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================================================================================ ====== ================================================================================ ====== X==============X | INTRODUCTION | X==============X Welcome to Mega Man 8-bit Deathmatch! The first and greatest free Mega Man First Person Shooter to grace the web! MM8BDM is a modification created for the Skulltag engine, which is a port of Doo m2 with enhanced features. The game includes over 50 8-bit themed maps based on Robot Ma ster levels from the Mega Man series, over 50 weapons from the games, over 50 playabl e skins based on the characters from the Mega Man series, and so much more! The best par t? It's compeltely free! Created by the fans, for the fans. It's taken us just under a good year to put this all together. We've come a long way since the buggy alpha that first gave the game attention to the public. Capcom s hould be proud of all the Mega Man fans out there, who love the classic series so much . I hope that this game helps them understand that the classic series still has pote ntial, and that we'll buy Mega Man 11 and onward as long as they keep making them as fu n, enjoyable and retro as they always have been. I would like to thank the MM8BDM team, and my small (but growing) community for making this small dream a reality. Without these guys, I probably would have thrown in the

towel a very long time a go. We hope you enjoy this game as much as we enjoyed m aking it. Fight Mega Man, for everlasting peace! ~ CutmanMike X==============X | INSTALLATION | X==============X Installation is simple. Open up the MM8BDM zip file (most likely you already hav e it open if you're reading this) and extract it's contents into a new directory (e.g C:/M M8BDM). If you downloaded this with Skulltag already packed, you're done! If not, you'll have to grab it from www.skulltag.com. To start the game, run MM8BDM.exe to start the launcher! If you get stuck, drop me a line (see contact information below) or visit our fo rums at http://cutstuff.net/forum X==============X | SINGLEPLAYER | X==============X Hitting singleplayer will boot the game in offline mode. The game should open up and the intro should play. Hit ESC to access the menu (you can do this at any time). Select the START option and then SINGLEPLAYER to begin the game for the first ti me. You should be greeted by Dr. Light who will explain the basics and let you set u p your controls. From here you can practice your movement and check out the rest o f Dr. Light's lab. The main game includes 6 chapters, each chapter representing a game from the cla ssic Mega Man series. Each chapter has 5-6 maps where you fight a number of bots. You must win each match to proceed through the chapter. At the end of each chapter y ou fight a special boss. If you win, you return to the lab. PLEASE NOTE that the RESTORE and SAVE functions do not work correctly in MM8BDM. The game is automatically saved after each chapter. The game is also loaded automatically when loading singleplayer again. X=============X | MULTIPLAYER | X=============X Ready to blast other Mega Man fans online? Here's how you do it.

JOINING A SERVER ---------------If you run the launcher you'll find a tutorial on how to download and install th e launcher called Doom Seeker. While you can join servers using Skulltag's interna l browser, DoomSeeker has many more features and is generally more reliable. You can find the tutorial here: http://cutstuff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7 28 HOSTING A SERVER ---------------The MM8BDM launcher includes a primitive (but functional) server launcher under the host tab. The application is fairly self explanitary. Just make sure that if you're b ehind a router that your port is open! You can find the tutorial here: http://cutstuff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7 50 I would recommend DoomSeeker too, as it has more options (including the ability to add custom modifications to the server). X=========X | CREDITS | X=========X ALL CHARACTERS AND GRAPHICS COPYRIGHT (C) CAPCOM You can view the credits for this game via the ingame menu. I ryone's skin contributions to the game as they required the most work t each Robot Master skin contains 37 frames of animation, most which in the Mega Man games (a lot of Robot Masters jumped rather than d to be invtented for the game. will list here eve to do. Don't forge were NOT included walked) so they ha

If you plan on using any of these sprites, please do the right thing and credit the person who made them. These guys put thier heart and soul into bringing their fa vourite Robot Masters to MM8BDM. Seriously. These guys rock! Megaman - PressStart Protoman - Zero-EXE Roll - Brotoad Roll Classic - Kapus Bass - Zero-EXE Bass MM7 - Blaze Cutman - PressStart Bombman - CutmanMike Elecman - Copy Robot

Fireman - CutmanMike Iceman - PressStart Gutsman - CutmanMike Airman - PressStart Bubbleman - PressStart Crashman - PressStart Flashman - Brotoad Heatman - Copy Robot Quickman - PressStart Metalman - Naoshi Woodman - Namo Geminiman - Fupoo Hardman - Fupoo Magnetman - Fupoo Needleman - Fupoo Shadowman - Fupoo Snakeman - Fupoo Sparkman - Fupoo Topman - Fupoo Doc Robot - Fupoo Brightman - Namo Dustman - Clawgrip Pharaohman - Clawgrip Ringman - Clawgrip Skullman - Copy Robot Toadman - Brotoad Diveman - PressStart Drillman - Ikari Allen Gyroman - Korby Stoneman - Clawgrip Gravityman - CutmanMike Napalmman - Brotoad Waveman - Clawgrip Crystalman - Clawgrip Chargeman - Namo Starman - Clawgrip Darkman 1 - Namo Darkman 2 - squidgy617 Darkman 3 - Fupoo Darkman 4 - CutmanMike Blizzardman - Brotoad Centaurman - Clawgrip Flameman - Clawgrip Plantman - Clawgrip Knightman - Brotoad Tomahawkman - Clawgrip Windman - Pippin Yamatoman - CopShowGuy Enker - Cyberkid Quint - Squidgy617 Punk - Brotoad Ballade - Brotoad Sniper Joe - PressStart Cloud Man - Brotoad Spring Man - Blaze Slash Man - Brotoad Burst Man - Brotoad Freeze Man - Brotoad Junk Man - Brotoad Turbo Man - Brotoad

Duo - Copy Robot Original Duo - Copy Robot Evil Robot - Copy Robot Tengu Man - Lakister Astro Man - Korby Sword Man - CopShowGuy Clown Man - Yellow Devil Search Man -Lakister Frost Man - Brotoad Grenade Man - Copy Robot Aqua Man - Kapus Time Man - Lakister Oil Man - Lakister Mobile Roll - Kapus Secret Skins - Brotoad X============X | DISCLAIMER | X============X MEGA MAN 8-BIT DEATHMATCH CONTAINS A LOT OF FLASHING LIGHTS AND PATTERNS IF YOU ARE PRONE TO SEIZURES OR ANY OTHER RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME OR CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FIRST NONE OF THE MEGA MAN 8-BIT DEATHMATCH TEAM TAKE RESPON SIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY OR SICKNESS CAUSED BY THIS GAME. X=========X | CONTACT | X=========X E-mail - admin@cutstuff.net Forum - http://cutstuff.net/forum