Mega Man 2 (NES) Playthrough
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ย. 2022
- A playthrough of Capcom's 1989 action game for the NES, Mega Man 2.
Played on the "difficult" setting.
Despite the original game not selling enough copies to warrant an immediate follow-up, Mega Man 2 saw its initial release on the Japanese market a mere twelve months after Mega Man‘s initial publication ( • Mega Man (NES) Playthr... ). Completed in a mere four months, Mega Man 2 was to become an industry-wide symbol of the passion and dedication that went into many early NES projects. Capcom would not fully support the production of the sequel to a fairly recent, modestly-successful title, but it would allow for the development team, already fully engaged in other “official” projects, to develop the title on their own time.
In retrospect, granting this boon to the passionate creators of the franchise was one of the smartest decisions Capcom made in console-development during the 1980s - Mega Man 2 stands today as the best-selling title in the series with over 1.5 million copies sold across all regions, and it was Capcom’s second best-selling title released on the NES.
Following a dramatic introductory sequence and difficulty select, Mega Man is confronted with a new set of eight robot masters. Like in Mega Man, you chose the order in which you'll tackle each of the initial stages. The recommended order, however, largely depends on the vulnerabilities of each of the robot masters. There are several viable ways to approach the first eight stages, and this need for strategy extends the game’s replay value significantly.
New to Mega Man 2 is the addition of special power up items that are received upon beating certain stages. After destroying Heat Man, in addition to Atomic Fire, Mega Man will receive Item-1 from Dr. Light, granting the ability to place up to three floating platforms in mid-air. When Air Man is destroyed, Item-2 become parts of Mega Man’s arsenal, allowing Mega Man to use a hover board to fly over hazardous terrain. Finally, the defeat of Flash Man brings Item-3 which will provide a platform that can scale walls. Energy tanks are also introduced in this sequel, allowing you to refill Mega Man's life gauge at any time from the menu.
These new items provide opportunities for some light puzzle elements. Without them, some power-ups and paths will remain inaccessible in the early stages, while areas in Dr. Wily’s castle require the judicious use of each to make any progress. This unfortunately introduces one of the game’s few major stumbling points: unless you know what lies ahead, it's likely that you'll become stuck after running out of energy for a required item or weapon. The most egregious offender is Wily’s Castle’s Stage 4 boss which requires that every shot of the Crash Bomb (the only weapon that has an effect) connects if you're to complete it before running out of ammo.
As Mega Man 2 is a fair bit longer than the first game was, a password system has also been introduced. After completing a level and receiving a power-up, a password is given that will record which weapons, items, and energy tanks have been acquired thus far. The passwords, the new difficulty selector, and the energy tanks have earned Mega Man 2 some criticism for being easier than the original, and while this is true, it also makes the game accessible to a wider range of players.
Of all the changes made for the sequel, the most readily apparent lies in Mega Man 2's aesthetics. Instead of the flat, single-color backdrops that defined the first game's look, Mega Man 2's are carefully detailed and tailored to suit the theme of the boss robot, and the sprite work is a marked improvement. Enemies have more animation games to better convey a sense of personality - the gear-riding clowns, fire-breathing dog robots, and the gyro-copter robots that pull their own wind-up strings are real stand-outs. The real technical wizardry, however, is reserved as a reward for making it to the final areas. Bosses become screen-filling mechanical monstrosities: the huge fire-breathing dragon chase, the Guts Man tank, and Dr. Wily’s spaceship all impress in how they dominate the playfield.
The soundtrack is upbeat, catchy, and often shifts gears to suit the tone of the action. I don't think the music is quite as consistently top-notch as the first game's, but the majority of the songs are insanely memorable and loaded with heavy bass beats and driving synth leads. Quick Man, Wood Man, and Bubble Man’s stages are all toe-tappers, and Dr. Wily’s castle stage theme is regularly called out as one of the best Mega Man themes ever.
There's a lot to love about Mega Man 2. It's not perfect, nor is it even the best Mega Man NES game (in my opinion, at least), but the improvements Mega Man 2 offers over the first game makes it a must-play for any NES fan.
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Mega Man 2 was a major step forward for the fledgling series and a huge hit for Capcom in the NES days. Is it even possible to hear this music without cracking a smile?
