Which Versions of the Mega Man Battle Network Games Should You Play? All Ports Reviewed & Compared
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- Huge thank you to Capcom for providing a code for the Steam version. I bought the others myself. Another huge thank you to MidniteW and Prof9 for providing feedback on this video. For any further info, I highly recommend checking out www.therockmanexezone.com
This is a comprehensive review & comparison of the Mega Man Battle Network games on Game Boy Advance. This also includes Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star as well as Mega Man Battle Network Double Team DS, both for the Nintendo DS. This also includes the latest collection of all 10 games: Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection. This comparison should inform you of any and all significant differences between each version of the games. It'll also provide common ground for discussion among which versions others may prefer & the points of contention to refer to in discussion, in addition to clearing up potential misconceptions.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:58 - Battle Network 1 (GBA)
3:18 - Battle Network 1 Operate Shooting Star (DS)
8:54 - Battle Network 2 (GBA)
9:27 - Battle Network 3 (GBA)
10:04 - Battle Network 4 (GBA)
11:36 - Battle Network 5 (GBA)
13:44 - Battle Network 5 Double Team (DS)
18:53 - Battle Network 6 (GBA)
22:11 - The Wii U Virtual Console Versions
25:52 - Legacy Collection
36:22 - Final Thoughts - Hry
Who would have thought a MegaMan game that came out in the early 2000's whose main premise involves the Internet would be so relevant today
Bruh battle network devs definitely have hideo kojima power to predict everything what's gonna happen in the future 😂
True. I remember they introduce money transfer through internet. My kids self thought it was stupid (considering all the cybercrime that happens in the game). But look what we have today, almost all transaction done online
Don't forget NetNavis. Apple's Siri and Amazon Alexa resemble NetNavis, plus Vocaloid and VTubers as well. Battle Network was WAY ahead of its time!
People acting like Ai and shopping online were foreign concepts in 2003
@@machina5 facts lmao it's embarassing 🤦♂️
So basically, for the majority of the games, it is best to play them on the Legacy Collection versions, except for BN1 where the DS version is arguably better thanks to the gameplay overhauls that it received. Neat.
I mean DS double team has some advantages
Eh battle network 1 on legacy collection is alright to me since you can use max buster mode...
@@NetBattler I’m so grateful That feature was added. There were SO MANY RANDOM BATTLES
BN1 play OSS with fantranslation. austin nails OSS changes really well
BN5 DT DS is the way to go. the enhanced music that is far higher quality and IMO sounds great better UI map and playable navis anywhere is just a far better experience. i will say tho the voice acting legit sucks in the DS version and there are mods that remove it which id recommend.
@@HelLDeWs but....i like the cheesy voice acting.
I'm kind of surprised by the Boktai crossover given the different publishers.
It was a pleasant surprise as Boktai was a Kojima series, but thankfully Konami is generous with their IPs lately
It’s a rumor, but IIRC, Kojima’s son loved BN so Kojima talked to Capcom to make this happen.
@@mr.magoo2238 I didn't even know Kojima had a son ☠️☠️☠️
@@NetBattler I'm pretty sure its the same reason for snake being in smash brothers because of his son liking the game.
@@mr.magoo2238 Aww, that's so cool, if so ;w; Thanks for the info
Re-uploaded to update the endslate. Shouldn't have taken half the day to render and upload but here we are
What sucks is the The Updates of DoubleTeam and OSS were just overlooked entirely. We didn't even get the option to use Double Team's Alternate Soundtrack.
ADDENDUM: An Update on 10.12.23 has removed Denuvo.
An update on 7.3.23 made the following changes: There's now a black border option as well as a language voice select for Mega Man. Additionally, custom screen time in pvp was increased to 30 seconds. There were various bug fixes as well, including the bugged BN6 english Virus Battle rewards that are highlighted in this video. Patch notes here www.capcom-games.com/megaman/exe/en-uk/topics/update/
Thanks for updating us!
