Mega Man is one of Capcom’s most iconic franchises, as since its arrival in 1987 on the NES, had a great impact worldwide, thus becoming one of the most popular titles of all time. Over the years, there have been endless sequels that have reached exceed the amount of 130 deliveries, Not counting those video games where Mega Man does a crossover, like Marvel vs. Capcom or Super Smash Bros.
With so many games, it’s very easy to get lost in the Mega Man universe, especially since the video game franchise itself has several sagas that follow a different story. Therefore, if you want to start following the Mega Man plot and go through all the main titles of the franchise, you don’t have to worry, because here we show you how to follow the plot to the letter so you can better understand everything about this amazing world of Mega Man.
How to play Mega Man in order
Saga: Megaman
Since his beginning, Mega Man is also known by his Japanese origin name “Rockman”. This first saga of the franchise has 11 titles in total that were released over 25 years. The frame is positioned at the year 20XX, where the world has come to develop advanced technology that has allowed the creation of humanoid robots in order to help humans. While Dr. Thomas Light accomplishes that goal, a mad scientist named “Dr. Albert Wily” has programmed the robots to do your bidding to conquer the worldexcept for Mega Man, who instead of being corrupted, has become the only hope of saving humanity.
- Mega Man (1987 – NES).
- Mega Man 2 (1988 – NES).
- Mega Man 3 (1990 – NES).
- Mega Man 4 (1991 – NES).
- Mega Man 5 (1992 – NES).
- Mega Man 6 (1993 – NES).
- Mega Man 7 (1995 – SNES).
- Mega Man 8 (1996 – PlayStation and Sega Saturn).
- Mega Man 9 (2008 – Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360).
- Mega Man 10 (2010 – Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360).
- Mega Man 11 (2018 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One).
Series: Mega Man X
The X Saga follows the events of the year 21XX, here Dr. Cain has obtained information from the remains of Dr. Thomas Light’s Laboratory to produce a new breed of androids called “Reploid”. Originally, they were meant to help society, but sadly, their artificial brains evolved into feral savages called “Mavericks”, an aggressive race unwilling to help humans. For this reason the group of “Mavericks Hunters” was created, which would be responsible for catch the mavericksbut the same leader, Sigma, goes to the opposite side, leaving Mega Man X as the only Reploid capable of facing the Mavericks.
- Mega Man X (1993 – SNES and PC).
- Mega Man X2 (1994 – SNES).
- Mega Man X3 (1995 – SNES, Sega Saturn, and PC).
- Mega Man X4 (1997 – SNES, Sega Saturn, and PC).
- Mega Man Xtreme (2000 – Game Boy Color).
- Mega Man X5 (1996 – PlayStation and PC).
- Mega Man Xtreme 2 (2001 – Game Boy Color).
- Mega Man X6 (2001 – PlayStation and PC).
- Mega Man X7 (2003 – PlayStation 2 and PC).
- Mega Man X: Command Mission (2004 – PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube).
- Mega Man X8 (2005 – PlayStation 2 and PC).
- Mega Man X Collection (2005 – PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube).
- Mega Man Maverick Hunter X (2005 – PSP).
Saga: Mega Man Zero
In Mega Man X, the protagonist has a partner named “Mega Man Zero”, therefore, this Zero Saga follows the events of said character after the events of Mega Man X.
- Mega Man Zero (2002 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Zero 2 (2003 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Zero 3 (2004 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Zero 4 (2005 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Zero: Collection (2010 – Nintendo DS).
Saga: Mega Man ZX
Dos siglos después de la saga de Mega Man Zero, llegan dos nuevos héroes conocidos como Vent, Aile, Grey y Ashe, quienes tienen que usar unos elementos conocidos como “Biometales” para obtener los poderes de los héroes X, Zero, y los guardianes X para hacerle frente a una nueva amenaza llamada Modelo W.
- Mega Man ZX (1997 – Nintendo DS).
- Mega Man ZX Advent (1997 – Nintendo DS).
Saga: Mega Man Legends
La trama se desenvuelve en un futuro lejano, aproximadamente en el año 80XX, donde los humanos han sido remplazados por seres de inteligencia artificial y el mundo solo cuenta con islas por la gran cantidad de agua que se ha acumulado en el planeta. Aquí controlamos a Mega Man Volnutt, un adolescente arqueólogo que junto al profesor Barrel Caskett y Roll Caskett va a tener que enfrentar a un grupo de piratas y a los Reaverbots.
- Mega Man Legends (1997 – PlayStation).
- The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (1999 – PlayStation).
- Mega Man Legends 2 (1999 – PlayStation).
- Mega Man 64 (1997 – Nintendo 64).
Saga: Mega Man Battle Network
En el año 200X, el Internet tiene una gran repercusión en la sociedad, tanto así que todas las personas cuentan con un dispositivo electrónico llamado Personal Electronic Terminal (P.E.T), el cual cuenta con una inteligencia artificial conocida como NetNavi. Dentro de este programa, Mega Man es considerado como un AntiVirus que debe encargarse de proteger la red de entes maliciosos como Nébula y WWW.
- Mega Man Battle Network (2001 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Battle Network 2 (2002 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Battle Network 3: White Version & Blue Version (2002 – Game Boy Advance).
- Rockman.EXE WS (2003 – WonderSwan Color).
- Mega Man Network Transmission (2003 – Nintendo GameCube).
- Rockman.EXE N1 Battle (2003 – WonderSwan Color).
- Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (2003 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun & Blue Moon (2003 – Game Boy Advance).
- Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation (2004 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel & Team ProtoMan (2005 – Game Boy Advance).
- Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS (2005 – Nintendo DS).
- Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar & Cybeast Gregar (2005 – Game Boy Advance).
- Rockman.EXE: The Medal Operation (2005 – Arcade).
- Rockman.EXE: Phantom of Network (2005 – Android e iOS).
- Rockman.EXE: Legend of Network (2006 – Android e iOS).
- Rockman.EXE: Battle Chip Stadium (2009 – Arcade).
Saga: Mega Man Star Force
Se posiciona 200 años después de la saga Mega Man Battle Network. El mundo ya no es el mismo, y el Internet ha evolucionado para convertirse en Ondas Electromagnéticas (EM Waves), es aquí cuando llega el nuevo navegador Hunter VG con características similares a los Star Carriers que son controlados por entes artificiales compuestos por Ondas Electromagnéticas conocidos como Wizards. El protagonista Geo Stelar va a tener que investigar y enfrentar enemigos a lo largo de la historia.
- Mega Man Star Force: Dragon, Leo & Pegasus (2006 – Nintendo DS).
- Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Ninja & Zerker X Saurian (2007 – Nintendo DS).
- Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace & Red Joker (2008 – Nintendo DS).