If BN3 had a better way of taking the Press program into a smaller piece it would had been perfect. It's also limited to one Style that sucks which is why I always preferred BN2 over BN3.
@@itzyaboicloud8735 this may sound whimsical but I like the colors and brightness that BN2 had versus BN3. BN3 felt like it always had this dullness to it compared to 2 and it got even worse once you approached the end game.
I remember being creeped out at its serene atmosphere. When I first got there, it threw me off because the viruses were in your face tough. I played Blue Version. I am not sure if this is the same in White Version.
I remember putting in the work to even fight serendade to begin with! Having to battle the bosses with those horrible pre made folders in the specific amount of time was the greatest accomplishment of my young life and having the serendade battle chip was the icing on the cake.
I grew up on Pokemon, Golden Sun, and most importantly MMBN. To see this come back as an entire collection with a ton of new features has me so excited for its release tomorrow. I am dropping every other game and spending the next however many hours/days/weeks to go through every single game from the start.
@@JazirLourens2 I did not. I stopped at MMBN 6 because of both no DS and I didn't like the behind 3rd person view they switched to. Golden Sun seriously needs a re run or be introduced to people again. I would hunt every single djinn again across both games for sure.
@@jayw3688 I may still recommend Star Force to you. The story that builds up through the trilogy is quite tear-jerking. I was taken aback by the new perspective but I did get used to it. You can lock on naturally kind of like Auto Lock on from Cybeast Gregar so the limited perspective can be overcome with this lockon mechanic. I was hyped when Golden Sun: Dark Dawn came out. Most people quit because there was too much text in the beginning but I loved every second as a recurring fan. I really wish they would continue this IP, since it's quite a fleshed out world.
@@JazirLourens2 Naw I tried StarForce after having played through mmbn 1-4 and then 6 and StarForce doesn't come close to battle network. The change in camera cheapens the experience in my opinion. More power to you if you liked it, but I personally do not recommend those games.
This is my favourite video about the series. You really covered the games well and what made them so good. Most people who talk about this game really only rush through the story and that’s it. That’s like... half the game. The best part of the game really is the mastery aspect and the mystery of the post game areas. The fact you went in depth with the postgame shows you really loved these games and it shows in the video. Good stuff
The fact that Advance wars and Battlenetwork has returned around the same time is amazing. Those two game series kept me from remembering I was getting bullied in middle school due to my autism. I’m glad they have made a return in my 30s
@@riznix9237 bro. Why did I forget golden sun. That’s one of my favorite rpg series of all time. I even enjoyed golden sun 3. It was amazing seeing flint again.
Holy shit, I too was the autistic kid devouring AW and BN lol. Add to that Pokemon, Golden Sun, Civilization and FF Tactics Advanced, I was in strategy/tatical/RPG heaven during those times. Only modern games that scratched the same itch has been XCOM/2/Chimera Squad and Pokemon Arceus.
The secret area in BN3 always felt like heaven to me. A higher plane where mortals are unworthy to tread upon. Like the internet evolved into this new area on a higher level or something.
The music and Serenade definitely adds to that vibe you felt. The fact that Serenade uses love and mercy to defeat Bass also gives it a holy atmosphere.
@@raydespoir serenade is supposed to be really powerful and even he (she?) didnt manage to defeat bass he says that he only manages to seal him. god the post game of bn3 was so good
Pokémon Crystal was the first game where I experience a great post game but BN2 blew my mind. The music, the color contrast to the undernet, and the bosses. Then BN3 had a more chill post game area that topped it off with my one of my favorite Navis running the whole thing. He said he defeats his opponents with Mercy I was like “ohhhhh soooooo cooooooooool”
@@Capothekid BodyGuard Is Broken As Heaven In Every Game,Especially 3 And 6!In 6 It Works Like An Anti Damage Trap,Shielding You From A Hit!Last Night I OWNED Gregar SP,Falzar SP,And Bass BX,With A Folder Of PA's,And BodyGuard As My Regular Chip!It Was Beautiful As Saint Cecilia!If I Fought You In The Legacy Collection With My Hacked PA Folder,You Would Not Stand A Chance!As Apollo Flame Would Bellow,BRING IT!
pokemon GSC is the other thing that comes to mind when i think about a spectacular postgame! i might make a video on it someday, but i still don't think it can quite touch these games. and i agree, and hopefully this collection lets more people get to meet that particular navi!
@@chimuoma390 I’m happy we still get people excited for the game. Mine should be arriving Friday but being an adult I won’t be able to play as much as I want til deeper in the summer. Still excited
I played these games as a kid, and I wasn't super bothered to 100% them, but I did end up fighting the secret boss in MBN3. The post game having different levels to it is what makes it iconic imo. You can take it to whatever extreme you want, but there's so many different ways to challenge the post game.
Excellent video Levin! I could really feel your passion for this series and ngl, while it may not be a day one purchase for me, you've definitely moved it up a few spaces on my gaming to-do list but also catch me watching from the shadows waiting for the Starforce series to get the same treatment from Capcom in the future someday 😢
I saw parts of the show as a kid. Always wanted to play the games. Never got to. Now, now I get to Jack in and power up!!!! Finally!!!! After all these years!!! ❤❤❤
I think you are the first person I have seen to talk about the postgame in detail when promoting the Legacy Collection. Plenty of people have mentioned it but you actually touch on the specifics because you have played it. The postgame is absolutely one of the reasons why I absolutely adore Mega Man Battle Network 3. Grew up with White, can't wait to try Blue.
