Q 01/05

Mega Man Battle Network's director says a producer insisted the development team watch which hit sci-fi film?

A) Hackers

B) Blade Runner

C) The Matrix

D) WarGames

Answer · why

C) The Matrix

The Matrix, with its heroes plugging into a virtual world, was a must-watch on a producer's orders; the team also sat down together at the office to w...

Q 02/05

Mega Man Battle Network was built to capture the kind of fun found in which hit handheld RPG series?

A) Pokémon

B) Fire Emblem

C) Golden Sun

D) EarthBound

Answer · why

A) Pokémon

Pokémon was the model, but the director found it hard to blend that kind of fun with fast action, because no game quite like it had been made before.

Q 03/05

Lan's late twin brother in Mega Man Battle Network shares his name with which piece of networking hardware?

A) Router

B) Hub

C) Modem

D) Switch

Answer · why

B) Hub

Hub died very young of a heart condition, and his father preserved his mind as the NetNavi MegaMan, which is why the boy and his digital partner share...

Q 04/05

Which classic Mega Man villain leads the WWW crime syndicate in Mega Man Battle Network, bent on revenge?

A) Dr. Weil

B) Dr. Cossack

C) Dr. Doppler

D) Dr. Wily

Answer · why

D) Dr. Wily

Dr. Wily turned to net crime after the government cut his research funding and backed a rival's project, and he now runs his gang of hackers from a hi...

Q 05/05

Mega Man Battle Network arrived in Japan in March 2001 as a launch title for which handheld console?

A) Game Boy Color

B) WonderSwan Color

C) Game Boy Advance

D) Neo Geo Pocket Color

Answer · why

C) Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance buyers in Japan could pick it up on day one; it had been announced the previous summer as one of just four games lined up for the new...