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Mega Man Legends 3

January 01, 1970

Mega Man Legends 3[a] is a cancelled video game set to be the sequel to Mega Man Legends 2 and the fourth game in the Mega Man Legends series. It was announced for the Nintendo 3DS on September 29, 2010, during a Nintendo press conference for the 3DS.[1]

Mega Man Legends 3
Promo image
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Masakazu Eguchi
Producer(s)Tatsuya Kitabayashi
Composer(s)Reo Uratani
SeriesMega Man Legends
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
ReleaseCancelled
Genre(s)Action-adventure, third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

The game was to be directed by Masakazu Eguchi, with Tatsuya Kitabayashi acting as producer.[1][2][3][4] Reo Uratani composed the game's music.[5]

Mega Man Legends 3 was cancelled on July 18, 2011.[6][7][8]

Plot edit

The game's story would have continued right after the events of Mega Man Legends 2. Two new characters, Aero and Barrett, would join returning ones to help rescue the protagonist, Mega Man Volnutt, from Elysium.[9] Chris Hoffman of Nintendo Power implied the finished game may have focused on a mysterious item known as the Klicke Lafonica and the aftermath of the Elder System reactivating at the end of Legends 2.[10]

Development edit

In a May 2007 interview with 1UP.com, Keiji Inafune expressed that the original team members who worked on the previous Mega Man Legends games were interested in developing Mega Man Legends 3 and had considered using the MT Framework engine.[11] A few months later, Inafune commented that he was asked by several fans if Mega Man Legends 3 would be made; although he expressed a desire to make such a game, he stated that he could not do it at that time.[12] Detailed information about the game was announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2010.[1] While Capcom was developing the game, several aspects from the game such as the new heroine Aero, a mech and Mega Man's design were chosen by fans as Capcom invited fans to send their designs in their official Mega Man Legends 3 website.[13][14][15]

Although Inafune left Capcom in October 2010, the team working for Mega Man Legends 3 stated that the game would continue development.[16] Capcom intended to release Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version in 2011 for the 3DS eShop, featuring 10 missions, and Barrett as a playable character.[17] The Prototype Version was going to act as a prologue to the forthcoming main game.[18] According to GamesRadar, Nintendo Power's Chris Hoffman was the only journalist to play the Prototype Version before the game was cancelled.[10][19] Three years after the game's cancellation, employees from Cup of Tea Productions—the studio responsible for Mega Man Legends 3 voice recording—confirmed that the Prototype Version was very close to completion.[20]

Cancellation edit

On July 18, 2011, Capcom officially announced that production on Mega Man Legends 3 was cancelled. Capcom also announced that neither a full game nor Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version would be released.[6][7] In replies to fans two days later, Capcom's UK Twitter account appeared to blame lack of fan involvement for the game's cancellation.[21][22] Capcom UK later apologized for the original wording and clarified that the tweets referred to the lack of interaction in the Development Rooms that Capcom created to help the game's development, not to the fans "who have been nothing but supportive".[23] The game's programming director, Yoshiyuki Fujikawa, encouraged fans to continue showing their interest in Mega Man Legends 3.[24]

CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama—who was working with Capcom on Asura's Wrath at the time—stated he would like to develop Mega Man Legends 3 as he was disappointed in the game's cancellation.[25] Inafune also expressed disappointment with this decision and offered Capcom to complete it with his own team, despite having left the company. Capcom refused Inafune's offer.[26] In 2014, Inafune again stated he would like to finish Mega Man Legends 3 if given the chance.[27]

In the aftermath of the cancellation, fans created a Facebook group titled "100,000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3", aiming to get Capcom to resume development of the game. The group was covered considerably on popular gaming sites, including Destructoid,[28] Joystiq,[29] and GoNintendo.[30] The group reached its goal of 100,000 members on April 25, 2012.[31] By January 2013, two fans developed a browser-based fangame which recreated content from the Servbot mission in the cancelled game's prototype version.[32]

