Rick Mann: Mega Man Goes Corporate

Developers have attempted to imitate Mega Man endlessly, trying to capture the little blue guy's magic. At the same time, those of us who grew up with the game never get tired of reminding younger gamers how much the series rocks. The maker of this exceptionally well-done video obviously wanted to accomplish all of the above. Rick Mann is looking for a raise, but to get it he has to defeat the evil Boss Man [via Capcom Unity]:

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Kind of anticlimactic that Boss Man's own greed was the weapon Rick uses to defeat him. Then again, that's what Mega Man was always about — using the bosses' weapons against each other. And the encounter did give our hero a red-tie power-up.