The Mega Man Classic series is the colloquial term referring to the original series of Mega Man games from Capcom, which debuted 17 December 1987 on the NES with the release of Mega Man. The main games in this series are simply titled Mega Man, so the word "Classic" is added to disambiguate it from the later Mega Man series. Mega Man appeared in six platform shooters originally for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer, two for the Super Famicom/Super NES (one of them released only in Japan, but later released on the GBA in all regions), one for the Game Gear, one on the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation, and five for the Nintendo Game Boy. (Capcom also released a compilation game for the Sega Genesis, titled Mega Man: The Wily Wars. This game was released only in Europe and Japan, but was later offered to Sega Channel users as an exclusive game.) In addition, there have been numerous side-story games, such as the sports game Mega Man Soccer for the Super NES and the racing game Mega Man: Battle and Chase on the PlayStation (Japan and PAL territories only). Many of the games were ported to or remade for newer consoles, most notably the six Famicom games being re-released in Japan with remixed music and unlockable bonus features on the PlayStation and the previously Japan-only Super Famicom game being re-released worldwide for the Game Boy Advance. In 2004, the Mega Man Anniversary Collection was released for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, containing Mega Man 1-8, as well as Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, two arcade games rarely seen outside of Japan. A version for the Xbox was released in March 2005. Mega Man: Powered Up (Rockman Rockman in Japan), a remake of the first game, was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2006. Plans had also been announced to release a collection of all five original Game Boy Mega Man titles in color for the Game Boy Advance, also to be titled Mega Man Anniversary Collection (originally announced as Mega Man Mania). Several projected and rumored release dates came and went, and currently the project's future is unknown. Rumors have surfaced that the game has been cancelled for a variety of reasons (one interesting rumor suggests that the game's source code was somehow lost, though this is entirely unsubstantiated at this time). Games Mega Man ... NES / Sony Playstation / PC Mega Man II ... NES / Sony Playstation / PC Mega Man III ... NES / Sony Playstation / PC Mega Man IV ... NES / Sony Playstation Mega Man V ... NES / Sony Playstation Mega Man VI ... NES / Sony Playstation Mega Man VII ... Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Mega Man VIII ... Sony Playstation / Sega Saturn Mega Man & Bass ... Super Famicom / Game Boy Advance Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge ... Game Boy / Game Boy Color Mega Man 2 ... Game Boy / Game Boy Color Mega Man 3 ... Game Boy / Game Boy Color Mega Man 4 ... Game Boy / Game Boy Color Mega Man 5 ... Game Boy / Game Boy Color