I’ve been playing Mega Man almost as long as I’ve been playing video games. And I’ve been playing video games almost my entire life. The little guy’s been fighting evil for 25 years now. With any luck, he’ll mirror the longevity of pop culture icons like James Bond, living to celebrate his fiftieth.

But what IS Mega Man? Over the years, Mega Man has meant many things. Whether it’s side-scrolling action, competitive RPGs, or grandiose, 3D adventures, the Mega Man series has made its mark on the medium across an absurd amount of titles. Each have their strengths and their diehard fan bases.

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What happens when video game composers get together to jam? Amazing albums happen. Episode 4 of the Sound in Action podcast is all about in-house bands. From The Black Mages to Alph Lyla, you’ll get your face rocked off before settling down with some smooth jams.

It’s a mix of old and new, both dissolved and current bands. Enjoy!

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This week on the show, Jonah is shocked to his very core when Jesse not only tried an MMO, but actually enjoyed it! That’s right, we are talking about Star Wars: The Old Republic, just like every other show out there.

But don’t worry, we diversify. We aren’t content being stuck in some intergalactic rut. No, my friends, we also take a look at Mighty Switch Force. Oh, other shows mentioned that one as well? What about Mega Man X for iOS? Adam’s got your back. You want a little Monster Tale action for the DS players out there? We got that, too. Jonah and Adam have also been playing the 3DS eShop exclusive Pushmo and think you should probably go buy it.

Not to be outdone talking digital content, Jesse has a special Game Music Roundup section of the show where he talks about the Mighty Switch Force OST from Virt, “Super Meat Boy: Choice Piano Cuts“, “Wild Arms: Armed and Dangerous” and the new release from Bad Dudes, “Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary Album“. There is a lot of awesome stuff you should be checking out and the breakdown of why is here on this, the Barrel Roll podshow. It’s episode one-hundred and forty-seven, “I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars”.

Middle Song - “DiggiDis - Spikes are Everywhere [Super Metroid - Brinstar - Red Soil Wetland Area]”

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The history of video games has been plagued with numerous mediocre titles featuring popular characters, doing things outside their comfort zone. Well okay, they haven’t ALL been mediocre; generally the ones with Mario in the title are worth taking a look at. I can’t say the same for Dr. Robotonik’s Mean Bean Machine or Link’s Crossbow training, though.

Mega Man, a character held near & dear to the hearts of most of the Wing Damage crew, has starred in several lackluster spin-off titles. In this month’s “I Am Error,” we take a look at three of ‘em – Mega Man Soccer, Mega Man Battle & Chase and Super Adventure Rockman.

If you have played any of these titles in the past or have access to play them now, please do and email us or comment with your thoughts. We’ll read your missives on the next edition of the “I Am Error” podcast, which will be available for consumption in just a few weeks.

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We don’t normally post news on WingDamage, but this video was a little too tasty not to share. In the video above, we see the Mega Man X series version of Zero doing what he does best: kicking the collective asses of everyone in the general vicinity. Though he was revealed through a leak earlier, finally seeing him in action is a whole new batch of awesome.

Even being one of the people who paid way too much to import the Japanese version of this game back in December 2008, I would gladly pay full price again for these extra characters (and to a lesser extent, the added online multiplayer). While I was originally worried that this game would not sell well due to all the importers like myself, Capcom has proved their cleverness in how to bring the title over.

News Credit: IGN (via The Mega Man Network)

"...and it only took me 5 years!"

Aside from being a writer here at Wing Damage, I like to spend my time making electronica music (hosted at MainFinger.com) in my home studio. As I’ve mentioned in the past couple podcasts, I have been very hard at work, both finishing up my new album and building a completely new site. I’ve finally launched the site with the new album on it, available for download and streamable, absolutely free! I do, however, accept donations via PayPal if you feel so inclined. The donation button is located on the sidebar of my site.

In case you’re wondering how this relates to Wing Damage, a majority of the songs on the album are videogame remixes. The tracks range from well known series’ such as Zelda, Metroid and Sonic the Hedgehog to lesser known titles like Section Z. Each track differs greatly in style so there’s a lot of variety to enjoy.

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"It brings kings to their knees!"

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I love videogame soundtracks. Over the years, there have been many influential and just plain incredible soundtracks. I would like to take a moment to recount some of my favorites in no particular order.

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