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Even after 14 years, the sting of Legends 3 being canned hasn't completely gone away. I still remember buying a 3DS specifically for that game only to hear about the project and demo being cancelled like a month later. And in some sick divine prank, it happened right after Ocarina of Time 3D came out too. Twice in a row did the Legends series get unintentionally screwed over by the Hero of Time.
Thrice. Between OOT in 1998 and the 2011 3DS remake, Legends 2 competed neck-n-neck with Majora's Mask in 2000. In fact, both games out just days of each other in Japan and the US. MML2 JP April 20, 2000 US October 25, 2000 Majora's Mask JP April 27, 2000 US October 26, 2000 Is the US PS2 launch didn't do L2 in that week, the second N64 Zelda did.
And the way the Legends series was so consistently screwed by the Zelda series stings even more considering that I loved the Legends series far more than any other Mega Man entries BECAUSE it had the same appeal as Zelda games. A single interconnected world to explore, interact with, and backtrack through as you got more stuff, rather than completely disconnected levels to just travel straight through and never see again. That's always been my gaming happy place and always will be. Why must Zeldas destroy other Zeldas? Now that being said, the Legends games weren't as overall good as Zeldas, and certainly offered less ways to interact with the world, but darn it, they were doing their best and I'm sure they could have eventually matched Zelda games in overall quality if given the chance. Okami did, after all, and that was a Capcom game as well. They could have done so with Legends too if it had just continued. And yeah, for the record, I remember that Legends 2 broke the game world up into separate disconnected areas. It was, unfortunately, one of those sequels that both took steps forward and steps backward. The cutscenes were also less good due to not doing that thing the first game did where they drew custom mouth textures specific to the exact poses, angles, and backgrounds of individual shots.
@@Alloveck Actually, I always felt the Legend series had more of a Metroid feel to it. Especially with how you can explore ruins deeper and deeper once you get new parts to make weapons, sometimes from just exploring cracked walls and other times from defeating bosses. It's for that reason, I am especially sad that no one has been able to use that style up until now to make a Metroidvania game. It almost feels like a prototype of an inbetween game of Super Metroid and Metroid Prime.
It's stunning how well this game's artstyle aged. Still ravaged by the sheer clunkiness of early 90's graphics, but it's stylized in just the right amount of simplicity, and it kinda looks like a really low-budget anime...
I agree, the controls for the first game certainly haven't aged well, but its graphics show that stylized graphics over realistic ones are better at standing the test of time. Heck, its style is so charming for me that anything that even remotely looks like it makes me smile.
And it is a style that does seem to still be in use in places as mentioned in the video. Another semi-recent game who's style immediately brought me back here was Say "NO" More. I'd say it works.
The fact that Legends came out BEFORE Ocarina (never thought to look this up) makes the game even MORE impressive, IMO. As a kid playing the game for the first time, it was easy to get the impression it was just Capcom's attempt to mimic and iterate upon the success other studios like Nintendo already struck in the 3D space. But this characterization that Legends was experimenting with 3D language before anyone even invented the vocabulary is... sublime. In that light, the game's ambitiousness and the degree to which it holds up even to this day are just downright impressive. I wholeheartedly agree - Mega Man Legends was a massive diamond in the rough, a package that not only dared to be such a unique departure from the norm but managed to succeed so well at it, and its absence leaves a huge feeling of lost potential for what could have been.
The bad news: there probably won't be one. Due to spin-offs generally being excluded (so no MoTB), a Legacy Collection having only two games (whereas the others have 4 at an absolute minimum) would be tough for Capcom to justify. The good news: that said, if Capcom wants to revisit the Legends series, it'll likely be in the form of full-blown remakes. The Legends games brought up to modern standards? You son of a bitch, I'm in.
Too much controversy from the original character designer (loli in the 90's) and some of the voice cast (Tiesel's actor was yucky), plus the underperformance of the series. It has too much nonsense but not enough support.
The cancellation of MML3 was one of the most heartbreaking letdowns in gaming for me. It's such a charming and lovely world. It would be so fun to play it with smoother controls, and to finally finish the story.
And I'm still a little salty about Capcom blaming us for not supporting it even though they never released anything for us to buy. The problem was that they picked the 3DS as the only platform, then the 3DS released and was tanking due to a high price and no games, so Capcom pulled out instead of pivoting to other platforms. Same stupid mistake they made by making Mega Man Powered Up and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X for PSP only. Xbox Live Arcade and PSN were right there, they could have sold a lot better with ports. Legends 3 also could have been a smaller download only title for consoles. But nooooo, Capcom has to go handheld exclusive on handhelds that (at the time) are selling poorly. I don't even think Keiji Inafune leaving had anything to do with it. Even if he was still there, the higher ups would have pulled the plug anyway.
@@mjc0961Beyond still being annoyed at the cancelled _Mega Man Legends 3_ game, I am still surprised that Capcom gave _Mega Man Powered Up_ like infinite Roll costumes but no real support otherwise. I still don't know (or at least I don't recall) why Capcom tried to push the PSP so hard and doomed two entirely great remakes to it and to also getting no sequel. (It bitterly now makes me wonder how much better both games would have fared on the Switch even with that system's own issues as a portable system.)
