By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2015 11:00 am EST
For those who don’t remember Mega Man, he arrived in 1987 by way of Capcom, having been called Rock Man in Japan. The side-scrolling video game had a simple story that saw a scientist named Dr. Light and his android lab assistant called Rock betrayed by an evil man named Dr. Wily.
After stealing Dr. Light’s work, Dr. Wily made an evil robot equipped with a slew of weapons in an effort to take over the world. So Dr. Light decides to take on Dr. Wily by turning his lab assistant into a battle droid with armor and a huge cannon on his arm. As Mega Man defeats evil robots, he’s able to mimic their weapons, making him much more powerful as the game continues.
Mega Man has fallen off in popularity somewhat over the years, but a collection of the first six Mega Man titles just became available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 3DS, so some people out there are still playing the games. But there’s no guarantee that a movie will hold as much appeal for anyone outside of longtime video gamers.
You might remember that we reported on a Mega Man animated series earlier this year from the creators of Disney TV shows such as Ben 10 and Generator Rex. We’re not sure if that project is still on the way, but it could help get younger viewers on board a potential big screen adaptation of the video game. In the meantime, you can check out this flashy fan film from a few years ago:
Is anyone out there interested in a Mega Man movie?
