Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation

Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation
Franchise	Mega Man
Developed by	Capcom Production Studio 2
Published by	Capcom
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)	August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06)
Genre	Real-time tactical role-playing
Let's Play
Played by	Rick Desilets
Featuring	Ben Mooney Lindsay Gibbons
Intro theme	"Level Select" by "Studio" Steve Wallace
Outro theme	"Dr. Wiley" by "Studio" Steve Wallace
Original run	October 22, 2017 - present
No. of episodes	10
Episode length	19-37 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	4:30:03
Megaseries
Part of	The Mega Let's Play
Preceded by	Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun Mega Man NT Warrior: Axess
Concurrent with	Mega Man Zero 3 Mega Man X8 Mega Man Zero 4

Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation is a 2004 real-time tactical role-playing game developed by Capcom Production Studio 2 and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance. Released only in Japan, it is a spin-off in the Mega Man Battle Network sub-series of the Mega Man franchise. The game was played by The D-Pad in 2017, as the eighth weekend game in The Mega Let's Play, and the fifty-first game in the series overall. The playthrough commenced on October 22, 2017.

Episodes

Video	Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentators	Release date
1001	1	"Preschool Dropout"	23:12	Rick	Ben	22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
In a live-action intro, Rick and Ben introduce the game, discussing its unique spin on the Battle Network formula, and its use of the Battle Chip Gate add-on for the Game Boy Advance. In-game, using a partial English translation patch from 2012, Rick explains to Ben that they won't actually be able to use it due to the nature of playing the game on the RetroN, then begins, entering his character name as "feSesgh". He chooses to play as StarMan, who is unlocked on the Navi select screen, possibly due to a bug. Entering the actual game, he moves through an area of the internet, fighting several random battles, but getting confused by the text, much of which is still in Japanese. He ends up accidentally entering the "Everyday Tournament", the first round of which puts him against NumberMan. He quickly loses, and goes back to exploring, eventually running into NumberMan outside of the tournament, who makes him answer a series of simple math questions before he can progress. He passes the test, and continues further into the internet.
1006	2	"É×ACTしý"	21:43	Rick	Ben	24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)
Rick continues to explore, finding an "Exam Key" that unlocks a door further back in the internet. He heads back there, while continuing to fight his way through random encounters. He takes the exam, having to look up the answers as the options aren't translated properly, and passes it. He keeps playing, as he and Ben discuss the current state of The Mega Let's Play, both finding it difficult to believe it has been running for nearly three years. Using the guide to find out where to go, Rick jacks out of the internet and sets something up using the "email" option in the menu, but is unable to figure out what due to the text.
1017	3	"Have You Seen the Internet Lately?"	37:28	Rick	Ben	2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)
Rick spends a long time wandering aimlessly through various areas of the internet, fighting off many random encounters as he does so. Eventually, he consults the guide again, and finds that he has to look at his email, which he does. After filling in a number of phrases, he continues onwards, but quickly becomes lost again. He and Ben become increasingly confused by the directions given to them by the guide, which tells them to speak to a specific Navi, but isn't informative enough to help them find it. Eventually, after a long period of searching, Rick stumbles across the Navi, which doesn't even appear on the map. It turns out to be a boss fight with TopMan, which Rick is able to defeat.
1021	4	"Hardly Working"	19:48	Rick	Ben, Lindsay	14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)
Discovering that the next thing he needs to do is enter a tournament, Rick heads towards the board to sign up for one, but runs into a problem: the game's real-time (and inaccurate) clock must be set to a certain time in order to enter the tournament. It also can't be changed by speeding up the game, forcing Rick, Ben and Lindsay to leave the game on for an hour before they can proceed. He manages to win the first two rounds of the tournament, but then finds himself up against FireMan in the final one, and is defeated. He tries to load state to reset the time to attempt the tournament again, but finds that the time automatically adjusts, and he is unable to even cheat his way through the game. He quickly realizes that his only option is to leave the game on for another three hours.
