The Rise of Mega Man Battle Network (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Combining the classic gameplay of Mega Man with that of a RPG, Battle Network is definitely one of the best series on the Gameboy Advance!
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Battle Network 1
4:57 Battle Network 1 Spoilers
14:25 Battle Network 2
17:42 Battle Network 2 Spoilers
30:05 Network Transmission/WS
35:08 Battle Network 3
39:03 Battle Network 3 Spoilers
56:20 Retrospective/Outro - Ігри
Jack in, Mega Man! Execute!
Execute who?
@@tert1741 Order 66.
I think Shark Man.EXE might be based on a robot master of the same name in the crappy DOS version of Mega Man 3.
The Elec Man stage is pure aids.
This video is SO GOOD.
Megaman battle network needs a collection so more people can play the games.
I'd buy that game in a heart beat but the only issue I can see is with the battle network 3-6 how are they going to handle that?
@@Prinny9000 They add it, because I want both versions lol
@@Prinny9000 they were willing to package 2 versions in 1 cartridge with Starforce 2. I think they'd just have both versions selectable under each title for a Legacy Collection.
I only got into mega man recently so yes please!
@@joeycilantro8544 sauce?
these games seriously need a legacy collection treatment
especially along with star force
edit: THEY'VE ANNOUNCED BN LEGACY COLLECTION, WE WON
I think that whether or not we see a legacy collection of Mega Man Battle Network / Starforce would largely depend on how well Battle Network did on Wii U Virtual Console. I would personally love to see both make a return in either a legacy collection or even better, a remaster, but at this point I'm beginning to think it's a bit of a pipe dream. Especially for Starforce since even the original games were only a mild commercial success. Sales wise Battle Network sold gangbusters especially in comparison to Starforce. I love both series to pieces, but let's face it, Starforce wasn't hugely popular. Both series still have a small dedicated fanbase, but out of the two only Battle Network met commercial expectations. Back in the day, I was surprised that CAPCOM saw Starforce through t the end since they lost money on both the 2nd and 3rd installments of the series. Starforce 3 is without question the Mega Man game I've sunk the most hour into and one of my favourite Mega Man games as a whole, so I'm glad they did see it through to the end. I still can't beat the final of the secret bosses to this day.
maybe even remakes with better graphics
Yep, just ROMs for now
@@colinmunro3158
I think anything could happen if they managed to bring back both Zero and ZX, two series that were almost never talked about in present day. Especially ZX.
Happy Legacy Collection Announcement day
One thing you missed, Battle Network 3s post game still isn't over at those time attacks. If you complete "all" the post game activities, you'll get 5 stars on your save file, but by entering a secret code those five stars move and make room for 2 more stars unlocking the Omega Navis, the absolute hardest variations of every boss. Even after beating all the Omega navis and getting all 7 stars, you STILL have an extra secret boss against Alpha Omega. Battle Network 3 doesn't fuck around with its additional content, the post game is as long as the story!
Just Use a GameSharkSP,And Set Folder Back As The Regular Chip,And Bass GS As The 11th Chip!😂
@@chimuoma390 You're outta luck if you have a digital version (like a GBA Virtual Console on 3DS), though. I am totally *_NOT_* lookin' forward to tryna play the Battle Network games without the use of GameShark/Action Replay/Codebreaker codes...
@@DragoonMS why would you even need cheats for these games? its easy enough as it is
@@sean1oo1 the main stories, sure. But you're a liar if you're saying the 6th and 7th stars are the same level of difficulty as everything else
@@calvinsimpson1301 beating all omega navis and finishing the program advances? Dude if you’re able to get to the point where you can fight the omegas you’ve got no excuse not being able to fight them and win. Come on now.
The program advances is the only part I’ll give you because you either A.) dumped your chips into the traders and now can’t finish them because of the chip codes being one time pickups. Or B.) not having a guide to flat out tell you how to preform some of them.
But besides that there’s legit no reason to cheat these games, (unless you’re giving yourself event chips or version exclusives) are still easy as dirt with the only challenge being the time it takes to 100% it.
Yooo this is the video we DESPERATELY needed since no one ever talks about this game, thank you
I agree. I love this series, is my favorite Megaman series tbh, with 3 and 6 being my favorites.
@rockman fan
I have no idea where this is coming from. Mega Man fans love vibin with all iterations of the Blue Bomber.