Love your enthusiasm for these games, they were so great when I was younger and I'm looking so forward to playing them again, this time with online battles - 1 day left!
I clicked this video out of nostalgia, but what REALLY hit me was the gamefaqs screen at 12:51. I remembered all of my childhood and pre-teen years all at once.
I think the way you explained this was absolutely spot on. Such a good series- I played them all in an emulator in high school too as well as gba and ds
omg you put into words what i felt since forever! the secret areas literally had me saving the game at every corner, and that sense of danger that i never felt in any other game. great video!
BN3 was my absolute favorite of the series too. I literally have its battle background set as my phone wallpaper. I booted it up on my Legacy Collection on launch day and all I could say was "it's good to be home."
These games really do have such a generous Post-Game. Very few games, especially now, give you so much content to do after finishing the main game (aside from maybe Monster Hunter)
I remember when I first played a mega man battle network game back in GBA days. It was MMBN3. It blew my mind away on how cool it is for a mega man game to be like an RPG. Grew up with Mega man games and RPG’s. Bought the legacy collections and very happy with it. Great video by the way.
Thanks for a great video Levin! This game series helped me through a lot of tough times growing up. Always have a special place in my heart. Hope they make a remaster of the IP at some point
Awesome video! Got me to hyped to go back to playing more. These were definitely some of my all-time favorite games and now I get to replay them and introduce the series to my husband. Honestly just a timeless masterpiece....really hope they decide to continue the series after what seems to be really good reception so far.
If Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2 foreshadowed Mega Man 11, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection could possibly foreshadow Mega Man Battle Network 7
Battle Network is an excellent little series of games. I played the 10 games to completion some time ago, especially BN 3 Blue. Running around in the post-game with a P-code folder was delightful (thanks to Plantman and EvilCut PA). The new collection is an excellent excuse to play the series all over again and experience some new tools with the easily available event chips, such excitement.
5:11 There’s actually one game that really reminded me of Battle Network, and that’s Phantom Dust. I remember watching a video on it about how much of a cult following it gained, and my first thought about it was definitely a 3D arena style Battle Network game. If the games ever made it to a 3D open world format, I could definitely see it turning into something like that.
I had only the briefest experience with MMBN 1 as a kid (I got to play the first chapter on someone else's cartridge during a bus ride), and I thought it was awesome and super memorable. I never got a chance to play any of the other games before. I recently got myself the full Legacy Collection and am happy to finally get to play all of them. The time challenges with preset chips makes me think of Arena challenges in Monster Hunter games, that have a similar premise. Very skill-testing experiences, and I can't wait to try them.
Excellent video buddy. Your passion for the series truly comes through. Thank you for pointing out some of the post game perks in the earlier titles. I've been an avid fan of the Battle Network franchise ever since I started playing when 4 came out with Red Sun. Now I can explore the other games. Also, eager to try out the online mode as my older self tends to gravitate towards the competitive game loop at the end of the day XD Overall, appreciate the effort and see you on the Network!
GBA was unequiocably the golden era of portable gaming. Battle Network series (until 4), Metroidvanias (especially Aria of Sorrow), Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (the game that introduced VIera!) We will never get another era of value-packed, endlessly replayable titles of its like.
i used to play games through out my whole childhood, the megaman battlenetwork games were among my favorite, but im older now and it feels liek so much work to compelte even one game, with limited time too.... I havent caved in to buy the colelction yet, but as a kid i didnt know abotu post game content, I just thought the game ended when the sotry finished, your video is gettign me closer to caving in for the colelction XD
The post game for exe 3 was one of the two high points in the series then we had exe 6 which hit the same notes but the post game area felt more ominous while exe felt more hopeful. god the post games for these game is on another level
BN3 is my absolute fav from the franchise when I was teen. I spent so many hours playing both versions to 7star completion at least 5 times each 🤩 also along with bn6 my preferred versions are Blue and Falzar
2 is still one of my favorites. When I finally reached that secret zone I was hooked. The music still sticks in my mind. Then there is the Hunt for Hubstyle, which I can't wait to take online
I don't know if I'm looking forward to hunting down those v5 Navi chips in 3 though 😅 and getting Hub.batch in 3 and 4 was a bit of a pain but I'm excited to do it all again
I'm really glad they added online functions, I always thought ever since wifi was added to the DS that that would be the coolest thing they could do with the series
Way back in the day when I was just a scrub I managed to get into the secret area in BN3(back then I used cheats and stuff) but even then I could tell it was something truly special. Like just gaining access into the place demanded that the player actually engaged with and understood the game systems. I think part of the reason the postgame in BN3 hits so hard is because it subverts expectations pretty good, the undernet itself is just pretty hostile, it looks dark, broken and it's straight up structured like a sort of maze where you can easily lose sense of direction, at this point those who didn't invest much time building a proper folder might also struggle pretty hard against a lot of the viruses in the area. But if you push through you end up reaching this pure and bright area, just as you said in the video, it's not what you would expect after going in so deep in the darkest reaches of the web. Heck it even makes sense lorewise because of who rules that area. I was one of those few who literally played through all 6 BN games back in the GBA and I recently managed to pick up the legacy collection on sale, I can easily recommned it to anybody just for the sheer amount of playtime these games offer. A few years ago I managed to do a 100% run on BN2 finally through legit means and I'm glad to say that I'm well on my way to finally doing the same for BN3, no cheats this time :)
great video, i played the hell out of BN3 blue and thought it was such an underrated game. i cant wait to play this collection (cant right now since ive been flooded with work. Boo)
there were IRL battle network toys in red and blue, that i got for christmas around 15 years ago probably. i still remember the morning i got it, accidently let it fall down here some rustling inside (later on realising, that its actually intended and has to to be that way) and panicing. i went and opened it up, trying to repair it. messed up. and nothing worked anymore. i was so hyped to play around with it. especially since a cousin of mine got another version of that toy. never got around to experince the game irl. so maybe i might dip into the new collection one day, to get a feel for the series at least once.
