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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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In these games the objective is to pick a stage and navigate it, defeating enemies along the way with the Mega Buster, and beat the Robot Master at the end of the stage. Once the player defeats the Robot Master, they will gain his weapon to use on a different Robot Master that has a weakness against it. In layman's terms, it's like a game of rock-paper-scissors. Once the player has defeated all the Robot Masters, they will go to the Dr. Wily stages where the final set of levels awaits. Occasionally the player will get extra power ups to assist them in their game play such as the Magnet Beam, Dr. Light Items, and Rush. {{A}} opens the menu to choose a weapon, {{B}} fires the weapon, and {{C}} jumps. In ''Mega Man 3'' and the Wily Tower (see below), {{Down}}+{{C}} slides. Some weapons, such as <i>Mega Man 2</i>'s Metal Blade, can be shot in a particular direction by holding the D-pad while pressing {{B}}.
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In these games the objective is to pick a stage and navigate it, defeating enemies along the way with the Mega Buster, and beat the Robot Master at the end of the stage. Once the player defeats the Robot Master, they gain his weapon to use on a different Robot Master that has a weakness against it. In layman's terms, it's like a game of rock-paper-scissors. Once the player has defeated all the Robot Masters, they go to the Dr. Wily stages where the final set of levels awaits. Occasionally, the player gets extra power ups to assist them in their game play such as the Magnet Beam, Dr. Light Items, and Rush. {{A}} opens the menu to choose a weapon, {{B}} fires the weapon, and {{C}} jumps. In ''Mega Man 3'' and the Wily Tower (see below), {{Down}}+{{C}} slides.
  
 
After beating the three main games the player unlocks the short bonus game ''Wily Tower''. ''Wily Tower'' only has three Robot Masters, which the player does not gain a weapon from, and then four Wily stages. At the beginning of each Robot Master and each stage in the Wily Tower itself, the player chooses any combination of weapons and items to take with them from the three original games, giving the player an interesting twist on having weapons from different games.
 
After beating the three main games the player unlocks the short bonus game ''Wily Tower''. ''Wily Tower'' only has three Robot Masters, which the player does not gain a weapon from, and then four Wily stages. At the beginning of each Robot Master and each stage in the Wily Tower itself, the player chooses any combination of weapons and items to take with them from the three original games, giving the player an interesting twist on having weapons from different games.
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Some experienced players of the original NES games may notice that the game speed is slightly slower thus making the game in some cases easier, but other parts may become more difficult due to different timings.
 
