Mega Man 9 is completely insane.

[Zoltor]

This game is a hell of alot harder then all the others, and no sorry, not even Mega Man 3 comes remotely close(people that are saying the older MMs were harder, really need to get off the drugs).

Forget about Bosses, in MM 9 the stages, and the Mini Bosses are 100 times harder then the actual bosses. The shop, although very useful against the main bosses, is pointless for the actual stages(which is what kills you, so people really need to stop saying It's easy, because MM 9 has a store).

The Jewel Man Mini Boss might as well be invincible, and the Hornet Man mini boss seems to have a ton of HP, not to mention It's really hard to get more then 1 hit every 5 seconds on him/it

I was able to beat 4 stages, and now I'm pretty stuck(I even got 9 live so I wouldnn't have to start over at a stage(providing I made it to the check mark), ang yipee, I just wasted 6 hours to get nowhere.

Seeing how the Jewel Man Stage Isn't that hard(so far anyway), does anyone know how to beat this dumb mini boss?

Then there's Hero, and Super Hero mode lol, this game can be harder(It's hard to believe)?

PS. Doing Timed runs of the Tornado Man Stage must be impossible, that stage is a pain in the ass, when you are taking your sweet time, I hate to think of someone trying to rush through it.

[pseudonym]

Oh really. I need to finish this game as well, I started awhile ago and forgot about it.

[Zoltor]

Oh really. I need to finish this game as well, I started awhile ago and forgot about it.

Yea, I have no idea why people on some forums are calling this game easy.

Did you beat that damn cheap Jewel Man Mini Boss yet, or is that whay made you leave, and forget the game)?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

TonyTheTiger traditionally publicly beats the game once per NAVA meeting.

I'm sure if you PM him he can give you any advice you need.

I've not yet completed it myself (I put it down on the early part of the castle ... I'll get back to it someday) but from what I've seen it is indeed a challenge.

[jonebone]

This game isn't even that bad. I got the one-life achievement and also did the beat it 5 times in a day one.

You just haven't played it enough yet. Once you get to the Dr. Wily stage where you have to fight all 8 bosses again, you'll become very skilled and be able to beat them blaster only with enough practice.

As for Jewel Man, you need to shoot repeatedly at him. If you hit a jewel, it disappears and that is one less Jewel you'll have to dodge. If you hit him, that's even better and it causes damage.

He mimics your jumps, so practice your timing. The idea is to jump so he goes into the air, then immediately run under him and shoot him in the back.

I'm sure there's a bazillion youtube videos up there for this game, go check one out.

[retroman]

from what i have played this game is hard, but i havent sat down that much to play it.

[megasdkirby]

I barely played with the game, but the little that I did, it was tough but didn't think it was impossible.

I have it on the Wii, though I wish it would be half price at the PSN store so I can get it for the PS3.

[Zoltor]

This game isn't even that bad. I got the one-life achievement and also did the beat it 5 times in a day one.

You just haven't played it enough yet. Once you get to the Dr. Wily stage where you have to fight all 8 bosses again, you'll become very skilled and be able to beat them blaster only with enough practice.

As for Jewel Man, you need to shoot repeatedly at him. If you hit a jewel, it disappears and that is one less Jewel you'll have to dodge. If you hit him, that's even better and it causes damage.

He mimics your jumps, so practice your timing. The idea is to jump so he goes into the air, then immediately run under him and shoot him in the back.

I'm sure there's a bazillion youtube videos up there for this game, go check one out.


Bosses is one thing, Mini Bosses are another story all together(in MM9, the stage, and Mini Bosses are the real hard things to beat.


Um thanks for the Jewel Man info, but I'm asking about that dumb "Mini Boss" on the Jewel Man stage. You know, with all the falling rocks, and if you are on the ground when he lands, he stuns you, exc exc.

[TonyTheTiger]

I agree that Mega Man 9 is the hardest in the original series. Mega Man & Bass might be harder but as for the "classic" games, 9 takes it.

