Megamix

posted by Gauntlet101010

March 22nd, 2010

Standard epilogue ending to tie the Moments in with the standard stuff. The ‘Moments actually take place quite a while ago so that’s the Ark, in case you didn’t know. It’s nice to see such an old project get the end it deserves.

In other news, I finally got a hold of the English version of Ariga’s Megamix. For years I’ve had the Rockman Remix and the original Megamixes and I’m very glad to be able to finally read the stories in them. Well, sort of. Read the article I wrote to get my impression of the English Megamix as well as things it’s missing. Now that it’s translated it’s not quite obscure anymore, but in a few more years I’m sure it will be.

Hammar Time!

posted by Gauntlet101010

March 9th, 2010

You know, I kept asking Hardman to put these guys into the comics, but he never did. Well, here they are. And they finally get a measure of revenge.

So what have we been doing lately? Actually, Magnet came up with a wonderful project idea that has been unfolding all month long. Heaven’s Hammarz aka Aggravated Assault, the Megaman 10 team! That’s right, a MONTH long, before MM10 was even released. This team has been made to poke a little fun at the team scene and is filled with the worst bios, epilogues, and forum one could imagine coming from newbies. It was a brilliant idea and great fun to work on. Check it out!

‘Maniacs Moments

posted by Gauntlet101010

February 27th, 2010

So, Unicron. He was brought into the eps again as a final twist in the Series 4 finale. A twist which I never got to, and which I’ll never be going back to and which I’ll be happy to forget. Welp, here he is dying again at the hands of the big baddie Iceman Red. Even with Ice’s Star Wars ties to him, I felt he could still use some extra juice, so he gets to kill Unicron too. Isn’t filling old plot holes fun?

Hello, WordPress

posted by Gauntlet101010

February 17th, 2010

Say hello to our new WordPress format! I actually had a WordPress blog briefly before choosing Blogger for the ‘Maniacs, so WordPress was my natural second choice. And, unlike Blogger, WordPress actually uses databases and our very own server, so it’ll never have to be replaced.

Uh … *knocks on wood*.

Either way, Blogs are definitely the way to go when it comes to day-to-day updates like this. I’m hoping to keep it this way forevermore.

So Long, Blogger

posted by Gauntlet101010

February 6th, 2010

I just got an e-mail from Blogger and it seems that they’re shutting down FTP support for their blogs on the 22nd. What does that mean for the Mechs? Well, no more Blogger, that’s what it means! I’m pretty annoyed by it since I had to make a whole new layout that accounted for Blogger’s backwards policy of uploading actual HTML files onto the site (rather than have database support or something). It was tricky and annoying, but it was done. And now it’s over. Ah, well. Look forward to a new blog format in the near future.

In the meantime, this last post from Blogger will feature some more art from the archives of Gauntlet! It seems I missed a couple of gift art things as well (sorry, guys!). Well, here they are, alongside some more ‘Maniacs art.

More MMPC3 Superadventure mugs by discoduderock.

Shadowman VS Shadowman by Glider.

A small sprite of the super computer Crorq featuring custom emoticons made for the MM3 forum. By Snakeman (Raijin).

MM Team girls by Cyros

A bigger version of “Who is holding my hand?” by Spark Chan (Classi).

A few of Topman’s sketches.

The design choices for the shirts worn on the first ‘Maniacs Meet (and every other one too, but mostly the first).

A sketch of the Mesmerman crew. It looks better in full size…

An unused idea for the ‘Maniacs logo.

To view previous gift art submissions see the Miscellaneous Sprite Gallery and for more ‘Maniacs art see the Team Galleries.

Gift Stuff

posted by Gauntlet101010

January 31st, 2010

Top feels bad that nobody notices he changed back to his TM armor. Y’know, since the 8-bit sprite looks almost exactly the same as his previous look. Once more, using some old gift art submissions to do the comic.

Speaking of which …

I’ve actually been quite remiss in my gift art submissions. I have a couple that I could have posted over the …. well, years. Small stuff, but worth it. So, no more waiting, let’s see them here!

Bizarro Shadowman threatening an injured Megaman, by Ace Spark.

Shadowman in his Transmetal 2 armor. By Cyros.

A Scissor Joe, from the Business of War. By Cyros.

The Mechanical Maniacs in their “Transmetal 8” armors, obviously inspired by the X series. By Yllisis Zanon.

Needlegal in her Transmetal 2 armor in 8-bits! By Megaman N.

NES-colored MM3 DOS mugshots by MM19872008.

A small ‘Maniacs Moments inspired sprite comic by GaiaX6.

Mesmerman by Cyros.

“Fused Shadowman” by Chaos Wolf.

Thanks for all the submission, guys! Uh …. sorry it took so long to put them up. To view more fan submission see the Miscellaneous Sprite Gallery and the Gift Art Gallery.

‘Maniacs Moments Return

posted by Gauntlet101010

January 17th, 2010

Another War refernce, for those who don’t get it. Man, those gift sprites Maxell gave us a while back sure did come in handy!

Annihilation – Walkthrough, Art

posted by Raijin

January 10th, 2010

Sunday January 10th, 2010, Drillman

Happy New Year. I had hoped this update could still make it in for December, but it was considerably more work than I expected. Par for the course as it would seem. The big new page this time is the EXE3 Walkthrough’s Virus Guide. Like the NaviCust and StyleChange guides last month, I put much more research and effort into this page than was really warranted, but it’s complete, and that’s what I was aiming for.

Also check out Crys’ gallery for a New Year’s pic. And speaking of the new year, that means it’s time to archive the old updates again.

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US Box Continuity, MM 10 bosses Revealed

posted by Gauntlet101010

January 9th, 2010

Yes, there’s a new article on the US Box Continuity. It goes into obsessive detail on the entire story as described by the boxes and manuals of the classic series including Megaman 9.

Speaking of which …

The Megaman 10 boss roundup is:

Blademan, Strikeman, Solarman, Chillman, Commandoman , Sheepman, Nitroman , and Pumpman.

Poor Blademan. Now he’s no better than Waveman.

Happy 2010!

posted by Gauntlet101010

January 2nd, 2010

Well, it’s been a while since I updated the site. I hope you’ve all been enjoying the holidays as much as I have. Mostly it’s been quiet. I’ve been spending this time at home, but this year we’re all watching various DVDs and sitting by the fireplace. Very old fashioned, but very nice. I stuck a bunch of used dental floss and ear cleaners and some old scrap pieces of paper into a toilet paper tube (three of them) and watched it burn. My garbage burns brightly!

We watched Watchmen (Extended version, which my Mom hated. A LOT. The Spirit, which my Dad loved to pieces. District 9 which everyone enjoyed. And Julie and Julia, which was not really my type of movie, but alright nonetheless. All the movies, except for the Julie one were Christmas presents.

So happy 2010, everyone! It’s hard to believe 2009 is just a memory. But it is. Now we have a whole new year to write as we choose. So let’s write something nice.