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[rockman zx]

That's right, 26 years ago the first Rockman for the Famicom was released in Japan (12/17/87) and 20 years ago the first Rockman X was released for the Super Famicom (12/17/93).

From @Reploid_21XX

Artist: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2240271




From here to below is Cheesemeister work!.

The Blue Bomber is 25 years old today, December 17th.

Capcom's Rockman Series Official Portal Site
Capcom USA's Mega Man Series Official Portal Site
Mega Man Community Thread
Mega Man 25th Anniversary Playthrough Topic

Also indispensable...

MMHP: The Mega Man Home Page
The Mega Man Network
Protodude's Rockman Corner
Okkusenman!
Airman ga Taosenai
Wikipedia: List of Mega Man video games
Wikipedia: Robot Master

The Original Series

[NES] Mega Man

JP: 12/17/1987
NA: 12/1987
EU: 12/13/1989

And who can forget this boxart?

DRN-001 Mega Man (Rock)
DRN-002 Roll
DRN-003 Cut Man
DRN-004 Guts Man
DRN-005 Ice Man
DRN-006 Bomb Man
DRN-007 Fire Man
DRN-008 Elec Man

[NES] Mega Man 2

JP: 12/24/1988
NA: 7/1989
EU: 12/14/1990

Or these beauties?

DWN-009 Metal Man
DWN-010 Air Man
DWN-011 Bubble Man
DWN-012 Quick Man
DWN-013 Crash Man
DWN-014 Flash Man
DWN-015 Heat Man
DWN-016 Wood Man

[NES] Mega Man 3

JP: 9/28/1990
NA: 11/1990
EU: 2/20/1992

DRN-000 Proto Man (Blues)

DWN-017 Needle Man
DWN-018 Magnet Man
DWN-019 Gemini Man
DWN-020 Hard Man
DWN-021 Top Man
DWN-022 Snake Man
DWN-023 Spark Man
DWN-024 Shadow Man

[NES] Mega Man 4

JP: 12/6/1991
NA: 1/1992
EU: 1/21/1993

DWN-025 Bright Man
DWN-026 Pharaoh Man
DWN-027 Drill Man
DWN-028 Ring Man
DWN-029 Toad Man
DWN-030 Dust Man
DWN-031 Dive Man
DWN-032 Skull Man

[NES] Mega Man 5

JP: 12/4/1992
NA: 12/1992
EU: 11/18/1993

DWN-033 Gravity Man
DWN-034 Wave Man
DWN-035 Stone Man
DWN-036 Gyro Man
DWN-037 Star Man
DWN-038 Charge Man
DWN-039 Napalm Man
DWN-040 Crystal Man

[NES] Mega Man 6

JP: 11/5/1993
NA: 3/1994

DWN-041 Blizzard Man
DWN-042 Centaur Man
DWN-043 Flame Man
DWN-044 Knight Man
DWN-045 Plant Man
DWN-046 Tomahawk Man
DWN-047 Wind Man
DWN-048 Yamato Man

[SNS] Mega Man 7

JP: 3/24/1995
NA: 9/1995

DWN-049 Freeze Man
DWN-050 Junk Man
DWN-051 Burst Man
DWN-052 Cloud Man
DWN-053 Spring Man
DWN-054 Slash Man
DWN-055 Shade Man
DWN-056 Turbo Man

[PSX][SAT] Mega Man 8

JP: 12/17/1996
NA: 2/27/1997

DWN-057 Tengu Man
DWN-058 Astro Man
DWN-059 Sword Man
DWN-060 Clown Man
DWN-061 Search Man
DWN-062 Frost Man
DWN-063 Grenade Man
DWN-064 Aqua Man

[360][PS3][WII] Mega Man 9

NA: 2/22/2008
JP: 2/24/2008
EU: 2/25/2008

DWN-065 Jewel Man
DWN-066 Magma Man
DWN-067 Hornet Man
DWN-068 Splash Woman
DWN-069 Plug Man
DWN-070 Galaxy Man
DWN-071 Concrete Man
DWN-072 Tornado Man

[360][PS3][WII] Mega Man 10

NA: 3/1/2010
EU: 3/5/2010
JP: 3/9/2010

DWN-073 Blade Man
DWN-074 Pump Man
DWN-075 Commando Man
DWN-076 Chill Man
DWN-077 Sheep Man
DWN-078 Strike Man
DWN-079 Nitro Man
DWN-080 Solar Man

Spin-offs...

