Mega Man 2 (Genesis) Playthrough

A playthrough of Mega Man 2 as it appears in Capcom's 1994 compilation title for the Sega Genesis, Mega Man: The Wily Wars.
This recording is of RetroBit's re-release of the US NTSC version of the game.
It's Mega Man 2, but 16-bit! The graphics look great, the sound is smooth, and the Metal Blade is still beyond OP. Good stuff!
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Iconic. No matter the system, gotta love the classic Mega Men.

[@eealexaglittermzeereignmar303]

Cyborg 🤖💙

[@Goxeza]

But The DOS💀

[@alexvoigt9204]

Man, this version of the Flash Man stage song hits hard.

[@Dorian_Scott]

For real! I think it's even better than the NES version.

[@judethaddeus9856]

Gosh this brings back memories.. rushing home after school and playing this, Sonic, Street Fighter etc after school…

[@runningman77]

Yep, same here. I'd hurry and get homework done so I could play this and other games. Waiting for the weekend so we could go and rent a game. Good memories.

[@judethaddeus9856]

@@runningman77 they went by fast didn’t they?

[@runningman77]

@@judethaddeus9856 yes they did, too fast.

[@RyneMcKinney]

Do you mean the European version of this or the NES games? This game only released on Sega channel in the US and it wasn't until the genesis mini and genesis switch online that the 60hz version was finally rereleased

[@mattcouture2579]

Wow, Quick Man's stage is AMAZING in this version. Love the music and the added touches in the background.

[@blyrax]

I would love to see a SNES version of this game. They did an excellent job on the megadrive/genesis version. But seeing what megaman 7 looks like, it seems the Sega version could've been a lot better. Looks great regardless. I would pay for a copy of it.

[@stillgotyourmom]

Did you ever have the idea that there are many years in between those games?

[@GrimeyGramps]

Dang, I fully appreciate how perfect this game was on the original NES now. The music, the graphics, the controls, and even the performance were all ace on older hardware than the Genesis.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Blinded by nostalgia 😂 This is an improvement in every way!

[@jonespianist3189]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Yeah, aside from different physics, divisive soundtrack arrangements, and slower buster bullets--um, I mean "lemons".

[@Bloodreign1]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Look at the things wrong with it, then you'll begin to see, despite it's shiny new coat, nothing else was improved, and a lot more things were botched on it. You tell the other person they are blinded by nostalgia, when it is clear you are. You really need to "look under the hood" so to speak. I may have a repro of this, with the save system fixed, but I still prefer the original NES versions as they tend to play better.

[@Bloodreign1]

@@jonespianist3189 Let's not forget the lag when starting Mega Man from a standstill. He doesn't begin to move right away.

[@jonespianist3189]

@@Bloodreign1 It was already like that in the NES games. And the difference in starting lag wasn't enough for me to have noticed it was longer.

[@VahanNisanian]

Although I'm talking about the NES version here, I just got an NES Max, and it's so satisfying slaying the Mecha Dragon in just one shot with Quickman's Boomerangs.

[@sidnew2739]

@@VahanNisanian That's not a thing at all. Even in easy mode ("normal") it takes several hits.

[@user-jc1hd1vt7n]

I love how fluid and ssmooth the animations are in this version / modern playthrough !!! It is astonishing and I am impressed with the audio and graphics in this video. Kudos and cheers to all Glad to enjoy this and the brilliant soundtrack too ! Thankx for brining this video NintendoComplete May God and King Immanuel Jesus bless and bless again from His Temple in Jerusalem Israel . Have a great day everyone

[@Megameansbusiness]

Quick man’s run cycle lookin fresher than ever

[@MirrorMusicXero]

This game had an epic soundtrack. I feel like who ever re made the music really half assed this.

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

Even as a 12 year old kid in '89 I was always blown away with MM2 graphics on the NES. It was a next level game and looked out of this world in 8 bit. I been watching you play and I wanted to add, I like how you went by the original boss pattern to defeat the game. 3rd addition: I think NES did some things better, especially the music. This was a solid remake, however little nuances from the originals should have been kept intact, like Dr. Wily's eyebrow animation on Dr. Wily stage 1, sometimes, things shouldn't be messed with or maybe I'm just old and experiencing the Mandela effect. 😂 Anyhow, it was a good tribute in general.

