• stankmut@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      It did have multiplayer. You could fight your friends if you used a Game Link.

      I have a hard time imagining anyone thought that a game for a handheld console that didn’t have an internet connection would use the internet.

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      5 months ago

      It was branded Rockman EXE in Japan, and NT Warrior (i.e. Net Warrior) in the US anime, only. The “network” refers to the internet and the internet of things heavily featured in the games, in which you battle viruses; hence “Battle Network.”