How Nintendo Used Mega Man 6 to Sell Their New NES

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Welcome to Now in the 90s, where we rewind the clock exactly 30 years ago to see what new video games had just released! This week we had Mega Man 6, Mega Turrican, and Skitchin'!
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[@Nowinthe90s]

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[@viewtifuljon8105]

Please don't buy Raycons. other tubers have compared them to the cheap ones on Amazon and found the cheap ones have the same quality sounds but better build quality.

[@MCDexpo]

No, gross, ew

[@soundspark]

@@viewtifuljon8105 And yet bots are upvoting this.

[@rpgfoods1457]

No actual. Try them for yourself, they really are so of the best bang for your buck., seriously compared them to air pods and tell me what has higher fidelity.

[@soundspark]

@@rpgfoods1457 Are you a paid spokeperson?

[@omenpyro458]

I was a winner of Nintendo power's mega man boss design contest. Windman was my design and it was exciting to see my name at the end of the game. I wish winning the contest netted me a free copy of mm6, but it he clock, T-shirt, pin and neon markers were cool too.

[@tiefighter3445]

😮

[@OtakuMan26]

Congratulations on winning!

[@SmogginMog]

Congrats on the Wind, I mean Win*

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

That blows, if all you got was a T-shirt and some markers.

[@louiseugeniojr.3530]

Congratulations!

[@OtakuMan26]

Seeing Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama again made me finally look up what the deal with this game was. Turns out Normy is from Norman Keith Robinson's weekly newspaper comic strip called "Making It" which began serialization in 1985. He was still making new comic strips up until his unfortunate passing on June 6th, 2017. His official page on FaceBook still archives his comic strips, and there is surprisingly very little hard information about Keith Robinson and his work online. If anyone remembers his work or reading "Making It" in the Sunday Comics section of the newspaper, please share!

[@MacNava]

Ah, Megaman 6, one of the best games in the classic Megaman series. It has some of the best levels due to them being themed after real world locations, some of the catchiest tunes in the 8bit games, and it introduced the power armor Megaman would get. I still go back to play it just because of how much fun it is. While it isn’t the best in the classic era, it’s still a worthy game for any Megaman fan.

[@tartrazine5]

Which classic Megaman is best?

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

​@@tartrazine5Is Mega Man 3 for me, most people prefer 2.

[@MacNava]

@@tartrazine5 my favorite is 2

[@premeloanthony1953]

2

[@colt5189]

@@tartrazine5 My favorite is 2. I was lucky in that was the Megaman game I owned on the NES.

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

That Hydlide theme (from the ad spot) could be used as a Rick Roll for pretty much any RPG/adventure game-loving kid from the 80s. It inspires a certain kind of terror, frustration, and angst in me to this very day... When it came on I nearly spat out my drink.

[@kuramacon]

Jarred has unintentionally created an entire Hydlide fan base and he's been paying for it ever since

[@HylianFox3]

And it's a total ripoff of the Indiana Jones theme

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

@@HylianFox3 Totally is, which makes it hurt even more. At least I have happy memories of the old Indy movies. Of Hydlide, I only remember suffering lol.

[@thomasffrench3639]

Ironically Hydlide was super important for action RPGs

[@HylianFox3]

@@thomasffrench3639 Unfortunately, by the time Hydlide was released for the NES it was an outdated barely playable piece of crap

[@RikiRaccoon]

AAaaah Skitchin'... I had that game, the soundtrack had some crazy names on it. "Let's Plow" "Silken Liver Slipper" "jerky Curtains" "Eat My Junk" "Sniff" "Smells Like Tuna" "Tastes Like Chicken" Yes, those are actual names on the game for the songs.

[@PennehLope]

Skitches get stitches... because it's really dangerous!

[@AltimaNEO]

The music was so good, too!

[@rickydargence5948]

Man, Megaman 6 is so underrated, probably my favourite of the classic series next to 2.

[@Paur]

That premise for Ultima sounds hilarious, what are you talking about. "Guess I'm the mayor of Britain now."

