History Trivia / MegaManClassic

* UnCanceled: Twice. ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' was released for the Playstation in 1996 and Sega Saturn in 1997 to commemorate the series' 10th Anniversary, and then there'd be an over 10 year hiatus until ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' was released for the Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft X-Box 360 and Nintendo Wii in 2008. It was shortly followed by ''VideoGame/MegaMan10'' for the same systems in 2010 and then there was an 8 year hiatus until the release of ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'' on the Sony [=PlayStation=] 4, Microsoft X-Box One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in late 2018.

* FanNickname: The peashooter/P-shooter for the Mega Buster, as its symbol on the weapon select screen is "P" and due to its BoringButPractical nature.

* NamesTheSame: Bomb Man's katakana is identical to Videogame/{{Bomberman}}, and Aqua Man shares his name with a certain [[{{Comicbook/Aquaman}} superhero]].

** ''Wily and Right's [=RockBoard=]: That's Paradise'', released for the Famicom (the Japanese version of the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}), which was basically ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' [[RecycledINSPACE with]] [[GameplayRoulette Mega Man characters]]. It never saw a US release because Nintendo of America believed it would promote gambling among children. Also notable for being a Mega Man game that does not feature Mega Man as a playable character.

** ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'' was not released in Europe until after '''19''' years when it finally saw the light of the day on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS Virtual Console to coincide with Mega Man's announcement in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for [[SuperTitle64Advance WiiU/Nintendo 3DS]]''. It almost didn't get released in the US either, as Capcom felt it arrived well past the NES's prime. Nintendo, however, published the game themselves.
** ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', or ''Rockman And Forte'', which was one of the last games for the Super Famicom (the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}}'s Japanese counterpart), having been released in 1998. It never saw a release outside of Japan until 2002-2003 when it was ported to the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance.

* {{Uncanceled}}: Twice. ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan8 Mega Man 8]]'' was released for the Playstation in 1996 and Sega Saturn in 1997 to commemorate the series' 10th Anniversary, and then there'd be an over 10 year hiatus until ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan9 Mega Man 9]]'' was released for the Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft X-Box 360 and Nintendo Wii in 2008. It was shortly followed by ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Mega Man 10]]'' for the same systems in 2010 and then there was an 8 year hiatus until the release of ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan11 Mega Man 11]]'' on the Sony Playstation 4, Microsoft X-Box One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in late 2018.

** Before its inclusion in the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Mini, ''The Wily Wars''--or ''[=MegaWorld=]'' in Japan--was only made available in the US through the Sega Channel, but when the service ended, you were out of luck if you were living in the US (unless you happen to have an emulator, or a Game Genie, which can bypass the regional lockouts of imported titles). The game saw an actual release--y'know, an actual cartridge--in Japan and Europe, but in a move that defied logic, it never saw that kind of release in the US.

** Before its inclusion in the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Mini ,''The Wily Wars''--or ''[=MegaWorld=]'' in Japan--was only made available in the US through the Sega Channel, but when the service ended, you were out of luck if you were living in the US (unless you happen to have an emulator, or a Game Genie, which can bypass the regional lockouts of imported titles). The game saw an actual release--y'know, an actual cartridge--in Japan and Europe, but in a move that defied logic, it never saw that kind of release in the US.

** Before its inclusion in the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Mini,''The Wily Wars''--or ''[=MegaWorld=]'' in Japan--was only made available in the US through the Sega Channel, but when the service ended, you were out of luck if you were living in the US (unless you happen to have an emulator, or a Game Genie, which can bypass the regional lockouts of imported titles). The game saw an actual release--y'know, an actual cartridge--in Japan and Europe, but in a move that defied logic, it never saw that kind of release in the US.

** ''The Wily Wars''--or ''[=MegaWorld=]'' in Japan--was only made available in the US through the Sega Channel, but when the service ended, you were out of luck if you were living in the US (unless you happen to have an emulator, or a Game Genie, which can bypass the regional lockouts of imported titles). The game saw an actual release--y'know, an actual cartridge--in Japan and Europe, but in a move that defied logic, it never saw that kind of release in the US.