[@jr_fishing9287]

the sound track was on a differnt level on the nes

[@Sinn0100]

I started gaming in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. I got my Genesis in 1989 and after that I rarely played 8-bit games anymore (this is going somewhere). However, all bets were off when it came to Mega Man. I didn't care what I was playing I put it down for any new Mega Man games 8-bit be-damned. Every Mega Man entry on the Nes had incredible gameplay and music that was pure audible chocolate for the soul. I remember wanting so badly to see my mighty Genesis get a Mega Man especially after Ghouls n' Ghosts and Strider. Unfortunately, that really didn't happen and by the time the Sega Channel launched I was already playing games on the 32-bit systems. Thankfully, I got an Snes in '91 so I did get some Mega Man 16-bit goodness. One thing I must say...while the graphics are quite a bit improved on the Genesis the music is untouchable on the Nes.

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

@Sinn0100 I couldn't have written that better myself, Sunsoft obscurities like Batman and Blaster Master get honorable mention too, any Capcom or Konami was pretty much gold on NES, God the late 80's and early 90's...I bet you tore the Rental stores up too. I followed that same path, Sega blew me away with Shinobi and Strider till I got my paws on a SNES in late 91, man...First game Super Castlevania, then F zero, FF2, Super Metroid and Contra. Best times to be a gamer. By the time Sega CD and stuff came around I'd lost interest and moved on to cars and girls. I should have saved my money and got a Neo Geo. Lol

[@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx]

Bubble Man's Stage Theme is still impressively atmospheric. Dr. Wily's Castle part 1 still rocks. Genesis forever!

[@HE360]

Damn, I had no idea that there was a Mega Man 2 version for the Sega Genesis! This is cooool! I wish I would have known about this a long time ago!

[@Dorian_Scott]

The first three games were ported to the Genesis. Also, there's a fan who is currently working on porting Megaman 4, 5 & 6 to the Genesis. As of writing, only 4 is out.

[@randall2034]

The Mega Man 2 soundtrack will forever be dope🔥Brings me back to 1989 ❤

[@TwesomE]

A remastered before the remastered era!

[@arieraiotefa3879]

I played the NES version of this game when I was a kid. The playability is perhaps better on the GENESIS version, but they modified the music a little even if they kept the melodies. The music in the NES version is much better for me, because on 8 bits, the instrumental was more restrictive. And that’s what makes it so charming, the sounds are much more organic. When I listen to QUICKMAN's music, I love hearing little background noises that electrify and that we don't find in the GENESIS version. On the other hand, I think that AIRMAN's music would be better if it was played with an electric guitar. This is all just my personal opinion.

[@Megaman12]

*All Bosses* Metal Man: 2:40 4:58 50:33 Bubble Man: 6:25 8:52 48:56 Flash Man: 9:38 11:18 50:51 Wood Man: 12:24 14:59 48:31 Air Man: 16:07 19:22 48:07 Crash Man: 20:29 23:31 50:16 Quick Man: 24:11 26:02 49:17 Heat Man: 27:32 30:13 47:22 Fire Dragon 35:02 35:14 Robo Blocks 39:16 Guts-Tank 42:16 The Annoying one(IDK the name) 45:45 Dr. Wily 51:17 (Fake) Alien 52:41

[@NintendoComplete]

Another nice 16-bit update to a Mega Man classic!

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

Honestly, the 8 bit is just as good if not better. These were tip top notch NES games all around.

[@Dorian_Scott]

It's remarkable how smoothly these 3 games made the transition from the NES to the Sega Genesis.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Dorian_Scott Yeah it is. I prefer the NES games, but these are really good.

[@Megamix_Nerai]

​@@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints the 16 bit versions are definitely better.

[@sidnew2739]

It's a mess and anything BUT a nice update.

[@vraven-tc6cg]

Woodman music was always my favorite even on nes version.

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

Man, they were all great! 30 odd some years later and I'll still catch myself humming these at work...Dr Wily stage, airman, crashman, woodman. All of them.

[@sguinn91]

I still play this game on the genesis mini from time to time! My problem with this version is the slower rate of fire and the amount of health the enemies had in this version when compared to the nes version! Maybe difficult mode is the default mode for this version as a result! In any case, I like it! I never would've imagined playing Megaman on Sega being a Nintendo kid growing up!

[@NotRealChandlerBing]

There is hack for fix that problems

[@joshuaprz3]

The default is Difficult mode. Normal mode was an "Easy" mode added to US versions of the game in the original and was omitted in the remake.

