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Mega Man

It's MEGA MAN versus the powerful leaders and fighting forces of Monsteropolis - that strange multi-layered land of robot-like humanoids created by the wrongly-performed experiments with human beings by Dr…

31 December 1995

Mega Man is a platform developed by Freestyle Software, Ltd., released 31 December 1995 on Sega Game Gear.

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What Mega Man is

Mega Man is a platform game developed by Freestyle Software, Ltd. and released in 1995. It was published by U.S. Gold. It is available on Sega Game Gear only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's MEGA MAN versus the powerful leaders and fighting forces of Monsteropolis - that strange multi-layered land of robot-like humanoids created by the wrongly-performed experiments with human beings by Dr. Wily. Mega Man - the chosen defender of the human race. For he dares to single-handedly penetrate Monsteropolis' seven separate societies to stop the rapid expansion of strange misrepresentations of humans. Mega Man's goal is monumental. He must infiltrate seven separate heavily-guarded empires. By himself, he must break down and destroy the following empire leaders: Cutman, Gutsman, Iceman, Bombman, Fireman, Elecman, and Dr. Wily. The action involves Mega Man armed only with laser beam…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction.

Where it sits in the Mega Man series

Mega Man is the 28th of 226 entries we hold in the Mega Man series. The next entry was Mega Man X3 in 1996.

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What it launched against

Mega Man launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Mega Man — frequently asked questions

When did Mega Man come out?
Mega Man was released on 31 December 1995 for Sega Game Gear.

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