@rockman fan
Well that was when everyone was tired of the Blue Bomber, with how saturated the market was with these games, and Battle Network was at the forefront of this, with its many games and dual versions. So I can imagine some people being pretty salty about it in particular.
But now that that era is past us and after the drought of early-late '10s, the community has been a lot more appreciative of all parts of the franchise, including the network games.
Even then, BN has always had a strong following, even if maybe outside of the core MM fandom at the time.
If you guys like speedruns TeamBN has several videos up that could use some love and they cover the whole series and some fan games.
There's an active, loyal, maybe pretty small, fan community that still hosts tournaments. They stream on twitch weekly and upload those videos to youtube. Look for N1 Grand Prix and you should find them
No joke Battle Network has the best GBA music. The songs in the whole series, even in its weaker titles were LEGENDARY.
mother 3 also have good music, truly epic and emotional.
Mega Man as a whole has some gold OST's.
Megaman zero series
Finally, i just want more people to talk about these games lol
MMZ series takes it for best music, Neo-Arcadia, Departure, Cannonball, and Falling Down are some of the best songs in all of gaming.
"Battle is my Forté"
I see what you did there, Fishman.exe
The divide between playing as Lan and Megaman was a genius way to encourage exploration. I mean, forget finding a Pikachu inside of a teapot, you've found yourself a whole patch of tall grass, or possibly even a whole dungeon!
Pikachu in a- (sounds of searching UA-cam)
I liked the concept but oh boy it miss the Mark. Like Is the game series where i really needed to look up online where the hell i was suppose to go. Like that Time when you have to find a grafitty and it resumes as touching a under a specefic Shadow in a virtual bridge. One bit to the left of yo, sorry nothing happen
Battle Network is nothing but a gem. Just give me a MMBN collection already, Capcom.
And now it's happening. Coming in 2023, announced at the recent Nintendo Direct, Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection. All ten mainline games: MMBN1&2, 3 White & Blue, 4 Red Sun & Blue Moon, 5 Team Colonel & Team Protoman, and 6 Cybeast Falzar & Cybeast Gregar. Only caveat is that it ain't gonna be on Xbox One, Series S, or Series X. Just PS4, PS5, Steam, & Switch.
Yesterday was the day!
Any MMBN love is welcomed.
How it felt having a Wii, and the 3ds SP games...
I love Battle Network so much.
@@pikaszablak7933 same
@@checkhimDP how long are you
@@moosesues8887 take me out to dinner first champ jeez
"there's a sense of discovery every time there's a new thing for lan to jack-in to" these are the words that describe why I love Battle Network so much
running around hitting the bumper but getting the "nothing to jack into" noise is burned into my brain.
Just on a side note, Lan's father doesn't recreated MegaMan.EXE
What happened was that the Letter from Lan's Grandfather that he gives to his Father, talked about an accessible part on Alpha, and there Lan's Father managed to find and rescue MegaMan.EXE
i think tadashi just found remaining data of Mega Man and reconstructing it with the data while make him retain his memories but as a result i think the chng.bat is lost within him and he doesnt recieve errors in the navi customizer anymore.
One of my favorite moments in the entire series is when Lan yells "Nowwww Megaman Attack!!" and chucks his PET at the dude. Makes me chuckle every time
So, that moment is in 3 or later?
@@progamerkikorikov5182 3, desertman scenario
@@lukscarvalho3449 I've already finished 6 but thanks
Network Transmission is one of those weird games that gets progressively easier the farther you get
Probably because they added way more powers to megaman as the games went...but yeah it doesn't get any kind of difficult till after the main story is beaten
The only other megaman game that has that is Megaman Zero 1
@@centerreddot6852
Mega Man 3.
That game basically gave you a bunch of E Tanks to the point where even the Yellow Devil becomes a pushover.
Oh uh, just so anyone who doesn't know knows, Hikari Means Light, they translated it for the c and classic series but not the battle network ones
So Lan Hikari if they translated it would've been Lan Light, his dad was Mr Light and the grandpa was Doctor Light
Full name for gramps is "Tadashi Hikari", he's Right Light...
Once you see what his grandpa looks like in the memory data where you can view the past and his picture he looks just like dr light it was a great nod to the original
@@ZenoDLC Hah it's funny because he's Dr. Right in Japan. Hence the Dr. R logo for the DLN/DRN series robot masters and the RW logo for the DWN/DRWN series robot masters in Mega Man 3 and the R logos the DLN/DRN robot masters have in Megamix and Gigamix.
