<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
science	O
fiction	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
starring	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
robot	O
characters	O
each	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
moniker	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
a	O
franchise	O
that	O
expanded	O
to	O
over	O
50	O
games	O
on	O
multiple	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
eleven	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
standalone	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bass	I-Application
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
series	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
ports	O
,	O
remakes	O
,	O
and	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
continuity	O
;	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
timeline	O
excludes	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
where	O
the	O
internet	O
flourished	O
rather	O
than	O
robotics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
behind	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
robot	O
originally	O
named	O
Rock	O
,	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
lab	O
assistant	O
by	O
the	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
as	O
his	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
treachery	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
reprogrammed	O
most	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
's	O
robots	O
,	O
Rock	O
volunteered	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
fighting	O
robot	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
Wily	O
's	O
violent	O
robotic	O
threats	O
,	O
thus	O
becoming	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
all	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
feature	O
unique	O
stories	O
,	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
they	O
share	O
several	O
common	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
main	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
1997	O
are	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
must	O
fight	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
using	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
"	O
—	O
a	O
cannon	O
attached	O
to	O
his	O
arm	O
—	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
robotic	O
enemies	O
inhabiting	O
his	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
characteristic	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
revolutionary	O
was	O
the	O
choice	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
of	O
which	O
robot	O
master	O
to	O
attempt	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
a	O
Robot	O
Master	O
—	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
—	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
Robot	O
Master	O
's	O
special	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapons	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
gains	O
share	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
defeated	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
travels	O
to	O
a	O
multi-stage	O
fortress	O
to	O
confront	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
the	O
person	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
robotic	O
enemies	O
 '	O
destructive	O
acts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fortress	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fights	O
past	O
new	O
bosses	O
,	O
clones	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
,	O
and	O
Wily	O
himself	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
usually	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
multi-phase	O
war	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
contain	O
new	O
enemies	O
alongside	O
familiar	O
ones	O
,	O
new	O
bosses	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
perhaps	O
new	O
gadgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
experienced	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
in	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
had	O
no	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
sixth	O
generation	O
consoles	O
but	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
purposely	O
sporting	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
to	O
inspire	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
,	O
distributed	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
retail	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
classic	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
would	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
10	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
modern	O
,	O
HD	O
,	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
and	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
widescreen	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
a	O
special	O
weapon	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
changing	O
colors	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
armor	O
changes	O
appearance	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
wanted	O
a	O
redesign	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
moved	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
this	O
series	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
successor	O
,	O
X	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
advanced	O
robot	O
that	O
has	O
complete	O
free	O
will	O
over	O
his	O
actions	O
,	O
thoughts	O
and	O
feelings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
features	O
more	O
detailed	O
16-bit	O
graphics	O
and	O
greater	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
grow	O
in	O
abilities	O
and	O
power	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
would	O
later	O
star	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
spin-off	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
conclude	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X5	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
its	O
storyline	O
was	O
continued	O
with	O
three	O
additional	O
installments	O
(	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X6	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X7	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X8	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
ended	O
with	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
game	O
,	O
Rockman	B-Application
X	O
DiVE	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
globally	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
series	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
which	O
starred	O
Zero	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
sidekick/ally	O
of	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
Zero	O
's	O
play	O
style	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
and	O
features	O
an	O
in-depth	O
ranking	O
system	O
that	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
enhancements	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
copied	O
abilities	O
from	O
boss	O
characters	O
)	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
better	O
play	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
definitive	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
referenced	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
;	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Zero	O
's	O
fourth	O
skin	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
appearance	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Capcom	O
Taiwan	O
announced	O
Zero	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
would	O
be	O
playable	O
in	O
Rockman	B-Application
X	O
