Honestly, I'm disappointed they didn't continue the game. The idea of RTS coupled with unlimited limited choices is so good. Like, you could try using poison and stall for time, combo them with wind or vacuum and hit them with a heavy card, or simply do the ol fashioned ice field, water card, then heavy card, or if you're feeling freaky, use the grass field, and stack whatever +shit you got and the strongest and if possible widest attack, then you could theoretically 1 hit them delete them, unless they have the 1hp saving grace that I forgot what the code is called. Also, I called them cards but they are chips right?
THERE WAS AN ESPORTS SCENE OF THIS GAME???? Criminy, Battle Network was always such a unique and honestly super well-built series that never really got the explosive love it deserved, glad there is still a scene that holds it in high regard
"officially", no. at least not in NA. there were some official capcom tournaments in JP tho. but unofficially... well, here's the video of the history. Cool stuff.
I had no idea that these games I used to play and make videos on as a kid would have a balanced and growing competitive scene, and having rollback netcode up and coming along for it is even more insane. Thanks for this video!
Same! I’m such a big fan of the gameplay and art style of this series. As a kid even through highschool I’d find ways to play it so I’m excited to find out now they have a competitive scene!
@@kaimering Without rollback this is what happens. You see your opponent go in for an attack and move to dodge. The attack still hits you even though you know you dodged it because your ping was higher than your opponents and on his game you did not dodge in time. Rollback fixes this by "rewriting" actions in the proper order as if there had been no lag. So it detects that although your dodge didn't make it to the server in time to dodge it did do this on your game so it corrects the issue.
A collection would be really nice. I would be sad if it was trapped as a Switch exclusive though. Would much prefer PC so there aren't worries about it being locked on old hardware again.
@@kerlowsc3397 for real! I have 3 brothers and we all bought Switches a year ago (when de pandemic started) and we've been talking about how awesome it would be if this game were to come to switch. So cool to see a video about the game, I hope one day the dream will be reality haha
First the Rise and Fall of MBN then that fine gentleman doing hour long+ reviews of each game (just finished four.) But I guess we are not far off from reaching the first GBA nostalgia era.
Binge watching MMBN videos after the switch bundle trailer dropped. The fact that people literally made their own version of the game to run Esports, based on an old GBA game I played as a kid is wild. Great video man!
@@Tiznado I think there's a chance. The X and Zero Collections all had a side-mode combining elements of their series. I wouldn't be surprised if the Battle Network collection had an online multiplayer mode with chips from all the games.
@@Handles_be_dumb They did mention in the trailer a new mode. I'm hoping they add in some kinda of multiplayer mode. It's not even far fetched, because the later games, for example the bundle for the DS that included both games, had a method so you could get the chips you previously could only aquire via link cables. Here's hoping boys!
Legacy collection is lazy and doesn't have multiplayer crossplay nor limited/beginner's mode online so you don't get owned with OP end game stuff while having less HP.
@Mr. Variant that's rhe point to finish the game and then create a strategy to win. You act like net battles are balanced in the game mega man hp 100 boss hp 500 good luck 👍
@Mr. Variant its kinda like pokemon, Dont go online battles until you've beat the game and are solid. Its like going onto a pokemon battle with a level 5 charmander and complaining about getting wreckdd
@sgt.colonelchaddigbick8664 we have accessibility nowadays. But sure enjoy your git guud and chip locks. Pokemon has had balance issues too (stadium toxic fire spin/wrap lock with anyone faster and they forced rentals to make half useless).
I wasn't exactly clear on the part where you mention about the 20th anniversary thing, so Capcom officially supported or acknowledged the tournament. and the tournament is ran on fan-developed network architecture? just wondering cause of how nintendo shut down the melee tournament due to the unofficial network the fans develop?
Unlike Nintendo who is notorious for shutting down fan projects, Capcom pretty openly embraces them like with the tournament. They *could* take action against the tournament if they wanted but simply don't.
Even when they took action, it ended up with something like daymare series, which is now releasing their 2nd games. I do wonder if we need legitimate copy of this game because i couldn’t find one...
@@Wandermidget That's a huge reach with a tone of holes in it dude. Nintendo's legal team just handles things differently and Nintendo themselves don't really embrace the tournament scene. How portions of the fan bases act is irrelevant.
As you can see, Capcom hates money. We're literally living like in BN universe. Our phone is literally the PET. is it so hard to make another game where we can customize our own navi?
As much as I love this game and the fact that it has a scene (mind fucking blown, remember playing this and the GBA Zero games as a kid) I just don't think it has enough appeal to reach a larger audience today. Capcom is a company at the end of the day.
We have enough cart space now to include custom navi creation and even custom chips. Capcom is sleeping on the ability to make MASSIVE amounts of money with DLC for customization here....
The battle network series was probably one of my favorite videogame series of all time, you have no idea how much joy you brought to me by telling me there is not only an esports community, but that its still alive and growing
I knew BN had a PVP, but this is the first I'd ever heard of it actually having a competitive scene. It does make sense, obviously, but you never hear about it. You only ever hear about fighting games, shooters, or Pokemon.