I love that they included the special chips in each game. I never had a chance to get chips like GateMan SP or Bass when I was a kid. I hope the GameCube game gets remastered at some point too
Im sitting here happily re-playing a part of my childhood with this collection and you had to go and make me depressed by bringing up MegaMan Legends...
Personally what I'm looking forward to the most is getting some of those forms and chips not otherwise available outside of Japan. I remember hearing about Bass-cross Megaman and thinking that was the coolest thing ever but then I found out I just couldn't get it.
I managed to 100% both bn2, bn3, and bn6 back in 2018, and while I’d love to do it again, it’s so exhausting! But also worth it. I’m just glad bn6 got its cut content added back in
Only played MMBN3 White on GBA as a kid and I loved every moment even when I would get stuck trying to get lvl4 chips 👍 I'm starting the legacy collection to appreciate all of them
The WWW area in MMBN2 was my favorite place when I was a child, I remember wanting to stay in the car to play while my mom went shopping. Only for the dread red light and realizing I had no batteries, and jack out from there
I remembered the first day I tried Battle Network, it was 2007 and I was doing Starforce, what a game to play, I still waiting everyday for its comeback. When I finished Starforce 1, with nothing at hand to play, I decided to try out its predecessor, with not much hope in store due to how backward its graphics was compared to the DS game, and down with BN6 Greygar I did. I'm telling you, it was an experience like never before, the puzzle, the battle mechanics, the story, all were perfect in the eyes of an Asian kid who just learned English like me
And at the end of every postgame you get the gigachip that has no use because there's nothing left which I always viewed as a letdown. I hated collecting all the chips (namely navi V4s and V5s) and felt like it was too much, but I have to say that beating BassΩ in BN3 or taking him on prematurely in BN6 was one of the greatest gaming achievements I have ever done and felt way more rewarding like Mario postgames than the slog that was Godbound in Hollowknight.
As a kid i had only MMBN3 and i adored playing it and stumbling across end game secrets but i never googled end game so i didnt know about the multiple stars. Im kind of sad that i probably wont ever get it now. I had the time as a kid but didnt realise I could google secrets, or maybe i wanted to find it myself (dont remember), but now i dont have the time to only play this series. Im slowly progressing but havnt even finished half the campaigns yet.... it's going to be a 5+ year journey to slowly complete the collection at the rate im going. Maybe i need to look forward to retirement to get 100%, if i dont get ruined by arthritis.
Bn 3,5,6 were so great for their time. Bn3 was perfect, 6 was so mechanically refined it makes other modern day series of games look like childs play. Bn5 was just great overall for single player. The turn based live rpg makes immerse myself into the gameplay. Think about it like this, imagine if your pokemon can dodge when you ask it to rather than waiting for a whole turn to see
I remember a different game that had a similar approach to the postgame aesthetic bn3 had, etrian odyssey 2, it had a very peaceful looking meadow type area, even the area music was bittersweet, but the enemies, they don't show mercy, they rip your party to shreds if you're not prepared, the battle soundtrack was a reminder that this was not the peaceful place that it appears to be
Nice to see someone who got a lot more out of them than I did...I'll admit, not one for these games themselves when they were coming out, especially once they started to get two versions the same way pokemon did. I was more into, say, Golden Sun than these, but I've gotten the other 3 collections of Mega Man games, since I do enjoy the blue bomber, and I remembered the cartoons from my high school days(I'm old, go away), so I got these too. I'll admit to ONLY having beaten 3 so far, still doing 4, but since everyone spoke so highly of it, I tried the post game of the others. They're...not terrible on a gameplay sense, and design wise, the new areas look good, though the flashing backgrounds with the small animations that fill the screen probably looked better on the GBA screen than a TV. That being said, I didn't finish any of the 3 so far. I'm not one for completionist without a New Game + reward to really grab me, and sadly, so far no dice on that. They are interesting gameplay challenges for what they are, but I don't see myself grinding them too hard. As for the story? They're foreshadowing...honestly, and this comes from a place of love for what they did, they feel like the Kingdom Hearts post games, especially in Final Mix versions, where it's ALL foreshadowing what's coming next, without being specific with it, since...well they haven't made the next games yet, so some details might change. Still, great to see someone who got a huge amount more out of the post game than I did, and it's still a cool set of games I'm enjoying...with Buster Max mode on I'll be the first to admit.
