Thanks so much for watching! Let me know your thoughts on the Mega Man NT Warrior/Battle Network era and whaich iteration of Mega Man is your favorite?
I recall the Arabic dub renaming Lord Wily into "Gahanmi" which from Egyptian accent into English translates into "Hellish".. And I always thought it was a very badass name. Edit: I just remembered the MistMan.exe episode.. It was nothing short of hilarious.
To be fair it was only the dub that was particularly weird and goofy. The Japanese version of show/ manga are complete different and even had another 2 extra seasons from what I remember and were a bit darker like yu gi oh was. Star force was probably my favorite megaman dubbed tho cause it stuck closer to original since it was on toonami jet stream
It was for many people I actually tried to play Mega Man Legends 1 a few years prior and couldn't get into despite loving the characters and anime vibes they were going with that one, Mega Man NT Warrior on the otherhand I did watch from time to time and kinda got into it along with other series doing the same thing aside from Pokemon, like Yu-Gi-Oh and Medabots.
I was really hoping Capcom would bring back the Battle Network series, but players could actually design their own Net Navi and have their own adventures.
MegaMan StarForce and Omega Xis in general were both underrated. A lot of people wrote it off as an NT Warrior knockoff and many aged fans were too burned out to differentiate.
@@Blast2224 Apparently there was going to be a MegaMan StarForce 4 with Geo as a wanted character. But it got canceled, I don't know before or in the middle of Production.
The games were good, but the third one flopped so hard. With the introduction of the Wizards apparently everyone was able to see Omega-Xis and the feature to trans everywhere you wanted were a big fail if you had the misfortune of playing the games in succession as I did. Omega-Xis went from a FM-ian that didn't care about anything but survival to being only a little bit concerned about Geo in the second one to completely destroying his character in the third one by making him both a goody two shoes and a complete hothead that thinks he needs to prove he is strong for some reason. The trans situation is what I consider the worst thing the could do, in the first two Geo had to find designated spots to transform into Megaman which helps him protect his identity and was something that they stressed a lot throughout the games, but then the third came out and not only after he transforms he's labeled by the police as Megaman which immediately blows his cover, now he can trans anywhere, even in front of NPCs without any consequence, yet no one actually knows his identity besides his brothers and now the police. The decision you had to make on what to item to save isn't important to the story(I never considered choosing other than Luna's) but anyways the weak ending was frankly disappointing and apparently unlike Lan, Geo doesn't end up in a relationship with either Sonia or Luna(Best girl by a long shot).
@@Glaugan I feel it's because the gap between SF 2 and SF 3 was too big lore-wise. A lot of the characters suddenly having good relationships with the previously hostile FM-ians felt abrupt e.g. Tauros suddenly liking Bud, Wolf accompanying Damian, etc. It's implied through Transcode# that every previous FM-ian we've faced now has a good relationship with their human hosts, with some exceptions like Luna and Ophiuchus. It's not a bad plotpoint, but there wasn't much build-up and it only came up whenever it's convenient e.g. Wolf Woods fighting Jack Corvus on the school rooftop. That being said, SF 3 definitely could've done better. At least it got some ending, unlike a certain Legend.
Same! I remember being just the right age to appreciate the emotional plight of Geo Stelar in Star Force, and it was the first game to make me cry. Especially considering that the story is about a young man losing his father. And as a young man that loved his father very much and still has him around, I really felt that pain back when I played it lol
This era of Megaman is one that influenced me to an incredible degree when i was a young impressionable kid. I used to have a bunch of the toys, i still have the GBA cartridges i watched the show whenever it came on if i could find my childhood notebooks from elementary school i'd probably be able to find sketches of the characters in the pages. Whenever i draw stuff my "Default" guy and girl just end up looking kinda like Lan and Mayl so something here had to end up clicking with me. The Megaman RPG's and Pokemon generations 3 and 4 are just peak childhood nostalgia, so having Sinnoh games and the battle network collection on the Switch really makes me happy.
Battle Network is why I got into 3D character creation (to make my own navi) and becoming an ace at hunting down data online. I make money basicaly making other peoples Navis (vr ocs) and getting programs and files (pirated stuff) others have a hard time finding themselves.
I wish the collection gave him that filter over his voice. It's just not the same without it. Glad you're talking about one of the biggest aspects of my childhood. 😄
@@golfer435 During the show, whenever you see MegaMan talk through the PET, they applied a small filter over his voice to make it sound more like an electronic voice - a voice from a program, which was fitting. Visually, in the main menu, it looks very similar to that, but his voice is crystal clear. I would've liked it if they had replicated that in the collection.
I think one of the most head turning things about the NT era of MegaMan was that he's Lan's twin brother who had died of a rare heart disease shortly after birth. Was odd to suddenly see that.
The thing is that actually was a plot twist from the first BN game (and got referenced occasionally in 2 and 3) so it wasn't something they made up for the show. The show was different though from the games so I kind of see why potentially it would've been better if they left that detail out.
@@connormclaren3183 In the games, Dr. Hikari (LAN’s Dad) used digitized DNA from Hub (brother’s name) in building MegaMan. This was not only to keep the boy alive however possible, but because he had already been working on building a DNA-based Navi with true free will. The boys being twins, genetically identical, meant that they could have the strong bond Dad envisioned for this new kind of Navi-Operator relationship (though he also introduced a small DNA divergence so the boys wouldn’t share pain in battle). Basically MegaMan is Hub personality-wise, per the game’s stance on genetics and personality, but treats himself as a separate entity for the most part.
I only had one set of NT Warrior episodes when I was a kid so I really need to see the rest. But from what I remember, it was such a fun show. Glad that the Legacy Collection is finally here!
Oh man, do I not miss this series. This was aired in the Philippine television as Rockman EXE back when I was 11 at TV5. I'd tune in every morning until they stopped airing it and replaced it with SAO and more mature animes. A year later I finally got a hand on my first phone and went looking up Rockman in Google slowly learning about the lore via images and finally stumbling upon the GBA games which I played on emulator. I was so happy when I saw there's alot of games to play and I had spent my whole summer playing all of it. I might not be born in the late 90's but I definitely was one of the kids who'd always have their love and nostalgia for Rockmam Exe. Glad to see you making a video about this and learning more abt it, Jordan.
