Megaman (video game, 1987)

Megaman is a play of platform left in 1987, developed and published by Capcom. This play is the first of the long series of the Megaman.

Synopsis

With the 21e century, the world sees human and robots to cohabit. A scientist specialized in the robots, the Dr. Light assity of Dr. Wily, created eight robots in order to help humanity: Rock'n'roll , Roll , Cutman , Gutsman , Fireman , Iceman , Elecman and Bombman . However, the Dr. Wily , jealous of the success of Light reprogrammed these robots in order to put them at its own service. The Dr. Wily sent his six robots then to attack and dominate the world. The only hope against Wily being to send another super-robot against its army, Rock which resisted the reprogramming carries voluntary to be transformed. He endorses a blue armor and a combination, as well as an arm being transformed into gun-laser. Becoming Megaman , it leaves to save the world.

Characters

List principal character of the play:

Megaman , alias Rock'n'roll : young blue warlike super-robot which is the Héros play and of all the series;
Dr. Light : creative scientist of robots, it is the paternal figure of Megaman ;
Dr. Wily : Erudite insane assoiffé of being able, it has the Rôle of malicious the;
Roll : female robot with the appearance of a little girl, the sister of Megaman ;
Cutman : conceived by the Doctor Light like a robot-logger, it is armed with a species of boomerang slicing with the aspect of scissors;
Gutsman : conceived by the Dr. Light like a robot of building site, it has an immense force;
Fireman : conceived by the Dr. Light to burn waste, it has a blazing inferno on the head;
Iceman : conceived by the Dr. Light to explore the Antarctic, it with the appearance of a eskimo in fur. It has a freezing breath;
Elecman : conceived by the Dr. Light to maintain the powerplants, it emits powerful electric shocks;
Bombman : conceived by the Dr. Light to help Guts Man in building site, it carries a hairstyle mohawk and can throw bends S;
Yellow Devil : a yellow gelatin monster which can be disassembled and to reassemble itself. Invulnerable, only its bionics part is sensitive.

Concept and mechanisms of play

At the time, this play has some innovations of size. One can traverse the six first levels in any order, and each one is represented by a Boss. What could appear as a detail takes all its importance when the other characteristic of this play is known: when the player kills one of the boss of end of level, it recovers its weapon. However, each boss at a weak point, and each one of these weapons inflict damage corresponding to this weak point. The screen of selection of the levels makes it possible to choose among these six levels, and when they all are finished, the seventh and last level appear in the middle of the screen, in the place of the text “Select Training course, Close Start”. This last level is composed of four parts, smaller than a normal level, but with boss stronger and more difficult to beat.

Graphically, the levels are coloured little, but Megaman lays out of more than animations than the plays of its time, namely three sprites of races. He also blinks eyes.

The play sets up the gameplay plays Megaman :

possibility of drawing three times from sharp;
two kinds of jump, according to the time which the player presses on the button;
two bars of energies simultaneous, for the life and for the weapon of the boss currently used;
the first boss to be overcome in the order which one wants, followed by a long level in several parts with boss at each end of parts, plus a return of the first boss already overcome;
Megaman changes color when it uses the weapon of a boss;

On the other hand, it is the only play of the series to use a system of points.

One of the great disadvantages of the play recognized by the fans is that the play does not have a system of password or safeguard. Therefore, if one does not use a emulator, it is necessary to start again the play dice the beginning with each part.

A bearing of the play exists on PlayStation Portable: Megaman Powered Up .

Levels

MegaMan is a play of platform. In each level, the hero meets enemies and obstacles. The enemies varying in the faces and of difference, they can be beaten in at least a blow, whether it is with the gun-laser or another weapon.

To pass the obstacles it is necessary to jump from platform in platform. The platforms often move, a very good timing is often necessary.

The boss

The boss of the six levels, called “Masters Robot”:

After having beaten all the robots, MegaMan is confronted with the seventh level and last the boss, those of the fortress:

Differences of the bearing

The bearing on PlayStation Portable named Megaman Powered Up comprise several differences:

all graphics were remade, using graphics of Powered Up ;
the characters have voice;
the Killer Bullet do not fly any more in an unforeseeable way but in straight line;
only one shooting of gun-laser at the same time, instead of three before;
the shootings of Mega buster do not pass any more through the walls;
the energy of the weapons not equipped fill;
the Sniper Joes are not vulnerable any more when they jump;
once Magnet Beam is collected, it is possible to use it immediately;
all the Boss now have their own video of introduction. The robots appear simply, whereas the Yellow Devil and CWU-01P did not appear that once their bar of energy filled;
Guts Blocks are not available any more at the time of the combat against Gutsman . Instead of waiting until it has one of them there which falls from the ceiling, Gutsman pushes one of them on the ground, like it does it in the novel mode of play.
both Guts Blocks are placed on each side of the room of Elecman and not on the same side;
the four parts of the level of the Dr. Wily can be selected individually, instead of doing them all the four after;
when one fights the robots in the level of the Dr. Wily , the music of the boss starts, in the place of the normal music of the level;
the driving way with the Yellow Devil is a little longer. Moreover, the attack with its ray is used at the beginning of the combat (before its energy is filled), and there are two blobs of less to avoid;
instead of falling before and after the engagements with Cutman and Elecman in the level from the Dr. Wily , of the doors was added;
in the level of the Dr. Wily , the player falls now instead of going on the right before the combat against CWU-01P . There are also two Guts Blocks on each side of dirty, instead of the four in the medium. Lastly, five robots CWU-01P attacks instead of seven, and they always come from the top of the screen, and the side;
the first teleportor in the level of the Dr. Wily rather takes along the player in front of the door of Bombman than directly vis-a-vis the boss;
the nature of the second phase of the final combat against the Dr. Wily is a little different. The machine of Wily flies from top to bottom, which makes it more difficult to touch. The period of invulnerability is a little longer. Its shootings are now charged, making it possible to the player to anticipate the shootings.

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