Mega Man has been on of those titles that Capcom has not been scared to get out there in front of
gamers over the years.
Capcom’s blue bomber dude has also been the focus of many independent developers that are just wanting to expand on the lore, nearly as popular as Sega’s Sonic
the Hedgehog in this respect. Our love of all things Mega Man made it a requirement to grab the
developers behind Mega Man 2.5D for PC, that and this is shaping up to be a really cool title–
check out our interview to find out why.
Retro Gaming Magazine) Please introduce yourself to our readers.
Edgar: I'm Edgar, lead (and only) programmer of Mega Man 2.5.D, I'm a game programmer and I
do research on A.I. for a living.
Peter: I'm Peter, a designer working on Mega Man 2.5D. I work part time to sustain myself while
working on interesting projects, mainly Mega Man 2.5D.
RGM) Why the Mega Man franchise?
Peter: We're both big fans of Mega Man and grew up
with the games. Back in 2009, I put together an animated
mockup of Mega Man 2.5D, for fun. The response to the
mockup however was way more than I had expected. It
seemed that there were a lot of people out there who
would like an actual playable game.
Shortly after putting out the video, I got in contact with Edgar, as well as a couple of other guys who were
willing to work towards that goal of making it a playable game.
RGM) The demo you released was limited to two player co-op. That is a unique position to take on a
demo, what was the reasoning behind it considering Mega Man has historically been a single player experience?
Peter: Mega Man 2.5D consists of two experiences, single-player and co-op. However, because
there are no other Mega Man co-op games (not in our style at least), we decided to focus on what sets
our game apart. Although we do have things we want to implement for the single-player mode (which
you can see in some of the previous trailers), the co-op took priority over it.
RGM) Which Mega Man game is your favorite?
Peter: For me it is a toss up between Mega Man 2 and Mega
Man 3. I'm also a big fan of Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10.
Edgar: I love most of them, but I'm particularly fond of
Mega Man & Bass, I like the difficulty of it, the lack of E-tanks,
playing with Bass (which is a completely different experience)
and the bosses.