over the years many iconic video game franchises have tried and failed
franchises have tried and failed
franchises have tried and failed miserably to enter the third dimension
miserably to enter the third dimension
miserably to enter the third dimension welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re talking about how the Mega Man franchise
talking about how the Mega Man franchise
talking about how the Mega Man franchise found itself trapped in the 8-bit
found itself trapped in the 8-bit
found itself trapped in the 8-bit side-scrolling era known to this day as
side-scrolling era known to this day as
side-scrolling era known to this day as rock man in Japan due to his creators
rock man in Japan due to his creators
rock man in Japan due to his creators love for music Capcom unleashed the
love for music Capcom unleashed the
love for music Capcom unleashed the industry shaking blue bomber all the way
industry shaking blue bomber all the way
industry shaking blue bomber all the way back in nineteen eighty seven for the
back in nineteen eighty seven for the
back in nineteen eighty seven for the Nintendo Entertainment System their
Nintendo Entertainment System their
Nintendo Entertainment System their mission was simple to create a new type
mission was simple to create a new type
mission was simple to create a new type of skill based platforming adventure now
of skill based platforming adventure now
of skill based platforming adventure now decades later Megaman remains the
decades later Megaman remains the
decades later Megaman remains the company’s most important franchise and
company’s most important franchise and
company’s most important franchise and the mascot continues to make countless
the mascot continues to make countless
the mascot continues to make countless appearances across various video game
appearances across various video game
appearances across various video game platforms most notably on the DS and PSP
platforms most notably on the DS and PSP
platforms most notably on the DS and PSP portable consoles ironically Megaman is
portable consoles ironically Megaman is
portable consoles ironically Megaman is probably the one vintage game with the
probably the one vintage game with the
probably the one vintage game with the most potential to properly be converted
most potential to properly be converted
most potential to properly be converted to 3d all of his attempts have been
to 3d all of his attempts have been
to 3d all of his attempts have been mediocre at best his first and most
mediocre at best his first and most
mediocre at best his first and most famous entry into 3d came in 1997 for
famous entry into 3d came in 1997 for
famous entry into 3d came in 1997 for the original PlayStation console
the original PlayStation console
the original PlayStation console released as megaman legends the game was
released as megaman legends the game was
released as megaman legends the game was later ported to the n64 under the title
later ported to the n64 under the title
later ported to the n64 under the title of Megaman 64 while initially promising
of Megaman 64 while initially promising
of Megaman 64 while initially promising to blow gamers away the game just
to blow gamers away the game just
to blow gamers away the game just couldn’t hold a candle to its then
couldn’t hold a candle to its then
couldn’t hold a candle to its then competitor Super Mario 64 megaman
competitor Super Mario 64 megaman
competitor Super Mario 64 megaman legends blocky graphics and water world
legends blocky graphics and water world
legends blocky graphics and water world inspired plot left much to be desired it
inspired plot left much to be desired it
inspired plot left much to be desired it was just too far removed from the
was just too far removed from the
was just too far removed from the classic story of Mega Man defending the
classic story of Mega Man defending the
classic story of Mega Man defending the world from the destructive creations of
world from the destructive creations of
world from the destructive creations of the evil genius dr. wily unfazed capcom
the evil genius dr. wily unfazed capcom
the evil genius dr. wily unfazed capcom released megaman legends two in 2000
released megaman legends two in 2000
released megaman legends two in 2000 long time no see megaman and while
long time no see megaman and while
long time no see megaman and while gamers were eager to give them a second
gamers were eager to give them a second
gamers were eager to give them a second chance the marked shift to the action
chance the marked shift to the action
chance the marked shift to the action RPG genre failed to make good on the
RPG genre failed to make good on the
RPG genre failed to make good on the franchise’s potential or rekindle the
franchise’s potential or rekindle the
franchise’s potential or rekindle the flame ignited back in the 80s sadly
flame ignited back in the 80s sadly
flame ignited back in the 80s sadly Capcom inexplicably gave up with only
Capcom inexplicably gave up with only
Capcom inexplicably gave up with only two mediocre attempts behind them and
two mediocre attempts behind them and
two mediocre attempts behind them and the series slowly began reverting back
the series slowly began reverting back
the series slowly began reverting back to side-scrolling with megaman x8 and
to side-scrolling with megaman x8 and
to side-scrolling with megaman x8 and turn-based role-playing game Mega Man X
turn-based role-playing game Mega Man X
turn-based role-playing game Mega Man X command mission at the same time they
command mission at the same time they
command mission at the same time they flooded the market with portable
flooded the market with portable
flooded the market with portable spin-offs like the Battle Network
spin-offs like the Battle Network
spin-offs like the Battle Network franchise basically they committed to
franchise basically they committed to
franchise basically they committed to producing as many side-scrolling
producing as many side-scrolling
producing as many side-scrolling adventures as possible for portable
adventures as possible for portable
adventures as possible for portable consoles and
consoles and
consoles and word the home machine until 2009 when
word the home machine until 2009 when
word the home machine until 2009 when they started producing download only
they started producing download only
they started producing download only 8-bit releases with Mega Man 9 with no
8-bit releases with Mega Man 9 with no
8-bit releases with Mega Man 9 with no sign of Capcom wishing to continue
sign of Capcom wishing to continue
sign of Capcom wishing to continue experimenting in 3d we’re left wondering
experimenting in 3d we’re left wondering
experimenting in 3d we’re left wondering when Mega Man will finally make the leap
when Mega Man will finally make the leap
when Mega Man will finally make the leap and reinvent itself properly
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