[PC] Mega Man, Mega Man 3
[NES] Rock Board
[GB] Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge, II~V
[GEN] Mega Man: The Wily Wars
[SNS] Mega Man Soccer, Rockman & Forte
[PSX] Rockman Battle & Chase, Super Adventure Rockman (also [SAT]), Rockman Complete Works
[ARC] Mega Man: The Power Battle, Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
[NPC] Rockman Battle & Fighters
[WS] Rockman & Forte: Challenger from the Future
[PS2][NGC][XBX] Mega Man Anniversary Collection
[PSP] Mega Man Powered Up!
[PSP] Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

The X Series

[SNS][PC] Mega Man X

JP: 12/17/1993
NA: 12/20/1993
EU: 1/1/1994

Chill Penguin
Launch Octopus
Storm Eagle
Armored Armadillo
Flame Mammoth
Sting Chameleon
Spark Mandrill
Boomer Kuwanger

[SNS] Mega Man X2

JP: 12/16/1994
NA: 3/1995
EU: 3/1995

Morph Moth
Wire Sponge
Bubble Crab
Flame Stag
Magna Centipede
Crystal Snail
Overdrive Ostrich
Wheel Gator

[SNS][PSX][SAT][PC] Mega Man X3

JP: 12/1/1995
NA: 11/30/1995
EU: 4/26/1996

Blast Hornet
Blizzard Buffalo
Gravity Beetle
Toxic Seahorse
Volt Catfish
Crush Crawfish
Tunnel Rhino
Neon Tiger

[PSX][SAT][PC] Mega Man X4

JP: 8/1/1997
NA: 7/31/1997
EU: 1997

Web Spider
Split Mushroom
Cyber Peacock
Storm Owl
Magma Dragoon
Frost Walrus
Jet Stingray
Slash Beast

[PSX][PC] Mega Man X5

JP: 11/30/2000
NA: 2/1/2001
EU: 8/3/2001

Grizzly Slash
Duff McWhalen
The Skiver
Izzy Glow
Dark Dizzy
Squid Adler
Mattrex
Axle the Red

[PSX][PC] Mega Man X6

JP: 11/29/2001
NA: 12/4/2001
EU: 2/8/2002

Commander Yammark
Ground Scaravich
Blaze Heatnix
Blizzard Wolfang
Rainy Turtloid
Metal Shark Player
Shield Sheldon
Infinity Mijinion

[PS2][PC] Mega Man X7

JP: 7/17/2003
NA: 10/14/2003
EU: 3/5/2004

Soldier Stonekong
Tornado Tonion
Ride Boarski
Splash Warfly
Wind Crowrang
Flame Hyenard
Snipe Anteator
Vanishing Gungaroo

[PS2][PC] Mega Man X8

JP: 3/10/2005
NA: 12/7/2004
EU: 2/11/2005

Optic Sunflower
Dark Mantis
Gravity Antonion
Gigavolt Man-O-War
Burn Rooster
Avalanche Yeti
Earthrock Trilobyte
Bamboo Pandamonium

Spin-offs...

[GBC] Mega Man Xtreme, Mega Man Xtreme 2
[PS2][NGC] Mega Man X Collection, Mega Man X Command Mission
[PSP] Mega Man Maverick Hunter X

The Legends Series

[PSX][N64][PC][PSP] Mega Man Legends
[PSX][PC][PSP] Mega Man Legends 2

Spin-off...

[PSX] The Misadventures of Tron Bonne

The Battle Network Series

[GBA] Mega Man Battle Network
[GBA] Mega Man Battle Network 2
[GBA] Mega Man Battle Network 3: White Version/Blue Version
[GBA] Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun/Blue Moon
[GBA] Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan/Team Colonel
[GBA] Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar/Cybeast Gregar

Spin-offs...

