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The schedule for ''The Mega Let's Play'' consists of daily uploads; 15-minute videos covering the games from the "main timeline" of the classic, ''X'', ''Zero'', ''ZX'', and ''Legends'' series on weekdays, and 30-minute videos covering games from the alternate timeline of the ''Battle Network'' and ''Star Force'' series on weekends. It is the first Franchise Play on the channel to include regular live-action segments, with each game featuring both an intro and outro exploring the history, development, and reception of the game in question. These live-action segments are also notable for being the origin of the [[metaplot]], a serialized narrative that has continued across multiple projects on the channel, but is still most closely associated with ''The Mega Let's Play''.
 
The schedule for ''The Mega Let's Play'' consists of daily uploads; 15-minute videos covering the games from the "main timeline" of the classic, ''X'', ''Zero'', ''ZX'', and ''Legends'' series on weekdays, and 30-minute videos covering games from the alternate timeline of the ''Battle Network'' and ''Star Force'' series on weekends. It is the first Franchise Play on the channel to include regular live-action segments, with each game featuring both an intro and outro exploring the history, development, and reception of the game in question. These live-action segments are also notable for being the origin of the [[metaplot]], a serialized narrative that has continued across multiple projects on the channel, but is still most closely associated with ''The Mega Let's Play''.
  
As of December 10, 2023, 97 games (73 official ''Mega Man'' games, 6 unofficial games, and 18 games related to the franchise but not part of it) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 1976 episodes have been released. Additionally, ''The Mega Let's Play – Fan Games'', a separate series covering a variety of ''Mega Man'' fan games, released 6 episodes in [[2017]].
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As of December 16, 2023, 97 games (73 official ''Mega Man'' games, 6 unofficial games, and 18 games related to the franchise but not part of it) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 1977 episodes have been released. Additionally, ''The Mega Let's Play – Fan Games'', a separate series covering a variety of ''Mega Man'' fan games, released 6 episodes in [[2017]].
  
 
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| 96 || ''[[Mega Man's Christmas Carol 2]]'' || [[PC]] || [[2011]] || colspan=2 | December 25, 2022 || 1 || {{#duration: 51m11s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8TaPXEhsah-JEUNMLG6SZq playlist]
 
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| 97 || '''''[[Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker]]''''' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2009]] || June 4, 2023 || ongoing || 47 || {{#duration: 26h59m54s}} || Weekends || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-FBKbNVlUxto3-zdvnalgs playlist]
 
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Revision as of 10:55, 17 December 2023

The Mega Let's Play
The-mega-lets-play-logo.png
Franchise Mega Man
Played by
Featuring
Intro theme "Level Select"
by "Studio" Steve Wallace
Outro theme "Dr. Wiley"
by "Studio" Steve Wallace
Original run December 17, 2014 –
present
No. of parts 8
No. of games 97
No. of other media 8
No. of episodes 1977
Episode length 1–292 minutes
Playlist shelf link

The Mega Let's Play is a Franchise Play created by The D-Pad in 2014, focusing on the Mega Man franchise. It aims to cover every single Mega Man game across the entire history of the franchise, along with a large number of games tangentially related to the franchise. The project was announced with a trailer posted on December 17, 2014, shortly before the conclusion of the first part of The Legendary Let's Play. It debuted officially on January 19, 2015, replacing the former series as the main focus of the channel.

The schedule for The Mega Let's Play consists of daily uploads; 15-minute videos covering the games from the "main timeline" of the classic, X, Zero, ZX, and Legends series on weekdays, and 30-minute videos covering games from the alternate timeline of the Battle Network and Star Force series on weekends. It is the first Franchise Play on the channel to include regular live-action segments, with each game featuring both an intro and outro exploring the history, development, and reception of the game in question. These live-action segments are also notable for being the origin of the metaplot, a serialized narrative that has continued across multiple projects on the channel, but is still most closely associated with The Mega Let's Play.

As of December 16, 2023, 97 games (73 official Mega Man games, 6 unofficial games, and 18 games related to the franchise but not part of it) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 1977 episodes have been released. Additionally, The Mega Let's Play – Fan Games, a separate series covering a variety of Mega Man fan games, released 6 episodes in 2017.

Structure

The Mega Let's Play is split into seven large parts, each centered on a different phase in the history of the franchise. The parts are named and structured corresponding to the games in the weekday slot; the weekend slot games are not taken into account, and parts often end with a weekend game partially complete.

