The only thing I wish Capcom would have left out of MM8 was the snowboard sections. I like variety in games, but it's not fun, it's just aggrevating. I like being able to equip a weapon and still be able to use the Buster.

Couldn't you do that in Mega Man 7?

Oh come on. Didnt you just love the jump jump slide slide voice for the snowboard part.

NO!

Not too sure. I haven't played 7 in a long time. To be honest, I've only played the game maybe three times. Couldn't get in to it as much as the others.

To repeat the obvious Tasuki...NO!

No, you can't. Only in Mega Man 8. And yeah, I like that feature too.

I'll admit, the voice itself is somewhat fun to hear, but the jet boarding segments aren't nearly as enjoyable as the rest of the game. I can get through the ones in Frost Man's stage pretty well nowadays, but the one in the first Wily stage always takes me a few tries to get past it.

Must be thinking of MMX1-3 then.

Nope, can't do it in those games either.

You could in the MMX Collection, and I'm pretty sure those were all straight ports with no extras.

X4-X6 you could, I don't recall X1-X3.

Correct. Speaking of X series weapons, am I the only one that finds charging up most of the weapons pretty useless? For instance, in X1, the only time I ever charge up the any of the weapons is when I'm on the elevator in Boomer Kuwanger's stage when I'm feeling lazy so I use Armored Armadillo's shield and in one of the Sigma levels where those laser robots shoot at you and I use the camo from Sting Chameleon's weapon. Other than that I find it to be gimmicky.

But, Chill Penguin's ROCKET ICE SLED was awesome!

I checked today, and no, you can't use the Buster while equipped with another weapon in X1, X2, or X3. You can in X4, X5, and X6, but that's already been established.

I don't charge weapons much either, except for the occasional times where it really comes in handy, like what you mentioned. I do love charging up the Electric Spark, though.

With all this talk about Megaman X I was thinking of giving this series another try. So I went to Amazon to check out how much a copy of Megaman X Collecton for Gamecube was and they have for new mind you for $137.00. Are they outta there freakin mind?? As much as I hate Gamestop I just might have to pop in one and see if I can find a used copy. Any idea as to why this game is so much???

Possibly a low print run, and very late in the Gamecube's life might have something to do with it.

Also, now that I think about it, I'm not sure if you could use the X-Buster and a Maverick weapon in X6...I just remembered about X's Z-Saber with training wheels.

The funny thing is I got the Megaman X Collection when it first came out cause I loved the Original series soooo much so I figured what the heck. To make a long story short I had to sell the game cause I need the money for some bills when I was outta work and since I didnt play it that often. This is why I dont like selling off my games and dont do it anymore unless I really really need to.

You gotta do what you gotta do...I don't blame ya.

At least you had the experience of being able to play it! Just...not at the moment.

Ugh, I could never get into the X series. The first one was OK, but the rest just were annoying, had a generic story, and the level designs were extremelly cheap.

A low print run sounds like it could be the main reason, but it also might be the fact that the X Collection has a couple of the more rare games in it. X3 can get pretty darn expensive on eBay, and the X Collection is also pretty much the only way you can play Battle & Chase outside of Japan and Europe. Not sure if any of the other games are rare, though.

Yes, you can use the X-Buster while using a Maverick weapon in X6. However, you can't use the Z-Saber while using another weapon (unless your using the Magma Blade, which IS the Z-Saber). The same button used for the Saber also uses Maverick weapons when you have one equipped, so they can't be used at the same time (unless you're using Magma Blade). There is one button for the Buster, and it isn't used for anything else so you can always use it.