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[Kobun Heat]

So I just spent the last few hours going through Mega Man 1 in MMAC. I got all the way to Dr. Wily and tried to beat that last section a billion times (alright, maybe ten) but didn't feel like trying anymore after getting to the last stage of Wily and dying in seconds from those GOD DAMN ARGH SHIT GAAAAAAAAAAAH but anyway, it saved my progress after each stage in Wily's level. To the memory card. And then when I hit Stage Select after losing one time, it sent me back to the menu screen and NOW I HAVE TO START ALL THE WAY OVER AT THE BEGINNING OF WILY'S STAGE.

Yeah, I know the original didn't have ANY save function, but IT SAID IT WAS SAVING MY DAMNED PROGRESS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

[MoxManiac]

Happened to me, I was pissed too. Thankfully Dr Wily himself is easy, just gotta get through the stage.

 

[Seth C]

That's just how Megaman games work.

 

[Kobun Heat]

That's just how Megaman games work.

Not this one. This one said it was saving my progress, and it lied.

 

[Seth C]

You can always get the level codes after each stage, even the Wiley stages, but they don't let you stop and start back in the middle of it. You always have to play through the whole Wiley section.

 

[BobbyRobby]

Yeah, that is pretty dumb that it says its saving your progress, but I'm glad they didn't alter the original games.

 

[Kobun Heat]

Yeah, that is pretty dumb that it says its saving your progress, but I'm glad they didn't alter the original games.

If I even touch MM1 again - which I may never do - I'm turning on Easy mode.

But fuck it - there's still nine other Mega Man games to play. Er, seven. How do I unlock the Power Battle games, anyway? Hmmm...

 

[Brofist]

In MM1 can you still do the electrobeam pause trick? Just wondering.

 

[Crazymoogle]

In MM1 can you still do the electrobeam pause trick? Just wondering.

No.

 

[Brofist]

Yikes, thats how I always beat the 1st Wily boss (the guy who break into pieces). That must be a bitch now.

 

[MoxManiac]

It's not hard, the block pattern is the same each time.

 

[Brofist]

Yeah I guess the pattern is easy, just never had to do it even a 2nd time with the weapon glitch

 

[bobbyconover]

But fuck it - there's still nine other Mega Man games to play. Er, seven. How do I unlock the Power Battle games, anyway? Hmmm...

Beat all 8 robots in Megaman 3 to get Power Battle, beat the first 4 robots in Megaman 7 to get Power Fighters. I suggest going for 7 first - I dunno if I'm the only one who missed out on this game back in the day, but it's actually way cooler than I expected. The copious GnG references in Shademan's level tickle my nostalgia-addled fanboy bone to the max.

 

[Swordian]

In MM1 can you still do the electrobeam pause trick? Just wondering.

I've seen people claim they've been able to do it. You can probably find the method on GameFAQs.

 

[LittleTokyo]

Stop whining. A real Mega Man expert would beat the game in one sitting. Weak Sauce.

 

[bobbyconover]

Stop whining. A real Mega Man expert would beat the game in one sitting. Weak Sauce.

If getting owned by Megaman 1 makes me weaksauce, I don't wanna be hardcore.

I honestly think I was better at the game when I was 10 or so than I am now. I know I beat it once then, and that was without any of this fancy auto-save business. Am I growing lame with age??

 

[Kiriku]

Just play it using an emulator instead. I mean, you own the games anyway.

 

[wipeout364]

If I even touch MM1 again - which I may never do - I'm turning on Easy mode.

What would your future employers at IGN think of you making statements like that. You should be playing on hard with one hand on the controller and one in your pants if you want to work there. Also you should have the game beat by now since you would of had to of posted your review.

 

[JackFrost2012]

The copious GnG references in Shademan's level tickle my nostalgia-addled fanboy bone to the max.

Can you still enter a code to convert Shademan's music to Ghouls and Ghosts stage 1?

 

[kiryogi]

Aye, Hold B when selecting him.

 

[Kobun Heat]

Yes - you can use the Elec Beam glitch, to an extent. If you pause the game with Select, then unpause, it'll work. It's harder to pull off (it actually requires a little bit of timing) but damn if it's not worth it.

If not for that trick this would be the How The Hell Do You Beat That Rock Thing thread.

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

A few corrections: I only had to beat Needleman to unlock the arcade game, not all 8 MM3 robots. And I only had to beat Junkman in MM7 to unlock the other one, not 4 robots. Try it. Unless my game is special.

The "select trick" does indeed work, but don't do it! Weaksauce makes Megaman cry. He'll rust if he cries. Do you want megaman to rust? You're killing megaman with your weaksauce!

And the cool GNG shademan music: for you PS2 gamers, hold square when selecting his stage.

 

[Whimsical Phil]

If not for that trick this would be the How The Hell Do You Beat That Rock Thing thread.

[FANBOY]Yellow Devil[/FANBOY]

 

[snaildog]

So is the PS2 version officially better than the Gamecube one?

 

[bobbyconover]

Can you still enter a code to convert Shademan's music to Ghouls and Ghosts stage 1?

Yup, now you hold Square while selecting him. It rules!

So is the PS2 version officially better than the Gamecube one?

Go read the 5 or 6 5-page threads dealing with the topic and come to your own conclusion.

(the quick version is "yes.")

 

[TekunoRobby]

So is the PS2 version officially better than the Gamecube one?

No, it depends on what you prefer and your ability to remap two buttons in your mind. I picked up the GC version over the PS2 version.

 

[ninge]

someone pointed out to me today that in actual fact the buttons ARE the right way around in MMAC - its just that they are the wrong way around on the gamecube pad. And you know what - they were right! A still does what A did on the NES and B still does what B did on the NES.

I think nintendo should recal all the gamecube pads in the world and fix them so that MMAC plays properly!

 

[Blackace]

In MM1 can you still do the electrobeam pause trick? Just wondering.

No.

Now that is just wrong!!!!!!

 

[nubbe]

 

[Vargas]

The saving feature is even more annoying in the last few games since they have an extra set of stages. I wonder why Capcom got lazy and removed those four extras levels from MegaMan 7, 8 and never bothered to include them in the X series?