I already knew that Mega Man's Voice Actor from Mega Man NT Warrior reprised his role in the legacy collection, but I didn't knew the same happened for Rockman.EXE's Voice Actor from the Rockman.EXE Series.
15:51 "I KNEW IT! HE'S USING MY VIBRATOR!"
Did the spanish translator just ran the JP text through Google translate or what?????
0:29 AYO WHAT?? DJANGO?!?!
IM sad that legacy collection doesn’t have crossover theme menu and crossover battle theme
Been playing a bit of the collection and the games are still great. Buster Max Mode makes it easy to just skip pass a lot of the random battles. But I reallh wish they added a map toggle to every game like how they were added into Operation Shooting Star and Double Team DS
So none of the games have any sort of map? That’s the one that really makes the random encounters annoying. I wouldn’t mind them if I knew I was heading in the correct way.
Jack In!, megaman execute! that shit was iconic. thanks for this video to help me realize im not crazy and it actually did exist in the game
Can't stress enough, really thank you for highlighting version differences.
This was a huge undertaking, and you delivered.
Damn, Austin went IN on this collection! Thank you for this video, it really helps folks make a well educated decision before pulling the trigger.
So many changes, oh my!
The MMBN community is one that really did a heck of a job reporting on all of this, and thank you for covering it in this video!
Catch you in the next one!
I really need to try this series. I’ve heard great things about it. Now it’s easily accessible!
Yeppy dude❤️
Now it's the perfect time to JACK IN~!!
Also, same here! ^^ I played MMBN5 Double Team on DS a little bit YEARSSS ago, like around 2008 or so, and it was fun, but I think now I'd probably have a whole lot more fun with it! ^^ I just don't have enough money to buy the collection (I'd like to buy both volumes in one) right now XD But some dayyy
Really commend the work put into this video. Very detailed and informative, some of this stuff I didn’t even KNOW was different, and I’m a diehard BN fan. Great work. 👍
Been waiting for this since the stream. Good stuff
Never watched before, but I’m really looking forward to seeing the differences between the separate 3-6 versions!
Will you make one of Azure Striker Gunvolt 1&2 games? (3DS, PS4, Switch and Steam)
I hope they patch out the problem with megaman battle network 6 problem so I won't need to switch to japanese just to get that battle chip. My friend who I would've teamed up with had passed away before the battle network legacy collection got a release date. I went into my day surgery crying. I'm depressed because if I never had my niece November in my life I don't know if I would've been this excited.
Hope everything turns out to be okay for you all.
For some reason I was under the impression the DS version of 5 was supposed to let you put together a team, choosing between the 2 games' counterparts at each step.
That would've been pretty cool! I'll still play it eventually though, I play these games so much I might as well 100% all of it if the version is available and functions well.
Generally, Legacy Collection is the best nowadays, easy access and has online with mod cards.
But for 100%? Naw, id say WiiU VC is best for that, theres no reliance on other players/buying online subscription/buying another console and game.
You get to 100% purely with just the 1 game, which is very good at keeping frustration down.
But if you dont care about 100%, the collection is the best way with being able to play online and having modcards, just hope it gets bugfixes cuz ive had some crashes that arent fun.
Shoutouts again to MidniteW & Prof9
Holy sh!t!!! 😳 Thank you for making a port difference for Battle Network 😃👍
I'm still torn if I should get the Legacy Collection because of the lack of Double Team DS features. BN5DS' Party Nav feature is great to have when backtracking around certain areas for things you've missed. It's cool not to have to worry as much about healing Megaman in tougher areas when waiting for Omega versions of bosses to show up, not to mention using said party in that battle. I guess the 100x buster fixes this issue, but the party system felt more special to use. The music and sound overhaul also make it feel way better than the GBA games in my opinion.
yeah, I'm glad they have the patch cards, but its still a bit of a let down. I know it wasn't much, but not having those small additions from the DS version (party battle system, transporter chips, updated character portraits etc.) does make it difficult for me to play BN5 on the legacy collection, instead of replaying my DS copy of the game.
