Capcom has locked in a release date for the collection of the classic Game Boy Advance Mega Man Battle Network games. The compilation will be a two-part set, consisting of all ten of the Battle Network games, with a few bonus features, including the previously Japan-only Download Chips, and online versus matches.

• Mega Man Battle Network
• Mega Man Battle Network 2
• Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
• Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
• Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun
• Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon
• Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Protoman
• Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel
• Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar
• Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Volume 1 and 2 will both release on April 14, 2023, for $39.99 each, or bundled together for $59.99. It'll be available on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.

Source

 

[cearp]

including the previously Japan-only Download Chips

that will be nice if we can extract the gba roms out and get "definitive versions"

 

[Kioku]

Can't wait to buy it then never play it!

 

[godreborn]

poor series x.

 

[Chary]

poor series x.

I'm really confused why it's not coming to Xbox, especially given the other Legacy Collections did. Had to re-read the PR email like 5 times to make sure I didn't just gloss over it.

 

[godreborn]

Can't wait to buy it then never play it!

that's how I am with 205 games on the switch, and probably another 100 on the series x and ps5 together. I'm trying to get my second platinum with marsupilami. I found out that you didn't need gold in the time trials, but I'm doing it anyway. just like 8 levels to go, I believe.

 

[RedoLane]

including the previously Japan-only Download Chips

ooohhhh we're getting Boktai in BN6!

 

[AmandaRose]

I'm really confused why it's not coming to Xbox, especially given the other Legacy Collections did. Had to re-read the PR email like 5 times to make sure I didn't just gloss over it.

It seems like a lot of Japanese publishers are dropping support for the Xbox as of late. Like Square-Enix not bringing out Octopath Traveler 2 on the Xbox even though the first game came out on it. Even stranger is its coming out on PS5 when the first isn't out for the PS5.

 

[ZeroFX]

Cool, i have em all (rockman.exe) physical, gonna buy at steam

 

[godreborn]

It seems like a lot of Japanese publishers are dropping support for the Xbox as of late. Like Square-Enix not bringing out Octopath Traveler 2 on the Xbox even though the first game came out on it. Even stranger is its coming out on PS5 when the first isn't out for the PS5.

octopath traveler is one of the saves I lost when my switch failed. I had like 110 hours, at my final chapter 4. it's hard to go through a game so brutal, yet again. I'm still in the chapter 1s.

 

[ZeroT21]

I still got all the original catridges till this day

 

[AngryCinnabon]

Hopefully they don't have the horrible always online DRM that Mega Man legacy collection 2 has...otherwise i'm definitely gonna buy this as a Mega Man fan!

 

[godreborn]

be aware, that you get free dlc if you preorder this game. the dlc is being able to play as godreborn.

 

[TBIEGS]

i'll probably buy these eventually on steam, seems like a great steam deck game.

 

[Axmand]

April 14?? Really far away gotta Say but i hope the wait worth it...

 

[The_Fire_Shark]

Excited for this! I've wanted online net battles since I was a kid.

 

[pedro702]

that will be nice if we can extract the gba roms out and get "definitive versions"

you could already? on wiiu eshop megaman battle network games had all of this games had all the chips on them aswell afaik so you can dump that unless they jsut used some cheat engine with the vc and if they did they will likely do it again here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...es_for_Wii_U_(North_America)#Game_Boy_Advance

 

[NumberXIIIEdwin]

According to the news article on the Capcom website, it says that all versions will be based on the Japanese versions and be equivalent to them content-wise. Hopefully this means we’ll be getting the Boktai stuff that was cut from Battle Network 6! I’d at least like to see them implement the Link Navi stuff where you got to level them up.

 

[BLsquared]

So hyped for this! And glad to see that it's based on the Japanese versions. Sounds like they had to do quite a bit of work to get everything to play nice. And that's more online connectivity than I expected! Just wish it was cross-platform. Trading styles and programs though?? Wow. Definitely going to preorder, so I can get those skins for the menu. Just whether to get the Switch or Steam versions, hmm. Oh, and whether to import the special edition from Japan. Hmm.

 

[zfreeman]

Mega Man Legends Legacy Collection should be next. Never mind. Star Force is probably next.