The nice thing about Mega Man is that there's always a trick and once you figure it out you'll wonder why it was ever so hard to begin with.

The trick to the falling rocks is that they'll always start falling where you're standing. What you want to do is stand somewhere in the center giving you a lot of wiggle room. The first rock will come down right above your head. As you move around other rocks will fall until the one with the face comes down. Don't start to move until you see the rock actually fall. You can pretty much get by the entire assault just by walking back and forth as they come down.

Once the one with the face starts dropping, you want to jump to avoid the earthquake. Jump at the last possible moment, right before it hits the ground. By the time you land the earthquake will be over. Then fire like crazy until he starts coming at you. Jump over him and repeat. The timing is the hardest part but once you get it down the rest comes naturally.


TonyTheTiger traditionally publicly beats the game once per NAVA meeting.

I'm sure if you PM him he can give you any advice you need.

Heh, I think I'm going to retire it. People can take watching the same game every month for only so long before I become "that guy."

[izarate]

Um thanks for the Jewel Man info, but I'm asking about that dumb "Mini Boss" on the Jewel Man stage. You know, with all the falling rocks, and if you are on the ground when he lands, he stuns you, exc exc.

That sounds like Gutsman... is he in MM9?

[Icarus Moonsight]

No one wants to be "that guy", not even those who are "that guy". LOL

Even still, that's damn impressive for just the consistency alone. :D

[Zoltor]

I agree that Mega Man 9 is the hardest in the original series. Mega Man & Bass might be harder but as for the "classic" games, 9 takes it.

The nice thing about Mega Man is that there's always a trick and once you figure it out you'll wonder why it was ever so hard to begin with.

The trick to the falling rocks is that they'll always start falling where you're standing. What you want to do is stand somewhere in the center giving you a lot of wiggle room. The first rock will come down right above your head. As you move around other rocks will fall until the one with the face comes down. Don't start to move until you see the rock actually fall. You can pretty much get by the entire assault just by walking back and forth as they come down.

Once the one with the face starts dropping, you want to jump to avoid the earthquake. Jump at the last possible moment, right before it hits the ground. By the time you land the earthquake will be over. Then fire like crazy until he starts coming at you. Jump over him and repeat. The timing is the hardest part but once you get it down the rest comes naturally.



Heh, I think I'm going to retire it. People can take watching the same game every month for only so long before I become "that guy."

I was running from one side to the other, which dodged them pretty good, but I'll try it your way, because I have no time to jump doing it this way(and as he falls down, there are rocks over my head, so I couldn't jump anyway, without getting hurt).

PS. However all this is gonna have to wait until moday, since I'll be out of town for a couple of day.

[Jisho23]

No one wants to be "that guy", not even those who are "that guy". LOL

Even still, that's damn impressive for just the consistency alone. :D


Unless they are "The guy." THAT would be impressive to see at a NAVA, someone take down "IWTBTG."

[DuckTalesNES]

The random rocks falling deal less damage than the main one with the face if I remember correctly. Correctly timing it to avoid his earthquake is key to defeating him.

[mr obscure]

megaman 10 is coming!

[TRM]

I haven't played this game since it first came out, but I did not think it was overly challenging. I just went to the store, grabbed items as I needed them, and then just pushed my way through the stages...like another poster had said, if you look for the patterns during the trouble spots, you'll figure out a strategy and then just have to keep that it mind when you go through that section next time.

[JSoup]

I am very, very bad at Mega Man games (it took me many years to just get to Wily 2 in MM1), but I blew through all of the non-Wily stages in MM9 in under a few days. In my mind, that means 9 is easier than 1, which was very hard anyway.

[Gentlegamer]

I refuse to get Mega Man 9 until I can use a NES type controller to play it. I tried the demo and the XBox 360 controller is terrible for that type of game.

[Icarus Moonsight]

360 D-Pad... *sigh*

[DuckTalesNES]

I refuse to get Mega Man 9 until I can use a NES type controller to play it. I tried the demo and the XBox 360 controller is terrible for that type of game.

