The Megatainment EP is a collaborative

Collaboration

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 extended play

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by The Megas

The Megas (band)

The Megas is a Los Angeles based independent video game cover band based on the Capcom franchise, Mega Man. They differentiate themselves from artists who have played Mega Man music in the past by adding original lyrics and composing new sections which blend seamlessly with the original compositions...

 and Entertainment System, released on August 24, 2009. The EP contains cover version

Cover version

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s of music from the Capcom

Capcom

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 video game, Mega Man

Mega Man (video game)

Mega Man, known as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the first game in the original Mega Man series and the entire Mega Man franchise...

. Every song contains lyrics

Lyrics

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 written by The Megas that expand on the original video game's story.

History

According to the album's linear notes, the EP's conecption began in winter 2008 when The Megas agreed to play Entertainment System's third annual video game rock show, 32-bit Genocide in Baltimore, MD. After the Megas recorded Get Equipped based on the music from Mega Man 2

Mega Man 2

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, Entertainment System thought for completion's sake, they should write and record an album based on that of Mega Man 1

Mega Man (video game)

Mega Man, known as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the first game in the original Mega Man series and the entire Mega Man franchise...

. The Megas said they would write and record vocals if Entertainment System would write and record the instrumentals.

Concept

The EP is unique because the ideas for the song are based on the music used in different parts of the game for Mega Man. Tracks 1-3 are based on the background music for the Robot Master listed following the song title and that Robot Master's unique personality. Whereas track 4 is the battle with Dr. Wily

Track listing

Personnel

• All guitar
  Guitar
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  s, bass
  Bass guitar
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  , drums
  Drum kit
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  , and synth
  Synthesizer
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   by Entertainment System at Nice Package Studios
  • Recorded and Engineered
    Audio engineering
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     by Jason George
• All vocals
  Singing
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   by The Megas
  The Megas (band)
  The Megas is a Los Angeles based independent video game cover band based on the Capcom franchise, Mega Man. They differentiate themselves from artists who have played Mega Man music in the past by adding original lyrics and composing new sections which blend seamlessly with the original compositions...
  
  
  • Recorded at Dr. Light Studios

External links

• Official site of The Megas
• The Megas on MySpace - The band's MySpace
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  page, where some of the songs from the album can be listened to.
• Megatainment on the band's bandcamp page.