Some experienced players of the original NES games may notice that the game speed is slightly slower thus making the game in some cases easier, but other parts may become more difficult due to different timings.
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===Weapons===
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====''Mega Man''====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mega Buster
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Mega Buster.png
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| desc=Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only three buster shots can be out at a time.
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| title=Rolling Cutter
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Rolling Cutter.png
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| desc=Throws cutters that fly a short distance before returning like a boomerang. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Cut Man. It is the weakness of Elec Man and the second phase of Wily Machine 1.
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}}
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| title=Super Arm
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Super Arm.png
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| desc=Allows Mega Man to lift and throw heavy blocks, which can be used to attack enemies or to remove barriers. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Guts Man. It is the weakness of Cut Man and the CWU-01P.
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}}
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| title=Ice Slasher
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Ice Slasher.png
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| desc=Shoots arrow-shaped blades of ice that freeze enemies for a duration upon impact. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Ice Man. It is the weakness of Fire Man and Mega Water S.
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}}
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| title=Hyper Bomb
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Hyper Bomb.png
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| desc=Flings a bomb in a small arc, which explode in an area after landing. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Bomb Man. It is the weakness of Guts Man, Copy Robot, and Buster Rod G, Mega Water S, and Hyper Storm H.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Fire Storm
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Fire Storm.png
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| desc=Shoots a fireball forward while also shielding Mega Man with a small flaming orb. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Fire Man. It is the weakness of Bomb Man, Copy Robot, the first phase of Wily Machine 1, and Hyper Storm H.
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| title=Thunder Beam
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Thunder Beam.png
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| desc=Fires high-powered energy beams in three directions: forwards, straight up, and straight down. It pierces through enemies and can hit multiple targets. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Elec Man. It is the weakness of Ice Man, the Yellow Devil, Copy Robot, the second phase of Wily Machine 1, the Iron Ball, and the first and third phases of the Wily Tower Machine.
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| title=Magnet Beam
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Magnet Beam.png
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| desc=Creates a temporary platform. The longer the fire button is held, the longer the platform that it creates. Mega Man finds the Magnet Beam weapon in Elec Man's level.
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}}
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====''Mega Man 2''====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mega Buster
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Mega Buster.png
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| desc=Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only three buster shots can be out at a time.
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}}
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| title=Metal Blade
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Metal Blade.png
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| desc=Fires a circular saw blade. This weapon shoots rapidly and can be aimed in any direction with the D-pad. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Metal Man. It is the weakness of Metal Man, Wood Man, Flash Man, and Hyper Storm H.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Air Shooter
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Air Shooter.png
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| desc=Shoots three small whirlwinds that spread out and rise upward. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Air Man. It is the weakness of Crash Man and Buster Rod G.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bubble Lead
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Bubble Lead.png
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| desc=Shoots a big bubble that rolls along the ground and damages enemies in its path. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Bubble Man. It is the weakness of Heat Man, Picopico-kun, and the Alien Hologram.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Quick Boomerang
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Quick Boomerang.png
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| desc=Shoots small boomerangs a short distance. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Quick Man. It is the weakness of Metal Man, Mecha Dragon, the Guts Tank.
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| title=Crash Bomber
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Crash Bomber.png
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| desc=Shoots a bomb that penetrates through multiple targets. If it hits a wall, it sticks to it and explodes after a short timer. It can be used to destroy some barriers. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Crash Man. It is the weakness of Buebeam Traps, the second phase of Wily Machine 2, and Hyper Storm H.
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| title=Flash Stopper
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Flash Stopper.png
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| desc=Stops time for a duration, which freezes enemies as well as hazards such as the force beams in Quick Man's stage. It drains energy while it is active and lasts until energy runs out. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Flash Man. It is the weakness of Quick Man, who is the only enemy in the game that is damaged by its effect.
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| title=Atomic Fire
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Atomic Fire.png
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| desc=Shoots a fireball. It can be charged to do more damage, which also costs more weapon energy. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Heat Man. It is the weakness of Wood Man, the first phase of Wily Machine 2, Buster Rod G, Mega Water S, and Hyper Storm H.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Leaf Shield
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Leaf Shield.png
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| desc=Surrounds Mega Man in a shield of leaves. The shield stays active until it hits an enemy or until it is thrown in a direction with the D-pad.Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Wood Man. It is the weakness of Air Man and Buster Rod G.
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}}
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| title=Item-1
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Item-1.png
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| desc=Creates a small floating platform, up to three at a time. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Heat Man.
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}}
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| title=Item-2
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Item-2.png
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| desc=Creates a jet sled that flies forward when Mega Man jumps on it. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Air Man.
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}}
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| title=Item-3
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Weapons, Item-3.png
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| desc=Creates a small platform that acts as an elevator when Mega Man jumps on it. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Flash Man.
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}}
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}}
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====''Mega Man 3''====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mega Buster
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Mega Buster.png
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| desc=Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only three buster shots can be out at a time.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Needle Cannon
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Needle Cannon.png
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| desc=Rapidly fires up to three needles at a time. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Needle Man. It is the weakness of Snake Man, Doc Robot as Flash Man, and Doc Robot as Wood Man.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Magnet Missile
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Magnet Missile.png
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| desc=Shoots a magnet horizontally that travels vertically to hit a target once it is underneath. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Magnet Man. It is the weakness of Hard Man, Doc Robot as Metal Man, Doc Robot as Air Man, and Buster Rod G.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Gemini Laser
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Gemini Laser.png
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| desc=Shoots a slow-moving laser that can ricochet off surfaces. Only one laser can be out at a time. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Gemini Man. It is the weakness of Needle Man, Doc Robot as Quick Man, Doc Robot as Flash Man, and Hyper Storm H.
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}}
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| title=Hard Knuckle
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Hard Knuckle.png
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| desc=Shoots a powerful fist forwards. There is a small delay before the fist is launched. This weapon can also destroy certain barriers. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Hard Man. It is the weakness of Top Man, Doc Robot as Metal Man, Doc Robot as Crash Man, Yellow Devil MK-II, the first phase of Wily Machine 3, the first phase of Gamma, Buster Rod G, and the Wily Tower Machine.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Top Spin
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Top Spin.png
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| desc=Enables Mega Man to spin like a top in the air. This weapon only works while in the air. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Top Man. It is the weakness of Shadow Man, Doc Robot as Crash Man, Doc Robot as Heat Man, and the second phase of Gamma.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Search Snake
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Search Snake.png
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| desc=Releases snake-like missiles that crawl across floors and up and down walls. Up to three snakes can be out at a time. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Snake Man. It is the weakness of Gemini Man, Doc Robot as Quick Man, Doc Robot as Wood Man, the Holograph Mega Mans, the second phase of Gamma, and Mega Water S.
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}}
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| title=Spark Shock
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Spark Shock.png
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| desc=Fires an energy ball that temporarily stuns enemies. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Spark Man. It is the weakness of Magnet Man, Doc Robot as Air Man, Doc Robot as Bubble Man, the first phase of Wily Machine 3, Hyper Storm H, and the Iron Ball.
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}}
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| title=Shadow Blade
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Shadow Blade.png
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| desc=Throws a large shuriken that returns like a boomerang. The blade can be aimed in any direction with the D-pad. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Shadow Man. It is the weakness of Spark Man, Doc Robot as Bubble Man, Doc Robot as Heat Man, the Kamegoro Maker's turtles, and Hyper Storm H.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rush Coil
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Rush Coil.png
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| desc=Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who springs upward when Mega Man jumps on top of him. Mega Man starts with this item.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rush Jet
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Rush Jet.png
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| desc=Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who transforms into a flying sled that Mega Man can ride in any direction. The item consumes weapon energy while Mega Man is standing on top of Rush. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Metal Man.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rush Marine
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| screenshot=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons, Rush Marine.png
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| desc=Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who transforms into a mini-submarine, which acts the same as the Rush Jet but underwater. The item consumes weapon energy while Mega Man is standing on top of Rush. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Metal Man.
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}}
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===Levels===
 
===Levels===
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In each game, the player is able to choose from any of the listed Robot Masters to start from. This is just a general list of the levels.
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In each game, the player can play the levels of any of the initial Robot Masters in any order. The remaining levels are played in order after those have been completed. No weapons are gained from the Wily Stages.
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No weapons are gained from the Wily Stages.
 