Its pretty niche, there's the N1GP group, and there's a Japanese community or two, but the hoops to play online and the already niche cult classic appeal of the series(and StarForce) keep interest fairly low We do have some serious competitors though, always people pushing edges and trying to tear the game apart to find more weird interactions, its fun stuff, I'm pretty sure the N1GP group has collectively provided new insight into nearly every aspect of the game, also has pretty good ties with Team BN, the group that's big on speedrunning the games
Seeing Gamefaqs get mentioned with Battle Network was cool. These games were a big part of my teen years and Gamefaqs really was the home of this series. The community really was quite big there.
The battle mechanics were amazing. Glad to see there are still people out there enjoying this series. On another note, the music is god tier for these games
The Megaman Battle Network universe is just made for competitive multiplayer, I mean it revolves around people battling each other with their deck of microchips, sometimes even in tournaments!
I can't explain how meaningful and nostalgic this series is for me. I'm much older now, but I've been replaying the series, especially to go back and 100% the games I never did before (4-6). I remember the GameFAQs days, and feeling that shared passion and interest in the community. I had no idea this series had a thriving & growing competitive scene, and while it's unlikely I'll ever compete, it's so encouraging to know there are others out there keeping this deeply, wonderfully creative series alive. tl;dr - Shoutout from a fellow BN fan. You guys are awesome!
@Lord zooq if you're not hung up on playing on the original system, The Zero serie is available in a compilation, and the battle network will be soon (with online battle and trading included ).
Digimon seems to be getting attention again too. Here's hoping we get 2020s or 2030s with these kick*ss net-themed online franchises getting good attention and actually integrating with the 'net this time around, lol.
i need to try to play through the battle network series again, its been years MMBN series is one of the best hybrids between action and turn based rpgs, its mechanics are unique
@@valletas Cause you collect monsties in a way (the virus themed cards) and walk around in some topdown 2d RPG, with some areas having random encounters whilst others dont. It's pretty superficial, but there are a few things the games got in common.
@@zettovii1367 I really don't like calling Battle Network RPGs because they're so unique that they don't really conform to RPG genre conventions, or any other genre. It and Star Force (and now One Step From Eden) are one-of-a-kind and that's what makes them so awesome.
I didn't know this had a pvp haha. I absolutely enjoyed this game way back when. The boss battles were actually difficult but fun and the different megaman characters
@@thevarietypacksnaxx405 If I remember correctly it's the 5 and 6. Specifically the 5 with (sorry forgot the name it has this red megaman in the box) the 6 has the wolf as the boss. Didn't get to try the bird one tho
I joined the community early in this year and i got so mutch surprised how everyone is superr kind and cool they realy re ignite my love for battle network and star force and i hope to see this community grow
The music alone is dragging me back into the glory of the game. It was addicting, I remember keeping my link cord and found a player or two at random and jacked in.
Holy shit. I remember watching megaman when I was a kid, thinking how cool it would be to be able to play something like it. An amalgamation of genres is the best genre. I just found something to play that I would never have thought existed.
@@cherryboywriter6299 The sales on BN4 really said alot on how popular the franchise was at that point. Which only made it more depressing when that same game was also the worse of the "Main" BN Games and this was coming out from BN3 which was one of objectively best BN Games in "Main" BN Games.
First Catherine became a fighting game, then Shrek Superslam the meme, and now this out of nowhere. I'm amazed by the fact that you guys can find out about all of this. Great job & I'm waiting to be surprised by another obscure title esports.
It's so nice seeing how passionate a fanbase can be. I wonder if Capcom is aware of this. Imagine playing this game online on mobile. It would be pretty fun.
Yea, if it goes mobile gacha, is gonna be another duel link, shadowverse, heartstone bs*. But thank god capcom don't have that kind of mobile game bs* yet
I have semi-good news for you: When asked about Battle Network's recent anniversary, the devs have said many times that were it not for the Covid-19 virus, they would have an announcement for us by now.
Thank you so much for covering the N1GP! The community is amazing and it's super easy to get right into the action, so come and check us out if you love mega man!
Thank you for making this awesome video showing off our community! The N1GP has been the best gaming community I've ever been a part of with some of the funniest and kindest people I've ever met. I look forward to meeting all the incoming new netbattlers! :COBCHAMP:
Thank you for covering this. I loved playing this as a kid, and always wanted to play other ppl but never got the chance to. I never knew there was a scene for it, and I'm excited to check it out now!!!
I’m so happy to see that so many people are passionate about this series. I had friends in school who loved classic Megaman and just brushed off the battle network series cause they said it “ wasn’t real megaman” and it really hurt that they didn’t wanna give it a chance. So glad to see that people still love this series! EXE will always be my megaman and I’ll always love this game
Wow. I remember trying to find a community like this in 2005 before giving up. So glad to see it flourish. Now we just need a new game to make our own navis
I remember playing this one and thinking it was neat. It's wonderful that it has a competitive scene. Amazed how esports communities grow out of the most unexpected places
Sometimes when I think back, I'm fine with not having had much access to the internet as a kid. But seeing how things started like this is very awesome. I loved BN for such a long time and figured that not many people played because no one in school really did. Though I've been lucky to have someone point me to N1GP a few months ago. And today it is very awesome to hear about the history! Enjoyed th video! Have a nice day everyone.