In August 2016, over five years after the game's cancellation, the Facebook group released a documentary about the history of the game's development.[33] In a 2018 interview with Game Informer, Mega Man 11 director Koji Oda said that he's "well aware that there is a voice out there that wants something new for games like Mega Man Legends and Battle Network".[34] On June 9, 2020, composer Makoto Tomozawa made a tweet to gauge fan interest in crowdfunding activities for the game.[35]

As of August 19, 2011 and May 6, 2020 both Capcom's Japanese and western website that once held the Devroom site are longer viewable. But thanks to some dedicated fans they able preserve the Devroom entries from being lost forever.[36]

Notes edit

  1. ^ known in Japan as Rockman DASH 3 (Japanese: ロックマンDASH 3, Hepburn: Rokkuman Dasshu Suri)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Mega Man Legends 3 Project announced for the Nintendo 3DS". Capcom-Unity. 2010-09-20. from the original on 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  2. ^ JC Fletcher (April 8, 2011). "Mega Man Legends 3 Project work resumes after earthquake". Engadget. from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  3. ^ Helgeson, Matt (April 9, 2011). "Mega Man Legends 3 Still In Development". Game Informer. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Jared (2010-09-29). "Mega Man Legends 3 Project Coming to 3DS". Nintendo. from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  5. ^ Uratani, Reo (December 7, 2010). "The Mega Man Legends 3 Project Dev Blog: It's the Main Composer, Reo Uratani". Capcom Entertainment, Inc. from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  6. ^ a b GregMan (July 18, 2011). "A Message from Capcom". Capcom Entertainment, Inc. from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "発売中止となった「ロックマンDASH3 PROJECT」海外ファンによるドキュメンタリーが話題に". IGN Japan (in Japanese). 2016-08-11. from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  8. ^ Leo, Jon (19 July 2011). "Mega Man Legends 3 officially cancelled". GameSpot. from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. ^ Ciolek, Todd (July 25, 2012). "X Button Cross Counter". Anime News Network. from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Exclusive Q&A with the only journalist to ever play Mega Man Legends 3". GamesRader.com. Games Radar. September 8, 2011. from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Sam (May 31, 2007). . 1up. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Niizumi, Hirohiko (24 September 2007). "TGS '07: Mega Man celebrates 20th anniversary". GameSpot. from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Help Capcom Select The Voice for the New Mega Man Legends 3 Heroine". December 17, 2010. from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  14. ^ "Help Capcom Design a Mega Man Legends Mech". November 19, 2010. from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  15. ^ "Your Final Mega Man Legends 3 Mega Man Design". October 10, 2010. from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  16. ^ Ciolek, Todd (November 3, 2010). "TGS '07: Mega Man celebrates 20th anniversary". Anime News Network. from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  17. ^ Schreier, Jason (April 21, 2011). "Mega Man Legends 3 'Prototype' Will Launch With 3DS eShop". Wired. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  18. ^ "Back by Popular Demand". Nintendo Power. No. 268. June 2011. p. 62.
  19. ^ Ponce, Tony (8 September 2011). "Meet the only journalist to play Mega Man Legends 3". Destructoid. from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  20. ^ "How To Adapt A Japanese Game With English Voiceovers - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2014-05-26. from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  21. ^ Capcom [@Capcom_UK] (July 20, 2011). "unfortunately so few fans took part in the creation of the game. It was felt the project was not worthwhile. :-(" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 December 2018 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Capcom [@Capcom_UK] (July 20, 2011). "it's a shame the fans didn't want to get more involved :-( if we saw there was an audience for MML3 people might change minds" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 December 2018 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Capcom [@Capcom_UK] (July 21, 2011). "Apologies again. The original comment was in relation to the