LORE -- Mega Man Franchise Lore in a Minute!
- 10 years ago
Thanks for watching Lore! William Strife recounts the tale of Mega Man's rise, fall, and resurrection! http://bit.ly/MoarLore
Written by Phil
http://www.youtube.com/user/Polaris
Voiced by William Strife:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Linkthe1st
Animated by Jeremey Chinshue:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TerminalMontage
Transcript:
In 1987, Keiji Inafune joined Capcom as a graphic designer on Street Fighter but to make a push into the home console market, the company needed a new mascot to rally around. Inafune was pulled from Street Fighter and appointed as the lead artist on a new Famicom project they called "Rockman."
Because the team was so small, Inafune designed Rockman's characters, enemies, logos, and even instruction booklet. Rockman, or to Western audiences, Mega Man, sold adequately despite the revolting boxart but not well enough to warrant a sequel. Capcom eventually relented but held the sequel hostage by forcing Inafune and his team to first complete Professional Baseball Murder Mystery and Legendary Wings. Mega Man 2 finally released in Japan in '88, and the U.S. in '89, and was met with universal praise, compelling Capcom to line up yearly installments.
Under Inafune's direction, the Mega Man franchise prospered throughout the early 90's thanks in part to the Mega Man X series, but its popularity began to wane in the 32-bit era. With Mega Man on life support and no corporate ladders left to climb, Inafune left Capcom in 2010 to begin anew by forming his own company, Comcept. Now with support of his fans and tons of Kickstarter money, The Father of Mega Man vows to resurrect the spirit of the Blue Bomber as Beck in the Mighty No 9.
Have fun!
---------
The Daily Byte: http://bit.ly/1bsstnb
Lore! http://bit.ly/nNfsws
Who is Polaris? http://bit.ly/14Z6vUP
---------
---------
JOIN POLARIS: http://bit.ly/17MTzDW
POLARISGO: http://bit.ly/1ec7Hu6
Twitter: http://bit.ly/12ecJOw
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12Ue00n
Google+: http://bit.ly/16l2toB
Instagram: http://bit.ly/1aiOYgZ
Tumblr: http://bit.ly/13HgrW4
Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound and Audio Micro
---------
Thanks for watching Lore!
Written by Phil
http://www.youtube.com/user/Polaris
Voiced by William Strife:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Linkthe1st
Animated by Jeremey Chinshue:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TerminalMontage
Transcript:
In 1987, Keiji Inafune joined Capcom as a graphic designer on Street Fighter but to make a push into the home console market, the company needed a new mascot to rally around. Inafune was pulled from Street Fighter and appointed as the lead artist on a new Famicom project they called "Rockman."
Because the team was so small, Inafune designed Rockman's characters, enemies, logos, and even instruction booklet. Rockman, or to Western audiences, Mega Man, sold adequately despite the revolting boxart but not well enough to warrant a sequel. Capcom eventually relented but held the sequel hostage by forcing Inafune and his team to first complete Professional Baseball Murder Mystery and Legendary Wings. Mega Man 2 finally released in Japan in '88, and the U.S. in '89, and was met with universal praise, compelling Capcom to line up yearly installments.
Under Inafune's direction, the Mega Man franchise prospered throughout the early 90's thanks in part to the Mega Man X series, but its popularity began to wane in the 32-bit era. With Mega Man on life support and no corporate ladders left to climb, Inafune left Capcom in 2010 to begin anew by forming his own company, Comcept. Now with support of his fans and tons of Kickstarter money, The Father of Mega Man vows to resurrect the spirit of the Blue Bomber as Beck in the Mighty No 9.
Have fun!
---------
The Daily Byte: http://bit.ly/1bsstnb
Lore! http://bit.ly/nNfsws
Who is Polaris? http://bit.ly/14Z6vUP
---------
---------
JOIN POLARIS: http://bit.ly/17MTzDW
POLARISGO: http://bit.ly/1ec7Hu6
Twitter: http://bit.ly/12ecJOw
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12Ue00n
Google+: http://bit.ly/16l2toB
Instagram: http://bit.ly/1aiOYgZ
Tumblr: http://bit.ly/13HgrW4
Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound and Audio Micro
---------
Thanks for watching Lore!