The first indicator that Capcom hasn’t completely left Mega Man for dead comes to us in the form of a 10 disc soundtrack compilation. In honor of the Blue Bomber’s 25th year of existence, Capcom will be releasing a collection of the original soundtracks of the ten Mega Man games.

We can only hope that this is the first of many announcements regarding Mega Man’s 25th, as it is become well documented that the millions of Mega Man fans around the world are for the most part, less than pleased with Capcom’s recent treatment of their beloved hero. With the cancellations of both Mega Man Legends 3 and Mega Man Universe still fresh in the minds of fans, Capcom has a lot of work to do in order to reel back in the legions of disheartened and irate fans of the series. Will this package offer fans any sort of reprise? Let’s take a look…

“Capcom, I’m so mad at you…but…oh f@*# it, take my money”

It’s hard to argue the sexiness of that package. I mean, c’mon people, it’s the entire assortment Mega Man soundtracks, that comes in an E-TANK CARRYING CASE. That. Is. AWESOME!

But, with that said, I have good news and bad news for all of you who may be wiping drool off of your shirts.

GOOD NEWS:

As stated, all ten soundtracks and a booklet will be included in this lovely package titled the “Rock-can Sound E Can.” The first 6 games will have both the Famicom/NES and the Playstation versions of the songs, Mega Man 7 will be the original Super Famicom/SNES, Mega Man 8 will be the Playstation version, and Mega Man 9 & 10 will be the XBOX Live Arcade versions. Unfortunately, the are no arrange or remixed versions to be found, but, just having all of them together in that sweet ass case is a marvel in of itself.

BAD NEWS:

As of right now, this bad boy is slated to be a Japan-only release. Whether this, or anything at all will be released in the west is still uncertain, but hey, this is the 21st century, so provided that you’re willing to pay a premium, there will more than likely be websites that will be offering non-Japanese folk the chance to purchase one of these. The other thing that may potentially turn off buyers is the price tag. Set to the tune of ¥14,700 ($182), you’ll need to fork over a decent sum of cash in order to adorn this beauty on your shelf.

Do you think this will be the extent of Capcom’s 25th anniversary celebration for the blue boy? Or, do they have more up their sleeve? Like Mega Man fans the world over have been doing a lot recently, all we can do for now is wait, and hope for the best.