<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1987	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Kitamura	O
,	O
with	O
Nobuyuki	O
Matsushima	O
as	O
lead	O
programmer	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
Capcom	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
focused	O
on	O
arcade	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
the	O
struggle	O
of	O
the	O
humanoid	O
robot	O
and	O
player-character	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
against	O
the	O
mad	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
and	O
the	O
six	O
"	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
"	O
under	O
his	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
for	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
established	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
graphical	O
conventions	O
that	O
would	O
define	O
the	O
ensuing	O
sequels	O
,	O
subseries	O
,	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
game	O
compilations	O
,	O
including	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
rereleased	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
console	B-Device
emulation	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
remake	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
helper	O
robot	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
justice	O
,	O
offers	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
fighting	O
robot	O
to	O
stop	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
's	O
plans	O
,	O
dubbing	O
himself	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
replicas	O
of	O
the	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
robots	O
designed	O
specifically	O
by	O
Wily	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
confronts	O
Wily	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
and	O
defeats	O
him	O
before	O
returning	O
home	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
's	O
former	O
assistant	O
)	O
co-create	O
the	O
humanoid	O
robot	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
six	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
Monsteropolis	O
's	O
citizens	O
(	O
no	O
such	O
place	O
existed	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
plot	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
horrified	O
by	O
Wily	O
's	O
betrayal	O
,	O
sends	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
and	O
free	O
Monsteropolis	O
from	O
Wily	O
's	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
six	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
levels	O
freely	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player-character	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
fights	O
through	O
various	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
before	O
facing	O
a	O
"	O
Robot	O
Master	O
"	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeating	O
the	O
boss	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assimilates	O
the	O
Robot	O
Master	O
's	O
signature	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Special	O
Weapon	O
"	O
,	O
into	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
arsenal	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
also	O
drop	O
energy	O
cells	O
that	O
replenish	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
health	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
scoring	O
system	O
where	O
players	O
score	O
points	O
for	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
earn	O
extra	O
points	O
for	O
collecting	O
power-ups	O
from	O
fallen	O
enemies	O
and	O
for	O
clearing	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scoring	O
system	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
later	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
provide	O
no	O
meaningful	O
benefit	O
to	O
players	O
and	O
felt	O
unnecessary	O
to	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
health	O
and	O
ammo	O
are	O
not	O
restored	O
between	O
stages	O
,	O
every	O
action	B-Application
the	O
player	O
takes	O
is	O
consequential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
primarily	O
made	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
console	B-Device
releases	O
were	O
mostly	O
ports	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
,	O
Capcom	O
made	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
fresh	O
,	O
young	O
talent	O
for	O
the	O
small	O
team	O
,	O
including	O
artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
a	O
recent	O
college	O
graduate	O
who	O
started	O
on	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
recalled	O
that	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
development	O
team	O
worked	O
extremely	O
hard	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
project	O
supervisor	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
who	O
sought	O
perfection	O
in	O
every	O
possible	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
consisted	O
of	O
only	O
six	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
[	O
a	O
lot	O
of ]	O
people	O
,	O
so	O
after	O
drawing	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
actually	O
doing	O
the	O
dotting	O
(	O
pixelation	B-Algorithm
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
"	O
Inafune	O
stated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
eponymous	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Osamu	O
Tezuka	O
's	O
manga	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	O
his	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
colored	O
blue	O
because	O
it	O
seemed	O
that	O
the	O
color	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
shades	O
in	O
the	O
console	B-Device
's	O
56-color	O
palette	O
(	O
cyan	O
included	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
selection	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
enhance	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designs	O
for	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
and	O
Albert	O
Einstein	O
,	O
respectively	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
character	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
represent	O
an	O
archetypal	B-Language
"	O
mad	O
scientist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
team	O
chose	O
a	O
music	O
motif	O
when	O
naming	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
we	O
had	O
this	O
perfect	O
blending	O
of	O
game	O
character	O
with	O
animation	O
ideas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
rock	O
paper	O
scissors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
able	O
to	O
crouch	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
against	O
it	O
since	O
it	O
made	O
players	O
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
onscreen	O
projectiles	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomita	O
proved	O
himself	O
amongst	O
his	O
peers	O
by	O
overcoming	O
the	O
challenges	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
power	O
through	O
maximizing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
background	O
elements.Mega	O
Man	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Manami	O
Matsumae	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Chanchacorin	O
Manami	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
created	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
programmed	O
the	O
data	O
in	O
three	O
months	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
sound	O
driver	O
programmed	O
by	O
Yoshihiro	O
Sakaguchi	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Yuukichan	O
's	O
Papa	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
distribution	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
Capcom	O
changed	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Rockman	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
So	O
I	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
liked	O
it	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
using	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
received	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
described	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
near-perfect	O
blend	O
of	O
action	B-Application
,	O
challenge	O
and	O
audio-visual	O
excellence	O
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
their	O
highest	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
proclaimed	O
