Nail Bass with charged shots. Use the Mega Ball jump to easily reach it. Once Bliking's energy is depleted, it's wings and "head" will blow off, and the rest of Bliking will crash, defeated, into Wily Tower. [41] GamesRadar named Mega Man 8 the 23rd best Sega Saturn game of all time out of a list of 25. [13][14] Ishikawa recounted, "The submissions we'd get for the boss characters were absolutely brimming with the youthful imagination of kids. On Earth, humanoid robot Mega Man and his robot canine companion Rush are caught in a skirmish with his rival Bass, who still wants to prove himself to be stronger than Mega Man. When his health is below 50%, he will throw Crash Bombs and Grenade Man repeats again. Game Information Battle Grasshopper pairs, Mets, Spike Copters, Thorn Vines, Gorislies, Falcomissiles, and a Rhinodriller await you here in different areas. NintendoComplete (http://www.nintendocomplete.com/) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!Visit for the latest updates!http://www.facebook.com/pages/NintendoComplete/540091756006560https://twitter.com/nes_complete he'll fire out a large air-disc that'll fly down towards you. Wily moves in a circle and fires off Evil Energy orbs before teleporting to a different location. "[2] Tengu Man and Astro Man had already been designed by Capcom prior to the contest. He'll use an Evil Energy Orb and combine with Treble to form Chaos Boost Bass. Avoid the satellites and attack him. When he's on the ground, he stuns you with his Thunder Claw. Next, he throws a Tengu Ball, which sucks you up and you must escape. He'll fire off four purple spirals. You'll confront Bass and Treble halfway through the third Dr. Wily Stage. "[27] In contrast, Crispin Boyer of Electronic Gaming Monthly, while agreeing it did not add anything new, still gave praise for its controls and bosses. Here, things will start to get a little harder. Mega Man 8 was followed by Mega Man & Bass, a 1998 spin-off game for the Super Famicom which reused several of the game's assets and characters. That game had already done almost everything MM10 set out to do, with a classic NES-inspired visual style applied to an all-new set of Robot Masters. Energen Dropper (square pod): Just slams down. It's just a simple slash that can only hurt Mega Man if he's close. Learn how to use it (trust us, you'll need to know about it in many parts of the game). The Sega Saturn version of Mega Man 8 is one of the rarest Saturn games in existence, having a 91% Rarity rating on Rarity Guide.[54]. The "Evil Energy" is destroyed before it is allowed to spread throughout the world, but it manages to infect Mega Man before being destroyed, and Wily's newest compound is demolished with Mega Man inside, who is dying from the Evil Energy. 801B1EC4 0001. Hideki Ishikawa With disappearing platforms, wraparound mazes, and a sinking tower, this level is very confusing! This game marks Duo's first chronologicalappearance. MM8 controls always felt a little slow to me compared to other Mega Man games, like the animation takes priority over the controls. He'll be floating around the screen in his pod and will teleport around the room often. The game also marks the tenth anniversary (1987-1997) of the Mega Man franchise, and limited copies were released with a color history booklet called "Mega Man Anthology" celebrating the series' history. Use Tornado Hold and the Mega Buster to lock the Puzzlers together and do what you did in the other tests. Bass has a few attacks. [2] He handed off many of the main responsibilities to Hayato Kaji, an artist he often considered to be his student. This is a tricky section to get past, with many platforms and enemies. It's right in your path on the way to the exit. December 17, 1996[1] February 28, 1997 May 15, 1997Sega Saturn: January 17, 1997[1] February 28, 1997 February 4, 1999 (Saturn Collection)PlayStation Network December 17, 2014 May 27, 2015, PlayStation 2/GameCube: June 22, 2004 Xbox: March 15, 2005 Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 PlayStation 4/Xbox One/PC:August 8, 2017 Nintendo Switch:May 22, 2018. Listed below are all the bosses (Robot Masters) you'll encounter in the game. Take out the Blader Tank. [51], In 1998, Capcom released Mega Man & Bass on the Super Famicom with many of the same sprites, animations, and backgrounds as taken from Mega Man 8. If Bass doesn't fly away, he'll use Chaos Blaze, where he fires Evil Energy flames upwards that come down and release damaging explosions. When he does his Thunder Carnival, slide under him to avoid until he stops. That