23:19 It gives you the opposite versions exclusive navi chips
I hope you reach 100K subs soon. You put a lot of work into these videos. My favorite video being the one on FF6
I have a question, about sol cross.. can you still get it in the legacy collection? or is it exclusive to the DS version of megaman BN5?
Man i used to play these through my whole middle school time even the one on GameCube early to mid 2000s , had more time to sit and play through them all back then, haven't gotten time to sit through em on the PS4 version.
Man I remember having MMBN for GBA but I'll be damned if I can remember if I beat it. I've been circling the Legacy Collection for awhile and I might pull the trigger!
With pixel remaster changes you mean FF? I'd be interested if PC was "fixed" as well. Even if just as a quick side note
09:05 wait a minute "damn" is not a swear!
All in all, it sounds like I won't regret getting the collection- I have really only played 2 and 3 back in the day and always wanted to experience more of them, but not hunt them down for my old GBA and pay way more than this will cost.
Now to hope for a Legends re-release so I won't have to pay THOSE prices either... even if they'll probably release StarForce before Legends collection, if they ever will...
3:35 You mention corrections, but both translations seem accurate. In the original Japanese (top left), she's saying she was making hotcakes.
In the re-released Japanese (bottom left), she says she's making apple pie.
So I guess there wasn't actually a correction to the translation there? Unless she was making an apple pie the whole time, but the original script was wrong?
Sorry, I'm not too familiar with the cooking elements of the MMBN series! haha
So what you mean is no need required these to use patch cards in legacy collection right?! 26:58
I'm trying to think where the first song comes from.
Was it 1 or 2? Definitely don't remember it in 3, 4, 5 or 6...
ahh the Gameboy micro. classic cool 😎
Got questions about the screen sizes.
1) Is Largest an integer scale, or is Large the biggest integer scale?
2) Is shimmering not seen in largest and seen elsewhere, or is it just not there whatsoever? I didn't fully understand what the video said about that, so any clarification would be appreciated.
Another video as always!
thanks for the video
how do you get the pc version to work, when i try to open either volume, it gets stuck at a white window and then crashes, but i can run the provided roms in Tango, so atleast there's that. im on window 10.
So for 1 the DS one seems to be the better version, for the rest i think Legacy collection are the best, also 5 on Ds seem to be the better version?
it is something you could 100% without any weird online playisms, which is really compelling, but without mod cards, you do lose some intrigue.
Basically, yeah.
I wonder if they will put this game will be in the megaman star force legacy collection.
Even though I'm not into star force series yet but I hope capcom do something about it..
Did the virus battle bug get fixed yet?
Can you do the same with the Mega Man Classic and X series?
I love this game
still not sure whether I should buy the Switch version or the PS4 version
Such a shame this is not available on Xbox, but they still had the audacity to put a Xbox controller image on the settings for the Steam version 😂
Yeah, I'd totally buy it on Xbox if they'd let me.
Because Windows and Xbox are both owned by MS so that only makes sense that Xbox buttons appear when a controller is detected
@@ongedierte3606 I know that, but it's funny as fuck how the controller is shown despite not being available on the console.
@@EarthboundX Me too, it's really unfortunate for everyone that has the others MegaMan Collections on the console
@@leonhart1712 I agree
O, re-upload?
has anyone been able to get all the count megachips for megaman 6 ps4 without using the crossover points trader. because i got every other megachip i need but haven't faced bass so i can't get the bat symbol to face the count. for the legacy collection.
Oh no they used the muffled OST for BN6 lol. At least a mod will fix that eventually.
That HD filter is horrible. It makes the sprites look like it sat out in the sun to melt
Amazing video!!!
The legacy collection. Except for Battle Network 5. For Battle Network 5, get the Double team DS version for DS.
