Fans Are Reviving GBA 'Mega Man Mania' Collection, 20 Years After It Was Cancelled

Really neat. Would be very interested in the GBA conversion for play on 3DS

I seem to recall at one point Capcom even took preorders for the GBA game on their own online store. (I'm pretty sure my physical copy of Ultimate Ghouls 'n Ghosts on PSP came from them.)

I recall looking forward to that Mega Man collection as much as the PS2 Phantasy Star Collection. (reportedly Sega was going to bundle the PS2 remakes together, as Sony America would've dictated according to reports about their feelings about 2D gaming, but that would've entailed a desire for a Phantasy Star IV remake, which who knows if Sega was ever planning that)
I believe Sega did eventually release a collection on the Sega Ages line in Japan but I assume that was just emulation ports of the original four games. We sort of got that with the Sega Genesis Collection, yes?)

I was salivating for this collection for YEARS. I can't tell you how disappointed I was when it was canned: lost code, differences between games being the excuse, you can tell how if you've ever played them, the only two similar are IV and V.
Anyway, I would love to see it revived, presuming we're talking faithful recolouration. My heart sank once again when I remembered this may have something to do with SNES-ification: kinda understandable considering V and the Mega Hand, but more seriously, "upgrading" to the most hideous (just look at Rock), apocryphal and literally stunted version, visibly and audibly (i.e. Password Screen anyone?), and I'd not find it difficult to even fake apathy.
Given the actual capability of hardware involved--yeah, GB, SNES gold, even Direct Sound--I hope the team sees the true opportunity before us.

Yes Please, give me ALL the Game Boy Mega Man, Xtreme included.

I remember reading that they cancelled it because Capcom lost the code to some of the games but then they ended up coming out for 3DS (and now switch). Did they find the missing code? Anyone have the story behind this?

@amishpyrate I never heard that about the lost code, but it's plausible. It has happened in other cases. They would have needed the code to port them to the GBA properly so losing it would be a sticking point. For later systems like 3DS, they would not need the code since they could just emulate the games making it much easier to release them again.

@sdelfin ah, good point. Forgot that the games were just emulated to the 3ds.