This series is everything to me. I'll never forget being in a grocery store. Picking up a gaming magazine and seeing megaman battle network 4 promotional stuff and also seeing zelda minish cap too. I remember playing bn3 and bn4 losing boss battles but going back in. Addictive. First time fighting bass he looked so badass. I remember having the toys. I still have 1 battle chip. As u can see by my name this series means so much to me.
Dude!! Which PET color did you get? The Advanced PET that they released in the west, right?? I had ProtoMan’s PET and it always bothered me that MegaMan was the Navi they used in all the PETs 😂 But I ordered a Progress PET from overseas when I was a kid, and despite not being able to read shit because it was all in Japanese, it was still such a joy to actually see ProtoMan’s face, and the little mini game they built in where you explore the net, and the built in tournament mode, it was all so much fun 😍 gosh that was my favorite toy. AND they added a silent mode on the Progress PET, so you could actually take it to school without getting in trouble for all the beeping 😂 And now, as a 28 year old man, I still have reoccurring dreams that I’m playing with that old thing. I just moved, and I got so excited when I found both of my PETs, as well as my little brother’s (who had MegaMan’s Advanced and Progress PET), and ALL the Battle Chips we had collected over the years 🥰 Oh the nostalgia!!!
@Michael Henderson I actually never had a pet unfortunately. It hurts still to this day to never have 1. I always had the chips that came with the action figure
I watched a lot of Kids WB growing up and this show easily caught my attention. You’re right about the episode order. That was very confusing, I still enjoyed the show a lot. I love your channel and how you dig into hidden secrets of different shows you grew up on!
Battle Network being originally thought of as a horror series definitely makes sense when you see how you literally follow a trail of dead bodies at one point. Also at one point I remember people getting dropped into a spike pit, and the ending of 3 was pretty damned dark too!
I feel bad for the guy who used their body to complete the electrical connection... I failed that puzzle so hard and the dude got shocked for a great many hours.
Megaman NT Warrior was a fun show when I was little and the first battle network game was my first entry to the Megaman franchise(I wasn’t an RPG kid back but I’ve been slowly playing more rpg games recently like Paper Mario and I wanna give BN series a try again)
@@paanazmi8062 same!! I remember Life Sword, and watching the show to figure out ALL the other Program Advances ❤ it’s such a joy to find out I wasn’t the only one 😄
I LOVE THIS MEGAMAN. Straight up- next to Digimon, THIS was my obsession in elementary and middle school. I saw the anime and played all the games from beginning to end. I still have all the manga volumes! The anime is much weirder than the games, imo. The anime went off on…Tangents. It’s no replacement for the games. And the dub only made it to Axess. The last 3 seasons weren’t touched. Though some fans will tell you that was for the best because later seasons got *weirder* (iirc Season 4, Beast, a bunch of characters get isekaid.) There was also a movie that was only released in Japan. Sadly, the anime’s last season (Beast+) wasn’t even really an ending. It’s incredibly short and doesn’t wrap up a lot (iirc- it’s been a long time.) It’s worth noting that the dub also suffered from the typical censorship that happened to anime for kids in the 2000s. And some episodes were skipped. But it wasn’t anything detrimental to overarching series. Just comedic, filler episodes that didn’t contribute much. I also remember seeing a subbed episode where there were close up shots of Maylu’s butt (mind you- she’s like 10/11.) If stuff like that was censored for a kids’ network, I don’t think a lot of people nowadays would complain. Anyway, TL;DR- this series means a lot to me. I highly recommend it to anyone, especially the games. And while it’s not complete, I adore the dub of this series too. The voice acting holds up and I would recommend watching it dubbed.
Thanks for talking about this JordanFringe, MEGAMAN (the franchise as a whole) is my favorite video franchise! I can’t wait for future MEGAMAN projects!
StarForce is personally my Megaman mainly as it was my first introduction into the character that I could do well (I experienced rockman and Megaman but they weren't very fun for me as I had other things I would rather play) also the superhero thing with a secret identity also really does it for me as a gimmick (also it had a nice plot )
Man, battle network 6 was like capcom perfecting the formula. The story was great and being able to fuse with other navis was so cool. Not to mention the cybeast forms making you feel like a monster. The reboots for the ds and 3ds kind of scratched that itch, but not in the same way 6 did.
I remember this from when I was a kid! I had Double Team DS (for some reason always preferring Protoman, think the Zero series was popular and appreciated his character design and saw Protoman as similar, also swords). I remember going out of my way in high school to watch the rest of Access all the way to Beast (the MMBN6 adaptation), even somewhat memorizing the OP song for Beast. I kinda wanted to see Lan and Maylu get together, which kinda happened? There was that whole love triangle thing in both the real world and the internet between Lan, Maylu and Jasmine along with their Navis during Stream (the MMBN5 adaptation), but didn't seem to go much further beyond that. There was also a parental arc when Trill came on the scene, and quite frankly I don't remember what became of that, don't remember if there was a big sacrifice or some other way the baby was written out. An incarnation of Iris would show up and just make things awkward on that front in Beast. I would say I was young and stupid, but I'm still an idiot anime shipper. I even went as far as to write my first fanfic on this series (utter cringe). I grew to like the X series later on, but even now, my image of Colonel usually defaults to his EXE incarnation. Thank you for reminding me of another one of my past gems.
The Star Force series, which was in many ways the innovation that Battle Network lacked, eventually had a system for generating cards (chips) from other games in the series. Each game had over 100 normal chips, 30 mega chips (with some version exclusives) and 5 giga chips (all version exclusives), with only a smaller portion of these being carried from game to game. Having the full library of the entire star force series was great for the deckbuilding aspect, and it would've been a breath of fresh air for later battle network to draw on previous games' libraries, in addition to their own.
14:00 Gameplay-wise, Mega Man Battle Network 6 is the best in the series in terms of balance, which is why it's still being played competitively to this day. This also makes it my favorite Battle Network game.