Sometimes I remember this game even more than the original mega Man series. Something about going around and collecting parts so I could build a vacuum cleaner Just hit the right spot
This is what I'm talking about. I think he missed the target _big time_ talking about themed dungeons and the like akin to a mix of Zelda and classic Mega Man. Gimme a proper RPG based around finding parts and using them to build new tech!
@@TheDoc73 That really was the main draw of exploring wasn't it? Anytime new places to explore opened up, your mind raced at the possibilities of new things to make.
Legend's great gift to the industry is its art style. It has become the blueprint for modern LowPoly indie design. Like Megaman Legends looks so good it looks like a modern Indie game. And you can totally see it being referenced in so many places.
Marty, you absolutely nailed it with the debut to this series! Really looking forward to more. Also I really wish there will be a Legends collection or remake, I adored that game growing up
I don't think people dunk these games anymore. They were controversial releases back in the 00s, but nowadays I mostly see praise and how they are underrated gems.
Alright this video is turning me into a Patreon Subscriber, you have no idea how exciting it is to see this game talked about from these folks. I was OBSESSED with MML 1 and 2 (even had a Misadventures of Tron Bonne) as a kid, and no one else i've met knows about it. The CD case for MML2 had a screen cap of an area of the game that didn't exist in the game itself, I thought it was such a mystery. My current DnD world is loosely based off of the MML world (after The End, crystals acting as power sources, ruins filled with old robots, the old Magical capital is called Kattlelox).
I remember renting the N64 port a lot as a kid. Game reminded me a lot of Zelda a good way. Given the great job Capcom did with the other Collections on steam they really need to port these ones too.
That's how things started for me. Renting Legends from the VHS rentals near me, and then moving on to purchasing 1 and 2 myself because I couldn't get enough of them.
I've been hearing a lot of chatter about Megaman Legends lately, for some reason the Gen Zs are discovering this game and it just completely blows their minds on how good it is. As a long time fan, I'm really happy about this and I hope Capcom picked up this chatter too. Then maybe, we can finally get Megaman OFF THE MOON!
Mega Man Legends deserved to be as big as classic and the X series. It was Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Diablo and Resident Evil wrapped together and packaged in the form of a Saturday morning Anime. Capcom could've been printing their own money.
This video is brilliant top to bottom! The script and the editing come together beautifully! Thank you for making this! If anything deserves a millions sequals its this video!
I love this! I love the whole vibe of The Archive and am excited to see more! Mega Man Legends has remained one of my favorite entries in the Mega Man series and I remember when Mega Man Legends 3 was being worked on. I remember that at the time, the open level of communication between Capcom and fans was unheard of and even praised. Maybe in an alternative timeline, Capcom spearheaded a revolution between developers and fans.
I was looking forward to this series and you certainly delivered. Although Rockman Dash history is well documented, it helped a lot to place it in context. Thanks and keep up the good work ✌🏼
I am absolutely starved for Legends content! I still have my old disks that I will sometimes play on my PS2. It does not deserve the fate it has been served.
A friend of mine broke me with this knowledge... Mega Man Legends has dungeons with invisible enemies, has an interconnected world, enemies that like to jump scare you off screen, a shield system of taking more damage once it is broken and a system of getting knocked down based on damage and defenses...and a side dodge with i-frames Mega Man Legends is a Souls-Like.
This was great Marty. I've been waiting for a series like this from you, your passion for old games shows through in everything you do! I never played the MegaMan series but enjoyed this!
Legends has always been a favorite of mine, to the point where I bought a Vita case that allowed me to add L2/R2 buttons that connected with the back touch pad, making the game playable. Great first vid!
What a delightful little look into one of my all time favs! Mega Man Legends is a perfect example of one of those clunky little games that wins you over with sheer charm and presence. I really love smaller scale titles that spend a lot of time in a more condensed space like Legends 1 did. I still replay it all the time on any device I can!
I was one of the Mega Man Mega Fans that ended up missing out on the Legends games for the bad timing reasons stated. I finally got an N64 the Christmas a month after Ocarina of Time launched and I spent so much time with that game! By the time Legends came to N64, I was moving on to GameCube and also finally got a PS1 and started catching up on that consoles incredible catalog. At 10 to 15 hours I might have to get this game on my list to play soon!
This hit me hard in those nostalgic feels that make your eyes well up a bit with thoughts of what could have been and that pure enjoyment you only got as a child from these games, but can revisit for fleeting moments as time marches on. Great homage to a fantastic, if short lives series of truly unique titles in the Megaman universe. Thank you for this.
@@mittensfastpaw The problem is that Keiji Inafune was asking way too much from Inti Creates, and Inti couldn't handle it. What Inti Inafune should have done is asked what kick starters goals that Inti Creates could and could not handle. Sometimes it's important to know your limits, Inafune at the time did not.
I still have no idea what he was thinking doing a second Kickstarter when he hadn't delivered his first Kickstarter game yet. I sure wasn't going to back Red Ash when I was still waiting for Mighty No 9
@@mjc0961 Because he was so sure that he could both, based on his accomplishments at Capcom. However working on multiple games in a smaller company is alot harder than a triple A company.
Great video, cannot wait to see more of The Archive! The PS1 is just before my time, so it's great fun to learn and think about the what ifs of the game generation before. Thumbs up for the over-credits chat too.
