TMMN December Giveaway – 25th Anniversary Megapalooza!
This is it, our last prize giveaway leading up to Mega Man‘s 25th anniversary. It has been a wonderful pleasure giving you chances to win fun stuff every month, and I hope it’s made this tough year for Mega Man a little more bright for you all. So naturally, wrapping up the TMMN giveaways, we’re going out with a Mega Buster blast!
This time around, I have five prizes for five lucky winners! We have the albums We are ROCK-MEN! 2 and ROCKMAN HOLIC. We have the updated art book R20+5: Rockman & R0ckman X Official Complete Works. We have a D-Arts Rockman figure set. And last, we have a Rockcan Sound Can, containing the music of Mega Man through Mega Man 10. Not to boast, but that’s almost $300 in prizes!
And as always, winning will be pretty simple. What we want you to do is this: Comment in this post with your words of congratulations on Mega Man reaching 25 years of awesomeness! You can only comment once! After the deadline passes, we will select the five winners randomly from these comments. Furthermore, the prizes rewarded will also be chosen randomly!
We’re running this contest until December 31st, 11:59 PM PST, so you have two weeks to enter. We will be sharing the chosen comments as well, so make yours count if it’s picked! And of course, have an awesome 25th for the Blue Bomber!
Edit: Hold it! We’re currently undergoing a site change. The comment section should be re-opened shortly. ~LanceHeart
Edit 2: New comment system is Go! However, if you posted a comment on this article before Disqus was activated, please know that we have a backup of your comments and they should hopefully be restored into this article by tomorrow night. If not, rest assured that they will still be counted for the giveaway. Apologies for the inconvenience! ~LanceHeart
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“Rock, having a strong sense of justice, volunteered to be converted into a fighting robot. Thus the super robot Mega Man was born.”
Those words changed my life in a positive way, which is still ongoing. I owe a lot to Mega Man, and he’s been with me through the good and bad times over the last 25 years. Best wishes Blue Bomber! Fight Mega Man for everlasting peace!
Also, I actually did celebrate the anniversary with a birthday party of sorts with cake and everything.
Congrats on your 25th Anniversary, Mega Man!
Although I didn’t grow up with the blue bomber like many here have, in fact, I only just discovered him and his amazing games earlier this year, I’ve become insanely obsessed. It’s amazing what a little blue bot and his faithful companions can do when it comes to saving the world. I really hope that Capcom will realized that he is still loved by many old and new fans and that we will continue to see more amazing adventures with him and his friends in the years to come!
Mega Man, you have quickly etched a special place in my heart.
Hope to see you at your 50th!
I didn’t grow up with Mega Man, but I wish I had. Younger-me would’ve had an absolute blast, blowing up everything in my way and dying a hundred times while listening to some of the best music in gaming history.
Happy 25th, Mega Man. Hopefully you’ll be around for many years more.
any one of those prices would be the perfect way to end the year…
we need to bring the blue bomber back, that little dude deserves to be
on the front of gaming history…
cheers for the first quarter of a century
I’ve already had a mega year, picking up as many games as I could get my hands on, but it’s all just trying to recapture that past. I sometimes need to remind myself that the lessons I’ve learned from the blue bomber are ingrained into me, and it’s not the actual games that are important. It’s the lessons and attitudes, and most importantly….the MUSIC. Hot DAMN does the MegaMan franchise bring nothing to the table as consistently throughout it’s many incarnations as fantastic music. But seriously, I can’t wait for the triumphant return of Mega Man, in some shape or form, you can’t keep a solid idea down, much less a pillar of the gaming world. Just don’t keep us waiting too long, Rock.
Ooh, I’m not sure I left a comment before or not… but! I’ve been a fan since MM2, so here’s looking forward to another 25 years!! =)
Congrats Megaman, 25 years, longer then I’ve been alive; Megaman X was the first game I remember playing and I hope to gain many more memories in the future, as hopefully we will get many new Megaman games.
Mega Man has been with me since as far back as I can remember. My oldest memory is making a giant blanket and pillow fort in my living room with my big brother at a mere age of 4 years old, while the Mega Man 2 stage select screen was on the TV.
25 years the Blue Bomber has been in our hearts, on our TV screens, in our comic books, and in our memories. Back in October I participated in the Extra-Life marathon and played the entire Mega Man Classic and X catalog in the 24 hours for the stream. It was the most exciting thing I did this year, and we raised over $1k in the process.
Mega Man, you’re my hero.
Geeze, 25 years of Mega Man. Mega Man has brought me so much fun and enjoyment, I don’t really think words can express how much the blue bomber truely means to me. I think it’s pretty clear by all the fanfare made by musicians and fans around the world that Mega Man has become an important cultural icon and most importantly, a part of something that has defined a generation of people. You can’t really give enough praise for something like that. Here’s to Mega Man/Rockman and to the hope that he’s got 25 more years in him after this.