I loved this series! It really feels like they took the best aspects of the different franchises: Digimon, Pokémon, and Yugioh. It, Duke Masters, and Zatch Bell really got me into anime
I was a huge MMBN fan as a kid, but I was only able to catch a few episodes when it aired. Thankfully it can be watched here on TH-cam for free thanks to Capcom USA.
As someone who downloaded several ROMs of the Battle Network games off of Limewire to use on GBA emulators since I couldn't afford either the games or a GBA, and used ASCII-art IGN guides to solve a handful of puzzles (often of the "give this to that character, then click on this random thing in a completely different area" moon-logic form)... You did have to be there to understand it. Kinda like how you had to be there in the 90's when downloading a file from a floppy disk could take 200+ years to truly understand that point in time.
I was weirdly obsessed with the NT Warrior manga as a kid (despite the fact that I still to this day haven't played any of the Battle Network games), so when I found a DVD of the anime at the library once, of course I picked it up. All I remember about it was that I didn't tend to like the more episodic plotlines very much, and there was an episode where a bunch of the netnavis turned into cat people.
As megaman 5 (nes) was my first game, I love all things MM. Battle network is my jam and I'm so happy to see you cover it! Love your work and keep up the great work!
I just watched all of it on TH-cam and I gotta say, it is pretty good when it stays in story! It kinda drags at points but I loved it, mostly because I saw it as a kid and it brought so many memories
You know, *YOU* were one of the few people I've least expected to be a Mega Man fan. lol Tbh with you, I regret not getting into Battle Network when it was out (Yes, I was a Mega Man Genwunner at one point, not a fact I'm proud of mind you.) but in 6th grade, a friend knew I liked Mega Man and gave me Battle Network 4: Blue Moon for my birthday. That moment changed everything. To say I fell in love with the series would be a massive understatement. It played a huge influence in my life, and not only was I sad to miss out on NT Warrior when it was on TV, I was also sad when the Battle Network series ended. I'm glad I followed you for a while, and thanks for bringing this series some much needed attention. :)
Duel Masters was lowkey a pretty cool series just like this one. MegaMan on Saturday mornings will always be one of those nostalgic trips that I miss taking. So many from those days were just, they hit different, you know?
Man I'm still trying to beat one of those battle network games without looking up guides. They're so hard lol. Btw Capcom has the 1st season of the anime on their channel for a limited time
That and Axess. But Stream, Beast, Beast Plus and the movie were NEVER dubbed, so all the US got are NT Warrrior and Axess. Fun fact: There was an episode of Axess that ONLY aired in Canada back in the day, and it was considered lost media until now. The episode is "Spoutman's New Hero"
It's cool how Jordan Fringe had planned four this video to come out on the same day that Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection on the US release date. Yes, I remember watching Mega Man NT Warrior on kids WB And also playing Mega Man Battle Network for Game Boy Advance. Great job on the video, Jordan Fringe. Good job editing. Go, Jordan Fringe Go.
So I absolutely adored the show when it was running. I had the PET Tollway and absolutely loved it. Thank you for covering it I love the nostalgia of the channel.
Woah. Throwback. Literally my only exposure to this show was just a few minutes, but to this day I still remember a joke about a guy having a F.I.S.H because he interpreted P.E.T as pet.
I loved the Battle Network games as a kid! It had an amazing story as far as handheld games are concerned, and was much better than most other tie in games.
OH MY GOODNESS, I was just listening to Megaman music and then you just uploaded this. I remember watching a fair bit of this when I was younger, it's soo cool to see you go through this (even if it isn't completely faithful (nor canon) to the source material from the games). The coolest exclusive thing to this anime has to be the cross fusion (especially in Stream and the Beast Cross fusion looked really cool as well).
Megaman Battle Network is my favourite Megaman series out there. It was so much fun to play the games, and the Anime was great. Just Picked up the legacy Collection for Switch, can't wait to dive into it.
As an electronics engineer "jack in" might sound funny to others, but it sounds just fine to me, because the Ethernet connector (used to connect to networks) is called an RJ45, which is short for Registered *Jack*-45.
Yes! The timing of this lines up perfectly w/ the Nintendo Switch MMBN Legacy Collection; (I see what you did there) please make another video for Megaman Starforce
Three channels I'm subscribed to released videos on Battle Network on the same day tackling different aspects of it; one on the show, one on the game music, and one on the game animation. Interesting coincidence.
Much love my dude MMBN fan for life AI's rise put me in a reminiscent mood. Glad you did this I never had the chance to watch the anime played all the games plus the star force sequels on emulators my whole childhood best part of the internet back then access. Never thought about the pokemon connection
Loved playing classic Megaman (Megaman 6 to be more precise) since I was a kid. I remember enjoy watching Megaman NT Warrior with my youngest sibling on Saturday here in Canada (YTV). I eventually rented the first game on my GBA (Game Boy Advance) and enjoyed it as well, unfortunately I was saving up for college at the time and really couldn't afford new games. Skip ahead to present day, I'm thinking of picking up the Megaman Battle Network collection on Switch (as well as Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp) soon.
I have absolutely loved this series since the beginning when I was a teenager! I’m so happy to see it having a little resurgence. I’m so glad you mentioned the TCG, it was actually a solid game and some people still play it to this day! Heck, even the games have a small but thriving esports scene! I still have the manga volumes, I have some DVDs of the anime, and I still have my PET toy with five battle chips! Unfortunately the top window part broke off years ago. Still love it tho! Thank you for covering this small and unique, but very important part of my childhood!
I'm having one big nostalgia moment while watching this. I remember being so hyped up by the cartoon that my mom rented a copy of Blue Moon for me, which I played at every chance I got. It actually inspired me enough to build a PET out of lego with accompanying chips. That remains as my biggest and only exposure to Megaman as a franchise.
