Mega Man (franchise)

Series info
This is basically a summary of the series and other various info that has to do with the series in general. This information does not relate to one game in particular but to all the games.

The creator of the original Mega Man game is Keiji Inafune. He went on to work on almost all the other MegaMan games.

Series ordered by release:
 * 1987: Mega Man classic
 * 1993: Mega Man X
 * 1997: Mega Man Legends
 * 2001: MegaMan Battle Network
 * 2002: Mega Man Zero
 * 2006: Mega Man ZX
 * 2006: MegaMan Star Force

Ordered by Timeline:
 * Classic Mega Man Universe
 * Mega Man classic
 * Mega Man X
 * Mega Man Zero
 * Mega Man ZX
 * Mega Man Legends
 * MegaMan Battle Network universe
 * MegaMan Battle Network
 * MegaMan Star Force

Classic series
This is the original Mega Man series, in which Mega Man battles Dr. Wily. This series spawned multiple spinoffs. *Mega Man 1 to 3 was re-released in Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Mega Man 1 to 6 in Rockman Complete Works, and Mega Man 1 to 8 (with the two arcade games) in Mega Man Anniversary Collection.

*A peripheral for the Super Nintendo. A Game Boy Advance remake for all five Game Boy games was planned, but was soon cancelled.

Japanese only
These are games of the Mega Man original series that were released only in Japan.

Chinese only
These games were released only in China or nearby countries.

X Series
The Mega Man X series is the continuation of the original Mega Man series. It shows the future of the world Mega Man protected. It's about Mega Man X and Zero fighting Mavericks and the seemingly immortal Sigma.

This series introduced advanced techniques such as dashing and wall-climbing, and introduced wearable armors.

Zero Series
The next series off the Mega Man X series. It tells the story of what happened to Zero after the events of the Mega Man X series and many other things.

ZX series
This series is 200 years after the Zero series. All previous heroes have been turned into Biometals that certain humans and Reploids can Mega-Merge with.

Legends Series
The Mega Man Legends series is the series after ZX and the thought-of-end of the Mega Man series. It takes place thousands of years in the future in a world made up of 90% water, with only a few tiny islands over the vast oceans. *The PlayStation Portable versions were released only in Japan.

Battle Network Series
The MegaMan Battle Network series takes place in a more realistic world in which virtually everything in life is intertwined with the Internet. Most of the population use NetNavis, sentient programs who inhabit the Internet. This series does not take place in the original timeline.

Star Force series
The MegaMan Star Force series takes place 200 years after the Battle Network series.

Cameos
These games are not Mega Man games, but games in which Mega Man characters have appeared in, and, in most cases, is playable.

Playable cameos
Games which Mega Man characters are playable.

Cameos only
Games which the Mega Man characters are not playable.