December 23^rd, 2003 (12:00am) - Along with the previously announced Mega Man Anniversary Collection for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube, Capcom will take players on a retrospective journey through the evolution of their renowned blue action hero on the Game Boy Advance with the announcement of Mega Man Mania. Mega Man Mania will be comprised of the classic Mega Man titles (Mega Man I – V) from the Game Boy system and offer special bonus features. Mega Man Mania is scheduled to be released in North America in Spring 2004. The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) rating is pending.

“Mega Man Mania and the Mega Man Anniversary Collection pays tribute to the brainchild behind this multimillion unit selling franchise, Keiji Inafune, and the original games that he created,” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment. “It gives gamers, who have not experienced the Mega Man phenomenon, an opportunity to play the titles that redefined the platform genre.”

Mega Man Mania provides a comprehensive look at Mega Man’s progression through the years, as this near human robot embarked on his journey to become one of the longest running videogame icons to date. Take a trip down memory lane, reliving Mega Man’s numerous quests to defeat Dr. Wily and his attempts to control the world and its resources. Gamers will reacquaint themselves with pastadversaries such as Metal Man, Gemini Man, Pharaoh Man, Centaur Man, and Tengu Man, just to name a few. Mega Man Mania encompasses everything a new and hard-core fan would want for their existing Game Boy Advance library.

The Mega Man Mania will include the following features:
• Five original Mega Man games on one game pak
o Mega Man I through Mega Man V
• Gamers can choose to play the game in its original black and white form or in an all new colorized version
• A museum of artwork from the series