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If you hold down Select while picking a mode in Rockman 1-3 in the Complete Works, you'll get a modern, arranged soundtrack. While most of the tracks are picked from The Power Battle/Fighters and the like, some such as the Mega Man 3 Title are unique to these titles #RetroGaming

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FluGA891 month ago

Fun fact, the complete works MM3 theme is used for the main menu in the legacy collection.

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

I didn't realize that! Seems like the perfect fit for the Legacy Collection too. This is Mega Man to me.

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Phantaze1 month ago

@FluGA89 In fact, several Complete Works arrangements are in use in Legacy Collection. Game Over from MM3 Stage select from MM3 Stage select from MM2 Continue/menu screen from Mm 2

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

@FluGA89 That's pretty awesome. All classics too. I'm glad these arrangements got some love in the Legacy Collection!

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Myria1 month ago

I thought only 4-6 have complete arranged tracks.

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

This is true! which is why I think this is hidden behind holding Select. It is mostly the Arcade music and also some stages or jingles are default despite having an Arcade analog. Then you get some weird choices like the Mega Man 7 Opening Stage music for Top Man's stage.

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Ale1 month ago

I love that Capcom logo demo. First time I saw it was, I think, on Xmen vs SF. The previous one (the one from SF Zero/Alpha 1) is also one of my favorites

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

It's so good. When I was trying to decide what to start with it was an easy choice. I really debated leaving the sound in. It always makes me think of Resident Evil 2!

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Mrs. Fillyjonk1 month ago

I always wondered if the Power Battles or Complete Works had the music first.

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

Power Battle and Fighters came out some years beforehand, so it does make sense for them to want to use those tracks for the actual game after putting so much work into arranging them.

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SonOfChar00791 month ago

You should see how much the Megaman 25th anniversary collection on PS2 goes for on the resale market. It's ridiculous.

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Campets1 month ago

they later on went to use this specific track as the title theme to the mmlc1

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

I hadn't realized that but it's such a great choice.

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The K Stands for Kenny🦁♌️1 month ago

I just adore this series so much

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Elder Mathias1 month ago

Same. It's always been one of my favorite series. It's been so much fun playing again.

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PhantomGuy1 month ago

I always liked this version because it sounds like something out of a Gospel Church and I LOVE IT LMAO

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The Rockman Complete Works is a collection of re-releases of the six original NES games for the Playstation in Japan in 1999. Widely regarded as the best versions of these titles, they were the codebase for what was later released as Mega Man: The Anniversary Collection on PS2 and Gamecube in 2004. The Xbox version released the following year and is known as the best one. It let you remap your buttons, which the PSX games had while the others omitted. This anthology of titles features remixed music for each of the levels in 4 through 6, with a selection of The Power Battle / Fighters tracks available in the first three games for levels they had songs for. Just not on the Gamecube version. They say it's for space reasons, but evidence says it's buggy getting the tracks to start on cue. One of the coolest features of the PSX releases was the database. Something that was omitted from Anniversary and we wouldn't see anything close until the modern Legacy Collection. Even then it's a slightly diminished version. While playing across the titles originally, every enemy appearing on screen would be tracked on your save file. The compendium not only got deep on the lore, but percentage tiers unlock power ups like a Hyper Jump or Auto Charge for 4-6 to use in Navi Mode. Navi (navigator) mode presents arranged versions of the games with an updated HUD, quick-weapon and Rush changing, hazard alerts, as well as tidbits from characters like Dr. Light, Roll, Kalinka and Cossack on certain screens of the games. This was also the mode where the remixed music was locked to in Anniversary collection, while it's just the default setting for it in the Complete Works and can be toggled for each mode. There's a lot more I could get into with the whole Complete Works, which makes sense given the legacy of the Mega Man games. It's a shame this specific set of titles is locked away on the Playstation 1. Sony did make them available as-is without translation for the PS3 and PSP, but that's the only way you can officially buy them now and that window closes in 2027. I'm lucky I bought them. Looks incredible on my Vita! Shown here is Dive Man from 4 with its awesome remixed music. Holding RT (or Z on Gamecube, this works in Anniversary) while selecting Original or Navi mode has Mega Man let his hair down in the NES titles. #RetroGaming

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