[TABLE OF CONTENTS]___________________________________________________________
He's a MAD, MAD Scientist! ................................................. 6 Controlling Mega Man ....................................................... 7 The Maze Screen .......................................................... 8-9 The Weapons Box ........................................................... 10 Nuts & Bolts for Winning .................................................. 11 Using Your Password ....................................................... 12
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[HE'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD SCIENTIST]_________________________________________
Mega Man, once again you must save the world, because Dr. Wily just won't stop! This time the unbelievably insane scientist has restored eight of the Robot masters you previously mashed into metal marmalade.
Four of them - Ice Man, Electric man, Cut Man, and Fire Man - are running wild and tearing up the town. Those are the nice ones! Another four - Quick Man, Heat Man, Bubble Man, and Flash Man - are lurking in Dr. Wily's complex, with a factory-full of industrial strength robot smashers that you won't believe!
But that's nothing compared to what you'll face in Dr. Wily's Space Node. So load up the Plasma Cannon, Mega Man. It's time to get the lead out!
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[CONTROLLING MEGA MAN]________________________________________________________
Press this: To do this:
Control pad LEFT or RIGHT Run in that direction.
Control pad Up or DOWN Climb up or down.
Button A Jump. Hold down the button for longer jumps. Press the control pad to jump in the direction you want to go.
Button B Fire!
Start Button See the Weapons Box. Use the control pad to choose a weapon, then press Start again to return to the action.
At the beginning of the game, choose one of the first four Robot Masters. Then press Start to transport through town to the area he's got in his steely grip.
Every Robot Master is hiding in his own special maze, filled with monstrous machines that fit his personality. You've got to run, blast, dodge and leap your way through the dizzying rooms to finally corner the big boss.
You start the game with three chances to succeed. But your energy can drain away as you take the crushing smashes your foes deal out. Keep an android eye on the bottom of the screen to check on how you're doing.
Battle through the maze of rooms, blasting everything you can. And don't forget to pick up your vitamins and minerals to gain back energy and chances. The more machines you demolish, the more pills, pellets, and capsules you'll get. Then your energy runs out. You lose one chance. If you have chances left, you'll start again.
Power Pellet: Increases your power meter. Energy Pellet: Increases your weapon's energy meter. Extra Life Capsule: Gives you another chance to win!
Reaching the end of a maze puts you face to face with the Robot Master, and his power meter appears. Just like you, he'll last as long as his energy does so you've got to watch both meters. blast him into scrap metal to complete the maze and gain his Master Weapon. You'll transport back to the selection screen where you can choose your next opponent.
When you destroy a Robot Master, his weapon becomes yours to choose and use. Press Start at any time to see the Weapons Box.
The energy meters show how much energy each weapon has left. Use the control pad to choose a weapon, and then press Start to continue the fight. When you're using a Master Weapon, its energy meter will also appear at the bottom of the screen.
During his travels, Mega Man can acquire a levitating platform called the Carry. Once it has been collected, the Carry can be activated and recharged just like any Master Weapon. Mega Man will be able to shoot out his platform to help him climb over obstacles which block his path.
When you are using a Master Weapon, you can increase the energy level of the weapon by picking up Energy Pellets. The pellets will only increase the energy level of the Master Weapon you are currently using.
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[NUTS AND BOLTS FOR WINNING]__________________________________________________
* Fire from ladder and while jumping to blast high-up machines.
* Try to get all the pills, pellets, and capsules in a room so your power and weapon energy hold out for the next furious fray.
* Figure out which Master Weapons will beat ech Robot Master. Then go after your foes in the right order to get the weapons you need for the next battle
* When hurt, Mega Man will flash for a bit. He can't be injured during this time.
* Practice to become fast and accurate. Then practire, practice, practice some more.
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[USING YOUR PASSWORD]_________________________________________________________
When you annihilate a Robot master, you can see a secret password. Use the control pad to select Password, then press Start. (If you don't want to see the password, choose Stage Select and press Start. You'll return to the screen where you can choose another opponent.)
When the password appears, write it down or memorize it. The next time you play the game, you can continue from this point. Here's how:
1. Choose Password from the title screen.
2. On the next screen, use the control pad to move the marker in the grid. Press button A on each space you need for your password. (If you mark a space by mistake, press button B to "unmark" it.) The box at the lower right shows how many spaces you need to mark.
3. When you've entered all five dots, the game will automatically check the password to see if it is correct. If it is correct then you will continue the game from the point where you received the password.