So happy to see this! Megaman 64 was one of my first obessions as a kid and it absolutely deserves more recognition, the atmosphere of this game is something truly unique between adventure and horror for kids. Ill never forget the first time transitioning to the city area to get stomped by the three blumebears in terrifying fashion
I loved Mega Man 64! Even the combat stood out to me. The camera was wonky but the progression of going on random dungeons and collecting money to buy upgrades was novel outside RPGs at the time. Good memories
I approve of the intro of this "segment" starting with a shot of Skies of Arcadia. I really wish that game would get a sequel, or a port to modern systems with some quality of life features (like shortening/skipping animations in ship battles)
Hell yeah, completely agree. 35 hours into a replay, and loving it just as much as I did originally. Spoilers: Skies of Arcadia will be the subject of an episode soon :)
Ive almost forgotten just how cozy Legends felt. The Ghibli comparison is apt. One of my favorite games growing up and Ill always hope to see something come along that captures the vibes like that again. The breezy nature, the unique comfy mad max pastel world, and all the colorful characters. Datas little dance is seared into my mind. I had high hopes for Red Ash and the tie-in shorts showed a lot of promise of what could have been. Its funny, Ive got all those indie games followed and wishlisted. Its nice seeing the next wave of devs being nostalgic for that PSX era the way my generation was for 16 Bit in the late 00s.
I remember randomly finding it for sale and getting it back in the day based on the Megaman name alone. It ended with me loving it and playing it through many times. Such a shame it all went down the way it did.
Loved the vid! Mega Man Legends was an all time favorite of mine growing up. Played it over and over again. I didn't realize just how much I still harbored a deep hurt that Legends 3 never came out until I literally had to stifle the urge to shed a single tear of disappointment when you brought it up in your video. Excellent content, can't wait to see what else you cover! Oh, and get Mega Man off the moon!
When I was a kid, a friend let me borrow his PS1 and games, in some kind of "the consoles we hadn't played" summer trade, and I played a little of everything he had. MGS, MediEvil, Wipeout, the RE trilogy as it stood at the time. But the prize of his collection, which he almost didn't let me borrow at all, was MM Legends 1, 2, and Misadventures of Tron Bonne. And as much as I enjoyed the back catalogue, MM was looming the whole time. I'd played plenty of MMX and a little MM classic, but Legends was spoken of in a weird kind of reverence by a kid who really seemed far more of a Resident Evil fan than... whatever the cartoony thing he didn't want to part with was. So with like, a month left on our trade, I finally popped it in. And I was in love with it. 1 had rough edges, but nothing so bad that the charm of the game didn't carry me through, and 2 was so good I couldn't believe it. Tron Bonne instantly cemented itself as an alltime favorite, and they did this all on the strength of being a light action game version of a type of cartoon I didn't even like, and still don't to this day. It cannot be understated just how enormously charismatic these sedate and whimsical cartoon games are. Once they got the actual gameplay on par, and centered in on the most charming aspects of the whole presentation, it was just over for anything else I'd played that summer. The Mega Man Legends trio was my game of the year in 2001. Probably the only way I'd ever buy a console again is if MML3 was on it, and not on PC. I've revisited them since and they hold up to my nostalgia just as well. Whether it was properly Mega Man or not, these were solid games with a solid identity, and I wish they'd carried on making them. It almost hurts when other capcom games make references to them, because it's like they know Legends deserves the love, but they'll never quite get around to giving Legends the full treatment. I'll always have the memories, but I could probably have done with some closure.
Casually checking Second Wind's library of other content outside of Fully Ramble, and I swear - I've never clicked so fast on a video just based on the thumbnail before.... MML was my first ever PS1 game and I was always blown away at how the voice acting was so amazing and the world was so expansive, especially if you explored beyond the main storyline!
I was so incredibly hyped when Legends 3 was announced, and so incredibly heartbroken when I heard it got cancelled. This series was truly great and just thinking about Megaman Volnutt being cliffhangered up on the moon indefinitely brings a tear to my eye. Also, absolutely here 1000% for a Marty series.
Thank you Marty and Javed! Amazing video! I dropped everything I was doing to watch the instant I saw it hit my feed. Both Legends and Misadventures are some of my favorite games of all time. I'd fight people for a remaster collection, kill for a collector's edition, and destroy timelines for Legends 3. xD
I dont even need to watch to know this is a given. Geez with the popularity of souls and AC6 this should be a no brainer for capcom. There is a huge market for fiddly weapon swaping exploration rpgs and even mission based versions. I watched a full playthrough on my downtime when on business travel of 1 and 2.
Yeah open world shooter with puzzles is easily portable to the modern era of games. A "gun" that fires whatever the story needs and multiple armors types being amicable to DLC work should be a layup
Nice work Marty. I'd like a three-act Megaman Legends game, where the first act is saturday morning anime and ends with an extremely gory something, changing the whole vibe of the world in act 2.
Amazing production quality here! Some weird frame pacing issues a bit into the beginning, but otherwise was an excellent video. I think you did Legends a pretty solid service while keeping the video an appetizing length. It's been charming to see the Legends aesthetic be revived in newer indie games. I just hope there's one that really captures the same sense of *adventure* someday, too.