1025	5	"All Busted and Weird"	25:17	Rick		17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Rick enters the tournament again, but narrowly loses to AquaMan in the first round. He tries again, and manages to reach the final round in a battle against GutsMan, but loses on that attempt as well. On his next try, he loses in the second round to NumberMan due to his character repeatedly failing to avoid enemy attacks. It's only on his fourth attempt that he finally manages to win all three rounds and the tournament overall. He is rewarded with the Silver Ticket, but finds from the guide that it can only be used once, and he will have to replay the tournament if he wants to get through again after logging out. He also finds out about a "Silver License" which allows the player to unlock the path as many times as they want, and decides that should be his next goal.
1026	6	"Silver Mettle"	36:08	Rick		18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
Having discovered the complicated series of steps required to obtained the Silver License, Rick decides to hold off on it for now and simply progress with the game. He heads further into the internet, only to find a his progress blocked again, requiring him to jack out and read his in-game email. This results in him having to race against time to reach the tournament and replay it to earn another Silver Ticket. However, when he gets there he finds that he is unable to play the tournament again until the next slot. Several hours later, he picks up the game again to make a start towards getting the Silver License, receiving a certain email as the first step. An entire work day later, Rick returns to the game, only for Tonk to knock out the RetroN's power, resulting in the game clock being set back to what it was before. However, this still gives him a chance to play a tournament for the Silver License. He successfully wins all three rounds, obtaining the License.
1027	7	"Noses to the Shoulder"	27:20	Rick	Ben	19 November 2017 (2017-11-19)
Rick uses the Silver License to access new areas of the internet, and begins to explore them, but is interrupted by a random battle with a stronger version of SparkMan, which kills him almost immediately. He re-enters the area and continues to slowly progress through it, but becomes increasingly frustrated along the way with the random encounters and with his almost complete lack of control over the AI of StarMan. Eventually, he reaches MetalMan, initiating an odd minigame in which Rick has to control MetalMan automatically moving forward along a set path, destroying statues that get in his way. He finds this minigame to be more fun than the actual game up to this point. He fails his first two attempts at it, but after consulting the guide for tips manages to complete it, allowing him to proceed further into the area.
1040	8	"Call Snak"	27:10	Rick	Ben	5 December 2017 (2017-12-05)
Rick continues to proceed through the internet, fighting random encounters along the way. He consults the guide to find that the next objective is to defeat another boss, VideoMan. He finds the boss and battles against him for a while, but ultimately loses. After losing a second time to the boss, Rick is shocked to discover that he can reset the time on the title screen, meaning his previous hours spent waiting for the in-game clock were a waste of time. He eventually manages to defeat NumberMan, and looks at the guide again, only to discover that he has to log out and log back in again to proceed.
1044	9	"Just Kinda Hoping for the Best"	24:25	Rick		7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)
While still trying to reach the deeper area of the internet he needs to go to, Rick discusses the recent Mega Man 30th anniversary livestream, and the announcement of Mega Man 11. Soon, he finds his path blocked and is forced to complete a timing-based minigame involving WindMan in order to proceed. He manages it on his second try, and continues further into the area. He realizes he'll need to enter another a tournament to proceed, and decides to see if the time reset option on the title screen works. After trying to use it, he is told that he has to jack out and give up all his money in order to change the time. He decides to do it anyway, but finds that it doesn't even work. He plays a few minigames on the menu, then reloads state to get his money back.
1046	10	"Two Mas"	27:32	Rick		10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Rick tries to enter a qualifier for another tournament, but finds the guide misled him, and it is time-sensitive. Unsure of what to do next, he looks around the area, but keeps losing battles. He comes up with another plan to change the time involving transferring his save file to an actual Game Boy Advance and then back again, but this doesn't work, so he lets the hours pass in real time instead. He then immediately finds himself in a race against the clock to reach a certain area and enter the tournament. He sets about fighting enemies to collect BugFrags once he gets there, eventually collecting 18 of the 20 that he needs.