  
 
====''Mega Man''====
 
====''Mega Man''====
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| screenshot4=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Stages, Dr. Wily 2 Boss 3.png
 
| screenshot4=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Stages, Dr. Wily 2 Boss 3.png
 
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| desc=The player will once again fight Cut Man and Elec Man in this stage. Copy Robot clones Mega Man and uses the weapon the player is using to make things difficult. The '''Fire Storm''', '''Hyper Bomb''', and '''Thunder Beam''' are effective against it.
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| desc=The player once again fights Cut Man and Elec Man in this stage. Copy Robot clones Mega Man and uses the weapon the player is using to make things difficult. The '''Fire Storm''', '''Hyper Bomb''', and '''Thunder Beam''' are effective against it.
 
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| screenshot7=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Stages, Dr. Wily 4 Boss 6.png
 
| screenshot7=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Stages, Dr. Wily 4 Boss 6.png
 
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| desc=The player will fight the other four Robot Masters in this stage one after another and then will fight Dr. Wily in a two-form final battle. The Wily Machine 1 is weak against the '''Fire Storm''' in its first phase, and weak against the '''Thunder Beam''' and '''Rolling Cutter''' in its second phase.
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| desc=The player fights the other four Robot Masters in this stage one after another and then fights Dr. Wily in a two-form final battle. The Wily Machine 1 is weak against the '''Fire Storm''' in its first phase, and weak against the '''Thunder Beam''' and '''Rolling Cutter''' in its second phase.
 
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| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Quick Man Boss.png
 
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| desc=The Robot Master of this stage, Quick Man, is weak against the '''Crash Bomber''' and '''Time Stopper'''. The '''Quick Boomerang (Q)''' is obtained after beating him.
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| desc=The Robot Master of this stage, Quick Man, is weak against the '''Crash Bomber''' and '''Flash StopperFlash Stopper'''. The '''Quick Boomerang (Q)''' is obtained after beating him.
 
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| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Flash Man Boss.png
 
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| desc=The Robot Master of this stage, Flash Man, is weak against the '''Metal Blade'''. The '''Time Stopper (F)''' is obtained after beating him. The player also obtains '''Item-3 (3)''' which creates a bouncing platform that climbs walls.
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| desc=The Robot Master of this stage, Flash Man, is weak against the '''Metal Blade'''. The '''Flash Stopper (F)''' is obtained after beating him. The player also obtains '''Item-3 (3)''' which creates a bouncing platform that climbs walls.
 
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| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Dr. Wily 1 Boss.png
 
| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Dr. Wily 1 Boss.png
 
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| desc=This stage ends with an auto-scrolling section where Mecha Dragon appears and chases the player to three platforms from which they fight from. Its weakness is the '''Quick Boomerang'''.
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| desc=This stage ends with an auto-scrolling section where Mecha Dragon appears and chases the player to three platforms on which they fight. Its weakness is the '''Quick Boomerang'''.
 
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| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Dr. Wily 4 Boss.png
 
| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Dr. Wily 4 Boss.png
 
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| desc=There are several Buebeam Traps in the boss room and they all need to be destroyed with the '''Crash Bomber'''. The player has to be conservative about their weapon energy to win this.
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| desc=There are several Buebeam Traps in the boss room that can be destroyed with the '''Crash Bomber'''. The player must be conservative with weapon energy to have enough to destroy all of them; any walls that are destroyed remain destroyed if the player loses a life.
 
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| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Dr. Wily 6 Boss.png
 
| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 2, Stages, Dr. Wily 6 Boss.png
 
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| desc=Wily reveals himself to be an Alien and fights the player. Only the '''Bubble Lead''' can damage him; all other weapons will heal him.
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| desc=Wily fights the player with an Alien Hologram. Only the '''Bubble Lead''' can damage him; all other weapons heal him.
 
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| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Stages, Dr. Wily 1 Boss.png
 
| screenshot2=Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Stages, Dr. Wily 1 Boss.png
 
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| desc=At the end of the level the player fights the Kamegoro Maker. The Kamegoro Maker itself is actually invincible, but if the player destroys the turtles it produces, they will win. The turtles are weak to the {{sprite | Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons.png | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=168 | crop_y=0}} '''Shadow Blade'''.
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| desc=At the end of the level the player fights the Kamegoro Maker. The Kamegoro Maker itself is invulnerable to direct attack, but the player can harm it by destroying the turtles that it produces. The turtles are weak to the {{sprite | Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man 3, Weapons.png | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=168 | crop_y=0}} '''Shadow Blade'''.
 
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Mega Man: The Wily Wars
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Capcom, Retro-Bit (US)
Developer:
Original system(s): Famicom
Sound driver: SMPS Z80 (banked)
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,500 (8,755)8,500e[3] T-12053
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel)
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Collector's edition) 		$69.9969.99[6]
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-12046-50
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		DM 119119 T-12046-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$89.9589.95[5] FMEG45SMC

Mega Man: The Wily Wars, known as Rockman Mega World (ロックマンメガワールド) in Japan, is a compilation released in 1994 by Capcom for the Sega Mega Drive.