  • Part 1: The Silver Age, after its announcement on December 17, 2014, began on January 19, 2015, and concluded on June 27, 2015. It covered the original NES era of Mega Man, primarily featuring the first five games in the classic series. The weekend videos for this part covered the first Mega Man Battle Network game and part of the second.
  • Part 2: The Next Generation, ran from June 27, 2015 to January 1, 2016. It charted the transition of the franchise to the SNES, covering the sixth and seventh games in the classic series, and the first two games in the Mega Man X series. The weekend videos covered the remainder of the second Battle Network game and the beginning of the third.
  • Part 3: Halcyon Days, ran from January 3, 2016 to June 17, 2016. This part focused on the shift from the fourth to fifth console generation, as well as Capcom's move from Nintendo to Sony as their primary platform for releasing Mega Man games. Major games covered were the eighth and "eight-and-a-halfth" classic series games, the third and fourth Mega Man X games, and the first game in the Mega Man Legends series. The weekend videos for this part solely consisted of the third Battle Network game.
  • Part 4: The Misadventures, ran from June 22, 2016 to March 9, 2017. It began with the non-Mega Man release Mighty No. 9, created by former Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune and intended as a spiritual successor to the franchise. The rest of the series covered the second Legends game, and the fifth and sixth Mega Man X games, the latter of which is notable for being a crucial turning point in the relationship between Capcom and Inafune. The weekend videos covered the third and fourth Battle Network games.
  • Part 5: The Zero Hour, ran from March 19, 2017 to January 1, 2018. Its primary focus was the Mega Man Zero series, with all four of its games featured in this part, but also covered the final two games in the X series. The weekend videos concluded the fourth Battle Network game.
  • Part 6: The End, began on January 2, 2018, and concluded on February 20, 2020. This part covered Capcom's final attempts at revitalizing the franchise: the two remakes on the PSP, the two Mega Man ZX games on the DS, and the retro-styled ninth and tenth classic series games, after which the franchise entered a long wilderness period. The new release Mega Man 11, which ended this hiatus, was played immediately upon its release and served as the conclusion to the main weekday portion of The Mega Let's Play. Robot Rumble, a tournament of all the classic series Robot Masters intended as a celebration of this feat, began on December 24, 2018, and is still ongoing, with episodes released on a very infrequent schedule. The weekend videos for this part covered the final two Battle Network games, and continued for well over a year after the weekday videos had ended.
  • Postgame Pregame, the seventh part, was announced at the end of Part 6. The weekend videos began on February 23, 2020, and the weekday videos, returning after nearly 18 months, began slightly later on April 5, 2020. It concluded on February 20, 2022. This part covered a wide variety of games released between 1990 and 2010, the same timeframe as the first six parts, including several spinoffs that were not covered in chronological order at the time, games that are not part of the Mega Man franchise but feature playable characters from it, and games that were inspired by Mega Man and worked on by studios connected to the franchise in some way. The weekend videos continued as normal, covering the first two in the Mega Man Star Force series.
  • Postgame, the eighth and final part, began on April 2, 2022. It covers games released during the Mega Man hiatus from 2010 to 2018, continuing Postgame Pregame's focus on fangames and other tangentially-related games to the franchise. The weekend videos continue to cover the Mega Man Star Force trilogy. This part is currently ongoing.

