Mega Man 30: A Retrospective Gaming Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
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On December 17, 1987, Capcom released a game known as Rockman in Japan Soon after this game would come to the West as Megaman. You wouldn’t know it then but that one game would be the genesis for one of the best selling series of all time. 30 years later the MegaMan franchise has over a dozen spinoffs and over 100 games overall. To cover all of them would be a little too crazy/but we will take a look at how Megaman the character and the series were created and how the success of these early games laid the foundation for what Megaman has become today.
0:00 GTV ID
0:05 Intro: Grab an E-Can
1:25 Act 1: Design and Development
10:18 CM 1 Rockman 1, 2 and 3
11:47 Act 2: The Series Takes Shape
16:23 CM 2 Rockman 4, 5 and 6
17:20 Act 3: 30 Years and The Ultimate Game List
Episode information
GTV 40 "Mega Man is 30!" Season 2 Episode 19
Original Airdate: December 2, 2017
Produced November 11-22, 2017
Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my new (at the time) MacBook Pro
with, of course, pirated versions of Final Cut Pro and Photoshop
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Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Manga (Part Two) • Mega Man 2: Dr. Wily's...
Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) • Mega Man 3: Protoman's...
Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) • Mega Man 3: Protoman's...
Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) • Mega Man 4: Dr. Cossac...
Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) • Mega Man 4: Dr. Cossac...
Mega Man 5: Protoman’s Trap: (Part One) • Mega Man 5: Proto Man'...
Mega Man 5: Protoman’s Trap: (Part Two) • Mega Man 5: Proto Man'... 
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Wow! Mega Man commercials in Japan were awesome! Not that I needed any help with this as a kid but if I had saw those back then, the hype would've been unquantifiable! "Fight, Mega Man! For everlasting peace!"
Mega Man, Sonic, Link & Mario are my childhood heroes 🙌🏿
Yes! And Simon Belmont. Lol
My 11 year old knows Megaman better than me now which is awesome!!
The way it should be! Passing our traditions on to the next generation
Yeah! We should all pass on slavery and misogyny to our kids!
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@@floris1912 wtf
@@rayer3274 What? He said we should pass our traditions onto the next generation.
As a die hard Megaman fan, I appreciate seeing this video. No one gives him any time anymore. Great vid!!
I know! but capcom is doing something next week. I wonder what it will be? thanks for watching!
GTV I really hope it's a new game! But seeing that may be stretch, I'd be satisfied with a Battle Network collection for a modern console. Fingers crossed! And no problem! :(
Yea, so many franchises they can build off of so who knows. My gut says something like Sega Forever, unfortunately but MM11 would be great
GTV Looks like you called it! I'm in shock that we're getting a MM 11!
I know! I can’t wait to play it!!!!!! Arrrrr I can’t wait
The first time I got into Mega Man was during the spring of 2017, just less than a year to Mega Man's 30th aniversery, and my local Libary had the Legacy Collection of the first 6 Megaman games.
I enjoyed it so much that I would rent it 4 times until getting my own copy. I would then get the 2nd Legacy Collection that had 7 - 10.
Then Mega Man and Bass, Then 11.
I've memorized the names of the Robot Masters
Then the 8 Megaman X games. Then the Zero and ZX games.
I saw the 90's Cartoon, the 3 OVAs. downloaded the first 6 games on my phone and the sountracks to the 10 games.
I've read the archie comics, and what ever manga scans where avalible.
And I've replayed these games multible times.
Easily among my all time favorite video game franchises.
Wow that’s cool. My library just had books 📚
I remember when Mega Man 2 was new! I used to play it at my friends house all the time!
Same here! Seeing and beating the dragon in wily stage 1 was so shocking! It seemed like the NES was doing something impossible on screen
I got it for Christmas when it first came out. Something about the box art said it would be awesome. Lol
I swear, 2017 was such a GREAT Year for Me. This is one of those reasons.❤
Happy Birthday, Mega Man.
36 years young!
Great feature there Sir, Kudos :)
I only had Mega Man 1 that I found for sale at an open car fair of all things as a kid, but did you ever notice all the European art from Mega Man 3 onwards, he has a different face?
Thanks Larry! I have noticed the different boxes but only in recent years. It never dawned on me different non Japanese speaking regions would have different art. But lots of games did that. I have 2 more videos left this year and I hope you’ll like those too (one is very short)
THE FAAAAAACEEEEE
Larry Bundy Jr speaking of release, did you know the mega man 6 wasn’t released on the European NES?