DiVE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
series	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
chronologically	O
takes	O
place	O
200	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
2007	O
's	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
Advent	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
boss	O
characters	O
upon	O
defeating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
code	O
named	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZXC	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
around	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
called	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
created	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Legends	O
series	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
although	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
Rock	O
)	O
Volnutt	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
relic	O
hunter	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Digger	O
"	O
who	O
scavenges	O
various	O
ruins	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
refractor	O
shards	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
mined	O
and	O
traded	O
as	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
brings	O
the	O
gameplay	O
into	O
3D	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
adventure	O
with	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
continuation	O
to	O
the	O
Legends	O
series	O
has	O
become	O
an	O
oft-requested	O
game	O
among	O
many	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
once	O
under	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Capcom	O
cancelled	O
the	O
project	O
saying	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
certain	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
many	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
new	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Legends	O
series	O
consistently	O
appear	O
in	O
Capcom	O
cross-over	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Servbot	O
characters	O
have	O
become	O
iconic	O
within	O
the	O
Capcom	O
community	O
,	O
making	O
many	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
non-Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
outfit	O
obtained	O
via	O
achievements	O
in	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
began	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
to	O
branch	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
and	O
to	O
celebrate	O
Mega	O
Mans	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
features	O
a	O
Net	O
Navi	O
called	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
MegaMan	B-Application
NT	O
Warrior	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
209	O
episodes	O
and	O
a	O
50-minute	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Transmission	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
handheld	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
chronologically	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Battle	O
Network	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
anime	O
and	O
games	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
had	O
toys	O
mainly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Advanced	O
PET	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
user	O
would	O
buy	O
a	O
starter	O
pack	O
which	O
included	O
3	B-Application
battle	O
chips	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Advanced	O
PET	O
,	O
the	O
toy	O
came	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
,	O
Red	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
ProtoMan.EXE	O
)	O
,	O
Black	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Bass.EXE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
MegaMan.EXE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Star	O
Forces	O
launch	O
commemorated	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
stars	O
a	O
timid	O
boy	O
named	O
Geo	O
Stelar	O
and	O
an	O
extraterrestrial	O
EM-wave	O
being	O
named	O
Omega-Xis	O
who	O
can	O
merge	O
into	O
an	O
EM-Human	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
"	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
both	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
EM-world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockman	B-Application
Xover	O
( ロックマン	O
Xover	O
Rokkuman	O
Kurosuōbā	O
,	O
pronounced	O
Rockman	B-Application
Crossover	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
marking	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
OVER-1	O
( オーバー	O
ワン	O
Ōbā	O
Wan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Reploid	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Cossack	O
,	O
confronting	O
villains	O
from	O
the	O
entire	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
crossed	O
between	O
dimensions	O
to	O
join	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
fighters	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
was	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
playable	O
appearance	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Zero	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Tron	O
Bonne	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
appear	O
as	O
representatives	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
endings	O
of	O
Thor	O
and	O
Nova	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
appears	O
on	O
a	O
poster	O
in	O
the	O
Days	O
of	O
Future	O
Past	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
as	O
another	O
card	O
in	O
Heroes	O
and	O
Heralds	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Sigma	O
appearing	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
fighter	O
and	O
a	O
major	O
antagonist	O
in	O
the	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
merges	O
with	O
the	O
supervillain	O
Ultron	O
to	O
become	O
Ultron	O
Sigma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaMan.EXE	O
and	O
Zero	O
both	O
appear	O
as	O
bonus	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
while	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
box	O
art	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Volnutt	O
and	O
Roll	O
also	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Zero	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
An	O
amiibo	B-Device
based	O
on	O
his	O
appearance	O
was	O
confirmed	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
utilized	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
where	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
scanned	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
costume	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Mii	O
based	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
unlock	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
costume	O
by	O
scanning	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
playable	O
character	O
through	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
first	O
television	O
appearances	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
and	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
classic	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
and	O
also	O
featured	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
–	O
95	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
next	O
appeared	O
in	O
anime	O
produced	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
spin-off	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
was	O
MegaMan	B-Application
NT	O
Warrior	O
(	O
2002	O
–	O
06	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
(	O
both	O
the	O
anime	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
were	O
known	O
as	O
