The Game Boy versions of Mega Man were originally released in Japan under the Rockman World title. All Game Boy titles have an original plot. Each game in the Game Boy series, excluding Mega Man V, features four bosses from its corresponding NES version and four bosses from the succeeding NES game in the series. I.e: the Game Boy version of Mega Man III features bosses from the NES versions of Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 4. The Game Boy Mega Man V features an all new set of antagonists called the Star Droids, whose members are named after the planets of the Solar System.
Street Fighter X Mega Man is a project developed by Zong Hui, combining Mega Man's gameplay with characters and settings from the Street Fighter series. Initially developed as a fan game by Hui, Capcom funded the project and provided creative direction and QA support. The game has been released as a free download on December 17, 2012.[1]
Mega Man Powered Up (Rockman Rockman) – PlayStation Portable, 2006 – An enhanced remake of the original Mega Man, which adds, among other things, two new boss characters.
Rockman Complete Works (Japan only) – PlayStation, 1999 – Enhanced remakesofRockman 1-6, released individually. The remakes contain special features, including a PocketStation uplink, a Robot Master database, an "easy" difficulty level, and remixed music. The Complete Works titles were re-released in 2003 with the PocketStation feature removed.
Rockman Collection Special Box (Japan only) – PlayStation 2, 2003 – A collection of the six Rockman Complete Works games and Rockman X7.
Mega Man Anniversary Collection (North America only) – GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox, 2004 – An English-language release of the Rockman Complete Works games (albeit with most of the special features removed), together with ports of Mega Man 7 and Mega Man 8 and the two elusive arcade games.
Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 + 2 (Rockman Classics Collection 1 + 2) - A re-release of Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 on the Nintendo Switch. The physical release comes with a game card for Mega Man Legacy Collection, and a free DLC code for downloading Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 which is only available in digital format. It was released on May 22, 2018.[3]
Rockman Power Battle Fighters (Japan only) – PlayStation 2, 2004 – A Japanese-only port of the two arcade games, Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, including a new 2-player competitive mode.
Capcom of Japan has released several Rockman games for mobile phones in Japan. Only the first two games, Rockman Space Rescue and Mega Man Rocket Christmas were ported for international cell phones; on the other hand, Mega Man Rush Marine was created specifically for international audiences. In 2017 Capcom released ports of the first six NES Mega Man games to iOS and Android devices.
In1990, Hi-Tech Expressions (under license from Capcom) produced a DOS game based on the series simply titled Mega Man. It was followed by a second DOS game titled Mega Man IIIin1992. Both games were released exclusively in North America. Despite their titles, neither games are ports of their corresponding NES counterparts, but original games. There was no PC game titled Mega Man II. Aside from handing the license to Hi-Tech Expressions, Capcom themselves were not directly involved in the PC games. Both games were programmed and designed by Stephen Rozner.
In2001, the Dreams Comes True corporation released under license from Capcom an original Microsoft Windows game titled Rockman Strategy exclusively for the Taiwanese market. The game features a group of new robots led by Apollo and Luna and named after the western Zodiac as well as a new ally named Fan, with the former being tricked into serving Dr. Wily.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection (Rockman X Anniversary Collection) – PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Nintendo Switch/Microsoft Windows, 2018 – A collection including Mega Man X-X4.[5][6] Released on July 24, 2018, and July 26, 2018, for the Japanese release. Sold as a single release in a digital and physical format, the latter being released in Japan only, and a combo physical release with Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 for all regions. It is the first ever Mega Man game that receive a "T" rating by the ESRB in North America.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 (Rockman X Anniversary Collection 2) – PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Nintendo Switch/Microsoft Windows, 2018 – A collection including Mega Man X5-X8. Released on July 24, 2018, and July 26, 2018, for the Japanese release. Sold as a single release in a digital and physical format, the latter being released in Japan only, and a combo physical release with Mega Man X Legacy Collection for all regions. Like Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, the Nintendo Switch combo release for this game is also available in digital format only but is given a DLC Code to download it for free. Like the first volume, it also receives a "T" rating by the ESRB in North America.
Mega Man Anniversary Collection – Game Boy Advance, cancelled January 2006 – It was said to include the first five original Game Boy Mega Man games, including colorized versions and unlockable artwork, but Capcom confirmed on its US forums that the game was no longer in production, due to cost issues.[citation needed]
