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Mega Man 9 FAQ in Tableaux

Mega Man 9 tips for the illiterate.

By Ryan Davis  |  Dec. 12, 2008

Don't bore your eyeballs with ASCII text!
Don't bore your eyeballs with ASCII text!
It's a widely agreed upon sentiment within the Giant Bomb office that Mega Man 9 is a seriously awesome, seriously messed up game. We all love the fact that Capcom decided to make a brand-new Mega Man game that looks and plays like it came on a cart in 1989. The $10 price tag makes it an easy buy. And while difficulty is one of the defining characteristics of the early Mega Man game, I'm simply too feeble for the staggering difficulty Mega Man 9 has to offer. Still, I respect its dedication to creating an experience that so vividly recalls that punishing style of action.

I've never been great at Mega Man, but even I know that one of the keys is approaching the Robot Masters in the right order. If you haven't got the time for some trial-and-error deduction, you might try looking at a FAQ, but FAQs are boring. If I can avoid sifting through plain-text files brimming with typos and bad grammar to figure out if I should go after Wood Man or Air Man first, I will. Instead, why not refer to this handy bit of Mega Man 9 art from CyberMoonStudios that showed up on the Capcom-Unity blog? They've also got informative level select art for Mega Man 1, 2, and 3, though I imagine there's probably some heavy debate over whether the Mega Man 2 illustration is really the best route.
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22 Comments
Termiteon Dec. 12, 2008 at 10:42 p.m.
Mega man 9 ( Or should I say ROCK MAN 9! ) is indeed awesome.
Chocobo_Blitzeron Dec. 12, 2008 at 10:48 p.m.
huh, a cool concept but the execution is not doing anything for me, at all.

Actually, the art style makes me kind of mad.
zoozillaon Dec. 12, 2008 at 10:51 p.m.
That's pretty funny.

I mean, pretty jokes.
TabooTongueon Dec. 12, 2008 at 11:12 p.m.
So we start Mid-Left then go counter clockwise?
This would explain why I had so much trouble with Concrete Man.
Nice style.
Cloneslayeron Dec. 12, 2008 at 11:37 p.m.
I player the first 8 Megamen a week before I player 9 and I didn't think 9 was much harder. Ya it's hard but no more that at least the first two.
PlasmaBeam44on Dec. 13, 2008 at 12:55 a.m.
I made it to the second level of Willy's castle and it got way too hard. I haven't played it in about 3 months.
RockmanBionics is online on Dec. 13, 2008 at 2:02 a.m.

Someone said you should start with Galaxyman and I can see why, but I always start with Splashwoman. Plugman is the hardest one to beat with the megabuster imo.

lordofultimaon Dec. 13, 2008 at 3:57 a.m.
This is more confusing than a written FAQ.
Gearheadon Dec. 13, 2008 at 4:27 a.m.
I would go Galaxy Man, then Jewel Man, than Splash Woman, then Concrete Man.
kagatoon Dec. 13, 2008 at 4:58 a.m.
You gotta love Megaman, i hope they make another bunch to follow this one in the same style, but i am a sucker for retro style games...
dagas is online on Dec. 13, 2008 at 4:59 a.m.
I still know the Mega Man 2 boss weaknesses like the back of my hand. Mega Man 1 and 2 are the only ones I have managed to complete and 1 was irritating because there was no password system even so I had to play it all in one sitting.
Scooperon Dec. 13, 2008 at 5:37 a.m.
Mega Man 9 is amazing, I can do 2 levels but that's about it.
nail1080on Dec. 13, 2008 at 6:42 a.m.
Mega Man 9 - been there, cleared the game without dying once, it's really not hard at all if you just use your brain, it can be cleared in less than an hour with ease after one play through

GT: nail Ten Eighty
Superchris129on Dec. 13, 2008 at 7:28 a.m.
You gotta start with hornet man, man. Then you can grab all them screws. I beat it, it was tough as hell, but after a few plays you can .plow through it easy
Dalaion Dec. 13, 2008 at 7:41 a.m.
RockmanBionics said:
"

Someone said you should start with Galaxyman and I can see why, but I always start with Splashwoman. Plugman is the hardest one to beat with the megabuster imo.

"
Splash Woman is more vulnerable to the Mega Buster... but Galaxy Man is ridiculously easy for a boss.  Either way you can't go wrong.

And that image is a neat idea, but a few months too late for me... I've got that memorized.
sloppyjoeon Dec. 13, 2008 at 7:47 a.m.
Definitely more creative than my game guide!
JonathanMooreon Dec. 13, 2008 at 9:46 a.m.
Mega Man 9, definitely best game since Mario Galaxy, no question.

-- God Bless.
Yelixon Dec. 13, 2008 at 10 a.m.
Too bad I had to figure out the boss order on my own on day 1.
Pretty rewarding to do so, though.
I'm boss at that game.
Brackynewson Dec. 13, 2008 at 11:11 a.m.
Two words: Hori Stick.
Yeah baby.
Mattalorianon Dec. 13, 2008 at 4:19 p.m.
Insane, creative, and useful.
Absolutely brilliant.
On a separate note, Mega Man's expression on the Mega Man 3 image is priceless.

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Mega Man 9 is a side-scrolling Mega Man game, made to resemble the style of the NES Mega Man games using an almost exact match of graphical style and gameplay to that of earlier games in the Mega Man series of games.

US Release Date: Sept. 22, 2008

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