Speedrunning group TeamBN is back once again this summer with a new marathon! This weekend, catch the Mega Man Battle Network Speedrun Marathon V5 on the RPG Limit Break Twitch channel. In the span of about two days, the good folks from TeamBN will be speeding through all six main Mega Man Battle Network games, as well as some spin-offs and the first Mega Man Star Force game.
The last of the Virtual Console rereleases, Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar, will be available in the Wii U eShop in North America… tomorrow! You can snag both versions for the usual $ 6.99 each. With this release, all MMBN games that were originally released on the Game Boy Advance are now available on the Wii U in all regions.
The final entries in the series, Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar for the Game Boy Advance will be rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe this week. Both versions can be picked up from 14th January 2016 for €6.99 / £6.29 each.
As usual, you will be able to obtain multiplayer-only BattleChips by simply entering the Comm screen from the PET menu. However, Unlike the Japanese version, it’s unlikely that the Otenko and GunDelEX chips will be available.
The wait is over for North American players; tomorrow, Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan and Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel, originally released for the Game Boy Advance, will be available for purchase on Wii U in the Nintendo eShop. As usual, the price point is $6.99 per version.
Like previous Virtual Console releases, by opening the Comm. menu in the PET screen, you’ll gain access to a number of BattleChips that ware originally only available by trading with the opposite version, letting you 100% clear the game. In addition, you get BassCross MegaMan, which also lets you fight extra versions of Bass such as BassXX.
A new TeamBN speedrun marathon is coming to town! On December 19th, catch the aptly named TeamBN mini-marathon V4.5. That’s in just over a week, so get hyped! As usual, you can watch the marathon on TeamBN’s Twitch stream.
The full schedule for the marathon has not been posted yet, but since it’s a mini-marathon, not all games from previous marathons will be there. From the looks of it, though, at least Battle Networks 2, 3, 4 and 6 should be present. We’ll let you know when there’s more info!
Hot on the heels of last week’s European Battle Network 5 release, comes a release date for Rockman EXE 6: Dennōjū Glaga and Rockman EXE 6: Dennōjū Falzer, known internationally as Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar versions, for the Wii U Virtual Console. Japanese players will be able to get their hands on the final MMBN games on November 18th, 2015 for 702 yen each.
This week, European Wii U owners will be able to get their hands on Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan and Team Colonel for the GBA. The two handheld games arrive on Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday, for €6.99 / £6.29 each.
Following the first four games, Rockman EXE 5 is the next Battle Network to be released on Wii U Virtual Console. Next week on September 9th, players in Japan will be able to grab Rockman EXE 5: Team of Blues and Rockman EXE 5: Team of Colonel for the GBA from the Wii U eShop for 702 yen a piece.
Everyone’s favorite, Mega Man Battle Network 4 will be released on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U in Europe this Thursday. As usual, you can snag up both versions (Red Sun and Blue Moon) separately for €6.99/£6.29. With the release of BN4, Europe is now all caught up with North America and Japan in terms of MMBN Virtual Console releases.
Following up on last year’s Capcom Special Selection: Rockman EXE, this year Capcom is releasing Capcom Special Selection: Ryuusei no Rockman, a soundtrack with music and artwork from the first Mega Man Star Force, on e-CAPCOM.
There is no known release date at the moment; rather, once enough pre-orders are reached, the soundtrack will be produced. Speaking of which, if you pre-order before June 25th, 11:59 PM JST, you get a free postcard of Sonia and Lyra with the soundtrack.