![]() Mega Man was released to favorable critical reception, but moderately low sales (around 100,000 copies overall), though they were higher than Capcom originally anticipated. ![]() The eponymous hero Rockman was colored blue simply because blue had the most available shades within the Famicom's limited color palette.įor the game's simultaneous release in Japan and the United States on December 17, 1987, Capcom U.S.A.'s then-Senior Vice President Joseph Marcini renamed the localized NES version of the game and titular character Mega Man, believing it would have a much wider appeal to young American audiences. The developers strove for perfection in all aspects of the project despite the severe technical limitations of the Famicom, and incorporated designs inspired by Osamu Tezuka's manga Astro Boy. A team of only six developers began work on a side-scrolling, weapon-based platformer game which they dubbed Rockman. ![]() This changed in the mid-1980s, when Capcom decided to formally enter the Japanese home console market by developing an original property for Nintendo's Famicom, the Japanese equivalent to the NES. The alternate logo used in title screens in the Western releases of the Mega Man games until the seventh installment.Ĭapcom was originally known for creating arcade games and porting them to home consoles. ![]()
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