Rockman.EXE	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
–	O
08	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
(	O
both	O
were	O
known	O
as	O
Shooting	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
Fully	O
Charged	O
began	O
airing	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
starred	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
Upon	O
a	O
Star	O
,	O
a	O
three-part	O
OVA	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
a	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
had	O
begun	O
by	O
December	O
2014	O
when	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
registered	O
a	O
website	O
domain	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
rights	O
for	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Capcom	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Fox	O
and	O
Chernin	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
confirmed	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Joost	O
and	O
Schulman	O
along	O
with	O
Oka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
increase	O
value	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
original	O
series	O
video	O
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
11	I-Application
that	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
draw	O
different	O
audiences	O
interested	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
or	O
action	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
higher-budgeted	O
film	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
officially	O
acquired	O
Fox	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
Disney	O
CEO	O
Bob	O
Iger	O
announced	O
that	O
several	O
films	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Fox	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
progressing	O
,	O
citing	O
operating	O
losses	O
from	O
that	O
studio	O
in	O
Disney	O
's	O
third	O
fiscal	O
quarter	O
;	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
film	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
October	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
remained	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
to	O
create	O
further	O
awareness	O
for	O
the	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
Mattson	O
Tomlin	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
rewriting	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joost	O
and	O
Schulman	O
wanted	O
to	O
combine	O
their	O
interest	O
in	O
robotics	O
and	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
automation	B-Application
with	O
their	O
favorite	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
an	O
"	O
underdog	O
hero	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Tomlin	O
said	O
his	O
approach	O
was	O
to	O
explore	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
a	O
real	O
person	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
primal	O
and	O
emotional	O
"	O
story	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
relatable	O
beyond	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
traditional	O
depictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
Schulman	O
confirmed	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Joost	O
were	O
writing	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
film	O
adaptation	O
for	O
Netflix	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
explore	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
automation	B-Application
and	O
"	O
man	O
and	O
robot	O
becoming	O
one	O
"	O
as	O
either	O
being	O
good	O
or	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koenigsberg	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
replayed	O
past	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
video	O
games	O
to	O
research	O
the	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
is	O
the	O
Rockman	B-Application
Perfect	O
Memories	O
sourcebook	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
which	O
first	O
confirmed	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
(	O
for	O
Battle	O
Network	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
exactly	O
where	O
the	O
Legends	O
series	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
fictional	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
artbooks	O
called	O
the	O
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
has	O
been	O
published	O
for	O
individual	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
showcasing	O
a	O
large	O
collection	O
of	O
artwork	O
and	O
background	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
hardcover	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
hardcover	O
re-release	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hardcover	O
re-release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
would	O
be	O
getting	O
a	O
hardcover	O
re-release	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
would	O
be	O
getting	O
a	O
hardcover	O
re-release	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
many	O
comics	O
and	O
manga	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
although	O
few	O
have	O
been	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
well-known	O
series	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Ariga	O
(	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
provide	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
artwork	O
for	O
future	O
official	O
Capcom	O
releases	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	I-Application
Bass	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
with	O
Rockman	B-Application
Remix	O
,	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Rockman	B-Application
Megamix	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Rockman	B-Application
Gigamix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Megamix	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
brought	O
to	O
North	O
American	O
shores	O
thanks	O
to	O
UDON	O
Entertainment	O
Corporation	O
,	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
short	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
manga	O
by	O
Shin	O
Ogino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
UDON	O
did	O
not	O
alter	O
this	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Megamix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Viz	O
Media	O
localized	O
the	O
13-volume	O
Rockman	B-Application
EXE	O
manga	O
by	O
Ryo	O
Takamisaki	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
MegaMan	B-Application
NT	O
Warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takamisaki	O
would	O
later	O
serialize	O
a	O
short	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
was	O
never	O
published	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
manga	O
series	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
localized	O
outside	O
Japan	O
include	O
a	O
12-volume	O
Rockman	B-Application
X	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Yoshihiro	O
Iwamoto	O
,	O
over	O
15	O
Classic	O
and	O
X	O
adaptations	O
by	O
Shigeto	O
Ikehara	O
,	O
a	O
light-hearted	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Rockman	B-Application
Zero	O
by	O
Hideto	O
Kajima	O
,	O
a	O
slapstick	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shooting	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
by	O
Masaya	O
Itagaki	O
,	O
another	O
Battle	O
Network	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Jun	O
Keijima	O
and	O
Miho	O
Asada	O
called	O
Rockman	B-Application
EXE	O
Battle	O
Story	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
series	O
of	O
slapstick	O
Battle	O
Network	O
and	O
Star	O
Force-themed	O
adaptations	O
by	O
Takumi	O
Kawano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brazilian	O
