This is the BEST MegaMan Legacy Collection. Period.

MegaMan Battle Network means the world to me as a childhood favorite series. I've spent ages wishing...BEGGING even for a collection like this to come to pass, and needless to say, I have a LOT to say about it now that its finally here. I genuinely still feel like I'm dreaming.

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What is *your* favorite part about the Battle Network Legacy Collection, and is there anything you'd like to see improved in the event of a Starforce or Legends collection?

[FLCM]

I really wish the PVP scene were more popular. I always wanted to do PVP as a kid and this is one of the few gba games that actually had a good multiplayer.

[scoutmasterdemi]

I sincerely appreciate the shoutout, ZRG! The suprise netcode patch was a welcome addition for PVP.
Big agree with the need to "trim the fat" on public matchmaking settings.

[JaneValentine]

I'm just so happy to see bits of Boktai there AND a collection of my childhood games, where's my Boktai collection anyway?... *gets evaporated from years passing by*

[legendaryhero]

Its a crime that this is only has 700~ views. Great review!

[HellBoundhorrorshow]

Great stuff!! Been loving your coverage on battle network. It's been a great time to be a fan of it! Thanks for all you do. Quality content for sure!

[Raylightsen]

We need the Zero.exe super boss to appear, in a battle network 7 game.

[BlueNovaDragon]

I love playing it on my Switch, it’s so nostalgic reminding me of playing it on my Gameboy advance

[Belesprit]

Somebody had to say it, such a great series despite some parts being tedious.

[pokelogikx]

I just wish buying both would just combine the game lists on switch but I get it.

[rasinshaznie]

watching this 1 year later and all i can say is, what a very in depth review!

[YouTubeZeke]

This is a fantabulous video.
Excellent quality.
Will you be doing a review of each of the games in the collection?
Would love to see more content like this.

[kaiserknuckle]

I'm going to be honest I don't really notice the text font in the last three games and maybe I'm just blind but I don't notice the filter either

[rufusjean-baptiste]

Gator the most powerful upgrade in battle network

[numbrerotime]

Late to comment but:

I think keeping the old games text is better than fixing em, seeing how these games were and how crunchy and, at times, really funny due to these errors/wild translations really keeps the charm.

Them also keeping certain bugs n glitches while also fixing others is fine, gospel dupe doesnt really harm anything afterall.
And keeping the virus encounter glitch in BN4 is great as it helps any speedrunner or anyone in that kinda group, not have to worry about looking for old copies since this collection exists and provides an easier way of perserving these games in all their janky glory.

[aultra-magawhostandsagains]

That’s debatable, but I’ll look into this.

[ramsesjfg]

Over a year later, and I'm still obsessed with this collection. My complaints about it are basically the same as yours. The filter option being on by default, only having a few tracks from the Legacy Collection OST available to listen to, and not seeing the HD battlechip artwork during normal gameplay. At the very least, having that HD art could've been part of the "Filter ON" option, alongside the more generic dialogue text, while keeping the original pixelated text with "Filter OFF".

Also, I think if you were aware of how bad the online matchmaking truly is, you would've had more than a few things to say. For example, matching up with random players is made significantly more difficult based on both of your ranks. I just tested this with someone, and it turns out that if you both have the EXACT same rank, you will match up immediately. However, if you're just ONE rank above or below the other player, you'll have to spam the search button about 10 times (more than 20 if you're unlucky). So, back when everyone had trouble finding players on Day 1, this was part of the reason, and not so much because there weren't any players. On top of that, if you are S-rank or higher, you're not allowed to match up with anyone who is A-rank or lower. You can only play private matches with them, so the whole ranking system for this collection looks nice on paper, but is actually total garbage that can easily be fixed.

Edit: The matchmaking issue might actually have more to do with the players' region, location, or language setting because Japanese players match with each other very easily, regardless of their ranks.

[allanlasser]

the battlechip artwork wasn't actually redrawn for the collection, it's borrowed from the art made for the physical battle chips made by takara! :) I'm unable to confirm it was available previously in artbooks or something though.

[megametexe]

As an artist who was 1st inspired by this series to start drawing as a child. Seeing that there is no Chip Art Gallery especially after seeing the amount of work they put into redrawing the art…..





It Hurts.

[thedoctor]

I've never really talked about the idea (and I am sure I am not the only one who has had it) but I kind of assumed after seeing how they had boss rush and other modes in previous legacy collections that they would have made an advanced version of the basics (NCP programs, chips, maybe even game version) to where you wouldn't have to play through the story before jumping right into the multiplayer aspect. I have been taking my time playing through the last half of the series but it has been awesome having the region locked content fully available now