Came here after the announcement of online for the legacy game...hope I get to see some new faces there. Feel free to comment back to see who is still alive here
With the new Battle Network Legacy Collection adding online features including battling and trading, I am looking forward to all the videos coming in of people's matches.
Question: With the Battle Network Collection now having a release date plus confirmed online battles, will this esport get more mainstream notoriety since its more easily accesible now?
I've seen videos poping up on TH-cam lately that are matches of Battle Network, but I had no idea the scene was a large as it is! Im glad people are remembering this series and still playing it.
This is so cool. I remember getting Megaman Battle Network 3 (WHITE) for the GBA waaaaay back in the day. Very fun game, strategically challenging, interesting plot, great music. I had no idea there was a competitive scene for it tho~ Thanks for making/sharing such an informative video :)
When I younger I loved the battle network games but never found anyone to play with or against. I never would have thought there's such a big fan base for this game. Great vid!
This video may be two years old, I am just now seeing this. It's pretty cool to see that there are people still playing at least one of the BN games. I've played MMBN2, 3, and 4 when I was younger. Now I have the anniversary editions. Are there anyone still playing any of the MMBN games?
This was a great find!! Just yesterday, I went to a gamers expo in my city, and found 2 different Starforce copies I didn’t have. This made me find my BN 4,5&6 copies for my gba, and currently playing it through
I am so happy about this community. Seriously you guys rock. While everyone was playing GTA San Andreas or Pokemon. I was playing MegaMan Battle Network 5 Team Colonel. I really want to be part of this community.
Writing this comment after the trailer dropped and what made BN so successful was the lack of information out there for everything. I started at BN3 and I was a kid but the only resource we had was game FAQs no YT or anything so the best combos and what not was discovered by your friends or yourself running into it. I loved and hated that but looking back on it grinding all 7 stars in BN3 by myself was such a damn achievement
BN3 was seriously amazing in how much you could do with all the chips in the game. Not everything was broken, but you could have fun with pretty much any of the battle chips.
This is one series I can’t wait to get into. It’s so unique and up my alley and I’m glad to know there’s a competitive scene. I heard there is rumored to be an online mode in the new collection coming up so that will be sweet!
The game was so great it got me though age 12 and 13 alot was going on in my life emotionally and I was moving 6 or 7 times a year to other states and had no friends.. this game will forever be in my heart ❤
I remember Battle Network having a level of competition but damn not to this extent. This game had it all. Enticing, unique and creative gameplay, music and story.
Battle Network 2 was a big part of my childhood and my all time favourite GBA game. I never knew that there was a competitive scene for the game though and that's pretty cool.
As a kid my mom bought me the OG MMBN, it was a bootleg game and couldn’t save I was a kid so I really was unaware of the cartridge being a bootleg. Years later I bought it, this time it was an original cartridge. Man we need more battle network! Today I learned a new thing!!
Now that battle network is getting all their games released, I hope that multi-player is brought back. Do you know how badass that would be? They could let you unlock battle themes to use while you fighting another person so you get yourself hyped up, change the fields art or megamans look! That would be so dope!
Actualy I don’t quite understand most of the explanation. But it sure make me hype to learn to understand… amazing video and amazing game. I will play this game again
I enjoyed playing Mega Man Battle Network but am certainly shocked to hear it has a competitive scene, and at that, one with such a long, twisty and fascinating tale to it. A great coverage of it here and the horror game origins was also quite the surprise.
Capcom was trying to pioneer with weird innovations like that. They also made a game (with some minor references and a cameo in one of Battle Network games) called Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand that had a strip thing on the cartridge to absorb sunlight (like old calculators) to recharge your sun-gun weapon thing (the game was about a vampire hunter or something)
I like how there are a bunch of people that really enjoy this game, and loved it as a kid, that crop up whenever the rare video comes up about it. Really hope MMBN gets some love soon ;(
That's awesome! Loved Megaman NT Warrior as a kid. I've been researching Megaman Battle Network, as Megaman NT Warrior is like 48% of the inspiration for a game I'm designing. I might have to see if I can jump into this scene, if nothing else, to learn more. Maybe I'll even get to try this game out!
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Man, Battle Network has so many potential. It was ahead of its time.
seriously such an underrated franchise
@@H01ygrail Check out One Step From Eden
Honestly, I'm disappointed they didn't continue the game. The idea of RTS coupled with unlimited limited choices is so good. Like, you could try using poison and stall for time, combo them with wind or vacuum and hit them with a heavy card, or simply do the ol fashioned ice field, water card, then heavy card, or if you're feeling freaky, use the grass field, and stack whatever +shit you got and the strongest and if possible widest attack, then you could theoretically 1 hit them delete them, unless they have the 1hp saving grace that I forgot what the code is called. Also, I called them cards but they are chips right?