series	O
,	O
Novas	O
Aventuras	O
de	O
Megaman	B-Application
(	O
"	O
New	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Megaman	B-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
originally	O
published	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
Brazil	O
between	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
and	O
drew	O
certain	O
criticism	O
for	O
featuring	O
bizarrely	O
altered	O
storylines	O
(	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
several	O
installments	O
appearing	O
at	O
random	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
erotic	O
and	O
sexual	O
innuendo	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
X	O
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Roll	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
frequent	O
nudity	O
involving	O
Roll	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
character	O
named	O
Princesa	O
,	O
which	O
attempted	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
status	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
comics	O
;	O
its	O
sudden	O
end	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dreamwave	O
series	O
lasted	O
only	O
four	O
issues	O
and	O
also	O
ended	O
abruptly	O
,	O
with	O
plot-threads	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
issues	O
being	O
dropped	O
completely	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
issue	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
promising	O
a	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
follow-up	O
that	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Dreamwave	O
Capcom	O
comics	O
that	O
were	O
cut	O
short	O
or	O
simply	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
issue	O
#1	O
,	O
including	O
Maximo	B-Application
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
and	O
Rival	B-Application
Schools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Megamix	O
would	O
be	O
getting	O
remastered	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
titled	O
“	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
Mastermix	O
”	O
These	O
releases	O
will	O
contain	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
stories	O
and	O
in	O
full	O
color	O
provided	O
by	O
Josh	O
Perez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Mastermix	O
would	O
be	O
getting	O
released	O
in	O
trade	O
paperback	O
form	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
issue	O
in	O
an	O
ongoing	O
series	O
of	O
licensed	O
comics	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
going	O
against	O
his	O
nemesis	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
in	O
various	O
,	O
original	O
story	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
both	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
crossed-over	O
in	O
a	O
major	O
story	O
arc	O
called	O
"	O
Worlds	O
Collide	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
spans	O
twelve	O
issues	O
between	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
comics	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
comics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
side-series	O
Sonic	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
a	O
junior	O
novel	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Power	O
novel	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	I-Application
turned	O
human	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
during	O
an	O
accident	O
in	O
a	O
machine	O
designed	O
to	O
clone	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
,	O
human	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
hand	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
robot	O
master	O
's	O
weapons	O
,	O
he	O
instead	O
takes	O
them	O
off	O
of	O
their	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
follows	O
the	O
general	O
plot	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
even	O
provides	O
game	O
hints	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
some	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ascertaining	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
composers	O
,	O
especially	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
composers	O
were	O
often	O
uncredited	O
or	O
credited	O
under	O
a	O
pseudonym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
indie	O
rock	O
music	O
group	O
The	O
Protomen	O
dedicated	O
their	O
first	O
two	O
albums	O
to	O
a	O
rock	O
opera	O
based	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
called	O
The	O
Protomen	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
Act	O
II	O
:	O
The	O
Father	O
of	O
Death	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
rap	O
artist	O
Mega	O
Ran	O
remixed	O
several	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
tracks	O
for	O
an	O
album	O
called	O
Mega	O
Ran	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
follow-up	O
albums	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
now	O
holds	O
a	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
songs	O
recorded	O
referencing	O
Megaman	B-Application
with	O
130	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indie	O
video	O
game	O
cover	O
band	O
The	O
Megas	O
(	O
band	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
band	O
that	O
covers	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
adding	O
their	O
own	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
in	O
their	O
lyrics	O
such	O
as	O
giving	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
distinct	O
personalities	O
unseen	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Get	O
Equipped	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
their	O
debut	O
album	O
covering	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
while	O
their	O
most	O
recent	O
albums	O
,	O
History	O
Repeating	O
:	O
Blue	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
and	O
History	O
Repeating	O
:	O
Red	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
cover	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
non-linear	O
"	O
level	O
select	O
"	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
stark	O
contrast	O
to	O
both	O
linear	O
games	O
(	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
)	O
and	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
(	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
credits	O
the	O
"	O
level	O
select	O
"	O
feature	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
non-linear	O
mission	O
structure	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
open-world	O
,	O
multi-mission	O
,	O
sidequest-heavy	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
modern	O
games	O
like	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
:	O
Assassin	O
's	O
Fist	O
tenth	O
episode	O
"	O
Raging	O
Demon	O
"	O
,	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Ken	O
were	O
seen	O
playing	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
from	O
a	O
gift	O
from	O
Ken	O
's	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
ranking	O
all	O
six	O
original	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
best	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
is	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
and	O
most	O
influential	O
platformers	O
of	O
all-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
titles	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
virtually	O
flawless	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
"	O
oft-replicated	O
and	O
never	O
exceeded	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
game	O
was	O
widely	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
magazines	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
including	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
