Mega Man Legacy Collection On Steam

This isn’t helped by the admittedly shoddy physics, which essentially ensures that every flat surface Mega Man ever treads on feels like it’s coated in a thin layer of ice. Mega Man certainly isn’t unplayable – we’d argue this re-release does a great job of mitigating the flaws – but when compared to lớn the next five sầu games that followed, it hasn’t aged well.

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Mega Man 2 is where the real magic began, and famously stands as one of the high points of the series for good reason. After Mega Man received poor sales, Capcom management wasn’t all too keen to follow it up with a sequel, but eventually allowed the development team lớn make Mega Man 2 on the condition that work could only be done on it after the team members had worked on all their other projects. This made Mega Man 2 a ‘dream game’ in all kinds of ways, resulting in a massive sầu success that would kickstart the franchise. 

Jumping up the roster khổng lồ eight robot masters, Mega Man 2 sees improvement in nearly every area over its predecessor. Level designs are smarter và fairer, weapons are better balanced and more fun khổng lồ use, that traông chồng shows up in the first Wily stage, and it all combines to make for a game that was obviously a product of passion. There’s a reason that Mega Man 2 is frequently cited as the best game in the series, although the debate often swings towards its successor, as well.

After Mega Man 2 cemented the series formula, Mega Man 3 marked the beginning of iteration on that formula, infusing it with new ideas & concepts that would have sầu a big effect on the games to follow. The development team finally threw some salternative text on that ice covering everything, và Mega Man controls far more tightly and responsively here than he has in the previous two games. 

The slide maneuver makes its debut appearance, too, allowing Mega Man lớn deftly dash underneath enemy attacks with the right timing, and much lượt thích the spin dash in the Sonic series, acts as an organic và elegant solution to lớn some mild clunkiness in the gameplay. Mega Man 3 also marks the introduction of Rush và Protoman to the series, two recurring characters who would be instrumental in helping khổng lồ establish the goofy & unique identity of this series which later games would build on. Though the robot masters’ designs admittedly are a little weaker than those of the previous game, Mega Man 3 stands as another fantastic entry in the series.

Mega Man 4 is where some would say that the series began to lớn run out of ideas, a notion that isn’t entirely without reason. After the past three games all had functionally the same plot of Dr. Wily being up khổng lồ no good again, Mega Man 4 aims khổng lồ introduce a new villain with the enigmatic Dr. Cossack. You can probably guess who you kết thúc up battling at the over of this one, but the new attempt at slightly deeper storytelling is a welcome inclusion. 

Mega Man 4 also marks the introduction of the Charge Shot, which aims to make Mega Man’s pitiful Mega Buster a little more useful beyond your first Robot Master stage. Holding down the shoot button allows Mega Man lớn build up power & release a considerably more powerful blast, which is helpful for taking down Robot Masters & tanky enemies. Though the Robot Master designs are once again rather hit or miss, Mega Man 4 feels lượt thích the point where the designers had found their ‘groove’ in terms of stage mechanics & enemy placement.

Mega Man 5 is what could be seen as the ‘low point’ of the classic series, although this is naturally a relative term given the overall quality of the Mega Man games. Although the Robot Master designs are some of the strongest khổng lồ be found in the series thus far, và the stages have equally interesting mechanics, this one comes off as being the point where the designers were struggling khổng lồ think of what else khổng lồ vày with the Mega Man series. The collectable letters across the stages are a neat touch that slightly encourages extended play, however, and though that auto-scrolling portion of a certain màn chơi feels rather jarring, it’s still a fun diversion. All in all, Mega Man 5 is the game that doesn’t feel lượt thích it iterates or adds anything notable lớn the classic Mega Man gameplay, trading innovation for loads of polish.

As the final release in the classic series, Mega Man 6 stood as a bit of an odd duông xã when it was released. Launching after the SNES was a household name, and just months in advance of Mega Man X, Mega Man 6 was that game which felt immediately dated. Fortunately, the passage of time has been quite kind lớn this game, & it stands as one of the most underrated entries in the series. The music, stage designs, & gameplay are arguably the finest in the series yet, và the inclusion of the Rush transformations had cool benefits lớn the gameplay which added something fresh lớn the formula.