@@huhwerami4417 yeah its chips, card is for Megaman StarForce game series.
@@H01ygrail its really not
THERE WAS AN ESPORTS SCENE OF THIS GAME???? Criminy, Battle Network was always such a unique and honestly super well-built series that never really got the explosive love it deserved, glad there is still a scene that holds it in high regard
well not was, *is*
"officially", no. at least not in NA. there were some official capcom tournaments in JP tho.
but unofficially... well, here's the video of the history. Cool stuff.
It was fun until later games where you spent more time doing mini games and puzzles than you did battling.
Criminy? 🤣
@@DrePeezy415 Have you really never heard that word?
I had no idea that these games I used to play and make videos on as a kid would have a balanced and growing competitive scene, and having rollback netcode up and coming along for it is even more insane. Thanks for this video!
Same! I’m such a big fan of the gameplay and art style of this series. As a kid even through highschool I’d find ways to play it so I’m excited to find out now they have a competitive scene!
What is rollback netcode in layman terms??
@@kaimering dont know the specifics but its just really smooth online play with little to no lag i think
@@kaimering Without rollback this is what happens. You see your opponent go in for an attack and move to dodge. The attack still hits you even though you know you dodged it because your ping was higher than your opponents and on his game you did not dodge in time. Rollback fixes this by "rewriting" actions in the proper order as if there had been no lag. So it detects that although your dodge didn't make it to the server in time to dodge it did do this on your game so it corrects the issue.
It was also new for me this competitive side of MBN and the comunity is alive and growing!
The fact that a competitive scene exists for a GBA game is absolutely wild to me.
GBA had some gems in its library
Advance Wars is also another GBA game with a still existent competitive scene
@@infinityJKA OMG! GBA have a competitive scene 😲? What are the other games, tell me more!
@@KingHundalay for sure, it had a ton! It is probably in my Top 3 for console libraries
Pokémon though
You know a game is epic when the players took it upon themselves to improve it and just dont let it die out.
Like sonic riders
@@jjfrenzy789 JET SET RADIO FUTURE
Battle Network 4.5 Network Transmission eng patch
PLEASE RE RELEASE THIS ON SWITCH I MISS THIS GAME
That would be a dream come true
MMBN7 with built in online + matchmaking + crossplay on all consoles and PC would be beautiful
@@Jackissoocool if that happens im gifting 10 copies
A collection would be really nice. I would be sad if it was trapped as a Switch exclusive though. Would much prefer PC so there aren't worries about it being locked on old hardware again.
@@kerlowsc3397 for real! I have 3 brothers and we all bought Switches a year ago (when de pandemic started) and we've been talking about how awesome it would be if this game were to come to switch.
So cool to see a video about the game, I hope one day the dream will be reality haha
I just had a mini life crisis when I heard MMBN was turning 20 years...
haha I turn 20 this year I feel u
I'm coughing dust right now I'm feeling old
Holy shit, has it been that long?
You just had to do it... I feel old now ffs
If you're not at least 40 stfu about "being old"
Battle network has been getting so much more attention lately
First the Rise and Fall of MBN then that fine gentleman doing hour long+ reviews of each game (just finished four.) But I guess we are not far off from reaching the first GBA nostalgia era.
From everyone but Capcom
@@TheJacoliexp Sad but True
@@TheJacoliexp actually, there was a project, but it was delayed heavily due to a certain Virus. It's also the 20th anniversary of BN.
@@haruhirogrimgar6047 I WATCH THAT REVIEW TOO..it make me play the game again..and to my suprise, this game is very challenging for mainline story
Binge watching MMBN videos after the switch bundle trailer dropped. The fact that people literally made their own version of the game to run Esports, based on an old GBA game I played as a kid is wild. Great video man!
Imagine if they make the vs battle system online
That would be cool
@@Tiznado I think there's a chance. The X and Zero Collections all had a side-mode combining elements of their series. I wouldn't be surprised if the Battle Network collection had an online multiplayer mode with chips from all the games.
@@Handles_be_dumb They did mention in the trailer a new mode. I'm hoping they add in some kinda of multiplayer mode. It's not even far fetched, because the later games, for example the bundle for the DS that included both games, had a method so you could get the chips you previously could only aquire via link cables. Here's hoping boys!
I’ve been waiting years for this! Very exciting !!
I hope this becomes more mainstream with the release of the legacy collection I would love to see more of this
Legacy collection is lazy and doesn't have multiplayer crossplay nor limited/beginner's mode online so you don't get owned with OP end game stuff while having less HP.