German	O
version	O
of	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
summarized	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
cart	B-Protocol
with	O
classic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
and	O
tons	O
of	O
hidden	O
items	O
and	O
power-ups	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
great	O
control	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
challenging	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Websites	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
and	O
1UP.com	O
retrospectively	O
held	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
a	O
successful	O
milestone	O
in	O
converting	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
from	O
its	O
increasingly	O
stale	O
existence	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Elston	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
X	O
was	O
a	O
total	O
reinvention	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
perfectly	O
executed	O
update	O
that	O
had	O
fans	O
anticipating	O
its	O
release	O
with	O
a	O
fervor	O
the	O
franchise	O
had	O
n't	O
seen	O
since	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	B-Application
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
criticism	O
from	O
some	O
publications	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
criticized	O
how	O
little	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
changed	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
theme	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
NES	B-Language
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
58	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
Power'''s	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
100th	O
issue	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
number	O
103	O
in	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
for	O
its	O
200th	O
issue	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
11th	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
its	O
August	O
2008	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GamesRadar	O
and	O
ScrewAttack	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
twelfth-best	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
list	O
in	O
2011.Mega	O
Man	O
X	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
has	O
sold	O
1.16	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
89th	O
best-selling	O
Capcom	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
more	O
mature	O
storyline	O
and	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
extensions	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
helped	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
cadre	O
of	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
began	O
in	O
2002	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
immense	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
games	O
have	O
earned	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
sources	O
both	O
criticized	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
similar	O
in	O
nature	O
to	O
earlier	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
came	O
out	O
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
quick	O
to	O
hail	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
considered	O
"	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
roots	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
some	O
fans	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
knowing	O
which	O
boss	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
face	O
next	O
was	O
a	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
worse	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
takes	O
away	O
what	O
made	O
the	O
series	O
unique	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
their	O
fourth	O
favourite	O
hero	O
,	O
citing	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
steal	O
weapons	O
from	O
downed	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
also	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
robot	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
many	O
sources	O
such	O
Joystick	O
Division	O
,	O
UGO	O
Networks	O
,	O
and	O
Complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UGO	O
Networks	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
best	O
heroes	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
him	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
iconic	O
video	O
game	O
heroes	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
All	O
Time	O
Greatest	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hero	O
"	O
contest	O
and	O
reached	O
the	O
"	O
Elite	O
Eight	O
"	O
round	O
before	O
losing	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
poll	O
done	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
by	O
readers	O
as	O
the	O
twenty-second	O
most	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2011	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
lists	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
the	O
23rd	O
most	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
12th	O
"	O
most	O
memorable	O
,	O
influential	O
,	O
and	O
badass	O
"	O
protagonist	O
in	O
games.Complex	O
ranked	O
him	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
cameos	O
for	O
his	O
guest	O
appearances	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UGO	O
Networks	O
have	O
placed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
character	O
who	O
most	O
deserves	O
his	O
own	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
described	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Capcom	O
's	O
ill-treated	O
mascot	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
incongruous	O
characters	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
completely	O
incorrect	O
to	O
assume	O
that	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
almost	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
himself	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
"	O
his	O
rivals	O
,	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
abilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
agreed	O
with	O
his	O
dependency	O
on	O
support	O
characters	O
,	O
saying	O
Zero	O
is	O
"	O
cooler	O
than	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
incarnation	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
as	O
the	O
15th	O
best	O
cameo	O
in	O
fighting	O
game	O
history	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
represented	O
Capcom	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
featuring	O
other	O
games	O
as	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
apparent	O
self-mockery	O
of	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
poor	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
described	O
this	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
"	O
legit	O
"	O
stating	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
unexpected	O
and	O
interesting	O
creative	O
decision	O
by	O
 [ Capcom ] 	O
using	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
represent	O
them	O
in	O
what	O
may	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
biggest	O
games	O
of	O
2012	O
"	O
.Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
director	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
announced	O
the	O
similarly	O
themed	O
Mighty	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batterystaple	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
X-inspired	O
20XX	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20XX	B-Application
Mighty	B-Device
Gunvolt	I-Device
Mighty	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
