Mega Man is a 1987 action-platform game developed and published by Capcom for the NES. You play as Mega Man, a robot created by Dr. Light, sent to stop the rogue scientist Dr. Wily and his six Robot Masters. It is the first entry in one of Capcom’s longest-running series.
How to Play
From the stage select screen you can tackle the six Robot Masters — Cut Man, Guts Man, Elec Man, Ice Man, Bomb Man, and Fire Man — in any order. Defeating each boss yields their special weapon, which is often the key weakness of another. After all six are beaten, Dr. Wily’s fortress opens for the final stages.
| Arrow keys | Move / climb ladders |
| X | Jump (A button) |
| Z | Shoot Mega Buster or equipped weapon (B button) |
| Enter | Start / Pause |
| Shift | Select |
Tips
- Each Robot Master drops a weapon that exploits another boss’s weakness. Working out the chain — or looking it up — dramatically reduces how much Buster fire you spend per fight.
- Elec Man’s stage contains a hidden power item called the Magnet Beam, which generates temporary platforms. It is nearly essential for the later Wily fortress stages.
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