It’s finally time! In today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Capcom debuted the trailer of the long-awaited Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection! (Known as the Rockman EXE Advanced Collection in Japan) The collection of Data Action RPG games will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC (Steam) in 2023.
The development of MMBNLC will be headed by none other than long-time series development staff and Mr. Famous himself, Masakazu Eguchi! It will consist of the main numbered Battle Network games and is split across 2 volumes:
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 consists of:
- 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 Legacy Collection Vol. 2 consists of:
- 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
A physical edition of MMBNLC containing both Volumes will also be released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The physical edition will only be available in Asia and North America; for Europe, the Legacy Collection will be digital only.
The Legacy Collection’s extras include a High-resolution Filter to smooth out the game’s graphics, an Art Gallery consisting of over 1000 artworks, including a “Mystery Data” section featuring promotional images from events and merchandise; and finally, a Music Player with a total of 188 tracks. As of right now, the game is listed only for single player.
And for the first time, the games will be localized into Chinese! Some gameplay tfootage of the Chinese localization can be viewed here.
Capcom has launched an official site for Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, which you can check out here!
Check out the game’s key art and screenshots below!
I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so happy in my entire life.
It’s about fricken time, my child shall know greatness like I have In my childhood with mega man!
Multiplayer ?
Capcom: Sorry we don’t do that here…