Mega Man for Game Gear Walkthrough by James (koholint takeout) Version 2 ----- Table of Contents 1. Introduction/Version History 2. Notes on the game 3. Play Controls 4. Suggested Order 5. Walkthrough - Star Man - Bright Man - Napalm Man - Stone Man - Wave Man - Toad Man - Wily Stage (Quick Man) - Final Battle 6. Robot Master Weapons and Items 7. Stage Items 8. Passwords 9. Parting Words ----- 1. Introduction/Version History Mega Man for Game Gear is an odd game. Made by a company named U.S. Gold for a handheld that had one of the worst controllers ever, its a rather difficult game because of the stupidity of the system and some scrolling problems. Besides that, its a fun game that uses six NES robot masters, and if you happen to have a Game Gear, try at all costs to get this game. There is no plot to this game outside of "stop Dr. Wily." But that's okay-Mega Man games are never known for their great stories anyway. If you have any question/comment/concern, feel free to e-mail me at: jmckinn(at)bgnet(dot)bgsu(dot)edu About this Version: June 26th, 2003: Version 2. Added information about the Normal and Difficult options, as well as some spelling corrections and some new thank-yous that I missed the first time around. June 23rd, 2003: Version 1. Everything seems to be just fine. I've spellchecked everything, and there isn't any problems. This will probably be the final version. ----- 2. Notes on the game As I said above, this game is odd. It has four Mega Man 5 robots and two Mega Man 4 robots, along with Quick Man's stage. When you get a weapon, it shows up as simply the first word in the robot master's name (such as Star Crash shows up as 'Star Weapon' on the weapon screen). Another oddity in this game is that you can only fire two shots on-screen. A big oddity is that robot masters are invincible for a little bit after you shoot them (like Mega Man). The stupidest thing with this game is the lack of continues: die all your lives, and that's it. Keep this in mind whenyou fight them. That's really all that there is to say about this game, and now onto the play controls. There is also strangely a "Normal" and "Difficult" option (just like in Mega Man 2 for NES) From what I've seen, the only difference is how many shots it takes to kill enemies. If there were any other differences, someone tell me. ----- 3. Play Controls Direction Pad: The Direction Pad is that thing on the left. Use it to control Mega Man. Left and right move him...left and right, up and down on a latter takes you up and down a latter. Start: Pause the game, make a choice on the stage select screen. 2: Jump. 1: Shoot. Slide: Push down on the Direction Pad and push 2 to slide. It makes you go fast, and it cuts Mega Man's height in half. Use it to get past low ceilings and spikes. Mega Buster: Charge 1 half-way to shoot a larger shot that is still worth just one shot. Charge it up all the way to get a shot that is worth 3 shots, on bosses, 4 shots. ----- 4. Suggested Order This game is somewhat odd in that it has some robot masters that don't appear in any other game outside of their initial NES release (such as Wave Man and Star Man). I think its interesting to see how they are weak against some weapons, and how other bosses are hurt by their weapons, but then again I think its intresting to stare at the sky all day, so don't pay attention to me. First Four: Star Man Bright Man Napalm Man Stone Man Castle: Wave Man Toad Man ----- 5. Walkthrough - Star Man - Star Man's stage takes place in space (surprisingly enough), which means you can jump super-high. This also means you must be careful not to kill yourself by jumping into spikes. Most of the stage is fairly straight-forward. Make sure to watch out for the flying bullet-things that come from the end of the stage-they can knock you right to your death. As for those big two-leged funky things that shoot lasers at you, simply shoot what looks like an eye. Near the end of the stage, be sureto "test the waters" of those annoying missile-like enemies that shoot up from the ground by making a short jump off and back onto a platform, and then jump to the next platform. The stage isn't too much trouble, and as I said before, its pretty straight-forward, so you'll be through it before you know it. Star Man himself is pretty easy. Simply shoot him and dodge when he jumps around. If you have it, you can use Stone Man's weapon on him, but I find it easier to simply dash and jump to dodge him and then shoot him when he's open. Star Man's weapon is the Star Crash (called in this game simply 'Star