Into the record books!

[Kamon]

I found this under the news section on Capcom-Europe's site.

"MEGA MAN TAKES THE RECORD BOOK BY STORM

The most recent version of the Guinness Book of Records (Gaming Edition) Capcom's very own Mega Man has earned the title of 'Most Number of Games In a Single Series'.

Michael Pattison - Senior Director of Marketing for Capcom Europe- had this to say "From as long as I can remember, Mega Man has been my all time favorite gaming hero. Its nice to see some recognition for the mighty man in blue".

The latest Mega Man game - Mega Man ZX Advent - is available now for Nintendo DS"

The original page

[NovaMan XP]

Yeah, nice to see some recognition.

Now give us MegaMan 9 Capcom.

[Johncarllos]

The cash cow has been milked to the point where it's a withered shell of it's old cash producing self.
Was it worth it for this record?

[preventerWIND]

To them it seems so.

But the fans want the tired old cattle to be put to rest..


Who wants steaks!?

[Johncarllos]

MM steak= MM9 and X9.

[preventerWIND]

One day we'll use those A1 sauces.. One day..

[ASR]

X1 sauce is better.

Also, what's the exact number of games in the series? I've always been curious.

[NovaMan XP]

Over 30 I'd say.

[ASR]

Just found a site with the info:

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9785&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=4

The largest videogame series – not including spin-offs in other genres – is the Capcom platform game series Mega Man, starring the character designed by Keiji Inafune. There are 17 games in the “classic” series starring the original character. There are also eleven Mega Man X games, four Mega Man Zero games, two Mega Man ZX games, three Mega Man Legends games, six Mega Man Battle Network games plus three Mega Man Star Force games making a total of 46.

[preventerWIND]

Da-yum.

[ASR]

Doing some math...

MegaMan 1-8
MegaMan and Bass
Rockboard: That's Paradise
MegaMan Soccer
MegaMan Battle & Chase
MegaMan Game Boy 1-5
MegaMan Powered Up
MegaMan: Power Fighters
MegaMan: Power Battles

That adds up to 19, and I know I'm forgetting junk like the Wonderswan BS and that Chinese strategy game.

Also, "6 Battle Network games" doesn't leave room for Network Transmission, not that we really want to acknowledge that, anyway.

So there's MORE than 46 games, basically.

[Someguy]

There's about 120 Megaman games all together

[NovaMan XP]

...List them?

[Mikero]

Too bad the only reason there's so many is because they just whore out MM as much as possible to make crap games come out every four seconds.

[Someguy]

...List them?

Taken from Capcom BBS:

Classic (57):
1-6 NES, 1-6 PSX, 1-6 mobile
7
8 PSX, 8 Saturn
Rockman & Forte SFC, GBA
Rockman & Forte 2 (Wonderswan)
Rockboard
Rockman's Soccer
World 1-5
Megaworld
"Best Of" (Game Gear)
Mega Man, Mega Man III (PC)
Mega Man II, Mega Man III (Tiger handheld)
Rockman Strategy (PC)
Rockman Rockman
Battle & Chase
Superadventure PSX, Saturn
Power Battle
Power Fighters
Power Battle Fighters (NGPC)
Battle & Fighters (PS2)
Anniversary Collection PS2, GCN, XBX
Jump! Rockman
Rockman Bug Sweeper
Rockman Panic Fire
Rockman Space Rescue
Megaman Rocket Christmas
Rockman Slot
Rockman GP
Rockman Pinball

X (26):
1-3 SFC, 4-6 PSX, 7-8 PS2
1, 3-8 PC
3 PSX
3-4 Saturn
1 mobile
IHX
Cybermission, Soul Eraser
Command Mission PS2, GCN
X Collection PS2, GCN

Zero (4):
1-4

ZX (2):
ZX, ZXA

Dash (15):
1-2 PSX, PC, PSP
1 N64
Tron ni Kobun
Rockman DASH Golf
Rockman DASH 15 Panel
Kobun Flies?
Tide Coming Kobun
Kobun Assembly
Watch Kobun
Rockman DASH - Grand 5 Island Adventure

EXE (20):
1-2 (x1), 3-6 (x2)
4.5
5 DS
Transmission
WS, N1, Chip Challenge
Phantom of Network, Legend of Network
Medal Operation, Battle Chip Stadium

Ryuusei (5):
1 (x3), 2 (x2)

[NovaMan XP]

Dear God...