The post game in these games were amazing! ...but I remember them being so cryptic as a kid because I had no internet and the game guides post game walkthrough sucked and were incomplete
The first video game I ever bought was MM BN 3 White. I was 10 and used prize money from school to buy a GBA and MegaMan. I didn't even knew English at the time but man I loved the shit out of it. As I grew older, learned English began to understand the game and loved it even more! I remember being 13-15 trying to figure out how could a real life version of Zenny could work then a few years later trying to convince dad to get into Bitcoin and using this games as example. He didn't listen to me. Rip
Indeed, the secret area aesthetic, music and challenges made battle network 3 one of the greatest games of all time for me. It's just something you can't put your finger on to explain, something so wounderously epic and mysterious like it's something made by God himself.
BN3 is King 👑. Bass was badass and gave me so much trouble. And then I met Alpha…. Such a hard boss battle, still think about it years later. Took me sooo long to beat them both. Remember loving the Bass Chip, Gun Del Sol Chips, and of course the Life Sword! Can’t wait for the nostalgia of playing this again.
I remember when I was a kid and getting battle network 2. I loved it, thus causing me to get every installment after. I never pre-purchased a game so fast on steam when I saw Capcom was releasing this.
Battle Network's character design was absolute peak. Megaman as a series has fantastic character design and, with the exception of Zero, Battle Network's characters are almost always the best.
If only the post game in most of the series wasn't such a tedious grind I could actually say they are perfect post games. Speaking as someone obsessed with the games and currently 5/6 games done at 100% on legacy collection. God I miss BN3 already
I still have my original copies from when i was younger but no GBA to play em on. So this collection is great to me. Got it in the mail launch day and havent made the time for it yet...
I still think we're headed for a future where everyone has a personalized AI like a net navi. Almost everything has a miniature computer and a USB port nowadays and we all have smart phones too.
MMBN3's postgame is easily the most rewarding of them all, but it still comes with flaws. You can't re-battle the omega navis once you've defeated them once, and there is no way to re-battle Bass and Serenade in their ultimate forms (you get only 1 fight for the regular ultimate form and 1 fight for Omega). This is a questionable decision that got addressed in all the later games. If this one thing had been altered, that would already have elevated BN3 to the level of leaving all the other games in the series in the dust. It'd be great if Capcom decided to continuously patch and fix the games' problems like this, and possibly even improve them mechanically. BN1 would have benefited a lot from allowing you to run from fights without an Escape chip and displaying chip codes in the chip selection window, for instance.
More Battle Network content? The lost and forgotten great MegaMan collection?? I think I will subscribe. Also I'd played 3 multiple times but barely you he'd the rest of the games. I'm starting with 1... And I agree that it should be skipped for new players, it's rough.
"Real-time, Turn-based, Action rpg, card game." Battle Network is a unique genre.
Whoever came up with this?
And why isn't it more popular?
Damn.
I just got the legacy collection. I wish they would come out with a new entry.
Battle Network 3, not enough words can describe how perfect a game that was.
Correct
If BN3 had a better way of taking the Press program into a smaller piece it would had been perfect. It's also limited to one Style that sucks which is why I always preferred BN2 over BN3.
@@itzyaboicloud8735 this may sound whimsical but I like the colors and brightness that BN2 had versus BN3. BN3 felt like it always had this dullness to it compared to 2 and it got even worse once you approached the end game.
swear man
BN2 is better imo❤
the bn3 secret area/darkweb analogy was hysterically accurate
I remember being creeped out at its serene atmosphere. When I first got there, it threw me off because the viruses were in your face tough. I played Blue Version. I am not sure if this is the same in White Version.
@@Joe_334 serenade is easy to beat than japanman lol
I remember putting in the work to even fight serendade to begin with! Having to battle the bosses with those horrible pre made folders in the specific amount of time was the greatest accomplishment of my young life and having the serendade battle chip was the icing on the cake.
Bn3 had the best post game EVER in any video game I ever played. Maaaan I spent weeks on that postgame
@@Joe_334 white was def harder than blue due to chip selection =(
I grew up on Pokemon, Golden Sun, and most importantly MMBN. To see this come back as an entire collection with a ton of new features has me so excited for its release tomorrow. I am dropping every other game and spending the next however many hours/days/weeks to go through every single game from the start.
Have you played Mega Man Star Force? Plus, Golden Sun is the best RPG that really needs more time in the spotlight.
@@JazirLourens2 I did not. I stopped at MMBN 6 because of both no DS and I didn't like the behind 3rd person view they switched to. Golden Sun seriously needs a re run or be introduced to people again. I would hunt every single djinn again across both games for sure.
@@jayw3688 I may still recommend Star Force to you. The story that builds up through the trilogy is quite tear-jerking. I was taken aback by the new perspective but I did get used to it. You can lock on naturally kind of like Auto Lock on from Cybeast Gregar so the limited perspective can be overcome with this lockon mechanic.
I was hyped when Golden Sun: Dark Dawn came out. Most people quit because there was too much text in the beginning but I loved every second as a recurring fan. I really wish they would continue this IP, since it's quite a fleshed out world.