It contains updated versions of the first three Mega Man (Rockman) games, Mega Man, Mega Man II and Mega Man III, originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, 1988 and 1990, respectively. Also included is a set of Mega Drive-exclusive bonus stages, collectively called "Wily Tower," unlocked after finishing all three games.

In the United States, it was released as a Sega Channel exclusive, although the box art of a proposed cartridge release has since been found. Said box curiously features an unusual (for the Mega Man series) MA-13 rating, although its likely this was an error as the Sega Channel release was rated GA instead. Reportedly the game was put on indefinite hold in the US due to "graphical issues"[7], but it was officially released in the country with the release of the Mega Drive Mini in September 2019. In December 2021, the physical version of this game finally released officially in the United States as a collector's edition courtesy of publisher Retro-Bit.[6]

Gameplay

In these games the objective is to pick a stage and navigate it, defeating enemies along the way with the Mega Buster, and beat the Robot Master at the end of the stage. Once the player defeats the Robot Master, they gain his weapon to use on a different Robot Master that has a weakness against it. In layman's terms, it's like a game of rock-paper-scissors. Once the player has defeated all the Robot Masters, they go to the Dr. Wily stages where the final set of levels awaits. Occasionally, the player gets extra power ups to assist them in their game play such as the Magnet Beam, Dr. Light Items, and Rush. A opens the menu to choose a weapon, B fires the weapon, and C jumps. In Mega Man 3 and the Wily Tower (see below), Down+C slides.

After beating the three main games the player unlocks the short bonus game Wily Tower. Wily Tower only has three Robot Masters, which the player does not gain a weapon from, and then four Wily stages. At the beginning of each Robot Master and each stage in the Wily Tower itself, the player chooses any combination of weapons and items to take with them from the three original games, giving the player an interesting twist on having weapons from different games.

The Robot Masters in Wily Tower actually share a similar origin to things in the Chinese epic Journey to the West. Buster Rod.G is based off Sun Wukong (called Son Goku in Japanese), Hyper Storm.H is based off Zhu Bajie (called Cho Hakkai in Japanese), and Mega Water.S is based off Sha Wujing (called Sa Gojou in Japanese).

Some experienced players of the original NES games may notice that the game speed is slightly slower thus making the game in some cases easier, but other parts may become more difficult due to different timings.

Weapons

Mega Man

Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Mega Buster.png

Mega Buster
Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only three buster shots can be out at a time.

Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Rolling Cutter.png

Rolling Cutter
Throws cutters that fly a short distance before returning like a boomerang. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Cut Man. It is the weakness of Elec Man and the second phase of Wily Machine 1.

Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Super Arm.png

Super Arm
Allows Mega Man to lift and throw heavy blocks, which can be used to attack enemies or to remove barriers. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Guts Man. It is the weakness of Cut Man and the CWU-01P.

Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Ice Slasher.png

Ice Slasher
Shoots arrow-shaped blades of ice that freeze enemies for a duration upon impact. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Ice Man. It is the weakness of Fire Man and Mega Water S.

Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Hyper Bomb.png

Hyper Bomb
Flings a bomb in a small arc, which explode in an area after landing. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Bomb Man. It is the weakness of Guts Man, Copy Robot, and Buster Rod G, Mega Water S, and Hyper Storm H.

Mega Man The Wily Wars, Mega Man, Weapons, Fire Storm.png

Fire Storm
Shoots a fireball forward while also shielding Mega Man with a small flaming orb. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Fire Man. It is the weakness of Bomb Man, Copy Robot, the first phase of Wily Machine 1, and Hyper Storm H.

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Thunder Beam
Fires high-powered energy beams in three directions: forwards, straight up, and straight down. It pierces through enemies and can hit multiple targets. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Elec Man. It is the weakness of Ice Man, the Yellow Devil, Copy Robot, the second phase of Wily Machine 1, the Iron Ball, and the first and third phases of the Wily Tower Machine.

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Magnet Beam
Creates a temporary platform. The longer the fire button is held, the longer the platform that it creates. Mega Man finds the Magnet Beam weapon in Elec Man's level.

Mega Man 2

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Mega Buster
Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only three buster shots can be out at a time.

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Metal Blade
Fires a circular saw blade. This weapon shoots rapidly and can be aimed in any direction with the D-pad. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Metal Man. It is the weakness of Metal Man, Wood Man, Flash Man, and Hyper Storm H.

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Air Shooter
Shoots three small whirlwinds that spread out and rise upward. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Air Man. It is the weakness of Crash Man and Buster Rod G.

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Bubble Lead
Shoots a big bubble that rolls along the ground and damages enemies in its path. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Bubble Man. It is the weakness of Heat Man, Picopico-kun, and the Alien Hologram.

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Quick Boomerang
Shoots small boomerangs a short distance. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Quick Man. It is the weakness of Metal Man, Mecha Dragon, the Guts Tank.

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Crash Bomber
Shoots a bomb that penetrates through multiple targets. If it hits a wall, it sticks to it and explodes after a short timer. It can be used to destroy some barriers. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Crash Man. It is the weakness of Buebeam Traps, the second phase of Wily Machine 2, and Hyper Storm H.

