Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man".
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34 Facts About Mega Man
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All main Mega Man games released prior to 1997 are side-scrolling action platformers.
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When Mega Man was released in 1987, the characteristic that made it revolutionary was the choice given to the player of which robot master to attempt first.
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Enemies are weak to at least one weapon; for instance, Fire Mega Man will take more damage from Ice Mega Man's weapon than from other weapons.
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Sequels of Mega Man games contain new enemies alongside familiar ones, new bosses and weapons, and perhaps new gadgets.
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Originally developed for the NES, the original Mega Man series experienced graphical improvements in fourth and fifth generation installments.
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Third game, code named Mega Man ZXC was under development around 2008, but was cancelled by Capcom's decision.
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The hero, Mega Man Volnutt, is a relic hunter called a "Digger" who scavenges various ruins throughout the world in search of refractor shards that can be mined and traded as currency.
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Mega Man Legends brings the gameplay into 3D and is an action adventure with role-playing game elements.
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The series stars a timid boy named Geo Stelar and an extraterrestrial EM-wave being named Omega-Xis who can merge into an EM-Human known as "Mega Man, " allowing the player to explore both the real world and the EM-world.
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Various incarnations of Mega Man appear as playable fighters in the Marvel vs Capcom series.
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Mega Man is assisted by his companion robots, Rush, Beat and Eddie.
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Mega Man's sister robot, Roll, is playable in both games, but is a secret character in the first game.
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The original Mega Man appears in the arcade endings of Thor and Nova, and appears on a poster in the Days of Future Past stage, and finally, as another card in Heroes and Heralds Mode.
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EXE and Zero both appear as bonus playable characters in the fighting game Onimusha Blade Warriors, while a different version of Mega Man, based on his appearance on the American box art of the first game, appears as a playable fighter in the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken.
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In 2013, Mega Man appeared as a playable character in Super Smash Bros.
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In Monster Hunter: World, Mega Man is a playable character through downloadable content.
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Mega Man next appeared in anime produced in Japan and based on spin-off series.
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Mega Man starred in Mega Man: Upon a Star, a three-part OVA that was developed in Japan.
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Development of a film based on Mega Man had begun by December 2014 when 20th Century Fox registered a website domain for the film.
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Recently a series of artbooks called the Official Complete Works has been published for individual Mega Man series, showcasing a large collection of artwork and background information.
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Mega Man has been featured in many comics and manga in Japan, although few have been localized in North America.
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In 1990, a junior novel version of Mega Man 2 was released as part of the Worlds of Power novel series.
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Mega Man is turned human by Dr Light during an accident in a machine designed to clone Mega Man.
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Indie rock music group The Protomen dedicated their first two albums to a rock opera based on Mega Man, called The Protomen and Act II: The Father of Death.
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Mega Man now holds a Guinness World Record for the most songs recorded referencing Megaman with 130.
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Indie video game cover band The Megas is a band that covers the music of the original NES Mega Man games, known for adding their own twist on the original story in their lyrics such as giving Robot Masters distinct personalities unseen in the games.
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Original Mega Man series was well received, with IGN ranking all six original titles in the top 100 best NES games.
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Mega Man X received criticism from some publications as well.
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Mega Man X was ranked number 58 in Nintendo Power's "100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time" in its 100th issue in September 1997, number 103 in the publication's "Top 200 Games" list for its 200th issue in February 2006, and the 11th best SNES game of all time in its August 2008 issue.
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Mega Man was listed as the best robot in video games by many sources such Joystick Division, UGO Networks, and Complex.
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Joystick Division cited his rivalry with Dr Wily as seventh of the ten greatest in video games, adding giving "great credit to this rivalry for its open-endedness" and GamesRadar listed him and Proto Mega Man as having one of the best brotherly rivalries in gaming.
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Destructoid described this Mega Man as "legit" stating it was "an unexpected and interesting creative decision by [Capcom] using this version of Mega Man to represent them in what may be one of their biggest games of 2012".
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