Mega Man Anniversary Collection

I've heard a lot of stories about how tough it is to defeat Crash Man without the air shooter. However there is a simple way you can defeat him with the mega buster. When you take a shot at him he will jump and fire a crash bomb his jump can be used against him. When he is about 3 to 4 inches in front of you on the screen jump and fire a shot at the peak of your jump when you fire the shot Crash Man will jump right into your shot. As soon as you hit the ground run under him and don't stop when done correctly his crash bomb will miss you. If you can master this technique like I have you can come away with a flawless victory.

Elec Man is by far one of the deadliest bosses in the game. The tactic I use to defeat him does not always work. Try to get Elec Man to jump on the higher section of the room from there you can easily dodge his electricity and hit him at the same time. Elec Man's weapon is extremely powerful against you so be sure to use this tactic wisely there is no energy tanks to help you in this time.

Shadow Man is one of the few bosses whose moves can be unpredictable at times. He will jump three times and either slide at you or he will chuck a couple of shadow blades at you. Unless you are an experienced player and like to defeat all the bosses with the mega buster like me then I suggest to all you rookies out there that you come into this battle with Top Man's weapon.

Skull Man uses a complex attack pattern that can fool a rookie player easily. He starts the battle by jumping and using his skull shield, he cannot be harmed by using the shield, when he turns the sheild off he will dash at you and stop at the very spot you are standing. Time your jump and jump over him. Now here comes the tricky part so bear with me readers. Skull Man will now fire 6 shots (three at a time) at you. To avoid the first three jump in the air which will make his first shot miss you, let the second shot come right at you and jump over it which will cause his third shot to miss as well. Do the opposite the second three shots let the first shot come at you jump over it and his second shot will go up in the air and miss you finally let his third shot come at you and jump over it now nail him with the mega buster or his weakness. This strategy can take a while to master so just be patient.

After defeating an end boss, MegaMan is rewarded with an ability (named after the defeated foe) that can be used to exploit another boss' weakness. Thus, the easiest way to beat each of the bosses is to fight them in a particular order. Here's the best order:

GUTSMAN - weakness pellet (MegaMan's standard ability).
CUTSMAN - weakness rock toss
ELECTRICMAN - weakness cutters
ICEMAN - weakness electric blast
FIREMAN - weakness ice blast
BOMBMAN - weakness fireball

For all weapons and items plus four energy tanks, enter the password "A5 B2 B4 C1 C3 C5 D4 D5 E2".

If you pause in the middle of a jump, you'll reset Mega Man's downward velocity. If you press Start rapidly at the height of a jump, you can coast for long distances. This also makes Mega Man "phase out", causing most bullets to fly through you without harm.

Flash Man:A2, C1, C2, C5, D3, E1, E2, E3
Wood Man:A2, C2, C4, C5, D3, D4, E1, E2, E3
Air Man:A2, C2, C4, C5, D4, E1, E2, E3, E4
Metal Man:A4, B1, B3, C4, D1, D2, E1, E3, E4
Bubble Man:A4, B1, B3, C4, D2, D4, E1, E3, E4
Crash Man:A4, B1, B3, C4, D2, D3, D4, E1, E3
Heat Man:A1, B2, C1, C4, C5, D1, D3, E3, E5
Quick Man:A2, B1, B3, B5, C2, D1, D2, D4, E4

If you do the high jump trick press RIGHT on controller 2 while playing and jump into a pit, you do not die, and can walk around in it. Once in the pit, keep jumping in and out, and eventually your energy will drain but you will still be alive. You are now invincible. Jump out of the pit and your energy will stay down... you do not need to keep holding RIGHT on C2.

Note: If you pick up any energy items or use an Energy Tank, you will no longer be invincible...and you can still die if you fall on spikes. If you have trouble using it, try releasing RIGHT once you are in the pit for a second.

All weapons, All Items, 9 ETs, no Doc Robots
Blue: A3 B5 D3 F4 Red: A6
All weapons, All Items, 9ETs, Dr. Wily Stage 1
Blue: A1 A3 B2 B5 D3 F4 Red: A6 E1
Spark Man defeated
Red: C5, F4
Snake Man defeated
Red: C5, F6
Needle Man defeated
Red: D3, E6 (Rush Jet Included)
Hard Man defeated
Red: C4, E6
Top Man defeated
Red: A3, C5
Gemini Man defeated
Red: B5, C5
Magnet Man defeated
Red: C5, F5
Shadow Man defeated
Red: C5, D6 (Rush Marine Included)