Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters: Mega Man-style Astro Boy
This crossover sn't a video game, but an art project created by the two title companies. Exhibits have been held twice now, the first event was simply called Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters whereas the follow-up was titled Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters Dash.
The pieces created for this collaboration are a delight to flip through. Seeing Capcom characters like Chun Li, Leon Kennedy and Phoenix Wright rendered in Tezuka's classic style is something I never knew I needed. And of course, Mega Man looks incredible when styled like Astro Boy.
Capcom's characters weren't the only ones to sport a new look, Tezuka's characters were also rendered to reference the artistry of Capcom's creatives ( Hyakkimaru by Shinkiro! 😱 ). One of the more clever ways the video game developer achieved this is by using pixel art.
These Mega Man-style Astro Boy sprites were created for promotional materials and merchandise. Since there's no game to rip these sprites from, I assembled these by eyeballing those references.
Most of the 8-bit Astro Boy sprites are simple edits of Mega Man's, but two (mostly) original sprites were created to reference some of his signature gestures/actions.
(I had to make an educated guess as to what shades of grey, red and yellow to use since these are recreations and not actual sprite rips. Them the breaks!)
source (@rockmiyabideusexmachina)
