The Weird Mega Man Game Boy Games | RETROspective
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- Mega Man is best known for his games on the NES and the X series on the SNES and PS1. But, the Mega Man games on Game Boy are the ones I probably played the most as a kid.
And they left an impact on me, too - when I started Stuff We Play a few years back, taking a look back at the Mega Man games on the Game Boy was one of the first videos I made. But I think I've improved as a TH-camr over time, and I felt like it was time to finally give these games a proper deep dive!
This is RETROspective, the series where I look back at the games from my childhood to see how they stack up today. Today's video: The Weird Mega Man Game Boy Games - a look at Classic Mega Man 1-5 on Game Boy, the Mega Man Xtreme games, and even the Mega Man game for Sega Game Gear!
Time Stamps:
Intro: 00:00:00
Sub-series History: 00:02:38
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (GB): 00:05:18
Mega Man 2 (GB): 00:12:37
Mega Man 3 (GB): 00:20:21
Mega Man 4 (GB): 00:25:09
Mega Man 5 (GB): 00:34:52
Mega Man Xtreme (GBC): 00:44:22
Mega Man Xtreme 2 (GBC): 00:52:15
Mega Man (Game Gear): 00:56:18
Conclusion: 00:59:47
Outro: 01:01:16
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Mega Man V's still the best one of the Gameboy games. And one of my favorite games in the franchise.
I love MMV!
What's your number one favorite game?
mega man V was amazing!
It’s unfortunate how few people have ever even gotten the chance to play MM V. It’s up there with the best of them
Megaman 2 for game boy has a special nostalgic place in my heart
Are you a serial killer or something?
@@xxThunder07xx ?
I agree,the game deseves more love
absolutly
Didn't understand until recently how rare GB MM 5 was, and how lucky I was to get that for Easter of '95, since that's not only my favorite MM game, but probably my favorite video game of all time, if I had to pick.
I really wish MMGB got more respect, especially when talking to someone who thinks P-chips originated in MM7.
Xtreme 2 is actually Soul Erasure in Japan, not Cyber Mission 2. It’s what they’re talking about in X6 when they mention the Erasure Incident. But other than that great video. I love these games.
Ah well noted! But I'm way glad you enjoyed the vid :)
When do they mention it?? The translation its so bad that i just skip the cutscenes
@@HowDoYouTurnThisOn_ wen sigma gets resurrected by gate. isoc gets his soul erased by sigma. same as gate. alia asks if this is related to the erasure incident
@@gumballwatterson3164im pretty sure sigma shot gate and left, and then "isoc" (commonly believed to be dr wily for this reason) loses his dna-soul, almost unprompted.
I've been interested in these games for quite a while, so it was cool to see them tackled in depth! The Xtreme games especially. A shame they're not great, I love their look.
Even then, if you think you'd enjoy them even a bit, definitely look into the 3DS re-releases :)
While Xtreme 1 is a pretty barebones affair, Xtreme 2 is one of my favorite games in the franchise.
For one having an MMX game on the go made the first passable, but 2 had playable Zero with bosses from games where he either wasn't playable or couldn't fight (most) bosses. The part system let you make things as easy or hard as you wanted, it gave you a dedicated boss rush mode where you could start with full armor or go in fresh, including a second one with the bosses from the first game so Zero got a shot at those too. Zero actually got his own armor upgrades in Xtreme 2 as well despite that making no sense.
Iirc it was also the first game in the series to let you switch characters in real time during a stage outside of the one per stage Zero switch in X3. While the portability factor is a moot point now, I'd say Xtreme 2 is definitely worth a try.
It's kinda funny that Wily's Revenge was my first MM game and in retrospect after this video, it's probably the reason I always disliked the classics for most of my childhood. X4 was the game that got me hooked on the series but Xtreme 2 was my second favorite non Legends game until Zero 2 came out. Still is come to think of it, nothing pre Zero series is as fun to me as Xtreme 2 and X4 despite the high quality of so many games in the franchise. Also Xtreme 2 has the least aggravating ride chaser section in the series I think which is certainly a point in its favour.