Contents

Games

# Title Platform Year Start date End date Eps Length Schedule Part Link
1 Mega Man NES 1987 January 19, 2015 January 29, 2015 8 02:02:52 Weekdays Part 1: The Silver Age
(1987 – 1993)
playlist
2 Mega Man Battle Network GBA 2001 January 25, 2015 April 11, 2015 25 13:39:57 Weekends playlist
3 Mega Man 2 NES 1989 January 29, 2015 February 6, 2015 6 01:37:34 Weekdays playlist
4 Mega Man DOS 1990 February 7, 2015 February 13, 2015 5 01:19:51 Weekdays playlist
5 Mega Man 3 NES 1990 February 15, 2015 February 28, 2015 11 02:50:09 Weekdays playlist
6 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge GB 1991 March 2, 2015 March 13, 2015 10 02:47:53 Weekdays playlist
7 Mega Man 4 NES 1992 March 17, 2015 April 1, 2015 13 03:39:39 Weekdays playlist
8 Mega Man II GB 1992 April 2, 2015 April 7, 2015 4 01:05:13 Weekdays playlist
9 Mega Man 3: The Robots Are Revolting DOS 1992 April 8, 2015 April 16, 2015 7 01:45:35 Weekdays playlist
10 Mega Man Battle Network 2 GBA 2002 April 12, 2015 September 19, 2015 44 23:54:45 Weekends playlist
11 Mega Man 5 NES 1992 April 18, 2015 April 29, 2015 9 02:44:35 Weekdays playlist
12 Mega Man III GB 1992 May 2, 2015 May 14, 2015 10 02:43:46 Weekdays playlist
13 Wily & Right no RockBoard: That's Paradise NES 1993 May 15, 2015 June 8, 2015 18 05:28:54 Weekdays playlist
14 Mega Man IV GB 1993 June 9, 2015 June 27, 2015 13 03:39:28 Weekdays playlist
15 Mega Man X SNES 1994 June 27, 2015 July 10, 2015 11 04:28:36 Weekdays Part 2: The Next Generation
(1994 – 1995)
playlist
16 Mega Man 6 NES 1994 July 15, 2015 July 24, 2015 10 02:50:42 Weekdays playlist
17 Mega Man Soccer SNES 1994 July 28, 2015 August 21, 2015 20 06:32:40 Weekdays playlist
18 Mega Man V GB 1994 August 25, 2015 September 10, 2015 14 04:12:20 Weekdays playlist
19 Mega Man: The Wily Wars SG 1994 September 28, 2015 October 27, 2015 31 08:18:12 Weekdays playlist
20 Mega Man Battle Network WS WSC 2003 October 4, 2015 October 11, 2015 8 04:57:06 Weekends playlist
21 Mega Man Network Transmission GCN 2003 October 19, 2015 December 21, 2015 17 08:59:26 Weekends playlist
22 Mega Man X2 SNES 1995 October 29, 2015 November 24, 2015 21 06:13:53 Weekdays playlist
23 Mega Man GG 1995 November 25, 2015 November 30, 2015 4 01:00:15 Weekdays playlist
24 Mega Man 7 SNES 1995 December 18, 2015 December 25, 2015 18 05:15:07 Weekdays playlist
25 Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version GBA 2003 December 22, 2015 August 21, 2016 61 32:43:53 Weekends playlist
26 Mega Man: The Power Battle ARC 1995 December 30, 2015 December 31, 2015 4 01:04:20 Weekdays playlist
27 Mega Man X3 SNES 1996 January 3, 2016 January 30, 2016 17 04:54:32 Weekdays Part 3: Halcyon Days
(1996 – 1997)
playlist
28 Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters ARC 1996 February 1, 2016 February 2, 2016 4 01:20:27 Weekdays playlist
29 Mega Man 8 PS 1997 February 8, 2016 February 19, 2016 15 04:41:43 Weekdays playlist
30 Mega Man X4 PS 1997 February 24, 2016 April 6, 2016 31 08:23:06 Weekdays playlist
31 Mega Man: Battle & Chase PS 1997 April 7, 2016 April 13, 2016 7 01:54:24 Weekdays playlist
32 Mega Man Legends PS 1998 April 14, 2016 May 28, 2016 32 10:02:41 Weekdays playlist
33 Mega Man & Bass GBA 2003 June 1, 2016 June 17, 2016 15 04:54:07 Weekdays playlist
34 Mighty No. 9 PS4 2016 June 24, 2016 July 25, 2016 23 10:55:22 Weekdays Part 4: The Misadventures
(1998 – 2001)
playlist
35 Super Adventure Rockman PS 1998 August 1, 2016 August 19, 2016 19 05:55:30 Weekdays playlist
36 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne PS 2000 August 20, 2016 October 4, 2016 32 08:59:03 Weekdays playlist
37 Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge GBA 2004 September 25, 2016 December 24, 2016 28 11:20:41 Weekends playlist
38 Mega Man & Bass: Challenger from the Future WS 1999 October 5, 2016 October 21, 2016 8 02:04:10 Weekdays playlist
39 Mega Man Legends 2 PS 2000 October 4, 2016 1 00:40:34 Weekdays video
October 26, 2016 December 23, 2016 50 19:20:28 playlist
40 Mega Man Xtreme GBC 2001 January 9, 2017 January 16, 2018 14 05:42:45 Weekdays playlist
41 Mega Man X5 PS 2001 January 19, 2017 February 8, 2017 19 05:48:41 Weekdays playlist
42 Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun GBA 2004 January 19, 2017 October 8, 2017 101 54:56:19 Weekends playlist
43 Mega Man Xtreme 2 GBC 2001 February 9, 2017 February 27, 2017 14 05:36:12 Weekdays playlist
44 SolarStriker GB 1989 March 3, 2017 1 00:20:12 Weekdays video
45 Mega Man X6 PS 2001 March 3, 2017 March 9, 2017 4 07:19:49 Weekdays playlist
46 Mega Man Zero GBA 2002 March 26, 2017 April 18, 2017 18 05:38:25 Weekdays Part 5: The Zero Hour
(2002 – 2005)
playlist
47 Mega Man Zero 2 GBA 2003 April 19, 2017 May 4, 2017 18 05:21:14 Weekdays playlist
48 Mega Man X7 PS2 2003 May 4, 2017 June 8, 2017 27 07:56:58 Weekdays playlist
