When did Mega Man Legends release?

Mega Man Legends was first released on December 18, 1997.

Mega Man Legends

Also released as Mega Man 64 (Nintendo 64)

Dec 18, 1997ShooterAdventurePlayStation 3PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation PlayStation Portable Nintendo 64

Mega Man Legends — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Mega Man Legends on?: Mega Man Legends was released on PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 64.
When did Mega Man Legends release?: Mega Man Legends was first released on December 18, 1997.

About Mega Man Legends

THE BLUE BOMBER BLASTS INTO A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION Mega Man blasts his way into the third dimension in an amazing new adventure. Mega Man Legends combines the best of classic Mega Man action with enormous bosses, a riveting storyline and all the depth of the hottest RPG. Explore vast 3-D worlds in your quest to find the treasure of all treasures, the Mother Lode. You'll love the new 3-D graphics, deadly weapons and non-stop action... unless of course, you're a boss. * Awesome Weapons! * Diabolical Bosses! * Legendary Gameplay! * Non-Stop 3-D Action!

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 64
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 2
Publisher: Capcom
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Series: Mega Man

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

75/100

from 54 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	2001	$99	$279	$357	Medium

Release timeline

PlayStationDec 18, 1997
PC (Microsoft Windows)Apr 26, 2000
Nintendo 64Nov 22, 2000
PlayStation PortableSep 30, 2015
PlayStation 3Sep 30, 2015

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$99

Complete

$279

Sealed

$357

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release (Rockman Dash)	$28	$102	$150

What it needs to play

OptionalExpansion Pak — Nintendo listed it among the games enhanced by the Expansion Pak.
OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a day
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a month

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $6.94 in Jan 2007, $62 five years ago, and $99 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$6.94	—
Jan 2008	$5.91	—
Jan 2009	$9.64	—
Jan 2010	$11.91	—
Jan 2011	$9.50	—
Jan 2012	$14.73	—
Jan 2013	$17.50	—
Jan 2014	$18.88	$35
Jan 2015	$27	$66
Jan 2016	$31	$66
Jan 2017	$30	$67
Jan 2018	$30	$81
Jan 2019	$26	$56
Jan 2020	$31	$80
Jan 2021	$47	$147
Jan 2022	$60	$181
Jan 2023	$65	$169
Jan 2024	$55	$175
Jan 2025	$57	$217
Jan 2026	$71	$195
Oct 2026	$99	$279

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	10 January 2001	NUS-NM6E-USA	NUS-06A-01
Japan	22 November 2000	NUS-NRHJ-JPN	—

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: JP+NA
Released: 2001
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

An unimproved port of a PlayStation game, and one of the pricier carts in the library.

This is the Nintendo 64 version of Capcom's Mega Man Legends, sold on the N64 as Mega Man 64 in North America and as Rockman Dash in Japan. Capcom Production Studio 2 made it, and it came out in Japan in November 2000 and in North America in January 2001. It ports the 1997 PlayStation original.

Capcom's US president told IGN in December 1997 that a port was coming. When it arrived, reviewers complained it added little: Famitsu thought it too close to the original, IGN asked why Nintendo 64 owners should have to suffer through the PlayStation game unchanged, and GameSpot found the graphics dated and noted that some music and sound clips were lost in the conversion. A tutorial mode added to the N64 port was praised.

What the press said at the time

“Quite simply, Mega Man 64 looks like a PlayStation game. Texture use is low, detail is almost non-existent, and there's a distinct minimalistic feel to everything.”
— N64 Magazine, April 2001

“N64 owners are finally getting a Mega Man game—too bad it's not very good. … Problem is, the control is awkward most of the time and the voiceovers (while plentiful for a cartridge game) are childish and silly.”
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, December 2000

Before you buy

Med-tier fake risk: ask for a photo of the board, since a cart that boots proves nothing. The US cart sits well above the library median on price, and Japanese copies cost far less, about a quarter of the US price loose and a bit over a third complete. Nintendo listed the game among those enhanced by the Expansion Pak; both the Expansion Pak and the Rumble Pak are optional. A complete copy costs nearly three times the loose price.