@@mattwo7 raito = light
@@KaitouKaiju Raito is also translated as right, you're forgetting Japanese has no l. It's sort of like how surrashu is slash and slush and naito is knight and night. Otherwise there'd have been an L on the boss doors from the start and Megamix and Gigamix would have replaced the R outright...
I almost never hear anyone say anything positive about Battle Network 2, because most seem to believe that the series really picked up at BN3. But I'm glad someone else sees Sean's story for what it was.
Even in a society where _everything_ from your toaster oven to your traffic lights are online, kids are still being preyed upon over the internet by evil people. Sean might have been a computer genius smart enough to set up an online terrorist syndicate, but he was still broken enough to listen to strangers online who gave him solace when he was vulnerable from losing his parents and abuse from his relatives.
Battle Network 2 was the first game that introduced me to the series and my favorite too!
Honestly battle network two would be a favorite of mine the only thing holding it back is the amount of backtracking specifically during the freezeman scenario cause it wears its welcome out very fast, even in the legacy collection where buster max is a thing
I started with battle network 2 and to this day after playing all the games in all the versions on emulators and after picking up legacy collection and playing some of all the games included I still think that it is best part of the series
They could have made it like zelda botw.
I mean I just finished 3 in the collection and to me 2 was the better game. In 2 Gospel had a presence that the WWW just never had. They felt like a real terrorist threat. The concept of merging reality with the Web was also really cool.
2 to me has better dungeons, there are no bad dungeons in 2 as far as I'm concerned. The final one has a real case of finality and was honestly amazing to go through.
3s dungeons were hit or miss for me, like the school one was okay, the zoo was decent but that hospital one was awful, with some almost nonsensical puzzle design when it came to what vine to burn, at least some of them felt that way. I also think the final dungeon was underwhelming and the cranes were kinda annoying.
I also prefer 2s Web design over 3... while the railway makes sense in 3 and the shortcuts were more present. The Web in 3 felt like disconnected compared to 2s Web world with branching paths and different ways to get to places.
Both 2 & 3 have some tedium. I think 3 is a little more tedious. 3 forces you to go back and fourth through the entire web that you discovered atleast 3 or 4 times during the course of the game to do what bounds to fetch quest on top of the already existing fetch quest. Not to mention the vital blocks that were needed in the customised progress certain areas would cause you constantly nerf yourself just to get through the area, the shrink block was especially bad for this. 2 granted also has its tedium with the diamond man section which to its credit is atleast thought out, like you have to traverse the Web in different ways than normal to get the various drill upgrades but it is easily the most tedious section I've experienced in the series but it is at least only one part of the game and like I said its atleast well thought out.
I will say I think 3 has better bosses .
I remember using headphones while playing these games and by unplugging them half way it takes away a layer of sound from the music. Probably one of my first instances of appreciating the different pieces that make up a song
Ha I did the same with my speakers
@@otakuthegreat hah! That’s really awesome! I want sure if I was the only one who did!
Omg, I thought I was the only one
Since it isn't mentioned in the video, funfact:
Gospel is the Battle Network version of Treble from the classic series, as Gospel is his japanese name. Going from Bass's robot dog partner to final boss, talk about an upgrade
Weird how the Japanese names for Megaman, Roll, and Protoman are all music based (Rock and Roll, Blues) but it's reversed for Bass and Treble (Forte and Gospel, though Forte is also a musical term).
@@straypaper gospel sort is as well. It's a genre of music
@@hanakoisbestgirl4752 which is fitting with the fact that Rock & Roll and Blues are genres
And this is also why Bass eventually merges with Gospel in BN3, like how they combined for a power up in classic 7.
Big multi bug entity who can transform his head into a drill...
Oh wow. I was literally in the biggest Megaman Battle Network mood and then this video shows up. I've always felt this series consisted of some the strongest GBA games on the market, especially since the gameplay is still pretty insane to mess around with.
if you have an android for sure downloading a Myboy! emulator and finding the mmbn roms brings tons of hours of fun! on act 4 for mmbn1 :)
@@yaboiskinnymalone836 I've always kept MyBoy! and the MMBN ROMs no matter how many time I changed my phone because they're so damn amazing.
I have small speculation about the inspiration of alpha. I feel like it's based on the Morris Worm which was an internet virus that self replicated as well as exploiting several vulnerabilities in its coding. There was even a point in which it basically froze the internet for a while due to people having to fix their networks. Really shows the detail on some inspiration for the bosses.