Mega Man IV was my first GB and I feel the exact same way you do. GB was new to my neighborhood as we were console gamers. The things MMIV did blew my mind. I was go glad I received it for Christmas.
Only played Mega Man briefly on the original Gameboy when a friend lent me the game and yep, the grace and softness of a swift kick to the balls pretty much sums it up 😄
Pretty much any "small scale" experience in the 90's on a handheld.
Great video. I always unintentionally stayed away from handheld Megaman, so this was interesting to me. And cool surprise at the ending. 👍👍👍 You go, girl! 😁❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you are wondering about Crash Man, his original Japanese name was Clash Man, it was changed in international releases of Megaman 2.
Same with Dr. Right, the original Japanese name of Dr. Light. In the Japanese language, ‘R’ and ‘L’ are the same letter, so the confusion is understandable
Clash Man is actually Crash Man’s Japanese name
(Same with Right Lab to Light Lab)
Yeah I wanted to mention that 😅
27:40 The reason why it says Doc Right then Doc Light is the fact that his name is a little hard to translate into English because Japanese R's sound like R and L, (and in some case D)
Just a small fun trivia
This is the megaman movie!
Thank you so much!
@@StuffWePlay 58:56 Are u emulate the game using RetroArch?
@@anonymoususind ;)
Mega Man V on the Gameboy was actually my first MM game. I loved playing it, even though I only got to the Wily Star levels and the Sunstar boss fight as an adult. I wish Capcom would release the Gameboy titles as a collection like they did with the NES titles.
That's such a cool place to have started with the series!
I can confirm that Rockman Shadow & Quint aren’t one in the same as in the translations for Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha, Rockman Shadow refers to himself as an prototype of that self upgraded. Plus he only came into the rise of power in that timeline Quint was from because Mega Man was no more (since that Mega Man became Quint)
But on a side note, Mega Man V is one of my favorites from the Gameboy series. Love the soundtrack, the new robots, all of that.
Mega May is my type of month!! I love Mega Man games because they are so simple and fun to play. You're guaranteed to get a great experience. You seem so happy and comfortable in this video I'm happy life is going better for you great work Jamie
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am truly being my true self online and it's wonderful
@@StuffWePlay it's inspirational it really is. Like you say just be excellent to each other too. It really is the best way to be.
Wait... So Wily was faced with the decision to bring back four robot masters from Megaman 1... And he didn't choose Guts man? Wily of all people? What's going on here?
Maybe Willy thought that it would be too obvious considering his gutsman obsession.
We need a 4th Megaman Legacy Collection with the Gameboy & Xtreme Games in One Package.
For all of you guys that have a 2DS/3DS: the Mega Man games for Gameboy are available for digital downloads (Virtual Console).
"Dr. Wily is evil but facing budget cuts."
The Gameboy games (minus V) in a nutshell.
I think I had one of the GB games briefly when I was very young. I say briefly because my parents got it for me when the only other Mega Man game I had played was X1, and I was very confused by how different it was and I didn't like it. Not sure which one I had--I thought I remembered fighting Guts Man, but he's not in any of them, so *shrug*.
I always thought Enker was the COOLEST guy ever since I obsessively read the Mega Man Home Page entries for every game.
Glad I found this retrospective! I enjoyed it quite a bit! I'm glad I kept my North American copy of Mega man V on the game boy as I didn't know it goes for that much dough.
An amazing video - and the first one I've seen from you, Jamie! You've just got a new subscriber! Oh, and also - very importantly! - my utmost respect for having the courage of coming out this openly! :) Looking forward to browsing through your content. Have a great rest of your week! :)
Thank you so so SO much!!!
I really liked Megaman Xtreme honestly... It was kinda surreal seeing entire MMX levels and bosses in 8 bit form! I really like that kind of thing... Also, if you use an emulator, you can set the Start button to Dash and map it to a shoulder button (or a free face button on the controller if you prefer) and voila! Dash-jumps are a thing again! But I have to agree on Xtreme 2, although it's even more impressive than the previous game, it just doesn't click as much, and isn't as much fun to play... In large part because Zero sucks in it...