Maybe it’s just me, but I find myself humming the music from this game very often from out of nowhere. That is the power/quality of this soundtrack.
when i hear the music i hear 3 things
1 a gamer with a level of ineptitude making dsp and egoraptor seem like japanese speedrunning legends because airman
2 another guy going on about his childhood memories about ultraman
3 7 of the 8 robot masters confession there Bl to megs (the jokes if he made that woodman song)
@@krystalfan What on earth are you talking about?
Lots of happy childhood memories here. Awesome job as always.
The game changed my life! I was totally wrapped up in it back in the day!! There wouldn’t have been a series without this masterpiece!
I remember writing to Nintendo Power's Counselor's Corner because I couldn't beat the Boobeam Trap. They sent me a 3 page packet through the mail detailing how to beat the boss. I'll never forget that.
W
I think they should have included those packets with the purchase. Because that boss was beyond ridiculous. Once you figure it out, it's not bad, but it's damn near cryptic.
Best Mega Man of the 8bit series
Noticing a lot of very glitchy graphics and such. So it WASN'T just me that was having those, that's just how the game is, huh?
Not being a big fan of the original Mega Man when I rented it back in elementary school, it was a huge shock to see how incredible this looked when it graced it's very own issue of Nintendo Power and I awaited its arrival at my local rental store with bated breath. Then, one day, it appeared! There it was on the new release wall, rented out of course, and I knew one day soon it'd be savoring it. But, boy did it take a while! Every week we'd go looking for a movie/game to rent for the weekend and it was always out for what seemed like months. In fact, I remember being in the back seat of the family station wagon and praying to God that this time, when we showed up at the store, I'd see that little plastic tag hanging from the hook underneath its box, and one day there it was. Man, I was obsessed with this game; I had to memorize all the music! It was such an enormous improvement over the ho-hum original and really made the NES feel powerful. I remember this was the game that made me realize how much more satisfying "home" games could be even when they couldn't hope to match the graphics of those in the arcades. What an incredible classic!
MM2 was such a classic back in the day, and Metal Blades was the most OP weapon to use.
Indeed. When you have it, you can smash through most levels and bosses easily.
This game is what solidified Mega Man as one of my all-time favorite childhood series. Hell, this soundtrack (along with MM3 and MMX) will always be burned into my memory.
For the record: I owned and beat the first one (and I think I bought the first one at some street market my grandmother took me to; memory's a bit fuzzy on that), but I couldn't appreciate it like I did this one.
The game that made me a lifelong Mega Man fan.
Unlike the other games, in which only one order is the best, this one has MANY good boss orders for you to take. One I like to take involves getting items 2 and 1 and bombs before arriving at Heat Man's stage.
every game has multiple good orders, mainly all for weapons. like in 7, you might do junk man first to get junk shield asap, or in 11, you’ll do impact man first so you can get pile driver. i could probably name an instance like this for every game but you probably already get the idea
I remember my childhood order to be a lot different from NC's video. I'd fight Bubbleman first, then Airman and, if my memory doesn't fail me, Heatman for last one. I like to use Metalman's weapon to defeat Woodman and Heatman's weapon against the dragon, altough the video's order seems a lot more logic. Other games seem a lot more rigid about the enemy order, but I'm no MM professional.
I prefer to end with the Robot Master whose weapon is the most effective against the first Wily boss. Playing this game I’d go strictly by weakness order (Metal>Bubble>Heat>Wood>Air>Crash), then branch off and do Flash Man (it’s better to do his stage with the Crash Bomber handy, plus he’s vulnerable to it), then Quick Man before the Mech Dragon, who I’d waste with the Quick Boomerang.
@@amso7169well the difficulty level in every game also heavily based in which Boss Weapon you get in each Boss you defeat.
Best Mega man game without doubt
Hell yes, NC! This one was a huge part of my childhood and that music is Grammy worthy imo. 😎👉👉❤️
At the age of 41 now I'm glad my eyes weren't as bad as they are now when I was 7 lol. The beginning of Bubble man stage drove my eyes crazy lol.
I was very depressed during the good majority of this year and this game gave me nothing but hope. It really is such a magic game.
It really made my childhood better.
We were you depressed :(
One of my favorite games in the Mega Man series.
MegaMan II is considered by many as the best MEGAMAN game ever.
I love Mega Man 2! My favorite stage music is Flash Man.
Quick Man is my favorite tune, but there are so many good ones!
Love Flashman, Airman and Bubbleman’s.
The quality of this vid is incredible. I have a 65in 4K tv and it’s so crisp and clear.