Overall I'm so glad that you reviewed this series as it is so underrated nowadays and I hope it comes back into the lime light like other classic titles.
It would be phenomenal if they put a battle network collection on the switch
I would actually buy this seriously!!
@@Kirrari Same here as somebody that has never played the BN games and only watched the anime (NT Warrior) the games looks really fun
@@ZeldaMasterLogan if u have a wii u they're on the eshop.
@@sleepingparappa Honestly I've been replaying my Wii U recently and I never knew that thanks!
@@ZeldaMasterLogan Of course! Have fun!
I thought I knew everything but I never made the connection between Mamoru and Serenade’s Navi emblem! I didn’t see it on his wheelchair! That’s awesome dude
Bass.exe: Battling is my forte!
Ayyyy! He said the thing!
For those who don't know, Bass' Japanese name is Forte
The art is just amazing. Usually this stuff has to look good on a tiny 3" wide screen only, but blown up on a computer screen, this shit still looks so good.
Ive already watched ur battlenetwork series, but im going to rewatch it again as i play along with the new collection
Yes! Finally someone remember megaman battle network series and hope for bn collection
I was ranting in Discord saying that everyone in the server needed to play them
@@aiodensghost8645 yeah also happy 20th anniversary for megaman battle network
The 6th game has a pretty dedicated competitive scene going on even today with tournaments
@@s7121n9s that’s true
*playing red sun* megaman battle network legacy collection
I actually love grinding in this game, its probably more rewarding than any other game. The better you do the better rewards you get. Figuring out how to exploit certain enemies and end battles asap to earn their chip is so satisfying.
This entire timeline is my favorite part of the Mega Man series the memories of both Battle Network and Star Force are some of the happiest of my childhood.
Lets be real here. Wood Shadow Style snaps the difficulty in 2. I am not even joking. Just for starters. combining the invisible aspects of the style with wood stage alone guarantees free heals and grace periods for breathing room.
Dear god.
You're going to try and 100% 4?
Good luck, the postgame is literally just 3 new game pluses.
I actually 100% #4 on Emulator, and have a physical copy that I'm incredibly close to 100%-ing. Just need a friend's gameboy to move a chip from my Blue Moon copy over to my Red Sun copy, and then I'll officially have 100% on the physical copy of the game!
Also, yes, doing this has melted my brain.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
That depends on how you define 100%. If you're counting secret chips, you need to do it SIX TIMES.
@@PolarShift completionists are too patient wtf
Playing the game once is already a massive pain in the ass due to the absolutely horrific writing and story progression.
Playing the game THREE full times just to unlock Bass and postgame content?
Good luck not completely losing your sanity :p
@@PolarShift I 100% everything you can do on a single cart, it's pretty rough.
I fucking miss it...
Same
I still hunt down the occasional rom to enjoy it.
If you have an android then try the pizza boy app and download a rom of battle network.
It was weirdly easy and I’m playing battle network and sonic advanced on it right now.
@@ghostburgers4284 I thought he was talking about the series in general, because I have all 1-6 roms in my laptop
BASED, can't wait for you to do starfoce
not based
That cutscene when Hub and Lan are stuck in alpha always makes me emotional because whenever I first played through the game in 2nd grade, one of my best friends brother (who I always hung out with) suddenly died from meningitis in a matter of less than 48 hours. The scene always reminds me of that, making them emotionally entwined with eachother in my mind. Shit is deep. Great game, great video.
This series was something I always wanted to get into, but other priorities got in the way. I remember being in Jr. High and there was an old friend who would play on his GBA during lunch break and seminars. The battle system takes a lot of strategy which I can appreciate, and a world full of IoT devices, this series was ahead of its' time.
Update: I've started playing through Mega Man Legacy Collection. I'm on Mega Man IV and I'm loving the series so far! I snuck a peak into Mega Man lore, and holy hecc, I thought Kingdom Hearts was convoluted!
@@mature111ster lol just wait until you get into X, the convoluted gets bonkers
When you start playing MMBN5, I recommend the Double Team DS version. It adds a lot of good stuff to the game and it even remixes the music from the GBA version! Also if you put the MMBN 1-4.5 GBA carts into DS it will play the remixed battle version of that GBA game.
YEAH! That one is my favorite because of the music (best in the series) the great doublesouls, and that you can play as other NAVIS! Plus I am in the minority, but I loved the liberation missions. Added dynamics not found in usual random battles.