I'm watching this two days after Mega Man turned thirty. Happy belated birthday, Blue Bomber!
everyday is a holiday
What a brilliant video. You inspired me to play through the original Mega Man for the first time ever tonight. I had a blast. Thanks!
Awesome! Thanks for watching it. I just released it a few hours ago. How far did you get on the first time? There’s a bug that helps you if you hit pause rapidly while attacking it really weakens some big enemies
I beat it, no glitches needed. ;) It's definitely not my first ever Mega Man, so a few solid hours of plugging away did the trick.
Nice! Beating it without the pause cheat earns my respect!
@@GTV-Japan There's a cheat?!
@@jc.1191 using the elec beam and rapidly pause/unpause you can register multiple hits in one shot. Great for bosses
The Mega Man games on NES (especially III) were some of my favorite childhood memories with my father.
Well done, the Mega Man series one of the best soundtracks ever and you nailed it right on the head with the track at the end!
I thinks it’s a universal favorite though my personal fav is windman from 6
This should be required viewing for anyone who's played a Megaman game. The attention and care that goes into these videos is rare.
It was made just days before megaman 11 was announced, so i feel like the story needs to continue
The best song is Wood Man's theme nice >:]
I liked that one a lot. Especially how the drums remind me of banging on a tree kind of.
I like the idea of Rockman being his real name and Megaman being like a super hero alias
Exactly ! When I do the mangas he is always Rock until he puts the helmet on!
Great work, man. Awesome look at the early history of one of my favorite series.
Thanks man! MM1 especially is one of my all time favs so no way was I missing it
Word. I'm wrapping up a six-part series for Mega Man's 30th birthday this month!
I’ll look forward to that.
I am 30 ..fitting.. Loved the series as young boy. The music literally transcends me to a childs mind. 4 will always be my favorite!
4 5 and 6 were great! But yeah 4!!! Thanks for watching ⚡️
Man, I can't believe its been 30 years.
I played mega man 2 for the first time when i was 6. Now i'm 17 and still play the games in the collections. I will keep loving this franchise till the end of time.
Nice! Never stop!
One of my favorite games of the SNES I had was Mega Man X. Great graphics and great story
Yep. Still amazing. Thanks for watching
Another excellent video, man. Well done!
Thanks! Did you have any of the games originally? Or just all of them? Haha
This is the best MegaMan documentary on the internet. Period.
Opinions may vary, but they're wrong. 😎
Opinions usually are! Thanks Chris! 💣
I don't know how you do it gt, this is beyond quality. I got alot to learn before I throw my hat into this. This one, besides your phantasy star videos seriously inspire me!
Thanks! And this is back when I had no idea what I was doing...
Thats why my friends doing megaman fan games buddy😊⭐👏
We keeping Megaman games alive😊
The fan games are great. Really better than Capcom in a few cases
GTV yeah there's a lot Megaman fan games be work on in Megaman X fan games to and other Megaman series fan games
I love that Mega Man 4 intro so much. Great video man!
The original Rockman was my favorite. It took me 6mos and a 4 hour non-stop play to finally beat the game back in 1988, just in time for Rockman 2.
Thanks for sharing your story
Dude this is amazing you deserve more subscribers.
Thanks! I’m starting to get more, faster. Why not check out some other videos I have and share them with people who might like them :)
GTV okay dude I will your content is amazing
This is a great history on the blue bomber!
Thanks! Now go out and share it with everyone on earth! Spread the word!
Your videos are amazing. I hope your channel takes off soon, you clearly deserve it. Best of luck and keep up the good work :)
Thanks! It made my day to read this. I hope you come back again soon. Let’s see how big I can get in 2018
9 year old me fell in love with this blue dude lol. My favorite videos game character still till this day
Me too! I can play MM any time!
God bless Mega Man. May the Lord guide the Blue Bomber
My he live to the year 21xx!
I'm one of the only people I know who grew up with the first Mega Man before the second. A neighbor had it, and we'd play for hours on his 5 inch B&W tv. I didn't play the second one until a few years later with a cousin, missed the rest of the NES entries, then picked up X1. Great platform games, if you don't care about the thin story.
That’s a great story! Yea it seems like mm2 was the first for many.
The music is 3 is hands down THE BEST🙌🏿 That Shadow Man theme just makes me dance everytime
Ba dam ba dam dam ba dam ba dam dam
@@GTV-Japan Those are some great workout tracks😃
You got to look up Rockman e can sound. Great remixes
Thank you for this video ! 😎🙌
You’re welcome!!