I am crossing my fingers Capcom will release a Legends collection for current gen console! They’ve basically release almost every other Mega Man game into a collection bundle but now only Legends is missing the same treatment! Till this day I hope Capcom might reconsider and give us Legends 3. Come on CAPCOM you can’t leave that story on a cliffhanger!!! I’ve played just about every single Mega Man game. Throughout the years and yet somehow Legends still remains as my all time fav! It was unique, it was daring, it was fun etc. I had fun exploring Kattlelox Island and the multiple islands you explore in Legends 2. The voice acting was top tier in this franchise and considering the fact this was developed in the early Y2K’s when video game voice acting wasn’t considered main stream or as a serious job. Yet somehow every voice actor made the characters iconic. I still replay Legends 1 & 2 along with the Misadventures of Tron Bonne every once a year. This game after 21 years still holds the charm and magic. I never get tired or bored after all these years! It deserves more love and attention and what better way to do it than to release a Legends bundle collection on current gen! Old and forgotten PS1 games are being ported to current gen! Another of my favorite games such as Tomba got the same treatment in August of 2024! So who is to say Legends can’t? It’s not impossible, you just gotta have faith! 💙💙💙💙💙💙
I'm one of the largest mega man legends fans under the sun, I'm in the middle of creating an indie game that's inspired by it. while I'm working within my limitations & it's a 2d rpg, I just miss the style & the heart. the exploration & the adventure. it's not the greatest game, but it could have been amazing in better hands. the legends story in spirit belongs to it's fans now. I hope everyday for a remake, but I gotta push forward with my ambitions to fill that hole in my heart.
3 decades of gaming and hundreds of games behind me, Mega Man Legends is still in my top 3 video games of all time. Right next to bloody Mass Effect. Thanks second wind for giving love to this game. I love mega man and this is my favorite one.
A great vid that touched on the good and bad legends history i remember. The devlog was so hopeful. To anyone playing the series, legends 2 has a painful water temple, but its worth getting through
Legends is a game series that so perfectly captures a tone and style. The loveable characters, atmosphere, and sense of adventure are so rarely matched (though I saw Skies of Arcadia in that intro, a game I feel very similarly about!)
Great video. Can't wait for more of this series in the future. Mega Man Legends is definitely an underrated classic and really sad it came out before 3D was fully baked. I am very much of the opinion that most early 3D suffered from growing pains and rushing to hit that next gen graphics started from there, which has been a plague on the industry.
This was a great first episode. Looking forward to the next one. Mega Man is one of those franchises that I've never gotten into, so this was interesting to hear.
Megaman Legends is the representation of my childhood. I treasure the memories of the 2 games and also breaks my heart thinking that megaman is still stuck in that moon thing.
These two games were such important gems. BTW, "gate crasher" is a perfect capturing of legends epic vibe. All the songs are great earworms. But the title menu music and the final gate music from the first games are certified bangers.
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Bro, your channel is legit so good! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya!
To this day I still dream of getting a third one. These games were a good chunk of my childhood.
Even after 14 years, the sting of Legends 3 being canned hasn't completely gone away. I still remember buying a 3DS specifically for that game only to hear about the project and demo being cancelled like a month later. And in some sick divine prank, it happened right after Ocarina of Time 3D came out too. Twice in a row did the Legends series get unintentionally screwed over by the Hero of Time.
Thrice.
Between OOT in 1998 and the 2011 3DS remake, Legends 2 competed neck-n-neck with Majora's Mask in 2000. In fact, both games out just days of each other in Japan and the US.
MML2
JP April 20, 2000
US October 25, 2000
Majora's Mask
JP April 27, 2000
US October 26, 2000
Is the US PS2 launch didn't do L2 in that week, the second N64 Zelda did.
And the way the Legends series was so consistently screwed by the Zelda series stings even more considering that I loved the Legends series far more than any other Mega Man entries BECAUSE it had the same appeal as Zelda games. A single interconnected world to explore, interact with, and backtrack through as you got more stuff, rather than completely disconnected levels to just travel straight through and never see again. That's always been my gaming happy place and always will be. Why must Zeldas destroy other Zeldas?
Now that being said, the Legends games weren't as overall good as Zeldas, and certainly offered less ways to interact with the world, but darn it, they were doing their best and I'm sure they could have eventually matched Zelda games in overall quality if given the chance. Okami did, after all, and that was a Capcom game as well. They could have done so with Legends too if it had just continued.
And yeah, for the record, I remember that Legends 2 broke the game world up into separate disconnected areas. It was, unfortunately, one of those sequels that both took steps forward and steps backward. The cutscenes were also less good due to not doing that thing the first game did where they drew custom mouth textures specific to the exact poses, angles, and backgrounds of individual shots.
@@Alloveck Actually, I always felt the Legend series had more of a Metroid feel to it. Especially with how you can explore ruins deeper and deeper once you get new parts to make weapons, sometimes from just exploring cracked walls and other times from defeating bosses.
It's for that reason, I am especially sad that no one has been able to use that style up until now to make a Metroidvania game. It almost feels like a prototype of an inbetween game of Super Metroid and Metroid Prime.
Only a Zelda fan would use the term "Divine Prank"
@@BlaxeFrost-X Only another Zelda fan would recognize the term "Divine Prank." ;)
It's stunning how well this game's artstyle aged. Still ravaged by the sheer clunkiness of early 90's graphics, but it's stylized in just the right amount of simplicity, and it kinda looks like a really low-budget anime...
The use of large swaths of solid color to hide texture warping was brilliant.
I agree, the controls for the first game certainly haven't aged well, but its graphics show that stylized graphics over realistic ones are better at standing the test of time. Heck, its style is so charming for me that anything that even remotely looks like it makes me smile.