ability was so immediately a hit that it would become a mainstay in all future Mega Man iterations, including spin-off series like Mega Man X and Battle Network. The enemy that loses the fight to Duo at the start of, This is the first game in the Classic series not to have artwork for the, This is the only numbered game in the Mega Man Classic series that was not released on a Nintendo system (excluding its presence in, This is the first Mega Man game to show the amount of available shots for a Special Weapon in numbers (as opposed to the traditional Weapon Energy bars). The plot follows series protagonist Mega Man as he is called to investigate an energy reading coming from a recent meteor crash on an island. Mega Man follows suit on Rush. Mega Man 8, known as Rockman 8 Metal Heroes (8 , Rokkuman Eito Metaru Hrzu?) On the next platform, defeat the Teku and take the walking Countdown Bomb across the pit of spikes to the next ladder. [18] The two versions of the game, however, are not identical. Mega Man 8 has a great soundtrack and even better visuals. Tengu Man will dive and then land on you. Search Man will break out of a bush, taunt you, and attack. You'll encounter this boss at the end of the first Dr. Wily stage. Mega Man discovers that his nemesis Dr. Wily has run off with the energy source. Then you'll be needing to do more Thunder Claw-swinging over a pit. Next, you will find the question mark blocks. When you beat him, prepare for his final form: Wily Capsule! Clown Man will swing around the hook at the top of the room with his long arms before the battle begins. Use its fire to burn down "Thorn Vine" obstacles! This one is before the Transport to the second maze, on a low ledge. Cut Man does the same thing like in the original version, except you can charge your shots. This pod is more help than harm, as shooting it makes it drop Weapon Capsules. As you are crossing, you'll also find Up'n'Downs, Wanaans, Peri Kais and Spines. Infintie Bolts. Kill the Penpens and ride an elevator, but it isn't peaceful, cause there are Bubble Bats. Mega Man 8 Mega Man's lone appearance in the PlayStation era tried to modernize the formula, to mixed results. (Top Man? To save time, freeze his feet with Ice Wave (if you've obtained it) till he's no more! Keep shooting him with Water Balloon and the duel will be over. In Europe, the game was supposed to be published by Laguna Video Games, a German game publisher who published a majority of Capcom's titles for the SNES in Europe, but in July 1997 Infogrames acquired Laguna's owner Philips Multimedia BV,[21] and so they instead published the game in October 1997, exclusively for the PlayStation. Mega Man 8 Walkthrough View source 0 of 3 minutes, 16 secondsVolume 0% 03:13 Watch 03:16 Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons - The Loop This article requires cleanup. The player also has the ability to use the Mega Buster at all times, even when equipped with a Master Weapon. Bass will be flying around for most of the battle, so you'll have to wait for him to lower down before you can hit him. After Mega Man defeats the four Robot Masters, he returns to the lab and brings Dr. Light the energy cores he retrieved; Dr. Light examines them and realizes that they are a powerful form of energy, which Dr. Wily must not have in his possession. Use Astro Crush to destroy the ice. Mega Man 8is a continuation of theoriginalMega Manseriesstoryline. Jump over the split orbs. Watch out for trains, since other weapons hurt him. It feels as smooth as the pixel-based games ever did, and lighting effects make the characters look lively and animated. Wily prepares to finish off Mega Man with a laser, but Duo saves Mega Man and destroys the cannon, setting Mega Man free. The collection includes a number of classic Game Boy Advance games released between 2001 and 2005, although its content features potentially offensive content that has been included for the sake of. The miniboss is the Sisi Roll, an enemy that bounces through the room and spits small enemies. He'll preform orb split, but use 2 orbs. A true sequel to the game, Mega Man 9, would not be released until 2008, and would revert to the graphical and gameplay style of the early NES games. After Duo and Protoman save Mega Man from Wily's Evil Energy barrier, you'll begin the final battle against Wily's new skull ships. There were a total of 110,000 boss character submissions for this game, some of which are shown during the ending credits and the Saturn version's Bonus Mode. From the start, defeat the Fire Metall and head right. Avoid