I freaking loved this show as a kid! I remember getting all excited for it every Saturday morning in the early to mid 2000s. Some of the scenes in the show are still stuck in my head to this day. Like the one where Lan was always being late to school but then at the end of the episode, he thinks he's on time and it turns out there was no school that day even waking Megaman up for no reason. Then there was the train episode. That one was insane! And then some villains cut the cords of their NetNavi's but their characters still remained on the field. Also MegaMan getting deleted was a big episode.
I love pretty much every Megaman series. Battle Network holds a very special place in my heart, though. Currently RELISHING my first time playthrough of 6.
I have to say Jordan, you DEFIDENTLY did your homework on the MMBN series and extensively talked about it in a nostalgically good way and you also did this because the Legacy Collection game came out today when this video came up and did it to get all of the views from the release of it, and I am not mad at that play whatsoever. I grew up with these games and in middle school, I defidently remember playing these games, especially MMBN6 with 1 of my good closest friends and I still treasure that time immensely. I loved the anime also and the different but similar arcs and story-telling that it did and the manga was so well done and emotinally gripping to read and collect. Overall, MMBN is a memorable series that is now getting a second chance to bask in the spotlight and this video of yours will help out with that venture. Also, Chauds name is announced Ch-au-d, not Chud, lol
I love NT Warrior, and I definitely had a PET. I never really played Battle Network until I bought the first one on a whim on the Wii U e-shop....only a couple months before it closed for good, and I enjoyed it and bought the second. Now, while I haven't yet bought the legacy collection for Switch, I do plan on getting it.
I remember discovering the Battle Network games towards the tail end of the series when I bought both versions of BN6 for $10 from a bargain bin. Afterwards I kept an eye out for used copies of the older games to show up at a local game store.
18:57 - It was a lot bigger forsure. Problem is a lot of the Series and specially the final is lost media now since you can't find recordings (or at least I cant, and i've been checking here and there since 2006)
Perfect time for this video, on the same day as the BN collection release! Been a huge fan of the anime and gba games, since they were new. Love seeing all the attention it's getting again!
I think my favorite part of the series growing up was seeing how different the characters that carried over from the other Mega Man series' were in the new series. Not to mention a lot of the posters and stuff in the background were from my favorite Mega Man series (Mega Man Legends). To this day, Legends and Battle Network are still the Mega Man games I revisit the most, and I'm glad they finally released the Legacy Collection for Battle Network (would love to see them do Legends at some point).
I like mega man fine, but this was the one game I wish I could play. I watched the show as it was coming out and I thought it was awesome. Even years later, this is one of my favorite mega man looks (the clean sleek aesthetic mixed with the 2000s vibe is somehow timeless to me) and series. Good video my dude.
Thanks so much for watching! Let me know your thoughts on the Mega Man NT Warrior/Battle Network era and whaich iteration of Mega Man is your favorite?
I actually just recently watched this anime. I see why you did this😉 happy release day
I recall the Arabic dub renaming Lord Wily into "Gahanmi" which from Egyptian accent into English translates into "Hellish".. And I always thought it was a very badass name.
Edit: I just remembered the MistMan.exe episode.. It was nothing short of hilarious.
To be fair it was only the dub that was particularly weird and goofy. The Japanese version of show/ manga are complete different and even had another 2 extra seasons from what I remember and were a bit darker like yu gi oh was. Star force was probably my favorite megaman dubbed tho cause it stuck closer to original since it was on toonami jet stream
STAY ON THE GRIND MAN LOVE THE CONTENT
I say battle network. Only because megaman battle network game really stood by me
This show was my introduction to the Mega Man franchise, as I watched it as a kid.
Same
Yep confused the shit out of me too when I saw the other mega man games as a kid.
I LOVED this show
It was for many people I actually tried to play Mega Man Legends 1 a few years prior and couldn't get into despite loving the characters and anime vibes they were going with that one, Mega Man NT Warrior on the otherhand I did watch from time to time and kinda got into it along with other series doing the same thing aside from Pokemon, like Yu-Gi-Oh and Medabots.
Same here. I also collected the little pongs
I just randomly thought about Zatch Bell! Anyone remember that?
My favorite anime/manga
Somehow i missed it growing up😭
I LOVED that show, but I only ever caught parts of episodes, I wish I would have been able to watch it like we can now
ZAKEEEER!!!! 😵⚡️⚡️⚡️
Yes, but who here reads Zatch Bell! 2, the sequel series that started in 2022?
I was really hoping Capcom would bring back the Battle Network series, but players could actually design their own Net Navi and have their own adventures.
Hear me out... Battle Network MMO
@@commonviewer2488 Hear me out... ONB (open net battle) yall should both look into it i think youll like what you see ;}
@@commonviewer2488 the netcity stuff really made me think they were gonna use that for some online mmo lol
would have been really sick, honestly
At least we have the battle network game collection that was recently released.
Hear me out, let us give things like siri and cortana Avatars and Voices we can customise and call them Net Navis.
Megaman NT Warrior was one of my favorite shows! It was so fun!
Agreed, I loved this show
Jack in and power-up
I remember trying to do the advanced chip combo, and failing to figure out the "Cyber Sword" was simply, "sword" in the games, lmao.
@@mookitty1536 I still say this every time I use a USB drive.
@@dogishappy0 You mean the 3 chip combo mega man and promo man did to awaken the anchient pharao?
Wasnt it Cyber Sword, Longsword and Broadsword?
The original starforce game's storyline is surprisingly mature. The character arcs are really welldone and a lot more refined than battle network.
MegaMan StarForce and Omega Xis in general were both underrated. A lot of people wrote it off as an NT Warrior knockoff and many aged fans were too burned out to differentiate.
@@Blast2224 Apparently there was going to be a MegaMan StarForce 4 with Geo as a wanted character. But it got canceled, I don't know before or in the middle of Production.