Regardless of which game you would champion as the best in the series, it’s tough to argue against the overall chất lượng of the classic Mega Man series. There were missteps và rough patches to be found, but the original Mega Man series stands as some of the finest 2 chiều action gaming of its era, and it holds up remarkably well even today. There’s a clear maturation to the developer"s work, as new ideas were introduced và refined over the course of six games, while the stage designs & music continued to evolve sầu and grow at a measurable pace, as well.

Now, this collection comes with a notable new feature which makes these games that much more enjoyable, & that feature is the rewind button. Simply holding down the ‘L’ button will unvày everything that just happened on screen, và this can be abused as much as it sounds. Did the flinch from taking a bullet skết thúc you inlớn a bottomless pit? Try it again, you now know exactly when & where that bullet is going khổng lồ be. Did you miss a few shots with that special weapon you’re going lớn need for the boss later? Rewind và watch all those shots come flying back inkhổng lồ your arm cannon. 

The rewind button is such a smooth & useful inclusion that it’s difficult lớn believe sầu Capcom hadn’t thought khổng lồ include this in previous collections. Any issues that may arise from iffy màn chơi thiết kế or cheap enemy placement are washed away instantly when you can just infinitely try again from any second of your choosing. And if you’re a purist who insists that the games must be experienced in their full brutality, the rewind can be completely ignored.

Along with all of the nội dung of the main games, Capcom also opted khổng lồ include a series of additional challenges to entice expert players who have sầu already seen all the obstacles the games have sầu khổng lồ throw at them. These challenges range from timed boss fights và boss gauntlets lớn stage mashups that stitch together portions of stages from all across the series in a continuous màn chơi. While these challenges don’t’ strictly add anything new to the overall package, they’re still a welcome inclusion for those who are looking to lớn get a little more bang for their buông chồng, as there’s plenty to lớn master here. And if you happen to lớn have sầu the Mega Man amiibo handy, a selection of stages designed by fans in the community can be unlocked, bolstering the challenge count even further.

For those of you that are more interested in the historical side of the classic Mega Man series, there are Museum và Database collections available for viewing in each game. The Museum includes scans of both English và Japanese box art, manuals, concept art, promotional material, and more, which can make for a nice trip down memory lane for those of you that are old enough lớn remember. The Database goes alongside this, including entries for every character và enemy in the game with a brief bio, stats on offensive & defensive capabilities, and weaknesses for the Robot Masters. There are some good tips khổng lồ be found here, and it’s a welcome inclusion for those looking for a little bit of lore.

One more thing that bears mentioning is the emulation unique of the games, which is near-perfect & includes all the chất lượng of life amenities that you’d expect. You can choose khổng lồ enable sprite flicker and scanlines for that extra retro flair, và the games are all presented in their original aspect ratio, which can be tinkered with to lớn add cool borders featuring original game art. Naturally, the game can be saved anywhere via save states through a quichồng và painless button tap on the pause menu, eliminating the need to write down all those passwords.

Conclusion

Digital Eclipse did a great job with all the details in Mega Man Legacy Collection, presenting the original games in their best possible light, while tossing in a handful of extra features & challenges on top lớn sweeten the giảm giá khuyến mãi. The rewind feature is a welcome inclusion that helps to lớn mitigate the difficulty of some of the games, và the overall unique of the series difficult lớn dispute. We would highly recommend you pick this one up, all the included extra features coupled with the ability to play these games both at home and on the go make it a no-brainer.

Excellent 9/10

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Mitch has been a bạn of Nintenvị ever since he got his start on the GBA in 2005. When he"s not busy playing games or writing, you can find hlặng down at his local MMA training facility learning how to punish the unrighteous.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I"ve sầu never really took lớn the Megaman series ,I"ve sầu tried 2/3 and a couple of the X games but they just didn"t vày it for me. I"m finding this collection hard lớn pass up though & with all the improvements such as no flicker & the rewind feature ,I think it might just grow on me. I think I"ll buy it tonight.

