Inside Games Gets People in the Rockman 10 Spirit

Much like they did for Rockman 9, Japanese gaming news site Inside Games has decorated their site with Rockman 10 to celebrate the release in Japan this month. Most notable thing is a music player which plays clips from the title theme, Nitro Man’s stage, Commando Man’s stage and Strike Man’s stage (I totally called the “main theme” being Nitro Man). I’d rip them and everything, but… it’s just another three hours until the game’s out anyway, you know?

EXE OSS sees original jacket bonus at select stores

For what appears to be a mere remake, Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star is getting a lot of special promotions. The latest reported on the OSS homepage now is a pair of special jackets you can use to place in OSS’s box. There is a “light version” that features both MegaMans as well as Lan, and a “dark version that features Bass and other Navi bosses. The special jackets will be available in limited quantities at select retailers such as Toys R Us, Bic Camera and GameTSUTAYA stores.

Capcom starts OSS comic strip; groaner already ensues

As another small, special promotion, Capcom of Japan’s Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star homepage will release eight yonkoma (4-panel) comic strips through November and December. The first is out now, which as you can see above I’ve mediocrely translated. I’m not much of a typeset guy, or very funny, as this one in particular required a little improvisation, so bear with me on these. This is definitely LBD’s taste in humor though.

Now for the Japanese nerditry corner. As you can tell, this comic’s humor is derived from wordplay. Net Battle, written in Japanese, is “netto batoru” (ネットバトル). However, we find out in this last frame that is is actually a “nettou” (熱湯) battle, which means boiling water. In Japanese it seems there’s little else to pun “netto” with. But what’s funnier than some wordplay and scalding your friend horribly with boiling  hot water? Though in fairness, I guess Mega and Proto aren’t friends yet in this game.

Aside from “ket battle,” the only other thing I could come up with was “wet battle,” but that lacks the implication of hotness. Also it just sounds… disturbing somehow.

The next comic comes out on the 12th, OSS’s release date. I can’t wait.

Capcom, CoroCoro and Kids Station team up for OSS promotion + new footage

Capcom, CoroCoro and Kids Station are teaming up for the “Double Rockman Present Campaign” to promote Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star. What kind of promotion is it? Why, it’s a scavenger hunt! Ten lucky participants can enter between now and November 30th for a chance to win a copy of Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star and a sticker set. However, there will also be a second chance (hence the double theme) running from December 1st until January 4th. Of course, the promotion is naturally Japan only, so that probably stops a lot of you in your tracks.

So how does it work? Well, you need to find a special letter on each of the participating websites. For example, on the Capcom page linked above, clicking on the Mr. Program reveals Capcom’s special character. Next, head over to the CoroCoro website and solve this puzzle, revealing their special character. Finally, drop on by Kids Station and watch the video on the top of the page with the guy who’s waaaaay too excited about his job. Incidentally, this video shows off some new footage from OSS, including the appearance of ClockMan. At the end of the video, crazy man sticks the special character to his head. Why not? He already has so many things stuck to him.

When you have all three, you can head back over to Capcom, accept their agreement for entering and then input the special character from each site. Incidentally, the special characters from each page spell the name Netto… but you’ll have to see each page to figure out who provides which character! Or, you can just buy the game like I am.