The games were good, but the third one flopped so hard. With the introduction of the Wizards apparently everyone was able to see Omega-Xis and the feature to trans everywhere you wanted were a big fail if you had the misfortune of playing the games in succession as I did. Omega-Xis went from a FM-ian that didn't care about anything but survival to being only a little bit concerned about Geo in the second one to completely destroying his character in the third one by making him both a goody two shoes and a complete hothead that thinks he needs to prove he is strong for some reason. The trans situation is what I consider the worst thing the could do, in the first two Geo had to find designated spots to transform into Megaman which helps him protect his identity and was something that they stressed a lot throughout the games, but then the third came out and not only after he transforms he's labeled by the police as Megaman which immediately blows his cover, now he can trans anywhere, even in front of NPCs without any consequence, yet no one actually knows his identity besides his brothers and now the police. The decision you had to make on what to item to save isn't important to the story(I never considered choosing other than Luna's) but anyways the weak ending was frankly disappointing and apparently unlike Lan, Geo doesn't end up in a relationship with either Sonia or Luna(Best girl by a long shot).
Who would say, but the megaman game series is growing up with the fans.
@@Glaugan I feel it's because the gap between SF 2 and SF 3 was too big lore-wise. A lot of the characters suddenly having good relationships with the previously hostile FM-ians felt abrupt e.g. Tauros suddenly liking Bud, Wolf accompanying Damian, etc. It's implied through Transcode# that every previous FM-ian we've faced now has a good relationship with their human hosts, with some exceptions like Luna and Ophiuchus. It's not a bad plotpoint, but there wasn't much build-up and it only came up whenever it's convenient e.g. Wolf Woods fighting Jack Corvus on the school rooftop.
That being said, SF 3 definitely could've done better. At least it got some ending, unlike a certain Legend.
Being a fan of the franchise - Meganman battle network series from GBA to NDS and than Megaman Starforce series was the highlight of my childhood
Same!
I remember being just the right age to appreciate the emotional plight of Geo Stelar in Star Force, and it was the first game to make me cry.
Especially considering that the story is about a young man losing his father. And as a young man that loved his father very much and still has him around, I really felt that pain back when I played it lol
This era of Megaman is one that influenced me to an incredible degree when i was a young impressionable kid.
I used to have a bunch of the toys, i still have the GBA cartridges i watched the show whenever it came on if i could find my childhood notebooks from elementary school i'd probably be able to find sketches of the characters in the pages.
Whenever i draw stuff my "Default" guy and girl just end up looking kinda like Lan and Mayl so something here had to end up clicking with me.
The Megaman RPG's and Pokemon generations 3 and 4 are just peak childhood nostalgia, so having Sinnoh games and the battle network collection on the Switch really makes me happy.
Battle Network is why I got into 3D character creation (to make my own navi) and becoming an ace at hunting down data online.
I make money basicaly making other peoples Navis (vr ocs) and getting programs and files (pirated stuff) others have a hard time finding themselves.
Their first fusion was so hype when I was a kid , this cartoon was IT
This show is what made me a Megaman fan.
Same
Same
I wish the collection gave him that filter over his voice. It's just not the same without it. Glad you're talking about one of the biggest aspects of my childhood. 😄
It's the same VA
@@golfer435 They never said it wasn't.
@@golfer435 During the show, whenever you see MegaMan talk through the PET, they applied a small filter over his voice to make it sound more like an electronic voice - a voice from a program, which was fitting. Visually, in the main menu, it looks very similar to that, but his voice is crystal clear. I would've liked it if they had replicated that in the collection.
Personally I think it sounds kinda ugly.
@@phorchybug3286 weird because I hear in the collection and im like "he sounds way better now"
Nice timing. Just bought the Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection this morning. Enjoying it a lot.
I did as well. Same!
buster max is great for getting through the bullcrap parts- just wish it had a "no random encounters" toggle.
I think one of the most head turning things about the NT era of MegaMan was that he's Lan's twin brother who had died of a rare heart disease shortly after birth. Was odd to suddenly see that.
Yeah, that came out of left field and was so disconnected from the show's narrative and then became the one thing they kept referring
Was MegaMan the ghost of his brother, or a new living digital tool for lan?
The thing is that actually was a plot twist from the first BN game (and got referenced occasionally in 2 and 3) so it wasn't something they made up for the show. The show was different though from the games so I kind of see why potentially it would've been better if they left that detail out.
@@connormclaren3183 In the games, Dr. Hikari (LAN’s Dad) used digitized DNA from Hub (brother’s name) in building MegaMan. This was not only to keep the boy alive however possible, but because he had already been working on building a DNA-based Navi with true free will. The boys being twins, genetically identical, meant that they could have the strong bond Dad envisioned for this new kind of Navi-Operator relationship (though he also introduced a small DNA divergence so the boys wouldn’t share pain in battle). Basically MegaMan is Hub personality-wise, per the game’s stance on genetics and personality, but treats himself as a separate entity for the most part.
This was the series that decided my college path, now I'm a studying computer science just because I dreamed of a world of Battle Network!
lol if net navis ever become a thing I totally want to have starman.exe
Oooh Torchman.exe for me please!
I'll have BigBlackman.exe pls
I only had one set of NT Warrior episodes when I was a kid so I really need to see the rest. But from what I remember, it was such a fun show. Glad that the Legacy Collection is finally here!
Temporarily available on TH-cam Dubbed or Subbed right now. Episode numbers are a little off though.
You can see the rest of episodes on TH-cam they have both nt warrior and axcess but you got to watch them before the end of September.
This was so underrated, I prayed it would get bigger cause the PET toys were such a fun alternative to Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and beyblade
I love the original bumper ads. Just goes to show how much attention to detail Jordan has for these videos.
I would just like to say that I loved this show as a kid and have not forgotten it.
That anime was how I heard about Megaman. Had a lot of soul!
Oh man, do I not miss this series. This was aired in the Philippine television as Rockman EXE back when I was 11 at TV5. I'd tune in every morning until they stopped airing it and replaced it with SAO and more mature animes. A year later I finally got a hand on my first phone and went looking up Rockman in Google slowly learning about the lore via images and finally stumbling upon the GBA games which I played on emulator. I was so happy when I saw there's alot of games to play and I had spent my whole summer playing all of it. I might not be born in the late 90's but I definitely was one of the kids who'd always have their love and nostalgia for Rockmam Exe. Glad to see you making a video about this and learning more abt it, Jordan.