I was just about to start playing Mega Man V, and was looking for some feedback as to whether or not it was the right one to play. Glad I found this video! Definitely going to subscribe to see what else you have coming up.
Thank you so much
Nice video, Jamie. I didn't know that much about the GB MegaMan games outside of knowing they existed, so it's nice to see someone's take on it. I played MM2 growing up but I really like the MegaMan Legends games because they have more of an Action RPG feel to them. They have good stories and comedy, almost with an Anime-style feel. I wouldn't mind if you did a video on that. Also, if you want to do voice-over that's cool, just don't forget the captions for us deaf people! ;) Keep up the great work!
Don't worry! I'm absolutely gonna keep close captioning all my new vids :)
And, as for the Legends games: Once I finally play through Legends 2, I'd love to look back on that subseries, too!
Damn I still remember that Dustman level crush my soul many years ago
This vid deserves more numbers. Weird how I didn't see this in my sub feed
Sharing it out is the best way to help it grow :) I'm way glad you enjoyed it!
Wow this is the mega Megaman video, Great work Jamie
Thank you so.much dude!
I first heard of these games via the quarter guy, I started with 5 because that was the most original one. And then went from 1-4 and only played xterme 2. Overall the best one is 5 and the mega man killers are a really neat idea, I just wish they were in color
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
“Nobody cares about GutsMan”
Nah, Wily didn’t wanna send his waifu out into combat again
I mean it’s not like he didn’t have copies of Guts all over his lab or anything lol
*husbando
Wow you deserve sooooo much more subscribers. Nice video 🔥🙏🏼
Thank you muchly!
Uranus' Deep Digger. :D
@@DaWhiteTyger 39:14 in the video. In Mega Man V the boss "Uranus" gives you the weapon "Deep Digger", but I never realised it until he said it out loud. XD
I remember finding the RushJet albums back in 2019. God that was really when I got interested in chiptune music.
Wow😮very detailed
I been importing all the five games as of late. Also as a Non Binary person, I love your videos and MegaMan V was great.
still can't believe how good capcom made mega man work on game boy
Mega Man 3 for Gameboy was the first MM game I ever played and started my love for the series
It's nice seeing these games get some attention.
Got in a huge mega man binge lately, and I stumbled upon this video! It seems I haven't noticed you in my sub box for a while, so hopefully watching this in full will fix that on YT's end. Definitely a good time and I've been replaying the GB I-V lately as well. GB I was my first full MM game ever, after bouncing off 64 as a kid, and yeah, it definitely is an extreme in difficulty. I just thought at first "oh, that's why they say Mega man is hard", but now after having no problems clearing 1-8/10/11, I easily think MM1GB is waaaaay tougher than even 9. The sprites are just too darn big, and I'm glad they fixed that in later games, lol
Xtreme on 3DS is a bit of a funny story too: I remember the GB MM games got bulk revealed for the 3DS VC, and they'd release them in chrono order but push one to the front of the line depending on a vote for Mega May: I eagerly voted for Xtreme 2, but was fine with everything else... Except Xtreme 1. Which won the poll as most desired MM GB game, so it got released first, LMAO. I think that was due to people expected it to be more of a portable MMX game than it really is, and compared to Xtreme 2 (which I personally dig due to all the fun content and replay value), it's pretty buggy in spots too.
Also, congrats on coming out! Noticed on twitter for a long while, but I just noticed in this vid that it was the official debut.
great video. I didn't really play the mega man gb games. I might have to purchase them on the 3ds eshop
I hope you enjoy them if you do :)
You left three portable Mega Mac games out:
- Mega Man Battle and Fighters for the Wonderswan (which is now on the Switch)
- Mega Man: Powered Up for the PSP
- Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X for the PSP
To be fair, I made a point of just covering GB/GBC/GG - just the 90s titles. Though I am covering Battle and Fighters in a video later this month!
@@StuffWePlay I'm just making a pedantic joke! But the PSP Mega Man games are both great!
