I remembering being bummed out that 4-6 shrunk the characters height but I do think they made up for it with how much more detailed the environments became
Yep, but not really more detailed for the environment. The overall pixel shortened means the whole world can be scaled down to save space. This space is reused to include more content from 4-6. Particularly 4-6 allows you to play as other characters, these space saved was reused to include more battle animations for these characters that players can play.
This is honestly the best Battle Network Collection review I've seen so far. It comprehensively explains the systems of the series, touches on the charms of each game in the series and still manages to move at a brisk and entertaining pace.
it released YEARS ago, learn how to emulate :) game is the exact same. they did nothing but add online MP (dead on arrival) and some cut content. Lazy af and people are hyped because they either refuse to emulate or are dumb fanboys.
@@Donnie_Oculus I am a dumb fan boy. I have the whole series complete in box and I have it all in emulation for future convenience. I just also have the money to support the series so hopefully mega man can get more content in the future
i really enjoyed these games as a kid therefor i dont mind supporting the devs with $60 in hopes that maybe one day we will see this amazing series come back to life
@@TakumiJoyconBoyz If that became reality, I would buy one in a heartbeat! I always wanted to have a friend like Megaman.exe ever since I first played the third game in the series back during my childhood!
@@burritomaster6000 well it's not that insane when you look at it from this perspective. There's 6 games in the collection, for $60. That equals to 10 bucks a game. There's also 100+ hours of content, along with a very good review of the game.
Personally, I think this collection is an insane value for the amount of content you're getting... Each game runs about 20-30 hours which is short for an RPG, but when you consider the number of games here (not counting alternate versions) there's quite a bit to chew on.
@@knuclear200x You can say that about literally any game, Saying that you can pirate them doesnt mean the collection doesn't have value. Also this collection has the event chips, and e reader cards easily accessible which would be kind of a pain to do along with online play which will obviously be the easiest way to play pvp.
Felix, you've gotten so much better at doing video reviews! Compared to the first video review you did for Nintendolife which sounded kind of robotic, you've gotten way better at reading the script with personality. It's nice to hear you getting more comfortable.
Aw, thank you very much for the kind words! It's definitely something I've tried to improve on over the year I've been here, so happy to hear that it's gotten better 😊 - Felix
its honestly so bizarre to look back on these games as "this is the future". A time before people had e-sports or were carrying around a smartphone / smart devices and the "Internet of things" . Its mad to think they werent THAT far off the potential
Exactly what I was looking for. I have such found memories of these games and played the heck out of them growing up. Looks like I’ll be playing them again ~20 years later 😊.
I hope BNLC sells as well as the Classic and X collections and maybe even MM11. BN is such a good rpg series that redefines what turn based combat can be with added player input throughout each battle
This game predicts some of future tech that we have nowadays. One of major examples are connecting home appliances using internet and transferring money online
I was sold on this long before this month, this was something I've been wanting Capcom to make, for several years now. I only watched this video to hear someone's opinions on this series, since it's far different than most other Megaman games. And good job with the One Step from Eden mention, it's Battle Network-inspired battle system is what made me buy it. As I was starved for some Battle Network content.
😎👍 With resalers ridiculously over pricing alot of the original GBA/NDS titles, the price Capcom is asking is very well worth it. Especially the work that's been done to each game for quality of life improvements and adding online features and content that many fans of the series have been asking for.
god.. basing prices and value on what scaplers/resellers do is DUMB affff. this collection is the laziest port ive ever seen.. $60 and it looks exactly like the gba games LOL, learn how to use an emulator and save $60 or be a fanboy and pay top dollar for the exact same thing xD
@@knuclear200x lol why u self projecting how broke you are let people spend their money on what they want trust me you will save a lot of time instead of replying everyone about how you can emulate the game
@@Donnie_Oculus Go touch grass my guys. Its not just about replaying the GBA titles. Its about Capcom acknowledged Megaman NT Warrior. They even put the entire English dub on their TH-cam Channel. Its a part of our childhoods we always wanted more of. For years people have begged the final episodes be dubbed. So Capcom releasing them as a collection is at least something. This was a series that could of became trapped in our hearts and time. But now new kids can enjoy the series. This is worth to us celebrating.
All things considered... I just realized that Capcom got it right pretty much every appliance is connected to the internet... I remember back in the day I laughed at a fireplace and a refrigerator being connected to the internet... and today they are... and I still question why those things need to be connected to the internet, Why do you need to connect your Washing machine to the internet! Why is the toaster connected to the internet!
another prediction come true is transferring money using internet in MMBN3. I thought it was really stupid idea back in that day as cybercrime can happen..Now almost everyone using cashless to transfer money online 😅
Yeah, they actually kinda nailed it in a lot of ways, lol. Hell, with ChatGPT and AI Voice we're like a year away from Net Navis being real at this point...