Edit: Already bought it.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I love sầu having this collection, yet I can"t stop myself from getting irritated at Capcom for making two of these.

Tue 22nd May 2018

As much as I love sầu these games, I"ll wait. I"ve played them enough over the years and I want lớn wait for E3 if there"s anything I should save sầu my money for.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I still don"t know how lớn think about CAPCOM not publishing retail copies in EU. Those would be games I"d really love to lớn have sầu sitting on a shelf... And USA half physical/half digital version would only partially scratch that itch.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I wanted a proper physical copy of this for the switch but I’ll take what I can get as I love the series. Timeless classics

Tue 22nd May 2018

2017 was such a stacked year for Switch and PS4 that it was the 1st year in... forever that I didn"t play through Mega Man 1-6 on NES at least once. Looking forward to playing all 10 of these on Switch và I even got the Mega Man Amiibo lớn unlock the challenge stages.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Last time I attempted a Mega Man gauntlet I got as far as Dr Wily in MM4. Maybe with this on the Switch I would attempt lớn beat them all again...

Tue 22nd May 2018

Can confirm in NA this is playable right now. The 2nd collection, though, still says it"s too early.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Ok, I give looks lượt thích I will.buy these again. Let"s see How many times I have bought these games.

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Tue 22nd May 2018

Ah, classic Mega Man. What youthful memories I have! Heh, I even read some novelization of Mega Man 2, in... third grade? Something lượt thích that. Anyway, I’ll wait a bit before blasting at this.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Thanks for the replies but unfortunately, here in Germany, it is not playable, yet.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Looks cool.

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And the way all the Mega Man characters look on that box art is exactly how they should have looked in the new Mega Man cartoon.

A moron decided to change things up for no good reason.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Is the emulation on this 100% accurate i.e. no sound glitching, buggy graphical effects, input đầu vào lag etc? Most collections are not very good for those reasons alone(looking at you SNK compilations)

Tue 22nd May 2018

Some thoughts:

The Mega Man 1 Wily stage music is, imo, underrated and deserves a few remixes.

Most Mega Man 1 music feels unrefined. I think the best version of those tracks are in the Gameboy version of the game.

MM2 still has the the best overall soundtrack, but there are some nice tracks here và there in the later games. Except 6. I don"t think 6 was originally made by Capcom anyway.

MM3 is probably technically the best sequel. But I find MM2 more fun to lớn play.

I found the mega buster lớn be annoying. Its constant pulsating sound ruined the music, but you always felt you had lớn have it charged just khổng lồ get through a stage.

When I was 9 or 10 I played MM2 for the first time and I thought it was the best game ever. Since Nintenvày games were made by Japanese, I thought Japanese music must be as cool as the music in Mega Man 2.I saw a cassette tape of traditional Japanese music in the store, and begged my grandma khổng lồ get it for me. As soon as I hit play, I was so disappointed lol

Tue 22nd May 2018

10/10

Perfect compilation with rewind & save any time, original CPU or turbo, galleries, various screen sizes, challenges...

This is the perfect Mega Man game. I owned it before, but now I truly appreciate it having the game in HD in the palm of my h&, & on a bigger screen than 3DS

Tue 22nd May 2018

I can"t wait to play these after work. The rewind feature actually sounds wonderful.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I have beaten all the classic Mega Man games, in paticular, I own và have beaten Mega Man 3 on at least 6 different platforms (NES, PS2, PS3, Wii, Wii U, 3DS). I look forward to lớn adding Switch lớn this danh mục.

Tue 22nd May 2018

HELP! With just enough eShop credit to buy one new Switch game this week, what should I get?!

I’m torn between Mega Man Legacy Collection, N++ and Runner 3...

What would you vì my fellow Switcheroo’s?

Tue 22nd May 2018

The only one i played was 3, bachồng in about 1992, which i loved. Got a big backlog but this is definitely going on the wishmenu.