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Flash Stopper
Stops time for a duration, which freezes enemies as well as hazards such as the force beams in Quick Man's stage. It drains energy while it is active and lasts until energy runs out. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Flash Man. It is the weakness of Quick Man, who is the only enemy in the game that is damaged by its effect.

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Atomic Fire
Shoots a fireball. It can be charged to do more damage, which also costs more weapon energy. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Heat Man. It is the weakness of Wood Man, the first phase of Wily Machine 2, Buster Rod G, Mega Water S, and Hyper Storm H.

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Leaf Shield
Surrounds Mega Man in a shield of leaves. The shield stays active until it hits an enemy or until it is thrown in a direction with the D-pad.Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Wood Man. It is the weakness of Air Man and Buster Rod G.

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Item-1
Creates a small floating platform, up to three at a time. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Heat Man.

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Item-2
Creates a jet sled that flies forward when Mega Man jumps on it. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Air Man.

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Item-3
Creates a small platform that acts as an elevator when Mega Man jumps on it. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Flash Man.

Mega Man 3

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Mega Buster
Mega Man's standard armament. Unlike the other weapons, it does not cost any energy to fire. Only three buster shots can be out at a time.

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Needle Cannon
Rapidly fires up to three needles at a time. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Needle Man. It is the weakness of Snake Man, Doc Robot as Flash Man, and Doc Robot as Wood Man.

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Magnet Missile
Shoots a magnet horizontally that travels vertically to hit a target once it is underneath. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Magnet Man. It is the weakness of Hard Man, Doc Robot as Metal Man, Doc Robot as Air Man, and Buster Rod G.

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Gemini Laser
Shoots a slow-moving laser that can ricochet off surfaces. Only one laser can be out at a time. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Gemini Man. It is the weakness of Needle Man, Doc Robot as Quick Man, Doc Robot as Flash Man, and Hyper Storm H.

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Hard Knuckle
Shoots a powerful fist forwards. There is a small delay before the fist is launched. This weapon can also destroy certain barriers. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Hard Man. It is the weakness of Top Man, Doc Robot as Metal Man, Doc Robot as Crash Man, Yellow Devil MK-II, the first phase of Wily Machine 3, the first phase of Gamma, Buster Rod G, and the Wily Tower Machine.

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Top Spin
Enables Mega Man to spin like a top in the air. This weapon only works while in the air. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Top Man. It is the weakness of Shadow Man, Doc Robot as Crash Man, Doc Robot as Heat Man, and the second phase of Gamma.

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Search Snake
Releases snake-like missiles that crawl across floors and up and down walls. Up to three snakes can be out at a time. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Snake Man. It is the weakness of Gemini Man, Doc Robot as Quick Man, Doc Robot as Wood Man, the Holograph Mega Mans, the second phase of Gamma, and Mega Water S.

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Spark Shock
Fires an energy ball that temporarily stuns enemies. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Spark Man. It is the weakness of Magnet Man, Doc Robot as Air Man, Doc Robot as Bubble Man, the first phase of Wily Machine 3, Hyper Storm H, and the Iron Ball.

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Shadow Blade
Throws a large shuriken that returns like a boomerang. The blade can be aimed in any direction with the D-pad. Mega Man acquires this weapon after defeating Shadow Man. It is the weakness of Spark Man, Doc Robot as Bubble Man, Doc Robot as Heat Man, the Kamegoro Maker's turtles, and Hyper Storm H.

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Rush Coil
Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who springs upward when Mega Man jumps on top of him. Mega Man starts with this item.

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Rush Jet
Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who transforms into a flying sled that Mega Man can ride in any direction. The item consumes weapon energy while Mega Man is standing on top of Rush. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Metal Man.

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Rush Marine
Summons Mega Man's robo-dog Rush, who transforms into a mini-submarine, which acts the same as the Rush Jet but underwater. The item consumes weapon energy while Mega Man is standing on top of Rush. Mega Man acquires this item after defeating Metal Man.

Levels

In each game, the player can play the levels of any of the initial Robot Masters in any order. The remaining levels are played in order after those have been completed. No weapons are gained from the Wily Stages.

Mega Man

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Cut Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Cut Man, is weak against the Super Arm. The Rolling Cutter (C) is obtained after beating him.

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Guts Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Guts Man, is weak against the Hyper Bomb. The Super Arm (G) is obtained after beating him.

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Ice Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Ice Man, is weak against the Thunder Beam. The Ice Slasher (I) is obtained after beating him.

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Bomb Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Bomb Man, is weak against the Fire Storm. The Hyper Bomb (B) is obtained after beating him.

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Fire Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Fire Man, is weak against the Ice Slasher. The Fire Storm (F) is obtained after beating him.

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Elec Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Elec Man, is weak against the Rolling Cutter. The Thunder Beam (E) is obtained after beating him. The Magnet Beam (M) is found in this stage as well which is necessary for later levels, and requires the Super Arm in order to get it.

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Wily Stage 1
At the end of the level the player fights the Yellow Devil which involves memorizing a pattern to defeat. Its weakness is the Thunder Beam.

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Wily Stage 2
The player once again fights Cut Man and Elec Man in this stage. Copy Robot clones Mega Man and uses the weapon the player is using to make things difficult. The Fire Storm, Hyper Bomb, and Thunder Beam are effective against it.