@Mr. Variant that's rhe point to finish the game and then create a strategy to win. You act like net battles are balanced in the game mega man hp 100 boss hp 500 good luck 👍
@Mr. Variant its kinda like pokemon, Dont go online battles until you've beat the game and are solid. Its like going onto a pokemon battle with a level 5 charmander and complaining about getting wreckdd
@sgt.colonelchaddigbick8664 we have accessibility nowadays. But sure enjoy your git guud and chip locks. Pokemon has had balance issues too (stadium toxic fire spin/wrap lock with anyone faster and they forced rentals to make half useless).
@Mr. Variant do you not realize these are old games?😂
I wasn't exactly clear on the part where you mention about the 20th anniversary thing, so Capcom officially supported or acknowledged the tournament. and the tournament is ran on fan-developed network architecture?
just wondering cause of how nintendo shut down the melee tournament due to the unofficial network the fans develop?
Unlike Nintendo who is notorious for shutting down fan projects, Capcom pretty openly embraces them like with the tournament. They *could* take action against the tournament if they wanted but simply don't.
@@thenotebubble ^
Even when they took action, it ended up with something like daymare series, which is now releasing their 2nd games. I do wonder if we need legitimate copy of this game because i couldn’t find one...
@@Wandermidget That's a huge reach with a tone of holes in it dude. Nintendo's legal team just handles things differently and Nintendo themselves don't really embrace the tournament scene. How portions of the fan bases act is irrelevant.
@@Wandermidget
That's one way to crap down on fandoms while justifying Copy Right abuse...
Man! This channel is now officially my favorite on TH-cam. You brought me amazing memories when I was playing this game.
As you can see, Capcom hates money.
We're literally living like in BN universe. Our phone is literally the PET. is it so hard to make another game where we can customize our own navi?
If this game ever comes out again, it better not become a online only mobile game. BN is why I still keep my 3ds. I miss the SP games...
As much as I love this game and the fact that it has a scene (mind fucking blown, remember playing this and the GBA Zero games as a kid) I just don't think it has enough appeal to reach a larger audience today. Capcom is a company at the end of the day.
tbf the last game, BN6, was meant to be the end of the series.
@@tiarabite Even though we'll never get BN7 since you know but it'd be nice that we got a non canon game like that
if you are implying they should turn BN into yet another mobile phone series, that seems more like a monkeys paw revival to me
Man, imagine if MMBN came out in a time with actual internet connectivity.
Yes imagine being attacked by security droid,Explosive Bubbles and Overheating systems would be great
@@firedelete2171 I think over heating systems is already a thing i think. The others not yet.
Play moba game its the closes thing you can get to a megaman game.
@@chocoburgersenpai1627 lol what? MMBN has literally nothing in common with a moba. I don't see how you even draw the smallest connection there.
We have enough cart space now to include custom navi creation and even custom chips.
Capcom is sleeping on the ability to make MASSIVE amounts of money with DLC for customization here....
The battle network series was probably one of my favorite videogame series of all time, you have no idea how much joy you brought to me by telling me there is not only an esports community, but that its still alive and growing
N1GP is a really great community who really loves the game. And they're really fun to play with
I knew BN had a PVP, but this is the first I'd ever heard of it actually having a competitive scene. It does make sense, obviously, but you never hear about it. You only ever hear about fighting games, shooters, or Pokemon.
Its pretty niche, there's the N1GP group, and there's a Japanese community or two, but the hoops to play online and the already niche cult classic appeal of the series(and StarForce) keep interest fairly low
We do have some serious competitors though, always people pushing edges and trying to tear the game apart to find more weird interactions, its fun stuff, I'm pretty sure the N1GP group has collectively provided new insight into nearly every aspect of the game, also has pretty good ties with Team BN, the group that's big on speedrunning the games
Seeing Gamefaqs get mentioned with Battle Network was cool. These games were a big part of my teen years and Gamefaqs really was the home of this series. The community really was quite big there.
Now that Network play is confirmed to the Legacy Collection, NOW more than ever does this series have to become a recognized eSport.
The battle mechanics were amazing. Glad to see there are still people out there enjoying this series. On another note, the music is god tier for these games
No lie, I'm pissed that I've been in a dark about this until now. This is one of those times where I have to thank the TH-cam recommendations
Youll live
The Megaman Battle Network universe is just made for competitive multiplayer, I mean it revolves around people battling each other with their deck of microchips, sometimes even in tournaments!
I can't explain how meaningful and nostalgic this series is for me. I'm much older now, but I've been replaying the series, especially to go back and 100% the games I never did before (4-6). I remember the GameFAQs days, and feeling that shared passion and interest in the community. I had no idea this series had a thriving & growing competitive scene, and while it's unlikely I'll ever compete, it's so encouraging to know there are others out there keeping this deeply, wonderfully creative series alive.
tl;dr - Shoutout from a fellow BN fan. You guys are awesome!
Played it as a kid and considering a GBA just so I can play thru the battle network and megaman zero series games. Nostalgia nut
@Lord zooq if you're not hung up on playing on the original system, The Zero serie is available in a compilation, and the battle network will be soon (with online battle and trading included ).
We need another battle network or starforce! 😭
Both
Based
preferably battle network lol
The concept for Starforce 4 was going to be so sick..