,	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
examples	O
of	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
amazing	O
music	O
and	O
near-perfect	O
gameplay	O
rolled	O
into	O
one	O
cartridge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
positive	O
or	O
negative	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
has	O
been	O
commonly	O
received	O
as	O
very	O
difficult	O
and	O
is	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
difficult	B-Device
games	I-Device
of	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
,	O
being	O
described	O
by	O
USGamer	O
as	O
“	O
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Hard	I-Device
difficulty	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
1UP.com,	O
the	O
"	O
Nintendo-hard	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
bosses	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
two	O
immediate	O
and	O
more	O
popular	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1990	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
best	O
console	B-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
(	O
8-bit	O
)	O
.Mega	O
Man	O
has	O
additionally	O
received	O
various	O
honors	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
journals	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
at	O
number	O
20	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
September	O
1997	O
100th	O
issue	O
,	O
then	O
at	O
number	O
61	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
February	O
2006	O
200th	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
portion	O
reads	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
other	O
labels	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
artwork	O
depicts	O
a	O
humanoid	O
figure	O
in	O
a	O
blue	O
and	O
yellow	O
outfit	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
handgun	O
and	O
standing	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
several	O
exotic	O
structures.	O
|The	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
release	O
's	O
inaccurate	O
artwork	O
is	O
renowned	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
blamed	O
by	O
Inafune	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
weak	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
blamed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
relatively	O
poor	O
North	O
American	O
performance	O
on	O
its	O
region-specific	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
which	O
visualized	O
elements	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
himself	O
resembles	O
a	O
man	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
boy	O
,	O
his	O
costume	O
is	O
colored	O
yellow	O
and	O
blue	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
entirely	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
holding	O
a	O
handgun	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
his	O
arm	O
cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cancelled	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Universe	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
"	O
Bad	O
Box	O
Art	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
playable	O
character	O
alongside	O
the	O
classic	O
8-bit	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bad	O
Box	O
Art	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
large	O
commercial	O
accomplishment	O
for	O
Capcom	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
1988	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
elements	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
due	O
to	O
space	O
limitations	O
such	O
as	O
planned	O
enemy	O
characters	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
follow-up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
greatly	O
improved	O
box	O
art	O
,	O
although	O
still	O
repeating	O
the	O
'	O
pistol	O
 '	O
error	O
,	O
unchanged	O
in	O
directions	O
from	O
Capcom	O
America	O
,	O
to	O
veteran	O
game	O
illustrator	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
,	O
( 	O
 '	O
Strider	O
,	O
Galaga	O
,	O
Bad	O
Dudes	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Tetris	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Steel	O
Empire	O
 '	O
'	O
P.O.W.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
,	O
'	O
Guerrilla	O
War	O
 '	O
,	O
)	O
,	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
such	O
a	O
success	O
that	O
it	O
solidified	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
longest-running	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
demand	O
"	O
,	O
Capcom	O
reissued	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
carried	O
the	O
same	O
8-bit	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
and	O
sprites	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
into	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
sequels	O
feature	O
more	O
complex	O
storylines	O
,	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
elements	O
initiated	O
by	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
remain	O
the	O
same	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
would	O
later	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
familiar	O
graphical	O
style	O
set	O
forth	O
by	O
this	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scoring	O
system	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
"	O
level	O
select	O
"	O
option	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
stark	O
contrast	O
to	O
linear	O
games	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	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
nonlinear	O
mission	O
structure	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
multi-mission	O
,	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
sidequest-heavy	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
arranged	O
music	O
was	O
included	O
alongside	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rockman	O
Complete	O
Works	O
series	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
compiled	O
with	O
nine	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
rendition	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Lavastorm	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
was	O
reissued	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
for	O
three	O
different	O
systems	O
:	O
the	O
Wii	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Works	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
titled	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
—	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
—	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
had	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
make	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
look	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Tetsuya	O
Kitabayashi	O
stated	O
that	O
redesigning	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
was	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Not	O
only	O
that	O
,	O
I	O
made	O
sure	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
designers	O
not	O
to	O
skimp	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
stages	O
are	O
not	O
proportional	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
widescreen	O
ratio	O
also	O
presented	O
the	O
developers	O
with	O
more	O
space	O
to	O
fill.Mega	O
Man	O
Powered	O
Up	O
features	O
two	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
"	O
Old	O
Style	O
"	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
updated	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
New	O
Style	O
"	O
uses	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
entire	O
widescreen	O
and	O
contains	O
storyline	O
cutscenes	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
altered	O
stage	O
layouts	O
,	O
remixed	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
for	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
with	O
100	O
challenges	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
for	O
creating	O
custom	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
distribute	O
fan-made	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
83%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
sold	O
poorly	O
at	O
retail	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
digital	O
store	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
bundled	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Maverick	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