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Wily Stage 3
A straightforward stage that leads the player to CWU-01P, which is weak against the Super Arm. This boss' pattern just increases in speed after each part is destroyed.

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Wily Stage 4
The player fights the other four Robot Masters in this stage one after another and then fights Dr. Wily in a two-form final battle. The Wily Machine 1 is weak against the Fire Storm in its first phase, and weak against the Thunder Beam and Rolling Cutter in its second phase.

Mega Man 2

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Bubble Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Bubble Man, is weak against the Metal Blade. The Bubble Lead (B) is obtained after beating him.

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Air Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Air Man, is weak against the Leaf Shield. The Air Shooter (A) is obtained after beating him. The player also obtains Item-2 (2) which also allows them to ride a horizontal flying platform.

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Quick Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Quick Man, is weak against the Crash Bomber and Flash StopperFlash Stopper. The Quick Boomerang (Q) is obtained after beating him.

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Heat Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Heat Man, is weak against the Bubble Lead. The Atomic Fire (F) is obtained after beating him. The player also obtains Item-1 (1) which allows them to make rising platforms.

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Wood Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Wood Man, is weak against the Atomic Fire and Metal Blade. The Leaf Shield (W) is obtained after beating him.

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Metal Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Metal Man, is weak against the Quick Boomerang and, ironically, his own weapon. The Metal Blade (M) is obtained after beating him.

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Flash Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Flash Man, is weak against the Metal Blade. The Flash Stopper (F) is obtained after beating him. The player also obtains Item-3 (3) which creates a bouncing platform that climbs walls.

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Crash Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Crash Man, is weak against the Air Shooter. The Crash Bomber (C) is obtained after beating him.

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Wily Stage 1
This stage ends with an auto-scrolling section where Mecha Dragon appears and chases the player to three platforms on which they fight. Its weakness is the Quick Boomerang.

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Wily Stage 2
The boss, Picopico-kun, is made up of little enemies that appear out of the wall, attacking the player. Defeat all the enemies to win. Their weakness is the Bubble Lead.

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Wily Stage 3
At the end, the player must fight the massive Guts Tank to win this stage. Its weakness is the Quick Boomerang.

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Wily Stage 4
There are several Buebeam Traps in the boss room that can be destroyed with the Crash Bomber. The player must be conservative with weapon energy to have enough to destroy all of them; any walls that are destroyed remain destroyed if the player loses a life.

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Wily Stage 5
The player fights all eight Robot Masters and then goes through a ninth portal to fight the Wily Machine 2. The first form is weak against the Atomic Fire, and the second form is weak against the Crash Bomber.

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Wily Stage 6
Wily fights the player with an Alien Hologram. Only the Bubble Lead can damage him; all other weapons heal him.

Mega Man 3

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Spark Man
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Spark Shock (SP) is obtained after defeating him.

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Snake Man
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Search Snake (SN) is obtained after defeating him.

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Needle Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Needle Man, is weak against the
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Needle Cannon (NE) is obtained after defeating him. The player also obtains
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Rush Jet (RJ) which allows them to call Rush to turn into a platform that can fly in all directions.

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Hard Man
Partway through the stage, the player fights with Proto Man. The Robot Master of this stage, Hard Man, is weak against the
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Hard Knuckle (HA) is obtained after defeating him.

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Top Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Top Man, is weak against the
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Top Spin (TO) is obtained after defeating him.

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Gemini Man
The Robot Master of this stage, Gemini Man, is weak against the
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Gemini Laser (GE) is obtained after defeating him.

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Magnet Man
Partway through the stage, the player fights with Proto Man. The Robot Master of this stage, Magnet Man, is weak against the
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Magnet Missile (MA) is obtained after defeating him.

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Shadow Man
Partway through the stage, the player fights with Proto Man. The Robot Master of this stage, Shadow Man, is weak against the
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Top Spin. The
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Shadow Blade (SH) is obtained after defeating him. The player also obtains
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Rush Marine (RM) which behaves the same as Rush Jet but only works in water. It can jump out of water, but it cannot move on land.

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Doc Robot K-176 (Spark Man)
Doc Robot appears in Spark Man's stage and takes on the powers of two Robot Masters from Mega Man 2:
  • Metal Man: Weak against
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Hard Knuckle.
  • Quick Man: Weak against
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Search Snake.

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Doc Robot K-176 (Needle Man)
Doc Robot appears in Needle Man's stage and takes on the powers of two Robot Masters from Mega Man 2:
  • Air Man: Weak against
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Spark Shock.
  • Crash Man: Weak against
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Top Spin.

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Doc Robot K-176 (Gemini Man)
Doc Robot appears in Gemini Man's stage and takes on the powers of two Robot Masters from Mega Man 2:
  • Flash Man: Weak against
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Gemini Laser.
  • Bubble Man: Weak against
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Shadow Blade.

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Doc Robot K-176 (Shadow Man)
Doc Robot appears in Shadow Man's stage and takes on the powers of two Robot Masters from Mega Man 2:
  • Wood Man: Weak against
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Search Snake.
  • Heat Man: Weak against
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Top Spin.

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Break Man
This stage is a battle against Break Man.

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Wily Stage 1
At the end of the level the player fights the Kamegoro Maker. The Kamegoro Maker itself is invulnerable to direct attack, but the player can harm it by destroying the turtles that it produces. The turtles are weak to the
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Shadow Blade.

