Megaman Takes on the Street Fighter Cast in Street Fighter x Megaman, a Free Side-Scroller Releasing on December 17th

by iantothemax on December 8th, 2012 at 12:12 pm

As many of you know, Capcom is currently hosting the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary grand finals in Burlingame, California. And what would a Capcom-sponsored event be without a few exciting announcements? They just revealed that they will be releasing a new Megaman game titled Street Fighter x Megaman, which will see the iconic Blue Bomber duke it out with some of your favorite Street Fighter cast members, including Rose, Blanka, Rolento, Urien, and of course Ryu. He will then receive weapons based off their own powers to use in further stages, much like any other Megaman game.

The game will be released for free through Capcom-Unity on December 17th to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Megaman franchise, so be sure to check out the trailer above and grab the game when it’s released in a couple of weeks!

UPDATE – Screenshots and a description of the game’s origins have been included below, courtesy of Brelston on Capcom-Unity.

Best of all, this is a true collaboration between Capcom and its fans. Singapore superfan Seow Zong Hui (maybe you’ve seen his Dhalsim skills?) approached our own Christian Svensson back at EVO 2012 with the skeleton of SFxMM running on a laptop. Seeing the potential and serendipitous opportunity, Sven shared it with GregaMan and I a week later. We evaluated (aka played to death) it and said uh yeah, this is pretty damn cool. Then it all started coming together.

Further details will come out via interviews and whatnot, but the big takeaway is that we can ring in the 25th anniversary of one of gaming’s most beloved characters with high spirits. I’m kind of beside myself, having been involved with daily build tests and feedback to Zong Hui (who was of course amazing the whole way through). It really is a dream come true for me, as a lifelong Mega-fan. I’ve literally dreamed of this day

We also have an incredible 8-bit soundtrack from A_Rival, who’s expertly blended SF and MM tunes to create a truly unique body of work. Flash Man mixed with Ryu? Snake Man mixed with Dhalsim? Too cool. This mashup style is also present in the boss battles – if you know how Blanka and Rose behave in SFIV, you’ll have an idea how to approach them in SFxMM.

Source: Capcom Fighters, Capcom-Unity Videos, Capcom-Unity

DreKerr

inb4bitching
- CptPokerface
  
  Your timing is godlike.
JohnGrimm

Wow, it’s fucking nothing. The only reason the game is free is because Capcom didn’t even have development time to make it, it was ALWAYS a free fan project. I was expecting something actually new, not something I passed by a year ago and didn’t care about then and still don’t care about now. So much for that SF25th announcement.
- Nettacki
  
  I don’t know how you don’t care for a collab of this stature made by fans and given Capcom’s seal of approval. Maybe you’re just a bitter negative nancy.
  - JohnGrimm
    
    I’m not a Megaman fan. Never have been. I’m not interested in a game that plays like a series I don’t care for. I get how important Megaman is to Capcom, but that doesn’t mean I have to enjoy it. I’m just disappointed that Capcom made such a big deal about the announcement at SF25th when it wasn’t even a new project, just something they slapped their name over to make it an official game instead of the romhack it is.
    - Nettacki
      
      Well, it’s pretty early in the event. Maybe something bigger will be announced later on that’ll satisfy you.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
      
      Got as far as “I’m not a Megaman fan.”
      
      Why bother even clicking on the fucking article then?
    - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RVTCDH7KD4LOBP22XNRB2J56TM Sean O'donovan
      
      Well then thanks for your useless opinion and bitching just for the fuck of it. Sorry things exist you don’t like.
  - http://www.facebook.com/carl.nollie Carl Dj-Avemcree Nollie
    
    real talk though it would of been nice if this was free on PSN or XBL…. who the fuck really want to download something on they PC that was always more popular on consoles??… capcom gets one thing right (megaman x street fighter) then gets the other part wrong (free on the pc)…da fuq!!!!
    - Bill Cosby
      
      Sony and MS charge a lot of money for the bandwidth for DLC games. They wouldn’t be able to make it free if they released it for console.
      - robert hill
        
        sony actually would releasr it for free, maybem mc unlikely
- Bill Cosby
  
  Do you hate free things because you’re so free in fighting games?
  - JohnGrimm
    
    I don’t remember saying I hate it because it was free.
    - Bill Cosby
      
      The fact remains that you hate it, and that it is free. Its existence could not possibly inconvenience you in the least.
      
