Mega Man ist einer der großen Ikonen des NES, und das erste Spiel dieser Reihe definiert viele Grundprinzipien für 2D Action Platformers. Diese Prinzipien würden später in Nachfolger-Titlen verfeinert werden, aber dies ist das erste Mal dass dieser kleine blaue Roboter die Pläne von Dr. Wily stoppt und dabei viele tolle Waffen sammelt.
Es ist auch eines der härtesten Spiele auf der NES.
Unterkategorien#
Unbenutzer Code#
Der Game Genie Code PEXPIIAA (alle Versionen) reaktiviert eine merkwürdige Funktion: halte während dem Landen A auf Kontroller 2 gedrückt, und Mega Man verhält sich, als ob er von Guts Man's Erdbeben gelähmt wird. Der Sinn dieses Codes ist unbekannt, könnte aber einfach eine Test-Funktion sein.
Unbenutze Objekt-Grafiken#
Grafiken für Dr. Light während er spricht und nach oben zeigt, wobei er hier rote Hosen trägt (die benutze Grafik gibt ihm weiße Hosen). Diese Grafiken würden dem Spielende am besten passen, hätten aber überall benutzt werden können.
Unused tiles found in Guts Man's graphics. Intended to be used when he squats down to jump. The image on the right shows how it would've looked.
Unused sprite for the Kamadoma enemy, showing it standing upright.
Unbenutze Grafik für den "Pickel Man" Gegner. Es ist fast identisch zu der benutzen Grafik für das Werfen, nur dass der Schild um einen Pixel nach vorne bewegt wurde.
Super Cutter has three unused sphere-like details with its tiles. Concept art shows that it was planned to have a large body made of spheres, with the cutter being the head. Under the tiles is a mockup of how it would've looked.
Unbekannte Grafiken, diese befinden sich zwischen den Grafiken für die Gegner "Pickelman" und "Watcher".
Unbenutze Level-Grafiken#
Eine unbenutze Tür, die für das Haus am Ende des Spiels passen würde.
(Source: The Mechanical Maniacs)
Unused tiles found in the graphics for Guts Man's stage. Vertical versions of the lift rails either used for the lifts to ride along, or to hold up the horizontal rails.
Unbenutze Grafiken für Fire Man's Level. Ein großer Feuerball, wahrscheinlich ein tödliches Hindernis.
Unbenutze Level-Grafiken für Wily 1. Zweck unbekannt.
Unbenutze Level-Grafiken für Wily 3. Zweck unbekannt.
Unseen Title Screen Details#
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Normally, Mega Man's face on the Japanese title screen is a sprite overlay to get around palette limitations, just like on his actual sprite. However, removing the sprite layer reveals that an identical background version is present underneath, using the same palette as the rest of his body (And as such also flashes when pressing start). As expected, this isn't the case for the international title screen.
Unused Copy Robot Behavior#
As the Copy Robot boss in Wily Stage 2 has the same behavior as Elec Man, it has some unused behavior.
Normally, the boss room is a completely flat plain with nothing in the way of either the boss or the player. However, if the room is modified to include solid obstacles (as in the image), the Copy Robot boss will go to its "jump" script, when blocked. This jump script is the same one used when the player presses the Fire button, which makes it hop randomly to the left or to the right.
It's also of note that if the player presses Fire while Copy Robot is falling from a higher platform, the "jump" script will still trigger, making it appear as though the Copy Robot is jumping in mid-air.
Leftover of Unused Wily Level?#
Stage ID 0A, past all 10 of the game's normal levels, appears to contain some leftover data from a removed Wily stage, perhaps Wily 5. Use code 0031:0A or Game Genie code ZALAPE while on the stage select screen to access it. However, Mega Man teleports into a part of Elec Man's level instead; further cheats are needed to access the actual unused level data.
Unused Decoration Behavior#
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The animated electricity in the walls of Elec Man's stage is able to hurt the player. Technically this isn't unused, but normally you cannot trigger it.
Regional Differences#
Title Screen#
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Probably the most recognizable change. Aside from the obvious complete overhaul, the American and European versions were given a logo that remained a staple of the series outside Japan up until Mega Man 8.
The sound effect that plays when selecting a Robot Master also plays when pressing Start in the Japanese version, with Mega Man and the borders also flashing gray and white. The US and European versions silently flash the "PRESS START" text. While Mega Man Anniversary Collection still retains most of the international versions' changes, the title screen is no longer silent while pressing the "Start" button.
Sound Effects#
In the European version of the game, two sound effects are noticeably different from their US or Japanese counterparts.
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The firing sound effect for the default weapon is supposed to play an upward-scaling set of eight notes, but in the European version, only five of these notes play while the other three are replaced by a sequence of five notes being played at the lowest possible key. The end result makes it sound like the Mega Buster is buzzing every time it fires.
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The landing sound effect also sounds quite different from the international versions. It actually bears a close similarity to the landing noise heard in the first two Game Boy games, though that might just be a coincidence.
Bizarrely, the European versions of these sounds ended up in the Rockman Complete Works version of Mega Man on the PlayStation and the version included on the PlayStation 2/GameCube/XBox compilation, Mega Man Anniversary Collection!
Ending#
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The "Presented by" in the North American version contains an out of place comma due to having omitted LTD. Mega Man Anniversary Collection reverts this change back to the Japanese version.