And had they sold better, we would've gotten more remakes, but they were on the PSP. Who had a PSP?!
@@Davethe3rd I wish they had too!I bet Powered Up is still the closest we'll ever get to am official mega man make
Id love to see you cover Mega Man Fan games
Very informative video but Megaman 2 on Gameboy was a great game!
mega man 2 on the gb was my first mega man game ever. its one of my faves. when i got it as a kid it was hard as hell. i was like 9 when my brother got it for me. but playing it now its easy. I never really had an issue with the music. call it nostalgia i guess.
you keep calling the original gameboy black and white. black and white wouldnt be a GB thing until like game boy pocket. original brick was green and a darker green.
I love MMV for having an original group of bosses. Pluto is still one of my favourite "robot master" designs.
Whoever did the sound programming on MMII obviously made a mistake. The music's all high-pitched, but it sounds great after it's lowered an octave.
i recently see this on my youtube recommendation and watch your video and felt like to collect all the megaman games for gameboy dmg i only have the megaman 5 games the original and a bootleg that i upload here on my channel
Could be nostalgia but I loved mega man 2 GB music lol I grew up with mega man X it being my first then mega man 2 GB idk how it got there then X2 then MM7 and MM3 GB so I always thought the classic games did the 4 robots first then 4 later turns out nope lol funny how it turned out well that way
mega man leading to a marriage is the internet success story i like to hear.
Wedding is officially happening in November now, too! It blows my mind to think how far we've come
How i beat those games when i was like 4 or 5 years old is still a mystery since when i got them again on my 3ds they where kicking my ass!
These are the funnest games barring X4 and Dash 2. Not weird at all, cute little package and interesting spin (especially 5) on the series that isn't a chore to beat.
I still have my MMV game from the mid 90s
Dr. Wily's Revenge was the first Mega Man game I played, and back then I thought it really was the first game in the series. Doesn't help that the subtitle was too small to read on the cartridge label, and nowhere at all on the title screen. The Mega Man World series really needs more recognition. A Legacy Collection, perhaps.
8:36 - yaaargh!! What are you DOING?? :D Use Cutman's weapon there, for Christ's sake! ^^
I really enjoyed Mega Man 2 GB. I would absolutely admit it was easy, but I still had a lot of fun with it as a kid
“Why would you play this over the X titles on the Nintendo Switch?”
Because, unlike the Nintendo Switch, a GBC, GBA, or 3DS (not XL) is actually portable?
One addition you can use the select button to dash in mega man xtreme gb
I have a very silly question if you don't mind. Can you tell me how you got that sort of color palette on your Gameboy? I'm playing these on my N3DSXL (Non CFW) is it possible to get that? There's only the greyscale/sepia color options. Thanks and great video. :)
I was playing on a Retro Freak!
@@StuffWePlay I see, thank you. :)
I own 3 to 5 and xtreme 2 in the 3ds and i liked them a lot despite their limitations
42:05
Isn't that coming from Rockman X4 anime cutscene instead of Ruby Spears Studio?
Mega Man III IV and V uses the same sound engine as Bionic Commando on the same system. Some GBC bootlegs uses said sound engine.
0:40, I recalled Screwattack. Man, those were the days.
44:20, what do you mean complicated?
My only nitpick with your awesome overview is that you acknowledged MMIV's improvement to Ring Boomerang finally giving it a reason for existing outside of bossfights, but didn't give 2 and 3 credit for similar improvements over their NES counterparts (and MMII needs all the credit anyone can scrape together)
In II, Leaf Shield is altered so that when thrown, the 4 leaves each get knocked out one hit at a time, meaning you can actually hit Airman with it through the tornadoes (well, barely). In NES 2, it may as well not be his weakness, AFAIC.
My favorite tweak to III, even more so than Shadowman's newfound weakness to Gemini Laser, is that Spark Shock is finally useful outside of Magnetman, Airman, and Bubbleman's fights: you can actually paralyze enemies with it, then switch back to Mega Buster and slaughter 'em, great for taking on the bigger opponents in the MM4-insprired stages!
