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On the SNES alone, the franchise saw ''Mega Man X 2'' in 1994 and ''Mega Man X 3'' in 1995, the latter also releasing of PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC in certain countries, as well as a proper ''Mega Man 7'' in 1995 and ''Mega Man & Bass'' in 1998. Many spinoffs also released, including ''Wily & Right no RockBoard: That's Paradise'' in 1993, ''Mega Man Soccer'' in 1994, as well as arcade games ''Mega Man: The Power Battle'' in 1995 and ''Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters'' in 1996.
On the SNES alone, the franchise saw ''Mega Man X 2'' in 1994 and ''Mega Man X 3'' in 1995, the latter also releasing of PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC in certain countries, as well as a proper ''Mega Man 7'' in 1995 and ''Mega Man & Bass'' in 1998. Many spinoffs also released, including ''Wily & Right no RockBoard: That's Paradise'' in 1993, ''Mega Man Soccer'' in 1994, as well as arcade games ''Mega Man: The Power Battle'' in 1995 and ''Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters'' in 1996.


After being more or less exclusive to Nintendo consoles for its life, Capcom decided to shift the franchise over to PlayStation and other CD based consoles due to their disappointment in [[Nintendo 64]] hardware. The first in this new era was ''Mega Man 8'' in 1996 for PlayStation, Saturn and PC, which utilized the capabilities of the CD format to produce high quality audio and fully animated cutscenes. However, the English dub of this game and future entries are notorious for its poor voice acting. Next came ''Mega Man X 4'' in 1997 and ''Mega Man X 5'' in 2000, which dropped the Saturn from as a SKU. Spinoffs of this era include ''Mega Man: Battle & Chase'' for PlayStation in 1997, and Game Boy Color releases ''Mega Man Xtreme'' in 2000 and ''Mega Man Xtreme 2'' in 2001.
After being more or less exclusive to Nintendo consoles for its life, Capcom decided to shift the franchise over to PlayStation and other CD based consoles due to their disappointment in [[Nintendo 64]] hardware. The first in this new era was ''Mega Man 8'' in 1996 for PlayStation, Saturn and PC, which utilized the capabilities of the CD format to produce high quality audio and fully animated cutscenes. However, the English dub of this game and future entries are notorious for its bad voice acting. Next came ''Mega Man X 4'' in 1997 and ''Mega Man X 5'' in 2000, which dropped the Saturn from as a SKU. Spinoffs of this era include ''Mega Man: Battle & Chase'' for PlayStation in 1997, and Game Boy Color releases ''Mega Man Xtreme'' in 2000 and ''Mega Man Xtreme 2'' in 2001.


At this point in time, complaints about the franchise feeling samey had begun developing and ''Mega Man'' once again needed a refresh. Due to the series almost exclusively having 2D gameplay, Capcom wanted the series to shift into 3D. The result was the third person shooter ''Rock Man Dash'' for PlayStation and PC in 1997, which was localized as ''Mega Man Legends''. Set several thousand years after the ''Mega Man X'' series, the game follows Volnutt, a lowly digger who gets powered up with robotic weapons. He teams up with his found family Roll and Barrel Caskett as they travel the world in search of treasure and fight the Bonne family and other global threats. The game received a port for Nintendo 64 titled ''Mega Man 64''. A prequel released as ''The Misadventures of Tron Bonne'' in 1999 and ''Mega Man Legends 2'' released in 2000. A Taiwanese exclusive PC game titled ''Rockman DASH Zhěngjiù Dìqiú Dà Màoxiǎn'' also released in 1999.
At this point in time, complaints about the franchise feeling samey had begun developing and ''Mega Man'' once again needed a refresh. Due to the series almost exclusively having 2D gameplay, Capcom wanted the series to shift into 3D. The result was the third person shooter ''Rock Man Dash'' for PlayStation and PC in 1997, which was localized as ''Mega Man Legends''. Set several thousand years after the ''Mega Man X'' series, the game follows Volnutt, a lowly digger who gets powered up with robotic weapons. He teams up with his found family Roll and Barrel Caskett as they travel the world in search of treasure and fight the Bonne family and other global threats. The game received a port for Nintendo 64 titled ''Mega Man 64''. A prequel released as ''The Misadventures of Tron Bonne'' in 1999 and ''Mega Man Legends 2'' released in 2000. A Taiwanese exclusive PC game titled ''Rockman DASH Zhěngjiù Dìqiú Dà Màoxiǎn'' also released in 1999.