you forgot to mention that you can hide the bottom screen in ZX and ZXA by pressing the L2 button

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="450">7:30</a> Capcom confirmed that the collection is not done through emulation, but it's an actual port.

One step closer to being able to play every megaman game on one console 🤙🏻

Wow. I was gonna pass on this one till a sale; but the fact they addressed the input latency, include all screen aspect ratio, filters and other features, make me want this. Devs should be rewarded when they do retro compilations right. This needs to be the standard for all compilations across the board.

Am I the only one that finds it insane that there were SIXTEEN mega man games for the GBA. (10 battle networks, 4 zeros, Mega man and bass and mega man battle chip challenge). Man I love the gba.

These don't seem to be simply emulation, but also outright code ports. In terms of the PC version of the collection, all of the music is held externally and can be replaced with renamed ogg or wav files, implying they had the source code for each of the games and then play the music externally. Probably part of why all the cutscene art is filtered too.

I pirated the NDS games. Now I'm going to rectify my mistake.

People, PLEASE buy this collection so we can get ZX3. We've waited a long time and they didn't do us dirty with this. It's a good deal.

Got the game this week, really excited about it! Mega Man Zero was something that pretty much everyone I know grew up with, but I didn't. So I was really looking forward to "catching up" on my childhood, so to speak. The games are surprisingly short though, which I guess is nice when you have to play through 6 of them at once.

As far as I know, the Zero 3 cyber-areas enemy replacement cannot be done in the DS and Legacy Collections because the game needed the connection to Mega Man Battle Network 4 in order to do that.

Wasn’t expecting a video on this one but I’m glad you did! Keep up the good work

Loving these comparison videos. Awesome work man!

Just a quick note; The ZX games, no matter which screen option you use, have improper scaling, which can make the visuals just slightly off-putting to people who care deeply about pixel perfection (such as myself) The Zero games have this as well when using the fullscreen mode, but thankfully the Type 2 screensize eliviates it. Its also worth pointing out that the Wii U version is the ONLY version with actual save state functionality, and also the only version that lets you use all four shoulder buttons. (Especially useful for Zero 4's Zero Knuckle toss)

Thanks for being so thorough with explaining the differences.

This is the optimal Mega Man experience for me. The Zero and ZX games are my favorites of the entire series. Also there's practically no input lag and actual high quality videos which makes it miles better than the X LC.

Really well explained and detailed review. Thanks a lot for the info, it really helps

Fantastic video! You never disappoint. Ran through Zero 1 for the first time in quite a while. Still got it. Looking forwarding to going through the rest again.

i like the original soundtrack of the zero games best but the music is so good i don't mind it on the new collection, when it comes to save assist there is one problem with it in the zx advent game, i had save assist on and the checkpoint was right before the boss on the train(buckfire) and i beat it, after the fight i decided to check if i missed anything on the train and i died and thought "no matter i will respawn at the back end of the train and..." and there i was right BEFORE the bossfight, you can use save assist one the zero games but i wouldn't recommend it on the zx games.

For a small channel, this is a very good review.

Awesome review dude! Thank you, I'm getting my copy now!

Okie dokie! This is the news I was hoping for! I’ll probably grab it on Steam just to “future proof” it a little. Great vid!

I've been thinking about buying this for a while this video really helped me decide t buy this on the Switch! thank you!

these games seriously deserve more admiration, theyre so smooth and fun.

In z2 when ciel falls down in the main teleporter area the graphical glitch (pixelation) effect is entirely missing for some reason and it makes the scene really weird looking. I also noticed the warning siren when teleporting in 2 and 3 is different and much more ear grating.

And you can also put a small mod that is not a big change but that is really fun: If you buy the Zero / ZX Legacy Collection for PC (you can do it on the Switch version too, but it's more difficult), you can swap the soundtrack of the games for the soundtrack of Remasters, and it's great to play and listen to the soundtrack of Remasters and listened to in the music player. I repeat, this is not a big change and some soundtracks sound better in the Ds version than in the Remaster version, but it is a lot of fun playing with the best soundtrack.

Haha, glad you mentioned the bizarre PAL logo changes. I recently discovered were tied to MegaMan's 15th anniversary, as they use the same font as the anniversary logo for Zero 2-4, X7, X8, Command Mission, Battle Chip Challenge, Battle Network 3-5, and Network Transmission - and the PAL version of the DS release STILL HAD those alternate logos. So, being an Australian, I secured a copy of the US release so the logo disconnect was rectified, which was thankfully fixed in ALL regions for the Zero/ZX legacy collection.*chef's kiss*

I'm so happy that the Megaman Zero/ZX Legacy Collection was successful. I'm hoping this builds momentum toward a Megaman Battle Network or Legends Collection

EXCELLENT VID! INFORMATIVE! THX!

Excellent work, thank you!

Good coverage!

It's really a great collection, thanks!

Woah that's really cool maybe I'll get it sometime

Apparently not many physical copies of this collection are in circulation. If you got yours physical then hold onto it.

Great video

I have them on DS and they look perfect there but if you don't have access or want a bigger screen they are better emulated, I'll go as far as to buy the collection to emulate them with peace of mind. The scaling is awful, look a the life bars.

