Capcom to create mega shirts out of Mega Man 9 boxart
by Eric Caoili 
{ Jul 22nd 2008 at 10:00PM }
Remember that Mega Man 9 boxart/shirt we featured last week during E3? Of course you do, how could you ever forget its magnificent image? Apparently, I Am 8-bit artist Gerald de Jesus was commissioned for the homage to Mega Man's packaging designs of yore.The shirts were originally created exclusively for Capcom's staff, including director Hironobu Takeshita and producer Keiji Inafune, with a limited run of four. But after seeing fan reactions to the astounding apparel, the publisher has decided to make t-shirts with the Mega Man 9 cover art "available for purchase soon" in the States. Oh, wondrous day!
Let's all hope Capcom decides to make a lot more than just four shirts this time!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Josh @ Jul 22nd 2008 10:50PM
YES, DAMN IT, YES!
ajwalker @ Jul 23rd 2008 12:49AM
Okay, I'm not even going to pretend to understand the rabid fascination with the re-issue of Mega Man 9.
My Mega Man days started on the GBA with Megaman Zero (2,3,4) and happily remained there till Megaman ZX for the DS.
But that has got to be the ugliest box art I've seen in a very long time.
Some things really need to stay buried in the past.
Backslash @ Jul 23rd 2008 4:43AM
The ugly thing is kinda the point! 8)
unreal mccoy @ Jul 23rd 2008 9:25AM
Re-issue? This isn't a re-issue - it's a brand new game.
Don't disrespect your gaming elders.
lakitu @ Jul 23rd 2008 10:37AM
i think you cannot understand because of you age. you missed an era where megaman classic series was the real thing. megaman began to suck real hard with Zero, ZX series and X4 upward.
the mm9 boxart itself is a kind of joke, because IIRC the same kind of silliness (a man in a blue suit with a PISTOL *lol*) was used for mm2.
man, u missed the eighties, bad for you and don't judge the old gems you never had a chance to enjoy because you were not born.
ajwalker @ Jul 23rd 2008 1:49PM
Folks, I freely admited to not understanding the fascination with Mega Man 9.
And I'm probably not considered a Mega Man connisseur since I actually enjoyed the later Mega Man games on the PS2 which is near sacrilege for some in the Mega Man fan universe.
Personally, I found the Mega Man Zero series for the GBA and now the DS far more accessible and "fun" to me. That doesn't mean I'm bashing those who enjoy the original Mega Man.
However, with all of that said, none of that changes the fact I still think that shirt is butt ugly.
protoguy @ Oct 12th 2008 2:14PM
It's horrific. It's making fun of the awful art that was the original Mega Man 1 box. That's the point.
CJLopez @ Jul 23rd 2008 2:07AM
Soooooooooo getting one on first sight!!!!!!
Hot Topic should get a couple of this right?
SABCA @ Jul 23rd 2008 4:30AM
That's amazingly awesome, lol. Just... woah. I didn't catch the news on this the first time around, but I'm glad I saw it now!
It's a lot better than the old MM1 Artwork, quality wise, but it is such a great throwback.
Smoke @ Jul 23rd 2008 4:23AM
They better make these things available in Europe too. I want one.
Estrada @ Jul 23rd 2008 3:30PM
It's amazingly awful, and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they ever mass-produced them.
TendoMan @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:40PM
They need to make prints of it. I'd frame that shit in a second.
idontknow @ Oct 16th 2008 9:49PM
This shirt has single handedly disgraced the Megaman name. I agree with ajwalker. It's a freakin' butt ugly shirt that I want to buy and then burn in a fire pit.