Mega Man

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Mega Man
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer:
Licensor: Capcom
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
US
T-79168
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Game Gear
PT
GGJUG0370

Mega Man is a Sega Game Gear action platform game developed by Freestyle Software[1] and published by U.S. Gold. A standalone entry in the Mega Man series combining elements from the second, fourth, and fifth games, it was released exclusively in the United States and Portugal in late 1995.[2]

Story

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Mega Man

Mega Man is a robot originally named Rock, created as a lab assistant by the scientist Dr. Light with Dr. Wily as his partner. Following treachery by Dr. Wily in which he reprogrammed most of Dr. 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.

In this game, Mega Man must defeat six Robot Masters before traveling to the Formidable Fortress to face Dr. Wily himself.

Gameplay

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Stage select and pause menu

The game is an action platformer. Mega Man moves with Left and Right. He jumps with 2 and jumps higher the longer the button is held. He uses his weapon with 1. He cannot duck but can slide along the ground with Down+2 to evade enemies or fit through narrow passages. To accommodate the small screen size of the Game Gear, the player can use the D-Pad to move the camera around after holding 2 for a few seconds, which can help avoid making blind jumps into hazards.

Mega Man's primary weapon is his arm-mounted Mega Buster, which shoots energy pellets. After defeating a Robot Master (the boss of a stage), Mega Man acquires the Robot Master's weapon. The player can switch weapons by pausing the game with  START . Weapons besides the Mega Buster expend energy to use, which can be replenished through item pick-ups.

Each Robot Master is weak to one particular weapon. Since the player can decide to play the first four stages in any order, there is an element of strategy to deciding the order in which to play the stages to best counter each Robot Master. After defeating all of the Robot Masters, Mega Man travels to Dr. Wily's Fortress to defeat him as well.

Mega Man's health is indicated by a gauge in the corner of the screen. He loses health when he takes damage from an enemy. Some obstacles, such as spikes or bottomless pit, destroy Mega Man regardless of how much health he has remaining. If he loses all of his health, he loses a life. If he loses all of his lives, the game ends. The game has no continues, but it has a password system. A hard mode is unlocked after completing the game.

Weapons

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Mega Buster
Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only two buster shots can be out at a time. The player can hold 1 for a Charged Shot that does more damage. Taking damage interrupts the charge.

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Bright
Flashes a bright light that freezes enemies on screen. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Bright Man. It is the weakness of Napalm Man.

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Crash
Surrounds Mega Man in rotating stars, which shield him from harm. If an enemy touches the stars, the enemy is damaged and the stars dissipate. The player can throw the stars at enemies with 1. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Star Man. It is the weakness of Bright Man.

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Stone
Two stones spiral out from Mega Man, ignoring obstacles and only stopping if they hit an enemy or leave the screen. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Stone Man. It is the weakness of Star Man.

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Bomb
Drops a bomb that rolls along the ground and explodes if an enemy touches it. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Napalm Man. It is the weakness of Stone Man.

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Rain
Shoots a shell into the sky that explodes into a damaging rain that attacks everything on screen. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Toad Man.

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Wave
Releases rolling waves that move along the ground. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Wave Man. It is the weakness of Toad Man.

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R-Coil
Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who springs upward when Mega Man jumps on top of him, which can be used to access secret platforms.

Items

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Small Weapon Capsule
Restores a small amount of energy for the currently selected weapon.
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Large Weapon Capsule
Restores a large amount of energy for the currently selected weapon.
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Small Energy Pellet
Restores a small amount of health to Mega Man.
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Large Energy Pellet
Restores a large amount of health to Mega Man.
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E-Tank
Fully refills Mega Man's health. This item is stored and can be used at any time by pausing the game with  START .
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M-Tank
Refills Mega Man's health and the energy for all of his weapons. This item is stored and can be used at any time by pausing the game with  START .
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1-Up
Gives the player an extra life.

Stages

The first four stages can be played in any order. After they are completed, the remaining stages are played in order.

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Stone Man
Map: 1️⃣ 
Stone Man's weakness is the
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Bomb weapon. Mega Man receives the
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Stone weapon after defeating him. This stage originally appeared in Mega Man 5.

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Napalm Man
Map: 1️⃣ 
Napalm Man's weakness is the
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Bright weapon. Mega Man receives the
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Bomb weapon after defeating him. This stage originally appeared in Mega Man 5.

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Bright Man
Map: 1️⃣ 
Bright Man's weakness is the
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Crash weapon. Mega Man receives the
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Bright weapon after defeating him. This stage originally appeared in Mega Man 4.

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Star Man
Map: 1️⃣ 
Star Man's weakness is the
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Stone weapon. Mega Man receives the
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Crash weapon after defeating him. This stage originally appeared in Mega Man 5.

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Wave Man
Map: 1️⃣ 
Wave Man has no weakness aside from the
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Mega Buster. Mega Man receives the
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Wave weapon after defeating him. This stage originally appeared in Mega Man 5.

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Toad Man
Map: 1️⃣ 
Toad Man's weakness is the
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Wave weapon. Mega Man receives the
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Rain weapon after defeating him. This stage originally appeared in Mega Man 4.

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Wily Castle
Map: 1️⃣ 
This stage is based on Quick Man's stage in Mega Man 2, and the Dr. Wily fight is taken from Mega Man 5.

Production credits

  • Programming: Michael Hart
  • Graphics: Paul Gregory
  • Additional Code: Paul Carter
  • Producer: Richard Siddall
  • Quality Assurance Lead Technicians: John Griffiths, Dan Wong
  • Quality Assurance Technicians: Caroline Trujillo, Chris Dolman, Nat Leachman, Steve Wyatt, Thomas Marx, Frank Hom
  • US Gold Producer: Daniel Llewellyn
  • Special Thanks to: Valerie Alveraz, Capcom R and D
Source:
In-game credits
Mega Man GG credits.pdf
[3]

Version differences

Mega Man's most noticeable difference is easily its screen size: as the game's artwork and stages are directly sourced from the Famicom originals (where they were designed for a larger resolution), the Game Gear version compensates for this by zooming into the screen. This results in being unable to see the entirety of the stage at any time, and more jarringly, the screen following Mega Man up and down with each jump. Additionally, boss AI is faster and more aggressive than their original counterparts and the game over screen will redirects to the title screen instead of having a option to select between continuing or return to the stage select.

Magazine articles

Main article: Mega Man/Magazine articles.

Photo gallery

Physical scans

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Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Freak (IL)
86
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[2]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) NTSC-U
77
[5]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
75
[6]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
87
[7]
Sega Game Gear
80
Based on
5 reviews

Mega Man

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Game Gear, PT (NTSC Repack)
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 1ace93af
MD5 8583950be61ffbaf0f63dde8dded2ab3
SHA-1 085517c4ac940b937d0e0a900e4735a2247ca4dd
512kB Cartridge (US)

References


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