[NGC] Mega Man Network Transmission
[WS] Rockman EXE WS, Rockman EXE N1 Battle
[GBA] Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge, Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation
[NDS] Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS
[ARC] Rockman EXE The Medal Operation, Rockman EXE Battle Chip Stadium

The Zero Series

[GBA] Mega Man Zero
[GBA] Mega Man Zero 2
[GBA] Mega Man Zero 3
[GBA] Mega Man Zero 4

The ZX Series

[NDS] Mega Man ZX
[NDS] Mega Man ZX Advent

The Star Force Series

[NDS] Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus/Leo/Dragon
[NDS] Mega Man Star Force 2: Berserk x Shinobi/Berserk x Dinosaur
[NDS] Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace/Red Joker

Fight on, little guy!

 

[Mellahan]

This thread makes me sad. And it hasn't even started.

 

[Nakazato]

I feel old thanks op lol

We miss you mega man

 

[Jotamide]

I wish I could celebrate by getting X4 on PSN...

 

[Mariolee]

Thank God for Smash Bros.

 

[L Thammy]

This thread makes me sad. And it hasn't even started.

OP has put more work into this thread than Capcom is put into the franchise right now.

 

[chrono01]

Meanwhile, at Capcom...

 

[Nudull]

*raises a glass* Cheers, Mega Man. :3

 

[todd360]

Meanwhile, at Capcom...

This is hard to watch.

 

[Cheesemeister]

RIP.

 

[obijkenobi]

I'm sure it's been asked before, but anyway Nintendo could just buy the MM IP from Capcom!?

 

[Sandfox]

Is it wrong that I was kinda hoping X6-8 would be missing from the list?

 

[Dark Schala]

I did a playthrough of most of the Mega Man games this year, including the X games. I even went back to play Mega Man X7 earlier this year, for crying out loud. I replayed Mega Man X4 as part of a thread challenge this year, and still found it to be my favourite X game.

Capcom's celebrating X's anniversary by releasing a pile of CDs, but what are any of you planning to do for it this year? Granted, despite the X series becoming more about Zero and less about Mega Man in terms of narrative, I still find the series synonymous with X, at least.

I might play something Mega Man X-related later today when I get home. I have every X game now, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Edit: Actually, I was thinking of replaying Command Mission earlier in the year and I didn't bother to do it.

 

[Odrion]

Isn't it kinda morbid to celebrate the birthday of someone deceased?

 

[120v]

i'm actually surprised its only been 25 years... seems like it's been a longer

but then i remember how many sequels they'd crank out in such a short amount of time. makes it seem longer than it really was

 

[Kouichi]

Meanwhile, at Capcom...

Don't worry, he's with good people.

 

[FTF]

Holy shit, Mega Man X came out 20 years ago ...I feel old
And this thread is both sad and awesome (sawesome?).
Great OP too.

 

[speculawyer]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Tom Scholz and Boston.

 

[LostAnkh]

Anything for this guy besides merchandise?

 

[narton]

Hey Megaman, capcom got you a present for your birthday! Let's see what you got!

 

[chrono01]

This is hard to watch.

It hurts us all.

Don't worry, he's with good people.

You have no idea how happy Mega Man/Rockman's inclusion in the next Super Smash bros. made me, especially since they really perfected his appearance/animation. A lot of care/care definitely went into the production, so it's all the more pleasing to see.

I can definitely see him being my "main" when the game is released.

 

[Busaiku]

Meanwhile, at Capcom...

At least it's just X.

 

[Videoneon]

I feel old, even if I'm not. The Mega Man Home Page is still going strong. Wow.

Might I suggest some other fan sites OP:

The Mega Man Network (bye Heat Man =( )
Protodude's Rockman Corner

Anything for this guy besides merchandise?

Rockman XOver if you're in Japan. =o

At least it's just X.

WHAT.

 

[Killah]

Meanwhile, at Capcom...

This is too cruel to watch, and I haven't even played the X games

 

[Amakuni]

Best game of 2011

Spoiler

...Oh wait

Hopefully Capcom will keep making bad IOS games, run out of money, and a quality company can pick up their licenses.

 

[t26]

No mention of Mega Man & Bass?