interaction in the Dev rooms NOT the fans who have been nothing but supportive" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 December 2018 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Mega Man Legends 3 Programming Director Encourages Fans". July 28, 2011. from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  25. ^ "CyberConnect2′s CEO Would Be Happy To Work On Mega Man Legends 3". July 22, 2011. from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  26. ^ Good, Owen (18 September 2011). "Former Mega Man Producer Says He Offered to Finish Mega Man Legends 3 Under Contract but Capcom Said No Thanks". Kotaku. from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  27. ^ "Keiji Inafune Would Still Like To Make Mega Man Legends 3 - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2014-03-21. from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  28. ^ "100,000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3". April 22, 2012. from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  29. ^ Kietzmann, Ludwig (21 September 2011). "Urgent help needed to resurrect Mega Man Legends 3, says local paper ad". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Mega Man Legends 3 '100,000 Strong' fan movement starts fan contest". April 22, 2012. from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  31. ^ Get Me Off The Moon - Mega Man Legends 3 Revival (25 April 2012). "100,000 Likes Reached". Facebook. Retrieved 10 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ Damien McFerran (January 3, 2013). "Mega Man Legends 3 Lives On In Fan-Made Browser Game". Nintendo life. from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  33. ^ McClusky, Kevin (8 August 2016). "Mega Man Legends fan community releases documentary video to commemorate game's cancellation". Destructoid. from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  34. ^ Reeves, Ben (15 December 2017). "Answering Five Big Questions About The Future Of Mega Man". Game Informer. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  35. ^ . Nintendo Enthusiast. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  36. ^ "Bring Back Those Mega Man Legends 3 Project Memories with the Archived Devrooms". The Mega Man Network. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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January 01, 1970
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Mega Man Legends 3 a is a cancelled video game set to be the sequel to Mega Man Legends 2 and the fourth game in the Mega Man Legends series It was announced for the Nintendo 3DS on September 29 2010 during a Nintendo press conference for the 3DS 1 Mega Man Legends 3Promo imageDeveloper s CapcomPublisher s CapcomDirector s Masakazu EguchiProducer s Tatsuya KitabayashiComposer s Reo UrataniSeriesMega Man LegendsPlatform s Nintendo 3DSReleaseCancelledGenre s Action adventure third person shooterMode s Single player The game was to be directed by Masakazu Eguchi with Tatsuya Kitabayashi acting as producer 1 2 3 4 Reo Uratani composed the game s music 5 Mega Man Legends 3 was cancelled on July 18 2011 6 7 8 Contents 1 Plot 2 Development 3 Cancellation 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThe game s story would have continued right after the events of Mega Man Legends 2 Two new characters Aero and Barrett would join returning ones to help rescue the protagonist Mega Man Volnutt from Elysium 9 Chris Hoffman of Nintendo Power implied the finished game may have focused on a mysterious item known as the Klicke Lafonica and the aftermath of the Elder System reactivating at the end of Legends 2 10 Development editIn a May 2007 interview with 1UP com Keiji Inafune expressed that the original team members who worked on the previous Mega Man Legends games were interested in developing Mega Man Legends 3 and had considered using the MT Framework engine 11 A few months later Inafune commented that he was asked by several fans if Mega Man Legends 3 would be made although he expressed a desire to make such a game he stated that he could not do it at that time 12 Detailed information about the game was announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2010 1 While Capcom was developing the game several aspects from the game such as the new heroine Aero a mech and Mega Man s design were chosen by fans as Capcom invited fans to send their designs in their official Mega Man Legends 3 website 13 14 15 Although Inafune left Capcom