Mega Man
Mega Man, known as Rockman in East Asia, is a 1987 platformer game developed and published by Capcom for the NES/Famicom. The first installment in the Mega Man franchise and the original video game series, Mega Man was produced by a small team specifically for the video game console market, a first for Capcom, which up until that point focused on arcade games. It was directed by Akira Kitamura, with Nobuyuki Matsushima as the lead programmer.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1987
- Developer
- Capcom
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 December 1987 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Capcom |
| Publisher | Capcom |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Android, Android Tablet, Nintendo Wii |
| Genres | action game, platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q6586317, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mega Man? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mega Man is about 3.1 hours to do everything, and around 2.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.8h | 482 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3h | 65 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 3.1h | 158 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mega Man sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mega Man lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 39ahead of 2% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 47ahead of 85% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mega Man
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Mega Man
What platforms is Mega Man on?
Mega Man is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 3DS, Android, Android Tablet, Nintendo Wii. It first released in 1987.
Who made Mega Man?
Mega Man was developed by Capcom and published by Capcom.
How long does it take to beat Mega Man?
about 2.8 hours for the main story, 3 hours with the main extras, 3.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.