      Also the fact that you’re a moron.
      - JohnGrimm
        
        I hate the game because it’s megaman, which is really a personal issue. I’m sure it’ll be a great game, but I’m not interested. I hate the announcement because Capcom had nothing to do with it and it wasn’t a new project. In fact, Capcom could have never contacted the team that made the game and you would have STILL got a free game on PC. If anyone is a moron, it’s you.
      - Bill Cosby
        
        Capcom had nothing to do with it, despite it being made from a template of a capcom game, with 100% capcom characters, and they paid the guy to make it. “Nothing”.
        
        The FACT is that you are visibly upset by being offered a GIFT that you do not want. Remember it wasn’t ‘this or something else’. It was ‘this or nothing’.
        
        I can’t even imagine how sad your life must be that something like this aggravated you. End your miserable life now to save yourself, and us some trouble.
        
        TLDR; Kill yourself.
      - http://profile.yahoo.com/ZJOKLQPAKITUUXVSL2ERHK34RI ElKuKuy
        
        then why even say anything?we all love the idea.
      - Louis Lam
        
        Capcom finally recognizing fan games are a bad thing?
      - http://twitter.com/JohnCao90 PureYeti
        
        “I can’t even imagine how sad your life must be that something like
        this aggravated you. End your miserable life now to save yourself, and
        us some trouble.
        TLDR; Kill yourself.”
        
        Whoa we got a badass here
      - Dan_Y
        
        Hold on hold on hold the fuck on. I understand that people bitching gets annoying, but because something is free means that you can’t dislike or criticize it? Then I guess we can’t ever hate anything we watch on Hulu or ever dislike a demo of a game.
- ButtonsPressingThem1337Like
  
  You know it sounds funny when something is free from Capcom right? Should have it labeled in bold letters this was fan made.
  
  The closest thing to Megaman I played back in the day was Pocky and Rocky. Much and I mean much better music than most of the crap now a days.
  - Bill Cosby
    
    It was fan made but they paid him….It wasn’t free for capcom you moron.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000848425227 Luis ‘Rab’ Yanez

looks fuckin fun.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AFJDBNFMXC3CCRYNSN3V3ZTWZE James
  
  Wish that was all that matters to people, it is a Free Game after all
http://twitter.com/LordKurow Kurow Akutenshi

I thought this was a fangame? I saw videos of these exact stages and stuff. Then again that does explain why it’s free.
- http://www.facebook.com/rob.kusanagi Rob Toohey
  
  it is a fan game. what happened is that capcom worked with him for ideas and stuff sometime mid development, so it sort of “dropped off” so to speak.
http://twitter.com/dihnmohr dihn mohr

The streamchat during the announcement from beginning to end, was gold.
Rohan Mayers

I do not want to sound unappreciative but this was really pointless. This is a SF25th tournament, they need to announce something awesome for the SF fans. For example something about TxSF, CvS, or SFA. The entire SF25th was horrible for real fans. It was geared towards hardcore/tournament players or foolish fans who willing to spend a $150 on music.
- http://twitter.com/dihnmohr dihn mohr
  
  The event has hardly begun, they announce a FREE game made by fans, as a homage to two classics. Really can’t see why that was pointless.
  - petran79
    
    a free fanmade SF game would have been much better than what Capcom produces currently too
- http://www.facebook.com/people/William-HV-Pelton-Jr/827742417 William H.V. Pelton Jr.
  
  a major developer like Capcom recognizing a fanmade game to the point of releasing it for free to anyone who can download it, and announcing such during a Capcom sponsored and hosted event…… yeah, totally pointless!!! disregarding there is still supposed to be another announcement, your negative outlook is saddening. and if people wanted SF25th, they bought it. if you are upset at what you got, cry more.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Joel-Anderson/100000149761999 Joel Anderson
    