And it is a style that does seem to still be in use in places as mentioned in the video. Another semi-recent game who's style immediately brought me back here was Say "NO" More. I'd say it works.
YES! And the spinoff "The Misadventures of Tron Bonne!" was one of my ps1 favourites but was completely forgotten
Yes! A million times yes!?!
True dat. They didn't even mention it in this video!
@@Busterkeatonrulesexcept that they absolutely did mention it and even showed gameplay from it
The fact that Legends came out BEFORE Ocarina (never thought to look this up) makes the game even MORE impressive, IMO. As a kid playing the game for the first time, it was easy to get the impression it was just Capcom's attempt to mimic and iterate upon the success other studios like Nintendo already struck in the 3D space. But this characterization that Legends was experimenting with 3D language before anyone even invented the vocabulary is... sublime. In that light, the game's ambitiousness and the degree to which it holds up even to this day are just downright impressive. I wholeheartedly agree - Mega Man Legends was a massive diamond in the rough, a package that not only dared to be such a unique departure from the norm but managed to succeed so well at it, and its absence leaves a huge feeling of lost potential for what could have been.
A shame Legends never got the recognition for its role in pioneering 3D game design.
Where's the Legends Legacy collection Capcom!?
Locked behind their cold hearts.
The bad news: there probably won't be one. Due to spin-offs generally being excluded (so no MoTB), a Legacy Collection having only two games (whereas the others have 4 at an absolute minimum) would be tough for Capcom to justify.
The good news: that said, if Capcom wants to revisit the Legends series, it'll likely be in the form of full-blown remakes. The Legends games brought up to modern standards? You son of a bitch, I'm in.
At best, it’ll come well after Starforce’s collection. At worst, never because Capcom hates Mega Man Legends.
Too much controversy from the original character designer (loli in the 90's) and some of the voice cast (Tiesel's actor was yucky), plus the underperformance of the series. It has too much nonsense but not enough support.
It's in the pit that is Inafune's legacy
The cancellation of MML3 was one of the most heartbreaking letdowns in gaming for me.
It's such a charming and lovely world. It would be so fun to play it with smoother controls, and to finally finish the story.
No kidding it was heartbreaking. I was there, participating... ,_,
I adored the setting, it was great.
And I'm still a little salty about Capcom blaming us for not supporting it even though they never released anything for us to buy. The problem was that they picked the 3DS as the only platform, then the 3DS released and was tanking due to a high price and no games, so Capcom pulled out instead of pivoting to other platforms. Same stupid mistake they made by making Mega Man Powered Up and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X for PSP only. Xbox Live Arcade and PSN were right there, they could have sold a lot better with ports. Legends 3 also could have been a smaller download only title for consoles. But nooooo, Capcom has to go handheld exclusive on handhelds that (at the time) are selling poorly.
I don't even think Keiji Inafune leaving had anything to do with it. Even if he was still there, the higher ups would have pulled the plug anyway.
same, same.
@@mjc0961Beyond still being annoyed at the cancelled _Mega Man Legends 3_ game, I am still surprised that Capcom gave _Mega Man Powered Up_ like infinite Roll costumes but no real support otherwise. I still don't know (or at least I don't recall) why Capcom tried to push the PSP so hard and doomed two entirely great remakes to it and to also getting no sequel. (It bitterly now makes me wonder how much better both games would have fared on the Switch even with that system's own issues as a portable system.)
Sometimes I remember this game even more than the original mega Man series. Something about going around and collecting parts so I could build a vacuum cleaner Just hit the right spot
@@MyNameIsDecember that vacuum was the fucking GOAT!
@@thevoid8578 Honestly, that thing was so dang useful it may as well have been his actual left hand.
This is what I'm talking about. I think he missed the target _big time_ talking about themed dungeons and the like akin to a mix of Zelda and classic Mega Man. Gimme a proper RPG based around finding parts and using them to build new tech!
@@TheDoc73 That really was the main draw of exploring wasn't it? Anytime new places to explore opened up, your mind raced at the possibilities of new things to make.
Megaman Legends was the first Megaman game I ever played. I loved it so much I was actually disappointed when I tried the others
Legend's great gift to the industry is its art style. It has become the blueprint for modern LowPoly indie design. Like Megaman Legends looks so good it looks like a modern Indie game. And you can totally see it being referenced in so many places.
One of the defining games for me relived through such a well written and edited tribute. Killer way to start the series ❤
One episode in and already a strong contender for my favorite series ever. Great work!
Marty, you absolutely nailed it with the debut to this series! Really looking forward to more. Also I really wish there will be a Legends collection or remake, I adored that game growing up
I am so happy to finally hear that little intro sound in a video!
That PS1 console start-up noise is so iconic and nostalgic. Loving the vibes of this show too
I loved MML but I REALLY loved the Misadventures of Tronne Bonne. What lovely lovely games
To be honest, I think that one is my favorite too!
I loved this game so much. It pains me every time I see a RUclips video taking a dump on it. The vibe was so chill and the end was surprisingly grim.
Wait, some people dislike these games?! What miserable existence can one have that would result in harboring ill will towards such a wholesome game
@@ugosmith7529 some people’s research begins and ends with the sales numbers and a review by some jerk who is afraid of change.
dude.. i remember seeing when they closed mega man legends 3 project and i was so bummed. i still am now
I don't think people dunk these games anymore. They were controversial releases back in the 00s, but nowadays I mostly see praise and how they are underrated gems.