This show revived my love for franchise tbh. It still has a strong following along with surprisingly strong competitive community
With the Battle Network games rereleasing, this is a good time to upload this video, thank you sir :)
It came out today. I just bought the collection this morning.
This series is everything to me. I'll never forget being in a grocery store. Picking up a gaming magazine and seeing megaman battle network 4 promotional stuff and also seeing zelda minish cap too. I remember playing bn3 and bn4 losing boss battles but going back in. Addictive. First time fighting bass he looked so badass. I remember having the toys. I still have 1 battle chip. As u can see by my name this series means so much to me.
Dude!! Which PET color did you get? The Advanced PET that they released in the west, right??
I had ProtoMan’s PET and it always bothered me that MegaMan was the Navi they used in all the PETs 😂
But I ordered a Progress PET from overseas when I was a kid, and despite not being able to read shit because it was all in Japanese, it was still such a joy to actually see ProtoMan’s face, and the little mini game they built in where you explore the net, and the built in tournament mode, it was all so much fun 😍 gosh that was my favorite toy.
AND they added a silent mode on the Progress PET, so you could actually take it to school without getting in trouble for all the beeping 😂
And now, as a 28 year old man, I still have reoccurring dreams that I’m playing with that old thing. I just moved, and I got so excited when I found both of my PETs, as well as my little brother’s (who had MegaMan’s Advanced and Progress PET), and ALL the Battle Chips we had collected over the years 🥰
Oh the nostalgia!!!
@Michael Henderson I actually never had a pet unfortunately. It hurts still to this day to never have 1. I always had the chips that came with the action figure
I watched a lot of Kids WB growing up and this show easily caught my attention. You’re right about the episode order. That was very confusing, I still enjoyed the show a lot. I love your channel and how you dig into hidden secrets of different shows you grew up on!
Battle Network being originally thought of as a horror series definitely makes sense when you see how you literally follow a trail of dead bodies at one point. Also at one point I remember people getting dropped into a spike pit, and the ending of 3 was pretty damned dark too!
I feel bad for the guy who used their body to complete the electrical connection... I failed that puzzle so hard and the dude got shocked for a great many hours.
@Maryum Gardner we need more games like SOMA amd less like FNAF. Tech horror has so much potential.
@Maryum Gardner megaman.exe is literally Lan's dead brother that he never knew about.
Remember the car explosions in MMBN1?
@@tonywestmoreland41 Honestly I can't help but laugh. The cars just explode and disappear into nothing.
Megaman NT Warrior was a fun show when I was little and the first battle network game was my first entry to the Megaman franchise(I wasn’t an RPG kid back but I’ve been slowly playing more rpg games recently like Paper Mario and I wanna give BN series a try again)
I found program advance life sword from watching the anime. it was quite shock its actually work in the game. it was one of really cool moment
@@paanazmi8062 same!! I remember Life Sword, and watching the show to figure out ALL the other Program Advances ❤ it’s such a joy to find out I wasn’t the only one 😄
@@michaelhenderson6786 It was really mind blowing discovery at that time XD
I LOVE THIS MEGAMAN. Straight up- next to Digimon, THIS was my obsession in elementary and middle school. I saw the anime and played all the games from beginning to end. I still have all the manga volumes!
The anime is much weirder than the games, imo. The anime went off on…Tangents. It’s no replacement for the games.
And the dub only made it to Axess. The last 3 seasons weren’t touched. Though some fans will tell you that was for the best because later seasons got *weirder* (iirc Season 4, Beast, a bunch of characters get isekaid.) There was also a movie that was only released in Japan.
Sadly, the anime’s last season (Beast+) wasn’t even really an ending. It’s incredibly short and doesn’t wrap up a lot (iirc- it’s been a long time.)
It’s worth noting that the dub also suffered from the typical censorship that happened to anime for kids in the 2000s. And some episodes were skipped. But it wasn’t anything detrimental to overarching series. Just comedic, filler episodes that didn’t contribute much.
I also remember seeing a subbed episode where there were close up shots of Maylu’s butt (mind you- she’s like 10/11.) If stuff like that was censored for a kids’ network, I don’t think a lot of people nowadays would complain.
Anyway, TL;DR- this series means a lot to me. I highly recommend it to anyone, especially the games. And while it’s not complete, I adore the dub of this series too. The voice acting holds up and I would recommend watching it dubbed.
What were the net Navis to you?
I think the dub is fine for the most part. Though I'm not really a fan of Higsby's voice, but I get what they were going for.
Thanks for talking about this JordanFringe, MEGAMAN (the franchise as a whole) is my favorite video franchise! I can’t wait for future MEGAMAN projects!
StarForce is personally my Megaman mainly as it was my first introduction into the character that I could do well (I experienced rockman and Megaman but they weren't very fun for me as I had other things I would rather play) also the superhero thing with a secret identity also really does it for me as a gimmick (also it had a nice plot )
Bass in the Mega man manga was something else. Dude was certified badass and was HIM! Imo he carried the series.
Man, battle network 6 was like capcom perfecting the formula. The story was great and being able to fuse with other navis was so cool. Not to mention the cybeast forms making you feel like a monster. The reboots for the ds and 3ds kind of scratched that itch, but not in the same way 6 did.
I remember this from when I was a kid! I had Double Team DS (for some reason always preferring Protoman, think the Zero series was popular and appreciated his character design and saw Protoman as similar, also swords). I remember going out of my way in high school to watch the rest of Access all the way to Beast (the MMBN6 adaptation), even somewhat memorizing the OP song for Beast. I kinda wanted to see Lan and Maylu get together, which kinda happened? There was that whole love triangle thing in both the real world and the internet between Lan, Maylu and Jasmine along with their Navis during Stream (the MMBN5 adaptation), but didn't seem to go much further beyond that. There was also a parental arc when Trill came on the scene, and quite frankly I don't remember what became of that, don't remember if there was a big sacrifice or some other way the baby was written out. An incarnation of Iris would show up and just make things awkward on that front in Beast. I would say I was young and stupid, but I'm still an idiot anime shipper. I even went as far as to write my first fanfic on this series (utter cringe). I grew to like the X series later on, but even now, my image of Colonel usually defaults to his EXE incarnation. Thank you for reminding me of another one of my past gems.