* {{Uncanceled}}: Twice. ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan8 Mega Man 8]]'' was released for the Playstation and Sega Saturn in 1997 to commemorate the series' 10th Anniversary, and then there'd be an over 10 year hiatus until ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan9 Mega Man 9]]'' was released for the Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft X-Box 360 and Nintendo Wii. It was shortly followed by ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Mega Man 10]]'' for the same systems in 2010 and then there was an 8 year hiatus until the release of ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan11 Mega Man 11]]'' on the Sony Playstation 4, Microsoft X-Box One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

* {{Uncanceled}}: Twice. ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan8 Mega Man 8'' was released for the Playstation and Sega Saturn in 1997 to commemorate the series' 10th Anniversary, and then there'd be an over 10 year hiatus until ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan9 Mega Man 9]]'' was released for the Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft X-Box 360 and Nintendo Wii. It was shortly followed by ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Mega Man 10]]'' for the same systems in 2010 and then there was an 8 year hiatus until the release of ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan11 Mega Man 11]]'' on the Sony Playstation 4, Microsoft X-Box One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

* {{Uncanceled}}: ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' might have just been one for the fans, but its sales numbers revived the series, and ''VideoGame/MegaMan10'' has been released.

** Wave Man, Oil Man, and Blade Man. Do you think of the DOS game robots, or the ones from ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'', ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'', and ''VideoGame/MegaMan10'', respectively?
** The other bosses from ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' for MS-DOS were Torch Man, Shark Man, and Bit Man. Torch Man was the name given to Fireman.EXE in the ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'' Anime and Manga, Shark Man is a boss from the first ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' game, and an X-Hunter type boss called Bit attacks X in ''VideoGame/MegaManX3''.

** ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'' was not released in Europe until after '''19''' years when it finally saw the light of the day on the Nintendo3DS Virtual Console to coincide with Mega Man's announcement in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for [[SuperTitle64Advance WiiU/Nintendo 3DS]]''. It almost didn't get released in the US either, as Capcom felt it arrived well past the NES's prime. Nintendo, however, published the game themselves.

** ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', or ''Rockman And Forte'', which was one of the last games for the Super Famicom (the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}}'s Japanese counterpart), having been released in 1998. It never saw a release outside of Japan until 2002-2003 when it was ported to the GameBoyAdvance.

** ''Wily and Right's [=RockBoard=]: That's Paradise'', released for the Famicom (the Japanese version of the {{NES}}), which was basically ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' [[RecycledINSPACE with]] [[GameplayRoulette Mega Man characters]]. It never saw a US release because Nintendo of America believed it would promote gambling among children. Also notable for being a Mega Man game that does not feature Mega Man as a playable character.

** ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', or ''Rockman And Forte'', which was one of the last games for the Super Famicom (the {{SNES}}'s Japanese counterpart), having been released in 1998. It never saw a release outside of Japan until 2002-2003 when it was ported to the GameBoyAdvance.

* BadExportForYou: The ''Rockman Complete Work'' games released on UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork's "[=PSOne=] Classics". ''Nothing'' was translated, so good luck navigating the menus or enjoying all of the bonus content if you can't read Japanese!

* FountainOfExpies: All main characters in each series are based on Mega Man and named after him, with the obvious exception of [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Zero (who is a Proto Man Expy)]]. This also applies to Mighty No. 9 Beck of the SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/MightyNo9''. Zero and other future incarnation of Proto Man variably play the role of TheLancer, AloofBigBrother, or TheRival at various points in their respective series, including Mighty No. 7 from ''VideoGame/MightyNo9''.
** Similar to her brothers, most series will allude to Roll by having a blonde girl who dresses in either pink or red and acts as a sister, love interest, or mission control for TheHero. Alia, Roll Caskett, Roll.EXE, Ciel, etc. including Call from ''VideoGame/MightyNo9''.

