Though all incarnations of Mega Man feature unique stories, settings, and characters, they share several common features.
Light's robots, Rock volunteered to be converted into a fighting robot to defend the world from Wily's violent robotic threats, thus becoming Mega Man. Wily in which he reprogrammed most of Dr. In the story behind the original series, Mega Man is a robot originally named Rock, created as a lab assistant by the scientist Dr. Note the run-and-gun and platform gameplay. Mega Man battles mini-boss Hanabiran from Mega Man 9 in Hornet Man's stage.
All Mega Man series follow one continuous timeline except for Mega Man Battle Network and Mega Man Star Force, which take place on a separate alternate timeline where the internet flourished rather than robotics. The original Mega Man series consists of eleven main games, a side game titled Mega Man & Bass, as well as all Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear and other console games featuring the original design of Mega Man.Īlthough the classic series has yet to reach an ending, the storyline shifts to the Mega Man X series, followed by the Mega Man Zero series, two Mega Man ZX games and three games for Mega Man Legends. As of March 31, 2021, the game series has sold 37 million units worldwide. Mega Man, released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, was the first in a series that expanded to over 50 games on multiple systems. Just keep bringing the pain, and if things get too hairy, use an Energy Tank.Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker " Mega Man". It's hard to hit with, but he's far weaker to it than anything else. Dodge his attacks the best you can, and hit him with the Plant Barrier. He attacks with tomahawks as well as sharp feathers he fires from his head. Tomahawk Man is one bad dude, and he's here to bring the Blue Bomber a whole new world of pain.
Get through the "dropper" platform section in the next room over, and you'll find the Boss Room. The low path is straightforward, just destroy whoever gets in your way. Now go low, so you can reach the real Robot Master. Once you have it, backtrack to the fork in the road, or simply kill yourself to resume from the continue point.
Use fully-charged Rush Power to trash the cracked brick on your left. Equip Rush Power and hang as low on the ladder as you can without falling off. On the screen immediately following the branching area, you'll find a ladder above a bed of spikes. You need the high path to get to the Energy Balancer item, and the low path to get to the real Robot Master with the Beat Letter. Fly up to it with the Rush Jet, and you can get some useful stuff, and avoid some challenges.Īt one underground section, you'll have an option of two paths, high and low. It can be destroyed by shooting the small tube that actually dispenses the bots.įollowing that battle, you'll find a ladder high in the sky, above your normal path. You'll encounter a Metall dispenser about midway through the stage. Destroy the final barrel to find an Energy Tank. You'll notice the barrels on this first section look breakable - they are, with Rush Power. Their shots are easy to dodge, and you can return fire easily enough. This stage starts easy enough, with cowboy-style bots that fire bullets at you.
Note: This walkthrough only entails how to defeat the "real" Robot Master, and get the Beat Letter.