Thanks! I'm glad since this is a replacement for my old 720p video.
Ah yea, Mega Man 2, the game that introduced a lot of the series' staples going forward. The regular boss, or Robot Master, group is up to eight instead of six, Energy Tanks, the ability to save progress via a password system, and special items that can be acquired by beating certain stages. This game pretty much cemented Mega Man as one of Capcom's most beloved franchises, and it significantly surpassed MM1 in every conceivable way. It is a must have a title, especially for those who want to get into the series for the first time ever.
Correction: Mega Man 2 WAS the best-selling game in the series. The 11th part broke the record with 1.6 million.
This video is 50-plus minutes of one of the better times in my childhood. This and _Mega Man 4_ are tied as my favorite out of the entire series. Great playthrough.
Thanks :)
One of my favorite Mega Man games of all time 😀😀
The stage music 🔥🔥 my personal fave, the 1st 2 stages of Dr. Wily, where you fight the dragon
This is one of those games that you just hum along to the whole time
MM3 was the first game I played in the series, so it's always been my favorite. But it's hard to deny how great of a game this is. The energy tanks and password system make it much more accessible than the original, and the graphics and music are both incredible for their time. A true classic.
That's pretty much my feeling too. I love this one, but I still prefer the third.
Mega Man 3 is easier! This one was fairly challenging to beat, but the first even more so.
It's funny when gamers today talk about accessibility by way of an easier challenge, especially in reference to old games like this. I was eight years old when I beat this!
@SR707 Yeah, I played through the series again after seeing these videos, and it struck me that the higher energy tank limits in 3-6 take most of the challenge out of them. 2 is definitely more challenging, and one of my favorites, but I still like 3 better.
An absolute classic
This whole game is full of bangers
I'd like it known that NintendoComplete here has performed a miracle.
The waterfall section was actually visible.
All it took was a ridiculously high bitrate. Who knew? 😆
I think the music alone makes this game at least an 8.5/10
This is my personal favourite NES game. The incredible music, the iconic bosses, the perfect gameplay, the awesome weapons…A true Capcom masterpiece for the ages. Also, Metal Blade is one of the best weapons ever.
The metal blade is sweet, especially with that high pitched zap noise it makes when you throw it.
@@NintendoComplete Exactly! I know you like Mega Man 3 more, but what I always felt was that no weapon in that game was as good as the Metal Blade. I actually never owned Mega Man 2 growing up (I rented it all the time) but I did own MM3 and I always felt that was a weakness of that game (no standout weapon). On the other hand, that made the game more challenging, which can be viewed as a positive.
The shadow blade was pretty similar in concept, wasn't it? But yeah, MM3's weapons weren't as versatile as MM2's and the Top Spin sucked ass. The magnet was pretty good as a homing weapon though.
@@NintendoComplete If my memory serves me well, the Shadow Blade was really lousy compared to the Metal Blade. I believe it controlled poorly, didn’t go as far and ran out super fast. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t have fond memories of that weapon. The Metal Blade was so responsive and easy to control, plus it went the whole length of the screen. Yes the magnet was a good weapon for sure. I remember the weapons in MM3 depleting much faster and weapon refills being much rarer/enemies dropping much less power-ups than in MM2. I guess that made MM3 much harder. Maybe I’m wrong though, it’s been a long time since I played it. Thanks for the play through and I’m looking forward to more Mega Man games!
@@NintendoComplete p.s. Yeah, the Top Spin definitely was pure crapola.
Mega Man X and this are my favorites of the series.
I could never even pass this game on normal mode ha, and this is a complete walkthrough with no cheats. Great dude
I like this game and I've been doing videos of this.👍 the blue bomber Mega man is the best even today.
Such an awesome platform game that was highly addictive to play! Fantastic game play, great soundtrack, colorful themed levels and cool bosses!
To be honest, this video is the first time I see someone overcoming the Willy's Castle stage 4 boss in one turn. Never been able to do that, didn't even think about such a strategy. As much as I respect the franchise, Megaman never was my cup of tea but I remember beating 1 and 2 back in the day. Never liked the puzzle-ish platform philosophy not to mention boss rushes. There's no deny though, it's one of the most memorable NES soundtracks.
Metal Blade, how I love thee.
The best Mega Man in the NES series.