[Johncarllos]

My goodness.
But the award was most non-spinoff titles.

[ASR]

Yeah, otherwise it would've been the Mario series. It said, on that same page, something like over 110 games he's been in.

Yes, most of them are spin-offs, so yeah. I guess they were a little strict on which games "counted", but even then, it's all subjective.

[Mikero]

I doubt multiple versions of the same game count too. I.E. MMBN3 White and Blue count as one game.

[ASR]

Obviously.

[Johncarllos]

I still will count Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue as different games.

[NovaMan XP]

Because they were different enough to be counted different, I guess.

[Johncarllos]

Same game.
Different Pokemon.
Still so different to me....

[ChaosVortex]

Not to me, but yes, they were more unique.

[Orange Devil]

I've been waiting for this.

[ChaosVortex]

I don't find it anything to scoff about.

As someone has already previously stated (or stated something similar), having the "most" games made just means just that, that the company has been spawning the same game character the most successfully.

So, you have to think about quality or quantity. In this case, I'd prefer the former.

[Orange Devil]

Sure, Capcom spews out alot of crap games. But more than half of them are good. And that's still a hell of alot of good games.

[NovaMan XP]

Sure, Capcom spews out alot of crap games.

Yes, but we're talking about the MegaMan series, not all of Capcom's games in General. In General they're pretty good.

MegaMan... not so much anymore.

[Speed Racer]

MM steak= MM9 and X9.

MM steak = Mega Man Legends 3

[Xzeemo]

MM Steak= Starforce 4

am i rite??? lol!!!1111!!

[MOX]

NO

[Vinchenz Rock]

MM steak = Mega Man Legends 3

Agreed.

[Xzeemo]

MM steak= MM9 and X9.

MM steak = Mega Man Legends 3

I would pay mucho for all three.

[NovaMan XP]

MM Steak= Starforce 4

am i rite??? lol!!!1111!!

Don't even JOKE like that.

[preventerWIND]

Maybe if it had freezer burn.. then yes, it is a steak.

[Winged Warrior]

I still consider Classic, X, Z, ZX, BN, SF, PU, and the archade games to be of DIFFERENT series myself...

So despite gennis, who does better making beer, I do beleive that MM broke any record other than "most likely to whore out their character again soon"

[megajosh2]

Jesus #####ing Cthulhu...120 games...and just imagine how many of those were made after 2001.

[Xzeemo]

How many actually were made after 01?

[Kamon]

I count 25.

[Xzeemo]

So it's really not that bad. It's just that those 25 have generally been absolute trash

[Winged Warrior]

MMPU.

MMPU WAS OKAY.

<.< Wasn't it? I don't have a PSP so...

[ASR]

MMPU is probably my favorite MegaMan game ever and I stand by it as being the best.

[NovaMan XP]

MMPU was pretty good. It's one of my favorites now.   Probably because of Construction mode.

[Kamon]

Of the 25 games made after 2001, 5 were actually really good games. MMPU is one of those 5. So's Command Mission.

[ASR]

And Maverick Hunter X. What are the other two?

Despite enjoying ZX and ZXA, I don't count them as good MegaMan games.

[Kamon]

I wasn't counting MHX because of the plot retcon.

The other 3 I counted were Battle Network, BN2 and BN3.

[NovaMan XP]

Bn1 was made in 2000. Bn2 was made in 2001. Therefore only BN3 was after 2001.

[ChaosVortex]

It's possible to make two games of the same series in the same year. I'm sure Capcom's done that. You sure it's after 2001?

[NovaMan XP]

Wait, correction, I'm a year off somehow. BN1 was released September 2001, BN2 was released in Summer 2002 in the US and Europe, but released in 2001 for Japan.

BN1: 10/30/01
BN2: 06/17/02
BN3: 06/24/03



...Which is stupid because on the BN1 title screen it says 2000. And BN2 says 2001.

[Fatso]

Mega Man X was released early '94 in North America and the copyright says '93.

I think you'll find that the case for pretty much all the Classic games as well.