49 Mega Man X: Command Mission GCN 2004 June 12, 2017 October 7, 2017 86 27:12:14 Weekdays playlist
50 Mega Man Zero 3 GBA 2004 October 9, 2017 November 1, 2017 18 04:50:38 Weekdays playlist
51 Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation GBA 2004 October 22, 2017 March 11, 2018 33 14:26:52 Weekends playlist
52 Mega Man X8 PS2 2004 November 2, 2017 December 4, 2017 17 05:43:47 Weekdays playlist
53 Mega Man Zero 4 GBA 2005 December 5, 2017 December 25, 2017 18 05:18:59 Weekdays playlist
54 Mega Man Gold Empire PC 1999 January 2, 2018 January 10, 2018 3 00:48:52 Weekdays Part 6: The End
(2006 – 2010)
playlist
55 Mega Man Strategy PC 2001 January 25, 2018 May 1, 2018 43 11:47:09 Weekdays playlist
56 Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel GBA 2005 April 7, 2018 December 31, 2018 80 45:32:58 Weekends playlist
57 Mega Man Maverick Hunter X PSP 2006 May 4, 2018 June 1, 2018 16 04:24:39 Weekdays playlist
58 Mega Man Powered Up PSP 2006 June 4, 2018 July 23, 2018 55 16:19:36 Weekdays playlist
59 Mega Man ZX NDS 2006 July 24, 2018 August 31, 2018 36 12:05:16 Weekdays playlist
60 Mega Man ZX Advent NDS 2007 September 4, 2018 September 21, 2018 18 08:33:13 Weekdays playlist
61 Mega Man 9 NS 2018 September 21, 2018 September 28, 2018 9 04:24:25 Weekdays playlist
62 Mega Man 10 NS 2018 September 29, 2018 November 2, 2018 9 03:54:41 Weekdays playlist
63 Mega Man 11 XBO 2018 June 13, 2018 November 4, 2018 19 09:20:14 Weekdays playlist
NS
64 Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar GBA 2006 April 21, 2019 October 6, 2019 60 34:32:12 Weekends playlist
65 Mega Man X DiVE ANDR 2020 September 20, 2019 1 00:34:17 Weekdays playlist
66 Mega Man Star Force: Dragon NDS 2007 February 23, 2020 November 1, 2020 72 42:56:31 Weekends Postgame Pregame
(1990 – 2010)
playlist
67 LunarLux PC 2022 April 4, 2020 1 02:12:33 Livestreams playlist
68 Mega Man 2 Tiger 1990 April 13, 2020 1 00:28:06 Weekdays playlist
69 Mega Man 3 Tiger 1991 April 16, 2020 1 00:24:27 Weekdays playlist
70 Mega Man 2 Tiger 1990 April 17, 2020 1 00:45:54 Weekdays playlist
71 The Krion Conquest NES 1991 April 20, 2020 April 27, 2020 6 01:46:41 Weekdays playlist
72 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes DC 1999 May 4, 2020 May 29, 2020 15 04:12:02 Weekdays playlist
73 Mega Man IQ Tornado PC 1998 June 1, 2020 1 00:39:20 Weekdays playlist
74 Mega Man X Math Tornado PC 1998 June 3, 2020 1 00:28:38 Weekdays playlist
75 Mega Man Legends: Adventure to Save the World PC 1999 June 8, 2020 1 00:53:49 Weekdays playlist
76 Adventure Quiz: Capcom World TGCD 1992 June 10, 2020 1 00:18:54 Weekdays playlist
77 Adventure Quiz 2: Hatena? no Daibouken TGCD 1992 June 11, 2020 1 00:19:49 Weekdays playlist
78 Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 ARC 1992 June 12, 2020 1 00:20:12 Weekdays playlist
79 Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken GB 1990 June 12, 2020 1 00:21:25 Weekdays playlist
80 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes DC 2000 June 16, 2020 June 26, 2020 6 01:57:20 Weekdays playlist
81 Mega Man: Battle & Fighters NGPC 2000 June 29, 2020 July 6, 2020 6 01:38:01 Weekdays playlist
82 Cannon Spike DC 2000 July 7, 2020 July 10, 2020 4 01:13:54 Weekdays playlist
83 Mega Man 83 TI-83 2001 July 13, 2020 July 14, 2020 2 00:33:57 Weekdays playlist
84 SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos XB 2004 July 23, 2020 August 6, 2020 11 03:29:24 Weekdays playlist
85 Onimusha Blade Warriors PS2 2004 August 25, 2020 October 14, 2020 17 05:27:02 Weekdays playlist
86 Namco × Capcom PS2 2005 August 26, 2020 May 12, 2021 28 92:07:31 Livestreams playlist
87 Rosenkreuzstilette PC 2017 October 15, 2020 November 6, 2020 17 05:24:09 Weekdays playlist
88 MegaMari PC 2006 November 10, 2020 December 2, 2020 17 05:16:18 Weekdays playlist
89 Rockman 7 FC PC 2008 December 3, 2020 December 30, 2020 16 04:44:40 Weekdays playlist
90 Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Wii 2010 March 4, 2021 May 11, 2021 16 05:16:58 Weekdays playlist
91 Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker NDS 2008 April 17, 2021 November 20, 2022 93 54:24:08 Weekends playlist
92 Rockman 8 FC PC 2010 June 2, 2021 October 22, 2021 16 05:02:00 Weekdays playlist
93 Mega Man's Christmas Carol Remix PC 2012 December 25, 2021 1 00:55:50 Weekdays playlist
94 Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch PC 2010 April 27, 2022 ongoing 44 15:52:02 Weekdays Postgame
(2010 – 2018)
playlist
95 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PS4 2016 September 6, 2022 September 16, 2022 10 03:22:04 Weekdays playlist
96 Mega Man's Christmas Carol 2 PC 2011 December 25, 2022 1 00:51:11 Weekdays playlist
97 Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker NDS 2009 June 4, 2023 ongoing 47 26:59:54 Weekends playlist

