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Rockman EXE returns to Medarot S with another collaboration

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In anticipation of the Legacy Collection coming next year, and following up from the first Rockman EXE event in 2021... The Medarot S mobile game has a new Rockman EXE collaboration on October 13th!

This time, in addition to the previous EXE-based Medarots from the last event (Rockman, Roll, Forte), new limited Medarots will be added based on Blues, Colonel, Serenade, and GutsMan. They are named Swordblues, Leadercolonel, Uranade, and Gutspower, respectively.

By exchanging items from the event, Rockman EXE costumes, music, and a special background can be obtained.

Alongside the Medarots, costumes for the human Medarotters can be obtained. The characters seen from the Medarot anime will wear outfits based on various NetNavi operators from the series. Ikki (Netto Hikari costume), Arika (Meiru Sakurai costume), Koji (Enzan Ijuin costume), Karin (Yaito Ayanokoji costume), Kikuhime (Tamako Shiraizumi costume), Iwanoi (Yamitaro Higure costume) and Kagamiyama (Dekao Aoyama costume).

There will also be limited custom skins available for the Medarots. For Rocktrans: Saito Style, Colonel Soul, Blues Soul, Forte Cross Rockman Silver version, and Forte Cross Rockman Gold version. And for Fortate: ForteXX version.

Source: 4gamer, Medarot S YouTube

Kit-Makes-Pose Mega Man Battle Network line at NYCC 2022

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The previously teased Kit-Makes-Pose (Kimepose) line has at last been revealed! At New York Comic Con 2022, Bandai has shown off the kits for this new line and it’s of the Mega Man Battle Network series. The characters on display are: MegaMan, Mettaur, GutsMan, Roll, FireMan, and Canodumb. A number of accessories are also shown off, including the Roll Arrow and Guts Hammer. Not much else is known as it is a newly emerging toy-line.

Source: VGArtAndTidbits and playasia on Twitter

Kotobukiya announces new Roll.EXE model kit

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Today at the All Japan Model and Hobby Show, Kotobukiya announced a number of new upcoming model kits, including one addition from the MMBN series! Following MegaMan and Dark MegaMan, now Roll will be getting her own posable model kit.

In their announcement, the company showed off an initial prototype of the kit. Check out the Kotobukiya website for more pictures.

Online NetBattling and chip trading confirmed for Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection!

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“No matter what, we’re always connected!” With those words, director Masakazu Eguchi made it official: online NetBattles and chip trading are confirmed for Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection! Just announced in Capcom’s TGS2022 showcase, online functionality will be added to every game in the collection.

With that said, the game will not support cross-play with other platforms. So you will likely only be able to battle and trade between other players on the same platform (Switch, PlayStation or Steam).

In addition, we’ve gotten a first look at the Legacy Collection’s PET screen. As many had suspected, when you start the game, you’ll be greeted by none other than MegaMan.EXE himself. This 3D MegaMan will act as your NetNavi to the collection, and is voiced by returning voice actor Andrew Francis from the MegaMan NT Warrior anime.

From time to time, MegaMan will comment on your play and control style, and you’ll be able to chat with him as well. But if you’d rather not, there’s also a Silent Mode option.

Check out a preview of the PET screen below:

Rockman EXE 4.5 PvP overhaul mod released

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NetBattlers rejoice! Frequent TREZ contributor Greiga Master has just released a brand new mod for Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation, building on the already great Real BN Gameplay mod.

The Rockman EXE 4.5 PvP Patch is focused on PvP, and overhauls many of the game’s systems for more varied matches. New chips have been added, existing chips have been reworked and each Navi has received new abilities and mechanics.

Some of the PvP Patch’s features include:

• Making the game’s 21 Navis more distinct from one another by introducing new Battle Chip and Custom Screen interactions.
• Porting balance changes introduced in later Battle Network games.
• Adding new Battle Chips. and removing or increasing the viability of Battle Chips that previously did not get much use.

Check out the official project page for the full list of changes, and head on over to TREZ Forums to discuss! The mod is included with Tango, the fan-made MMBN emulator client with online rollback PvP, for easy setup. Alternatively, the project page has patch files for manual patching.