Also, although Mega Man/Rush Spaceship only use it in final cutscene, the end of II is the first time he's absorbed the power of a WilyMachine, right? Makes it seem like he should've also absorbed Darkman's power in NES 5.
Megaman 5 goes so fucking hard and it's awesome that it recently got a DX Color hack so now you can play an awesome freaking game with color
52:49 Lmao at robotic LARPers.
Obviously, you couldn't have known back then, but recently a Mega Man V romhack was released that basically ports the game over to the GBC with full color AND all slowdown was removed. I love the Mega Man GB games, and do own MMV on cart, but that hack is something else. Give it a try!
I mean this with less stank than it might seem, but I think it's funny that for Wily's Revenge, when talking about the Anchor and Wily fights, both times you say "they're pretty easy", but you show footage of you dying 2+ times to each of them.
Irony is a dish best served cold
@@StuffWePlay all jokes aside, great vid! I had 3 of these games growing up, and I played the crap out of them.
@@loooooooooby Thank you tons and tons!!!
i noticed that too.
MMIII is my childhood
Please do videos on Street Fighter X Megaman & the Megaman Sonic worlds collide comics
megaman 4 GB's final boss reminds me of megaman 3 nes's final boss.
I grew up with Rockman 1 for Famicom and Mega Man 2 for the game boy .
Like your pfp
@@horsermchead2504 thanks I made it ☺️
16:41 that's his official name in Japan
the designers didn't make a typo
Megaman 2 gameboy has my favorite soundtrack of any of the classic series, the pitch is bad but there’s patches to fix it. I got used to it over the years so I don’t mind the high pitch anymore. The compositions are amazing, but the developers didn’t know how to convert it to the gameboy soundfont properly when the composer sent the ost over so it’s super horrible with the pitch.
Extreme 2 does have the best shop system out of any of the x titles for some reason, featured zero's first playable version where he actually used his saber like he should've over his heavy reliance on a buster unlike x3, and they did remake most of the level design of the levels for each of the bosses, and even the character swapping before x7. That said x1,x2 and x4 are still better titles for sure.
Also megaman game gear is just an outright acid trip. You go to cossack's castle where you fight toad man (whos weak to water wave????) And then end up in quick man's stage, dont fight a boss and then kill wily, the end.
Favorite gameboy games are probably mario land 2, wario land 1 and mmv gb
I am a new fan, but I wanted a welcome experience for the game boy, which one is great for beginners?
MM4 or 5
@@StuffWePlay Thanks, I'll get right on it, I have Mega Man 1 and 2 for game boy, but I kinda suck.
Kind of an unpopular opinion, but I prefer the Game Boy Mega Man games over the NES ones, with the exception of II.
I'm not sure if that's unpopular or not tbh!! Seems fair to me :)
is-
is the wily golem from mmiv-
a finished version of the one from mmi-
Rockman shadow is prototype of quint. Also is that one game he is from even canon? Idktbh
"Why would you play MMX on GBC when there is a collection on the Switch?" Because I don't have a Switch, darling.
It would be nice if they were added to the GB emulator. Almost done with Gargoyles Quest, ninty...
Clashman is actually a mistranslation of crash man
It's very difficult to get l and r right when translating japanese to English and it's very common for them to get swapped
Since clash and crash are very similar words this is even more likely
Dr. Right is not a typo! It is his original name in japaneese megaman games
dang, MMV is like 200 bucks apparently? wow (google search showed some ones for like, 20 bucks, but i dont know shipping on that.) no way am i selling it, but still...wow. also, III's unique tunes were fantastic.
Funny that u didnt mention that Dr Wily machine's fight in Rockman World 1 has the audacity to lock you out of the fight winning it when u use the Enker Mirror or whatever it was called again either before the fight and it isnt completly refilled or when u "miss" one of the shots from the mirror to do damage even once, as u can only damage the boss with the mirror AND u need it at full ammo to defeat Wily. Without say savestates or knowing that this is a thing, u are basically lead into a deathtrap of painful gamedesign for a final boss :/
Also smth I feel like is important to note for this game: You have a lower chance of getting health drops then ammo drops from enemies, which makes this staying alive thing uneccesary harder then needed which was luckily later resolved in all future Rockman World titles.