MegaMan Legends is a true masterpiece. Still hope that we get a third one someday.
Alright this video is turning me into a Patreon Subscriber, you have no idea how exciting it is to see this game talked about from these folks.
I was OBSESSED with MML 1 and 2 (even had a Misadventures of Tron Bonne) as a kid, and no one else i've met knows about it.
The CD case for MML2 had a screen cap of an area of the game that didn't exist in the game itself, I thought it was such a mystery.
My current DnD world is loosely based off of the MML world (after The End, crystals acting as power sources, ruins filled with old robots, the old Magical capital is called Kattlelox).
Hugely appreciated and so glad you enjoyed!
Theres literally dozens of us mml fans!
Hey, we can say hundreds now based on the comments!
I remember renting the N64 port a lot as a kid. Game reminded me a lot of Zelda a good way. Given the great job Capcom did with the other Collections on steam they really need to port these ones too.
That's how things started for me. Renting Legends from the VHS rentals near me, and then moving on to purchasing 1 and 2 myself because I couldn't get enough of them.
Never got around to playing 2. I should rectify that at some point
I've been hearing a lot of chatter about Megaman Legends lately, for some reason the Gen Zs are discovering this game and it just completely blows their minds on how good it is. As a long time fan, I'm really happy about this and I hope Capcom picked up this chatter too. Then maybe, we can finally get Megaman OFF THE MOON!
Geeze I hope so. He must be bored out of his mind up there. He's been there for SO long!
Mega Man Legends deserved to be as big as classic and the X series. It was Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Diablo and Resident Evil wrapped together and packaged in the form of a Saturday morning Anime. Capcom could've been printing their own money.
I couldn't agree more; It felt like playing a Saturday morning cartoon. There was so much potential with this series
editing crazy good cant wait for more
This video is brilliant top to bottom! The script and the editing come together beautifully! Thank you for making this! If anything deserves a millions sequals its this video!
I love this! I love the whole vibe of The Archive and am excited to see more!
Mega Man Legends has remained one of my favorite entries in the Mega Man series and I remember when Mega Man Legends 3 was being worked on. I remember that at the time, the open level of communication between Capcom and fans was unheard of and even praised. Maybe in an alternative timeline, Capcom spearheaded a revolution between developers and fans.
I was looking forward to this series and you certainly delivered. Although Rockman Dash history is well documented, it helped a lot to place it in context. Thanks and keep up the good work ✌🏼
Really cool to hear comments from Javed at the end of the video.
I am absolutely starved for Legends content! I still have my old disks that I will sometimes play on my PS2. It does not deserve the fate it has been served.
Megaman Legends is still one of my favourite games. I love the entire series. It's wacky and wonderful world and characters were just so engaging!
A friend of mine broke me with this knowledge... Mega Man Legends has dungeons with invisible enemies, has an interconnected world, enemies that like to jump scare you off screen, a shield system of taking more damage once it is broken and a system of getting knocked down based on damage and defenses...and a side dodge with i-frames
Mega Man Legends is a Souls-Like.
This was a real treat!
damn, the editing and music for this rules
I’m always thrilled to see legends getting some love!
This was great Marty. I've been waiting for a series like this from you, your passion for old games shows through in everything you do! I never played the MegaMan series but enjoyed this!
Legends has always been a favorite of mine, to the point where I bought a Vita case that allowed me to add L2/R2 buttons that connected with the back touch pad, making the game playable.
Great first vid!
This was a wonderful video. Always happy to hear people talk about the Mega Man series. Especially under appreciated titles like Legends.
What a delightful little look into one of my all time favs! Mega Man Legends is a perfect example of one of those clunky little games that wins you over with sheer charm and presence. I really love smaller scale titles that spend a lot of time in a more condensed space like Legends 1 did. I still replay it all the time on any device I can!
I was one of the Mega Man Mega Fans that ended up missing out on the Legends games for the bad timing reasons stated. I finally got an N64 the Christmas a month after Ocarina of Time launched and I spent so much time with that game! By the time Legends came to N64, I was moving on to GameCube and also finally got a PS1 and started catching up on that consoles incredible catalog. At 10 to 15 hours I might have to get this game on my list to play soon!
This hit me hard in those nostalgic feels that make your eyes well up a bit with thoughts of what could have been and that pure enjoyment you only got as a child from these games, but can revisit for fleeting moments as time marches on. Great homage to a fantastic, if short lives series of truly unique titles in the Megaman universe. Thank you for this.
0:04 Sorry but I'm already too distracted by SKIES OF ARCADIA! Are we gonna talk about that? Please? :D
Looking forward to this! This series is in dire need of attention - especially considering how it ended.
Man Keiji Inafune was the reason I stopped kick starter projects, I just wanted more legend-likes
Mighty Number 9 was such an extreme letdown.
@@mittensfastpaw The problem is that Keiji Inafune was asking way too much from Inti Creates, and Inti couldn't handle it. What Inti Inafune should have done is asked what kick starters goals that Inti Creates could and could not handle.
Sometimes it's important to know your limits, Inafune at the time did not.
I still have no idea what he was thinking doing a second Kickstarter when he hadn't delivered his first Kickstarter game yet. I sure wasn't going to back Red Ash when I was still waiting for Mighty No 9
@@mjc0961 Because he was so sure that he could both, based on his accomplishments at Capcom.
