Ep. 8: Mega Man II

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Sticking with its guiding principles of “quick” and “cheap”, Capcom handed the reigns of its portable Mega Man series to the creatively named “Japan System House”, which promptly produced the series’s first true retread. Mega Man II for Game Boy is a slice of pepperoni pizza reheated once too often.

The Game: Mega Man II, known as Rockman World 2 (ロックマンワールド2) in Japan

Original Platform: Nintendo Game Boy

Developer: Japan Systems House Co., Ltd

Publisher: Nintendo

Composer: Kenji Yamazaki

Release Date:

• December 20, 1991 (JP)

• February 1992 (US)

Music Used In This Episode

• Magnet Man Goes West by Disco Dan

• Metal Man Goes Clubbing by Disco Dan

• Gemini Salsa by MkVaff

• Bubble Man (wants to get) Funked Up by Disco Dan

• Cut Man Sonata by MkVaff

• Wonderful Shadows by the Electric Sheep Orchestra by fredrikd

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Image Credit: MobyGames