I’m buying this collection because i never got to play the series when i was in japan. Plays with my nostalgia since it was very popular when i was in school. Glad to hear the review for this collection; i was gonna buy it regardless of the score 😉
They added the Japan-only content so this is pretty much the best way to play the game in English ☺️ and I say this as someone who's tried plenty of mods and emulation tricks to access hidden content
I need Megaman StarForce on the switch. The DS format may be difficult to do on the switch so let's just do a whole switch remake for StarForce. Cmoooonnnnn
My only gripes I have with the BN collection is Capcom not using Operate shooting star version of BN1 and BN:double team for the DS instead of the GBA versions of BN1 and BN5 and according to a few of the hardcore Megaman youtubers Capcom did not bother to put in the ACTUAL post game content for BN6 cause no patch card for the beast gate toy peripheral you needed to plug into the GBA in the JP version of the game to get or just use an Game Shark in the US/PAL versions of BN6
6:10 They do realize Sneakrun exist right? Encounters are mostly an issue in the first game where you can only run with a chip and Subchips (sneakruns) don't exist. Every other game afterwards allows you the option to run.
This a must have for my collection. I wish Capcom would have included Battle Chip Challenge (GBA) and Battle Network Transmission (GameCube) to complete all the BN collection. Great review 👏.
Love BN4/5 out of the collection the most. Anyone know a good way to the FootBomb section of BattleNetwork4? The good thing about playing it on an emulator is save states, since you can just immediately revert to a previous save state, which would come in handy in that FootBomb section of that game. It’s frustrating, I am stuck in that part.
These games were not perfect but the battle and overall charm made these great! I was hoping to shut off encounters at times but the mega buster mode during a puzzle sounds like a fair compromise, can't wait and maybe a revival of the series if this sells well?
When I saw the trailer, all i could think of was playing the opposite versions that I owned... Pre installed them and turned it on at 4am to see the opening of BN1 and then had to go to work 😂. So excited and happy this got a high rating!!
Man the attention to detail they placed in remastering the games are noteworthy. I needed to take a break from playing because a whole day went by! No shame to admit!😂 Also the patch cards for 4-6 makes the whole game BROKEN AS FUCK, but damn I love it!!!!😂
Hoping we get the Starforce trilogy!! But my inner 12 yr old self who started these games in middle school a generation ago is very pleased with this!! Thank You Capcom.
That’s a great review, Felix! Nice work! I’m also aspiring to do more voice work as well and I appreciate your personality in this clip being showcased.
bustermax may make things easier for new and returning players and speedruns, but they prevent you from aquiring SP navi chips (and possibly other things) so my advice is if you know the games well and have been using buster max mode, turn it off when trying to go for SP navi chips or if youre going for full completion
Am I the only one who was looking at the chip options being used and asking what they were doing? Also, no Program Advances to show off? It showed off the game, and answered a bit of my questions. They went through and had to modify the coding a bit from what I could see to add in the buster MAX feature. Who knows what other lines of code they broke, or what new bugs or exploits they added in at the same time. Love the video. Thanks for the hard work.
They actually patched a lot of bugs and rebalanced some chips for multiplayer. Those same chips are left broken in single player just for fun but they tweaked the properties of some unintended combos for the chips so as not to ruin PvP.
I wish it had the updated dialogue portraits in Battle Network 5 DTDS though... I liked how characters show appropriate emotions during dialogue, expressing how they feel during certain situations... And by characters, I meant just Dex, Yai, Mayl, and the Hikaris(Dr Hikari, Mrs Hikari, Lan, and MegaMan)...
Hi Felix. Do you know if translations were also touched up on? Ie Flame Man and not Flam Man. Or if the Boktai event in BN4 was also included and not just the chip?
If you're gonna praise it for including the JP exclusive event chips, then it should have been noted that the collection EXCLUDES other JP or even international content, like the Shooting Star remake of 1, the Double Team DS version of BN5 , Battle Chip Challenge, Network Transmission, 4.5, Beast Gate, and other content you got from electronic toy accessories and some other side bonus content. It is sadly not a comprehensive collection
It's definitely worth it especially for someone who didn't play the original, but I myself might have to hold myself back and wait to see if this will go on sales later since I have a bunch of games I haven't play lol 😂
Just wanna know, did they fix mmbn 4, bc those are broken, the blue moon's woodman scenario will break your save file while red sun's roll soul will break your pvp opponent's heart and mind
What about the multi-player trading? I remember that battle network 3 had 2 versions, and that some chips were exclusive to one or the other. How does this collection address that?
The collection has chips from the GameCube game in it, least I'm sure that's were the Bass chip is from anyway, it's the same art and description. So I wouldn't worry about it.
Not even into the video yet (thanks random add) and I can 100% tell you that yes, it is worth it Both for old and new fans It's 10 games (technically 6 if you consider it as 1 version story) Plus a lot of the exclusive stuff that was only available in Japan versions are available for us now
Seems Capcom doesn't like releasing physical versions of their collections in Europe. We'll have to settle for American or Japanese physical copies for our switch.
Would you say better on a lite for this series of MegaMan or OLED? Never had a switch but craving MegaMan battle network and I'd rather get a switch than a Gameboy advance sp and games individually lol!
So thrilled to have these games back. That they did so much to preserve the games as they were but also to add a lot of extra to it. I seriously hope this sells well enough that they decide to go for a Battle Network 7.
@@teddyjones7444 part of me thinks that feels like a given, but I also wonder if those games were so tied to the DS hardware that a Collection would be difficult. Because I feel like there were touchscreen and microphone aspects, am I remembering that correctly?