@@JazirLourens2 Naw I tried StarForce after having played through mmbn 1-4 and then 6 and StarForce doesn't come close to battle network. The change in camera cheapens the experience in my opinion. More power to you if you liked it, but I personally do not recommend those games.
@@markmessi9020 It's especially funny because your name is DS.
This is my favourite video about the series. You really covered the games well and what made them so good. Most people who talk about this game really only rush through the story and that’s it. That’s like... half the game. The best part of the game really is the mastery aspect and the mystery of the post game areas.
The fact you went in depth with the postgame shows you really loved these games and it shows in the video. Good stuff
The fact that Advance wars and Battlenetwork has returned around the same time is amazing. Those two game series kept me from remembering I was getting bullied in middle school due to my autism. I’m glad they have made a return in my 30s
Now we need a Golden Sun remaster/collection and maybe FFTA and my life will be complete
@@riznix9237 bro. Why did I forget golden sun. That’s one of my favorite rpg series of all time. I even enjoyed golden sun 3. It was amazing seeing flint again.
@@KidBoogaloo yes dude!!! I need a remake or collection!! We need a new BN and a new GS in general
Holy shit, I too was the autistic kid devouring AW and BN lol. Add to that Pokemon, Golden Sun, Civilization and FF Tactics Advanced, I was in strategy/tatical/RPG heaven during those times. Only modern games that scratched the same itch has been XCOM/2/Chimera Squad and Pokemon Arceus.
We need more people talking about Golden Sun!!!
The secret area in BN3 always felt like heaven to me. A higher plane where mortals are unworthy to tread upon. Like the internet evolved into this new area on a higher level or something.
The music and Serenade definitely adds to that vibe you felt. The fact that Serenade uses love and mercy to defeat Bass also gives it a holy atmosphere.
@@raydespoir serenade is supposed to be really powerful and even he (she?) didnt manage to defeat bass he says that he only manages to seal him.
god the post game of bn3 was so good
Pokémon Crystal was the first game where I experience a great post game but BN2 blew my mind. The music, the color contrast to the undernet, and the bosses.
Then BN3 had a more chill post game area that topped it off with my one of my favorite Navis running the whole thing. He said he defeats his opponents with Mercy I was like “ohhhhh soooooo cooooooooool”
I Just Set Bass GS As My 11th Chip,Destroy Serenade's Area,And MURDER HIM WITH NO MERCY!
@@chimuoma390 yeah once his gimmick is figured out I bodyguard him into oblivion like I do every other boss Lmao.
@@Capothekid BodyGuard Is Broken As Heaven In Every Game,Especially 3 And 6!In 6 It Works Like An Anti Damage Trap,Shielding You From A Hit!Last Night I OWNED Gregar SP,Falzar SP,And Bass BX,With A Folder Of PA's,And BodyGuard As My Regular Chip!It Was Beautiful As Saint Cecilia!If I Fought You In The Legacy Collection With My Hacked PA Folder,You Would Not Stand A Chance!As Apollo Flame Would Bellow,BRING IT!
pokemon GSC is the other thing that comes to mind when i think about a spectacular postgame! i might make a video on it someday, but i still don't think it can quite touch these games. and i agree, and hopefully this collection lets more people get to meet that particular navi!
@@chimuoma390 I’m happy we still get people excited for the game. Mine should be arriving Friday but being an adult I won’t be able to play as much as I want til deeper in the summer. Still excited
I played these games as a kid, and I wasn't super bothered to 100% them, but I did end up fighting the secret boss in MBN3. The post game having different levels to it is what makes it iconic imo. You can take it to whatever extreme you want, but there's so many different ways to challenge the post game.
Excellent video Levin! I could really feel your passion for this series and ngl, while it may not be a day one purchase for me, you've definitely moved it up a few spaces on my gaming to-do list
but also catch me watching from the shadows waiting for the Starforce series to get the same treatment from Capcom in the future someday 😢
I saw parts of the show as a kid. Always wanted to play the games. Never got to. Now, now I get to Jack in and power up!!!! Finally!!!! After all these years!!! ❤❤❤
Truly a great time! I can't wait till my order arrives hopefully
@@gundamdude8351 well, my bf got his combo copy day of by the power of Amazon, our corporate overlords, so I'm sure you'll get yours soon too!
I think you are the first person I have seen to talk about the postgame in detail when promoting the Legacy Collection. Plenty of people have mentioned it but you actually touch on the specifics because you have played it. The postgame is absolutely one of the reasons why I absolutely adore Mega Man Battle Network 3. Grew up with White, can't wait to try Blue.
Love your enthusiasm for these games, they were so great when I was younger and I'm looking so forward to playing them again, this time with online battles - 1 day left!
Going to watch this while I play it tonight in bed!
I clicked this video out of nostalgia, but what REALLY hit me was the gamefaqs screen at 12:51. I remembered all of my childhood and pre-teen years all at once.
These games defined my childhood, and man they still hold up today, truly ahead of their times.
I think the way you explained this was absolutely spot on. Such a good series- I played them all in an emulator in high school too as well as gba and ds
omg you put into words what i felt since forever! the secret areas literally had me saving the game at every corner, and that sense of danger that i never felt in any other game. great video!
