Mega Man and 8bit enthusiasts: Already beat 9 and looking for something else to fuel your nostalgia cravings? Rockman 7 FC is the solution. Released in 2008, it is a retro-remake of the classic SNES title. When I say retro of  course, I mean this:

In the year 20XX AD...


Released this year around June by some very devoted fans, the game isn't actually an NES rom hack, but rather a standalone exe file that emulates the 8bit games perfectly while retaining the stages and mechanics of Mega Man 7. Being complete, it's really impressive how much has gone into retroizing this further to 8 bit and yet still have it play so well. Even the music has been stylized to the NES sound chip exactly- It really almost feels like the game was originally on the NES. While it is mostly a novelty, the port to 8bit just has that charm. As you can tell from the screenshots below, the game actually follows the 8bit format so closely that the intro stage has been removed and the player can choose to tackle any of the 8 robot masters right from the beginning. I've actually always preferred this format myself as opposed to the four at a time trend that popped up in the later games.

Who are the baddies this time around?

These guys. Burst man is still as annoying as ever and Spring Man's stage is still awesome, nice to see these guys had their priorities straight..

Retro Shotz



A Youtube Video:

Controls
X - Fire
Z - Jump
A/S - Quick weapon cycle
Q - Status/Weapons Menu

DA~MN WHERE ARE YOU GOING??? DOWNLOAD THIS SHIT
Download: http://www7.atwiki.jp/wakuwakusuru/pages/13.html (look for マップデザイナーver4e)

so this is a nes style remake of an snes game?  would it be proper to call it a demake?

You have coined it & I shall now use this word for the rest of my days.

Um... anyway this looks pretty cool and to someone (I.E. me) who has beaten MM7 like a million times this is a fresh take on it (not to mention gives me a reason to play it yet again).

Well demake is a term that has actually been thrown around before, so it is proper to call it that I guess. Even though it's essentially the same game, it definitely let's us replay it from a different perspective. I myself actually preferred the 8-bit Mega Man over the SNES styled sprites, with Mega Man 8 being my favorite of them.

Needs more Ristar. Megaman is shit