No longer would you have to scour flea markets and Craigslist for a copy of some old game just grab a Points card from the game store and go to town. Classic game download services were around before then, sure. Capcom would keep milking the spinoff Mega Man series like Battle Network and X, but the original Blue Bomber was a relic of the past. A very-late SNES spinoff (later ported to the GBA for us in North America) was the last thing we saw of the classic series for a good ten years. The classic series TRIED moving forward with Mega Man 8, but that was plagued with its own problems. This would start a whole line of Mega Man spinoffs to keep the franchise afloat, but what about the one that started it all? 3 NES games released in the 90's, followed by it finally hitting the SNES in the twilight of the 16-bit era, when N64 and Playstation were looming. Mega Man would eventually reach the SNES. Instead of moving to the grassy greens of the Super Nintendo, Capcom kept Mega Man on the NES and began making it formulaic and expected. Hardcore Mega Man fans will debate over 3's place is it better than 2, or does it miss the mark? Nevertheless, Mega Man was on top. Capcom realized the greatness and potential of Mega Man thanks to the success of the second game, and before long we had Mega Man 3. Their hard work and sleepless nights paid off Mega Man 2 was a breakout hit, and is widely considered the best Mega Man game hell, one of the Best Games Of All Time. So, these little troopers went at it, likely working far longer than most people should legally be allowed to, pouring great ideas into the final product.
The people who worked on it begged Capcom to let them make a follow-up, and Capcom came up with a compromise they could make it, but it would have to be on their own time. The game sold well, but not well enough for Capcom to consider making a sequel. not even going to get started on THAT atrocity. The odds were stacked against the series from the start Capcom didn't think the game would sell that well to begin with, but it was shipped anyway. The saga of the Mega Man series is a true underdog story, if there ever was one.
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