Happy 25th, Mega Man! Thought Street Fighter and Xover were both a little disappointing, here’s hoping there’s more wonderful classics in your future <3
I think it would be safe to say that my life would not be the same had it not been for Mega Man. During middle school when I discovered emulators and started playing games I missed out on because of when I was born, I
tried out most of the NES/SNES MM games since I’d heard so much about
them. However, it wasn’t until Mega Man Battle Network that I really got
sucked into the Mega Man fandom. My irl friends got me into the series, and introduced me to a small BN-related forum they were a part of. Soon after, a few other members and myself split off and started our own forum, one with a BN-inspired RPG by the name of EXE Warriors. A lot of my high school days were spent there, and I made some great friends while it was still active. EXE Warriors may be dead, but the bonds I formed there endure to this day and it’s all thanks to Mega Man. (If any EXEW members are reading this, this is Zero. Hit me up on Twitter: @SenseiHanzo)
Wish I could of grown up with Mega Man, but I’m glad I got into it in the end! I remember hearing that Mega Man 2 was one of the best games of all time, so I decided I’d buy it. It was an incredible experience! It took me so long to finish but I loved every second! Things like Quick Man’s stage and Dr. Wily stage 4 took hours to do and it didn’t go without it’s own rage!
I can’t believe that Mega Man has gotten so far and I hope Capcom continues to create more games! I’d love to see another 25 years come around.
Blue bomber has been blasting for 25 years and im glad that I have been a small part of it. I got the chance to play Megaman X on SNES when I was about 4 when I was visiting my friends house. Those 20 minutes of playing started 15 years of thrill, joy, challange, tears, a lot of well spent money, and most importantly it gave me a role model when I was a kid. Best hopes for the next 25 years as well.
Mega Man, when I was young, we fought for the future together.
X, when I was a teen, we meet Zero and kept fighting for the future.
Now that I’m an adult, I will fight for your future.
Here’s to another 25 my friends!
Being in my early 20s I have played most Mega Man games and they have all been great and some what frustrating but fun. I love the fact that Capcom is now releasing the older games for the new generation to play.
Happy birthday Mega Man! Mega Man 6 was the first nes game I ever played, just as Mega Man 7 was the first super nes game I ever played. Mega Man X remains perhaps my most beloved game of all time. This series defined my childhood by redirecting my passion from knights and dinosaurs to a lasting interest in robots, leading to, as many fans can probably attest, countless sketch books filled to the brim with “Mans.” The Zero series captivated me to no end in my middle-school years, and I recall vividly not only the feverish anticipation for each new entry but also how choked up I got at the finale. The series and I may have grown distant in recent years, but when the next fully realized entry reaches store shelves, and believe me, I’m willing to wait for as long as it takes, I will be nonetheless eager to get my hands on it (as long as it’s not another Battle Network style reboot.) In the meantime I will continue to trust sites such as this to keep me in the loop, and hope that Capcom does right by Blue Bomber. Perhaps we will finally see our first proper next-gen title.
I just can’t say all the stuff I would wish to say. Because I’m not enough in English!
I know Mega Man since 13 years ago, I fell in love that time, and I fall in love everyday, when I see his posters, videogames, books and figures in my room. I’m sure that Mega Man is in my blood, because every time I read, hear or see something new about it, I feel my blood bolds, and I feel alive again! Mega Man is one of the biggest reasons in my life, to look forward and keep going. Just like that!
Every year I make a cake for his birthday, I want to share this love to the world!
I just can’t thanks properly, for all the good times I get in my childhood with him by my side.
Happy 25th Anniversary!!! And I’ll be waiting to celebrate the 50th!
Congratulations Mega Man! It’s been a hard couple of years, but I really believe the worst is behind us, and the future for the Blue Bomber will be bright. Here’s hoping we’ll have some more amazing games in our future, and that the franchise can last for another 25!
Mega Man – I have been playing you for 25 years. Congrats on being the most successful little robot in my universe. I wish to see you to 75!
Rock on Rockman
25 year ago, I could only hope that Mega Man would strive and grow to celebrate his 25th birthday. Today I couldn’t be more excited for him. It’s been an amazing journey and I feel proud to have watched him grow through out the years. Thank you for all the wonderful memories so far, with fantastic music, characters and game-play. The times may change and things may come and go, but Mega Man will always be close to my heart. Here’s hoping to celebrate the next 25 years with him!
