The Rockman series is an action game that the first game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The game's popularity is due to the contrast between the good looking characters and the hard-core action of the story line. The game became so popular, a lot of derived productions were also created such as Rockman "X", "Dash", "Zero", "Battle Network", "Star Force", "ZX" etc. Rockman continues to be loved by many fans to this day.