BN3 was my absolute favorite of the series too. I literally have its battle background set as my phone wallpaper. I booted it up on my Legacy Collection on launch day and all I could say was "it's good to be home."
Fantastic video Levin! Your passion for the series is infectious and reminded me of just how hype I am for this collection to finally come out.
Love how well made this video is. Very detailed, welcoming and passionate along with just the right amount of spoilers
These games really do have such a generous Post-Game. Very few games, especially now, give you so much content to do after finishing the main game (aside from maybe Monster Hunter)
This is the absolute best way of describing what suckered me into these games so badly recently!!
I remember when I first played a mega man battle network game back in GBA days. It was MMBN3. It blew my mind away on how cool it is for a mega man game to be like an RPG. Grew up with Mega man games and RPG’s. Bought the legacy collections and very happy with it. Great video by the way.
Thanks for a great video Levin! This game series helped me through a lot of tough times growing up. Always have a special place in my heart. Hope they make a remaster of the IP at some point
Amazing video! This reminded me of all the reason i fell in love with this game series
Always enjoy a video spreading the good word of battle network
Awesome video! Got me to hyped to go back to playing more. These were definitely some of my all-time favorite games and now I get to replay them and introduce the series to my husband. Honestly just a timeless masterpiece....really hope they decide to continue the series after what seems to be really good reception so far.
If Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2 foreshadowed Mega Man 11, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection could possibly foreshadow Mega Man Battle Network 7
I legit cried for joy when I learned they were remastering this. Love this series
what a cozy video - thank you for making this!
as someone who never got into the battle network series, I'm now incredibly curious about it, might try and play it actually, amazing video!
🤣 I like the energy of the video. I can’t wait to play this on Friday
Battle Network is an excellent little series of games. I played the 10 games to completion some time ago, especially BN 3 Blue. Running around in the post-game with a P-code folder was delightful (thanks to Plantman and EvilCut PA).
The new collection is an excellent excuse to play the series all over again and experience some new tools with the easily available event chips, such excitement.
Immediate like and support for that title alone. I wholeheartlttltltly agree already
5:11 There’s actually one game that really reminded me of Battle Network, and that’s Phantom Dust. I remember watching a video on it about how much of a cult following it gained, and my first thought about it was definitely a 3D arena style Battle Network game. If the games ever made it to a 3D open world format, I could definitely see it turning into something like that.
I conquer.
I had only the briefest experience with MMBN 1 as a kid (I got to play the first chapter on someone else's cartridge during a bus ride), and I thought it was awesome and super memorable. I never got a chance to play any of the other games before. I recently got myself the full Legacy Collection and am happy to finally get to play all of them.
The time challenges with preset chips makes me think of Arena challenges in Monster Hunter games, that have a similar premise. Very skill-testing experiences, and I can't wait to try them.
Excellent video buddy. Your passion for the series truly comes through. Thank you for pointing out some of the post game perks in the earlier titles. I've been an avid fan of the Battle Network franchise ever since I started playing when 4 came out with Red Sun. Now I can explore the other games. Also, eager to try out the online mode as my older self tends to gravitate towards the competitive game loop at the end of the day XD Overall, appreciate the effort and see you on the Network!
GBA was unequiocably the golden era of portable gaming. Battle Network series (until 4), Metroidvanias (especially Aria of Sorrow), Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (the game that introduced VIera!) We will never get another era of value-packed, endlessly replayable titles of its like.
i used to play games through out my whole childhood, the megaman battlenetwork games were among my favorite, but im older now and it feels liek so much work to compelte even one game, with limited time too.... I havent caved in to buy the colelction yet, but as a kid i didnt know abotu post game content, I just thought the game ended when the sotry finished, your video is gettign me closer to caving in for the colelction XD
The post game for exe 3 was one of the two high points in the series then we had exe 6 which hit the same notes but the post game area felt more ominous while exe felt more hopeful.
god the post games for these game is on another level
Thank you for reminding me of the time trials at the end of three. I always wanted to get back there and complete it.
As a kid I couldn’t build a folder to get them under the right time, but now I can and worst case we have buster max!
Never got a chance to try this series, picked my switch copy today so hope I like it. Seem like a good series so let see how good it is.
These are my favorite games of all time and can't wait to play through these on PC.
Thank you for the EndCycle shoutout ❤
BN3 is my absolute fav from the franchise when I was teen. I spent so many hours playing both versions to 7star completion at least 5 times each 🤩 also along with bn6 my preferred versions are Blue and Falzar
Kokiremix? You have exquisite taste. 🍷🗿
2 is still one of my favorites. When I finally reached that secret zone I was hooked. The music still sticks in my mind. Then there is the Hunt for Hubstyle, which I can't wait to take online
I don't know if I'm looking forward to hunting down those v5 Navi chips in 3 though 😅 and getting Hub.batch in 3 and 4 was a bit of a pain but I'm excited to do it all again
I don't fully agree with the secret area in Battle Network 2. Those viruses were a serious pain. Especially the scuttle viruses.
The music in these games hooked me so hard!
