As the title says, the WiiWare version of Mega Man 9 is now available for download directly from your Internet-enabled console. It will cost you 1000 Wii points, which is worth about 10,00$ US. The Playstation Network version should be available Thursday, while the Xbox Live Arcade one will follow on the next Monday.

Happy gaming!


UPDATE: The Playstation Network version is now available as well.

UPDATE 2: All versions are now out, enjoy if you can!

As the title said, we're approaching the end of September. As a result, there is one week left for you to enter the random draw to win a 20$ Amazon.com gift card. All it takes is to draw a valid picture on the oekaki board before the end of the month of September!

And we have a new winner!





The winning entry is this silly-looking shot of Bass and Treble, submitted by long-time member ProtomanEXE! Congratulations!

ProtomanEXE will be receiving his prize soon: a 20$ Amazon.com Gift Card! All I'm waiting for is an e-mail confirmation to make sure that I have the correct information.

Thanks to everyone who entered, and see you on the next mini-contest!

Larry Coppotelli, who first contributed FanArt a few years ago, has come back again with three new pictures. These showcase characters from his upcoming fan-game, called Mega Man 10, that he recently renamed from Mega Man 9 because of the latest Capcom release. All this art can be viewed on his dedicated gallery.

UPDATE: The pictures have been replaced with larger ones to help you appreciate the details.

ACE_Spark was nice enough to send in a brand-new set of savestates to be used with the game Mega Man: The Wily Wars or it's Japanese version, Rockman Megaworld. These saves put you before the beginning of the Wily Tower minigame, which allows you to see it's introduction. You can also select to begin with either 0 or 99 Energy Tanks, depending on which file you use.

This download replaced the older one in the Downloads section.

It's fun how time flies when you're not looking...

Larry Coppotelli sent in three more drawings, all about characters from his Mega Man 10 fan project: new art of Blade Man Manga, Glacier Man and Nova Man is now available. As usual, you'll find this in his gallery!

In order to celebrate the first anniversary of the Rockboard translation's release, I've updated the patch based on your feedback. The new version 1.1 adds a few lines of previously untranslated text, improves the text of a few misleading lines, and fixes a minor dialog bug.

This new version, still available in both "Mega Man" and "Rockman" flavors, is available for download right away. Happy gaming, and happy new year!

It's time for a new oekaki mini-contest! As requested by you, this has become a regular feature of the oekaki board. A new mini-contest is run every few months, each time with a different theme.

In the same format as before, this is a challenge based on participation and luck: anyone who submits a valid picture through the month will be entered to win a 20$ Amazon.com gift card. As such, anyone interested has a chance to win!

This month's theme: What is your favorite Mega Man ...

The Truth Corner has been expanded with a few changes, most of these being related to Mega Man 9. The entry "Mega Man 9" now includes a complete explanation of the position of that game versus the older Mega Man & Bass. A new addition, "Does a Mega Man 9 NES ROM exists?" explains that no, you can't hope to play the game on an actual NES system.

Other changes and corrections are spread out through the section.

Once again, we have a winner!





The winning entry is this determined Nightmare Zero, submitted by our regular oekaki artist MegamanZero66! Congratulations!

MegamanZero66 will be receiving the prize soon: a 20$ Amazon.com Gift Card! All I'm waiting for is an e-mail confirmation to make sure that I have the correct information.

Thanks to everyone who entered! We didn't get as much participation this time around, so let's try to be more involved next time!

As those of you who've tried the game over the years might know, the ROM version of Mega Man: the Wily Wars doesn't save properly. You'll access the save menu, your changes will be seen there, but once you reset the game... your progress will be lost! This is because the game uses a less-common method of saving which few emulators support. That's why we have to rely on savestates to gain access to the Wily Tower bonus mode available once you beat Mega Man 1 to 3.

To fi ...

Now that I've finally played through and completed the PC version of Mega Man X7, I have updated it's entry in the PC games listing with some extra information. I also took this opportunity to add some new purchase alternatives for X5 and X8, and removed some options that are no longer available.

Here's a small treat for you!

I'm often contacted by people who want to see more files added to the music section, so I've decided to put in something new: the complete Mega Man X8 soundtrack!

It's complete with it's 57 tracks, with the exclusion of the music used during the videos (including the opening). I ripped it from the PC version of the game, and tagged it manually. As such, the names and order of the tracks don't match with the official OST. It� ...

The message board's software has been updated to take care of a few issue. I urge all current members to login and make sure that everything looks properly on their end. Otherwise, drop me a note about it!

Obviously, yesterday's post about a "new Message board update" was merely a front to announce this year's April's Fools Day. Those who want to know the full details can check the report on the message board!

Sometime during last weekend, the hit counter reached the 600,000 visitors mark. This might seem impressive... but it's not accurate anymore. The site already passed the million mark quite some time ago!