    This fangame is not for consoles, and the asshats at Capcom still haven’t given us an sf3 collection for ps3, 360 and (dare i hope?) Vita…the only series that hasn’t gotten any love from anyone but the fans. Every anniversary was supposed to get something new released, not a bunch of “released earlier last year” crap. Like how we got sf Anniversary with third strike and sf2t. Then we got SF Alpha Anthology (meh)…can we get a damn Hyper Sf3 now, please?!
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1330050063 Joe Andrade
      
      A SF3 Collection so everyone can play 3rd Strike? Sounds Legit.
    - http://twitter.com/dihnmohr dihn mohr
      
      Wait a second, are you really asking for more sf3, after the unbelievable ungratefull treatment OE got?
- http://www.facebook.com/mtsaska Mike Saska
  
  Funny, I spent 150 on the Anniversary set and got a hell of a lot more than music.
  - Rohan Mayers
    
    The SF25th Anniversary Collection was geared towards new fans or overly obsess fans. Most fans already have all the 4 games and many, like myself, already have them on both systems. So, I am not going to pay $150 for music and duplicate games. Capcom should have created a new game like they did for SF15th. Who really wants a toy, belt, and piece of paper?
    - MarLonLonMilk
      
      Above you called them “foolish fans.” Having trouble making up your mind? Or is sticking to your word hard?…what about those of us who just wanted it? Don’t be such an ass because this doesn’t benefit you like it does other people.
      - Rohan Mayers
        
        Good point.
    - MarLonLonMilk
      
      Above you called them “foolish fans.” Having trouble making up your mind? Or is sticking to your word hard?…what about those of us who just wanted it? Don’t be such an ass because this doesn’t benefit you like it does other people.
CptPokerface

I’m already loving this. But it’s gonna make me real sad to have to fight Rose..
http://www.facebook.com/people/André-Theriault/542960130 André Theriault

omg lol Awesome Rose is in it!
http://twitter.com/CGRonin Jay

Looks like a fun little spin on megaman, and free.
http://twitter.com/Rukunetsu Rukunetsu

Wow…I remember when this was in development. So it lives eh? Not bad at all.
http://www.facebook.com/joeturturro Joe Turturro

Port this shit to console quick! I’d pay $10-$15 for it easy.
- Alex -
  
  or you could just buy a $5 gamepad and play it on pc, instead of encouraging capcom to rip us off
  - http://www.facebook.com/joeturturro Joe Turturro
    
    If capcom sees revenue coming from this, imagine how much more quality player-made content licensed by capcom would be put up online!
chipsndips

Nice Capcom. Free stuff! >:D
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599091415 Johnathon Otero

my body is ready.
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ragnarok954

Cant really complain. Game is free. Will try out.
Louis Lam

Capcom doesn’t hate Megaman after all!
- Zonder88
  
  Capcom didnt make it.
http://www.facebook.com/rafael.furtado.75 Rafael Furtado

Cross Counter Asia made a video long ago about this game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPBJ4IEpxWI
http://www.facebook.com/marcus.malone.77 Marcus Malone

Capcom is actually supporting an unofficial fangame project and they’re distributing it for FREE…

…Can’t decide whether to feel happy for getting a new, FREE Mega Man game or feel angry that Capcom is pretty much taking the easy way out because they had nothing to give us for the Blue Bomber’s 25 birthday.

Either way, I’m there! I’m playing this bad boy!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Joseph-Fehir/510492883 Scott Joseph Fehir

ITT: John Grimm getting his ass handed to him by virtually everybody, yet they’re all wrong and he isn’t.

Fucking idiot, if you don’t like Mega Man, why even open this link? I don’t care for KoF, so should I start opening KoF threads and complain about them?

