[B]Who says videogames can't teach? A new episode of Once Upon a Pixel from Destructoid (seen above) teaches kids the alphabet using characters from the [I]Mega Man[/I] universe.[/B]

The video was created by Ashley Davis, who [URL=http://www.destructoid.com/the-art-of-once-upon-a-pixel-mega-man-160168.phtml]explains the art behind the video[/URL] and her long-time desire to do something along these lines. She also tells the story of the one robot that doesn;t necessarily belong:

[INDENT]Yes, there is even a Robot Master for the letter U (Uranus from the Game Boy game [I]Mega Man V[/I]), which I didn't find out until after the fact. But I'm kind of glad that was the way things happened. I like Ukelele Man and I still stand by him because he had multiple purposes, one of which was to make sure that viewers were still paying attention. Another was to poke a little fun at some of the more questionable Robot Masters (though I have a theory that Sheep Man was created for this exact purpose).

Ukulele Man's most important purpose, however, was to be a subtle tribute to all of the Robot Masters created by fans. Back in the days of the original NES games, there were a few official contests held where kids could create their own robot masters. The two winners appeared in [I]Mega Man 6:[/I] Wind Man and Knight Man. Other entries got to appear in issues of[I] Nintendo Power[/I], but I would imagine there are thousands of other Men who never even got that far. ... Ukulele Man is my (very late) late entry to the contest.[/INDENT]It's a fascinating creation and enjoyable to watch, particularly if you are familiar with the world of Mega Man.

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