Mega Man (Genesis) Playthrough
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- A playthrough of Mega Man as it appears in Capcom's 1994 compilation title for the Sega Genesis, Mega Man: The Wily Wars.
You can find my video of the NES game here: • Mega Man (NES) Playthr...
The Wily Wars was a compilation of the first three Megaman NES games, each with a new 16-bit facelift. It was released exclusively on the Sega Channel in the US, though it got a cartridge release in Japan and in Europe.
The Sega Channel shut down back in 1998, and since the cartridges didn't retain any downloaded data once the console was turned off, a game had to be downloaded over dial-up every time you wanted to play it. (In 1994, a then-standard 28.8k modem took an excruciatingly long time to retrieve two megabytes of data - nearly twenty minutes on a clean connection that could maintain a brisk 2K/sec transfer rate uninterrupted.)
This being the case, the US version of The Wily Wars became inaccessible back in 1998, but RetroBit issued a cartridge re-release of the game a few years back, and that's what I'm using here. My original playthrough of The Wily Wars was done with the PAL version sped up to run at 60Hz which introduced a few unanticipated quirks that aren't present in this recording.
The new 16-bit graphics look great. There is a lot more detail in the backgrounds and the parallax effects give the visuals a nice sense of depth, and the sprites feature better shading thanks to the improved color depth. The upgraded music is good, too. The chords, harmonies, and drum lines have been fleshed out without losing the character of the original tracks, though I still prefer the way they sound on the harsher PSG tones of the NES hardware. The new tracks composed for the Wily Tower section sound absolutely fantastic, though, and they benefit from being written specifically with the Genesis's FM synth in mind.
The controls are a bit awkward, however. The arm cannon's fire rate is slower, bosses have more invincibility frames after taking hits, and Mega Man's movement feels a little sluggish, making some of the trickier jumps harder to reliably pull off. It's quite good, overall, but it'll feel a bit off to anyone that's familiar with the NES versions. That being said, it is something you grow used to with a bit of practice.
I'd recommend The Wily Wars. It puts a fun new spin on some truly classic games, and the exclusive extra content the cart offers makes it worth a look.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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After giving the NES games the 4K treatment, I wanted to go back and do the same for the Sega remakes. These versions were so well done!
And so is the music.
Agreed!
Thank You! 🫶🏻 Can’t Wait For “Mega Man 2”, “Mega Man 3” & “Wily Tower” For Sega Genesis In 4K To Be Posted On UA-cam! 💙💙💙
“Mega Man: The Wily Wars” Remastered In 4K! It’s Looks Great, Clean & Dope In 4K & More Importantly, There’s No Slowdowns! Is That The Longplay From The Collector’s Edition With The Sega Genesis 💙 Game Cartridge That Was Never Before Released In 🇺🇸 Last Year Or The Walkthrough From The Nintendo Switch Online Sega Genesis Expansion Pack?
Iceman’s level looks amazing in this game. Move over Chill Penguin! Also, the music in the Wily levels is almost better than the NES version, which says a lot.
Whenever see the Capcom logo. I automatically expect excellence. It's been that way from the arcades to the consoles.
The first physical re-release of The Wily Wars was actually on the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019. And it also got added to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack in 2022.
Ah I totally forgot about that. Thanks!
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Oh, And Theres Also Mega Man Legacy Collection.
@@Lehmin-tz4jb Wily Wars never came to Legacy Collection.
@@kevyjoe413 Yeah, But Legacy Collection Is Technically A Rerelease Of The Wily Wars, Except It Uses Emulated Versions Of Mega Man 1-6 And Not The Wily Wars, But It Still Can Be Considered A Successor To The Wily Wars.
"The Wily Wars" was a great Genesis take on "Super Mario All-Stars". Another thing: Kudos for playing it in NTSC speed.
Yeah, the Mario and Mega Man series were so popular that they both deserve 16 bit remakes of the first 3 games for the SNES and the Sega Genesis respectively
Essentially, it was Capcom's answer to Super Mario All-Stars.
I don't know what it is, but the music it plays during the intro scene before the Wily Wars title is really, really cozy and comfy for some reason.
Beat this last week playing on my Genesis w/ the Retro-Bit release - the first time I've ever beaten Mega Man 1 in any form!
This port of Mega Man was actually done by Minakuchi Engineering who also did most of the Game Boy Mega Man games.
Yup, you can definitely tell by the physics. The movement feels like the GB games more than the NES ones.
@@NintendoComplete Didn't they also do mega man x3?
The one Game Boy Mega Man title I'm sure you can guess wasn't done by Minekuchi, the one with the high pitched music. Capcom learned their lesson after that, going back with Minekuchi for Mega Man 3, 4, and 5.
Fantastic remakes for sure. Everything looks and sounds great on the Genny as well.
I wanted to play this so bad and get the sega channel as a kid lol. Luckily I discovered roms soon after...but i still wanted the sega channel
Cool to hear the sounds and music through Genesis.
Yeah, the music and sounds were repurposed for the Genesis
I LOVE this game to death man, I'd play these games over the originals due to their several enhancements, asides rom hacks of course
My first thought when watching this was why didn’t they do this on the SNES? It would have been awesome - like a Mega Man version of Super Mario All-Stars. I would have bought it for sure!
