Mega Man

Mega Man, or Rockman as it is known in Japan, was the first of many games released in a series of action/platforming titles by Capcom and created by Keiji Inafune. This title was originally released in December of 1987 on the Famicom. The first title differs from later sequels in that it contains a point system, no way to save (no passwords or save feature), and only six Robot Masters, as opposed to eight like the rest of the series.

As a classic, this game has been remade no less than four times.
 * 1) Mega Man The Wily Wars: The first remake appeared on the Sega Genesis in 1994 and contained the first three games with updated 16-bit graphics, as well as some new material, and was released in Europe and Japan, but not North America.
 * 2) Rockman: It was then remade for the PlayStation in 1999 as part of the Rockman Complete Works series, which presented the game with their original NES graphics, but contained an updated assist mode known as Navi Mode which also contains updated music from the Mega Man arcade games.  These remakes were only available in Japan.
 * 3) Mega Man Anniversary Collection: The re-releases continued in 2004 when the anniversary collection was released for the GameCube, Playstation 2, and Xbox.  This collection contained the Mega Man games 1 through 8 and featured many of the improvements found in the Complete Works series.
 * 4) Mega Man Powered Up: And finally, Capcom completely remade the game in rendered 3D with a new art style and two new Robot Masters as an exclusive release for the PSP in 2006.

Story
''Note: For the backstory of Mega Man, please see the Mega Man category page. This story is taken directly from the NES Manual, (C) 1987 Capcom''

It's MEGA MAN versus the powerful leaders and fighting forces of Monsteropolis -- that strange multi-faceted land of robot-like Humanoids. Brilliant scientist Dr. Wright conceived the construction of fully-operational human-like experimental robots to perform specific everyday duties. Dr. Wright, and his assistant Dr. Wily, encouraged with their very first near human robot -- MEGA MAN -- proceeded to develop six additional Humanoids, all programmed to perform prescribed rituals.

But, with the exception of MEGA MAN, all of Dr.Wright's near-human robot experimentation went awry. Assistant Dr. Wily turned disloyal, re-programming Dr. Wright's Humanoids, now bent on destroying opposition so Dr. Wily could control the world and its resources.

Resisting re-programming, MEGA MAN is chosen the defender of theuniverse and its inhabitants. MEGA MAN dares to single-handedly penetrate seven separate empires of Monsteropolis, eliminating the leaders and followers of these sovereignties.

Get ready for some very exciting challenges!

Notes: In the NES version, Dr. Light is named Dr. Wright, but he is later renamed to Light. The time period is not stated for this game, but Mega Man 2, which takes place six months later, mentions the year of 200X (or sometime between 2000 and 2009). The dates are extrapolated from information from official sources, such as Capcom and Rockman Perfect Memories.

External Links and References

 * Rockman Perfect Memories, ISBN 4-5751-6354-6
 * Mega Man manual at Atari HQ
 * Reference.com (Mega Man)
 * MegaMan Matrix
 * Mega Man Info from Answers.com