However working on multiple games in a smaller company is alot harder than a triple A company.
Great job! I have high hopes for this series
Great video, cannot wait to see more of The Archive! The PS1 is just before my time, so it's great fun to learn and think about the what ifs of the game generation before. Thumbs up for the over-credits chat too.
So happy to see this! Megaman 64 was one of my first obessions as a kid and it absolutely deserves more recognition, the atmosphere of this game is something truly unique between adventure and horror for kids. Ill never forget the first time transitioning to the city area to get stomped by the three blumebears in terrifying fashion
Great video, and glad yall found a way to make Marty’s love of putting off new games by going through old games/series into its own show
Now this I can get behind. Legends 2 is still one of my favorite games of all time.
that intro sequence is tight
Great video!!! Excited to have a new show to watch! Looking forward to more
Always love your pieces Marty.
I loved Mega Man 64! Even the combat stood out to me. The camera was wonky but the progression of going on random dungeons and collecting money to buy upgrades was novel outside RPGs at the time. Good memories
Good vid! I'm shocked there isn't a mention of Solatorobo though.
This was great. Looking forward to more of this!
Thanks for watching!
I approve of the intro of this "segment" starting with a shot of Skies of Arcadia. I really wish that game would get a sequel, or a port to modern systems with some quality of life features (like shortening/skipping animations in ship battles)
Hell yeah, completely agree. 35 hours into a replay, and loving it just as much as I did originally.
Spoilers: Skies of Arcadia will be the subject of an episode soon :)
Legends was such a fundamental game of my childhood. The town was so peaceful, the dungeons were so scary (for a 7 year old ha)
Ive almost forgotten just how cozy Legends felt. The Ghibli comparison is apt. One of my favorite games growing up and Ill always hope to see something come along that captures the vibes like that again. The breezy nature, the unique comfy mad max pastel world, and all the colorful characters. Datas little dance is seared into my mind.
I had high hopes for Red Ash and the tie-in shorts showed a lot of promise of what could have been. Its funny, Ive got all those indie games followed and wishlisted. Its nice seeing the next wave of devs being nostalgic for that PSX era the way my generation was for 16 Bit in the late 00s.
Absolutely lovely video, thanks for this.
Very true thumbnail
I remember randomly finding it for sale and getting it back in the day based on the Megaman name alone. It ended with me loving it and playing it through many times. Such a shame it all went down the way it did.
Cool vid, looking forward to more in the Archive series
Great video! We need more people talking about Megaman Legends, such an underrated and interesting game
Loved the vid! Mega Man Legends was an all time favorite of mine growing up. Played it over and over again. I didn't realize just how much I still harbored a deep hurt that Legends 3 never came out until I literally had to stifle the urge to shed a single tear of disappointment when you brought it up in your video. Excellent content, can't wait to see what else you cover!
Oh, and get Mega Man off the moon!
When I was a kid, a friend let me borrow his PS1 and games, in some kind of "the consoles we hadn't played" summer trade, and I played a little of everything he had. MGS, MediEvil, Wipeout, the RE trilogy as it stood at the time. But the prize of his collection, which he almost didn't let me borrow at all, was MM Legends 1, 2, and Misadventures of Tron Bonne. And as much as I enjoyed the back catalogue, MM was looming the whole time. I'd played plenty of MMX and a little MM classic, but Legends was spoken of in a weird kind of reverence by a kid who really seemed far more of a Resident Evil fan than... whatever the cartoony thing he didn't want to part with was. So with like, a month left on our trade, I finally popped it in. And I was in love with it. 1 had rough edges, but nothing so bad that the charm of the game didn't carry me through, and 2 was so good I couldn't believe it. Tron Bonne instantly cemented itself as an alltime favorite, and they did this all on the strength of being a light action game version of a type of cartoon I didn't even like, and still don't to this day.
It cannot be understated just how enormously charismatic these sedate and whimsical cartoon games are. Once they got the actual gameplay on par, and centered in on the most charming aspects of the whole presentation, it was just over for anything else I'd played that summer. The Mega Man Legends trio was my game of the year in 2001. Probably the only way I'd ever buy a console again is if MML3 was on it, and not on PC. I've revisited them since and they hold up to my nostalgia just as well. Whether it was properly Mega Man or not, these were solid games with a solid identity, and I wish they'd carried on making them. It almost hurts when other capcom games make references to them, because it's like they know Legends deserves the love, but they'll never quite get around to giving Legends the full treatment. I'll always have the memories, but I could probably have done with some closure.
Thanks for taking the time to write this. It was extremely well written and immensely satisfying to read!
This was really freakin good Marty
Casually checking Second Wind's library of other content outside of Fully Ramble, and I swear - I've never clicked so fast on a video just based on the thumbnail before....
MML was my first ever PS1 game and I was always blown away at how the voice acting was so amazing and the world was so expansive, especially if you explored beyond the main storyline!
I was so incredibly hyped when Legends 3 was announced, and so incredibly heartbroken when I heard it got cancelled. This series was truly great and just thinking about Megaman Volnutt being cliffhangered up on the moon indefinitely brings a tear to my eye.
Also, absolutely here 1000% for a Marty series.
I just want to bring our boy home, bro… He’s such a generous and kindhearted soul and he doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment.