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Wily Stage 2
At the end of this stage the player fights the Yellow Devil MK-II. Its weakness is the
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Hard Knuckle.

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Wily Stage 3
At the end of this stage the player fights the Holograph Mega Mans. Only one is real, and the player must determine the right one. It is weak to the
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Search Snake.

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Wily Stage 4
This stage is like the teleporter system from Mega Man 2. After a short stage, the player arrives at a teleporter room and must rematch every Robot Master.

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Wily Stage 5
The player fights two forms of the Wily Machine 3 here. The turret must be destroyed first, which is weak to the
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Hard Knuckle and
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Spark Shock, then the player must attack the exposed cockpit, which is weak to the
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Hard Knuckle.

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Wily Stage 6
The true final battle against Gamma and Dr. Wily. Gamma's first phase is weak against the
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Hard Knuckle, while the second phase can only be damaged by the
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Top Spin and
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Search Snake.

Wily Tower

NOTE: No weapons are gained from any of the Wily Tower levels. The player chooses eight weapons and three items from the original three games prior to starting.

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Buster Rod G
The Robot Master of this stage, Buster Rod G, is weak against the Hyper Bomb, Rolling Cutter, Air Shooter, Atomic Fire, Bubble Lead and Hard Knuckle.

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Mega Water S
The Robot Master of this stage, Mega Water S, is weak against the Ice Slasher, Hyper Bomb, Atomic Fire and Search Snake.

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Hyper Storm H
The Robot Master of this stage, Hyper Storm H, is weak against the Hyper Bomb, Fire Storm, Atomic Fire, Crash Bomber, Metal Blade, Gemini Laser, Shadow Blade and Spark Shock. This Robot Master is unique in that he has two energy bars.

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Wily Tower Stage 1 (Fire Snakey)
This stage primarily features enemies and gimmicks from Mega Man 1. At the end of the stage, the player fights the Fire Snakey, and its weakness is the Bubble Lead.

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Wily Tower Stage 2 (Iron Ball)
This stage primarily features enemies and gimmicks from Mega Man 2. At the end of the stage, the player fights the Iron Ball, and its weaknesses are the Thunder Beam and Spark Shock.

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Wily Tower Stage 3 (2nd battle w/ Buster Rod G)
This stage primarily features enemies and gimmicks from Mega Man 3. At the end of the stage, the player has a rematch with Buster Rod G, and this weaknesses this time are the Rolling Cutter, Leaf Shield, Hard Knuckle and Magnet Missile.

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Wily Tower Stage 4 (Wily Machine)
The true final battle against Dr. Wily in a three-phase fight. The first and final phases are weak to the Thunder Beam, and the second phase is weak to the Hard Knuckle.

History

Development

Artist Keiji Inafune claimed that the development of the game was outsourced and rather slow going. He described the debugging procedure as "an absolute nightmare", even helping out in process himself as he felt bad for the person in charge. "It was so bad," he recalled, "I found myself saying, 'I can't believe we've made it out of there alive.'" The team later questioning whether the nightmare was "truly necessary", led to changes in procedure to try and avoid similar situations in the future.

With the theme of the game being the novel Journey to the West, Inafune stated that while drawing the three new boss characters he "tried to take the flavor of the theme and give it that Mega Man twist." Other than these characters, Inafune's only other illustrative contribution to the game was the depiction of Mega Man and Rush on the cover art. The soundtrack of The Wily Wars, composed by Kinuyo Yamashita, consists of 16-bit versions of the original Mega Man musical scores, as well as new songs for the Wily Tower portion of the game.

Versions

General

  • In all games, shots are limited to one shot every few frames of animation. In the originals, players could fire weaponry on every other frame.
  • The controls in these versions of the games seem a little tighter than the originals, though Mega Man himself seems to have a slight delay before moving because he is able to do sidesteps.
  • A number of weapons now have a noticeable "can't move" delay after firing, such as the Items from Mega Man 2 or the Shadow Blade from Mega Man 3.
  • All three games now have a "save game" feature. However, the "password" feature was removed from Mega Man 2 and 3.
  • At several points, the game suffers from very bad slowdown. However, for less-skilled gamers, this can be a positive effect; because the Yellow Devil's stages in Mega Man and 3 suffer from it the most, as does the battle with the Wily Machine in Mega Man. This makes those boss battles much easier.
  • However, running the game on a system (or emulator) with an overclocked M68000 chip will run the game at full speed regardless of how much is going on at any given time. This would normally make a Mega Drive game very unstable, but has no negative effects on The Wily Wars due to how it was programmed.

Mega Man

  • While the original Mega Man's boss select screen simply showed the Robot Masters' in-game sprites as icons, the Wily Wars remake uses new mugshots to match Mega Man 2 and 3, and for Dr. Wily, his in-game sprite for an icon is replaced by the Dr. W logo.
  • Cut Man is much tougher in the remake than he was in the original game. Mostly due to the fact that his flinch is much less intense and the Mega Buster deals a third of the damage that it would normally do.
  • Bomb Man is similarly more difficult. If you got near him in the original, he would normally jump away, but in Wily Wars, he instead opts to get close to you.
  • Power-ups do not reappear when leaving the screen and coming back.
  • The Pause/Unpause glitch has been fixed.
  • Some Robot Master AIs have been slightly modified.
  • Normally during invincibility frames you can still die from spikes. This is fixed in this version to be like all other Mega Man games.
  • The gravity bug when falling off the Magnet Beam and the platforms in Guts Man's stage and Wily Fortress 4 has been fixed.

