The Rockman EXE Zone

The Rockman EXE Zone – 10th Anniversary!

August 12, 2016September 17, 2018 TREZ Staff

Today is a pretty special day. On August 12th 2006, MegaRockEXE and Greiga Master founded the Rockman EXE Zone from the remains of Outkast Sprites. That’s right: it’s the Rockman EXE Zone’s 10th anniversary!

You may have wondered what prompted our ‘scheduled maintenance’ announcement a few days ago. If you’re a TREZ regular, you might remember that on this day four years ago, we launched our new TREZ homepage. Well, times have changed and we thought it was time for a fresh new coat of paint. The result is this beautiful website you see before you! And that’s not all — we’ve also overhauled the forums, and added some new features. Read on for the lowdown:

Website

As you can see, the TREZ website has been totally renewed, with a bigger focus on content and navigation. We’ve also traded in the predominantly dark color scheme for something a little easier on the eyes and designed a new logo. It should now be easier to find the content you’re looking for or read up on forgotten news posts from the past. The new site is also better equipped for mobile devices!

Forums

Just like the website, our TREZ Forums have been outfitted with a fresh new skin. Special care was taken to make the forums easier to use on mobile devices — for instance, ads will now scale to the width of your screen. (Bet you’ve never seen a ZetaBoards forum do THAT!)

Additionally, we’ve trimmed off some of the fat to craft a sleek new front page. The number of top-level boards has been reduced, and several inactive boards have been merged to provide a smoother experience. But of course, the past is not forgotten — check out the new TREZ Archive to read old topics from the days of yore.

Note: if you’re still seeing the old forum skin, you may have to scroll down to the bottom of the page and choose “TREZ CORE Light” from the theme chooser.

Wiki

Introducing a new part of the site: TREZ Wiki! This will be a compendium of information from the games, data mined and researched by TREZ staff and contributors. Here you’ll find detailed information on games, toys, and related subjects.

Currently the wiki is still a bit empty, but that will be changing soon. That said, you can already check out our area guides which list every single random virus encounter in the series! This should be a great help if you’re replaying the old games and just can’t find that one virus that drops the chip you need.

If you spot anything a bit off in the wiki, feel free to let us know! Any comments, suggestions or feedback regarding the wiki can be posted in this topic.

And with that, we’re all set for the hopefully many years to come. Let us know what you think of the new TREZ. Suggestions, bug reports, and the like are welcome. Hope to see you around!

— TREZ Staff

Mega Man Battle Network Speedrun Marathon V5

June 23, 2016August 11, 2016 Prof. 9

Speedrunning group TeamBN is back once again this summer with a new marathon! This weekend, catch the Mega Man Battle Network Speedrun Marathon V5 on the RPG Limit Break Twitch channel. In the span of about two days, the good folks from TeamBN will be speeding through all six main Mega Man Battle Network games, as well as some spin-offs and the first Mega Man Star Force game.

EXE 15th: CDs Track Listings

April 15, 2016July 21, 2025 Midnite

Two CD releases are heading our way on June 15th! The Rockman EXE Sound Box for your (sort of) complete OST goodness, and Rockman EXE 15th Anniversary Arrange Best Track featuring past EXE musical talents! Both accompanied with art by EXE official artist, Ryuji Higurashi! The full listings and art spread of the Box can be found in the skip.

Battle Network 6 hits North American eShop tomorrow

March 9, 2016September 17, 2018 Prof. 9

The last of the Virtual Console rereleases, Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar, will be available in the Wii U eShop in North America… tomorrow! You can snag both versions for the usual $ 6.99 each. With this release, all MMBN games that were originally released on the Game Boy Advance are now available on the Wii U in all regions.

Rockman EXE 15th anniversary celebrations

January 27, 2016September 17, 2018 Midnite

The 15th anniversary of the Mega Man Battle Network series is coming up! The year’s festivities includes a promotion in the Hanayashiki amusement park, brand new plush dolls, a new Duel Masters card, a reprint of the Official Complete Works and some cool new merchandise. Take a look at the roundup in the skip.
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Battle Network 6 releasing on European eShop

January 11, 2016September 17, 2018 Prof. 9

The final entries in the series, Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar for the Game Boy Advance will be rereleased on the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe this week. Both versions can be picked up from 14th January 2016 for €6.99 / £6.29 each.

As usual, you will be able to obtain multiplayer-only BattleChips by simply entering the Comm screen from the PET menu. However, Unlike the Japanese version, it’s unlikely that the Otenko and GunDelEX chips will be available.

Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation coming to Japanese Wii U

January 5, 2016August 11, 2016 Midnite

Wrapping up the series on the Gameboy Advance, Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation has been announced for the Japanese Wii U eShop. Real Operation utilizes an internal battery for a real-time clock to progress the story and events in the game. Physical copies of the game have their batteries long expired, making this release a good way to experience the game! Japanese players can pick up the game on January 13th, 2016 for 702 yen.

Battle Network 5 infiltrates North America tomorrow

December 16, 2015September 17, 2018 Prof. 9

The wait is over for North American players; tomorrow, Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan and Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel, originally released for the Game Boy Advance, will be available for purchase on Wii U in the Nintendo eShop. As usual, the price point is $6.99 per version.

Like previous Virtual Console releases, by opening the Comm. menu in the PET screen, you’ll gain access to a number of BattleChips that ware originally only available by trading with the opposite version, letting you 100% clear the game. In addition, you get BassCross MegaMan, which also lets you fight extra versions of Bass such as BassXX.

Source: Nintendo info pages

TeamBN Mini-Marathon V4.5 this December

December 11, 2015September 17, 2018 Prof. 9

A new TeamBN speedrun marathon is coming to town! On December 19th, catch the aptly named TeamBN mini-marathon V4.5. That’s in just over a week, so get hyped! As usual, you can watch the marathon on TeamBN’s Twitch stream.

The full schedule for the marathon has not been posted yet, but since it’s a mini-marathon, not all games from previous marathons will be there. From the looks of it, though, at least Battle Networks 2, 3, 4 and 6 should be present. We’ll let you know when there’s more info!

Rockman EXE 6 release date for Wii U (UPDATE)

November 10, 2015September 17, 2018 Prof. 9 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of last week’s European Battle Network 5 release, comes a release date for Rockman EXE 6: Dennōjū Glaga and Rockman EXE 6: Dennōjū Falzer, known internationally as Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar versions, for the Wii U Virtual Console. Japanese players will be able to get their hands on the final MMBN games on November 18th, 2015 for 702 yen each.