Playing the Megaman Zero Collection on DS actually wore out the shoulder buttons (the switches inside, not the external physical buttons) on my original DS, and my 3DS, since they get heavily used for sub weapon and dashing. I don't think the DS line shoulder buttons were built for that kind of stress. I always thought playing on the 2DS would be better since it had beefier shoulder buttons, but I think this is another point in the Legacy Collection's favor, as it's on platforms where you can use whatever controllers you want, which (1) can better stand the mad grips that MMZ calls for, and (2) can be repaired or replaced way easier than a handheld. Replacing the shoulder buttons on my 3DS was not easy.

Seeing this legacy collection makes me incredibly excited how they will do a battle network legacy... I wanna play BN5 on switch.....

Is there going to be a direct translation for the Japanese like previous collections? So we can have a full uncensored megaman zero?

What would you recommend for someone who already has the Zero Collection on DS and the original cartridge for ZX Advent? Better to get ZX in its original form or get the Legacy Collection?

Talk about the remixed music from the pre-order bonus

I wanna buy this on PC, but I'm hearing crashing issues are a thing on the PC version and I'm kinda hesitant to take a chance as a result. :\

The issue of not being able to map the Switch trigger buttons was also in the X Legacy Collection for the first three games and it really sucked since I prefer to use ZR for dash and L/R for swapping weapons. Luckily it's not an issue anymore since now you can completely remap the Switch's buttons.

Nice - thanks for acknowledging the input delay for MMX’s collection, I told people it feels like shit and they didn’t know what I was talking about

Do i get a japanese cutscnes in the ZX and ZX Advent Legacy collection on the PC version?

Hey, you said Legacy version emulates DS version, but in fact, these games aren't emulated but uses source code, hence the in-game modifications like the Save-Assist, kinda dissapointed you didn't even mention the reploid remixes, it was a pre order bonus, but same as MM 11 it will be released later, honestly I was expecting a lag comparison between consoles but it's ok, MM content is always appreciated

As someone who once played a variant of the zero games on an (illegal) emulator (sorry, i had no consoles), and later picked up the zzxlc, the save states are so nice. I prefer to be a bit casual at times, just messing around. So the removal of the severe punishments, especially in stages with the worst bosses (Copy X phase 2 im looking at you) is such a nice addition without taking away from the challenge of individual parts of the game

Im glad you gave your personal preference

Do save assits effect time and total damage? It seems like they do but idk?

So the title of the video is about which version of the game you should get and you have only played the switch version and have not played the PS4 or the Xbox One?

I liked that the Zero Collection games had the option to remap the buttons, that’s because I’m used to the ZXA controls and the original GBA configuration felt clunky to me with the Switch ergonomics and button distribution.

I played all of these. Including the japanese versions and the chinese fangame that was ZX alpha. Those were fun

I so wished the filters were a lot better for the GBA games. The colours were upped for the original GBA's dim screen, and grid scan lines would also be a neat touch

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="618">10:18</a> Now I can finally use the ice chip on aztec falcon! Huzzah!

The most important thing about legacy collection is that you can mod it on pc to play the remasterrd tracks!

I loved these games in the past but dang I forgot how hard Zero 1 make me rage.

If you turn on checkpoint system in the collection and know where to grind in the first game, it's actually becomes pretty easy.

Is Freesia and Clover fully sung in the Legacy Collection of the game?

You forgot that the Reploid Remixes can be played during gameplay. Of course only if you pre-ordered the game.

What system should I get this on? I can get it for PC/Steam Deck, Switch or PS4.

Good collection, the cheapness inside me kind of wished it was 20 bucks not 30 bucks mostly because I still owe 5 out of the 6 games (Zero 4 is the only one I never played or owned because I never New it existed back then). Oh well looking forward to finally playing zero 4 since I believe zero 3 was the best in the series.

I actually didn't know that casual scenario plays out like easy scenario from the zero collection tbh i was achievement hunting (fyi i also never used save assists)

I want to ask a question on my computer the Mega Man Zero & ZX Games runs on slow fps And not only me, some of my friends have the same problem , the Mega Man Zero & ZX Games on ps4 and nintendo switch I have no problem with it

This collection is actually straight ports, and not emulation. The PC community is already taking advantage of this with some great mods. It is worth pointing out however that the PC version varies in performance from PC to PC, regardless of whether you meet the required specs or not. Issues include visual stuttering, framerate issues, crashing when changing screen resolution or playing in fullscreen, and crashing while trying to create a save data on the collection's main title screen. No common ground has been found between players having issues with crashing while trying to create save data. A theory however that has been circling around is that some processors (including many that should be powerful enough) lack support for an instruction set that the game is calling on to create/load save data, and so the game crashes instead. So far, Capcom has failed to push out a bigfix update making the collection playable to those who have been experiencing these issues.

From my completely non scientific testing of just playing the games, the input lag of the zero and zx games is almost nil, X8 and X4 have a little bit but pretty good and X1 - X3 have a slightly annoying amount. X5-X7 I have no idea

They have a legacy collection for Ds too so idk which one ur talking about in ur final thoughts

I'm glad this saga is receiving more attetntion , in my opinion the best in the series .