in October 2010 the team working for Mega Man Legends 3 stated that the game would continue development 16 Capcom intended to release Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version in 2011 for the 3DS eShop featuring 10 missions and Barrett as a playable character 17 The Prototype Version was going to act as a prologue to the forthcoming main game 18 According to GamesRadar Nintendo Power s Chris Hoffman was the only journalist to play the Prototype Version before the game was cancelled 10 19 Three years after the game s cancellation employees from Cup of Tea Productions the studio responsible for Mega Man Legends 3 voice recording confirmed that the Prototype Version was very close to completion 20 Cancellation editOn July 18 2011 Capcom officially announced that production on Mega Man Legends 3 was cancelled Capcom also announced that neither a full game nor Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version would be released 6 7 In replies to fans two days later Capcom s UK Twitter account appeared to blame lack of fan involvement for the game s cancellation 21 22 Capcom UK later apologized for the original wording and clarified that the tweets referred to the lack of interaction in the Development Rooms that Capcom created to help the game s development not to the fans who have been nothing but supportive 23 The game s programming director Yoshiyuki Fujikawa encouraged fans to continue showing their interest in Mega Man Legends 3 24 CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama who was working with Capcom on Asura s Wrath at the time stated he would like to develop Mega Man Legends 3 as he was disappointed in the game s cancellation 25 Inafune also expressed disappointment with this decision and offered Capcom to complete it with his own team despite having left the company Capcom refused Inafune s offer 26 In 2014 Inafune again stated he would like to finish Mega Man Legends 3 if given the chance 27 In the aftermath of the cancellation fans created a Facebook group titled 100 000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3 aiming to get Capcom to resume development of the game The group was covered considerably on popular gaming sites including Destructoid 28 Joystiq 29 and GoNintendo 30 The group reached its goal of 100 000 members on April 25 2012 31 By January 2013 two fans developed a browser based fangame which recreated content from the Servbot mission in the cancelled game s prototype version 32 In August 2016 over five years after the game s cancellation the Facebook group released a documentary about the history of the game s development 33 In a 2018 interview with Game Informer Mega Man 11 director Koji Oda said that he s well aware that there is a voice out there that wants something new for games like Mega Man Legends and Battle Network 34 On June 9 2020 composer Makoto Tomozawa made a tweet to gauge fan interest in crowdfunding activities for the game 35 As of August 19 2011 and May 6 2020 both Capcom s Japanese and western website that once held the Devroom site are longer viewable But thanks to some dedicated fans they able preserve the Devroom entries from being lost forever 36 Notes edit known in Japan as Rockman DASH 3 Japanese ロックマンDASH 3 Hepburn Rokkuman Dasshu Suri References edit a b c Mega Man Legends 3 Project announced for the Nintendo 3DS Capcom Unity 2010 09 20 Archived from the original on 2011 08 03 Retrieved 2010 09 29 JC Fletcher April 8 2011 Mega Man Legends 3 Project work resumes after earthquake Engadget Archived from the original on 2018 07 23 Retrieved 2018 07 23 Helgeson Matt April 9 2011 Mega Man Legends 3 Still In Development Game Informer Retrieved 2018 07 23 Rosenberg Jared 2010 09 29 Mega Man Legends 3 Project Coming to 3DS Nintendo Archived from the original on 2010 10 17 Retrieved 2010 09 29 Uratani Reo December 7 2010 The Mega Man Legends 3 Project Dev Blog It s the Main Composer Reo Uratani Capcom Entertainment Inc Archived from the original on August 5 2011 Retrieved May 11 2011 a b GregMan July 18 2011 A Message from Capcom Capcom Entertainment Inc Archived from the original on July 22 2011 Retrieved July 18 2011 a b 発売中止となった ロックマンDASH3 PROJECT 海外ファンによるドキュメンタリーが話題に IGN Japan in Japanese 2016 08 11 Archived from the original on 2018 07 23 Retrieved 2018 07 23 Leo Jon 19 July 2011 Mega Man Legends 3 officially cancelled GameSpot Archived from the original on 14 December 2018 Retrieved 10 December 2018 Ciolek Todd July 25 2012 