This was my first exposure to MegaMan as a kid, and surprisingly enough, the first show that inspired me to make a self insert character 😂
The Star Force series, which was in many ways the innovation that Battle Network lacked, eventually had a system for generating cards (chips) from other games in the series. Each game had over 100 normal chips, 30 mega chips (with some version exclusives) and 5 giga chips (all version exclusives), with only a smaller portion of these being carried from game to game. Having the full library of the entire star force series was great for the deckbuilding aspect, and it would've been a breath of fresh air for later battle network to draw on previous games' libraries, in addition to their own.
I absolutely loved this cartoon. I loved how they took the original robot masters and redesigned them.
Battle network work was originally a horror game, but the tech wasn't there for it on GBA. So they made Battle network instead
14:00 Gameplay-wise, Mega Man Battle Network 6 is the best in the series in terms of balance, which is why it's still being played competitively to this day. This also makes it my favorite Battle Network game.
You’re ability to create in-the-moment videos is incredible!
I loved this series! It really feels like they took the best aspects of the different franchises: Digimon, Pokémon, and Yugioh. It, Duke Masters, and Zatch Bell really got me into anime
I was a huge MMBN fan as a kid, but I was only able to catch a few episodes when it aired. Thankfully it can be watched here on TH-cam for free thanks to Capcom USA.
"Mmmm i got half an hour to kill what to do? Oh new Jordan Fringe"
As someone who downloaded several ROMs of the Battle Network games off of Limewire to use on GBA emulators since I couldn't afford either the games or a GBA, and used ASCII-art IGN guides to solve a handful of puzzles (often of the "give this to that character, then click on this random thing in a completely different area" moon-logic form)...
You did have to be there to understand it. Kinda like how you had to be there in the 90's when downloading a file from a floppy disk could take 200+ years to truly understand that point in time.
I'm surprised that there has never been a crossover between classic mega man and battle network
You can only get away with releasing the exact same game twice every year for full price if your company is named Nintendo.
I was weirdly obsessed with the NT Warrior manga as a kid (despite the fact that I still to this day haven't played any of the Battle Network games), so when I found a DVD of the anime at the library once, of course I picked it up. All I remember about it was that I didn't tend to like the more episodic plotlines very much, and there was an episode where a bunch of the netnavis turned into cat people.
Can you do Fighting Foodons?
As megaman 5 (nes) was my first game, I love all things MM. Battle network is my jam and I'm so happy to see you cover it! Love your work and keep up the great work!
I just watched all of it on TH-cam and I gotta say, it is pretty good when it stays in story! It kinda drags at points but I loved it, mostly because I saw it as a kid and it brought so many memories
You know, *YOU* were one of the few people I've least expected to be a Mega Man fan. lol
Tbh with you, I regret not getting into Battle Network when it was out (Yes, I was a Mega Man Genwunner at one point, not a fact I'm proud of mind you.) but in 6th grade, a friend knew I liked Mega Man and gave me Battle Network 4: Blue Moon for my birthday. That moment changed everything. To say I fell in love with the series would be a massive understatement. It played a huge influence in my life, and not only was I sad to miss out on NT Warrior when it was on TV, I was also sad when the Battle Network series ended.
I'm glad I followed you for a while, and thanks for bringing this series some much needed attention. :)
Lol. I started rewatching this a few days ago in hype of the Legacy Collection. I sure as Hell didn't forget it.
Duel Masters was lowkey a pretty cool series just like this one. MegaMan on Saturday mornings will always be one of those nostalgic trips that I miss taking. So many from those days were just, they hit different, you know?
So true. Just had to be there.
After watching your Tron vids, I see why you like this franchise. ReBoot hits the same buttons for me.
Thanks for the vid!
Stick around, something big for Reboot is coming sometime soon! 👀
Man I'm still trying to beat one of those battle network games without looking up guides. They're so hard lol. Btw Capcom has the 1st season of the anime on their channel for a limited time
That and Axess. But Stream, Beast, Beast Plus and the movie were NEVER dubbed, so all the US got are NT Warrrior and Axess.
Fun fact: There was an episode of Axess that ONLY aired in Canada back in the day, and it was considered lost media until now.
The episode is "Spoutman's New Hero"
They better make a bluray or something for this show down the line.
I dont want it to be hard to look up again.
There were moments where I was so tempted to look up a guide.. Lol
It's cool how Jordan Fringe had planned four this video to come out on the same day that Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection on the US release date. Yes, I remember watching Mega Man NT Warrior on kids WB And also playing Mega Man Battle Network for Game Boy Advance. Great job on the video, Jordan Fringe. Good job editing. Go, Jordan Fringe Go.
I remember watching some of the episodes on TH-cam, it was fun lol
Being able to jack in to anything is the real world equivalent of smart home/IoT devices connected to wifi lol I loved it
Megaman NT warrior is a classic for me, the games just re-released for the ps4
So I absolutely adored the show when it was running. I had the PET Tollway and absolutely loved it. Thank you for covering it I love the nostalgia of the channel.
I loved this show SO MUCH as a kid, I use to draw my own NetNavi characters, I think I gave him invisibility powers… good times
I'm so glad you're talking about this! Everytime I bring this series up, it feels like no one remembers!
You nailed this bud, NT Warrior was my intro into Mega Man!
Woah. Throwback. Literally my only exposure to this show was just a few minutes, but to this day I still remember a joke about a guy having a F.I.S.H because he interpreted P.E.T as pet.
I loved the Battle Network games as a kid! It had an amazing story as far as handheld games are concerned, and was much better than most other tie in games.
OH MY GOODNESS, I was just listening to Megaman music and then you just uploaded this. I remember watching a fair bit of this when I was younger, it's soo cool to see you go through this (even if it isn't completely faithful (nor canon) to the source material from the games). The coolest exclusive thing to this anime has to be the cross fusion (especially in Stream and the Beast Cross fusion looked really cool as well).
Thank you for this video! Brings back nostalgic memories.