Best game ever, omg the Japanese megaman commercials are godlike
Yea they are!!
2022 I just bought the 30th version and I feel so happy, frustrated, nostalgic and like I'm back to the 80s n 90s. What a great games!!!
Funny how they are still so popular ⭐️
@@GTV-Japan indeed. Also I really enjoy the music of The protomen. 😅😅
Whistle〜
Mega Man 2 & 3 were my favs on the NES, with 4 being my fav on the Gameboy. While they are great games, the music was what really made the games stand out for me. The soundtracks for the Megaman games are simply fantastic!
Is there. Bad Megaman song? No!
@@GTV-Japan Lol none that I can think of. There are some that are just ok of course but so so many that are absolute bangers!
Awesome job. Just what I was hoping it would be. Never knew so many titles existed. I've played all the main series, x series, and zero. But man, who knew that was only the tip of the mega iceberg. Great job!!!!
If you count each version for ps1/Xbox/Wii etc, it’s seriously like 500 games
Impatiently waiting for Mega Man XI!
Excellent video
1:25 ok the "press like" was funny, it worked hahahah
Thanks! 🍺
Amazing work. You have a new subscriber, sir.
Thanks RZ! Be sure to check out some other vids and comment on what you like. Always happy to start a new conversation with someone!
Mega Man 30. The 30th game in the series-
If you count GameBoy, X series and a few others it’s pretty close to 30!
That Intro....INSTANT LIKE!
Thanks! It was totally worth the extra time to make it. By the way I just put out a new video about mega man box art and how weird some of them were. So if you have time check it out. Thanks for watching 🍺
Oh I will also HOW in the name of hell are you only at 4.4K subs?!
50K minimum for this quality level content!
Thanks! 4.4k! It was only like 1.8k when I made this video! I don’t know though. That’s just how RUclips works. Don’t worry. I’ll still do videos like this until I die. So I got 30 good years in the tank to go
I wanna play as Dr Willey.
@@daisukegori2112 Me too!
Excellent video, man! I'm a sucker for history videos like this. This is probably my 2nd favorite video of yours, next to the Kid Icarus one. I love all of the remixes you used. And I prefer Mega Man II over III for one simple reason: the music. Capcom changed up the tones for their music, I believe beginning with Mega Man III, using a lot more treble and way too much percussion. I recently played it a few weeks ago to capture footage and some of the music just plain makes me cringe. Like nails on a chalkboard. Ever since then, Capcom NES games released afterwards all adopted that same new sound, and is the reason why I didn't like their games that much anymore.
Thanks dude. That’s a good point. In the interview I used for this there was a fight about the music in 2. AK wanted darker themes and Inafune made it poppier and he won out inthe end. The remixes came fry’s special soundtrack set. Some are from the ps1 games but the opening I used was not. There will be more history videos for as long as there are 30th anniversary, which will be for a long time
awesome compilation, as a megaman hardcore fan, I love it :D
Great. Next video on 11/29 will be about MegaMan again so be sure to come back then
Wow I know more Megaman than a kid at my school who literally calls himself Rockboy
Haha that’s funny. Thanks for watching! ⚡️
@@GTV-Japan No problem, sir!
Great Stuff!
10:47 i would have been so stoked for this game if i saw this commercial as a kid😍😍
Me too! Oh if only.
I love this game!
Great video! I'm in love with Megaman 11... *_*
Thanks! It seems like everyone says the game is great 👍
Proto Man was actually based off of Racer X from Speed Racer. Even his backstory is the same (he’s megaman’s older brother who ran away from home and put on a disguise)
Yea that’s true! And Proto and Racer X look the same! Have you ever heard of Anpanman? It’s a kids show but there’s two characters in that one that are just like Megaman and Protoman / Speed and Racer X. It seems like there’s many folk tales of other brothers who are exiled and maybe are on the side of evil but can’t betray the family. It’s very common in Japanese culture over and over. Thanks for watching!
Japan got so many great Mega Man commercials that never made it here. I feel robbed.
With original music! I’m jealous too
Welp, it has now been confirmed that that Astro Boy story is true, as seen in the most recent GameInformer issue.
I’m glad they back me up then!
My favorite Mega Man music is the title screen of Mega Man 3.
Yes!!!!!!!! Mine too.
Mega man fan since 1991 when my step brothers brought home.3. since then I've played every single one.
