<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
gameplay	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
story	O
,	O
this	O
series	O
instead	O
features	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
robust	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Volnutt	O
,	O
a	O
teenage	O
digger	O
and	O
archaeologist	O
of	O
sorts	O
who	O
searches	O
underground	O
ruins	B-Device
mainly	O
for	O
Quantum	O
Refractors	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
civilization	O
's	O
primary	O
source	O
of	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
found	O
as	O
a	O
baby	O
on	O
Nino	O
Island	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
closed-off	O
Nino	O
Ruins	B-Device
and	O
was	O
raised	O
by	O
Professor	O
Barrel	O
Caskett	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
granddaughter	O
Roll	O
Caskett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
them	O
trouble	O
is	O
the	O
Bonnes	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
pirates	O
consisting	O
of	O
leader	O
Teisel	O
Bonne	O
,	O
his	O
sister	O
(	O
though	O
the	O
booklet	O
says	O
daughter	O
)	O
Tron	O
Bonne	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
allegedly	O
infatuated	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
)	O
,	O
their	O
baby	O
brother	O
Bon	O
Bonne	O
who	O
somehow	O
can	O
drive	O
a	O
large	O
mech	O
suit	O
(	O
known	O
primarily	O
for	O
his	O
repeated	O
line	O
,	O
"	O
Babu	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
catchphrase	O
among	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fans	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
41	O
Servbots	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Misadventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
Bonne	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
trouble	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Reaverbots	B-Application
,	O
the	O
techno-organic	O
semi-intelligent	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
underground	O
ruins	B-Device
who	O
serve	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Rockman	B-Application
DASH	I-Application
:	O
Hagane	O
no	O
Bōkenshin	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
December	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
3-D	O
action-adventure	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
and	O
introduced	O
new	O
mechanics	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
such	O
as	O
RPG	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
sandbox	O
style	O
environment	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
,	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Misadventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
Bonne	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Tron	B-Application
ni	I-Application
Kobun	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
title	O
taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Legends	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
origin	O
story	O
of	O
series	O
antihero	O
Tron	O
Bonne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
various	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
action	B-Application
,	O
puzzle	O
and	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
July	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
April	O
and	O
June	O
of	O
2000	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
prologue	O
episode	O
to	O
Legends	O
2	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
Japanese	O
copies	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Misadventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Tron	I-Application
Bonne	I-Application
released	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Rockman	B-Application
DASH	I-Application
2	I-Application
-	O
Episode	O
2	O
:	O
Ōinaru	O
Isan	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
mainline	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	O
2	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
more	O
streamlined	O
realtime	B-General_Concept
3-D	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
system	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
multiple	O
smaller	O
islands	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
single	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
in	O
an	O
infamous	O
unresolved	O
cliffhanger	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Volnutt	O
being	O
stranded	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
satellite	O
called	O
"	O
Elysium	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
followed	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
2005	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
re-release	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
service	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
alongside	O
Misadventures	O
of	O
Tron	O
Bonne	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
prologue	O
version	O
called	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Prototype	O
Version	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
prologue	O
were	O
both	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
Capcom	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
1997	O
's	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
under	O
the	O
domesticated	O
title	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Nova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
press	O
conference	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
nearly	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
several	O
fans	O
if	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
made	O
;	O
although	O
Inafune	O
expressed	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
do	O
it	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Inafune	O
left	O
Capcom	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
working	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
continue	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Prototype	O
Version	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
10	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Barrett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
production	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
being	O
cancelled	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
neither	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
nor	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Prototype	O
Version	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
currently	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
resume	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
campaign	O
meant	O
to	O
persuade	O
Capcom	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
started	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
100,000	B-Application
Strong	I-Application
for	I-Application
Bringing	I-Application
Back	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Get	O
Me	O
Off	O
the	O
Moon	O
,	O
includes	O
sending	O
as	O
many	O
physical	O
letters	O
and	O
e-mails	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
as	O
many	O
phone	O
calls	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
headquarters	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
posting	O
messages	O
on	O
the	O
branch	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
,	O
requesting	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
100,000	B-Application
Strong	I-Application
for	I-Application
Bringing	I-Application
Back	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
covered	O
by	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Portuguese	O
gaming	O
website	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
Project	O
's	O
programming	O
director	O
Yoshiyuki	O
Fujikawa	O
has	O
responded	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
"	O
encourages	O
fans	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
themselves	O
has	O
taken	O
notice	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
page	O
and	O
have	O
confirmed	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
group	O
but	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
changing	O
their	O
plans	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Capcom	O
has	O
a	O
built	O
a	O
strong	O
relationship	O
with	O
its	O
community	O
and	O
values	O
their	O
feedback	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
development	O
has	O
officially	O
ceased	O
without	O
plans	O
to	O
resume	O
development.	O
"	O
</s>