I hope Mega Man rapes your mother in the anus.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
  
  Dude seek help ASAP
  but anyways the game is free and good for whoever wants to play it but they could of just announced this with an article not at a big FIGHTING GAME tournament getting peoples hopes up for a NEW game announcement freaking Megaman game like WTF
IrregularHunterX

I’ll be looking forward to this.
michael bradford

the fanboy butt hurt in here is overwhelming
- Kaihedgie
  
  It’s somehow worse on YouTube, if you could possibly fathom that
Little_Goten

More Megaman is never a bad thing. I hope it’s compatible with joysticks/PC controllers, hate using the keyboard to play games.
http://www.facebook.com/compulsory Chris Piekarski

This news just made my life.
http://www.facebook.com/yeoman.darr Yeoman Darr

so i wanted to say i like this idea. i love street fighter and mega man. and mega man isent getting his due lately …so a cool fan made mega man game? love it! too bad its only on pc….but its free.
id like too see a mm11 one day and i was expecting more than just a fan made game also.
http://www.squidoo.com/fightinggamesonline thec0re3@Fighting Games Online

It wasn’t the surprise I was hoping for but regardless it still was a pleasant surprise…Maybe another surprise before they go off?! Keeping my fingers crossed.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Julian-GameHead-Irwin/886765296 Julian GameHead Irwin

uh oh, bend over guys, crapcom is gonna butt rape us with this game…how much does it cost??? wait….you said its free?? wait wait wait this can’t be right.. where is the hidden DLC? the on server extra characters/stages??? my mind is blown….how do I cope with Capcom giving this game away for free??
Zonder88

Would be nice if Capcom actually made a real new megaman game instead of paying a few bucks to fans who were working on a fangame for years as their big 25th anniversary announcement.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1268783559 Dat Dogge

It’s kinda scummy that they hid the fact it was a fan game in the trailer
- http://angrysons.net/ metaphist
  
  This. Anyone who didn’t know about it before will give Capcom all the credit. Hopefully they slap something into the actual game aside from the Capcom logo (no one reads end-credits).
d3v

Eff the haters, it’s got Urien and his Aegis in a new game. That’s always a good thing in my book.
http://www.facebook.com/carl.nollie Carl Dj-Avemcree Nollie

been nice if this was free on PSN or XBL…. who the fuck really want to download something on they PC that was always more popular on consoles??… capcom gets one thing right (megaman x street fighter) then gets the other part wrong (free on the pc)…da fuq!!!!
http://angrysons.net/ metaphist

Firstly, it’s a fan-made game that is only supported by Capcom, not develped by, so there nothing “wrong” on their part. Second, porting this to a console would have probably taken them well past the 25th Anniversary deadline and also created a price tag. Third, I think you’re vastly under-stating the amount of PC gamers there are.
http://www.facebook.com/dion.johnson.982 Dion Johnson

I am smiling so hard I think I’m bleeding out my gums.
http://www.facebook.com/dion.johnson.982 Dion Johnson

also this is the guy who made the game-make sure you give your props here!
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sonic88/featured
http://twitter.com/Shidosha It’s The Shirt!

I came into this post thinking “this is silly and stupid” but after seeing the trailer and how the SF characters work i actually cracked up.

This looks well done. I will have to DL this
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=735133280 Nicolas Acosta

Port it for Android so I can play it on my Xperia PLAY and kill me out of happiness.
Johnson Nguyen

Hmm… that opening cutscene and music… It reminds me of I Wanna Be The Guy…

Don’t tell me that game is haunting me now whenever I see 8-bit platforming games.
http://www.facebook.com/VaughnWG Vaughn Anderson

Mega Man: *at a bar* It’s the Mega Man game everyone needs, but not what Capcom deserves…
Ryu: …What did Capcom do to you?
Mega Man: No time! *runs off* I’m Mega Man!
Crash Bandicoot: Just go with it…
Spyro the Dragon: He’s had a rough time since MvC3 and SFxT not to mention the lost 3 games… *drinks*
http://profile.yahoo.com/IFXENLHMMSZUDBRPJQQATFJNXI Tee

C Viper stage gameplay footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Adq75sMAbE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21tro-CiAPI
xShonuffx

People can be so spoiled at times.
First they cry at paying DLC then they cry at free stuff. I don’t even know what to make of it.
Im downloading it, im playing, it, im thanking Capcom and the guy who made it. Good day.

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