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The Mega Man World series, known as Rockman World (ロックマンワールド, Rokkuman Wārudo) in Japan, is a series of side games in the classic Mega Man series released on the Nintendo Game Boy. While not officially referred to as World games in the English release of the games, instead being numbered with Roman numerals rather than regular numbers to separate them from their NES counterparts (though some NES games had Roman numerals in their title screens), unused graphics in the game's files suggest the English release was planned to use the subtitle, and the games are referred to as such in the Mega Man Through the Ages video. All of these titles were available for download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop until its closure in March 2023. As of June 7, 2024, the entire Mega Man World series is available on Nintendo Switch Online worldwide.[1][2]

With the exception of Mega Man V, the World games reuse Robot Masters and enemies from the NES games that preceded the respective Game Boy title; i.e. Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge uses bosses from the original Mega Man and Mega Man 2. However, they use all new levels and soundtracks instead of copying the ones featured in the NES game, as well as a new end game and final boss exclusive to each title. Each game also introduces a new boss that, before Mega Man 10, were exclusive to that game in the form of the Mega Man Killers and Quint, while Mega Man V features an entirely new experience with the introduction of the Stardroids.

While considered canon to the main timeline of the franchise, the events of the World games are never mentioned or referenced in the main numbered Mega Man games, and official placement of when each game takes place in the timeline is not confirmed. In Mega Man 9, when Mega Man confronts Dr. Wily about his numerous attempts at conquering the world and shows him footage of all his defeats at the hands of Mega Man, including Mega Man & Bass, none of the World games are shown, putting their canon-status into question. The only continuation or reference to the events of the Game Boy titles are in the Mega Man & Bass database and in Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha. The former has entries for the Mega Man Killers, Quint, the Stardroids and Tango, with Pluto's entry mentioning that Slash Man was based on him, while the latter continues the events of Mega Man II and features a prototype of Quint, Rockman Shadow, as the main antagonist, though the events of Mirai Kara no Chōsensha are arguably non-canon as well.

The Mega Man Killers and Tango also appear in Mega Man 10, with the Mega Man Killers acting as bosses in the Special Stages, which depicts Mega Man's escape from the Wily Castle after the main story. [3] While it means that these characters do exist in the main timeline, the same consideration cannot necessarily be extended to the World games.

The Mega Man World games feature gameplay akin to their NES counterparts, but feature special gameplay elements exclusive to their games. Mega Man V is the most notable in that it features an entirely new charged attack for the Mega Buster in the form of the Mega Arm.

Due to the smaller data capacity of a Game Boy cartridge compared to an NES cartridge, the Game Boy games feature some quirks exclusive to them. Firstly, due to them being released on the original Game Boy, all five titles are in black and white, though limited color can be given to them artificially when played on a Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or a Super Game Boy. Secondly, multiple objects and enemies on the screen can cause several glitches during gameplay, namely the game will slow significantly and enemies and objects can disappear.

The Mega Man Killers were created to give the games unique bosses, though the musical naming was not intentional at first. [4] Tango was also created to give the World games a support character unique to the World games. [9] These characters later appeared in the mainline title Mega Man 10.

Inafune was adamant that the main illustrations of the World games had landscapes in the background, despite the mainline games did not feature any. Hayato Kaji had difficulties having his backgrounds approved. [6]

A companion game for the home console version of Mega Man Anniversary Collection, originally known as Mega Man Mania before sharing its name with the console version, was a planned remastered collection game for the Game Boy Advance that would have included all five of the Game Boy titles in full color with extras. While planned for a release in 2004, the title never saw release and was quietly cancelled.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, also known as Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge or in Japan as Rockman World[a] is an action-platform video game by Capcom for the Nintendo Game Boy. It is the first game in the handheld series of the Mega Man franchise. It was released in Japan on July 26, 1991, and was localized in North America that December and in Europe the following year. The game continues the adventures of the android hero Mega Man as he once again confronts the evil Dr. Wily, who has dispatched his revived "Robot Masters" and a new "Mega Man Killer" named Enker.

