Yes, Mega Man 9 is coming to PSN
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Jul 11th 2008 at 9:30AM }
The Blue Bomber's retro-styled return to gaming was originally announced for release on WiiWare. Rumors of a potential PSN version spread through the internet ... and now IGN has confirmed that the brand new 2D shooter will be gracing the PS3. The Wii version is priced at 1000 Points ($10), and we're expecting it will be the same on PSN. Now, all we have to do is wait for a release date.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
-.- @ Jul 11th 2008 9:40AM
Awesome! Now all I need is a PSN card when they sell them in America...Geezus. HURRY UP WITH THAT PLAYSTATION.
Archon @ Jul 11th 2008 9:44AM
Geezus, just get a virtual debit card if you don't want to use your real one, or if you don't own neither just open a debit account online. It took me 5 minutes to open mine. People just don't know what to complain about these days...
Lars @ Jul 11th 2008 1:43PM
Yeah, I don't get it... Are you against having a checking account or something? You do realize that it doesn't need to be an actual credit card, right?
-.- @ Jul 11th 2008 7:47PM
I find the cards a lot easier for me, ok?
Archon @ Jul 11th 2008 9:41AM
YES! Long live the 8-bit era! It's a day one purchase for me!
Lars @ Jul 11th 2008 1:45PM
I kinda wish they upgraded the graphics... but I love those old Mega Man games so much that it's still a must-buy. I think they're trying to make us forget that any of the post 8-bit generation Mega Man games ever existed.
solideyejudas @ Jul 11th 2008 9:50AM
YAY MEGAMAN!!!!!!!!!
Gaucho @ Jul 11th 2008 9:56AM
I have all the original Megamans on my NES (which i still have hooked up) and Megaman X for SNES (which is also still hooked up). The idea is cool, but to be honest I would have prefered that they made it with the 16-bit snes graphics like Megaman X. IMO Megaman X was the best one. a close second for me is Megaman 5 but IMO nothing tops X. $10 is a little steep for what is essentially an NES game but Nostalgia will probably get the better of me eventually.
Averna @ Jul 11th 2008 10:52AM
I was thinking the same thing. I would have liked to see a little biut of a touch up.
I love playing the older games on a small screen, but 8/16bit on a 52" screen is really painful.
thehitcher13 @ Jul 11th 2008 10:40AM
I was wondering when this news would get posted, great to see it on all platforms, so no one gets left out.
Now for the long wait for it to come to Europe :(
Eddie @ Jul 11th 2008 11:25AM
Thats pretty exciting. I miss the good ole days of MegaMan! hehe I'd totally get this.
jakob.falthammar @ Jul 11th 2008 11:49AM
Awesome! Great to see some 2d shooters (one of my favorite genres) on PSN! I cant wait for this but I'm even more exited for Bionic Commando Rearmed!!!
jakob.falthammar @ Jul 11th 2008 11:48AM
Awesome! Great to see some 2d shooters (one of my favorite genres) on PSN! I cant wait for this but I'm even more exited for Bionic Commando Rearmed!!!
jakob.falthammar @ Jul 11th 2008 11:51AM
Oh, and great music!
M @ Jul 11th 2008 12:17PM
looks like crap compared to the mega man X games...which i would much rather have.
J @ Jul 11th 2008 2:02PM
love the soundtrack. I would love to hear it on an actual guitar. And was megaman 9 the best 2d megaman ever or something? cause when i was in grade school...15 years ago i think, i played the megaman X series quite often, i think my favorite was x 2
Elsnerma @ Jul 12th 2008 12:05AM
Mega Man 9 is an entirely new game meant to look like an old game. The original Mega Man games spanned 1-8.
And Mega Man 2 was the best Mega Man of all time. Anything in the X series pales in comparison to the original series, but especially pales in comparison to Mega Man 2.
Think Adrian @ Jul 11th 2008 5:48PM
I agree wth some of the above posts. Will they make it widescreen at least?
Me (L) MegaMan!
MakaiOokami @ Jul 11th 2008 7:11PM
So let me get this straight.
We play Megaman 1-6 on the NES
We play Megaman 7 on the SNES
We play Megaman 8 on the PS1
We play X - XIII on SNES
We play X4 - X7 on the PS1 while X7-X8 are on the PS2
Plus tons of them for GB, GBA, DS, etc...
Now Megaman 9 is comming out and we go back to NES graphics? If that's the case I hope it's playable on the PSP. If not... I feel a little cheated. Would it have really been that hard to provide us with the Megaman 7 style gameplay? The last Megaman (non X) game should be advancing everything we've seen up to this point. Sure it's just graphically like the NES but does it look like it will really advance the gameplay any further?
I'm buying this one, but I can't help but feel like they could have provided SNES graphics since it's on the PS3. Maybe it's partly because of Nintendo's virtual console. Who knows.
don_sf @ Jul 12th 2008 11:07AM
megaman 4 was the best mega man game there was.
i hope this turns out to be good, when new super mario brothers for ds came out, i loved that game so much (even though i literally blinked and completed it).