@@zeemilios9327 And Battle Networkpilled.
heartbeat monitor.... mamoru's storyline hits even harder now
This last year, Battle Network has been gaining a reputation. Hope the series continues to draw in more people.
yeah..i start digging up this series after watching some 1-hour MMBN review for every version..that person just made MMBN 4 review,now waiting for 5
@@paanazmi8062 what's the channel name?
@@GamerThatSucks13
megaman battle network review:
th-cam.com/video/t4buvuExMKU/w-d-xo.html
Digimon seems to be getting attention again too. Here's hoping we get 2020s or 2030s with these kick*ss net-themed online franchises getting good attention and actually integrating with the 'net this time around, lol.
i need to try to play through the battle network series again, its been years
MMBN series is one of the best hybrids between action and turn based rpgs, its mechanics are unique
OMG MY SUGGESTION ON TWITTER ACTUALLY MADE IT HOLY HELL
There's been a lot of Megaman Battle Network content on yt recently, really nice to see the game getting the love it deserves :)
Brings a tear to my eye how much my childhood game still thrives.
"The game began as something entirely unrelated, but then they saw Pokémon and thought 'fuck this lame stuff let's make Rockémon!'"
And then it became completely different from Pokemon. Enough so it could be considered to its own genre even.
@@zettovii1367 Honestly it's more like Digimon that actually uses the digital part more than an aesthetic
Why do people keep comparing this to pokemon? The games have nothing in common
@@valletas
Cause you collect monsties in a way (the virus themed cards) and walk around in some topdown 2d RPG, with some areas having random encounters whilst others dont.
It's pretty superficial, but there are a few things the games got in common.
@@zettovii1367 I really don't like calling Battle Network RPGs because they're so unique that they don't really conform to RPG genre conventions, or any other genre. It and Star Force (and now One Step From Eden) are one-of-a-kind and that's what makes them so awesome.
I didn't know this had a pvp haha. I absolutely enjoyed this game way back when. The boss battles were actually difficult but fun and the different megaman characters
which game in the series did you play?
@@thevarietypacksnaxx405 If I remember correctly it's the 5 and 6. Specifically the 5 with (sorry forgot the name it has this red megaman in the box) the 6 has the wolf as the boss. Didn't get to try the bird one tho
@@mayasarmonia3257 5: Team Protoman and 6: Cybeast Gregar.
@@SuperVini310 oh I just searched again. the 5 is the team colonel haha. good times
The omega navis were a major Pain
I joined the community early in this year and i got so mutch surprised how everyone is superr kind and cool they realy re ignite my love for battle network and star force and i hope to see this community grow
The music alone is dragging me back into the glory of the game. It was addicting, I remember keeping my link cord and found a player or two at random and jacked in.
Holy shit. I remember watching megaman when I was a kid, thinking how cool it would be to be able to play something like it. An amalgamation of genres is the best genre. I just found something to play that I would never have thought existed.
Most underrated game on the GBA for sure
It got 10 releases?
It's more of a "cult classic" status than underrated. Battle Network 4 is the third best selling Megaman game apparently.
@@GaaraFPS well actually 6 games and multiple versions
BCC and 4.5 exists. Also there's a platformer spin off but that's not on GBA.
@@cherryboywriter6299 The sales on BN4 really said alot on how popular the franchise was at that point. Which only made it more depressing when that same game was also the worse of the "Main" BN Games and this was coming out from BN3 which was one of objectively best BN Games in "Main" BN Games.
Oh wow. I suggested it a few times but I never thought you'd actually do it! You guys are insane.
i haven't met a cooler, more passionate, and accepting group of people before in my life. Come join the N1GP
; ] cant wait to play with ya
Damn
I wanna joinn
Here you go if you haven't already!
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@Daviator el Quesillo noice
Megamna NT warrior was one of my childhood shows. Im 28 now and just started playing the battle network games. So much niceness from childhood 😭
Can't wait for the re-releases with online battle modes too!!! it's a dream come true
First Catherine became a fighting game, then Shrek Superslam the meme, and now this out of nowhere. I'm amazed by the fact that you guys can find out about all of this. Great job & I'm waiting to be surprised by another obscure title esports.
Microsoft excel esports
My personal hope is to see a competitive scene for Digimon Cyber Sleuth
I wouldn’t even be surprised if they found a competitive scene for snake or bejeweled somehow.
I recently found out there is a Sonic Riders competitive scene. Now Battle network too.
Someone already made Diner Dash tournament here.
Been a while since I've last heard of the Battle Network series since my elementary school days. Also my favorite iteration of Megaman.
I FREAKING LOVE MMBN! CAN'T BELIEVE YALL COVERING THIS! YALL LEGENDS FOR THIS ONE
The confusion (and frustration) the devs had when capcom told them their horror game is becoming a card game lol.
Like Devil May Cry
@@pablotomasllodra4423 what happened with devil may cry?
Began also as a RE game until it ended up as a stylish action game. Also explains part of the aesthetics of the first game.