I love how it was brought up about too many random battles and they really didn’t add anything to combat it except indirectly using the MAX buster mode to speed up the battles. Really wish there was a skip random battles toggle.
I am a fan of the Megaman X & Legends series. I remember being in high school & classmates of mines playing these via emulator on school PCs. I started the first one up yesterday & I did find the encounter rate annoying, but I also didn't know there was a buster attack that I could constantly use. I was just standing around in between chip selections. I am glad I saw this review!
From others I heard they kept most of the translation and grammatical errors. Names like Spoutman was changed back to Aquaman, but we’re stuck with Eraseman and Japanman. We’re finally getting the Boktai stuff so that’s getting translated, but I heard there was a translation error in that too.
There's a disclaimer when you boot up the game saying that "content found in these games were product of their time, as certain practices are not acceptable today" something along those lines. And...BN4 is left untouched. Grammars and all. Leg's go, Lan!
I dunno if that's your own footage but if so then +10 attack chips boost the damage of the previous chip selected. If it's the first chip you select they do nothing and will just poof when you use them.
I almost find these reviews funny since they make remarks on aspects of the games that most of us as kids/teens could have cared less about when we played them. Just enjoyed the sheer joy of the games. Anyways, I'm glad I stumbled upon this as I didn't know this existed! I'll gladly run through the first three games again and pick up where I left off on 4 and keep going through the ones I didn't have a chance to play. Such a great collection!
Psyched for this to release. The only thing that could have made it better is if they threw in network transmission (gcn). But for everything included at that price, buying is a no brainer (never got to play the multi-player and now it'll be easier than ever). Question now is, what to get it for?
Played this a lot as a kid on my Gameboy SP. But, I wasn't really into the regular Megaman or Pokemon. I think this could be a good addition to my switch to bring back some nostalgia
Anyone who complains about the price is not a true fan. The REAL FANS know numbers talk!! If there's any hope of reviving the series you have to buy at full price to show them it's still profitable!!! I wanna see Mega Man Battle network make a come-back. We have to support by the numbers for this to even happen. Every fan let the others know. The hype train never died!! Being cheap caused it.
I'm considering playing Battle Network 2 first, but I wanna see what everyone else's opinion is. Like, should I play it in order, starting from 1? do I play 4 or skip it? stuff like that.
I think the general consensus is: Skip 1, and only play 4 the first time through (the reason why it's hated is you have to play essentially the same game 3 time in order to unlock everything.)
@knuclear200x It's called supporting the effort that Capcom put in for this collection. The fact that these are source ports of the Japanese games (which means cut content are restored) shows us that love and care was taken into account. Online was added too. These are not ROMs like the ones in the Classic & X Collections. Let us enjoy the money worth spent, and you people can emulate games you probably don't own. And you people wonder why Capcom doesn't make new Mega Man games...
Im hyper against blind brand loyalty (and i also find the disney style ' this game isnt representative of modern opinions dont blame us warning' stupid and pointless personally) this is a series that has needed to be made accessible on modern consoles for a while now, going just off the games alone and not all the extra content added in for the legacy collection (the usual compilation stuff as well as the e reader cards and cut boktai content for example) is definitely worth the relatively high price. I even actually dont mind paying for the switch version even though its slightly pricier in a lot of places because portability is part of the soul of battle network to me. Theres 6 games ( not including the extra version and heck if you wanna be super specific i believe the jp versions too), online trading and interaction, and even the buster max setting has a use if your either not a fan of random encounters or have a busy life. I did buy this on sale digit on switch. But if this leads to more megaman interest im all in if they show they care. ( network transmission/x command mission/ starforce collection even?) But yeah. Theres so much content here and this is one of the rare occasions where i think those sailing the high seas should spend some doubloons on it. because if it doesn't get enough money soley cause of the high seas? Then it could actually kill this type of megaman game. For big triple a games or games from scummy companies (capcom can be scummy i admit), yohoho away, but i ask you to reconsider for this. Its not perfect and i wish it had things like savestates and speedup, but they do have a survey out for peoples opinions on the collection, mention those things there arpnd qe may actually get them at some point. (Unlikely but worth a try) Thanks for coming to my megaman induced therapy
Im so excited! I don't have a switch but only a 3ds. Bad news first: My 3ds got juice spilled on it and it short circuited and got ruined 😢 It still works a little bit but the colors are all weird now and super dark and the pixels are all grainy. Now the good news: Anyways I was going to buy a used 3ds but realized that I could buy a brand new switch lite and a game for less than it would cost for a used 3ds. So I am ordering a switch lite and the battle network legacy collection for my first game. I just finished playing through MMBN5 for the DS and it was awesome. But I've been dying to revisit MMBN3 from my youth. Its been 20 years since I played that game and I'm so looking forward to it. Plus I've never played number 1 or 6 so these games are going to keep me busy for hours considering the massive post games.
This is one of my favorite games when I was a kid and I'm excited to get to play it again because the cartridge that I had you couldn't save so I had to play through the game without ever losing or it would send me back to the very beginning.
