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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Air Man ga Taosenai

Are you a bad enough dude to take on Air Man and defeat him? Sure you can do it as Mega Man, Going through the sky level that is Air Man's domain is no problem as the blue bomber. That's not what I'm asking. Can you do it as a couple of plumbers?
Mario vs. Air Man is a single stage rom hack that pits Mario or Luigi (you choice) up against one of Mega Man's earliest foes. Of course before they can fight Air Man, they'll have to get through his stage. Keeping with the gameplay elements from the Super Mario Bros. games, both Brooklyn heroes are restricted to killing their enemies by stomping on them. There are power-ups along the way to help you like the super mushroom and the fire flower and you stock items as if they were E-Tanks. You've got a time limit so don't fart around. Luigi's got a higher, floaty jump which makes the plumbers play styles different from one another, giving you a reason to play the game again.

For only containing one level, Mario vs. Air Man is pretty fun. Mega Man and Mario fans alike will enjoy it. The game is worth playing alone for the track that plays in the back around, "Air Man ga Taosenai", which translates to "I Can't Defeat Air Man." The song was originally done by a group called Team Nekokan. The song is about Mega Man struggling to defeat Air Man. There music video is up on YouTube. Check it out if you haven't seen it. The 8-bit version of I Can't Defeat Air Man is just as catchy as the original.

2 comments:

Tommy said...

Heh, I've seen that vid.

Reggie White Jr. said...

Awwww, there goes that surprise.