Don't forget that some of them even have tangible benefits, like changing Megaman.exe's form and buster, or powering up certain Navis in the mission segments.
Dude BM5 was so good. Double Team especially, even though I had already played Team Colonel I was happy to buy the DS version. Don't froget about the OTHER cool stuff, like adding in removed content, and being able to insert a copy of Bokai 2 to get a special Cross Soul! That was the coolest thing.
My lord, so many people remember Battlenetwork. My heart can't take it.
The game series many seem to have forgotten.
Exactly
But not us 🤝
I'll never forget i've been watching capcom like a hawk hoping for a battle network legacy collection
@@RDJKR well, Capcom is preparing for the 20th anniversary for this series.
@@nadox5259 here's hoping for online battle support
Wow I'm a bit surprised to see people still talking about battle network in this day and age. Honestly makes me want to play it myself
This channel is just so charming, I have to come back!
i’m so glad someone made a vid like this! i’ve been raving about this series like a mad man for almost 20 years!
Glad this underrated series is getting some recognition
Congratulations, this video singlehandedly got me interested in the Battle Network series.
........thank you.
I feel like barely anyone gives this series a chance. Both this and Star Force needs more love they are amazing games in their own right.
Also Capcom where's that Legacy Collection at? Currently the only way to play these games (officially) is to hunt down and buying the original cartridges( which are expensive AF) or purchasing them on the Wii U eShop a dead console with a very tiny user base. Out of all the different Mega Man spin offs this Star Force needs a collection the most.
@360 Overdrive oh I'm aware of the emulator route and I already have all the games so I'm covered. The thing is there are a lot of people who might be interested in giving it a shot but for whatever reason don't care to mess around with emulators and ROMs. I'm mostly referring to the accessibility of the series and there's fewer easier paths to the series than just going to the eShop and picking it up. assuming it's on the switch you can take it on the go with you where you can't normally do this with an emulators unless you have already invested in the sort of devices that can do that.
TLDR
the fewer barriers of entry for new players the better.
I'll love Battle Network forever for the excellent plot twist of "Lan, your brother is dead, so I made him into an iPhone app."
Awesome, The Mega Man Battle Network series will alwaya have a special place in my brother and I's hearts.
Is this where I put One Step From Eden propaganda?
Played the demo at MagFest 2019, it was like direct nostalgia into my brain
I wish I was good at that game.
Yes
good propaganda
I spit on One Step from Eden. What is it?
I remember this series… I read the manga when I was younger
It's very fascinating how at least 2 of the incidents in the first game had already happened in real life, it makes this reality much more akin to our own.
What's scarier is how similar we are now to that reality. Smartphones are PETs and the world is very connected. It wouldn't take that much for someone to hack and cause problems someone.
Well... that already happened, several times in fact.
Saying hi on behalf of TeamBN, the series speedrunning community.
I’m more of a platformer megaman fan but because of this vid I want to try this game out
The 1st game REALLY suffers from 1st game syndrome but it's still worth it. And the series is refined more with each entry. Idk how much the cartridges go for nowadays, but if you have a Wii U, all the games are still available in the e-shop for $7 USD each.
Edit: I'm only 10 mins into the vid so if he brought this up later, sorry for being redundant.
@@zencyn4682 the first one has a japan only remake on the DS though! There's a fan translation too.
the 5th game is also available on DS and it's pretty good i'd say
Played all of them and the third is my favorite by far. It was also my first, so I may be biased
first one also has a GCN version sort of remake that is platformer, also has a bonus boss, Zero.exe. Im not entirely sure it is a remake, or just a reboot that didnt go anywhere, but it was alright.
Edit: my bad he mentions that one, wasn't that far when I replied yet.
Megaman Battle Network deserves a legacy collection same for Starforce! Bring back the series Capcom, fans like us enjoy this game and the anime too! Such a underrated series
Ei!!!
That Final Transmission music track hits me in the feels every time.
I'm so happy you're shining a spotlight on this series. Here's to a Battle Network collection for Switch sometime this year maybe
I need them to put these games onto the switch asap, instead of leaving the ports on WiiU alone! These games are my absolute favorites, 5 is my top, but 3 White was probably the most challenging for me at the time of playing. So much good stuff inside! Great work on your analysis, you're doing this series right! I do have to note, 4 is going to take you a little bit, full of content.
Yo I love this series!! I remember way back in the day when we downloaded the first game off some rom site. At first I wasn't too into it, seemed kinda lame. It was like a card game and I was too dumb to understand it.