I know some GBA RPGs have a ton of backtracking and unnecessary padding / things haven't aged well but... It must have been incredible experience for you to go through. All of this in such a small space of time for your review
This was the first ever video game I owned when I was a little kid. My first console was a Gameboy. I think my first core memory was opening it and playing this lol. Makes me feel old to see this getting released again. I'm just looking at this video, to see if I should buy it because I definitely didn't know how to play video games that much when I was 5 😅.
I'm curious about this series but not that curious I'm glad I can buy half the collection but It would have been nice to buy each game at a lower individual price
Is anyone else really bugged by this guy going on about things without showing them on the screen? For example, liberation missions and beast mode were both mentioned while showing just some random virus battle. Also, he mentioned running around Den Town while showing ACDC Town.
Yes its worth it
I didn't even need to watch the video to tell you that
@@stickman787 Wrote the comment already without watching the video
Definitely, its a Game series thats definitely worth getting especially for Old and New Players
100% agree
It’s that simple
I remembering being bummed out that 4-6 shrunk the characters height but I do think they made up for it with how much more detailed the environments became
I thought I was the only person who was bothered by this lol
@@orufus12 yeah I got lost alot in the previous games and I got more lost in the later ones
Dammnnn thats wild lol i rememeber feelin that too 😂
Yep, but not really more detailed for the environment. The overall pixel shortened means the whole world can be scaled down to save space. This space is reused to include more content from 4-6. Particularly 4-6 allows you to play as other characters, these space saved was reused to include more battle animations for these characters that players can play.
Fr dude - honestly that was a big mess up - characters were so much better before 4th
This is honestly the best Battle Network Collection review I've seen so far. It comprehensively explains the systems of the series, touches on the charms of each game in the series and still manages to move at a brisk and entertaining pace.
I almost shed a tear when they announced this collection. It can't release soon enough
it released YEARS ago, learn how to emulate :) game is the exact same. they did nothing but add online MP (dead on arrival) and some cut content. Lazy af and people are hyped because they either refuse to emulate or are dumb fanboys.
@@Donnie_Oculus I am a dumb fan boy. I have the whole series complete in box and I have it all in emulation for future convenience. I just also have the money to support the series so hopefully mega man can get more content in the future
@@Donnie_Oculus Pirating games instead of supporting a series you like is garbage.
@@Donnie_Oculus Different morals.
Same bro
i really enjoyed these games as a kid therefor i dont mind supporting the devs with $60 in hopes that maybe one day we will see this amazing series come back to life
Heck, we're far enough along in tech that Capcom could just make Net Navis now if they wanted to, lol.
@@TakumiJoyconBoyz If that became reality, I would buy one in a heartbeat! I always wanted to have a friend like Megaman.exe ever since I first played the third game in the series back during my childhood!
I do, 60$ for 6 20 year old games is insane, also I'm poor
@@burritomaster6000 well it's not that insane when you look at it from this perspective. There's 6 games in the collection, for $60. That equals to 10 bucks a game. There's also 100+ hours of content, along with a very good review of the game.
@@burritomaster6000 If you think 60 for all of this is bad/too much, you'd HATE to see the average price for these games today individually 😅
I absolutely adore the soundtrack to these games. I think they aged well. Listen to them every once and a while
Personally, I think this collection is an insane value for the amount of content you're getting... Each game runs about 20-30 hours which is short for an RPG, but when you consider the number of games here (not counting alternate versions) there's quite a bit to chew on.
Exactly, theyre free. People who pay for them have no idea what theyre doing
@@knuclear200x You can say that about literally any game, Saying that you can pirate them doesnt mean the collection doesn't have value. Also this collection has the event chips, and e reader cards easily accessible which would be kind of a pain to do along with online play which will obviously be the easiest way to play pvp.
@@Bionicleforever also i think it has the cut content of the jp versions too :) ( not 100% sure tho)
@@minisneeit does, it definitely does bring back the Japanese exclusive content
@@Bionicleforever you can easily mod roms to have event and e-reader chips instead of paying 30$
Felix, you've gotten so much better at doing video reviews! Compared to the first video review you did for Nintendolife which sounded kind of robotic, you've gotten way better at reading the script with personality. It's nice to hear you getting more comfortable.
Aw, thank you very much for the kind words! It's definitely something I've tried to improve on over the year I've been here, so happy to hear that it's gotten better 😊 - Felix
Agreed! Was a bit skeptical at first, but that’s mostly because I’m bad with changes lmao. Loving all the content now though!
@@nintendolife great review!!
It's so nice seeing positive youtube comments.
@@nintendolife hellooooooooo Felix 😁 I gotta say loving your reviews so far and I've watched a ton of them
its honestly so bizarre to look back on these games as "this is the future". A time before people had e-sports or were carrying around a smartphone / smart devices and the "Internet of things" . Its mad to think they werent THAT far off the potential
Yeah, people are still jacking in in that day and age instead of utilizing bluetooth or something. It's like the Jetsons
Exactly what I was looking for. I have such found memories of these games and played the heck out of them growing up. Looks like I’ll be playing them again ~20 years later 😊.
Why did you wait 20 years to play the same games that are free anyway?