Weapon'). Its a shield that you can move around with and you can shoot away. Its a pretty useful weapon. - Bright Man - The hardest part of this stage is the part where you must jump from a moving platform to another. My advice is to either decide to be risky and kill the enemies that make it dark and risk not knowing where the platform is, or to risk dying and not trying to kill the enemies that make it dark. The rest of the stage is pretty straight-forward, really. Some of the enemies will get on your nerves, but nothing serious. Bright Man will fall quickly to the Star Crash (er, Star Weapon). Just keep hitting him with it, and you won't get frozen if you are quick enough. If you aren't quick enough, then you'll get hit, but it really is no big deal, unless you are frozen enough and you get shot enough times to die. The weapon you get is the Flash Stopper ('Bright Weapon'). It freezes every enemy on the screen, which is somewhat useful. - Napalm Man - The tigers in this stage hurt Mega Man pretty bad, so focus on destroying them before worrying about anything else on the screen. The giant robots are pretty easy if you take your time, but they can get frustrating. The Helicopter Joes also get rather annoying in this stage, so try to knock them out as soon as you can. This stage isn't easy, but if you take your time and you don't get ticked off, you should be fine. Napalm Man falls quickly to the Flash Stopper (Bright Weapon). Just freeze him and then blast him. Be sure to be quick and not let him get his attacks through between the times you freeze him. If you are quick and make sure that he doesn't attack you, and you continue to blast him the whole time, this should be one of the easiest battles of the game. - Stone Man - Stone Man's Stage isn't really all that difficult, but the combination of enemies and moving platforms isn't too good for you. The Mets here split into three little Mets, which can get very annoying. About halfway through the stage, use Rush Coil to grab a 1-Up. In one of the moving platform segments, you can grab an E-Tank by jumping to the left. It is the last moving platform segment that happens inside a cave, and the E-Tank can be clearly seen. Stone Man can be a major pain if you don't know what to do. He will jump a lot and try to crush you and not use his Master Weapon (Power Stone) a lot. Use the Napalm Bombs and have him crash into them. This is the quickest way to defeating him, but it might take a couple of tries. Once you get the hang of it, Stone Man can be defeated rather quickly. - Wave Man - Most of this stage is pretty easy: it basically consists of watching out for the leaks in the pipes, and looking out for enemies shooting at you. In the first part of the stage, take the top tube to get an extra life. At the vertical part of the stage, get over to the left bubbles, so you don't get killed by the spikes on the right. After that, you get on a water ski and shoot Joes on water skis, and defeat the midsboss by shooting the green spot on his head. After that, waterski for a bit more, and then you are at Wave Man's lair. Unlike the other Robot Masters, Wave Man isn't really weak against any of the Master Weapons. This means you will have to use your Mega Buster. Charge it up and fire it after he has jumped and shot his harpoon at you, and make sure he doesn't jump on your or the gas hits you, and you'll win an easy victory. The Water Wave (Wave Weapon) isn't all that useful, but it does do a lot of damage to Toad Man. - Toad Man - This stage is easy, but you need to be aware that the rain effects your jumps and your movement. Inside, the water current will effect your movement, so try to jump more. The mid-bosses are easy: just keep shooting their eyes, and they'll dye fairly quickly. Most of the stage is pretty straight-forward, but watch out for enemies that will knock you into holes. Good news and bad news. Bad news: Toad Man has been changed from how he fought in Mega Man 4 for NES and Game Boy. Good News: He hasn't changed much. To defeat him, just rapid-fire, but in this game, since you can only fire two shots on the screen at once, and because bosses turn invincible for a short period of time after they have been shot, it gets harder, and Toad Man will jump around more, so look out for that. You can also use Water Wave (Wave Weapon) to take out him out, but that means there will be a larger chance that he'll be able to use Rain Flush, and that's never good. If you keep the pressure on him, however, chances are he'll never use the Rain Flush, and you'll have beaten the