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Mega Man 2 NES is Capcom’s 1989 sequel with eight Robot Masters, Energy Tanks and a password system. It has sold over 1.51 million copies worldwide. You get the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual. Orders ship within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Capcom |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Mega Man 2 NES is Capcom's 1989 sequel to Mega Man, released in North America in June 1989. It has sold over 1.51 million copies worldwide. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
This time there are eight Robot Masters: Metal Man, Air Man, Bubble Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Heat Man and Wood Man. Each one is weak to another Robot Master's weapon, so picking the right stage order makes the game easier.
Mega Man 2 introduced the Energy Tank, which lets you refill your health at any time. It also added a password system. After each Robot Master falls, you get a password that saves which bosses are beaten and how many Energy Tanks you hold.
The Japanese original was labeled "difficult." The North American release added a "normal" setting that makes the arm cannon and boss weapons stronger. Capcom received 8,370 boss design ideas from the public for this game. The team built Mega Man 2 in three to four months, often working on it in their own time alongside other Capcom projects.
Choose the normal setting if this is your first Mega Man game. Write down each password after a boss so you can pick up where you left off. Save your Energy Tanks for the final stages.
Start with the original Mega Man or move on to Mega Man 3. Browse all NES games in our shop. Read about Mega Man 2 on Wikipedia.
When did Mega Man 2 come out?
Mega Man 2 (1989) reached North American stores in June of that year, published by Capcom.
Does Mega Man 2 save your progress?
It uses passwords. A password appears after each Robot Master you defeat.
Is there an easy mode?
The North American version adds a "normal" mode with stronger weapons, alongside "difficult."
What comes with this Mega Man 2 cartridge?
The loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
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BX Lounger –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
The Blue Bomber returned in the breakout sequel
If it wasn’t for the underground buzz that Mega Man received, Capcom would had most likely not released the 1989 sequel for the NES outside of Japan. If anything, it set itself up for Mega Man 2 to be a success. But not even Capcom expected how much of a success it would turn out to be: millions of copies were sold across the world and Mega Man would be quickly recognized as much as Nintendo’s mascot, Mario. And when Mega Man 2 was released, the Blue Bomber returned in the breakout NES sequel that had gamers in a frenzy. I never bought it because I borrowed it from my best friend numerous times and it was worth it.
Mega Man 2 had Mega Man return to save his world. Dr. Wily was really upset that he lost to Mega Man before and he vowed to get his revenge. To show he was better than Dr. Light and to crush Mega Man, Dr. Wily invented eight Robot Masters and challenged Mega Man to beat them and to fight him again. You picked one of eight stages to play through and beat the Robot Master to gain its special weapon. In addition to the special weapons, you were able to acquire three adapters that helped you cross gaps, climb walls or reach platforms out of reach. Once you beat all eight stages, you were whisked off to Dr. Wily’s castle. There you had to play through six more stages, filled with more enemies, boss characters, the same eight Robot Masters from before and finally, Dr. Wily and his new robot contraptions. The game provided passwords so you could save your progress and come back later to finish your game.
The PROS: Capcom responded to those gamers who felt the first game was too hard to beat by offering easy and hard modes. Because of that move, Mega Man 2 was accessible to every gamer and that helped it gain popularity. You had new Robot Masters, new weapons and more stages to play through. Everything here was better: the graphics, music, stage layouts, enemies and boss characters. The sound effects were mostly the same from the first game but were still good and so were the controls. The new weapon adapters were pretty cool and helped out in certain sections of the game. Since the game was longer, the password system was a nice addition so that you could play for a bit, copy the password and then use it later on to finish the game. Mega Man 2 was the first game to introduce “energy tanks”: a health power up that filled up your energy bar when you needed it (the only catch was that you could carry up to four at a time.)
The CONS: Mega Man 2 went down in the franchise’s history as the easiest game in the series to beat. If you played it through the easy mode, it was an absolute but enjoyable walk in the park. But if you played it through the hard mode, the game gave you a mild challenge but nowhere near what you saw in Mega Man. Some players wanted more of a challenge besides those two modes but Capcom wanted everyone to enjoy the game so that’s why it wasn’t as hard as the first game. When you use the passwords, they saved your progress as far as how many robots you beat. If you used it during one of the stages in Dr. Wily’s castle, the game always brought you back to the first stage of the castle. Also, the passwords never let you kept the energy tanks or extra lives you collected; you started without any energy tanks and three lives.
Mega Man 2 was and still is regarded as one of the best in the NES series. To this date, it stirs the debate as to which NES Mega Man game reigns supreme and it’s always been between Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3. No matter which game was your favorite, this one had a lot of fans and brought a lot of good memories to those gamers who were fortunate enough. If you’re a Mega Man fan, you have this game in some form: the actual NES cartridge, the Mega Man Anniversary Collection released for the PS2 and Gamecube consoles, or downloaded it to your Wii from the Virtual Console Service (500 points.) This was a game that anyone could have enjoyed and millions of gamers can attest to it.
Darla Rose –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Buyer beware
Game was extremely dirty and would not work. Had to clean it extensively. Definitely did not deserve to be listed as very good condition and not worth the price.
Naturelover –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
I wrote a review earlier and I’d like to retract it
I wrote a review earlier and I’d like to retract it. This game did not work and ruined my son’s BD. On top of this we had to pay to ship it back. Not a happy mama!