[@marcusoppong1024]

"England is my city" - the villain, probably

[@arciks11]

And not too out there for Ultima.

[@ChibiKami]

@@marcusoppong1024 Britain is the capitol city of Britannia, a country in Sosaria, the Ultima series' main setting

[@joshjohnson6891]

I dunno about the rest of you, but I'm getting a bit misty eyed knowing the inevitable end of the NES is by the end of this year. We are watching, for most of us, our first console die all over again. I hope Jared gives it a nice tribute when Wario's Woods releases at the end of '94.

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Unlike Normy, Chrono Trigger, a good time travel game, takes awhile before you go prehistoric.

[@ChibiKami]

Ecco the Dolphin and Ultima 2 also take their time before sending you to the prehistoric era the XZR (Exile) series prominently features time travel but never takes you to prehistoric times at all

[@albert_vds]

I love that the "Editor Dylan complaining bit" is a part which is later in the video.

[@walterlucero5757]

He was on a good one this week!

[@obotprime339]

Mega Man 6 was a good one to end on for Capcom's NES run I'd say, very technically impressive and some creative ideas as well.

[@HylianFox3]

Hey now, Zoda's Revenge from last week ALSO had a time travel theme and ALSO had a prehistoric setting as its first level. And that game rocked!

[@JoeNayDoh]

I was happy to see clips of the movie "Airborne" during the Skitchin' segment. Its one of the most 90s movies to gave ever 90

[@thecolourofspring5972]

I loved that movie. probably still do.

[@dynamicsketch]

I recall a mother writing to a gaming magazine about the Skitchin' ad. I can't remember if it was EGM or Gamepro. Anyway she was upset about the word "bitchin'" and one of the editors had explained in the issue that bitchin' means excellent. Which is true. I recall back in the 90s when The Simpsons was still good Bart goes down a water slide screaming "Bitchin'!"

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

Bart also said "Bitchin'" in the first Treehouse of Horror episode where the Simpsons walk out a talking haunted house and it begins to vanish with bright lights.

[@Tstumpman]

Megaman 6 is the first NES megaman game I played, so it has a warm place in my memory.

[@musickid43]

Fun fact, Roller Blade is actually a brand name. They are in-line skates.

[@Ottophil]

I learned how to skitch from hollywood, marty mcfly in 1985

[@InfamousSmoke]

Gold

[@MrCalverino]

I was there in the 90s when ppl were exhausted of the nes mega man games, Now I totally thank them for all of those offerings

[@BradTheProducer]

3:41 - Is that Endless Mike from The Adventures of Pete & Pete?

[@BradTheProducer]

Also, the soundtrack to Skitchin' is one of my favorite collections of 90's game music ever.

[@lifespanofafry1534]

Gotta be! Wow!

[@FellowHuman137]

AYE AYE AYE AYE!!!!

[@fishroy1997]

Dude yes I 'm glad someone else saw that. Also: dope icon.

[@Sly88Frye]

The ad spot for Raycon is easily the best one I've ever seen for them. It definitely brightened my mood with how funny it was and I enjoyed this whole episode once again too.

[@thesapodcast]

Marty McFly has been skitchin’ since Nov 5th 1955 lest we soon forget 😂

[@edwardnguyen3985]

"You fight him in the pits of hel... H.E.C.K... So how the hell" Lol amazing content

[@Garfield516]

This episode is special to me because Mega Man 6 was the first Mega Man game I personally owned. It was a Christmas gift from my brother the year it came out. He has since passed away and I still have the cartridge to this day.

[@gurvmlk]

With a story like that, I imagine it's also the one game you'll never part with. Even if you were to someday give up gaming entirely, and sell off your entire collection, I expect that one cartridge will remain on the living room mantel.

[@donskiver]

The turrican series was one of those games that i always saw on nick arcade. Super interesting looking game that i never could find at my local rental stores as a kid.

[@StraightOuttaJarhois]

7:12 Western 90s art inspired by anime was certainly... something.