[@Dorian_Scott]

This is where the updated soundtrack *_really_* starts to shine, in my opinion. I *LOVE* Flash Man's theme in this port! (9:45) As for the port itself... Again, I think it's as solid as the original NES version. I can't think of any complaints that I might have with it.

[@VahanNisanian]

You could start with Woodman if you want to, so that you could get all the good stuff to get access to certain spots in Metalman, Heatman, and Flashman's respective stages. The only problem is that if you start with Woodman on the Difficult setting (the only mode in the original Japanese version), he is very tough.

[@NintendoComplete]

Yeah, that's not a fight that I can reliably pull off with the standard gun, so I tend to avoid doing him first.

[@MarshallFlores]

Also started playing this recently on the RetroBit Wily Wars release - still trying to get through the final boss rush! The bosses are in general significantly tougher, the pace is somewhat slower, and the platforming is a touch stickier. And the NES music is superior. But even with all that this is still a very solid Genesis port of an awesome game.

[@megamanj2004X]

Wood Man is very tough without the Metal Blades. But a few well-placed and well-timed Crash/Clash Bombs can also penetrate through his Leaf Shield as does a few of Heat Man’s Super Charged Atomic Heat attack shots. The latter is a precursor to the Charged Mega Buster shots.

[@OakleyGamer-17]

As soon as you enter the gate don’t move. Jump over the leaf shield then jump in between the falling leaves keep staying in place shooting woodman until he comes all the way to you. Jump over the leave shield and run under him when he jumps then go to the opposite side of the room and keep going

[@niemand7811]

I'm the only one not starting to run for Metal Blade? On this normal difficulty that weapon falls out of favor for too many reasons. Otherwise nice to see this run on this channel.

[@HylianWindRider]

I start with CrashMan first since I know how to exploit his ai

[@mojo-eq4ln]

I usually go flash, quick, metal, air, bubble, heat, wood, crash/clash

[@jakebello7988]

It's nice to have this on Nintendo Switch Online!

[@reptilrrudy2389]

In Mega Man 2, crash Man or Heat Man are my starting points.

[@FleetStreetBarber765]

Mega Man 2 is the classic game 😀😊

[@xDmindless]

The tracks on this game, wooooow

[@TMs947]

Good job bro I just beat the game my self after watching u run thru it thanks alot

[@crustman5982]

The music in this version sounds like it’s such lower energy to me

[@litochicago6058]

I prefer nes music. The old-school style is way way better the sounds of for Sega Genesis sucks

[@zanaton1989]

This is the closest thing to a remake because Capcom won't do it

[@kbend]

Quick man isn’t anywhere close to as fast as he is in the NES version.

[@Sinn0100]

For those that don't know....Mega Man The Wily Wars is now playable on the Nintendo Switch via the Sega Genesis streaming deal. You can also play this on a Sega Genesis Mini and on a Repro cart if you don't want to shell out big money. I first (finally) played it on the Genesis Mini in 2019 and what a package. My only complaint is your character can get a bit squirrely. Addendum- Damnit Sega and Capcom why didn't we get a cartridge release here?! You would have made a whole lot more cash had you not just released this on the Sega Channel. Honestly, I don't see how anyone could have gotten through the game back then when the Sega Channel service erased your games the second you turned it off, stupid.

[@RyneMcKinney]

The music sounds way too twang-y here. but the tunes are still decent nonetheless. Nothing will ever come close to touching the NES

[@GustavoSouzadeOliveiraSilva]

My robot masters order in mega man 2 Metal man Wood man Air man Bubble man Heat man Crash man Flash man and Quick man

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

There’s a hack that makes it run at 60hz. Not sure if it’s better though.

[@VahanNisanian]

I thought this was NTSC?

[@BB-te8tc]

I think the rerelease on Switch Online does this too

[@Dorian_Scott]

The version on the Genesis Mini is also at 60hz. I *_think_* that's also the version that was used on Switch Online.

[@amso7169]

this is the NTSC version, which is 60Hz

[@wanderingidiot9742]

The NES has way better music, there is a band called Bit Brigade that plays the music live as their friend plays the game on stage... pretty cool concept.

[@kbend]

Yea this genesis version just doesn’t hit the same.

[@hernanfabianomolinahuarcay5544]

the music from the menus is really... faster than i remember strange feeling

[@robertanderson9447]

You might've played the European version, it runs a little slower including the music.

[@bushidoman96]

The Metal Blade was the best weapon Mega Man ever had.