I'm really glad they added online functions, I always thought ever since wifi was added to the DS that that would be the coolest thing they could do with the series
Way back in the day when I was just a scrub I managed to get into the secret area in BN3(back then I used cheats and stuff) but even then I could tell it was something truly special. Like just gaining access into the place demanded that the player actually engaged with and understood the game systems.
I think part of the reason the postgame in BN3 hits so hard is because it subverts expectations pretty good, the undernet itself is just pretty hostile, it looks dark, broken and it's straight up structured like a sort of maze where you can easily lose sense of direction, at this point those who didn't invest much time building a proper folder might also struggle pretty hard against a lot of the viruses in the area. But if you push through you end up reaching this pure and bright area, just as you said in the video, it's not what you would expect after going in so deep in the darkest reaches of the web. Heck it even makes sense lorewise because of who rules that area.
I was one of those few who literally played through all 6 BN games back in the GBA and I recently managed to pick up the legacy collection on sale, I can easily recommned it to anybody just for the sheer amount of playtime these games offer. A few years ago I managed to do a 100% run on BN2 finally through legit means and I'm glad to say that I'm well on my way to finally doing the same for BN3, no cheats this time :)
Top video, hoping for some more battle network content soon 💯
great video, i played the hell out of BN3 blue and thought it was such an underrated game. i cant wait to play this collection (cant right now since ive been flooded with work. Boo)
there were IRL battle network toys in red and blue, that i got for christmas around 15 years ago probably.
i still remember the morning i got it, accidently let it fall down here some rustling inside (later on realising, that its actually intended and has to to be that way) and panicing.
i went and opened it up, trying to repair it. messed up. and nothing worked anymore.
i was so hyped to play around with it. especially since a cousin of mine got another version of that toy.
never got around to experince the game irl.
so maybe i might dip into the new collection one day, to get a feel for the series at least once.
I was so damn excited when I saw it was coming out, love walking down the nostalgia road.
I love that they included the special chips in each game. I never had a chance to get chips like GateMan SP or Bass when I was a kid. I hope the GameCube game gets remastered at some point too
Im sitting here happily re-playing a part of my childhood with this collection and you had to go and make me depressed by bringing up MegaMan Legends...
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Personally what I'm looking forward to the most is getting some of those forms and chips not otherwise available outside of Japan. I remember hearing about Bass-cross Megaman and thinking that was the coolest thing ever but then I found out I just couldn't get it.
I feel you man, I maxed out the timers on all my MMBN cartridges too!!!!
I managed to 100% both bn2, bn3, and bn6 back in 2018, and while I’d love to do it again, it’s so exhausting! But also worth it. I’m just glad bn6 got its cut content added back in
Only played MMBN3 White on GBA as a kid and I loved every moment even when I would get stuck trying to get lvl4 chips 👍 I'm starting the legacy collection to appreciate all of them
mmbn6 was my first adventure into the series, but MMBN4:BM was ironically the one i loved the most!
The WWW area in MMBN2 was my favorite place when I was a child, I remember wanting to stay in the car to play while my mom went shopping. Only for the dread red light and realizing I had no batteries, and jack out from there
ilike whatyou said about "mmbn post game makes you become a god" i truly felt that. i was a kid when i first play them, it was too much.
I remembered the first day I tried Battle Network, it was 2007 and I was doing Starforce, what a game to play, I still waiting everyday for its comeback. When I finished Starforce 1, with nothing at hand to play, I decided to try out its predecessor, with not much hope in store due to how backward its graphics was compared to the DS game, and down with BN6 Greygar I did. I'm telling you, it was an experience like never before, the puzzle, the battle mechanics, the story, all were perfect in the eyes of an Asian kid who just learned English like me
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And at the end of every postgame you get the gigachip that has no use because there's nothing left which I always viewed as a letdown.
I hated collecting all the chips (namely navi V4s and V5s) and felt like it was too much, but I have to say that beating BassΩ in BN3 or taking him on prematurely in BN6 was one of the greatest gaming achievements I have ever done and felt way more rewarding like Mario postgames than the slog that was Godbound in Hollowknight.
As a kid i had only MMBN3 and i adored playing it and stumbling across end game secrets but i never googled end game so i didnt know about the multiple stars. Im kind of sad that i probably wont ever get it now. I had the time as a kid but didnt realise I could google secrets, or maybe i wanted to find it myself (dont remember), but now i dont have the time to only play this series. Im slowly progressing but havnt even finished half the campaigns yet.... it's going to be a 5+ year journey to slowly complete the collection at the rate im going. Maybe i need to look forward to retirement to get 100%, if i dont get ruined by arthritis.
I've had someone ask me what the series is and then this appeared right after I realized I couldn't properly explain it myself 😂
Bn 3,5,6 were so great for their time. Bn3 was perfect, 6 was so mechanically refined it makes other modern day series of games look like childs play. Bn5 was just great overall for single player. The turn based live rpg makes immerse myself into the gameplay. Think about it like this, imagine if your pokemon can dodge when you ask it to rather than waiting for a whole turn to see
Cool shirt, and great video!
BN1 is super important for story references though. It’s basically the skeleton. If you can master 1 you will kick ass in all
I remember a different game that had a similar approach to the postgame aesthetic bn3 had, etrian odyssey 2, it had a very peaceful looking meadow type area, even the area music was bittersweet, but the enemies, they don't show mercy, they rip your party to shreds if you're not prepared, the battle soundtrack was a reminder that this was not the peaceful place that it appears to be
wow there are so many videos for mega man battle network right now, hope more people get into it!