 

[rockman zx]

This is the best thing Capcom can do for the little guy.

 

[Laconic]

Rest in peace, my old childhood friend.

 

[Maxim726X]

Hey Megaman, capcom got you a present for your birthday! Let's see what you got!

Well, at least he wasn't relegated to shitty iOS games!

... Fuck.

 

[Azure J]

Still waiting on that 25th anniversary celebration/news.

...

This thread reminds me that my yearly playthrough of the different series is massively overdue.

 

[Rhapsody]

The 25th anniversary passed that fast huh...

Happy 26th though. I lost track of how many MM games I replayed this year, but I never get tired of going through them again.
Only "main" MM titles I've yet to beat are X7, X8, and the three Starforce ones, so maybe I should get around to those.

 

[Sylverstone14]

Legends never die.

 

[alf717]

My favorite game series. Such good times playing these game growing up.

 

[jrush64]

Hey today's my birthday also. Not really a Megaman fan though..... I did like Megaman Legends though.

 

[Kuro]

Is that Benedict Cabbagepatch?

 

[PaulExcellent]

And not even a single fuck was given by Capcom.

God, I hate that company so much.

 

[Solune]

I'm sure this is supposed to be a memorial...

 

[Akainu]

Died so young.

 

[Zalman]

Thank God for Smash Bros.

Indeed...

 

[Richie]

Wonder if this was a conscious choice, then! So say, fellows with more knowledge than I on all things Mega, can someone tell me when was the starting point where Capcom stopped treating Mega Man like one of their main stars? Did a particular game bomb so hard that they refracted from the franchise or what?

 

[Timu]

My favorite game series. Such good times playing these game growing up.

Same for me, I agree up on this series since the NES days.

 

[chur]

I wish I could celebrate by getting X4 on PSN...

This.
I've never understood why they never ported the X series to PSN/XBLA

 

[OnPoint]

I'll always miss you, Mega Man.

 

[G-Fex]

26th? Seriously man?

What is wrong with you guys?

 

[Videoneon]

Wonder if this was a conscious choice, then! So say, fellows with more knowledge than I on all things Mega, can someone tell me when was the starting point where Capcom stopped treating Mega Man like one of their main stars? Did a particular game bomb so hard that they refracted from the franchise or what?

It varies among franchises.

X series - 2003 or 2004, whenever X8 was released
Classic - 2010
Legends - =(

The problem seems to be that within the past decade or so Capcom didn't find anything that could be milked to their satisfaction. Even when the X series' renaissance performed modestly at best or when the Zero and ZX series flew under the radar, they had the power of the Battle Network series' sales to see them through. With Star Force, the spiritual successor to BN not taking off in the same way, the only thing to come close recently was Mega Man 9 and 10, and apparently 10's sales were such a precipitous drop that Capcom went into "the west hates magaman" mode. Keep in mind that Capcom has weird expectations for their games.

So it's hard to say it was a particular bomb, as the Mega Man franchise has suffered several bombs already. I think it was what I said above and their Westernization fetish.

 

[RMS Gigantic]

26th? Seriously man?

What is wrong with you guys?

Seriously Man sounds like an excellent Robot Master!

 

[KDash31987]

Happy birthday, Mega Man!

Here's my little collection:

I also have Mega Man 2 and 10 on Wii, and Mega Man 9 on the PlayStation 3. I also used to have the PC version of Mega Man X4, but that disappeared, and I couldn't find it.

I'll play Mega Man and Mega Man X today to celebrate!

 

[Ban Puncher]

More effort in this thread than Capcom could ever muster.

 

[qualitydisc]

Happy birthday, Mega Man!

Here's my little collection:

Complete Mega Man V for GB? **drool**

 

[KDash31987]

Complete Mega Man V for GB? **drool**

Yup! Great condition, too. I've had it since I was a kid.

Anyway, I started playing Mega Man on my NES a bit ago...already at Wily:

I forgot just how easy the Robot Masters are. Yellow Devil will probably kick my ass, though.

Edit: Ugh, my dad came in asking for a favor right when I got to the Yellow Devil, and when I got up to help him, I accidentally disconnected my NES...which means I now have to replay everything all over again. Heh...