@@knuclear200x you can steal anything even modern games doesn't mean people want to steal it
@@markfaraday9204 I don't steal modern games, though. This isnt even a modern game
@@knuclear200x you are commenting on every comment. Cringe.
I love these games! So happy Capcom is bringing these back. I played almost all of them. I can't wait to replay them 🕺
Replay them right now then
@@knuclear200x bruh
I wonder if with the success of this collection do a 3D Battle Network 7 xD
@@neoandroid8586 what a funny joke
learn how to emulate lol, its the SAME game. looks NO diffrent. plays NO diffrent.
I hope BNLC sells as well as the Classic and X collections and maybe even MM11. BN is such a good rpg series that redefines what turn based combat can be with added player input throughout each battle
I want to try these. I already have the X and Zero collections on switch.
Fun times, it's topping the charts in japan and exceeding all the previous collections! it's getting so much love :)
This game predicts some of future tech that we have nowadays. One of major examples are connecting home appliances using internet and transferring money online
I was sold on this long before this month, this was something I've been wanting Capcom to make, for several years now. I only watched this video to hear someone's opinions on this series, since it's far different than most other Megaman games. And good job with the One Step from Eden mention, it's Battle Network-inspired battle system is what made me buy it. As I was starved for some Battle Network content.
😎👍 With resalers ridiculously over pricing alot of the original GBA/NDS titles, the price Capcom is asking is very well worth it. Especially the work that's been done to each game for quality of life improvements and adding online features and content that many fans of the series have been asking for.
>buying roms for any price
god.. basing prices and value on what scaplers/resellers do is DUMB affff. this collection is the laziest port ive ever seen.. $60 and it looks exactly like the gba games LOL, learn how to use an emulator and save $60 or be a fanboy and pay top dollar for the exact same thing xD
@@Donnie_Oculus lol u poor lol
@@knuclear200x lol why u self projecting how broke you are let people spend their money on what they want trust me you will save a lot of time instead of replying everyone about how you can emulate the game
@@Donnie_Oculus Go touch grass my guys. Its not just about replaying the GBA titles. Its about Capcom acknowledged Megaman NT Warrior. They even put the entire English dub on their TH-cam Channel. Its a part of our childhoods we always wanted more of. For years people have begged the final episodes be dubbed. So Capcom releasing them as a collection is at least something. This was a series that could of became trapped in our hearts and time. But now new kids can enjoy the series. This is worth to us celebrating.
All things considered... I just realized that Capcom got it right pretty much every appliance is connected to the internet... I remember back in the day I laughed at a fireplace and a refrigerator being connected to the internet... and today they are... and I still question why those things need to be connected to the internet, Why do you need to connect your Washing machine to the internet! Why is the toaster connected to the internet!
another prediction come true is transferring money using internet in MMBN3. I thought it was really stupid idea back in that day as cybercrime can happen..Now almost everyone using cashless to transfer money online 😅
Yeah, they actually kinda nailed it in a lot of ways, lol. Hell, with ChatGPT and AI Voice we're like a year away from Net Navis being real at this point...
And once we get to a point where we can make our Metaverse avatars fight each other, we’ll have completed the circle finally
@Chris Raghoobar when that happens I'm pretty sure that the real world version of wily will just actually delete us all.
I’m buying this collection because i never got to play the series when i was in japan. Plays with my nostalgia since it was very popular when i was in school. Glad to hear the review for this collection; i was gonna buy it regardless of the score 😉
They added the Japan-only content so this is pretty much the best way to play the game in English ☺️ and I say this as someone who's tried plenty of mods and emulation tricks to access hidden content
I need Megaman StarForce on the switch. The DS format may be difficult to do on the switch so let's just do a whole switch remake for StarForce. Cmoooonnnnn
This is why the Switch has nothing
Bought it at midnight a couple hours ago! The nostalgia is unreal. I’m enjoying my experience a lot!
My only gripes I have with the BN collection is Capcom not using Operate shooting star version of BN1 and BN:double team for the DS instead of the GBA versions of BN1 and BN5 and according to a few of the hardcore Megaman youtubers Capcom did not bother to put in the ACTUAL post game content for BN6 cause no patch card for the beast gate toy peripheral you needed to plug into the GBA in the JP version of the game to get or just use an Game Shark in the US/PAL versions of BN6
I had no desire to play these games. But everyone else got hyped and now I’m hyped.
this is why the switch has nothing
Give it a shot, they are fun games on their own and the online feature is worth it.
@@enjoyingincubusXD I can’t pick this up day one but it’s on the list for sure.
Going to pick it up tomorrow! That makes literally 32 Mega Man games on my Switch
Yeah because the Switch has nothing
@@knuclear200x lmao purely false, you sound like a salty baby saying that. Got some tissues if you need them
6:10 They do realize Sneakrun exist right? Encounters are mostly an issue in the first game where you can only run with a chip and Subchips (sneakruns) don't exist. Every other game afterwards allows you the option to run.
This a must have for my collection. I wish Capcom would have included Battle Chip Challenge (GBA) and Battle Network Transmission (GameCube) to complete all the BN collection. Great review 👏.
