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Rockman DASH 2 artwork/soundtrack set announced

Heat Man — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:59:27 +0000

MegaMan Legends fans will be drooling over this one. Capcom of Japan will be offering “Capcom Special Selection” packs for three games on sales at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show later this month. One of those games is Rockman DASH 2. So what is a “Capcom Special Selection”? It’s a pack set containing a 32 page booklet of both official and conceptual artwork, and a mini CD soundtrack. Unfortunately the soundtrack only has 17 tracks (the game itself has over 80 songs). Regardless, I am still super stoked to get one of these. I’ll have to work my connections.

Beyond TGS, the set will go on sale on e-Capcom October 1st. It will run for ¥2,000 (roughly $21.65 US). Check out the artwork samples and track list below.

Track list:

Title
The Flutter
Yosyanka Town
Calinca Island
Yosyanka Mine
Giwan
Jagd Krabbe Rev.
Bola
Galgalfummee
Glyde Drache Ace
Bancoscas
Blitzkrieg
Worgie Gairon
Hover Gustaf
Jiji
Mother Area
Sera Battle Body #2

News Credit: CAP Kobun

What? More Beta Video?

LBD "Nytetrayn" — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:22:33 +0000

Seems like every other day, more and more early footage or screens are being turned up for our favorite games. This time, the honor goes to none other than Rockman DASH 2, or MegaMan Legends 2 if you so prefer.

Check out the following video excerpt from this 1999 promotional VHS tape from V Jump magazine:

The most noteworthy aspect of this video is at 1:09 where you can see a town that remains completely absent from the final build. The rest of the video is comprised of footage from Episode 1, a “demo” of DASH 2 bundled with Tron Ni Kobun. — Protodude’s Rockman Corner

Of course, the live-action Data is pretty freakin’ cool, too.

If you have or know where more such footage exists, be it on YouTube or elsewhere on the internet, then drop us a line! We’ll be glad to share it with everyone in the community!

Legendary Rockman (and MegaMan) Commercials

LBD "Nytetrayn" — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:57:30 +0000

Since Heat Man decided to take us on a trip back in time with the commercials for the original Rockman games in Japan, I did want to say (as I often do whenever the opportunity affords itself) that there is a single Mega Man advertisement which I think did a very good, if not excellent job. Behold:

If only MegaMan Legends 2 had received the same treatment– maybe more people would have checked it out. I think it definitely shows off the game itself well and in an exciting way, with a nice bit of hyperbole to get viewers excited.

And, even as a huge Mario fan, I still love “don’t call a plumber!” to this day.

Of course, Japan has its fair share of commercials for their version, ranging from the bizarre…

…to the cute/funny…

…to… hmm, now that’s strange. I was sure that there was a commercial for Rockman DASH 2, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone know where it might lurk, or am I just imagining it?