The biggest flex me and my friends would have back in the day is if you had Dark Aura that you get from Bass in MMBN3.
Nice to see someone who got a lot more out of them than I did...I'll admit, not one for these games themselves when they were coming out, especially once they started to get two versions the same way pokemon did. I was more into, say, Golden Sun than these, but I've gotten the other 3 collections of Mega Man games, since I do enjoy the blue bomber, and I remembered the cartoons from my high school days(I'm old, go away), so I got these too.
I'll admit to ONLY having beaten 3 so far, still doing 4, but since everyone spoke so highly of it, I tried the post game of the others. They're...not terrible on a gameplay sense, and design wise, the new areas look good, though the flashing backgrounds with the small animations that fill the screen probably looked better on the GBA screen than a TV.
That being said, I didn't finish any of the 3 so far. I'm not one for completionist without a New Game + reward to really grab me, and sadly, so far no dice on that. They are interesting gameplay challenges for what they are, but I don't see myself grinding them too hard.
As for the story? They're foreshadowing...honestly, and this comes from a place of love for what they did, they feel like the Kingdom Hearts post games, especially in Final Mix versions, where it's ALL foreshadowing what's coming next, without being specific with it, since...well they haven't made the next games yet, so some details might change.
Still, great to see someone who got a huge amount more out of the post game than I did, and it's still a cool set of games I'm enjoying...with Buster Max mode on I'll be the first to admit.
I have my copy of the legacy collection preordered and set to ship straight to me.
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The post game in these games were amazing! ...but I remember them being so cryptic as a kid because I had no internet and the game guides post game walkthrough sucked and were incomplete
The first video game I ever bought was MM BN 3 White. I was 10 and used prize money from school to buy a GBA and MegaMan.
I didn't even knew English at the time but man I loved the shit out of it.
As I grew older, learned English began to understand the game and loved it even more!
I remember being 13-15 trying to figure out how could a real life version of Zenny could work then a few years later trying to convince dad to get into Bitcoin and using this games as example. He didn't listen to me. Rip
Battle chips challenge was my intro to this series
Great video ❤
Indeed, the secret area aesthetic, music and challenges made battle network 3 one of the greatest games of all time for me. It's just something you can't put your finger on to explain, something so wounderously epic and mysterious like it's something made by God himself.
BN3 is King 👑. Bass was badass and gave me so much trouble. And then I met Alpha…. Such a hard boss battle, still think about it years later. Took me sooo long to beat them both. Remember loving the Bass Chip, Gun Del Sol Chips, and of course the Life Sword! Can’t wait for the nostalgia of playing this again.
nice vid - i freakin love this game... i was going to wait for a discount on steam but screw it - BUYING NOW
I hope Legends, Star Force, and Side games are next, oh and an actually remake collection of the game boy mega man games
I remember when I was a kid and getting battle network 2. I loved it, thus causing me to get every installment after. I never pre-purchased a game so fast on steam when I saw Capcom was releasing this.
Battle Network's character design was absolute peak. Megaman as a series has fantastic character design and, with the exception of Zero, Battle Network's characters are almost always the best.
If only the post game in most of the series wasn't such a tedious grind I could actually say they are perfect post games. Speaking as someone obsessed with the games and currently 5/6 games done at 100% on legacy collection.
God I miss BN3 already
Let's goo, MMBN getting the praise it deserves!
I loved these games when they came out. I can’t wait!!!
I only ever played battle chip challenge and I loved it. Excited to try these.
That should have made the collection
I still have my original copies from when i was younger but no GBA to play em on. So this collection is great to me. Got it in the mail launch day and havent made the time for it yet...
I still think we're headed for a future where everyone has a personalized AI like a net navi. Almost everything has a miniature computer and a USB port nowadays and we all have smart phones too.
MMBN3's postgame is easily the most rewarding of them all, but it still comes with flaws. You can't re-battle the omega navis once you've defeated them once, and there is no way to re-battle Bass and Serenade in their ultimate forms (you get only 1 fight for the regular ultimate form and 1 fight for Omega). This is a questionable decision that got addressed in all the later games. If this one thing had been altered, that would already have elevated BN3 to the level of leaving all the other games in the series in the dust.
It'd be great if Capcom decided to continuously patch and fix the games' problems like this, and possibly even improve them mechanically. BN1 would have benefited a lot from allowing you to run from fights without an Escape chip and displaying chip codes in the chip selection window, for instance.
"I'm not expecting much story from a Megaman game from the Gameboy Advamce." HELLO?! MEGAMAN ZERO?!?!
While I’m sad there is no Legends 3, I’m really happy what was being made was scrapped.
Bless you for this
I remember max staring MMBN 3 Blue and White. As well as mmbn 5 Protoman. Good times on my GBA...
Battle network 3 post game was absolutely brutal. Took me months to finish that game lol
More Battle Network content? The lost and forgotten great MegaMan collection?? I think I will subscribe.
Also I'd played 3 multiple times but barely you he'd the rest of the games. I'm starting with 1... And I agree that it should be skipped for new players, it's rough.