Dr. Wily's Revenge is an action and platform game in the same vein as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Mega Man games. The player is tasked with completing a series of four stages in any order desired. Beating a stage's boss will earn the player a special weapon that can be selected at will and used throughout the rest of the game. Dr. Wily's Revenge specifically takes components of the original Mega Man and Mega Man 2, including their enemies, stage aesthetics, and Robot Masters.

According to series artist Keiji Inafune, Dr. Wily's Revenge was the first Mega Man game to be outsourced to a developer separate from Capcom. Critical reception for the game has been favorable, and most sources have denoted it as a competent, if excessively difficult, portable version of the popular NES series. Dr. Wily's Revenge was a best-seller and spawned four sequels of its own on the Game Boy, many of which follow its trend of reusing elements from their home console counterparts. In 2011, Dr. Wily's Revenge was made available as a Virtual Console launch title on Japan's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS. It also appeared on PAL region and North American eShops later that year.

Set in the 21st century ("200X"), Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge follows the storyline of the original Mega Man series. The titular protagonist Mega Man, a super robot created by the benevolent Dr. Light, has restored peace to the world by halting the plans of the evil Dr. Wily and his powerful "Robot Masters". In Dr. Wily's Revenge, the mad scientist returns to send eight of his old Robot Masters to contend with the hero once again.[2][4] After vanquishing four of the Robot Masters, Mega Man heads to Wily's fortress and deals with the remaining half of them. The protagonist then battles a new robot designed solely for destroying him, the "Mega Man Killer" Enker.[5][6] As Mega Man defeats Enker and obtains his Mirror Buster ability, Wily retreats to a space station. Mega Man gives chase and, using the Mirror Buster, destroys Wily's newly built, final weapon.[7] After putting a stop to his nemesis once again, Mega Man travels back home via space shuttle.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge is an action-platformer that shares many similarities with its NES counterparts. The player, as Mega Man, is able to choose among four stages to complete in whatever order desired.[4][7] Each stage contains various enemies to blast through and obstacles to overcome, such as leaping between disappearing blocks over deadly spikes and bottomless pits. Mega Man's primary weapon is an arm cannon that has unlimited ammunition. Destroyed enemies typically leave items that replenish Mega Man's health or extra lives. At the end of every stage is a boss battle with a robot master, and defeating it earns the player its special weapon.[4][8] Each boss is weak to another's weapon, allowing the player to strategize the order in which they are beaten.[7]

Dr. Wily's Revenge reuses and mixes stage components, enemies, and robot masters from the first two NES games in the Mega Man series. The initial four stages and bosses (Cut Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, and Elec Man) come from the original Mega Man. A password system allows the player to return to the game after any or all of these first four stages are cleared or when the player suffers a game over.[4] Once the player completes these stages and travels through Wily's fortress, four more robot masters must be fought in order to progress. These bosses (Quick Man, Bubble Man, Flash Man, and Heat Man) are taken from Mega Man 2 for NES.[6][8][9][10] Although they do not have their own stages, the player earns the special weapons of these bosses.[7] Once all four are defeated, the player faces a new robot master created for the game, Enker.

According to series artist and producer Keiji Inafune, Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge was the first Mega Man game to be outsourced by Capcom for its development. He felt the game turned out well because the project's leader was a "huge Mega Man fan" who appeared to understand the games better than some of Capcom's own people. Because he thought much of his artwork from the original Mega Man was not aging well, Inafune redrew many of his old illustrations to be used for the game's enemy character sprites.[2] Beginning with Mega Man 2 for the NES, Capcom began accepting boss ideas from fans. It was not until Dr. Wily's Revenge that Inafune was able to design a boss character from scratch.[11] To keep with the musical motif of naming characters, the new character Enker was named after the Japanese genre enka.[2]

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