Even though I have it for both PC and Switch. I think the switch version is better IMO. Mostly cause of the small screen while in handheld mode with the smoothing filter helps a lot.

Which one has coop in it?

Even though it's a alright collection I would rather have Mega Man BN&SF Collection more

I personally found the save points helpful in zero 1 and so far a requirement in zero 2 and 3, the zx games were bad with there backwards saves so prolly a good thing to use there too, don't remember zero 4 all that much other then it was really easy to play compaired to the prior 3 titles and didn't they state that the games themselves were used using the original source codes so unlike the past collections its not just emulations but true ports?

The pc version of the legacy collection is the best one because of the mods. Playing the games with the remastered soundtracks is great!

So between the JP version and the US version of the Zero & ZX Collection there is no remarkable difference? Because the Rockman X Anniversary Collection had the original intros, while the American version didn't.

Zero 4 was the first Megaman game I ever played. Sucked ass at it, but I finally beat it a bit over a year ago now after years of experience. Tried to play the first one but that intro boss gave me hell, even with savestates. Maybe now is the time I give it another shot and see what the other games have to offer.

Holy shit bro, i cant imagine how many time you take to do this video, good job, congragulations. Santa mierda hermano, no me imagino cuanto tiempo te tomó hacer este video, buen trabajo, Felicidades.

I'm getting the Nintendo switch version since my switch library is pretty limited I got one last year on black Friday when it was cheap.

how can i switch the japanese into english language ? i have tried the google translate but it doesnot work

What megaman zero game is this? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="520">8:40</a>

A very good in-depth look, I must say. But I already own both ZX games and the Zero Collection (all three completed), so I'm going to skip the Legacy Collection.

One more collection in the pocket, all we need is the Megaman Soccer legacy collection and we are all set.

Capcom's been batting 100 with these legacy collections. Hopefully next year's Battle Network collection keeps it up

I wish more collections would include CRT filters for handheld games. I don't use filters like that because it's "authentic," I just think it looks better. If I didn't like the way it looked on console games, I wouldn't use it no matter how "authentic" it is, and hand held games benefit for the same reasons that old console games do. Of course the quality of individual filters will vary but I'd like the option to use a good one on any pixelly game. I'm annoyed that the new Castlevania Advance Collection only lets me use the CRT filter on Dracula X when the previous Anniversary Collection let me use it on both of the original Game Boy games. It's in sort of a halfway Super Game Boy mode, but it's not like I couldn't have played the GBA entries on a CRT via the Game Boy Player on Game Cube so I don't see how that's any different. It's still a great collection overall, that's just a slight annoyance for me.

why is save assist not recomended besides zero 1?

Sooo Megaman Battle Network Collection next??

Of all the Legacy Collection games for Mega Man that should be done right, the Zero/ZX games deserved it. It's a sin the Mega Man X Legacy Collection had that bloody input lag.

As a collector, I think I'll go head and get this collection, simply because I'm never going to buy a DS. Also, I still have SEVERAL Mega Man: Battle Network games to find on the GBA, so my handheld will still get some Mega Man representation.

WiiU has button remapping? That fantastic! I wish every game allow that. I usually skip every other Nintendo console, so I never own a WiiU.

can we get a battlenetwork legacy collection pls? pretty pls?

I am hoping to get the Nintendo Switch version of these games for my birthday...

The only thing I could have hoped for with the Legacy Collection would have been if they had made the MMZ3 and MMZ4 minigames available from the menu from the start. It's always been my personal opinion that the requirements to unlock them were *entirely* unreasonable for the original MMZ3. Beating the game multiple times at S-rank, get outta here with that...

Zero/ZX Collection is top tier quality, anyone, new players wanting to play the Zero/ZX arcs, or veterans that want to replay them should just go for the collection. I'm still pissed because no new games continuing from the loose ends (Legends 3, X9 and specially ZX3) but credit where credit is due. This collection is absolutely worth it.

can you do the Mega Man X Legacy collection??

Now do the battle network collection.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="278">4:38</a> GBA had backlight in GBASP.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="266">4:26</a> Mhmmm prismatic.. Still not sure if Zero/ZX on PS4 is my thing...

I hope the game is moddable cause I would LOVE to have Japanese voices in the Zero games , (from the CDs)

My favorite Megaman games.

To be honest I'm not really sure why people recommend Using the Save assist for Zero1, maby i'm just so used to that game that I dont notice any unfair things simply by knowing whats ahead, but I think Zero 2 is much harder, perhaps thr most difficult in the series... Is that just me?

You can't buy this game in stores and only 2 sellers online, If you have a Physical consider yourself lucky cause they are no more being made. This was a one off for Collectors. Capcom is not restocking them. They were never in stock. Only Gamestop and Eb games pre-orders. Also on 2 sellers on amazon both want $129.99 for either the PS4 version or the Switch version. and only one of each available. Ditto on Ebay. Glad I pre-ordered and got the physical.

Is there Blood in the Collection ?

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