Tag: Mega Man 5

Proto Man 2 While the two Girees at the start aren’t really a threat, it’s worth pointing out that they start near the upper ladders, and the warping in animation takes just enough time for them to be in our way as we start. They’ll also hit us if we fall back down, which a […]

Proto Man 1 and Music TMMN Staff

Mega Buster and Charge Shot Before we get into special weapons, I need to talk about the standard ones a bit. Intentionally or not, enemies in this game get a small degree of invulnerability between shots. This can greatly reduce the effectiveness of the buster depending on how fast the player normally shoots, as large […]

Boss Music Another Mega Man, another round of boss fights. Stone Man TMMN Staff

Gravity Man’s Stage and Music TMMN Staff

Wave Man’s Stage and Music The first section of Wave Man’s stage is a trap room, with jets of steam that shoot from the pipes as we approach and a swinging ball and chain called Teckyun. There are three of each, with the first two pairs being nearly identical. We can walk through Teckyun’s chain, […]

Gyro Man’s Stage and Music Gyro Man starts with an elevator lifting us into the sky, where we fight Tattepakken and Pukapelly. The area in the fourth image uses this well, where jumping to hit Pukapelly can leave the player open to Tattepakken, while destroying the latter first gives the former a chance to knock […]

Napalm Man’s Stage and Music TMMN Staff

Star Man’s Stage and Music Finally, a new stage mechanic… sort of. This entire stage takes place in space, which is functionally the same as being underwater. It begins with a mess of meteors falling on us as we run toward the hole. Dodging randomized falling objects is a simple concept, but fun nonetheless, and […]

Charge Man’s Stage and Music Rembakun is our only enemy for the first section. It flies forward while dropping three bombs, and aims in front of Mega Man. They die in one hit, but are reasonably fast and the bombs deal six damage, so they can be dangerous if we’re distracted by platforming or other […]

Just in time (well, minus two weeks) for you to begin playing along to A Critical Look at Mega Man 5 Stages, the penultimate game in the Blue Bomber’s NES legacy has been released to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America and Europe (thanks, Rockman) alike. $4.99 is all it takes to go take […]

Crystal Man’s Stage and Music TMMN Staff