The best game ever in the NES hexology, IMO. Over the decades, there have been dozens and dozens of remixes of the soundtrack. It would really make my day, if someone could recrate this soundtrack to make it sound like the "Willow" Arcade soundtrack, which was also composed by Takashi Tateishi.
Bruh.................this is the greatest of all time.
Never thought of using Crash Bombs on Quickman.
Also love that Mega Man 2 is also on the NES Classic!!
I personally prefer Megaman 3 over this one, but I still freaking *love* Megaman 2. Especially its soundtrack - Flash Man was always my favorite song.
Boss music is fire. I grew up with X on snes. It's cool to see where he came from.
I can't believe you never did this yet, top 10 NES game
I remember when I got this game it was June 1990 or 91. our TV was out for repairs so I couldn't play it for a week. last day of school I get off the bus and lo and behold there was a brand new TV in the living room so I could finally play it! I couldn't believe how clear the picture was on that new TV! I spent that hot summer parked in front of the TV with a giant box fan blowing on me, then i'd take breaks and go outside and play. that was a great summer.
My overall favorite game. :)
This is a certified hood classic!
Everyone’s personal favorite. But it’s decent for me.
the universal praise for it has kinda faded away over time. now, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11 are generally the most acclaimed ones from what i’ve seen on the internet. but pretty much everybody has different preferences on the classics
@@amso7169 That’s good. I’m not a fan of universal praises either. The kind of universal praises Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Toy Story 3 peeve me the most especially.
I feel a similar way with this game. It is legitimately fantastic, but it has its share of BS- like that Crash Bomber boss in the Wily levels.
@@Dorian_Scott Oh yeah, that boss is incredibly frustrating... Of course, there's also Quick Man's stage.
The quick man stage was hard!
I love these games, but I do wish the later ones had kept the gameplay as snappy as the first two. The addition of the charge beam seemed cool when it first came out, but it also slowed combat down as it made your primary weapon much weaker as normal enemies now required more button mashing to defeat. Pre charge beam combat was so fast and satisfying as most enemies needed only one shot to kill
Mega Man 2! Awesome game. I love it.
Awesome gameplay
Thank you 👍
I personally find it difficult 😏 as a huge fan of classic Mega Man to have either this or MM3 as my favorite of the bunch. But you did well in this play-through, Alex. Good job. 👏🏼
Thanks :)
Megaman franchise did it again !!!!! 💪
The best game in the NES era. I played this game in 2002.
[6:00] - The metal man weapon is OP. It's strong and can be fired in 8 directions. And sometimes one shot kills mutiple enemies. At least they should have made it such that each shot drains one of little energy bars.
Most people have no clue how overrated this weapon is. Many times Leave Shield, Air Shooter and Quick Boomerang deal more damage or even faster. I guess most people never developed a signature play style.
Why do I think of Double Dragon whenever the stage clear sound hits?
The game that set the standard formula for most if not all subsequent Mega Man games to follow. Boy did this game, make an impact, and for good reason. Brilliant levels and bosses, some of the most useful weapons in the series, and a _legendary_ soundtrack.
I have the strangest relationship with Mega Man 2. Of course, I always loved it, but as to my opinion of how much I think it stacks up against later games in the series has fluctuated wildly throughout my life. Few will deny that it improves upon its predecessor in just about every way, but for a long time, I liked the other NES Mega Mans slightly more. In more recent times, I've come to appreciate 2's strong points more, as my understanding of game design developed.
Is it the best game in the franchise? ...I think maybe the X series has the advantage in many ways, but Mega Man 2 may just be my favorite NES game.
Wherever you place MM2, it's iconic, and an absolute must-play classic.
LOVE this game
Mega man 2 un clásico del Nes con una calificación casi de 5 Estrellas por trama jugabilidad y sobre todo la música este juego lo conocí en el año 2013 como Rock man 2 en cartucho de Familly game junto a castlevania 1 ya que este título me tomo hasta el año 2014 en terminarlo completo y hasta el día de hoy aún conservo este titulo y lo he acabado mas de una vez y aun sigue siendo divertido
this game created great memories.🤪😅
What's the difference between normal and difficult? I am nearly through with normal and wondering if it's worth to try it in difficult.
Good one
Should have gotten Heat Man to explode Wood Man one shot ;) GG
So I'm guessing you'll do this for all the games?
Good player, the game is hard.
Thanks!