Other than the Buster MAX mode, you can also buy an item that stops enemy encounters for a period of time. It's only 200 zenny I believe
Love BN4/5 out of the collection the most. Anyone know a good way to the FootBomb section of BattleNetwork4? The good thing about playing it on an emulator is save states, since you can just immediately revert to a previous save state, which would come in handy in that FootBomb section of that game. It’s frustrating, I am stuck in that part.
The question is in this collection, does mmbn 5 have bass and sol cross and does mmbn 6 have the Falza/Gregar giga chip and boktai hakushaku quest?
These games were not perfect but the battle and overall charm made these great! I was hoping to shut off encounters at times but the mega buster mode during a puzzle sounds like a fair compromise, can't wait and maybe a revival of the series if this sells well?
Does buster Max decrease the virus buster ranking or is it normal.
@@Yusei255 or it could be taking to much time
You get a Repel equivalent in most of the games, and can even use a permanent one in the customizer, so I imagine they didn't think it was needed.
When I saw the trailer, all i could think of was playing the opposite versions that I owned...
Pre installed them and turned it on at 4am to see the opening of BN1 and then had to go to work 😂.
So excited and happy this got a high rating!!
Man the attention to detail they placed in remastering the games are noteworthy. I needed to take a break from playing because a whole day went by! No shame to admit!😂 Also the patch cards for 4-6 makes the whole game BROKEN AS FUCK, but damn I love it!!!!😂
I remember these games so fondly even the TV show❤❤
Hoping we get the Starforce trilogy!! But my inner 12 yr old self who started these games in middle school a generation ago is very pleased with this!! Thank You Capcom.
Do you have to have the screen small with that weird "every retro game is small and has a weird border" thing going on?
Lol its how game itself 😂
I'm so happy we can all play it again and battle on the net
That’s a great review, Felix! Nice work! I’m also aspiring to do more voice work as well and I appreciate your personality in this clip being showcased.
Sort of a bummer that Network transmission for GameCube wasn't included but over all it's a solid collection! That was a criminally underrated gem!
I remember spending hundreds of hours trying to get all of the rare cards. I really wish they did a proper sequel but this will do for now
Someone described this as "Steel Ball Run but Mega Man" and I've been obsessed since (aside from me growing up with the cartoon).
bustermax may make things easier for new and returning players and speedruns, but they prevent you from aquiring SP navi chips (and possibly other things) so my advice is if you know the games well and have been using buster max mode, turn it off when trying to go for SP navi chips or if youre going for full completion
Am I the only one who was looking at the chip options being used and asking what they were doing? Also, no Program Advances to show off? It showed off the game, and answered a bit of my questions. They went through and had to modify the coding a bit from what I could see to add in the buster MAX feature. Who knows what other lines of code they broke, or what new bugs or exploits they added in at the same time. Love the video. Thanks for the hard work.
They actually patched a lot of bugs and rebalanced some chips for multiplayer. Those same chips are left broken in single player just for fun but they tweaked the properties of some unintended combos for the chips so as not to ruin PvP.
I wish it had the updated dialogue portraits in Battle Network 5 DTDS though...
I liked how characters show appropriate emotions during dialogue, expressing how they feel during certain situations... And by characters, I meant just Dex, Yai, Mayl, and the Hikaris(Dr Hikari, Mrs Hikari, Lan, and MegaMan)...
Hi Felix.
Do you know if translations were also touched up on? Ie Flame Man and not Flam Man. Or if the Boktai event in BN4 was also included and not just the chip?
Some names were tweaked and others were left the same from what I've heard. Also, I've heard a lot of the spelling mistakes still exist.
If you're gonna praise it for including the JP exclusive event chips, then it should have been noted that the collection EXCLUDES other JP or even international content, like the Shooting Star remake of 1, the Double Team DS version of BN5 , Battle Chip Challenge, Network Transmission, 4.5, Beast Gate, and other content you got from electronic toy accessories and some other side bonus content. It is sadly not a comprehensive collection
What does it mean when it says you can only download the special battle chips once
It's definitely worth it especially for someone who didn't play the original, but I myself might have to hold myself back and wait to see if this will go on sales later since I have a bunch of games I haven't play lol 😂
is there any secrets too the games? or tips tricks etc. or rare chips or all power up locations?
Just wanna know, did they fix mmbn 4, bc those are broken, the blue moon's woodman scenario will break your save file while red sun's roll soul will break your pvp opponent's heart and mind
What about the multi-player trading? I remember that battle network 3 had 2 versions, and that some chips were exclusive to one or the other. How does this collection address that?
The collection has chips from the GameCube game in it, least I'm sure that's were the Bass chip is from anyway, it's the same art and description. So I wouldn't worry about it.
Not even into the video yet (thanks random add) and I can 100% tell you that yes, it is worth it
Both for old and new fans
It's 10 games (technically 6 if you consider it as 1 version story)
Plus a lot of the exclusive stuff that was only available in Japan versions are available for us now
I want the physical game so bad! But I can’t find it in the Netherlands, or is it not released yet? I thought it came out yesterday.
Seems Capcom doesn't like releasing physical versions of their collections in Europe. We'll have to settle for American or Japanese physical copies for our switch.
The smoothing filters in all of these re releases of old games makes me want to vomit. We're here for the pixels!
I actually quite like smoothing work
I wish they would have remastered the whole series.