Most definitely, mega man is my go to series, and have all the collections that came out 😁😁😁
My guess is that SNES was still getting the main line Mega Man/X games, so the Genesis was more viable because it was a completely untapped market.
@@supervega2845 Nice! I love Mega Man. I grew up mostly playing Mega Man 1-3 and Mega Man X. In recent years the one I enjoy playing the most is Mega Man X2. Which is your favourite?
@@jeremyenelson Makes sense. On the other hand, I think a game like this on SNES would have been a huge success. Have a good one.
@@Vinicius-hs2rf Definitely. I really liked Mega Man 7’s graphics - they were beautiful. I wish I still had that game, it’s worth a lot now.
Cool! I love Mega Man.
Sure, the sound is higher quality, but the music is much better on NES in my opinion, the graphical upgrade is nice though, and if you didn’t have Nintendo this was a fine way to play Megaman
Ice man stage is really nerve wrecking with the flying shooting platform
Didn’t you already uploaded game play footage of Mega Man 1 on the Mega Man: The Wily Wars in your channel or is this a second playthrough playing Mega Man 1 on Mega Man: The Wily Wars again?
I did, but this is a new playthrough, and it's a proper NTSC version this time.
@@NintendoComplete Oh
Thanks. Hope to see more segments of Wily Wars real soon.
It terrifies me that you were able to do this in just under 40 minutes.
Jokes aside, that was actually really fast
good moves megaman
Damn how did I never know of this
Because it was never released physically for the Genesis back in the day, just on the Sega Channel. Europe and Japan would get the physical release.
:O I had no idea they ported this to Genesis!
it's not a port, it's a remake (no hate)
Nice play
I love Bombman's remix
Did you overclock the mega drive's cpu for this run? Bombman's boss fight is super laggy at stock speeds.
Awesomeness video please do more thanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
0:15 I'm here to teach class and chew bubblegum
I was surprised when the mega man the wiley wars came out that mega man 4 mega man 5 and mega man 6 was not added to the Sega Genesis it whould be cool if they put those 3 games in but they didn't
These 3 games were put together as Capcom's third party introduction to the Genesis, I believe this was the first official release from them as Sega before then reprogrammed Capcom games for the Genesis themselves.
Excellent video.
I always use Elecman's weapon on the final boss.
I usually use Fire Man's weapon for the 1st phase, then Elec Man's weapon for phase 2.
@@Dorian_Scott Same.
i used to use rolling cutter for first phase and mega buster for second phase
great remake but i still miss the thunder beam glitch, oh well there's always megaman legacy
I like this game it’s perfect
The Yellow Devil's theme actually sounds stressful now
33:47 Anyone know the name of that red shuriken-like symbol? It also shows up in U.N. Squadron for SNES and has the same function, refilling all life and weapons.
Yashikichi.
It's called yashichi.
They named it after a guy in an old Japanese TV show. His name was Kazeguruma no Yashichi, and kazeguruma means pinwheel, so I guess that's where they got the design. Ever notice how much it looks like the Umbrella logo? 🤔
@Thecowboy2: The yashichi also shows up in other Capcom games of the mid-to-late 1980s , particularly their arcade hits and NES console conversions of those arcade hits.
RetroBit version, reduces a lot of slowdowns present in the game.
Not all of them, though. The slowdown is pretty bad in MM3.
Your name: Nintendo complete
The video: sega
The Wily Wars version of the first 3 Megaman games are equally as fun as the original NES versions. It's the "Super Mario All-stars" of classic Megaman.
My only problem with Megaman 1 here... Elec Man's music is even *WORSE* then the already terrible sounding 8-bit version.
Megaman
Weapon
Bomb
Super arm
Cutting roller
Ice
Electric
Fire 🔥🔥🔥
0:54
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
Okay, I believe you.
That's a lot of bosses to defeat
0:40 Eye think you've got company.
Looks fine
0:52 Roll's back
6:30 Definitely not a Hammer Bro.
I used to play this but I will not let my brother play because I don't want him to learn it
My order of the robot masters from mega man 1
Cuts man
Ice man
Fire man
Elec man
Bomb man
Guts man
Incrível
А ещё говорят, что 8 битный опыт невозможно перенести на 16 бит
Sorry making a Capcom nes game
Capcom NES game into a Genesis port
Just look at the title screen is it like a Japanese version of a game and it is f***
I like how they stare. at. you in your souls
The music is fire
I hate these annoying things they really hurt my feelings
Mega Man - All Bosses & Ending
Intro
Bombman
Gutsman
That's a million bunch of f****** games
I can't beat willy
SEGA does what nintendon't hehehe.
Nintendid, these 3 were on NES first. Sega did something Nintendo didn't, get kicked out of the console industry due to running a disaster of a company, bickering between the US and Japan divisions constantly. Sega went out with a whimper, not a bang.
@@Bloodreign1 ...dude, they were quoting a tagline from an advertisement
min 11:39 elec-man screen, you're welcome 😌
Feisimo
POV the lights turn off
Gameplay: 20/10
Graphics: 20/10
Ost: 0/10
1:18 Start
Bomb Man doesnt even have a *sound effect* when he throws his bombs. this game is terrible. The Nes version way better than this. the graphic up grade does nothing
for your information:
journey to silius >>>>>>>>> any mega man game
21:19 Wily