While the first Legends game did include some Mega Man related in-jokes (such as the names of MegaMan and Roll, or how MegaMan’s suit looks a bit like Mega Man’s uniform, or how the boat shop owner was named “Wily” and had gray hair and a mustache), these weren’t really appearances of the original Mega Man, but rather joking references. Mega Man Legends 2, however, goes far beyond this and establishes both the original series and the X series as video games and comic books within the world of Legends. You’ll see what I mean when you check out the screen shots below.
Click on a thumbnail for a full-screen snap.
| Identified as simply a “comic book” in the game, this looks a heck of a lot like Ice Man. |
This one looks a bit like Kalinka... |
| A poster identified as a character from a comic book, although it’s quite clearly a black Zero. |
Reading a book off the shelf in Barrell’s room, you finally find out why Barrell gave the baby MegaMan such an odd name... |
| Buy the “Comic” item from the store and you’ll find this in MegaMan’s room. It doesn’t identify as a Mega Man comic but it sure looks like one. |
| And, best of all, in the bar is a TV showing none other than the Mega Shows, or a variation thereof. This is such a blast that I made an animated GIF of the rotating sequence. |
As a side note, Misadventures of Tron includes a similar cameo as well. I have a screen shot posted on its Game Hints page.
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