He creates artificial sunlight and can block Mega Man’s attacks with it…okay! 

Chill Man – Okay, another repeat rendition!  This one feature an updated Ice Man.  We should be critical, but it’s just too funny.  He is also concerned with global warming as his daytime job is to stop glaciers from melting.  He shoots iceballs at Mega Man.  Iceballs. 

And there you have it.  The nemeses of all you Mega Man freaks out there.  Paste their pictures on your walls because they’ll be giving you headaches in the near future!  I think I might even finally bust out my own copy of Mega Man 9.

Tags: bosses, Capcom, mega man, mega man 10, Retro

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