Get it for the wii and turn the remote sideways?

[VG_Maniac]

It wasn't too hard...although I'm a Mega Man veteran. I'd still say the first Mega Man is the hardest.

[Arasoi]

Get it for the wii and turn the remote sideways?

Or:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mayflash-NES-SNES-Adapter-for-Nintendo-Wii-NEW_W0QQitemZ260507663842QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Accessories?hash=item3ca7777de2

Plugs into the wiimote for classic controller support.. should work.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Guys... 360. I thought Wii initially myself since that's what I play MM9 on.

[Arasoi]

Guys... 360. I thought Wii initially myself since that's what I play MM9 on.

Yuck. Well, maybe this guy can hook you up:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=655743

Edit:

Here is an unlikely, but apparently excellent off the shelf solution:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19831575&postcount=81

[Zoltor]

Or:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mayflash-NES-SNES-Adapter-for-Nintendo-Wii-NEW_W0QQitemZ260507663842QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Accessories?hash=item3ca7777de2

Plugs into the wiimote for classic controller support.. should work.


Yea the classic controller owns, I seriously hate the wii remote as a wannabe NES controller, it "SUCKS!!!", and as much as people would like to make it out to be one, it will never be a NES controller.

PS. It sucks that there's no Classic Controller support for Blaster Master Overdrive sigh.

[WarLordAG]

I refuse to get Mega Man 9 until I can use a NES type controller to play it. I tried the demo and the XBox 360 controller is terrible for that type of game.

It's a shame you feel that way, as you're missing out on one hell of a game.

While I agree, the 360 dpad isn't great it definitely works fine and I don't recall any issues with controlling the little blue guy.

[jonebone]

It's a shame you feel that way, as you're missing out on one hell of a game.

While I agree, the 360 dpad isn't great it definitely works fine and I don't recall any issues with controlling the little blue guy.

Yeah come on man, a good craftsman never blames his tools.

Some games are downright atrocious when it comes to controls, but this isn't one of them. Move left or right, one button shoots and one button jumps.

No need for excuses, either you got it or don't.

[Urzu402]

I'm like obsesed with Jewel Man's stage I can beat it under 1 minute 30 seconds the mini boss is so easy its funny to kill it all you need is the Bee weapon and the cum shot, i mean Concrete Shot, as soon as you enter the room shoot the bee weapon 3 times so 3 bees pop out when they hit the rock it will fall, then quickly switch to C. Shot and then jump right before it reaches the ground so you dont get stunned, make sure your buster is facing it, then spam C Shot like no tomorrow you will kill it in a matter of seconds.

[buzz_n64]

I refuse to get Mega Man 9 until I can use a NES type controller to play it. I tried the demo and the XBox 360 controller is terrible for that type of game.

Try using the Street Fight IV pad, I use it for all games that use the d pad, and I love using it.

[RetroYoungen]

I'm not incredibly skilled at Mega Man games either, but I managed to work through MM9 in a few days. It might actually be the only MM games I've beaten... made it deep into MM2 and MM3, but never FINISHED them.

That said, I'd say it's the easy-save system that makes it easier to go through. If I had to work through every boss every time, I might've had more trouble. Now, question is, with MM10 supposedly having an "easy" mode, how "OMGWTFIDEID" is it going to be on "normal?" o_O

[XYXZYZ]

I got to the third boss in Dr. Wily's castle, the two blobs that behave like the Rockmonster from MM1. After dying and working my way back the Wily stage 3 a couple times, I got burnt out and took a break. That was months ago, now if I want to pick it up again I'll have to start over and re-establish my mojo. You can't just start playing the last stage cold, you know.

[ambriglia]

just dl'ed this game last night and already beat 5 bosses. the game is definitely challenging and sticks to the megaman 2 formula. alot of the lvl's even feel/look like megaman 2 lvl's.

it is a good game so far. some parts are frustraing or dont really fit, like tornado man's stage with the rotating screw things.