last Robot Master quickly and easily. - Wily Stage (Quick Man) - This stage is just Quick Man's stage from Mega Man 2 on the NES. However, the stage is a little easier than it was on the NES. For one thing, the lasers don't kill you instantly: if you touch the tips, it will only damage you. Another thing is that you have the slide to your advantage, which helps out a lot. Unfortunately the Flash Stopper (Bright Weapon) does not stop the beams like Flash Man's weapon did in Mega Man 2. Besides the difficult part with the beams, most of the stage is pretty easy. - Final Battle - After you beat Quick Man's stage, you go to a breather stage where you get a pellet of energy, and then you fight Dr. Wily *dramatic music*. Dr. Wily only has one phase of attack: Disappearing and reappearing flying saucer! He shoots an orb to the floor, which becomes two orbs traveling along the floor, along with shooting plasma shots in a spiral. Use the Mega Buster and shoot a charged shot at him every time he appears, but be sure not to be hit by the plasma shots. With some extra lives and Energy Tanks, this battle becomes easier, so be sure to have stocked up before you come. After that, the credits will roll! Hooray! And they are all in English! Whoo! ----- 6. Robot Master Weapons and Items This Mega Man game is odd in that all the weapon names are just the first name of the boss and then the word 'weapon' added after that. Also odd is the fact you only get Rush Coil (MM5 form). Mega Buster: An unlimited weapon that you can charge up and fire on enemy robots. Star Crash (Star Weapon): A shield that you can throw. Good for protecting yourself with. Flash Stopper (Bright Weapon): Freeze all the enemies around you and shoot them while they are frozen. Napalm Bombs (Napalm Weapon): A bomb that travels on the floor. Useful to destroy enemies on a ledge or floor below you. Power Stone (Stone Weapon): Stones come out and circle you while flying further and further away from you and damage anyone in their path. Water Wave (Wave Weapon): This weapon is only really useful against Toad Man, seeing how you can't use it on any other Robot Master, and it isn't too effective in either Toad Man's or Quick Man's stage. It travels on the floor and damages enemies. Not much more to say. Rain Flush (Toad Weapon): A full-screen weapon that damages or destroys all enemies on the screen. This weapon can't even be used on a Robot Master, and isn't too effective on Wily either. However, it could be used to kill enemies if you are low on health in Quick Man's stage and you don't want to risk dying while fighting enemies face to face. Rush Coil: Rush appears in this game only in his Mega Man 5 for NES Rush Coil form. It lifts off the ground, and then you can jump at the full extent of the lift from the ground to get to high-up places. ----- 7. Stage Items This game is funny in that the power-ups in the stages bounce. Or maybe it isn't funny. I dunno. Large Energy Pellet: Recover lots of energy. It looks like a large black and yellow circle. Small Energy Pellet: Recover a little bit of energy. It looks like a small black and yellow circle. Weapon Energy Pellet: An object whose color corresponds to your current weapon. Use it to recover weapon energy. E-Tank: Grab this and use it later to refill all of your energy. M-Tank: Grab this and usei t later to refill both your energy and weapon energy. Extra Life: Grab this to gain another life, and thus another chance to beat the game. ----- 8. Passwords Here are the passwords that have Star Man, Bright Man, Napalm Man and Stone Man defeated. This is the furthest the passwords will take you, which isn't good, seeing how there is no continues and all. Normal Mode: C1, A4, B4, B5, F6. Difficult Mode: A3, B5, C3, D3, E5. ----- 9. Parting Words Thank you for reading my FAQ. It is the first one I have done, and I'm glad I could make it for a game in a series I have enjoyed for quite some time. This FAQ should only be at GameFAQs and my site. As of June 23rd, 2003 I have not let anyone outside GameFAQs and my own site use this FAQ, so if you see it someplace besides there, please e-mail me. This FAQ was created in Araneae (araneae.com), which is simply terrific. Now here are my thank-yous. God, My family, Sega, US Gold, Capcom, The Mega Man Home Page (mmhp.net), and CJayC for running GameFAQs.com and posting this FAQ there. Now if you want to visit my own site, which is hosting this FAQ, then go to the address shown below. http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmckinn Thanks all. ----- *end of file*