When I get the game. I'm gonna start off with Blue Moon and then Team Colonel and Protoman. Now we need the Legends Legacy Collection.
Which volume should I buy both or just one of the two
Does anyone know if the game will be all on cart. Or will we have to download the half the games?
Would you say better on a lite for this series of MegaMan or OLED? Never had a switch but craving MegaMan battle network and I'd rather get a switch than a Gameboy advance sp and games individually lol!
So thrilled to have these games back. That they did so much to preserve the games as they were but also to add a lot of extra to it.
I seriously hope this sells well enough that they decide to go for a Battle Network 7.
I think it would probably be more likely they will do a similar collection but for the Starforce games. Since those are directly tied to MMBN.
@@teddyjones7444 part of me thinks that feels like a given, but I also wonder if those games were so tied to the DS hardware that a Collection would be difficult. Because I feel like there were touchscreen and microphone aspects, am I remembering that correctly?
But also, why not both? After all, we got both an X Legacy Collection and Mega Man 11…
I played these when I was a kid. So much nostalgia in the battle legacy network saga.
Is there a speed up option like VBA emulator?
Im getting my copy for the PS 4 and im looking forward to the drop date tomorrow.
Which one do you think will run better online the switch or ps4 version?
I grew up on Battle Network 4 and I'm so excited to play the rest of them!!!!!
4 for some reason was the best selling game in the series
Why did you wait 20 years then?
@knuclear200x who me? Because I'm 21 and only had a GBA cartridge of BN4 that I played in my DS lite lol
@@joshsimpson8588 when I was your age, I played them all for free because they were readily available. And they still are, right now
@@joshsimpson8588 pay no mind to the little emulation troll, they can’t let people enjoy nice things. Superiority complex
Favorite series of all time since the 2000s
Can someone tell me whats the difference between dual entries?
dialling back the encounter rate?! thats only an issue in BN1 and BN2! BN3 onward has sneakrun which is essentially a repel!
Least the encounter rate isn't as bad as Command mission's. I love that game but good grief.
I love how it was brought up about too many random battles and they really didn’t add anything to combat it except indirectly using the MAX buster mode to speed up the battles. Really wish there was a skip random battles toggle.
This blows so hard again... What is with capcom not releasing physical copies in EUR?
Out of all the cartoons where a preteen adventures around with a monster/companion this series always felt like it was the most possible to happen.
This... isnt a cartoon?
@@crankymessiah1477 The battlenetwork games has a tv cartoon that shares the same story concept I believe
I am a fan of the Megaman X & Legends series. I remember being in high school & classmates of mines playing these via emulator on school PCs. I started the first one up yesterday & I did find the encounter rate annoying, but I also didn't know there was a buster attack that I could constantly use. I was just standing around in between chip selections. I am glad I saw this review!
I'm curious if they've been able to fix up all the translation and grammar issues that were in the original games?
From others I heard they kept most of the translation and grammatical errors. Names like Spoutman was changed back to Aquaman, but we’re stuck with Eraseman and Japanman. We’re finally getting the Boktai stuff so that’s getting translated, but I heard there was a translation error in that too.
There's a disclaimer when you boot up the game saying that "content found in these games were product of their time, as certain practices are not acceptable today" something along those lines. And...BN4 is left untouched. Grammars and all. Leg's go, Lan!
@@genmuzero808ify oh gosh, "Leg's go, Lan" is still there? Can't wait for KNIJohn to have another existential crisis lol
@Jay R Yup lol. What a nice young man she was!
Is all of the content on the game card?
I dunno if that's your own footage but if so then +10 attack chips boost the damage of the previous chip selected. If it's the first chip you select they do nothing and will just poof when you use them.
I almost find these reviews funny since they make remarks on aspects of the games that most of us as kids/teens could have cared less about when we played them. Just enjoyed the sheer joy of the games. Anyways, I'm glad I stumbled upon this as I didn't know this existed! I'll gladly run through the first three games again and pick up where I left off on 4 and keep going through the ones I didn't have a chance to play. Such a great collection!
Psyched for this to release. The only thing that could have made it better is if they threw in network transmission (gcn). But for everything included at that price, buying is a no brainer (never got to play the multi-player and now it'll be easier than ever). Question now is, what to get it for?
Played this a lot as a kid on my Gameboy SP. But, I wasn't really into the regular Megaman or Pokemon. I think this could be a good addition to my switch to bring back some nostalgia
Is this the actual full game from the gba game for ps5?
Anyone who complains about the price is not a true fan. The REAL FANS know numbers talk!! If there's any hope of reviving the series you have to buy at full price to show them it's still profitable!!!
I wanna see Mega Man Battle network make a come-back. We have to support by the numbers for this to even happen.
Every fan let the others know. The hype train never died!! Being cheap caused it.
I'm considering playing Battle Network 2 first, but I wanna see what everyone else's opinion is. Like, should I play it in order, starting from 1? do I play 4 or skip it? stuff like that.
I think the general consensus is:
Skip 1, and only play 4 the first time through (the reason why it's hated is you have to play essentially the same game 3 time in order to unlock everything.)
