One day, they completed an advanced prototype that began to destroy the laboratory after being activated, which Dr. Light believed was due to its guidance system, which Dr. Wily had programmed.

Afterwards, Dr. Light decided to reprogram and rebuild Rock as Mega Man, who protects the world from Dr. Wily's forces and other evil.

[citation needed] The new art style was based on redesigns of the characters Keiji Inafune drew in his spare time.

[citation needed] If the series' art style had not changed, it would have aired alongside two similarly cancelled shows: an English dub of Magic Knight Rayearth starring Venus Terzo as Luce, and an American adaptation of Sailor Moon utilizing live-action and animation and starring Adrienne Barbeau as Queen Beryl and Queen Serenity.

An official soundtrack was released in 1996, with songs by artists such as Sugar Ray, Machines of Loving Grace, Skid Row, Junior M.A.F.I.A., CIV, Mr. Big, The Bucketheads, and Inner Circle.

The series has never been released in Japan for more than 30 years, until Capcom announced it will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video and on pay-per-view rental on December 20, 2024.