** Bass and Treble were originally going to be named Baroque (バロック, Barokku) and Crash (クラッシュ, Kurasshu) in early designs, a play on the names Rock (ロック, Rokku) and Rush (ラッシュ, Rasshu). This would emphasized their role as rivals to Mega Man and Rush. [[http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5894/barockcrush.jpg As you can see, their prototype designs were also quite different from the final result.]]

** Some concept sketches included in the ''Legacy Collection'' showed Rush at one point was an eagle.

* FountainOfExpies: All main characters in each series are based on Mega Man and named after him, with the obvious exception of [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Zero (who is a Proto Man Expy)]]. This also applies to Mighty No. 9 Beck of the SpiritualSuccessor ''MightyNo9''. Zero and other future incarnation of Proto Man variably play the role of TheLancer, AloofBigBrother, or TheRival at various points in their respective series, including Mighty No. 7 from ''MightyNo9''.
** Similar to her brothers, most series will allude to Roll by having a blonde girl who dresses in either pink or red and acts as a sister, love interest, or mission control for TheHero. Alia, Roll Caskett, Roll.EXE, Ciel, etc. including Call from ''MightyNo9''.

* BadExportForYou: The ''Rockman Complete Work'' games released on {{PlayStation Network}}'s "[=PSOne=] Classics". ''Nothing'' was translated, so good luck navigating the menus or enjoying all of the bonus content if you can't read Japanese!

** ''Battle And Chase'', which saw Mega Man [[GoKartingWithBowser go-karting with Dr. Wily]]; initially released only in Japan and Europe for the original PlayStation before being made playable elsewhere as an unlockable game in the [=PS2=]/[=GameCube=]'s ''VideoGame/MegaManX Collection''.

** ''Battle And Chase'', which saw Mega Man [[GoKartingWithBowser go-karting with Dr. Wily]]; initially released only in Japan and Europe for the original PlayStation before being made playable elsewhere as an unlockable game in the PS2 / GameCube's ''VideoGame/MegaManX Collection''.

** Putting aside Bond Man, you have the Robot Master fan submissions that were used as the basis for the new Masters from ''2'' to ''8''; there are roughly ''750,000'' Robot Masters who were at one point or another under consideration for the games. While some of the rejects got used eventually (see DevelopmentGag in the [[VideoGame/MegaMan videogame page]]), the vast majority of them are unknown to everyone who didn't directly sift through the postcards.

* NamesTheSame:

* ExecutiveMeddling: Why ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' is one of Inafune's least favorites. He said that it could've been a much better game if the team was given more time to polish it, but Capcom wanted it released as soon as possible to capitalize on the momentum garnered from the second game, and he had to replace the head of production to complete it. However, the third game is still loved by most of the general public, though not as much as its predecessor.
** Some even consider it better than ''VideoGame/MegaMan2''.

** Wave Man, Oil Man, and Blade Man. Do you think of the DOS game robots, or the ones from ''5'', ''Powered Up'', and ''10'', respectively?
** The other bosses from ''3'' for MS-DOS were Torch Man, Shark Man, and Bit Man. Torch Man was the name given to Fireman.EXE in the ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'' Anime and Manga, Shark Man is a boss from the first ''Battle Network'' game, and an X-Hunter type boss called Bit attacks X in ''X3''.

** ''Mega Man 6'', which still has yet to see the light of day in Europe. It almost didn't get released in the US either, as Capcom felt it arrived well past the NES's prime. Nintendo, however, published the game themselves.
** ''Mega Man And Bass'', or ''Rockman And Forte'', which was one of the last games for the Super Famicom (the {{SNES}}'s Japanese counterpart), having been released in 1998. It never saw a release outside of Japan until 2002-2003 when it was ported to the GameBoyAdvance.

* RemadeForTheExport: The GBA version of ''Mega Man & Bass''.
* {{Uncanceled}}: ''9'' might have just been one for the fans, but its sales numbers revived the series, and ''10'' has been released.

** Only God knows how a possible opening sequence in Mega Man 3 would have looked like, but the slow first part of the title theme is a clear indicator that they had planned one for the game.

** Only the gods know how a possible opening sequence in Mega Man 3 would have looked like, but the slow first part of the title theme is a clear indicator that they had planned one for the game.