# Mega Man inspired rock opera? Oh yes! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288 "2006-05-26T04:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/1 "2006-05-26T04:40:02Z")
I know, I know, it’s _horribly nerdy_ but I love it! They’ve got 3 free songs for download, so check it out and tell me what you think. [The Protomen](http://www.protomen.com/) I know it doesn’t exactly follow Capcom’s cannon. It seems to be somewhat influenced by that awful DiC American cartoon from way back. Even so, I enjoy it. I’ve always found it fascinating how \*Mega Man[/] has this cutesy, innocent, children’s adventure veneer, when it’s really got kind of a dark, tragic, end-of-innocence theme. Especially when you consider the fact that as far as Capcom’s concerned, the _Mega Man X_ series, as well as _Mega Man Zero_, ARE the future of the “classic” games, not a possible future (as many fans contend). PS. I am also aware that the early _Mega Man_ games plotline is a colossal rip-off of the original _Kikaider_ manga, which came out back in the 1970’s or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/2 "2006-05-26T04:43:35Z")
[QUOTE=H3Knuckles] I know, I know, it’s _horribly nerdy_ but I love it! They’ve got 3 free songs for download, so check it out and tell me what you think. [The Protomen](http://www.protomen.com/) I know it doesn’t exactly follow Capcom’s cannon. It seems to be somewhat influenced by that awful DiC American cartoon from way back. Even so, I enjoy it. I’ve always found it fascinating how _Mega Man_ has this cutesy, innocent, children’s adventure veneer, when it’s really got kind of a dark, tragic, end-of-innocence theme. Especially when you consider the fact that as far as Capcom’s concerned, the _Mega Man X_ series, as well as _Mega Man Zero_, ARE the future of the “classic” games, not a possible future (as many fans contend). PS. I am also aware that the early _Mega Man_ games plotline is a colossal rip-off of the original _Kikaider_ manga, which came out back in the 1970’s or something like that. [/QUOTE] Quote edited to correct coding errors. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/3 "2006-05-26T05:25:45Z")
In retrospect, I think this thread is doomed to die a quick death. Let’s see if it gets even one post before it gets bumped off the first three pages! 😛 [subscribes to thread] ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/4 "2006-05-26T05:32:53Z")
Here’s your post. Got any proof of this? ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/5 "2006-05-26T05:33:20Z")
There was a Mega Man cartoon? I remember Mega Man being a character on “Captain N: The Game Master” but I don’t remember a Mega Man cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/6 "2006-05-26T05:41:53Z")
I listened to just a little of the first two songs they have on the website. The beginnings of both remind me a lot of The The. Then I guess at some point the first one turns into metal, which I’m not a fan of, but it’s a very surf-rockish kind of metal which is cool. Maybe what the Pixies would have sounded like if they were metal. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/7 "2006-05-26T06:10:04Z")
[QUOTE=Talon Karrde] I listened to just a little of the first two songs they have on the website. The beginnings of both remind me a lot of The The. Then I guess at some point the first one turns into metal, which I’m not a fan of, but it’s a very surf-rockish kind of metal which is cool. Maybe what the Pixies would have sounded like if they were metal. [/QUOTE] You really, really need to listen to the third song, “The Will of One,” it’s got a great rock sound that is reminiscent of some band, but I can’t place who. It’s got a dorky _Depeche Mode_ sounding mid-section, but the first and last parts are awesome. I like the first two, but frankly, I’d rate them 3/5, TWoO 5/5. Yes there was a cartoon, in the late 90’s, but it was always on at odd times, like the middle of the day, and it had _very_ little to do with the story of the games. Also, I love the catch-phrase for the album, “Hope Rides Alone!” Classic Man-vs-Establishment Cyber-Punk. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/8 "2006-05-26T06:15:05Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Here’s your post. Got any proof of this? [/QUOTE] Cute. Got any proof of what? Oh, and along the lines with parts of the songs I think are really cool; the chorus of Wily-bots at the end of “The Will of One;” “We have control We keep you safe We are your hope” Again, it has a great man-vs-establishment sound to it. Really awesome. Frankly though, that song really fits the story of the _Mega Man Zero_ games better. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/9 "2006-05-26T09:41:32Z")
That… is… so… AWESOME!!! Mega Man is, like, my favorite video game ever. Too bad the costuming isn’t higher budget, tho’! ---
**Author:** ![Cutsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Cutsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cutsman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/10 "2006-05-26T10:02:33Z")
You may also want to check out the song ‘Cutsman’ by HORSE: The Band. It’s about one of the bosses (cutman) from the early games. They are pioneers of what is known as “nintendocore”, hardcore punk with old school 8 bit influences.[HORSE: The Band](http://www.myspace.com/horsetheband) ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/11 "2006-05-26T12:45:07Z")
Also relevant are the [Minibosses](http://minibosses.com/) who do Nintendo music including Mega Man 2, on rock instruments. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/12 "2006-05-27T04:04:22Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] Also relevant are the [Minibosses](http://minibosses.com/) who do Nintendo music including Mega Man 2, on rock instruments. [/QUOTE] But they’re different. I LOVE the Minibosses, but they do covers. This is an entirely original rock-opera based on the first Mega Man game. Pretty big difference. I wasn’t looking to start a generic videogame music thread, but if you like rock covers of game music, though; check out the [The Black Mages](http://www.square-enix-usa.com/uematsu/black_mages/index.html), they’re a band of current and former SquareEnix music dept. employees, who do hard-rock/metal covers of various Final Fantasy pieces as arranged by Nobuo Uematsu, the man who composed it all. They’re absolutely awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/13 "2006-05-27T18:27:24Z")
I saw a link to this a few days ago, but at that time, all I could find on the site was a bunch of “Under Construction” and “Coming Soon”. The only way I knew it had anything to do with Mega Man was the disclaimer at the bottom that it didn’t have anything to do with Mega Man, and I couldn’t tell that they were a band at all. Could anyone give a few hints as to where exactly the content is? ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-man-inspired-rock-opera-oh-yes/358288/14 "2006-05-28T02:22:39Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] I saw a link to this a few days ago, but at that time, all I could find on the site was a bunch of “Under Construction” and “Coming Soon”. The only way I knew it had anything to do with Mega Man was the disclaimer at the bottom that it didn’t have anything to do with Mega Man, and I couldn’t tell that they were a band at all. Could anyone give a few hints as to where exactly the content is? [/QUOTE] try the link I gave above. The sites up with lots of content. It will take you to a page with a skyline of a city across the top, with words written on the various buildings. Click on Listen to be taken to a page with the titles of three songs, click on them to download the songs. Unless you’re having problems on your end, that should work. I found the site about 4 days ago. It was working for me then, it’s working now. Use the hyperlink I gave at the top of the site to make sure you’re going to the same site we are