the clams and spikes. It was directed by Hayato Kaji and produced by Keiji Inafune, both of whom had previously worked on the series as artists. If you can only play one Mega Man game, make it this one. Numerous pieces of merchandise were made available for purchase in Japan alongside the game including action figures, gashapon toys, stationary, vinyl records, and furniture. You'll cause heavy damage to it. We decided to rank the entire mainline series. For more franchise rankings, check out our lists of the best Mario games, best Zelda games, and best Castlevania games. The look uses 3D models for the first time in the classic series, but after some stumbles and falls experimenting with 2.5D in the Mega Man X series, this one does it right. [3][1], Mega Man 8 received moderately positive reviews from critics. Before battling Dr. Wily, you will have to fight the first eight bosses again in any order. Proto Man catches up to him; Duo then says that his mission is done, and leaves, but not before asking Proto Man for a favor. There is a bolt, but you cannot get it yet, unless you've got Flame Sword. MegaMan 8: All Bosses + Ending MegaYoYo 13.8K subscribers Subscribe 3.3K 572K views 8 years ago Boss fights include all robot master, all mini bosses, Duo, wily machine, and wily capsule.. Title screen. It might also fire out several smaller purple shells from the top of it's shell, try to avoid being hit by any of them when they land. Still, that didn't prevent me from having some really close calls.The cutscenes are all well-animated anime pieces, and even though the dubbing is wretched, it's pretty funny because of it. Avoid this by swatting the skull's mouth with the Flame Sword to close the skull. Get it and you're done with this section. But even then the basic functions weren't all that different. Avoid them. This game was mostly more of the same, keeping all of the power-ups and new abilities from the previous few games intact, with yet another round of vicious Robot Masters to defeat and take over. You'll have to uncover Search Man with Flame Sword without getting a whammy(nothing or a decoy). Mega Man: Anniversary CollectionPlayStation 2/GameCube: June 22, 2004 Xbox: March 15, 2005 Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 PlayStation 4/Xbox One/PC:August 8, 2017 Nintendo Switch:May 22, 2018 In the first garden, you will have to deal with some Battle Grasshoppers coming at you as you jump onto the next platform. If Bliking opens all of its wings, it'll use Giga Thrust, where it flies towards you. Inside the circus, you find an old clown. Once the ship appears from below it'll attack. Once you enter Frost Man's room you'll spot several ice blocks ahead shaped like Mega Man. Avoid it as before. Ultimately both of them plummet towards Earth, critically injured. [52] Ten years later, Capcom announced another follow-up, Mega Man 9, which changed the graphical style of the series back to its 8-bit appearance similar to the first six installments. Mode(s): Atetemino appears in slot 2: Kick the Mega Ball under slot 4. Mega Man's lone appearance in the PlayStation era tried to modernize the formula, to mixed results. Clown Man is very agile. Email news@gamespot.com. Try to stay away from him, as if Duo charges up energy in his arm, he'll dash forward with a punch attack and slam the ground with his fist. Capcom just nailed them from the start. Console. On the final stretch, get past the Battle Grasshoppers, Blader Tanks, Gorislies (careful as some will drop from the trees), Falcomissiles and Rhinodrillers, and then knock down the steel barrier quickly to get to the boss door (and why not grab what's in the big Party Ball first?). Use Ice Wave to freeze the lava and head right. Steve Watts If you wait too long, Search Man will surprise you with his signature weapon, Homing Sniper. He'll surround himself with orbs, then fire them off in a spiral. Let's begin! Aside from a few minor conventions, the game utilizes the same 2D side-scrolling and platforming formula established by its predecessors on the NES and Super NES platforms. This is the Super Mario 3 vs Super Mario World of the Mega Man world, because both games are frankly fantastic. Here are the orb movements: Wily is weak to Flash Bomb or Flame Sword. You're in the next part. Water has an additional morphing ripple effect, giving the scenery and background an animated wave motion. Ride the toughest Skateboard and the only harmful enemy like I said is the Big Telly. If you stand on the O, you'll be safe. 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