Mega Man 2

  • Mega Man 2, similar to its original Japanese release, Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily, does not have a difficulty selection. Instead, it only plays on "Difficult".
  • Quick Man is much slower in this version, though he no longer takes two damage from Mega Buster shots as he did in the "Difficult" mode or the Japanese version of Mega Man 2.
  • Flash Man also takes one damage from the Mega Buster instead of two, like he did in "Difficult Mode."
  • Some Robot Master AIs are slightly modified.
  • Robots and Robot Masters have invincibility frames where they can not be damaged. This is not true for robots that die in one hit.
  • When the player loses all of their lives, they no longer lose all their E-tanks. In the original, continuing meant forfeiting any and all E-tanks remaining in the inventory, preventing players from farming the start of Metal Man's stage. Now it is possible to do so.

Mega Man 3

  • The grey tones on Proto Man's sprites have been changed to white.
  • Proto Man's "shadow" sprites from the ending are found in the game data, however, Capcom decided to just use a "shadowy" palette on the original sprites instead of those.
  • While not a difference, neither Proto Man nor Break Man have been resized like Mega Man and the Robot Masters have. They don't have any additional frames of animation, either.
  • On the Weapon Select Menu, Rush is now blue instead of red. (This also happens in Wily Tower.)
  • The Wily Castle map screen music has been shortened from its original tune. (Incidentally, the extended theme wasn't accessible in-game anyway.)
  • Like the first two games, some Robot Master AIs are modified.
  • Robots and Robot Masters have invincibility frames where they can not be damaged. This is not true for robots that die in one hit.
  • Magnet Missile's have odd behavior; sometimes they do not "home" (right turn up or down) correctly. Hard Man and the Doc Robot Metal Man are much more difficult due to this fact.
  • The crocodile-like traps in Hard Man's stage activate quicker than the original game, so do other traps.
  • Controller 2 cheats from the NES game have been removed.
  • Early Rush adapter glitch removed.

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Mega Man: The Wily Wars Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Japanese ロックマンメガワールド Rockman Mega World

Production credits

The original three games have their credits screens still in place, but after beating Wily Tower there is actually no credits listed; just a cutscene and a list of all the Robot Masters. There is also no list of credits in the manual either.

The only source of credits available comes from the worklist of freelancer Kouji Murata[8], who handled all the sound aspects (sound driving, sound porting, composition and arrangement and sound effects) for Mega Man III and IV (Rockman World 3 and 4 in Japan). He credits himself for Sound Effects in The Wily Wars and refers to a "Yamashita-san" when crediting the music.

Because he worked through Minakuchi Engineering from 1990 to 1992 (during which Mega Man III was created) and continued to work on the Rockman World series up until late 1994 as a freelancer, he is most likely referring to Kinuyo Yamashita of Castlevania fame, as she was associated with Minakuchi Engineering around that time. This is because Yamashita was contracted through the company circa 1995 to compose the music for [the SNES version of] Mega Man X3 (Rockman X3 in Japan). Additionally, the two had previously worked together on Famicon Disk System title Arumana's Miracle.

Sound Effects: Kouji Murata
BGM Arrangement & Original Music Composition & Arrangement: Kinuyo Yamashita

Digital manuals

  • MegaManWilyWars MD EU digital manual.pdf

    Mega Drive Mini EU manual

  • Rockman MD JP digital manual.pdf

    Mega Drive Mini JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Mega Man: The Wily Wars/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in CD Consoles (FR) #9: "Juillet/Août 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-10: "October 1994" (1994-09-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-11: "November 1994" (1994-10-08)
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Artwork

  • North American prototype cover

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
76
[12]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
89
[13]
Digitiser (UK)
57
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[15]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
76
[16]
Mega Fun (DE)
75
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
78
[18]
Player One (FR)
89
[19]
Play Time (DE)
75
[20]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[21]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
69
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
67
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[24]
Top Consoles (FR)
70
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
76
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
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Mega Man: The Wily Wars

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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RockmanMegaWorld MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Rockman md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 dcf6e8b2
MD5 bb891aec8a7dfe6164033f57af2025bd
SHA-1 ea9ae2043c97db716a8d31ee90e581c3d75f4e3e
2MB 1995-03 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 85c956ef
MD5 520d081a450b5e9f127369e6ec1be43e
SHA-1 a435ac53589a29dbb655662c942daab425d3f6bd
2MB 1994-09 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 4d87235e
MD5 7a25e5249c0a406f20f76bef45dc3202
SHA-1 4dfcf5c07106f6db4d8b7e73a053bb46a21686c3
2MB 1994-09 Cartridge (JP) Minor differences in code.
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 0cd405db
MD5 8e860e4f7c7ee5febad9134a56766112
SHA-1 26ad72719991e94dbe477c78e65d68f4a4fe51e6
2MB 1994-09 Mega Drive Mini (US)

References

  1. ↑ File:MMWW MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1994" (JP; 1994-09-08), page 138
  4. ↑ EGM², "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
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