data/claims/mega-man-history.yamlMega Man (history and reception)
Game: Mega Man.
Mega Man came out in December 1987. mega-man-history/release
p. 30, release table12/17/1987NES Games (Nintendo of America release list) · PDF p. 8 — Nintendo of America's NES list, the North American release month, Capcom as licenseeDecember 1987Cited by: Mega Man
Mega Man chooses which of six Robot Masters to fight from a menu, in any order; they are Cut Man, Guts Man, Ice Man, Bomb Man, Fire Man, and Elec Man. mega-man-history/stage-select
p. 9 (PDF 5), How to PlayPlayer selects the character he chooses to challengeThe History of Mega Man · 1987, Mega Man (Rockman in Japan), Gameplayany one of six stages of your choice - Bomb Man, Fire Man, Ice Man, Guts Man, Elec Man, or Cut Man.The manual prints the names as one word (Cutman, Gutsman, …), as captions on pp. 6-7.
Cited by: Mega Man, Mega Man (classic series)
Each Robot Master Mega Man beats gives him a new weapon. mega-man-history/weapons
p. 5 (PDF 3), Helpful Game-Playing Hintsacquires new firepower he will needCited by: Mega Man, Mega Man (classic series)
Once all six Robot Masters are beaten, Dr. Wily's stage follows, the seventh and last. mega-man-history/wily-last
p. 9 (PDF 5), Special Feature — the scan's OCR reads "Dr," for "Dr."conquer Dr, Wily in this seventh and final stage.Cited by: Mega Man
The game's planner drew the original Mega Man, Roll, and Dr. Light as pixel graphics, and Keiji Inafune turned them into illustrations. mega-man-history/art
p. 30he was the one who created the original forms of Mega Man, Roll, andMM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works · p. 30Dr. Light as dot graphics. I then took those images and turned them into illustrations,Keiji Inafune dropped mad Mega Man secrets on me · Inafune on the character designThis planner put together a pixel character that really had good read against the Famicom backgroundsCited by: Mega Man
Mega Man's planner, credited as A.K., is Akira Kitamura. mega-man-history/kitamura
p. 6, contributorsPlanner A.K.Keiji Inafune dropped mad Mega Man secrets on me · Inafune on the character design — Destructoid's bracketed identification in Inafune's answerconfirmed to be Akira Kitamura, credited as A.K. in Mega Man 1 and 2Japanese credits give his role as planning and game design; English sources also call him the director.
Cited by: Mega Man, Mega Man 3
Mega Man sold modestly, not well enough to earn an immediate sequel, and its team made Mega Man 2 in their own time. mega-man-history/reception
p. 82, Playback: Mega Man 2wasn't a big enough hit to warrant anNintendo Power, issue 219 (2007-09) · p. 82, Playback: Mega Man 2free time to work on the projectThe History of Mega Man · 1987, Mega Man (Rockman in Japan)the game was a sort of low-key success. The true breakthrough would come with Mega Man 2.Cited by: Mega Man, Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2 kept the free choice of boss and the weapon taken from each one, used against another boss's weakness. mega-man-history/mm2-kept
About: Mega Man 2
MagazineNintendo Power, issue 219 (2007-09) ·p. 82, Playback: Mega Man 2Like its predecessor, Mega Man 2Nintendo Power, issue 219 (2007-09) · p. 82, Playback: Mega Man 2to exploit another boss's weaknessCited by: Mega Man, Mega Man (classic series), Mega Man 2
Retrospectives credit the free stage order and the stolen weapons with the series' long run. mega-man-history/legacy
1987, Mega Man (Rockman in Japan), Gameplaythe innovative idea of stealing the weapons of defeated bosses were what earmarked this series for longevityMega Man Retrospective: Get Equipped with 20 Years · p. 1Rockman allowed players to conquer levels in any order they wished.Cited by: Mega Man, Mega Man (classic series)