Lemme tell ya: The person who did the Rockman World 2 OST was new to the team, apparently this was his first work and that through conversion for GB styled music those high pitches came about. I personally am totally fine with it, tho some of them are really high and can be annoying, so its totally a matter of preference. THO: Most of the "fixed" versions, be it the Rockman World 2 Remade OST by Rushjet1 or the other guy which name I forgot, arent that great either, or to be precise: they miss something in nearly all tracks of them, and its not the high notes! Heck the boss theme sounds so middle of the road now in the "remade" OSTs that I dont feel as pumped or stressed in a positive way anymore because of it.
Also funny how u criticze Rockman World 2 being too easy when this is MM2's whole schtick, being the "easiest" in the whole series.
I am also not a fan of Rockman World 3 for a smilair reason as you are, I especially remember the final (or final 2?) Wily fortress stage where I noticed some rooms and enemy placement being unfair to react to or repeating even maybe to stretch gametime? Overall it didn't stick with me, despite Punk being my favorite Rockman Hunter of the three, mostly due to his theme.
I really wish you would have shown your favorite Rockman World tracks in this video while you talk about those games, not just in the background playing. I do say that Rockman World 4 & 5 are mostly tied for my favorite GB MM games but out of originality Rockman World 5 takes the cake for me. Also did you seriously took the MM10 DLC Cameo from the Rockman Hunters for real? It's as real as the Bassman Cameo story campaign, don't count on it if you wanna do some "story" review for the games. Like the Rockman World 5 reappareance of all 4 GB exclusive Mega Man antagonists happened due to them being copied/blueprint saved by Wily to use them again for one final round, just that neither of them have a change of heart of offer something new to the fight aka Wily hasn't learnt anything to adapt to Mega Man, sadly.
42:05 either u used the wrong footage, which by the context u talk about isn't the case, or u have the wrong label attached to that segment, cuz this is from MMX4 Zero's past shown right before the final boss as a cutscene.
I played Mega Man 2 on NES at someone's house. I enjoyed it and wanted a Mega Man game of my own. Mega Man II GB was the first Mega Man game I owned. I got it at this retro game store back in 2007. I thought it'd be the same as the NES version as that was the first time I've ever seen the GB version, only to find out that it wasn't. I still enjoyed it at the time, but eventually, I got Mega Man Anniversary Collection later on. Looking back at Mega Man II on GB, yeah, it's a pretty bad game. I still have it, but I hardly play it for that reason.
I see ScrewAttack, I click Like. Damn I miss them...
Also a good Mega Man video, too! I only ever got to play the Xtreme games, none of these...
Thank you tons! ScrewAttack really kicked off a lot of my early interest in content creation. I used to binge their top 10s and clip of the week vids!
You forgot to mention the Suzy boss in the third game.
If i would make a remake i would combine them all. like every of robot masters ans killers and quint before stardroids and 12 wily levels.
I have the first and 3rd gameboy one
That's the two I had as a kid, just parts 1 & 3. Loved them. I've since gone back and played 2 & 4 but am still working on 5.
Oh that's sweet!
My favorite GB title of all time: Mario Land 2 - so much nostalgia.
And for nostalgic reasons, I even like Megaman 2 GB :)
You said it well: be excellent to each other!
They are not so bad! Wow! Young people...lol
I actually love the Megaman 2 OST but thats just me.
Yes, that's really just you.
0:21 WTF is that cooking mama dool😨
I got a copy of Babysitting Mama on the Wii a few years back.
They literally let me take it just to get that creepy baby Wiimote holder out of the store XD
@@StuffWePlay oh god
Huh. Mega Man V is seemingly rare, at least the U.S version? Edit: HOLY... I'm never letting go of mine. Also, Quint is counted among the Mega Man Killer series since he's fought in the Enker Punk Ballad Quint boss rush in Mega Man V (GB).
