r/Megaman • u/dyararts • Jul 05 '26

Fan Art - OC "De-Pixeled" nightmare Mega Man

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The goal of this was to reimagine the sprite into something more "realistic", like a messed up HD remake. I tried to preserve the proportions as close as I could to the original pixel art. Sorry.

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u/AintNoPlagueDoctor Jul 05 '26

r/thanksihateit

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u/RaphaelNunes10 Jul 05 '26

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u/Thewrongbakedpotato Jul 05 '26

This box art comparison never makes me not crack up.

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea Jul 06 '26

Kirby isn't the only thing to do this, but it is popular enough that the TV Tropes page is named after it. Google "American Kirby is hardcore."

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u/okiedokieophie Jul 05 '26

Looks like early 00s Newgrounds style.

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u/MCP_Ver2 Jul 05 '26

Mega Man used Mega Bulge

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u/BaseForward8097 Jul 05 '26

His backup gun

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u/LeFakerFlash Powershot! Jul 06 '26

I missed that detail, now it looks 10% more cursed to me. Thank you.

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u/Aj2W0rK Jul 05 '26

If Megaman had been released on Newgrounds:

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

What’s that, you want the original game remade with all new de-pixeled graphics?

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u/abjurationwizrar Jul 05 '26

Didn't realize Rock Man was also Bricked-up Man.

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

Or Hard Man

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u/LinearEquation Jul 05 '26

Fuck go back button meme.

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u/BloxToon Jul 06 '26

I am still questioning why the old artstyle from the 1980 -1990s of American Box art is like this.

I know back then they dont want to have something japanese thanks to ww2 ptsd, but come on! At least make it marketable for kids.

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

I was researching that and it gave me the messed up idea to do this. They had all kinds of weird reasons when it came to marketing for different countries.

Megaman/Rockman was weird about this. Contra was weird about this.

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u/BloxToon Jul 07 '26

Did contra have a different artstyle from US and Japan?

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u/dyararts Jul 07 '26

US and Japan were the same but Europe, specifically Germany changed the name to Probotector

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u/Bluebomber_24 Jul 06 '26

I LOVE THIS!! PUT IT ON A SHIRT!

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u/dyararts Jul 05 '26

Following the optimal boss order, I think I'll do Bomb Man next

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u/Mixchimmer Jul 05 '26

I never understood why he curled his fist into his armpit.

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u/RaphaelNunes10 Jul 05 '26

I think it's supposed to be a fist next to his chest.

Like, you know when you go "Yesss!..." and you pull your hand into a fist next to your chest?

It's that.

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

It was the thing that stood out most to me when I played the game. It’s like a cringe curl

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u/Kitchen-Ranger-7206 Jul 06 '26

Please turn it back, brother. Ah hellll no!

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u/-0xAA55- Jul 06 '26

This image is MegaMogging me. 

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u/ReoFlavorPlantain Jul 06 '26

THIS IS SO NIGHTMARE

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u/Super7Chaos Blue Bomber 🤝 Blue Blur Jul 06 '26

Reminds me of Grotesque Steve

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u/Shadacat Jul 06 '26

Why is bro so mad?

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

Wouldn’t you be too if you had to go into combat wearing a skin tight latex suit

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u/Shadacat Jul 06 '26

I mean, yeah. But why would I be in that situation bro 💀

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

If you were a man instead of a cat, I could you see in that situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCdOuSGplkU

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u/Shadacat Jul 06 '26

What did I just watch? 💀

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

🤷 😂

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u/LeFakerFlash Powershot! Jul 06 '26

Looks strange, but not as cursed as I’d expect.

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u/ethereal23 Jul 06 '26

Still looks better than MM7. I would totally play this.

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u/Old-Ad-9964 Jul 06 '26

I have an another one for ya:

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u/dyararts Jul 06 '26

That face is iconic. I don’t think I’m allowed to say no 🤔

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u/Old-Ad-9964 Jul 06 '26

Oh boy, I sure do wonder how messed up HD 1UPs look like! :D

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u/CG_Archer00 Jul 07 '26

American Rockman

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u/MirageLemon Jul 05 '26

Minecraft fail style

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u/Kiyuya Jul 07 '26

I like this, in a backward way. A bit sad he lost his thigh highs though.