But overtime my bro would help me out and show me how to properly build up my folder. It wasn't until BN2 that I really got into it. Seeing all the variations in those style changes was just so fun to experiment with! It got even better in 3 once you got that Navi Customizer and you could bug out Megaman. I think 3 also had like an extended endgame with collecting all those extra chips. Again I was kinda dumb and just liked shooting things, so I was never too into collecting those chips.
When 4 dropped I lost my fu***n mind!! Instead of style changes, you had this cool Soul Unison system. It basically let you play as the boss navis you fight, you get their special abilities but your still megaman. Essentially it was like getting a new armor. The game was a grind though and you had to beat the story like 3 times over to get all the armors - not to mention there were a total of 12 armors split between the 2 versions. Fire Soul, Guts Soul and Search Soul were my absolute favourites. And don't even get me started on the Chaos mechanic. IIRC it was like a berserk mode for megaman if you pushed him too far or if you activated it.
By the time 5 came out, they just doubled down on those Souls! You'd still get 6 per game, but now you could use the "Dark" and "Light" versions of them. I think there was a trick to it, like the dark version would be a lot stronger, but if you messed up the timing on your charge shot, he would break out of it. It was so cool to see all the different armors you could collect. Knight soul, Shadow Soul and Colonel Soul were my favourites. The armor designs were sick and they were actually pretty useful in battle too.
The series came to an end when 6 dropped but damn did they go all out. The soul system got a little upgrade to it but the biggest change were the BEAST forms!! Like I said during this whole rant, I was always too dumb to figure out proper deck building with the chips. So imagine my delight when I learned that there was a version for players like me! Pure brute force, no deck building just raw power!! This was probably my favourite game in the series. going into Beast mode and just using that sick chain gun, absorbing all those hits and not even flinching, was exactly what I loved about this game. You really felt like a monster in this game. And when you combine it with the Soul system, you get these cool elemental beast armors to play with. My bro went the other route though, he was all about the PA system and deck building. He would clear the screen within a few seconds because he knew exactly how to utilize the chip system. I'm more of a man of action, got no time to plan!
I think this is why I like this series so much. The story was a cool spin off from the OG series, the world was so "futuristic", exploring areas to find new spots to jack into, the armors to play around with and even the in depth chip system was fun to mess around with. The story was kinda weird, but the game more than made up for it with the aforementioned stuff I just said.
And the MUSIC!! Yo the music was probably the best thing about this game. Learning that the GBA had a weak sound chip makes this so much better. They just said F**k it, we'll make it all chiptune.
I have some pretty damn good memories of this game (as you can tell) and your video really helped me remember them. The pacing was really well done, the edits and little onscreen animations made for great material to get an idea of what you were talking about. I don't know who you are, and I just had this randomly recommended to me, but keep up the good work! 💎
These games are literally my brother and I childhood. The amount of times we have replayed 3 or the excessive hours put into it were insane. Awesome to see some appreciation of the series since capcom seems to forget about it
this tied with legends is my favorite series 😁
Just like that you have a new sub. Battle Network is so under appreciated.
The way you described your playthroughs in detail, along with explaining the plot alongside; this was actually the perfect video that I was looking for. Thank you so much!
49:18 This was basically confirmed by scenario writer Masakazu Eguchi (who Mr. Famous (Meijin Eguchi) is basically a self-insert of) though he didn't outright say it:
The Rockman exe Zone: "We received a lot of questions from readers regarding Serenade. In the end, who was Serenade’s operator?"
Eguchi: "I’ll leave that to everyone’s imagination… Let that be my answer please. However, *_I think that the person everyone is thinking of is probably correct."_*
(on a side note, it's also interesting that aside from Punk, all of Mr. Famous' navis are fanmade contest winners, similar to most of the robot masters in Mega Man 2 through Mega Man 8, Kung Foo Kid and Moon Destroyer in Star Force 2 and 3 and Arcade Man as a boss and Tabletman, Zehr, and Daruman as battle memories in ×over)
I always interpreted Serenade being the Navi of Mamoru's FATHER acting autonomously, while the symbol on his wheelchair shows that he could inherit them at any time if they had the chance to learn how to net battle.
I started to like this series more that i now know how BN music style works which is what made me capable of making BN style music. It's OST is also what got me into the game. I don't know what to else say. I never expected anyone to talk about this game at this time. I'm just so glad!