[@lilwyvern4]

Someone found a "how to draw manga" book at Barnes & Noble and threw their first drafts into the game.

[@ryanbauer3680]

By something you mean pants shittingly awful, I agree.

[@johnsimon8457]

Yep. They saw the “Manga Video” VHS release of Akira or Ninja Scroll and it BLEWWW THEIRRR MIIINDDD.

[@markkoetsier6475]

Manga Turrican

[@ericjohnson6634]

Anime at that time was still extremely hard to find and nowhere near mainstream. You had to mail order what you wanted, and they hadn't even settled on what to call it in English yet: Often it was "Japanimation." 😶

[@G1megatron]

Fun fact: There is a capcom label variant for Mega Man 6 thats extremely rare. Sadly most of the info on it was in the old NintendoAge forums

[@VengefulNonsense]

​@@Bfkcjscbsnjc We're still on that one, huh? Give it a rest already.

[@colt5189]

@@VengefulNonsense Is the capcom Mega Man 6 varient fake or something?

[@Rick-Raven]

If you look closely in Skitchin, you can see signs that says, Don't Drink & Skitch.

[@aNintender]

I loved playing "Skitchin'" but got in trouble when trying to try it in real life. I couldn't Rollerblade so I just used my shoes. And I couldn't catch up to a moving car, so I tired one that was backing out of my neighbor's driveway...it didn't work.

[@Kaido1412]

4:35 correction; both Robot Masters weren't designed by fans from the US, only one. Knight Man was designed by a Canadian.

[@db_524]

I did both roller skating and roller blading in the 90’s, I also did ice skating too. And yes, after ice skating in the 90s, I was in the arcade section playing Tekken 2.

[@MysticMike]

@4:34 The two Robot masters that is in mega man 6 isnt from the US alone as one came from Quebec

[@jaxonterrace8263]

Fun fact: the original title for this video was “Megamans Final Title on the NES”

[@Bfkcjscbsnjc]

Fun Fact: The guy in this video was unfaithful to his wife

[@jaxonterrace8263]

@@Bfkcjscbsnjc Fun fact: the guy in this video sexually preyed on half his fan base

[@PhilipMarcYT]

​@@jaxonterrace8263you people are sick and will try to take down others with you

[@Sparkledash1]

It's true that the Amiga computers where on their way out by 94, but they had a very loyal fanbase in europe, especially in the UK and here in Germany. By March 1994, we still had games to look forward to, like Sensible World of Soccer, UFO: Enemy Unknown, Worms, and Colonization. It didn't save Commodore, but the people who where loyal always bought them, because they where quality titles.

[@farcry223]

I always enjoy watching this every Friday

[@cursedex80]

Good to see Jerd hasn't lost his touch with entertaining sponsor presentations. I had that Flintstones game, and played it a lot with my sisters when we were kids. I recall some stages being rather hard and just trying to play around avoiding them, but not sure if it was just due to being kids. More than anything, though, I recall the game being REALLY slow at the end of a board, as you had to hunt down a dude and then get to the end, and all that required good luck with your rolls.

[@kuramacon]

I'm realizing how much this has turned into my current comfort show on KZbin. I can just put on the playlist and chill

[@failuretothink]

This and Gamesack is another one for me

[@EBHsswvZUM]

I submitted something to the Nintendo Power MM6 robot master contest. Generic "Ninja Man". I was not full of terribly original ideas as a kid. The Flame Man stage music slapped. I still love it. And yeah, the only time I visited a roller rink when I was a kid, I spent the entire time in the arcade section.

[@palladiumporcupine2651]

Mega Man 6 was the only one I had as a kid but loved that game soooo much!

[@simval84]

4:40 correction, only one US fan got his design accepted. The other was not America but a kid from Québec, whose name was Daniel Vallée, not Daniel Vallie, but I guess Nintendo wasn't used to dealing with accented E, and so thought it was a weird I.

