"Greetings and thank you for taking the time to read my very first blog post! My name is David Crislip, and I work as an Assistant Producer here in Capcom's online division in Tokyo. If you played Dead Rising, my last name might look familiar. I got my start here in Capcom's localization team in Osaka where I translated game text for DR and quite a few other titles. In Tokyo, I help Ono-san out with Street Fighter IV as well as heading up Virtual Console title producer duties. I was flattered ..."

After having some pretty good releases last month in both quality and quantity, Japan's VC fare for August seems a bit dialed back. There are some definite gems, but there's nothing really groundbreaking. Also included is Japan's update for next Tuesday, the last update of July.

Next week's releases (July 29, 2008):

Rockman (Famicom) [Wiki]

Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive)

Blood Gear (PC Engine)

Eggy (MSX)

August Release List:
Famicom:

Twinbee

Nazo no...

"First of all, I would like to say, before anything else, when the Mega Man Network says they will come through for you, we mean it. Also, that dreams do come true!

These are actual scans from the next edition of Nintendo Power. Mega Man 9 has been confirmed for release on Nintendo's game download service, "WiiWare"

The text is a bit hard to make out, so why don't I list the new Robot Masters for you?

Magma Man
Galaxy Man
Jewel Man
Concrete Man
Hornet Man
Plug Man
Tornado Man
S..."

"With Capcom’s announcement that Star Force 2, in its various collectible flavors, is now available at retail, I find only lament for what’s been done to my beloved Blue Bomber. Like most people, I discovered Mega Man at Mega Man 2, widely considered the definitive episode in the franchise all those years ago. I went on to play the original and when Mega Man 3 came out, I had saved up my pennies (I was 14) to pick it up at launch. This wasn’t three months after I had done the same with Castlev..."

"After already releasing Pokemon Snap earlier in the week, some people wondered whether Nintendo would release games at the normal time as well. Thankfully they did - And they included one of the greatest NES games in the update as well! Mega Man 2 is usually called the best classic Mega Man series game ever made (With heavy competition from Mega Man 3 - Which I personally find better). It's the only Mega Man game with an easier mode (Making it perfect for series newcomers), it's got an absolu..."