JayJ Great pixel art, amazing music, good platforming / màn chơi design, and great boss fights (Depending MM title we"re talking about, of course) - what"s not to lớn get?

Don"t get me wrong, I underst& why some people wouldn"t lượt thích the games. They"re not for everyone. It shouldn"t be too hard lớn see why they appeal to others though.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I find it quite upsetting that both titles aren"t included on the cartridge. That likely would have sầu got me khổng lồ double dip (I own MMLC1 on Steam) but as it is, I think I"ll be giving it a pass. Having both physically on the cartridge likely would have sầu been enough to push me over the edge...

Tue 22nd May 2018

The_Pixel_King there is no choice. Buy 6 Mega man games. They"re worth it.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Sigh.... still not available for download in EU

Tue 22nd May 2018

I hated Mega Man because I played it right after Super Metroid. My fist thought was: I can only shoot forward!!!! And my second one: This is stupid hard! So I’ll probably pass on this. It’s just not that fun for me, & I have sầu other things lớn play

Tue 22nd May 2018

As a kid, this series put me in a Camel Clutch and straight up humbled me. I was decent at a lot of the Nintenbởi Hard games, but Mega Man took every bit of my patience, perseverance, và memorization/pattern recognition abilities. Time has not made me any better at them, & yet, I can’t stop playing them. Great series, great value in this collection.

Alikan That’s all I needed to lớn hear! Thanks man, MMLC it is!

Plus it’s a bargain at only £11.99 here in the UK. Funnily enough, so is MMLC2 ($19.99 in NA), but I’m giving that one a hard swerve.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I have this pre-ordered but I may cancel and put the money to lớn something else since I already own these games on GC, NES, VC, and the 1st collection on the 3DS. Decisions decisions.

Tue 22nd May 2018

Literally almost 20 years since I first played a Megaman game on my Dad"s NES, and I am probably just as bad at it now as I was then. Cool games, but brutally hard!

Also... YAY! Real Retro games on Switch!

Tue 22nd May 2018

Awesome games & a definite purchase, I will not be using the rewind button though và I"ve sầu never understood the appeal of such a thing. The games themselves are of the highest chất lượng and so much fun with memorable bosses & music, bring on the new Megaman game

The_Pixel_King I opted for the physical copy with 20% off via amazon prime us. The great original 6 with the all digital controversial 7-10. Haven"t played 9-10 at all và poked 7-8 a few times when I had the Megaman collection on Gamecube (brother who lives a few hundred miles away borrowed and never returned it), but I"ll be playing the 2nd collection for gaming curiousity rather than expecting them lớn roông xã my world. Can"t go wrong with the classic 6 though.

Tue 22nd May 2018

I love sầu the mega man series so much, being a người chơi since the 80"s it"s a series that was always there as I was growing up. I even remember having dreams about my creating my own 3 chiều mega man levels when I was a kid. I should be getting this from amazon today, và will be getting X collection in July. Now if we could just see a mega man legends remaster with the 3 games in that series, maybe it could then prove lớn capcom that people love sầu that series và want to see the 3rd one actually come out (still a bit butt hurt about that situation).

carlos82 the appeal of the rewind button is being able khổng lồ move sầu on faster from a fun activity lớn having time khổng lồ vì chưng whatever the wife wants done that evening. I used it on the SNES classic for Donkey Kong Country on a few deaths.

carlos82 lol. I did for about the first 8 years of marriage. Trying to lớn have sầu better balance now. Definitely don"t always succeed! Good luck!

Tue 22nd May 2018

Does anybody know if the rewind feature has been added to lớn the other versions as announced by Capcom a few months ago?

Tue 22nd May 2018

Meh... if ever get around getting this, it will be from the bargain bin on Blachồng Friday.

Hope they focus on Mega Man 11 now.

Agramonte Pretty sure the Megaman 11 team wasn"t being used khổng lồ port a couple port collections to lớn the Switch. I could be mistaken & Capcom is just two unwashed NEETs in a small apartment, but I think they"ve sầu got more manpower than that.