First off I want to thank everyone for their patience. This was a very hard decision to make and it involved much discussion internally. In the end we decided that the art would be awarded to the person we believed showcased that they were the biggest Mega Man fan.

Congratulations go out to PressStart. You are the winner of an original piece of Keiji Inafune Mega Man art. We hope that you take good care of it and uphold our promise to the creator — that it would never make it’s way on to Ebay. Please contact us at chad at ripten dot com via the email you used to leave the comment on the site.

I would like to personally thank everyone for entering and reiterate that this was by far one of the hardest contests we have had to judge to this point. Please stay tuned for more contests as we will be giving away Halo related merchandise as well as some other game related goodies very soon.

Chad-

I wanted to get an update out to everyone who entered the Mega Man sketch contest. We will be reviewing the entries made before the contest deadline and deciding on a winner shortly. Thank you for entering.

Chad-

Those who hunger for retro Mega Man goodness will be happy to know that Mega Man 1 hits Nintendo’s VC this Monday, and the much anticipated Mega Man 9 will be available in September. The quoted portion below is directly from the official Capcom blog.

To prepare all you Mega Man fans for the release of Mega Man 9 in September, we’re going to offer you the opportunity to play the game that started it all. The orginal Mega Man game returns on the Virtual Console this Monday, August 4, 2008. Yes, that’s right. Brush up on your old school skills and prepare for some cool contests we have in store. We also plan to re-release Mega Man 2 in early September as well.

As great as this new sounds, there’s one thing that will make your Mega Man experience even better — some original Mega Man art by the man who created him. Don’t forget to sign up for our Keiji Inafune Mega Man art contest before it’s too late.

Source: capcom-unity.com

Hey readers! Andrew and I were lucky enough to get this one-of-a-kid Mega Man sketch by the original creator, Keiji Inafune. We will be giving you a chance to win it over the next few weeks.

All you have to do is leave a comment below (one comment per reader) telling us why you think this piece of retro awesomeness should be yours. Prove your love for the blue-bomber and win the perfect compliment to Capcom’s upcoming Mega Man 9.

Contest will end at midnight (12:00 am PST) on August 17, 2008. Check out the video of Inafune working his Mega Man magic below. Good luck.