You made this video at the perfect time as Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection just released today!
Megaman Battle Network is my favourite Megaman series out there. It was so much fun to play the games, and the Anime was great. Just Picked up the legacy Collection for Switch, can't wait to dive into it.
I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I THOUGHT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN!
Jordan Fringe = The Man
Yay been waiting for this! Thanks ❤
DIDnt realize this show was just like medabots until i got older
As an electronics engineer "jack in" might sound funny to others, but it sounds just fine to me, because the Ethernet connector (used to connect to networks) is called an RJ45, which is short for Registered *Jack*-45.
Yes! The timing of this lines up perfectly w/ the Nintendo Switch MMBN Legacy Collection; (I see what you did there) please make another video for Megaman Starforce
Battle Network series is and always be amazing. We need a remake or something.
Great video I can’t wait for the legacy collection!
Three channels I'm subscribed to released videos on Battle Network on the same day tackling different aspects of it; one on the show, one on the game music, and one on the game animation. Interesting coincidence.
I had the PET and the medium sized action figures but never knew there was a mega buster and cyber sword, that's freaking awesome
I never forgot this one one of the first anime I ever saw when my dad pirated this instead of an actual megaman game accidentally
Much love my dude MMBN fan for life AI's rise put me in a reminiscent mood. Glad you did this I never had the chance to watch the anime played all the games plus the star force sequels on emulators my whole childhood best part of the internet back then access. Never thought about the pokemon connection
Loved playing classic Megaman (Megaman 6 to be more precise) since I was a kid. I remember enjoy watching Megaman NT Warrior with my youngest sibling on Saturday here in Canada (YTV). I eventually rented the first game on my GBA (Game Boy Advance) and enjoyed it as well, unfortunately I was saving up for college at the time and really couldn't afford new games. Skip ahead to present day, I'm thinking of picking up the Megaman Battle Network collection on Switch (as well as Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp) soon.
W video as always bruv 🤝🏽 I gotta get back into the MM games!
I have absolutely loved this series since the beginning when I was a teenager! I’m so happy to see it having a little resurgence. I’m so glad you mentioned the TCG, it was actually a solid game and some people still play it to this day! Heck, even the games have a small but thriving esports scene! I still have the manga volumes, I have some DVDs of the anime, and I still have my PET toy with five battle chips! Unfortunately the top window part broke off years ago. Still love it tho! Thank you for covering this small and unique, but very important part of my childhood!
I remember setting up an alarm to wake up early on Saturday morning to watch this show.
I'm having one big nostalgia moment while watching this. I remember being so hyped up by the cartoon that my mom rented a copy of Blue Moon for me, which I played at every chance I got. It actually inspired me enough to build a PET out of lego with accompanying chips. That remains as my biggest and only exposure to Megaman as a franchise.
2:58 WNYO was my local WB station that I used to watch the original Mega Man anime on. It's really cool to see those old TV spots.
I freaking loved this show as a kid! I remember getting all excited for it every Saturday morning in the early to mid 2000s. Some of the scenes in the show are still stuck in my head to this day. Like the one where Lan was always being late to school but then at the end of the episode, he thinks he's on time and it turns out there was no school that day even waking Megaman up for no reason. Then there was the train episode. That one was insane! And then some villains cut the cords of their NetNavi's but their characters still remained on the field. Also MegaMan getting deleted was a big episode.
I love pretty much every Megaman series. Battle Network holds a very special place in my heart, though. Currently RELISHING my first time playthrough of 6.
I have to say Jordan, you DEFIDENTLY did your homework on the MMBN series and extensively talked about it in a nostalgically good way and you also did this because the Legacy Collection game came out today when this video came up and did it to get all of the views from the release of it, and I am not mad at that play whatsoever. I grew up with these games and in middle school, I defidently remember playing these games, especially MMBN6 with 1 of my good closest friends and I still treasure that time immensely. I loved the anime also and the different but similar arcs and story-telling that it did and the manga was so well done and emotinally gripping to read and collect. Overall, MMBN is a memorable series that is now getting a second chance to bask in the spotlight and this video of yours will help out with that venture. Also, Chauds name is announced Ch-au-d, not Chud, lol
I love NT Warrior, and I definitely had a PET. I never really played Battle Network until I bought the first one on a whim on the Wii U e-shop....only a couple months before it closed for good, and I enjoyed it and bought the second. Now, while I haven't yet bought the legacy collection for Switch, I do plan on getting it.
I remember discovering the Battle Network games towards the tail end of the series when I bought both versions of BN6 for $10 from a bargain bin. Afterwards I kept an eye out for used copies of the older games to show up at a local game store.
18:57 - It was a lot bigger forsure. Problem is a lot of the Series and specially the final is lost media now since you can't find recordings (or at least I cant, and i've been checking here and there since 2006)
Perfect time for this video, on the same day as the BN collection release! Been a huge fan of the anime and gba games, since they were new. Love seeing all the attention it's getting again!
Yooo great to see you talking abt BN!
Now I need to see a video about StarForce!
I think my favorite part of the series growing up was seeing how different the characters that carried over from the other Mega Man series' were in the new series. Not to mention a lot of the posters and stuff in the background were from my favorite Mega Man series (Mega Man Legends). To this day, Legends and Battle Network are still the Mega Man games I revisit the most, and I'm glad they finally released the Legacy Collection for Battle Network (would love to see them do Legends at some point).
I'm in the process of playing through the battle network games so this is a lovely treat
Damn, nice timing. You knew the collection was dropping so you had to make this one 😜
Time might’ve forgot but I sure haven’t. I loved this series
I love how you call Megaman the goody-two shoes fighter for justice character! XD He is just the cutest fighting machine!
I like mega man fine, but this was the one game I wish I could play. I watched the show as it was coming out and I thought it was awesome. Even years later, this is one of my favorite mega man looks (the clean sleek aesthetic mixed with the 2000s vibe is somehow timeless to me) and series. Good video my dude.
Absolutely loved this series back in my childhood alot
Jacking into the stove was ahead of its time, considering we have smart fridges now