With the rise of efficient search engines such as Google, more and more people visit a website without ever viewing it's front page. The end effect is that displaying a hit counter on what is meant to be the front page no longer tracks accurately the visitors. I now rely on the ...

This latest update to the list of PC games adds two new titles to the list: the arcade games Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters! Both games are available on GameTap, as part of their members-only service. They are rendered through emulation (under license and fully legal), accessed directly from your web browser. I tried them personally, and the end result is enjoyable. Please note, however, that this removes the two-player option: you can't be assisted in you ...

As the website approaches it's ninth anniversary, I'm happy to announce something that hasn't been seen for a few years: a full-scale oekaki drawing contest!

Unlike the mini-contest formula that has been used a few times already, this is a much larger event, with nothing held back: judging, larger drawing area, prizes for the top three winners, and more!

A theme has been selected for this latest contest: crossover. This can be taken in any way you can think of, including ...

It's that time of the year again: the Mega Man PC Website: Dr. Cossack's Lab is now nine years old! The past year has seen the appearance of the oekaki mini-contest formula, and the return of a full-scale oekaki drawing contest after a few years of waiting. Enter this month to win several prizes! In more global news, one major item of the last year has been the surprise announcement and release of the new fan-favorite Mega Man 9. Who knows what Capcom will throw at us this year?

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The oekaki contest now underway ends in about one week, at the end of May 31, 2009. There's plenty of time left for you to enter, but please keep in mind the upcoming deadline.

Don't miss your chance to win and get one of the prizes!

As you can see from the left menu, this website has affiliated with a new partner: MegaManX9.com, administered by Jeff.

The site has been originally created in order to convince Capcom and the fans that a new entry in the Mega Man X series would be popular. The site then evolved from that core idea to cover other Mega Man news and games, to become what it is today. The fans are encouraged to participate in any way they can, so be sure to visit today!

It's now time to announce the results of the 2009 main drawing contest!

First of all, thanks for everyone who entered! We received only five entries, although they all deserved to win in some way: there is no half-hearted attempt to be found here!

Without making you wait too long, the end results:
- First place: Ultimate X - "Mia and the Magical Sunflower Meadow"
- Second place: ProtomanEXE - "I fail at deadlines." Which should be called "The board fails at deadlines"!
- Third ...

Relayed through axl z on the message board and the Mega Man Network comes the surprising announcement of a new game: a Battle Network and Star Force crossover titled Rockman.EXE: Operate Shooting Star!

Few details are known for the time being, although we'll probably learn more in the coming weeks and months. Most people, myself included, believed that the Battle Network series was officially ended, but it looks like side-games such as this one might still show up in the future.

As you might have noticed, there hasn't been much to report on lately. The videogames industry is now in it's usual summer hibernation, and I've been busy right and left on several ongoing tasks.

Rest assured that I'm still working hard on upcoming features for the website: this might be summer, but I'm not in the middle of a vacation!

Once again, it's time for a new oekaki mini-contest! This regular feature of the oekaki board is held every few months, each time with a different theme.

This is a challenge based on participation and luck: anyone who submits a valid picture through the month will be entered to win a 20$ Amazon.com gift card. As such, anyone interested has a chance to win!

This month's theme: Which Mega Man character do you especially hate?

The full details are available in the latest oeka ...

During all the work done to complete the translation of the NES game Rockboard in English, I've learned quite a bit about the game and how it is meant to be played. I decided to regroup this knowledge and create a new Rockboard information page in order to share it with everyone.

This section, a work-in-progress, currently consists of a single page. You can find some general information on the game, the list of characters, a description of the levels available, and a full review. Lat ...

This isn't strictly related to Mega Man, but since it concerns gamers, this might very well be of interest to you.

I've finished my work on the first public version of ION Gamma. This new website, designed for gamers, allows them to store and share all of their online game IDs from a central location. Everyone can register and create a file listing their games and IDs. Then, when they want to play with someone, all they need to do is to give them the link to their file to find t ...

And so, a new winner emerges!





The new winning picture is this coffee-spewing Luna Platz, as drawn by The Helldragon. A winner is you!

The Helldragon will be receiving his prize soon: a 20$ Amazon.com Gift Card!

Thanks to the three people who bothered to participate this time around!

The SuperAdventure Rockman information page has been completely looked over and rewritten. Being one of the oldest sections of this site, it's grammar level was much lower than most other pages. This new version, while not having much in the way of new content, should be easier to understand. The review format has also being changed to match the one used in the Rockboard information page.

I've added tonight a new affiliate among the select list seen at the left: MegaManAyla, from mety333!

Some of the people who've been around for years might remember seeing that name around before. The site used to be live several years ago, before it was closed due to a lack of time and interest. It has recently made a comeback and is aiming to reclaim a spot among the top Mega Man websites available. Several updates have been done in the past weeks to bring it up to date on sev ...