Mega Man has been a big part of me for a long time and reading all of your comments is painting a big, stupid grin across my face. I wish I could go back to when I first discovered Mega Man and it seemed like a deep, wonderful well of entertainment, with dozens of classic games to play and always something new to look forward to on the horizon. Now that I’ve explored every avenue of Mega Man, playing the Classic and X games through roughly a million times each, spending hundreds of hours exploring the worlds of the Battle Network and Star Force games, returning time and again to the Zero games until I could achieve perfect scores – now, the well has finally dried up… and I still want more. I’ll continue to support Mega Man in any way that Capcom will allow. Happy 25th anniversary, and let’s continue to fight the good fight.
Megaman, these past 25 years have been a whirlwind. We grew up together in the 80s as kids, became angsty teens searching for our place in the world with the X saga, and then you become someone I hardly recognized anymore with .EXE and onward… but I always had our fond, fond memories of Classic and X. We finally found common ground again with Megaman 9 and 10, and all our years of estrangedness were water under the bridge. No matter what Capcom does–or doesn’t do–with your character, you’ll always be with me: as a figure on my shelf, or a tune hummed under my breath, or, every so often, the dusting off of an old cartridge.
Congratulations on your 25th birthday, Megaman.
Even though I am not able to find it in my heart to forgive Capcom for all the terrible things that happenned recently, my love for you is not gone, and probably never will.
The present and future look darker than ever, but I can still look back to the great years of fun and shounen spirit you’ve given to me with a smile.
You’ve been my favorite franchise for a long time, and that’s something that probably not going to change either, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you Megaman. Thank you for the memories, for making my life better, for everything.
Congratz mega! Heres to 25 more years!
Happy 25th, Rock!
I owe so much of my person to knowing you since I was just a boy; my love of action games, my predilection for ever-lofty difficulty levels, my discerning taste for precision controls, and maybe even my passion for rhythm and music can all be traced back to those bygone days where completing every one of your games in chronological order seemed like an ideal way to spend a Sunday. I often miss those days dearly as an “adult” with “responsibilities,” and hope that I can someday reveal the magic of your games to my own children.
Fight on, MegaMan!
As of the year 2012, I haven’t played every video game ever published. I’m a passive addict–I read and admire the creativity in the gaming industry more than I experience it these days. Though, like any other late twenty-something, I was brought up during the original NES days, and what a fantastic, vibrant set of days that was. My choice of game was, of course, Mega Man, and that remains true to this day. It started with Mega Man 3 (which I still believe is the best of the franchise), and then Mega Man 5 changed my world. Spending snow days during 5th grade practicing and memorizing those game levels and boss moves earned me Mega Man chops that would last me my entire life (Mega Man 9 & 10 are easier than people let on, come on now!!).
But as the 25th anniversary hit, I began to remember just how much the Mega Man series influenced not only my gaming chops, but the interests and activities in my day to day life. First, my brother and I were bonded by conceptualizing fictitious Mega Man games, drawing our own bosses & levels. We even “composed” level music by using our mouths & vocal chords to bleep and bloop melodies on cassette tape (ask me about those Mega Man Tapes, we have them digitized to CD!). I have saved every piece of fan art we drew, to which I look back fondly on. This carried on through the X series, and our own maverick names were always consistently better than those found in the real games
Having this creative spirit then helped me groom my creative, artsy spirit I tap into professionally today.
As I grew older and started playing the guitar, I looked to the X series and original fan favorites for inspiration. After finally mastering the highway stage melody from X1 and Junk Man from Mega Man 7, I realized I had climbed to the next level of playing skill, but more importantly, I could finally play the music of my favorite games with as much passion as I played the levels. What a feeling. What a soundtrack(s)!
The Mega Man stories were simple, yet incredibly inspiring to a young person. They were positive. They were optimistic (where is that today?). They encouraged continuity and consistency (a new installment to the series every year, remember when that used to happen?). They were futuristic yet human. They always inspired my creative writing, and the fan stories I wrote in high school, though never seeing the professional light of day, shined the way towards a career as a writer/Internet community manager in the present day.
A long post and long story short, I can’t find the succinct words to say thank you & congrats to a series that has provided me so much over so many years, so I’ll leave it at this… The day I got to experience Mega Man 9, and later Mega Man 10, was the day I was able to achieve time travel. I’ll always, always be thankful that Inafune and Capcom gave me a new, fresh moment to experience a part of my childhood that I thought had went away back in 6th grade. I was able to touch what was brightest about my youth, as if a worm hole had opened for a one-last-chance opportunity to game like one gamed 20 years ago. How lucky was I to play one last 8-bit installment that was meant to be played the classic way… the original way. It was a great life lesson, actually; live for the moment and uphold that experience, because you never know when it’ll come again.
For your hope, your optimism, your passion, and your inspiration, thank you, Mega Man franchise. Congratulations on being able to do this for 25 incredible years, and I’ll see you at year 50. Don’t worry. In the end, we all know you’ll make it there.