[@kbend]

Indeed

[@KileighDerla]

It’s so overpowered

[@DADA-yt1pt]

This port does have it's ups and downs. I love how the game looks. I'm not going to lie. The Wily stages after the first one looked ugly in the original. They look much better here in my opinion. And I do appreciate a little fix that they made when it came out using E-Tanks. You can't accidentally use one anymore. The music is half and half for me. I prefer some tracks, and others not so much. It does sound good overall, though. I especially like the little extra bit they added to the Wily 1-2 theme at the start. But, the game does feel slower than the original in some ways. And that's not due to playing the pal version over the ntsc version. I'm not what it is. Maybe it's due to the shots being slower, Item-3 being slower and draining more energy than the original (At least, that's what it feels like), or something along those lines. But overall, even if I'm not the biggest fan of Mega Man 2 in general, I can still say that this is a good option. I can't exactly say it's better than the original, just a good alternative.

[@NintendoComplete]

This is the NTSC version, but yeah, I totally agree. The slower shot speed and the additional invincibility frames the enemies get slow the game's pace a bit more than I like. Mega Man is also weirdly sticky in this version. A slight tap won't make him inch forward as easily, so it's really easy to overdo it and fall off a ledge.

[@m.a.packer5450]

I had no idea Dr. Light had turrets syndrome

[@nunyabizness3866]

I can deal with the reduced colors of the genesis but damn that sound chip sucks.

[@sidnew2739]

Ah, the version with the f*cked up Boss-Select Screen, f*cked-up music and especially f*cked up sound effects. Thank you but no thank you.

[@berdinaction]

*cough cough* Rushjet1 remade soundtrack. *cough*

[@johncraw8572]

Awesomeness video please do tee off for sega dreamcast please thanks 👍👍👍👍👍

[@msoldier3087]

6:58 Anxiety

[@TwesomE]

But this makes you wonder why they never made all 8 games and only the 3! 🤔

[@amso7169]

7 and 8 didn’t come out until 1995/96 and 6 was brand new when this compliation released

[@Bloodreign1]

The 16 bit consoles could've never fully done 8 vert well, though Rockman and Forte on the Super Famicom gave it an admirable effort, but it was a Japan only release till the GBA.

[@DevinPlayzYT2007]

14:59 20:38 27:41

[@fernandosandoval593]

Si hubieras,perdido menos vidas en el juego Mega Man 2 de Sega Génesis el video sería,más corto,adiós y saludos desde Chile🇨🇱.

[@julesgamergourmand]

The game is hard.

[@ezrabanksthethird]

That first part of Bubbleman is seizuretown

[@timdurham1899]

Uninspired musical arrangements compared to the original

[@ThatNoizyChild]

You realize Quick Man is weak to Air Shooter as well, right?

[@NintendoComplete]

Yup.

[@TMs947]

The music is way better on sega Genesis it sounds fake when u play it on Nes facts

[@kbend]

Lol blasphemy

[@sidnew2739]

@@TMs947 How can it sound fake when the NES music is the original? Also: No. Just no.

[@TMs947]

It's sounds better beats hit way harder so don't matter if it was on nes

[@sidnew2739]

@@TMs947 To each their own. For me, its sounds mostly horrible. The abysmal sound effects in WW, on the other hand, cannot be ignored. Especially not when compared to the sharp, crisp "booms" and "bangs" of the NES versions.

[@EberHeim22231]

RockMan 2: Return Of Alien (NES) All Bosses (No Damage) 30:18 Boss 1 AirMan 30:20 Boss 2 FlashMan 30:22 Boss 3 WoodMan 30:24 Boss 4 BubbleMan 30:27 Boss 5 CrashMan 30:29 Boss 6 QuickMan 30:31 Boss 7 MetalMan 30:33 Boss 8 HeatMan 30:35 Boss 9 M Dragon 30:37 Boss 10 DevilBot 30:39 Boss 11 GutsMan 30:41 Boss 12 LazerEyes 30:43 Boss 13 8 Bosses 30:45 Boss 14 Dr. Wily 30:49 Final Boss Alien + 30:51 Ending & Credits

[@MrAmyfox]

Nes melhor😂

[@KileighDerla]

You know could just start with flash man his the weakest

[@EberHeim22231]

RockMan Vs Alien in The Final Battle With Wily Battle Theme

[@HappyMealBieber]

Genesis music of this game is terrible . The Nes version is way better

[@berdinaction]

*cough cough* Rushjet1 remade soundtrack. *cough*