X Button Cross Counter Anime News Network Archived from the original on February 10 2013 Retrieved February 3 2013 a b Exclusive Q amp A with the only journalist to ever play Mega Man Legends 3 GamesRader com Games Radar September 8 2011 Archived from the original on December 10 2018 Retrieved December 10 2018 Kennedy Sam May 31 2007 Mega Man Creator Dreams of Next Gen Mega Man 1up Archived from the original on November 8 2012 Retrieved August 1 2016 Niizumi Hirohiko 24 September 2007 TGS 07 Mega Man celebrates 20th anniversary GameSpot Archived from the original on 16 August 2017 Retrieved 10 December 2018 Help Capcom Select The Voice for the New Mega Man Legends 3 Heroine December 17 2010 Archived from the original on September 27 2013 Retrieved August 16 2013 Help Capcom Design a Mega Man Legends Mech November 19 2010 Archived from the original on September 27 2013 Retrieved August 16 2013 Your Final Mega Man Legends 3 Mega Man Design October 10 2010 Archived from the original on September 27 2013 Retrieved August 16 2013 Ciolek Todd November 3 2010 TGS 07 Mega Man celebrates 20th anniversary Anime News Network Archived from the original on November 4 2010 Retrieved November 4 2010 Schreier Jason April 21 2011 Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Will Launch With 3DS eShop Wired Retrieved May 1 2011 Back by Popular Demand Nintendo Power No 268 June 2011 p 62 Ponce Tony 8 September 2011 Meet the only journalist to play Mega Man Legends 3 Destructoid Archived from the original on 21 August 2016 Retrieved 10 August 2016 How To Adapt A Japanese Game With English Voiceovers Siliconera Siliconera 2014 05 26 Archived from the original on 2018 07 14 Retrieved 2018 07 23 Capcom Capcom UK July 20 2011 unfortunately so few fans took part in the creation of the game It was felt the project was not worthwhile Tweet Retrieved 10 December 2018 via Twitter Capcom Capcom UK July 20 2011 it s a shame the fans didn t want to get more involved if we saw there was an audience for MML3 people might change minds Tweet Retrieved 10 December 2018 via Twitter Capcom Capcom UK July 21 2011 Apologies again The original comment was in relation to the interaction in the Dev rooms NOT the fans who have been nothing but supportive Tweet Retrieved 10 December 2018 via Twitter Mega Man Legends 3 Programming Director Encourages Fans July 28 2011 Archived from the original on December 25 2012 Retrieved August 16 2013 CyberConnect2 s CEO Would Be Happy To Work On Mega Man Legends 3 July 22 2011 Archived from the original on May 21 2013 Retrieved February 24 2013 Good Owen 18 September 2011 Former Mega Man Producer Says He Offered to Finish Mega Man Legends 3 Under Contract but Capcom Said No Thanks Kotaku Archived from the original on 14 December 2018 Retrieved 10 December 2018 Keiji Inafune Would Still Like To Make Mega Man Legends 3 Siliconera Siliconera 2014 03 21 Archived from the original on 2018 07 23 Retrieved 2018 07 23 100 000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3 April 22 2012 Archived from the original on May 15 2012 Retrieved April 23 2012 Kietzmann Ludwig 21 September 2011 Urgent help needed to resurrect Mega Man Legends 3 says local paper ad Joystiq Archived from the original on 12 September 2012 Retrieved 10 December 2018 Mega Man Legends 3 100 000 Strong fan movement starts fan contest April 22 2012 Archived from the original on April 17 2015 Retrieved April 23 2012 Get Me Off The Moon Mega Man Legends 3 Revival 25 April 2012 100 000 Likes Reached Facebook Retrieved 10 December 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Damien McFerran January 3 2013 Mega Man Legends 3 Lives On In Fan Made Browser Game Nintendo life Archived from the original on May 19 2022 Retrieved September 23 2021 McClusky Kevin 8 August 2016 Mega Man Legends fan community releases documentary video to commemorate game s cancellation Destructoid Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 Retrieved 10 August 2016 Reeves Ben 15 December 2017 Answering Five Big Questions About The Future Of Mega Man Game Informer Retrieved 10 December 2018 Mega Man Legends composer asks if you d support a Legends 3 Nintendo Enthusiast 2020 06 11 Archived from the original on 2020 07 24 Retrieved 2020 08 06 Bring Back Those Mega Man Legends 3 Project Memories with the Archived Devrooms The Mega Man Network Retrieved 21 January 2024 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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