[@shadowspeedy]

IMO Megaman 6 was my favorite of all the Megaman game, every song was super good, the level design was great, and the story was well thought out. Like I said overall it was the best of the 6!( but seriously go listen to the OST its GREAT!)

[@retrojoe85]

That's one of the most 90s episodes from Now in the 90s I've ever seen until now!! SPROTZ GAEMZZ!!

[@buchiklop110]

Wow. The Flintstones game had that race track straight up traced from Super Mario Kart. I thought the Power Rangers Zeo game was the only one that did that.

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

Street Racer is another Mario Kart clone game that's also available on SNES.

[@GabePuratekuta]

It's also a clone of the greatest platformer ever made: Grand Dad.

[@gurvmlk]

Perhaps they straight-up copied that one course when trying to figure out how to actually implement the Mode 7 graphics in that way, and how to program a racing game utilizing it that way. Then once they had all that figured out, they just decided to keep that track in the game, while proceeding to build their own around what they learned.

[@lonelydaniel]

I didn’t think I could love this channel any more until I saw Mitchel Goosen rollerblading down Devils backbone. Keep it up guys!

[@Scott-fj9uf]

I love starting my work week with this show. Thanks guys!

[@SonyUSA]

Brink! One of the best Disney Channel original movies 🥰

[@napoleonfeanor]

Mega Man 6 was one of the first games I emulated as it never came out in Europe back then

[@CronosVids]

This isn’t just a flashback of 90s games, but of 90s culture as well. Keep up the great work!

[@DanDoesGame]

Normy's Beach Babeorama actually looks kinda fun 😂

[@Chummy8]

As a kid in the 90s out roller blading, I once grabbed on to my dad's car as he was coming back from work. Even at 20-30mph, going that fast on skates was really scary.

[@hugoleonardoamaral586]

One of my favorite Megaman games, along with 7, 5 and 2.

[@masonpim]

I played Mega Man 6 on the Legacy Collection, which has several cool things like clean scans of the Boxes, the Japanese Manual, and Concept Art of the stages and Mr. X's Castle

[@chibiauthor]

i understand the thing about prehistoric time travel but... turtle in time is still great

[@casualtom82]

Me too, man. Only thing I ever did at the roller rink during our junior high school outings was play Super Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat 2. And Killer Instinct.

[@ThisIsCSDX]

MegaMan 6 may have been seen by some as Capcom running out of ideas for classic MegaMan, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I admit my first attempt at it was met with a lot of frustration, but I hope to give it another shot someday. ...once I finish the other games in the first Legacy Collection.

[@musicaldude9429]

I'm surprised that the music of skitching was not mentioned, it's notable by using software mixing to play 2 channels of pcm audio at once on channel 6

[@Outlaw88]

I still have my copy of Mega Man 6 from when I was a kid. I liked it then and I still like it now.

[@OneUponADime]

Normy was character in the newspaper comic “Making It” created by Keith Robinson, a programmer of a bunch of Intellivision games, and became the face of Intellivision when he bought all the console rights from Mattel. He was a gem. When he died his estate put the Intellivision rights up for sale and it was bought by one Tommy Talirico (sp?). Keith was insanely nice in my limited interactions on facebook, and one time I asked if I sent him a return envelope if he’d sign me an autograph. Instead he mailed me a Normy sketch, signed, and a bunch of Intellivision stickers and a little note. Very cool guy.

[@Rockhead84]

My cousin and I played SO MUCH Skitchin'. As soon as you brought up the ad controversy, I quoted it from memory. If you needed to show someone what the mid-90's looked like, it would be this game's box art

[@jamesstaggs4160]

At least I can shower with my wig. Can't do that with the NES top loader.

[@FnrrfYgmSchnish]

Probably the only reason I remember Skitchin' was because that magazine ad said "Bitchin'" and I'm pretty sure that was the first time I'd ever seen that word in print.

[@Nirakolov]

I hate that people will say 'Megaman is getting stale it's the same game over and over' that immediately turn around and play the latest EA sports titles.