Digital versions of Rockman EXE and Shooting Star Rockman Official Complete Works released

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Good news for all you Mega Man official art aficionados! As of today, all of the Rockman Official Complete Works series of art books are now available in digital format on Amazon.co.jp. That, of course, includes the Rockman EXE Official Complete Works and Ryusei no Rockman Official Complete Works!

While we’ve gotten a number of digital MMBN/MMSF artworks over the years, especially now with the incoming release of the Legacy Collection; for most of the art in these books, this is the first time it will be available digitally. Naturally, the books are in Japanese, but seeing as they are art books, you can enjoy them regardless of language.

Both OCWs are priced at ¥ 2,640. To buy them, you’ll need a Japanese Amazon account and a credit card. Though denoted as “Kindle editions”, you can also view them on a PC using the free Kindle app.

Regarding the Rockman EXE OCW, we can confirm that this digital version is based on the latest JP reprint edition, meaning that some crossover artwork from Boktai and Duel Masters is not present.

Source: Amazon via Reploid 21XX

P.S.: Looking for more MMBN/MMSF digital content on Amazon JP? There’s also:

Unreleased Tribe King Star Carrier toy discovered!

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When Ryusei no Rockman 2 released in Japan in 2007, as was series tradition, a line of toys based on the game’s new terminal device was launched alongside it. In this case, it was the Star Carrier, released by Takara Tomy in four different editions: Rockman, Green Shinobi, Fire Dinosaur and a deluxe Berserk Edition.

However, recently, an as-of-yet unknown fifth edition has been uncovered: Tribe King Version. Shared by collector Rock Blue and published on Rockman Toy Station, this appears to be a Limited Edition that was never released at all.

Being based on Tribe King, this Star Carrier features the symbols from all three Tribes and has a unique color scheme with all Tribes’ colors being represented. The unit appears to be a product sample, with the label indicating that it was meant to be a not-for-sale CoroCoro Limited Edition, produced in November 2007 and limited to only 78 units. The packaging is the same as the standard Rockman edition.

For more close-up photos, check out the article on Rockman Toy Station!

Bass Cross MegaMan jacks into Mega Man X DiVE

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The Bass.EXE love in Mega Man X DiVE continues as Capcom Taiwan has just unveiled the latest character to enter the Deep Log: Bass Cross MegaMan! This fusion of MegaMan and Bass was first seen in Mega Man Battle Network 5 and starred in the anime movie Rockman EXE: Program of Light and Darkness.

In terms of skills, Bass Cross is simple but effective. He brings his classic Charge Shot (Unison Buster in Japanese), a large projectile blast that can go through terrain. Charge it up completely and it will fire 3 shots in rapid succession.

If you need something with a little more firepower, there’s also Vanishing World Kai (Neo World in Japanese). This improved version of Bass GS’s Vanishing World fires a huge energy beam that can go through terrain. It also hits every enemy on the screen; not just those caught in the beam. The move seems to be influenced the blast attack used in the anime and manga.

Bass Cross MegaMan is another S rank character that will be available for a limited time. You’ll be able to draw for him in the Taiwanese and Japanese mobile version as well as the Steam release. Players on the international Android/iOS version operated by NebulaJoy will probably have to wait a while longer, though.

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection coming to Switch, PS4 and Steam!

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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!

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Rockman.EXE kicks off new “SMP Kit-Makes-Pose” line

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As part of their Shogakukan Modeling Proejct Next Evolution 100 Event, Bandai has announced a new model kit line called SMP Kit-Makes-Pose. Their first release in the line has been teased as Rockman.EXE. The project been described by their initials to capture Scene, Motion, and Proportion. No physical figure has been been shown.

Bandai’s SMP line has consisted of model kits under their candy toy brand (toys boxed together a small piece of candy). The line was popularized through Super MiniPla (now called Shogakukan Modeling Project), which consisted of many robots. The releases include Super Sentai robos, with them having international releases under the Power Rangers name. The line has since continued to provide more premium styled model kits of various games, manga, anime, and tokusatsu.