@@pablotomasllodra4423 Thanks for the info.
i remember being stuck on a part of one of the games on vacation and couldnt look up what to do next till i got home
Great video for a great series of games 👍
Time to start the Golden Sun pvp competitive scene
I was thinking the same thing especially with Golden sun's insanely customizable job system!
It's so nice seeing how passionate a fanbase can be. I wonder if Capcom is aware of this. Imagine playing this game online on mobile. It would be pretty fun.
Given that the video says a tournament happened at a celebration event, it seems like they're well aware
This kind of game and mobile would be equal gacha. I'm almost willing bet my savings on it. And that won't be good for anyone involved trust me
Yea, if it goes mobile gacha, is gonna be another duel link, shadowverse, heartstone bs*.
But thank god capcom don't have that kind of mobile game bs* yet
@@det06f006 They do; that would be Rockman X Dive.
The only Capcom IP with a big anniversary that hasn’t gotten any announcements yet
I have semi-good news for you:
When asked about Battle Network's recent anniversary, the devs have said many times that were it not for the Covid-19 virus, they would have an announcement for us by now.
@@B1rdzOfF1re I’ve heard. Still waiting for them to actually announce something. Hope they didn’t forget
I miss this series so much, seeing the thumbnail reawakened a piece of my childhood 😭
Throwback to wacking those 300 samurais to advance the story with Lan
i hate this part..that was one of the worst part of that game..its kinda crazy that you cannot proceed the gmae id fail this mini game
@@paanazmi8062 as a 10 year old, I was stuck there for a week
Thank you so much for covering the N1GP! The community is amazing and it's super easy to get right into the action, so come and check us out if you love mega man!
Thank you for making this awesome video showing off our community! The N1GP has been the best gaming community I've ever been a part of with some of the funniest and kindest people I've ever met. I look forward to meeting all the incoming new netbattlers! :COBCHAMP:
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Thank you for covering this. I loved playing this as a kid, and always wanted to play other ppl but never got the chance to. I never knew there was a scene for it, and I'm excited to check it out now!!!
i hope this blows up with the legacy collection. i loved this game as a kid and would love to play multiplayer
I’m so happy to see that so many people are passionate about this series. I had friends in school who loved classic Megaman and just brushed off the battle network series cause they said it “ wasn’t real megaman” and it really hurt that they didn’t wanna give it a chance. So glad to see that people still love this series! EXE will always be my megaman and I’ll always love this game
Still waiting for a battle network collection with online battles with rollback on 3 and 6
What on earth was the Capcom presentation btw.
@@supersmashdylan nothing that anyone cares about or even remotely wants.
I'm hyped AF for the Legacy Collection, and the bump in the online community the official online support will bring
Here in December 2022. Who woulda guessed they would revive this lol. I bet the fandom is going crazy
Wow. I remember trying to find a community like this in 2005 before giving up. So glad to see it flourish. Now we just need a new game to make our own navis
Omg thank youso much this is my childhood and I am so happy there is actually still a world out there still playing this game
I can dream again of a MMBN collection on Switch with this and when other seemingly dead franchises like Advance Wars are getting some love.
Yeah Advance Wars definitely needs some love
Done, Advance Wars this December
@@LuigiToby Oh yeah, I saw that and I'm soooo happy.
i didnt expect to get the news of advance wars reboot game from a megaman battle network video. thanks man.
what???? will that focus on Andy and co or will and co????
If only this game existed during an online era, it might still be played today by the masses.
There's still a chance. A little chance.
We just need someone very popular to introduce this game.
@@ReigoVassal Or a Battle Network Collection, LETS GOOOOO.
I remember playing this one and thinking it was neat. It's wonderful that it has a competitive scene. Amazed how esports communities grow out of the most unexpected places
Sometimes when I think back, I'm fine with not having had much access to the internet as a kid. But seeing how things started like this is very awesome. I loved BN for such a long time and figured that not many people played because no one in school really did. Though I've been lucky to have someone point me to N1GP a few months ago. And today it is very awesome to hear about the history! Enjoyed th video! Have a nice day everyone.
Came here after the announcement of online for the legacy game...hope I get to see some new faces there. Feel free to comment back to see who is still alive here
With the new Battle Network Legacy Collection adding online features including battling and trading, I am looking forward to all the videos coming in of people's matches.
Question: With the Battle Network Collection now having a release date plus confirmed online battles, will this esport get more mainstream notoriety since its more easily accesible now?
This game was so cool. My first actual pvp experience was when I played online mode on the ds version for the first time and my mind was blown.
I've seen videos poping up on TH-cam lately that are matches of Battle Network, but I had no idea the scene was a large as it is! Im glad people are remembering this series and still playing it.
yeah.me too..this game is my favourite..and the game was kinda hard for mainline story too
This is so cool. I remember getting Megaman Battle Network 3 (WHITE) for the GBA waaaaay back in the day. Very fun game, strategically challenging, interesting plot, great music. I had no idea there was a competitive scene for it tho~ Thanks for making/sharing such an informative video :)
In the end, the Battle Network fan gets the W. Let's goooooo
I love this series! I didn't even know there was a multiplayer component! I might need to get involved with this community!
ive been hoping.for this video i still love the games and anime so its great.to see the esport getting love.