I'm here watching after the announcement of the collection on the Nintendo switch
Appreciate you taking the time to touch on my favorite series! Much love bro! 🔥
Now *this* series is what got me into Megaman. I love the Net Navi timeline of Megaman. The internet focused world is really cool and I’d love to have had a Net Navi. Not only that, but the way the battles are is also really good. I’d love to play these games again in a collection.
Wait so you played this game first and then went BACK and played other mega Man games? Or did you just keep going forward from here?
This video gave me great memories and I can't wait for the next one. Loved the way you commentated the games, especially when you developed Mamoru's storyline. Really wish we could meet him again in future titles but sadly that was not the case. Incredible video! We better get a Collection this year!
13:00 Defeating Bass is the only way to obtain the LifeAura, but yes, you are correct that Bass Chip is only Obtainable through a special event in the Japanese Version.
OH MY GOSH, YOUR COVERING ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEGA MAN SERIES EVER THANK YOU!!!!
Honestly Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue is what got me into Mega Man as a whole, this series is so fucking amazing, even at its lowest points like Battle Network 4 the games are great amazing gems!!
first the missing Singapore-English dub is found, then I see this? It seems like battle network is having a resurgence of popularity recently and i'm all for it!
Im more of a Megaman star force guy, but i love battle network too
Been playing this again lately, so imagine by surprise when I hop on UA-cam after work and see a video from one of my favorite content creators talking about it.
Such an underrated series that I will always be a fan of. And "Proof of a Hero" remains to be a hell of a banger to listen to. Might use this video to help get my friends into it.
Keep it up mate!
BN was seriously ahead of its time. 2004 and they basically predicated the ubiquity of smartphones and networked devices... having a computer in your car, one in your house, and several in your workplace. Obviously our version is a bit less fun and kid-friendly.
THANK YOU for talking about this game seems like no one I ever know irl remembers these games
I've been watching a series of analyses on this series on another series and it makes me happy that people are still talking about this game.
It's great seeing all the love my favorite game franchise is getting as of late, hopefully they'll announce the collection soon
These games were way ahead of their times in some aspects. Not only were the systems, plot and music engaging and well designed, it's cool that we are kind of living in that technological time now, with smart houses becoming a thing!
These games shaped the better part of my teenage years and I look back at them fondly. No game ever touched me the way MMBN did.
I'm so happy to see someone do it justice with a one hour video. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this, man. Thank you for the trip down memory lane :)
I've always preferred StarForce but a great series, glad to see it discussed.
Star force 1 has my favorite plot and character arcs in all mega man games. However, the gameplay just isn’t as good as the battle network series. I wish we could get a collection or a reboot for either battle network or star force. Anything that’s similar in gameplay would be great. Make it happen Capcom!
@@sablen1319 I do prefer Starforce's battle system but I think it's largely opinion based because Starforce is more twitch based since you have less room to move and less options to screw with the panels, so if you prefer that or not.
And yeah love the plot. 2 had some good moments but I think it got to annoying in to many places. 3 was pretty great but I still prefer the first story-wise.
I love Battle Network and Star Force equally.
@@pikaszablak7933 And that's fair, I just find Network's battle system a bit to much and I love the aliens in StarForce, but that's personal.
This game is so anime and I love it
I heard comments are good for the UA-cam algorithm, so here’s another one
great video dude! i enjoyed it thoroughly. such an underappreciated gem of a series. 2000's nostalgia at its finest
Been a fan of this series since 12 years old. I still think this series is amazing!
Real glad about u covering this, been looking forward to u uploading this since u said u will on twitter. U did a real good job covering the games.
55:41 Yeeeaaa that was a dumb localization change (see also the anime-exclusive names: WindBlastMan (WindMan) and JunkDataMan (JunkMan)), that's actually YamatoMan.
BURY THE LIGHT DEEP WITHIIIIIIIIIN
@@outtaideas849 What does Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition have to do with anything?
Honestly I haven't played those game yet, had to google it to get the reference.
@@mattwo7 Yamato
@@mattwo7 Also, it's a Capcom game. Blue samurai named Yamato, blue weeb with a sword named Yamato
@@outtaideas849 You uhhh... You _DO_ know he's named after the Robot Master form Mega Man 6 right? He was purple sure but blue is half of purple. Besides, Vergil's Yamato isn't a spear, now is it?
was there an anime of this i vaguely remember something like it on 4kids
Yes it was and it was awesome
Megaman NT Warrior. Not all of it was dubbed and if you are planning to watch the Sub, some character names were Localized to be more "Western", so careful to not get confused.
