Geek update.



This summer, we will see the release of the original Mega Man series (parts 1-8) on a single disc for Playstation 2 and Gamecube. What's Mega Man, you ask? Mega Man is arguably the best series of old-school Nintendo games around. The main character's name is, you guessed it, Mega Man, and his mission is to go around and stop a mad scientist, Dr. Wily, and his evil robots from wrecking havoc on the world. Usually, there are eight levels (which you can play in any order) with one robot boss each. When you defeat a robot boss, you gain his weapon. Once you've beaten all the robot bosses, then you venture into Dr. Wily's multi-level hideout for a final showdown. The trick is to figure out which order to defeat the bosses, as certain weapons are more effective than others in various situations. There's a good breakdown of the first six Mega Man games at this site: Mega Man Matrix.

In the meantime, to help you get into the spirit of things, you should check out a band called The Minibosses. They are a 4-piece garage band (2 guitars, bass, drums) that play instrumental covers of old-school Nintendo video game music. They do a 9-minute suite of music from Mega Man 2. They're lo-fi and they rock. It's fun. In addition, a couple of guys called Project X have recorded most of the music from Mega Man 2 and 3.

Rock on.

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