Mega Man 2

International releases of Mega Man 2 feature a difficulty selection: "Difficult", the game as released in Japan, and "Normal", which doubles Mega Man's weapon damage, increases some drop rates and alters the Air Man boss battle.
Hacks of this game can be found in the Mega Man 2 hacks game group.
  • Rockman 2,Megaman 2,rm2
  • Action
  • Platformer

Publications

Mega Man 2 is a game that hardly needs any introduction. This movie plays Rockman 2, the Japanese version, which is essentially Mega Man 2 in difficult mode.
Shinryuu improves the previous TAS by 5.52 seconds, thanks to better optimisation. Please read the author's comments for more details.
See Rockman Tricks and the submission message for in-depth explanation and answers to various questions regarding this movie.

WARNING: There are flashing lights during the level select screen and in boss fights which may cause epileptic seizures to those affected.
Mega Man 2 is a game that hardly needs any introduction. This movie plays Rockman 2, the Japanese version, which is essentially Mega Man 2 in difficult mode.
warmCabin completes the games without any zips in record time. Please read the submision comments for more details.
The second YouTube stream features an input display.
The author streamed his TAS with live commentary, which can be viewed here.

WARNING: There are flashing lights during the level select screen and in boss fights which may cause epileptic seizures to those affected.
You can watch this run being played back on a console.
The baseline tab shows the default movie beating the game as fast as possible without any special conditions.

Game Versions

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TypeNameTitle OverrideRegionVersionPlatformHashes
Good Megaman II (U) [!].nes U NES SHA1: 2290D8D839A303219E9327EA1451C5EEA430F53D
MD5: 8E4BC5B03FFBD4EF91400E92E50DD294
Good Rockman 2 - Dr. Wily no Nazo (J) [!].nes J NES SHA1: FB51875D1FF4B0DEEE97E967E6434FF514F3C2F2
MD5: 055FB8DC626FB1FBADC0A193010A3E3F