MM8BDM v5 Public Thread - MM9 Expansion

[Hallan Parva]

don't touch his turtle

[CutmanMike]

I wish I could convince you to LP the singleplayer for (UNDISCLOSED REASONS) but I dunno if I wanna see it if the video quality is gonna be like that, heh.

[HeelNavi]

woo

[Hallan Parva]

yeah sorry Mike
my video usually isn't garbo like that


I'll try to have it fixed within the week

[Orange juice :l]

Strongly considering becoming Singleplayer SPEEDRUN CHAMPION possibly on stream once v5 comes out, especially since this already exists apparently http://www.speedrun.com/mm8bdm

Even though I haven't even touched the v4 campaign

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I hear tell there are two final bosses, I think chosen randomly, which is good because it's not a proper speedrun without RNG hell

[CutmanMike]

I don't like true RNG in games for speedrunning. It'll be annoying for any bosses that chooses different attacks to do (i.e evil robot) cause some are faster than others.

I've seen quite a few replies from people analyzing the trailer but there's still something no one has mentioned yet. Oh well, come Friday all will be known! There are quite a lot of cool moments to spoil so I recommend on Friday you grab the download link and just dig straight in cause the secrets won't last long in a moddable Doom environment. Go to the main website to grab it if you want the direct download.

Oh just FYI I'm the one that produces and records the trailers. Everything you see is from my perspective.

[Trillster]

I've seen quite a few replies from people analyzing the trailer but there's still something no one has mentioned yet.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHY

Alright, so on a serious note, I spent WAY too long looking for this, like I think I probably watched that trailer a good 40 times looking for what we could possibly be missing. Eventually my search just got to the point where I didn't even care what it was but I just wanted the satisfaction of finding it. So about after 30 times of watching the video normally, I finally just got out the frame advance software. After what felt like an eternity, I found this...

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Gonna just put it in a spoiler in case you want to figure it out yourself or don't want the spoiler at all,

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Of all the things for v5, I absolutely did not expect Quint, like I'm ecstatic that he's finally getting a moment in the spotlight, but I would've expected him to already be with the Mega Man Killers. Seriously wondering how he's gonna play any part in the burning buildings and zombie robot shenanigans though.

Anyway, that's discovered finally. Seriously though, like no wonder nobody found this secret, it literally shows up for 5 frames. That's just crazy and it drove me insane looking for it.

[MusashiAA]

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[JaxOf7]

I am so angry at the location of that and what it is.

[NES Boy]

In light of the trailer easter egg Sonicfam1102 discovered, I've taken another look at one of Dr. Freeman's update posts, particularly this part:

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Although the Robot Expiration law has only come into effect rather recently, there have been a handful of robots who have already hit their expiration date and have been scrapped.
But waste not want not! At the very least these scrapped robots could be put on display in the Museum, hence our new exhibit!





That's right! Not only does the Museum have textures to reflect the Robot Museum from Megaman 7, but the Masters from Rockman & Forte 2 have officially been put on display!
and this is the closest you guys are going to get to seeing the non canon megaman games in core. don't expect anything else.
and that's not me being a jerk, those were Mike's words.
and it's also me being a jerk.

So, with this evidence, I speculate that...

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V5 will pull a Wily Tower and have a MM&B2 chapter. At the climax of the MM9 chapter, it will be revealed that the scrapped robots from the museum have been revived by either Quint or Mega Man Shadow and are seeking revenge, and it's up to Maestro to stop the new threat.


There's also this burning city that has been shown off in CutmanMike's Twitter and the trailer. It could be the city that Magma Man was attacking in the MM9 opening, but it could just as easily be Symphony City from MM&B2's opening.

Finally, CutmanMike retweeted this tweet from Daily Rockman depicting Quint, further supporting the evidence that Quint will get his big moment in MM8BDM as either himself or Mega Man Shadow.

For more reading on Quint and his background, check out this post from the Reploid Research Lavatory.

[Gumballtoid]

On the other hand,

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and this is the closest you guys are going to get to seeing the non canon megaman games in core. don't expect anything else.
and that's not me being a jerk, those were Mike's words.
and it's also me being a jerk.

I'm pretty sure Mike's word is law. If RM&F2 content wormed its way into the game, that wouldn't be a surprise twist. That would be Mike straight-up lying.

[Promestein]

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Whether R&F2 is canon or not is up for debate. It's definitely an official game and is referenced in other official games, but then, Archie was prohibited by Capcom from using the Dimensions for an arc based on the game, as I recall. Mike could have been saying "This is the limit, anything less official is not getting in", not necessarily "this is all that game is getting".

Just playing Devil's Advocate - it's not that big a deal either way. I'm just excited for rumored Quint involvement. I like Quint. (Please don't make fun of me...)

[BiscuitSlash]

Whether it turns out to be true or not, all this speculation is getting me even more excited!  

Extra stuff I'm adding to the speculation:

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I noticed Rockman Shadow didn't apppear in any of those screenshots of the new museum. This could just mean absolutely nothing considering Konroman also doesn't appear, but either way I'm curious to find out whether or not R. Shadow will appear in the museum, or if he just got scrapped.

I highly doubt he'll lead a rebellion in this expansion, since that was Quint we saw in the image.

[Superjustinbros]

So I heard somewhere that now it's possible for five and six-team game modes?

[NES Boy]

Yes, indeed.