Mega Man (original series)

The Mega Man series, known as Rockman (ロックマン) in Japan, often referred as the "original Mega Man" or "Classic Mega Man" series, is the first series of the Mega Man franchise of games. The first game, Mega Man, was released on December 17, 1987 on the Famicom (FC) in Japan and on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America and Europe.

Most of the main games in the series are known simply as "Mega Man" (or "Rockman") followed by a number (2, 3, etc.), however in Japan each numbered title, excluding the first one, has a subtitle. The ninth mainline title in the series is titled simply Mega Man & Bass, and is internally referred to as 8.5. The mainline titles following this continue the original numeration, being titled titled Mega Man 9, Mega Man 10 and Mega Man 11.

Story
The basic story of the series revolves around the robot engineer Dr. Thomas Light, his robotic "children", Rock/Mega Man (a lab-assistant) and Roll (a housekeeper), and their struggle against Dr. Albert W. Wily. The series is set in the early-21st century.

Games
Below is a list of games ordered by the timeline of the Mega Man series. See the game pages for more details of the story.

Main timeline:
 * Mega Man (Rock became Mega Man in May 25, 200X. )
 * Mega Man Powered Up (remake of the first game)
 * Mega Man 2 (200X, as shown in the opening. Starts in June 9, one year (and 2 weeks) after the first game. )
 * Mega Man 3 (20XX, as shown in the Rockman Complete Works official site and in the back of the original Japanese box . Of note, the Wii Virtual Console manual shows the year 200X. Gamma is stolen in August 28. )
 * Mega Man 4 (one year after Mega Man 3, as shown in the NES and Virtual Console manuals. )
 * Mega Man 5 (20XX, as shown in the opening. About two months after Mega Man 4. )
 * Mega Man 6 (one year after Mega Man 5 )
 * Mega Man 7 (six months after Mega Man 6, as shown in the opening)
 * Mega Man 8
 * Mega Man & Bass
 * Mega Man 9
 * Mega Man 10
 * Mega Man 11

Mega Man World series:

The exact time those games take place in the story is unknown, but they happen sometime between the games listed in parentheses due to elements present on them.
 * Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (after Mega Man 2)
 * Mega Man II (after Mega Man 3)
 * Mega Man III (after Mega Man 4)
 * Mega Man IV (between Mega Man 5 and Mega Man 6)
 * Mega Man V (20XX, between Mega Man 5 and Mega Man 6?)

Mega Man V's spot within the story is not completely decided upon as this is the only game other then Mega Man 6 that Mega Man has managed to apprehend Dr. Wily.

Arcade games:

These games were stated to take place in a "parallel world" and are thus not part of the main timeline.
 * Mega Man: The Power Battle (after Mega Man 7)
 * Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters (half a year after Mega Man 8)

Other games:
 * Mega Man: The Wily Wars
 * Wily and Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise (after Mega Man 4)
 * Mega Man's Soccer (a few months after Mega Man 4 )
 * Super Adventure Rockman (after Mega Man 5)
 * Mega Man: Battle & Chase (after Mega Man 8)


 * Mega Man Pinball
 * Mega Man Rush Marine
 * Chokkan! Rockman
 * Rockman Diver
 * Rockman GP
 * Rockman no Dot Art Logic
 * Rockman Panic Fire
 * Rockman Poker
 * Rockman Slot
 * Rockman Solitaire
 * Rockman Space Rescue
 * Rockman Tennis
 * Rockman The Puzzle Battle
 * Tobe! Rockman


 * Mega Man Universe (Cancelled)

Licensed games:

Games that were licensed by Capcom. Their canon is questionable, and some may not be part of the Mega Man timeline. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousensha is the only to have been referred in a later game, Mega Man ZX Advent, namely. It is also the only licensed game to be included in the book R20 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works.


 * Mega Man (PC)
 * Mega Man 3 (PC)
 * Mega Man (Game Gear)
 * Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousensha
 * Rockman Strategy
 * Rockman Gold Empire
 * Street Fighter X Mega Man