Awesome 33 years and running!!
Your "PRESS LIKE" joke gets a like from me every time.
Thanks. I should bring that back!
My first Mega Man game was one of the Power Fighters games since it used to be in a restaurant I used to go to.
I still remember me and my friends beating Dr. Wily only to be greeted with "GAME OVER".
We were so fucking pissed.
Thats terrible!!
I missed Mega Man as a kid but I now got them on the Nintendo and Sega minis so I got some catching up to do.
Nice! Get equipped!!
I don't know how to explain how different it felt to have "night" intro and levels as a child for mega man 2. Like playing with flash lights as a kid in the dark or something. I just don't know how to describe the mystique.
Those were very nice touched! And for me Megaman is alway always best when it’s played at night
He will be 35! Also great video!
Yeah soon! Better update!
Best gaming channel RUclips
That is absolutely insane that the best game in the entire NES series was only made in 4 months, with the team not even being able to dedicate that time fully to the game. That is just crazy. How they were able to pull that off in only four short months and still make the very best entry in the series is beyond me.
The miracle of the bubble era
@@GTV-Japan The what era?
80s Japan
I played Mega Man on 3DS Eshop back in 2013. PERFECT time to be a fan during that year, since Mega Man was announced for Smash Bros!
Oh really? I might have to play that game! :)
The Lore for this World and character shows his age. It's sad to see him disappear with the current time.
I'm sure if you're here you've also seen the 10+ hour video about "The Insane Lore of Mega Man" I would love a Collection like the one Capcom just published for the Gameboy games(and GBC) maybe throw some of the wonderswan on there too. I would love to know more about Clyde
I haven't made any videos that long! Who would want to watch a 10 hour video?!
nice vid!
Thanks! I have 70 more so go take a look, I'm sure you like many more if you liked this!
Really liked your video😆👌
I remember the old days with mega man, when I played the game and lose 😂💔
But after some years, I played it again and It is still hard but as I try and restart the game over and over...... I become stronger 🔥
I have a plan to play mega man 11.
If the previous mega man games get into switch online service, I will think about them too
Thanks for this awesome video👍🏻
I’m glad you like it!
I never actually owned any Mega Man games as a kid, but I did rent the NES ones an awful lot. I also would frequently watch that Ruby-Spears cartoon as I was getting ready for school in the morning. After that, I didn't really get back into the series until I was in college and I picked up a copy of both the Anniversary Collection and X Collection on GameCube. I've been a loyal fan ever since.
Yeah me too. It was easy/short enough to bear in a weekend so I always rented them. I only bought rpgs mostly because they were long and I felt worth the 💰
Megaman 💙
🎵Super fighting robot. MEGA MAN!🎵
Rush: mega man ruff ruff
I love Bubble Man's stage theme best and Mega Man 3's a close 2nd.
Oh yes! I second that! Especially the mm3 open
Hope he said Megaman was also aside with video game icons like Mario, Sonic, and pacman in the fighting game Super Smash Bros.
+Elias Montoya haha. Not happening
Gaijillionaire worth a reminder
But super smash bros... I don’t know. Sure it’s true though
I did mention Pac man shade in my latest video
32 years. Megaman 11 has join the roster and Megaman Zero/ZX collection next year.
True. But on December 2, 2017 no one knew that! Thanks for watching
Thank you for this video.
This make me want to play the original megaman more than ever.
I only own Megman 2 for the nes. Have the collection for 3ds. Gonna start playing it😊
You’re welcome. Actually this video is old. I just recently gave the same treatment to Mega Man X if you have time. Regardless enjoy the collection
When I was a wee lad in the early 90's I knew Mega Man's real name was Rock Man because my older brother of 10 years knew all that kind of stuff, so I would call him Rock Man to my friends at school, and they mocked me and said that wasn't his name and wouldn't believe me that his name was Rock Man, and said I was a liar. So, I had to start calling him Mega Man. Those little bastards.
Mega Man 3 was my favorite because of Snake Man, followed by Mega Man X. Those were the good old days.
I also called him rock man. I think it’s funny how any super hero or whatever just adds man to the end to show that ability. I also called Final Fantasy 2 FF4 the second I learned of it which in high school seemed strange but now it’s all been fixed I guess. Thanks for watching ⚡️
34th Anniversary of Mega Man (1987-2021)
Yeah. Now
In a world which is mainly divided bet. Mario and Sonic, I'm proud to belong to the Mega Man side.
Yay! More of our army!
