It's official: Mega Man is the most milked series ever
What's most amusing about this record is that, according to Capcom's blog, Guinness arrived at it without even considering all the Mega Man games -- basically, they failed to arrive at a full count, and Mega Man still beat other series. They didn't just forget Japan-only releases like Wily & Right no Rockboard, either -- Mega Man Soccer failed to make the list, and that was a U.S.-released game starring the original Blue Bomber. No doubt it omits Hi-Tech Expressions' Mega Man and Mega Man III as well.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 29th 2008 12:56PM
Why is the original blue bomber not at the front?
Croove55 @ Apr 29th 2008 1:57PM
Because, even when celebrating the series's anniversary, they're still trying to market the newest version. Not that I don't like MM:ZX (it's probably the best thing to happen to the series in years, anything to get away from the battle network series and back to the original 2D shooter formula), but it is a bit sad to see the first Megaman pushed to the side like that.
rikki @ Apr 29th 2008 2:19PM
@Croove55
It's even sadder that Mega Man games are no longer about robots, but kids who shout anime-sounding phrases to transform into superheroes.
How does the gameplay in ZX compare to MMZ, btw?
CJLopez @ Apr 29th 2008 4:05PM
Yeah, pretty sad, it should be:
MM:ZX
Megaman Battle Network Zero
Megaman legends X
Megaman
Can you see the picture here? Left side of megaman is the backwards history of the blue bomber, while the right side is onward history. I think i'm failing to get the back history of battle network, but as far as I know, is how the whole thing of the megaman thing started
CJLopez @ Apr 29th 2008 4:06PM
The hell, my comment lost its formatting????? damn cheap comments
Bluebreaker @ Apr 29th 2008 5:00PM
I SECOND THAT, 1st Blue Bomber should be up front since without him we'd have none of the newer games.
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ Apr 29th 2008 9:16PM
Agreed - MM and X should be prominently displayed in the front.
Undyne @ Apr 29th 2008 1:37PM
I think this is incorrect.
I realize we're talking about games based on the character not games in which the character appeared. But check out this list of games mario has appeared in. I would count just about any game with mario in the name (excluding duplicates for regions) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mario_games_by_year
My apologies if I misunderstood what's meant by 'in a series'. Your comments about spin-offs and mega man soccer would lead my to conclude that games like "Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters" would make mario's list.
RDX @ Apr 29th 2008 2:30PM
First person to bash the Battle Network series gets an internet punch to the face by me.
That's right. I'm a Mega Man fanboy.
Dio @ Apr 29th 2008 6:59PM
Same here.
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ Apr 29th 2008 9:21PM
How about a Hawaiian Punch? I stopped playing Mega Man anything once the X series jumped the shark (somewhere around X5 - X6). I could say I don't like the Battle Network series, but to be fair I've never even tried them.
Roto13 @ Apr 29th 2008 2:43PM
That doesn't sound right. There have to be more Mario (insert sport/activity/passtime here) games than Mega Man games.
RupeeClock @ Apr 29th 2008 3:08PM
I bet nobody considered the Rockman games on the Wonderswan.
You probably never even heard of the Wonderswan!
Megaman and Bass:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_j20-_EOTn4&feature=related
Megaman Battle Network (platformer like Gamecube game)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2pwanlQPnd4&feature=related
Undyne @ Apr 30th 2008 12:30AM
It's hard not to be aware of a console that only arrived 9 years ago. Even the little kids who cut thier teeth on MegaMan 8 should know what the wonderswan is.
NetOperator Wibby @ Apr 30th 2008 12:52AM
im a big MMBN fan and Starforce 3 looks awesome. but how come we're hearing about this when Starforce 2 hasn't come out for us yet?
Donald @ Apr 30th 2008 12:18PM
"No doubt it omits Hi-Tech Expressions' Mega Man and Mega Man III as well."
Most Mega Man fans disowned those games. I know I did *shudder*.
Maxx the Slash @ Jul 6th 2008 1:24PM
We only need 3 series': Classic, X, Zero (ZX, despite the name change, technically is still part of the Zero Series, since it still involves a bunch of key characters from there). That's all. Throw the rest away.