Input (grade 8): It is the ninth numbered game in the original Mega Man series. Mega Man 9 is the first, new home console game in the original Mega Man series since Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass, which were released at least one decade earlier.
Output (grade 9): It is the first game in the original Mega Man series to be made since the release of Mega Man 8 for the PlayStation in 1996.