That ain't cheap.
All the Wii U games have that filter, huh?
Doesn't bother me too much but it is kinda weird.
So no one is gonna talk about the Battle Network 4 Castillo Theme being different from the gba version? or is just me because as someone who grew up with BN4 Red Sun and have 100% plus 22 continues back when I was I Kid so I hope someone can agree with me on this one.
👍🏻
What about meaman battle network 2? I heard it’s a pretty ood ame.
WAIT YOU'RE TELLING ME JESUS EXISTS IN THE BATTLE NETWORK UNIVERSE?!
MIND... *_BLOWN_*
Duo itself is an Netnavi god...
Legacy would be perfect if the bezels could be removed and it has quick save I think
Eh quick save isn't that big deal to me so I don't mind it.
I still wish the collection came to Xbox. I would love to replay all these games.
What happen
Play Double Team DS!
Short answer, gb, nobody I know, likes pixel blur
I feel bored when all my progress through MMBN1 through 6 Cybeast Gregar is from a emulator. Hope I can get a PC, and if I had some change, I'll DEFINITELY get the Legacy Collection even if i got broke, cuz that's how much I LOVE the MMBN series.
Imagine Battle Network 7
15:52 If you know you know 💀💀💀
It's good to see they didn't alter these games for "modern audiences" for the Legacy Collection.
get the steam version of lc, switch will be made obsolete with the rise of many steamos compatible portable consoles such as the steam deck and asus rog as well as ayaneo
Ha you talk like everyone had money to get those expensive portable PC. I'm pretty sure the majority of people who bought the Legacy Collection were former GBA gamers or want a physical collection of it on actual consoles like the Switch and PS4. If they want a digital versions they wouldn't bother with Legacy Collection on Steam Deck, they would had just download the original GBA roms of those already on other countless cheaper Chinese emulation devices.
Switch is the best version by far tbh
You can see how bad the Wii U Virtual Console Emulation was just from the Thumbnail alone, I wonder why Nintendo made every game have a dim dark look to it and the aspect ratio can be too small at times. DS emulation on it wasn’t the best either and you needed the Gamepad for it too.
It's actually hilarious that for the Legacy Collection the American version of MegaMan is the deepest voiced 11 year old of all time, while the Japanese casting was done by a sane person.
I've been playing the GBA games on my Game Boy Player and only got the Legacy Collection recently for the convenience of not carrying carts with me when I can have them on Steam Deck. It's looking like the Steam version might be the best way to play them at home too. I do wish they'd included Network Transmission though.
SSSSSS
I really don't know why the Japanese dubs insist on making megaman sound like a little kid. His English voices as of late has been perfect for him imo
Don't play 4 it's sucks
1 and 4 are the low points of the collection.
The E.U. is not Europe, it is a trade agreement. Europe is not a country, nor is the E.U.
I don't know why Americans think Europe is a country.
Do they teach you that Asia is a country in American school as well?
Are these games any fun to play?
Absolutely.
@@CronoEpsilon except 4 that game should not be touched by any human being
Consider skipping 1 and 4. And just watch a video that cover the story for those parts espcially 1 because it lays the foundation of the story.
1 being a very rough draft of the formula and many ideas were rough and not fleshed out. A lot of things were borderline frustrating, and its obvious they went back to refine many things from the first game in the 2nd and its improved in many ways and addresses many frustrating aspects of the first game. (Or play exe 1 with starforce on DS. Heard many updates to it addresses the problems of the first game from gba/legacy collection)
4 is just a really rushed game with extremely grindy main game that require you to replay the game several times. Extremely tedious and is an all time low for the series.
You can always go back to them after finishing the other parts of the game if you enjoy them.
@qstmrk After beating Battle Network 3, I was going to move onto 4 but realized how bad of a game it is 😅
In my perspective every battle network games are fun even though the grind is kinda um...you know? Hard?