This series is amazing! It also has a lot of replay value. Highly recommend
ye the gba games on steam deck are great, didnt have to spend $60 like an idiot either xD
@@Donnie_Oculus poor
@@Donnie_Oculus steam deck? Lmfao emulate deez nuts
@@Donnie_Oculus bro just paid£500 for a steam deck instead 😅😅
These games are legit the Metaverse, Capcom saw the future
Really hope they do Megaman Starforce also
Is it out yet? I dun see it in stores yet
Oh yes, it's worth it. Personally, the price for the collection is fair.
>he thinks paying anything for free roms is ✌fair✌
@knuclear200x It's called supporting the effort that Capcom put in for this collection. The fact that these are source ports of the Japanese games (which means cut content are restored) shows us that love and care was taken into account. Online was added too. These are not ROMs like the ones in the Classic & X Collections. Let us enjoy the money worth spent, and you people can emulate games you probably don't own. And you people wonder why Capcom doesn't make new Mega Man games...
@@knuclear200x i heard that crying helps, maybe you can emulate those tears in HD-2D.
@@genmuzero808ify what effort? All they did was put roms and menus on a disc for free money. And you're only buying it because the Switch has nothing
@@isaacprime7144 so you agree that I'm smart enough to save 30$ because I could play these already? Ok
PET means Perfectly Executed Throw. if you know, you know.
I played all of these as a kid and I already pre-ordered both collections. I can't wait to rock and roll these games again
Both collections? Aren’t all the 6 games in one game? I have the legacy collection
@@pokepicker1833 the physical comes with both volumes as digital are seperated
That max mega buster feature seems real handy for some grinding sessions
This game was pre ordered as soon as it was available for me. 👏
Buy it, support it.
It's fun.
Now all that's left is Megaman Star Force.
And MegaMan Legends
Im hyper against blind brand loyalty (and i also find the disney style ' this game isnt representative of modern opinions dont blame us warning' stupid and pointless personally) this is a series that has needed to be made accessible on modern consoles for a while now, going just off the games alone and not all the extra content added in for the legacy collection (the usual compilation stuff as well as the e reader cards and cut boktai content for example) is definitely worth the relatively high price. I even actually dont mind paying for the switch version even though its slightly pricier in a lot of places because portability is part of the soul of battle network to me. Theres 6 games ( not including the extra version and heck if you wanna be super specific i believe the jp versions too), online trading and interaction, and even the buster max setting has a use if your either not a fan of random encounters or have a busy life. I did buy this on sale digit on switch. But if this leads to more megaman interest im all in if they show they care. ( network transmission/x command mission/ starforce collection even?) But yeah. Theres so much content here and this is one of the rare occasions where i think those sailing the high seas should spend some doubloons on it. because if it doesn't get enough money soley cause of the high seas? Then it could actually kill this type of megaman game. For big triple a games or games from scummy companies (capcom can be scummy i admit), yohoho away, but i ask you to reconsider for this. Its not perfect and i wish it had things like savestates and speedup, but they do have a survey out for peoples opinions on the collection, mention those things there arpnd qe may actually get them at some point. (Unlikely but worth a try)
Thanks for coming to my megaman induced therapy
Im so excited! I don't have a switch but only a 3ds. Bad news first: My 3ds got juice spilled on it and it short circuited and got ruined 😢
It still works a little bit but the colors are all weird now and super dark and the pixels are all grainy.
Now the good news:
Anyways I was going to buy a used 3ds but realized that I could buy a brand new switch lite and a game for less than it would cost for a used 3ds. So I am ordering a switch lite and the battle network legacy collection for my first game.
I just finished playing through MMBN5 for the DS and it was awesome. But I've been dying to revisit MMBN3 from my youth. Its been 20 years since I played that game and I'm so looking forward to it. Plus I've never played number 1 or 6 so these games are going to keep me busy for hours considering the massive post games.
"Set in a distant-future"
It's 20XX, "Set in a near-future world."
This is one of my favorite games when I was a kid and I'm excited to get to play it again because the cartridge that I had you couldn't save so I had to play through the game without ever losing or it would send me back to the very beginning.
I know some GBA RPGs have a ton of backtracking and unnecessary padding / things haven't aged well but...
It must have been incredible experience for you to go through. All of this in such a small space of time for your review
What do you guys think of those borders around the screen?
So is it just the same game i played on my gameboy 15 years ago?
This was the first ever video game I owned when I was a little kid. My first console was a Gameboy. I think my first core memory was opening it and playing this lol. Makes me feel old to see this getting released again. I'm just looking at this video, to see if I should buy it because I definitely didn't know how to play video games that much when I was 5 😅.
I'm curious about this series but not that curious
I'm glad I can buy half the collection but It would have been nice to buy each game at a lower individual price
That's not how collections or sales work. Buy in bulk to save more, otherwise they wouldn't need a collection if the games were cheaper separately lol
i used to have the official guidebook for Blue Moon and Red Sun. love this series
Is anyone else really bugged by this guy going on about things without showing them on the screen? For example, liberation missions and beast mode were both mentioned while showing just some random virus battle. Also, he mentioned running around Den Town while showing ACDC Town.
This is my childhood game that I never got to finish playing because I couldn’t save my progress in my gameboy advance sp 😢