[@gurvmlk]

To be fair though, I feel like both are examples of games that you'll only really be able to appreciate what's different by actually playing them. Whereas if you're on the outside looking in, it's impossible to tell entries apart.

[@savagetowing2508]

I can just imagine Jared wearing his raycons and sorting his magic the gathering cards every Friday night

[@tommymclaughlin-artist]

Thanks for being respectful and largely accurate when talking about rollerblading!

[@tommymclaughlin-artist]

Wait rollerblading didn't die out tho. See KZbin.

[@tracyndiyob162]

i love megaman 6(5 is when it was redundant as it's pretty bare outside how powerful the blue bomber's buster is there.)

[@clydethehobo2687]

There's a track in Skitchin's soundtrack called 'Spicy Placenta.' I have no further comment, just wanted to let you all know that.

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Dylan , How you feel towards prehistoric 90s games is how i feel about zombie games these days. Meanwhile Joe & Mac and Chuck Rock 2 are in my top 10 favorite games ever... along with quackshot n mario world . The rest arent from the same time period

[@HylianFox3]

That Mario and Sonic frozen in carbonite thing is hilarious. I miss the days when developers would do those little "take that"s at each other...

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

Like how the DK coin result screen has sonic's shoes next to a trash can in Donkey Kong Country 2.

[@WhatIsMatter101]

"No Hopers"

[@Emi_Alvarez]

Thank for the memories guys, I hope this is cause bigger things are your way. Looking forward to your next projects

[@Xerophun]

If you've watched Band of Brothers, the actor in the NES commercial is also who played George Luz, the soldier who played the fence prank on Captain Sobel.

[@d.9258]

Time Machine back to the 1994! Love this channel, thank you guys

[@tylerkulchinsky2167]

My friend and I skitched once, but in the winter on Snowboards holding onto the spoiler we bolted into the trunk of my rusted out Taurus

[@Dhyfis]

I didn't grow up with a lot of money so for me Megaman 2 and Megaman 6 were all the Megaman I had until college and I absolutely adored 6. It was weird to me how overlooked it seemed to be by people. It will always be one of my favorites.

[@brianbarnhart284]

I still have my physical copy of great greed from when I was a kid. Sorry it was mentioned again and I still love it.

[@TheProgressiveStyle]

fun fact also the creator of one punch man won the contest for drawing the magaman villain once!

[@DFloyd84]

Capcom did the "Design a Robot Master" contest a few times. If I recall correctly, a young Yusuke Murata (of One Punch Man fame) entered and won a bunch of them.

[@TigerNightmare]

This show has made me nostalgic for 1994, so I've been downloading archives of GamePlayers issues. Aside from the thorough reviews and the responses to reader letters being the magazine's signature points of interest, what I'm getting into now were the video game headlines of the time. Nintendo64 development was called Project Reality, and Silicon Graphics denied rumors of backing out of the collab. Namco signs on to make games for Sony's upcoming CD-ROM console. Sega premiered its service to play games through premium cable packages. The senate hearings on Night Trap and Mortal Kombat threatening censorship prompted Sega and 3DO to create their own ratings systems, while Nintendo insisted all their games were for general audiences, which was only possible by enforcing strict content standards. Sega was pulling copies of Moonwalker and footage of Michael Jackson from AS-1. Sony cancelled several contracts with Park Place Productions, the largest independent game developer in 1993, and poached about 50 of their employees, leaving 30 games unfinished and $2 million of debt. And Better Call Saul's Peter Gould co-wrote the Double Dragon film, beating Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat to theaters.

[@MinisterWighty]

Laughed out loud at the Hydelide joke in the ad! I played Skitchin' a lot back in the 90's while drinking Josta. What a time to be alive.

