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TPH Presents: Mega Man: The Wily Wars!Coming at you from
1994 is the elusive, Sega Channel exclusive Mega Man "All Stars" game. Known as
Rockman Megaworld in Japan and released in English only in the PAL territories,
Mega Man: The Wily Wars became something of a collector's item after its run on the Sega Channel here in the US. TPH co-conspirators
Rachel Moore and
MugenMidget contributed
$70 of the
$100 total cost (plus shipping) of this baby, but
it was worth every penny. As always,
TPH is all about the real deal. These tracks are
100% legitimate - recorded from
real hardware. If you've never heard the remixes from Wily Wars before, do yourself a favor and
check them out right now.
On a more personal note, Mega Man: The Wily Wars holds a special place in my heart because, yes, it was
the first Mega Man game yours truly ever played. A devout
Sega fanatic at the time, I would have never dreamed I would fall so in love with the music and the gameplay of a franchise found almost exclusively on the game systems of
the competitor. Nintendo notwithstanding, I knew I had to share Mega Man music with the entire world, and so I began to buy
game after game and
system after system, preparing for the day when I could distribute the music to more people than
just those living within earshot of my house. Finally, on 2 August, 1996, the website before you began, and
it will never stop.
Also included in this update is the
Rockman Theme Song Collection. This album (bought in Japan) has most of the vocal music used in Rockman games of the past couple years. My favorite is
One More Chance from Yukie Nakama (Rockman X4's Ending) - I was
obsessed with this track the first time I heard it in 1998, and I'm still
obsessed with it today. Check it out!
- Protoman--
EDIT: I added
all of the new tracks to
TPH Mega Man Radio. This includes the Mega Man tracks from the
previous update as well!