The instruction booklet for the original tells a different origin story
Yea it’s crazy. I covered it in a later video. Monsteropolis and it’s seven societies and all
That insane stuff. Who wrote that??? Thanks for watching and my next video will be about MegaMan again. So come back on 11/29! ⚡️
I just wanted to let you know that I clicked "Like" on the "Press Like" screen. That was brilliant. :)
Thanks! I’m glad someone did that!!
always one of my favourite games growing up love you
I’m sure he loves you too!
@@GTV-Japan love you
I mean I’m sure Megaman would love Miyamoto despite working for capcom
My all time favorite series is phantasy star
@@GTV-Japan oh cool i played it on sonic's ultimate genesis collection
should i play it again
could you do a video on it?
which one should i play first i'm not very good at rpg's
Megaman 2 & 3 are THE best 🙌🏽🔥 oh to be a kid again 🥹💖
Totally! 3 is awesome
I tried the games but you need a lot of practise to master them.
Bondman for mega man 11
Something about mega man is so damn good
It is!!! I play the first 6 over and over and will until I die. Hopefully not for a while! Thanks for watching 🧊
@@GTV-Japan i love the X series
Me too
I had no idea that everyone else also loved wily's initial stage music from MM2.
Now you know ⚡️
Megaman powered up list of dr. Light's robots
Protoman No.0
Megaman No.1
Roll No.2
Cutman No.3
Gutsman No.4
Iceman No.5
Bombman No.6
Fireman No.7
Elecman No.8
Timeman No.08A
Oilman No.08B
20xx a super
*Fighting robot MegaMan*
Its a very memorable game for millions of players
familiar to millions! thanks for watching
I was wondering why Einstein would be the inspiration for the villain and then remembered Japan might have a more complicated view on the genius.
Hmm I don’t know but that’s what they went with. Thanks for watching
4 people watching this video can't beat the airman stage
32 now!
3 years later, 33.....
Getting older!
In that big game list.. no PC ports of Megaman X? And you put in Street Fighter X Megaman(a fan game) but not Rockman Strategy?
I guessed I miss a few then. Sorry about that
#3 is my fav
I love Megaman
what's not to like?!
Gaijillionaire true
My next video on Friday will be the MegaMan manga!
Gaijillionaire nice!
To bad you didnt show the europan coverart. They are true masterpiece!
I hadn’t thought about it but now you’re giving me an idea to make a new video about them!
9:03 after 6 more robots
Woah, hang on. is that Japanese Ad canon? We get canon art of Protoman without his helmet? wow. I know that we have no idea what "Blues" looks like under his shades.
Infact its canon that he has Sunglasses UNDER his helmet. Capcom has the BEST music. Music you can hear anyplace with only 4-5 secods of playtime and go "Thats Ryu's stage. Hell yeah."
I’m sure he looks just like Rock. They are brothers after all.
Good retrospective! The Mega Man series was never really popular in Europe due to the lack of interest in the NES and the character having a generic appearance next to others video game robot characters from the time. Reading a review of the latest MM game release in GamesMaster Magazine the games most of the time got very average scores because the magazine was very indifferent towards the whole series.
Hmmm interesting take. We were excited for every new game only the later ones had lower scores as people wondered why they were still 8 bit
@@GTV-Japan What I've also noticed is that new gamers are growing up thinking that the NES and Mega Man was always popular in Europe so some revisionist history there definitely. People might like the games now but this was not the case back in the day where I come from.
Good to know!!
@@GTV-Japan Not the revisionism part obviously. 👀
I just mean it’s good to learn about so the story can be said truthfully
I remember finished Rockman2 the first time I played it on a friends house (after being Rockman expert), he got pissed and went to replace the game the day after :)
Nooooo
Does anyone know the name of the outro music at the very end?
Password entry screen from Megaman 2. Or maybe 3 I forget
@@GTV-Japan thanks, your reply game is on point!
On day one I made a promise to reply to every single person and I’ve kept that promise so far. Except emojis and writing I can’t understand
I just noticed one of Rock Man's i mean Mega Nan's characters is based off of the Super Mario's Hammer Brothers
Hammerman?
Gaijillionaire. Hamner man should be a new character lol
Hammerman was a cartoon show long long ago too
Gaijillionaire. Ya know megaman back then wasn't a mab he was a YOUNG man so hes megaboy but now hes 31 so hes a megaman
Hah good point. In the novelization he is 10 so if he aged from 1987 he’d be 40 or 41 now