All jokes aside, when they finally do invent some inception kind of device to plug into and relive your past I will gladly get hooked up once I pass 70
The first game I saved up and bought with my own money. Nintendo Power convinced me I had to have this one. My mom and dad had a policy of me having to rent a game before I bought it, to make sure I liked it, so even when I had the money saved up, they wanted me to rent it first.. For a while, I couldn't find it at the rental store. When I finally did, it was as glorious as I imagined it would be.
My dad must have noticed, because the next day, he offered to return the game to the rental store early, and take me to Kay-Bee Toys to buy it. I got to pick up where I left off, thanks to passwords. That weekend, my best friend had a sleepover at my house, and we stayed up until we beat it.
I remember we thought the ending suggested that Mega Man had died, due to the somber music, and the way he just kind of vanishes, leaving his helmet behind.
I had always interpreted the ending of this game to indicate that Mega Man's fight against the forces of evil (i.e., Dr. Wily) will never end, and he must fight through rain, shine, sleet, and/or snow to preserve to peace.
I've seen so many boss orders to fight. But I want to find out what's the HARDEST, THE MOST DIFFICULT Boss Fight order. Any ideas?
Normal weapon on each boss?
The order is not important…
Flash man music is my favorite
29:50 essa música é muito boa, fala sério. Da muito gosto de ouvir
I really love this game, as it is hard to play I enjoy beating bosses and guessing helpful upgrades.
Ignore my second commend btw
35:24 Bubble 💭💭💭 mega man
OMG i love this game Maga man2 my first favourite
While many crow this is their favorite, mine is #4, two castles, great music, the charge shot (blah blah it makes boss weapons useless, blah blah, can't hear ya). Plus there's no boss that if you run out of weapon energy, forces you to game over just to have it refilled, a flaw if you ask me, even if that is what the developers intended.
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Best Mega Man game for the NES
49:40 I wonder what this ending means (I thought it was implying Mega Man retiring to go back to his old life as Rock but their is another game after this)
I'm bout²BAKE this game!!!!
I think the robot bad guys are evil creations
Dude this was so impressive and i was shocked when you actually died ahaha
Never seen anyone waste the save crash bomb on quickman before!
4:32 wait is that… a password? But my megaman legacy collection already has save states and a rewind feature what’s the point of that too? And if you’re gonna have a password system, why have save states and a rewind feature?
idk
I always beat Metal Man first. 🥰🤘
Best game but seizures is litterly everywhere
This game was super easy as a kid to beat
29:53 Okkusenman! Okkusenman!
MM2 and 3 best music in the series. too bad the music quality dropped off on the 4th and 5th game.
37:04 Oups…
At 34:00 why the Heck didn’t you use your Freeze ?
I didn't want to burn through it unnecessarily before the boss rush. It's a good idea though.
@@NintendoComplete you can just use the leaf shield. it takes them all out in one hit. same with the chicken walkers (27:35) if you use the air shooter.
Didn’t you do this years ago?
Yeah I'm updating them. The 720p60 format doesn't look so hot anymore.
Tus videos están bien
my old TV has a better speaker than my pc
You use an lcd screen, this game should be played on a crt screen
Good luck buying one that is fully functional and having spare parts in case it breaks.
One of the most DIFFICULT MM games I’ve ever played. Could never beat it until I’d had the Game Genie but there were side effects from doing that in this game but could care less about it.
Difficult yes, but not as much as the first! Iceman flying platforms and Elecman’s electric blasts were so frustrating! Not to mention those jumping robots that take away so much power from you…
@@stephenn77 Good point.
I know this comment may seem irrelevant but I compare Mega Man with Bruce Lee. In the beginning before Mega Man beat any master robots he only has the Mega Buster. Just like Bruce Lee in the beginning he only knew Wing Chun from his master IP Man. However, later on Mega Man becomes more and more powerful with each master robots he defeats to have the ultimate skill and power to defeat Dr. Wily. Same with Bruce Lee. He knew in order to be a true master in martial arts he would have to learn all different styles. That's why he has masters of all types of fighting teach him karate, Jiu- Jitsu, boxing, Muay Thai, etc. Only then when he incorporates all that he knows and adapts to the opponents method of fighting does he become truly powerful with his martial art Jeet Kung Do.
32:30 Epileptic seizures
And the Virtual Console and NES Mini versions significantly tones them down.
Gutsman?
nice Nintendo
Someone should TF2 dub this
I STILL hate this damn game...
That and Ninja Gaiden 2.