[@-Evil-Genius-]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎮 *Capcom's Final NES Game* - Mega Man 6, Capcom's final NES game, was released in March 1994. - Developed alongside Mega Man X and Mega Man Soccer, Mega Man 6 introduced the Rush adapter system and featured branching level paths. - Nintendo of America handled distribution and promotion to support the NES's lifespan. 04:12 🎮 *Mega Turrican: Development and Release* - Mega Turrican, released in March 1994 for Sega Genesis, was developed by Factor 5 and published by Data East. - Originally an Amiga game, it was redesigned for the Genesis due to the declining popularity of the Amiga platform. - Despite development challenges and delays, Mega Turrican received positive reviews and was later ported to other platforms. 09:59 🎮 *Skitchin: Rollerblading Craze Turned Video Game* - Skitchin, released for Sega Genesis in March 1994, capitalized on the rollerblading craze of the '90s. - Developed by Electronic Arts, it featured combat racing gameplay with rollerblading mechanics. - Despite controversial advertising and mixed reviews, Skitchin remains a nostalgic relic of the '90s rollerblading culture. Made with HARPA AI

[@Ty-Douken]

WWE 2k24 just told me to not try it at home, so naturally the 90s kid in me is planning a backyard wrestling event for the summer.

[@lotrdude13]

Holy the Hydlide music in the ad brought back so many memories

[@GabePuratekuta]

None good, I hope?

[@megagrey]

Goddamn, three decades later and I still remember that NES commercial...

[@starblaze27]

Ahh Skitchin. Me and a friend played and enjoyed this game. It also made us make a quote out of two of the song titles in the game, which were titled "Smells like tuna. Taste like chicken"

[@ericvilas]

Wait, was that "I can even shower with it" the thing that that Nickelodeon show that Jared cameo'd in was parodying?? Holy shit

[@distractedFreek]

Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama was one of those weird games I had as a kid that stuck in my mind even tho it wasn't that great. Just the concept and the name seemed to leave a mark. Glad Dylan took some extra time to talk about it.

[@timothymckane6362]

That Hydlide joke during the Raycon ad was funny. lol

[@AltimaNEO]

Skitchin! Finally a game I have! lol Freakin' love Skitchin'! Its such a good game, and the music is awesome! Distinctly 90s grunge that goes well with the games theme. Spent so much time playing it on my Nomad. Im with Gamepro on this one.

[@zannrazor8569]

I loved seeing games I haven’t heard of

[@SAABguyMD]

I just came across a complete in box MM6 in my box of old games. This was great timing to see this!

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Mega Turrican is a fantastic game, the gameplay is fun, graphics are great and so is the music.

[@riemaennchen]

The 90s video game ads from the US never cease to amaze me.

[@MaverickhunterXZero]

I remember seeing the commercials for Mega Man 6 but knowing there were other consoles, I thought it didn't release on NES.

[@DefEdge2k]

I played the hell out of Skitchin' back when I was a kid. I ended up recording a password that was a softlock because I was interested in it. What happened was I didn't have enough money in game to replace a broken piece of equipment, and I couldn't enter an event because of said broken equipment, but it didn't give me a game over because of it. I also don't think I could have sold the broken equipment because it would replace what you had, so you can't sell it. So yeah, a softlock. I can't find the code though, it's been lost around here long ago.

[@fransmith1664]

NOT THE HYDLIDE

[@PennehLope]

Please tell me that I am not the only person who pronounced "TurriKEN" AS "TurriKHAN".

[@johnnysasaki]

most non-english speaking people(like me) probably did.

[@pharmcat8484]

That commercial with the guy in the shower reminds me of Jared’s guest spot in Gameshakers

[@riftwalker9296]

I knew you were talking about Skitchin' just from the description. I found it to be pretty fun though when I would wipe out when the car popped the trunk it was annoying.

[@KirkWilcox]

I remember going to KB Toys around this time and being perplexed seeing Mega Man 6 on the shelf, wondering why games were still being released for the NES when SNES and Genesis were all the rage

[@Wolfburns]

Skitchin was a game I always played on the Sega Channel. It was such a crazy idea to me as a kid to grab a car and ride along. Beating the hell out of other people was just a bonus lol

[@MistaDollaD]

what's good? thanks for posting love now in the 90s