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{{Header Nav|game=Mega Man | {{Header Nav|game=Mega Man}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
|completion=4 | |||
|image=Rockman FC box.jpg | |||
|title=Mega Man | |title=Mega Man | ||
| | |japanese=ロックマン | ||
|developer=[[Capcom]] | |developer=[[Capcom]] | ||
|publisher=[[Capcom]] | |publisher=[[Capcom]] | ||
| | |year=1987 | ||
| | |systems={{syslist|nes|ps|mobile|wii|3ds|wiiu}} | ||
|genre=[[Action]] | |ratings={{CERO|A}}{{ESRB|E}}{{PEGI|7}}{{OFLC|G}} | ||
|genre=[[Action]], [[Platform]] | |||
|players=1 | |players=1 | ||
| | |modes=[[Single player]] | ||
|followed by=[[Mega Man 2]] | |followed by=[[Mega Man 2]] | ||
|series=Mega Man | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | {{game disambig||the [[Sega Game Gear]] game|[[Mega Man (Sega Game Gear)]]|the [[MS-DOS]] game|[[Mega Man (DOS)]]}} | ||
'''Mega Man''', known as {{nihongo|'''Rockman'''|ロックマン}} in Japan, is an action game developed and published by [[Capcom]] for the [[Famicom]] and [[NES]]. It is the first game in the original Mega Man series and the entire {{c|Mega Man}} franchise. It was first released in Japan on December 17, [[1987]], and was localized for North America and published near simultaneously in December 1987. However, the game was not released in Europe until May 1990. | |||
'''Mega Man''', | |||
Mega Man was developed by a small team of people, which included significant involvement from artist Keiji Inafune. The game was produced specifically for the home console market, a first for Capcom, who had previously focused on arcade titles. | |||
Mega Man was critically well-received for its overall design and has been noted for its high degree of difficulty. Although it was not a commercial success, the game was followed by an abundance of sequels and spin-offs that are still being released to this day, many of which utilize the same graphical, storyline, and gameplay setups instituted by the original 1987 game. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery caption="Title screens"> | ||
File:Rockman FC title.png|Original. | |||
File:RockmanMegaWorld title Rockman1.png|[[Mega Man The Wily Wars|Mega World]] remake. | |||
File:Mega Man NES title.png|Localized. | |||
File:MegamanWilyWars title Megaman1.png|[[Mega Man The Wily Wars|Wily Wars]] remake. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<gallery caption="Box artwork"> | |||
File:Rockman FC box.jpg|Original (Famicom). | |||
File:Rockman PSX box.jpg|Complete Works (PlayStation). | |||
File:Mega Man UK Boxart.jpg|Localized (Europe). | |||
File:Megamanbox front.jpg|The infamous "Bad Box Art" (North America). | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
The plot begins the everlasting struggle between the heroic, humanoid robot Mega Man and the evil scientist Dr. Wily. | |||
==Gameplay== | |||
The game establishes many of the gameplay conventions that would define the original Mega Man series as well as its multiple sub-series. A standard action-platform game, Mega Man features a somewhat non-linear setup whereby the player can choose the order to complete its six initial stages. When each "Robot Master" boss is defeated at the end of a stage, a unique weapon is added to the player's arsenal to be used against enemies. | |||
==Versions== | |||
Mega Man has been re-released several times since its 1987 debut. | |||
* It was included alongside Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 in the Sega Mega Drive compilation, [[Mega Man The Wily Wars]]. | |||
* Another adaptation of the game was released in Japan on the [[PlayStation]] as part of the [[Rockman Complete Works]] series in 1999. | |||
* Mega Man was compiled with nine other games in the series in the North American [[Mega Man Anniversary Collection]] released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube in 2004, and the Xbox in 2005. | |||
* A mobile phone rendition of Mega Man developed by Lavastorm was released for download in North America in 2004. The game was given a separate mobile phone release in Japan in 2007, with an update in 2008 having the option to play as Roll. | |||
* Mega Man for the NES was reissued on the [[Wii Virtual Console]] service in Europe in 2007 and in North America and Japan in 2008. | |||
* The Complete Works version of the game was made available on the PlayStation Store in both Japan and North America. | |||
* An enhanced remake for the [[PSP]] was released in 2006 with the title [[Mega Man Powered Up]], or {{nihongo|Rockman Rockman|ロックマンロックマン}} in Japan. | |||
* The first six games were released under the compilation title [[Mega Man Legacy Collection]] in 2015, released for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and released digitally only on [[Steam]]. | |||
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[[Category:Capcom]] | [[Category:Capcom]] | ||
[[Category:Action]] | [[Category:Action]] | ||
[[Category:Platform]] | [[Category:Platform]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Single player]] | ||