Why do you think X6 is terrible? I hear a lot of people say X5 and X6 are terrible? I'm 31 and my first console was the NES so I played the original American released Mega Man games then moved on to the SNES playing Megaman X1 and X2 then once the PlayStation released I had X5 and X6 and both were absolutely amazing, keep in mind this was middle of Elementary School beginning of middle school and in the United States this was like the peak timing for Adult Swim Toonami anime such as Dragon Ball Z, Trigon, Inuyasha, Tenchi Muyo I don't even think the original Dragon Ball was being aired on American television yet flcl and Paranoia Agent can't forget those two but yeah the animated cutscenes I thought were amazing and really drew me in but that was only the tip of the iceberg something about X5 and X6 just really drew me in and they were actually the reason I bought the Legacy Collection I really wish Megaman Legends was included in the Legacy Collection bro even though it was Nintendo 64 exclusive Megaman Legends is probably my favorite Megaman game just because of how different was never got the chance to play Megaman Legends part 2 but I've played every single other Mega Man games including the turn-based titles for the handhelds I have to say X5 and X6 are definitely still both my favorites
jamie literally did a whole ass video on this. twice.
It seems like every time something is quote unquote not that bad we see him die
Ah My favorite British game company US Gold
This was such a fascinating and thorough video, I always love learning about obscure handheld counterpart games from mostly home console-based series. It always makes me so happy when people give those games the full credit they deserve. Also I appreciate the little real moment at the end, I noticed on your Twitter recently that you're using she/her pronouns now and I'm so happy for you!!!!!!
Thank you so so much for the kind words! This video was really special for me both because of that moment and the fact that this is a new take on one of the first videos I ever made, and I'm really glad folks seem to be loving it so far :)
Describing the Game Boy Mega Man 2 stages in one word as: "safe"? Dude! The FIRST TIME I played Mega Man 2 on Game Boy, I Game Overed on Metal Man's stage where you have to fall down at the end of the first screen, and if you don't move correctly, you fall on spikes and die for THE NEXT THREE SCREENS! Very cheap, and not at all "safe"! Ha, ha! But yeah, once you get to the fifth screen, it is kind of smooth sailing after that. :)
As for the third Mega Man Game Boy game, I did enjoy how it not only brought back the music, physics, and graphics from the NES 3 and 4, but also had such awesomely detailed backgrounds! The second Game Boy game did not even TRY to use any of the original NES stage music... except maybe Bubble Man's (?) for Air Man's stage, and Dust Man's (?) for Hard Man's stage. 1 was definitely higher quality than 2, but 3 blew both of the previous Mega Man Game Boy games out of the water! Speaking of water... I agree about the ramped-up difficulty in the later stages. I did find those stages challenging, but Dive Man's stage was the bane of my existence at the time. I also agree that 4 was even better than 3! Not only was it more fun, but it actually remixed the NES Mega Man 4 boss music to actually sound GOOD!
Also, a note about the "boss rehashing"... Before Game Boy, unless you count the godawful Tiger Handheld of "Mega Man 2", there really wasn't a portable Mega Man game title. I actually enjoyed fighting against the old bosses in new stages with modified weaknesses when I was a kid - and was pleasantly surprised by the Ninth Bosses (a.k.a. Mega Man Killers) from which I didn't know what to expect at first! When I was looking forward to the Game Boy Mega Man 5, I "knew" which bosses would be selected from NES Mega Man 5 and wondered which ones would be chosen from 6... Ha ha!! But of course, I was wrong! The way cool completely original new bosses and stages did take me a little while to warm up to - especially with Mega Man trading his signature Mega Buster for... a chargeable Hard Knuckle?... But all in all, I agree, 5 was the best of the five games! Oh! And did you know this little tidbit? In both 4 and 5, if you Game Over a certain number of times, Dr. Light... er... Right... will speed up your Charge Shot!
Idea megaman legacy collection3 5 game boy games 2 fighting games and wily wars
And 2 extreme games
@@stephenaremu78 Mega Man & Bass too (maybe also Challenger from the Future on the Wonderswan)