The first real attempt at a true expansion of the Mega Man brand was a Japan-only board game simulation based on Monopoly starring the least popular characters in the franchise. Like Monopoly, it is not a good game. But it also wasn’t the first or last game to take its inspiration from the time-honored pastime of gathering ‘round the table with the family to roll some dice and move some pieces of plastic. Rockboard demonstrates some of the limits of Mega Man as an intellectual property. I wouldn’t recommend it!

The Game: Wily & Right no RockBoard: That's Paradise or ワイリー&ライトのロックボード ザッツ☆パラダイス Wairī ando Raito no RokkuBōdo Zattsu ☆ Paradaisu

Original Platform: Nintendo Family Computer

Developer: Capcom

Publisher: Capcom

Designer: Yoshinori Takenaka

Artist: Keiji Inafune

Release Date: January 15, 1993 (JP)

Music Used In This Episode

To The End of the Sea and Sky by Lemonectric and Phonetic Hero

Gravidade by Leandro Abreu, André Pastore, Helton Lima, Leo Quintão, Marco Lima

Metal Man Goes Clubbing by Disco Dan

Wonderful Shadows by the Electric Sheep Orchestra by fredrikd

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