Rockman Stream was the anime that adapted MMBN3 iirc. I remember amping my crush towards Princess Pride back then.
Then there's Rockman Beast that uses MMBN6 as the story base but has its own story. It was really good. There was a movie too iirc.
Im back on an obsession with battle network 3. It was my brother and I's game we played on and off for our entire time together. He passed and now I find myself back here. I never completed the time trials without cheating. New goal. This is for you Dyl
I legit was so happy to find the battle network series I had all the games up to starforce or whatever and I had the PET with a shit ton of chips
Dude, I'm a Battle Network fan, and even I never knew about that Wonderswan game. Gotta say though, the look it went for is kinda like Mega Man Zero, and now I want a spinoff BN game like that.
I loved this franchise when I was just a kid... and now I feel old. But I wish they would make it a collection and port it over to the Switch.
You don't know how thankful I am for this video man, I love this this series with a passion, is one of my favorite game series. I can also gush about the ost until the cows come home tbh, like BN3 alone is awesome with some of my favorites of the top of my head being "wiping tears," "tree of life" which is really up there for me, and the battle theme of the N1 grand prix and most hype track in the game "great battlers." and all 6 games have also have fantastic osts as well.
Glad that you're covering this series. It deserves a lot more recognition. Great timing too, with it's anniversary coming up.
You miss out on a lot of story with Colnel if you do team protoman. I'd reccomend using Colnel as your baseline for 5, or doing the dual version (If possible, also grab the Django hidden sidequest now that it's been translated)
That's because team Colnel is canon, team protoman is not.
yeah, especially with how much he's involved in BN6 it's definitely important to get to know him in BN5
At some point i forgot this was a Mega Man spin-off and just accepted it as it's own thing
I love this game series soo much!! I'm so happy you actually did these videos :D
Finally someone’s covering the Battle Network series! Great stuff! Honestly, I wouldn’t mind hearing you talk about MegaMan Battle Network music. The OST for each game is phenomenal (except maybe 4...).
The first 3 games feel so great to play back to back. The leap in quality between 1 and 2 was one of the most impactful positive changes to a sequel. And 3 just refines 2’s formula to make it even better. This series is great. Glad my friends got me into it 4 years ago.
Can’t wait to see your thoughts on the last 3 of the series!
Megaman: *Is being held above water by capcom*
Megaman Battle Network: *is drowning as capcom pays it no mind*
Megaman Star Force: *rests at the bottom of the sea completely ignored by everyone*
Legends must be buried under the sea.
it was confirmed by Masakazu Eguchi that Mamoru is Serenade.exe operator
Thank you for making a video on this underappreciated franchise and also congrats on 201k!! it's well deserved!
FINALLY an in depth analysis of this criminally underrated series. Megaman Battle Network since childhood has been one of my all time favorite video game series. Thank you for this!
Yooo, a vid on MMBN? Nice! My friend is a big fan of Battle Network 3, I'll have to let them know you did a video talking about it (and the others in this one too, haha)
Edit: I have a feeling they'll be happy to hear you describe Mamoru's scenario as the best in the series so far! For reasons I'm not gonna go into here to protect their privacy (let's just say they find him relatable), Mamoru is a favorite character of theirs, so it's nice to see him and his story getting the recognition he deserves! Also, fun fact, Serenade was pretty much confirmed by the scenario writer Masakazu Eguchi to be operated by Mamoru (His exact words when asked about Serenade's operator being "I’ll leave that to everyone’s imagination… Let that be my answer please. However, I think that the person everyone is thinking of is probably correct.", as translated by therockmanexezone). Another fun fact, Serenade is described as being genderless by Capcom, though they're described as female in Japan and use he/him pronouns in English releases. With aforementioned friend being nb, that's pretty rad :0
I remember reading this so I was like cool we have a female superboss
Oh my god, someone is doing videos on MMBN, and interesting ones, and this someone is Rpg Monger
Who said that 2021 is gonna be a bad year?
Outstanding video! Grew up with the anime adaptation, so watching this brought back so many wonderfull memories. Thank you so much 😄 Can't wait for part 2!
The fact that someone is covering Battle Network in the year 2021 almost brings tears of joy to my eyes. By the way, in the games, Chaud and his father are part of the officials, a Cyberworld police of sorts, unlike the anime where they run a company.