–Chris
25 years. How grand! Growing up, I didn’t recieve a console until I was in elementary, when I finally got a Super NES. Because of that, my first Mega Man game was the first X. After playing it on a rental, it instantly went on my purchase list and it became one of, if not the, most played games on that system. it goes without saying that when I was given an NES a few years later, games from the original series were the first I purchased from Funcoland. In the years following, I picked up what titles from the various series that my meager allowance would allow. After aging a bit and obtaining a job, I used my new found buying power to go back and fill in some of the gaps of my library, turning to eBay to locate some of the harder to find titles. After all the hours logged, I have to say, I love all your incarnations. Even when you turned your action-based play style into a turn-based RPG, you were still a delight.
As I’m sure everyone’s aware, this last year has been tough, bad news around every turn. As great as Archie’s comic series is, there’s something a little sad about saying that it’s the best to happen to the series in the last month. As much as I love Capcom and many of their fanchises, I haven’t bought a game from them since Legends 3 was cancelled. My belief is that I shouldn’t support a company unless they give their fans what they want and what this fan wants is a new Mega Man game. To get my point across, I’ve bought every comic, trade paper back, and manga that Mega Man’s appeared in the last year. I’ve grabbed Bobble Buds and figurines. I’ve cosplayed a Servbot at conventions. I’ve joined the Facebook page. I’ve given views to anyone making fan paradies on youtube. I’ve ranted and raved to anyone who would listen. I’ve done what I could to show Capcom that Mega Man is a series with value and I haven’t been alone. Now that your 25th has come, it seems that things might finally be looking up. We’ve been given SFxMM, with promises that there’s more to come. I have high hopes that within the next year, we’ll see something new that we can truly be excited about. Whether it’s a new series or continuation of an existing one, the only thing I expect could disappoint me would be is if this promise turned out to be a lie.
So congratulations, Mega Men, of all generations. With 25 years under your belt, you’re beating me by one. Regardless of what the future holds, I expect to still be playing you in another 25 years, even if that just equates me sitting in a dark room with my cartridges and DVDs. You’ve always been a huge inspiration to me and if anyone were to take the time to read my fiction, there’s a good chance that they would find one of your characters lurking inside one of my own. Rock on!
Mega Man,
As it is approaching your 25th anniversary as a video game icon, i think that recognition for your efforts is in order.
What could cause a robot to be such a powerful character in our hearts for 25 years? Machines do not usually have any capability to empathize with humanity or an internal desire to uphold the values of peace and justice. Time and time again, you have selflessly volunteered to combat evil ambitions in order to better humanity. These self-generated desires can only be considered human, and they make you as much a hero as any human. Somehow, you have managed to surpass the realm of a simple machine, develop a soul, and become an inspiring figure for humanity.
Myself and many others would like to congratulate you on your heroic deeds, and to thank you for being such an important part of our lives for the past 25 years.
Sincerely,
Jim
Keep Goin Blue Bomber!!! I know ya can keep going! You’ve been jumpin and shootin for 25 years Stong and that doesnt mean you’ll end yet. Wily, Sigma, WWW, they havent stopped ya so time won’t either!!!
Happy 25th, Megaman!
You’ve been with me since I was a wee sprog, creeping around my volatile older brother’s NES and SNES, hoping to sneak in a level or two while he wasn’t looking. I remember those early days were often spent hovering around the edges of the room, listening to Skull Man’s stage music while my brother skittered you through my favorite level. It was your music that first drew me to you, and now I’m in my 20th year of being hopelessly attached to you and your spinoffs.
My fascination started with MM4, and when X came along I loved the franchise even more. Since then my affection for you has only grown. I knew I’d always be a hopeless fanatic, even after I tried fighting the Yellow Devil and decided I was just terrible at games. Even after I tried to reach Flame Mammoth and realized I would forever be one of those people who always falls into the lava. Even after I died on Chill Penguin’s stage so many times that just hearing his music made me angry. Even after my brother proved to me that Zero was not, in fact, a girl, and I got mad about it because I felt like I’d been tricked; and when Zero got a makeover years later and was outfitted with a suspicious waist-to-hip ratio, and I sort of felt like I was being tricked again.
Through some of the most miserable periods in my life, I’ve always had you (and your lovely, delicious music) to fall back on when I was at my worst. What appears to be a ridiculous childhood obsession to most is, to me, an enduring source of comfort and happiness. My childhood was dominated by you, and my sanity in adolescence was sometimes preserved by you, by losing myself in a game long enough to get it together. Now, as an adult, I’m so grateful to have had such a presence in my life, fictional though you may be.
I hope Capcom steps it up and gives me another 25 years to play with you. <3 Thank you, Megaman.