When I younger I loved the battle network games but never found anyone to play with or against. I never would have thought there's such a big fan base for this game. Great vid!
This video may be two years old, I am just now seeing this. It's pretty cool to see that there are people still playing at least one of the BN games.
I've played MMBN2, 3, and 4 when I was younger. Now I have the anniversary editions. Are there anyone still playing any of the MMBN games?
WHAT!?! Competitive Battle Network was a thing? And no one told me? Take me back to when I was young! I could go pro!
I come from the future to say that Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection will be a thing in 2023! Dreams do come true!
Can’t wait to see your update once the pvp scene starts this Friday with the Legacy Collection release!!
This was a great find!! Just yesterday, I went to a gamers expo in my city, and found 2 different Starforce copies I didn’t have. This made me find my BN 4,5&6 copies for my gba, and currently playing it through
I am so happy about this community. Seriously you guys rock. While everyone was playing GTA San Andreas or Pokemon. I was playing MegaMan Battle Network 5 Team Colonel. I really want to be part of this community.
Writing this comment after the trailer dropped and what made BN so successful was the lack of information out there for everything. I started at BN3 and I was a kid but the only resource we had was game FAQs no YT or anything so the best combos and what not was discovered by your friends or yourself running into it. I loved and hated that but looking back on it grinding all 7 stars in BN3 by myself was such a damn achievement
BN3 was seriously amazing in how much you could do with all the chips in the game. Not everything was broken, but you could have fun with pretty much any of the battle chips.
This is one series I can’t wait to get into. It’s so unique and up my alley and I’m glad to know there’s a competitive scene. I heard there is rumored to be an online mode in the new collection coming up so that will be sweet!
Grateful to the fans that brought this up to where it is today. hope I get the time to play this with a friend one day
This community is about to get a whole lot bigger come the release of the Legacy Collection!
The game was so great it got me though age 12 and 13 alot was going on in my life emotionally and I was moving 6 or 7 times a year to other states and had no friends.. this game will forever be in my heart ❤
The fact that these games are an esport brings a tear to my eye.
I remember Battle Network having a level of competition but damn not to this extent. This game had it all. Enticing, unique and creative gameplay, music and story.
Just having to have someone explain what GameFaqs is makes me feel old :(
Battle Network 2 was a big part of my childhood and my all time favourite GBA game. I never knew that there was a competitive scene for the game though and that's pretty cool.
As a kid my mom bought me the OG MMBN, it was a bootleg game and couldn’t save I was a kid so I really was unaware of the cartridge being a bootleg. Years later I bought it, this time it was an original cartridge. Man we need more battle network!
Today I learned a new thing!!
Ohhh man! I had so much fun with this game...an absolute gem!
So did I. Hey man, love your content.
I can't wait for your MMBN animation.
I honestly didn't expect MMBN to have an E-Sport scene
Now that battle network is getting all their games released, I hope that multi-player is brought back. Do you know how badass that would be? They could let you unlock battle themes to use while you fighting another person so you get yourself hyped up, change the fields art or megamans look! That would be so dope!
They won't. There's nothing in it for them to work on it. And even if they did it would be p2p and trash
Surprise! The latest trailer confirmed online multiplayer ✌🏻
Actualy I don’t quite understand most of the explanation. But it sure make me hype to learn to understand… amazing video and amazing game. I will play this game again
I enjoyed playing Mega Man Battle Network but am certainly shocked to hear it has a competitive scene, and at that, one with such a long, twisty and fascinating tale to it. A great coverage of it here and the horror game origins was also quite the surprise.
"Oh, This clown doesn't even have an anti-damage, this is gonna be easy!
And then you're dead." Delivery.
"A heart beat monitor that would be connected to the player and affect the game itself"
Holy shit, WHAT?!
Capcom was trying to pioneer with weird innovations like that. They also made a game (with some minor references and a cameo in one of Battle Network games) called Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand that had a strip thing on the cartridge to absorb sunlight (like old calculators) to recharge your sun-gun weapon thing (the game was about a vampire hunter or something)
@@omegamanGXE Boktai was Konami
@@EphemeralPseudonym H2O, lean, same thing 🤷♂️
@@omegamanGXE No it's not. Capcom kicking ass pumping out great games, meanwhile Konami is nothing but a distant memory.
When a community is so rare and hard to thrive.. it's a *feature*
I like how there are a bunch of people that really enjoy this game, and loved it as a kid, that crop up whenever the rare video comes up about it. Really hope MMBN gets some love soon ;(
That's awesome! Loved Megaman NT Warrior as a kid. I've been researching Megaman Battle Network, as Megaman NT Warrior is like 48% of the inspiration for a game I'm designing.
I might have to see if I can jump into this scene, if nothing else, to learn more. Maybe I'll even get to try this game out!