Rockman Battle & Fighters (ロックマン バトル & ファイターズ), localized as Mega Man: Battle & Fighters on the Nintendo Switch eShop and on Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2., is a collection game in the original Rockman series released on July 6, 2000 only in Japan for the Neo Geo Pocket Color and was released in the U.S. digitally on August 3, 2022 on Nintendo Switch, although the game still retains Japanese dialogue (similar to the previous release of several games from Rockman Complete Works on the PlayStation 3). It contains 8-bit “de-makes” of Rockman: The Power Battle and Rockman 2: The Power Fighters. It retains the same gameplay as the arcade versions of the games, however while the player can swap database information with another player through a link cable, versus mode and co-op are unavailable.
The game includes a database with information of 43 characters, including the 18 Robot Master bosses from each of the games (bosses that appear in both games have different info for each game) and the 7 main characters: Rockman, Blues, Forte, Duo, Roll, Dr. Wily and Dr. Right.
The Switch release includes screen adjustments and rewind features, while omitting the database entry swapping feature. It also contains a digital-based English-text manual to help non-Japanese players learn how to play the game. The manual was an exact translation of the original Japanese manual and includes information on the removed link cable feature.
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| Mega Man: The Power Battle | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass | |
| Bosses | |
| - Mega Man 1~2 - Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Crash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 3~6 - Magnet Man • Gemini Man • Dust Man • Gyro Man • Napalm Man • Plant Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 7 - Freeze Man • Junk Man • Cloud Man • Slash Man • Shade Man • Turbo Man VAN Pookin - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Rolling Cutter • Super Arm • Ice Slasher • Crash Bomber • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield Magnet Missile • Gemini Laser • Dust Crusher • Gyro Attack • Napalm Bomb • Plant Barrier Freeze Cracker • Junk Shield • Thunder Strike • Slash Claw • Noise Crush • Scorch Wheel | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Script | |
| Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass • Duo | |
| Bosses | |
| - Search for Wily! - Shadow Man • Plant Man • Gyro Man • Centaur Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man Mad Grinder - Rescue Roll! - Cut Man • Stone Man • Shade Man • Elec Man • Dive Man • Slash Man Yellow Devil - Recover the new parts! - Guts Man • Pharaoh Man • Air Man • Quick Man • Gemini Man • Napalm Man Mecha Dragon - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Shadow Blade • Plant Barrier • Gyro Attack • Centaur Arrow • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire Rolling Cutter • Power Stone • Noise Crush • Thunder Beam • Dive Missile • Slash Claw Super Arm • Pharaoh Wave • Air Shooter • Quick Boomerang • Gemini Laser • Napalm Bomb | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush • Beat • Treble | |