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I made a short video about how to trick people into thinking you're halfway decent at Mega Man 9.
This is that video.
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12:44 PM on 09.29.2008
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if only i could actually play this game (UK 360 player) it might actually be useful too.
Agreed 100% I've nearly beat this thing. I realize now that I personally have to use about 2 or 3 E-Tanks just to get me through Wily's boss fight. That said, I also realize the I can't, and won't, be using any on my way to him. If I were really excellent at this though, I wouldn't need any, because its totally possible to do without them.
@Spitfire: The end clip there is from megaman 8, lol Dr Wowy FTW!
Holy shit, I had the same idea for a video but in the opposite direction. I think I'll get on this tonight :)
Also, nice vid Rev. I'm going to try to pick up MM9 on XBLA when I get the chance. Hope I don't break my controller.
Lastly, I'm a pussy and will be using E-tanks on bosses. I tend to usually slip up and get killed for a stupid reason (I wanted to jump, why did I slide?) so I horde them for the boss.
E-Tanks are worthless. The only reason to use them is if you're doing one of the challenges that requires special weapons(Like Bust a Move or Encore) and you need to get weapon energy back with an M-Tank. Otherwise, using E-Tanks is fail.
Also, nearly every single problem in the levels can be solved by running forwards constantly. These levels were designed to be done on speed-run, and it's pretty obvious once you start doing them a bunch.
All that being said, a good video. You really did sum up Megaman's action pretty well in the beginning there.
good guide
I love this game, but I suck so bad at it. I keep getting stuck on this one point on each level I've played
You forgot one very important strategy though:
Hornet Chaser will grab ALL items EXCEPT for E-Tanks/M-tanks. In other words, no you don't need to make that nearly impossible jump for that extra life. Let the hornet go get it for you.
Oh, and I'm going to echo Gen Eric Gui a bit here:
Lrn2RushCoil.
The only parts I had any real trouble with were trying to beat hornet man as my first boss(I kept going through his level for screws to afford the 1/2 damage thing and an E-tank), and Wily's Castle.
You'd think a doctor of his intelligence would be able to speak a wittle bettah.
Anthony, do like and/or appreciate 8 bit Mega Man games since playing 9? If so have you tried the gem of MM2 as a result?
I do terribly with games like this because normally I don't have the patience to play through the same goddamn level ten times trying to learn patterns. I might give it a shot though, just to say I've played it.
Also.. I haven't found this game more difficult than most other Mega Man games. Yeah it's a little tough but that just makes you a better gamer...
Memorizing boss attack patterns and circumventing them is a staple of a lot of gaming franchises.
The bit about needing strategy instead of reflexes is an interesting one, in that I finished most levels without continuing. Perhaps it was because I played the first three NES Mega Man's to death and knew what to expect, but memorization wasn't the problem for me, I died more often from an incorrect jump than from not knowing that an enemy was going to jump out at me.
Can't wait for this to hit XBLA.
Hilarious! I like the editing and the E tank joke. So true!
Funny how you used Dr. Light's speech impediment! I've always wondered why Capcom decided to make him sound like that... And Mega Man sound like a girl!
Why?! Why Capcom?! Why?!
Anyway - Mega Man 9 is amazing!
the biggest part of mega man is knowing how and when to use your special weapons along with memory.