Fan Games

# Title Platform Year Start date End date Eps Length Schedule Link
1 Mega Man 2.5D PC 2017 March 13, 2017 March 22, 2017 6 01:44:17 Weekdays playlist

Other media

# Title Format Year Start date End date Eps Length Link
1 Mega Man TV series 1994 September 18, 2015 August 31, 2020 3 01:34:31 playlist
2 Mega Man NT Warrior TV series 2003 September 28, 2015 February 19, 2020 7 05:27:13 playlist
3 Mega Man: Fully Charged TV series 2018 May 30, 2016 May 26, 2019 54 09:15:08 playlist
4 The Day of Σ OVA 2006 June 1, 2018 1 00:26:05 video
5 Mega Man: Upon a Star OVA 1994 April 29, 2020 May 1, 2020 3 00:50:25 playlist
6 Pachislot Rockman Ability Other 2018 September 21, 2020 October 2, 2020 11 00:57:02 playlist
7 Mega Man Film 2010 December 26, 2020 April 9, 2021 2 02:13:05 playlist
8 Mega Man Star Force TV series 2007 April 11, 2021 March 11, 2023 2 01:35:00 playlist

Miscellaneous

# Title Start date End date Eps Length Link
1 Robot Rumble December 24, 2018 December 25, 2019 4 07:56:49 playlist

Episodes

For a list of all videos uploaded as part of The Mega Let's Play, see List of The Mega Let's Play episodes.

Gallery

Artwork
Logo 
Postgame logo 
Rick portrait 
John portrait 
C/J portrait 
Ian portrait 
Felice portrait 
Dustin portrait 
Meg portrait 
Ben portrait 
Carolyn portrait 
Sarah portrait 
Lindsay portrait 
Geoff portrait 
Bebel "UFO" artwork 
Adam "UFO" artwork 
Sarah "UFO" artwork 
Lindsay "UFO" artwork 
Ashley "UFO" artwork 
Kate "UFO" artwork 
Geoff "UFO" artwork 
Peter "UFO" artwork