The MegaMan Legends series has always been a cherished memory of my teenage years. Flawed as they were, I genuinely felt engulfed in the world.
Megaman Legends was awesome. I need to play it again.
Thank you Marty and Javed! Amazing video!
I dropped everything I was doing to watch the instant I saw it hit my feed. Both Legends and Misadventures are some of my favorite games of all time. I'd fight people for a remaster collection, kill for a collector's edition, and destroy timelines for Legends 3. xD
I dont even need to watch to know this is a given. Geez with the popularity of souls and AC6 this should be a no brainer for capcom. There is a huge market for fiddly weapon swaping exploration rpgs and even mission based versions.
I watched a full playthrough on my downtime when on business travel of 1 and 2.
Yeah open world shooter with puzzles is easily portable to the modern era of games. A "gun" that fires whatever the story needs and multiple armors types being amicable to DLC work should be a layup
Nice to see these are still remembered.
Nice work Marty. I'd like a three-act Megaman Legends game, where the first act is saturday morning anime and ends with an extremely gory something, changing the whole vibe of the world in act 2.
Megaman will always be one of my earliest favorites.
Amazing production quality here! Some weird frame pacing issues a bit into the beginning, but otherwise was an excellent video. I think you did Legends a pretty solid service while keeping the video an appetizing length.
It's been charming to see the Legends aesthetic be revived in newer indie games. I just hope there's one that really captures the same sense of *adventure* someday, too.
Oh damn, didnt expect to see some real fire like this right away today.
This = best opinion.
Awesome show, great work on the editing as well. Looking forward to seeing which games you pick for this series
Great concept as a video. The custom 3D animation was excellent. 👌🏻
I mean wouldnt say 1000 but definelty a proper conclusion
I am crossing my fingers Capcom will release a Legends collection for current gen console! They’ve basically release almost every other Mega Man game into a collection bundle but now only Legends is missing the same treatment!
Till this day I hope Capcom might reconsider and give us Legends 3. Come on CAPCOM you can’t leave that story on a cliffhanger!!!
I’ve played just about every single Mega Man game. Throughout the years and yet somehow Legends still remains as my all time fav! It was unique, it was daring, it was fun etc.
I had fun exploring Kattlelox Island and the multiple islands you explore in Legends 2.
The voice acting was top tier in this franchise and considering the fact this was developed in the early Y2K’s when video game voice acting wasn’t considered main stream or as a serious job. Yet somehow every voice actor made the characters iconic.
I still replay Legends 1 & 2 along with the Misadventures of Tron Bonne every once a year.
This game after 21 years still holds the charm and magic. I never get tired or bored after all these years!
It deserves more love and attention and what better way to do it than to release a Legends bundle collection on current gen!
Old and forgotten PS1 games are being ported to current gen! Another of my favorite games such as Tomba got the same treatment in August of 2024!
So who is to say Legends can’t? It’s not impossible, you just gotta have faith!
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I'm one of the largest mega man legends fans under the sun, I'm in the middle of creating an indie game that's inspired by it.
while I'm working within my limitations & it's a 2d rpg, I just miss the style & the heart. the exploration & the adventure. it's not the greatest game, but it could have been amazing in better hands. the legends story in spirit belongs to it's fans now. I hope everyday for a remake, but I gotta push forward with my ambitions to fill that hole in my heart.
Best of luck!
Very cool new series!
this made me smile, thank you for making this video. I have such fond memories of this game
Great video!
I absolutely adored megaman legends as a kid. Every so often i'll go replay it and have a blast.
I like this, Marty has a nice vibe in this, his narration gives me a very particular feeling of nerd nostalgia. Good soup, will watch the next one
This is The game for me, My favorite game of all time. I really wish they would usher in a new era already, my boys never getting off the moon.
Great video, Marty and Javed!
I've been asking for a Legends collection for ages. Thanks for saying this.
3 decades of gaming and hundreds of games behind me, Mega Man Legends is still in my top 3 video games of all time. Right next to bloody Mass Effect.
Thanks second wind for giving love to this game. I love mega man and this is my favorite one.
A great vid that touched on the good and bad legends history i remember. The devlog was so hopeful. To anyone playing the series, legends 2 has a painful water temple, but its worth getting through
Teasel still has the best line ever (the TP line in MML2, lmao). Man, I miss this series
holy shit this is good, make more now.
I LOVED these games as a kid, and was so sad to see no MML3. Thanks for the retro coverage and background knowledge 🙂
Legends is a game series that so perfectly captures a tone and style. The loveable characters, atmosphere, and sense of adventure are so rarely matched (though I saw Skies of Arcadia in that intro, a game I feel very similarly about!)
Great video. Can't wait for more of this series in the future. Mega Man Legends is definitely an underrated classic and really sad it came out before 3D was fully baked. I am very much of the opinion that most early 3D suffered from growing pains and rushing to hit that next gen graphics started from there, which has been a plague on the industry.
This was a great first episode. Looking forward to the next one. Mega Man is one of those franchises that I've never gotten into, so this was interesting to hear.
Megaman Legends is the representation of my childhood. I treasure the memories of the 2 games and also breaks my heart thinking that megaman is still stuck in that moon thing.
These two games were such important gems. BTW, "gate crasher" is a perfect capturing of legends epic vibe. All the songs are great earworms. But the title menu music and the final gate music from the first games are certified bangers.