[Flippy8490]

Mega Man games have always been hard. MM9 was definitely no different. Though, it didn't particularly strike me as more difficult than the others. I still have the most trouble with the original.

[rbudrick]

I found MM9 to be average difficulty for an MM game. I didn't find it harder than say, MM3. Then again, there hasn't been a single MM original series game I didn't beat in a day or 2, except MM1 and I was really young then. Next to MM2, MM9 is definitely my favorite. The music rules.

-Rob

[SegaAges]

Maybe I should actually play the game more.

I beat one boss (I think it was Galaxy Man or something).

I have not gone back because I kinda suck at MM games, and I have not messed with the save feature to see if I have to deal with stuff later on (trying to save right before the boss fight or something).

[ambriglia]

so, i got to the third wily stage and made it to the third boss, the cyclops, i died like 5 times against him and havent picked it up in 10 days. not sure why, but i definitely lost interest. i hate how you have to beat all the wily stages in one sitting. they shold have made it so you can save at the end of each stage, but i guess that wouldnt be true to its roots.

not sure if its a flaw or not, but i do this with alot of NES games. i get to a frustrating tough part, put it down for a week or so, and then come back to it.

i will prolly pick it back up in a couple days or so.

[jonebone]

so, i got to the third wily stage and made it to the third boss, the cyclops, i died like 5 times against him and havent picked it up in 10 days. not sure why, but i definitely lost interest. i hate how you have to beat all the wily stages in one sitting. they shold have made it so you can save at the end of each stage, but i guess that wouldnt be true to its roots.

not sure if its a flaw or not, but i do this with alot of NES games. i get to a frustrating tough part, put it down for a week or so, and then come back to it.

i will prolly pick it back up in a couple days or so.

Aww don't let that Cyclops stop you! It is simple memorization and he's cake once you learn the pattern and use the black hole bomb. Just watch a few youtube videos of it to learn the jumping pattern and you'll beat him with ease.

Wily's castle isn't that bad at all once you've given the game some practice. Usually I buy one of those spike immunity things in case I jump to hard in the water part, and buy one of the half damage items for the last Wily. If you do that, it's really easy... even if you don't, it is still quite doable.

I got faith in you man!

[ambriglia]

Aww don't let that Cyclops stop you! It is simple memorization and he's cake once you learn the pattern and use the black hole bomb. Just watch a few youtube videos of it to learn the jumping pattern and you'll beat him with ease.

Wily's castle isn't that bad at all once you've given the game some practice. Usually I buy one of those spike immunity things in case I jump to hard in the water part, and buy one of the half damage items for the last Wily. If you do that, it's really easy... even if you don't, it is still quite doable.

I got faith in you man!

one of my favorite all time mega man bosses to fight was the cyclops in mega man 3. i think hard man's punch hurt him. not sure why but always found it fun to slide under his blocks!

i dont really like mega man 9's cyclops. :(

[TonyTheTiger]

Here's a trick. The Black Hole Bomb can be fired quickly if you pause the game after shooting it. Normally you'd only be able to hit the core once per turn but if you pause right after shooting him the weapon's animation disappears letting you shoot again. You can hit him two or three times per round this way.

[ShinobiMan]

Here's a trick. The Black Hole Bomb can be fired quickly if you pause the game after shooting it. Normally you'd only be able to hit the core once per turn but if you pause right after shooting him the weapon's animation disappears letting you shoot again. You can hit him two or three times per round this way.

That IS a great trick. Never thought of doing that. Next play through I'll have to give it a try.

Love Mega Man 9. Difficult, but I always found Mega Man 3 to be the hardest in the series.

Why isn't there a thread for Mega Man 10? Or am I just blind?

[Arasoi]

Why isn't there a thread for Mega Man 10? Or am I just blind?

It got pushed to page 2 or 3, but here you go.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139036

[ambriglia]

update.

got home from work and immediately started playing it. beat all wily stages in 45 min! finally!

wily isnt that bad with an energy tank and half damage. without the half damage, it wouldve been much harder. decent mega man all around. maybe i will buy 10 now!