They Don’t Do Like This Anymore: Mega Man 8

With the gaming world in a lather over the news about Mega Man 9, now’s a good time to look at the game’s predecessor: Mega Man 8.
Released in Amerikay during the winter of 1997, Mega Man 8 was a 2D No-No in Sony of America’s eyes. However, it did manage to make it Stateside without Capcom resorting to holding another title hostage (re: Resident Evil 2). Future platformers wouldn’t be so lucky.
In fact, Sony was actually pretty cool with Mega Man 8 not being a Saturn exclusive. That was a year or so before it became obvious that the …read more