Talk:Mega Man 2

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Gameplay Section

I added something to the gameplay section to remove the "stub" status. It's not much, but at least it's something. It could probably do with some polishing. Megawolf 16:58, 31 January 2007 (UTC)Megawolf[reply]

I've moved the trivia items that were actually explaining gameplay into the gameplay section. The section still needs a lot of work. We'll need some references and a serious copyedit. We also want to make sure the section does not turn into a walkthrough. Jay32183 22:43, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I completely rewrote the gameplay section. What do people think? Jay32183 01:39, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I added again the masters' weaknesses to the 'Robot Masters' subsection. I'm not quite sure as to why these were deleted just a few days ago, and I'd like to see some rationale next time around if and when someone chooses to do so again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.187.51.179 (talk) 01:52, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Story

What does "along with eight (six in the original)" mean? That the story told in megaman 2 says that there were 8 "evil" robot in megaman 1? I think it means 6 robots that eventually went evil, plus 1 rock and 1 roll = 8 robots.

More info about the music please

The article tells us that "The music from Mega Man 2 is considered to be one of the best soundtracks in video game history.", but still that's about as much as we are told about the music. I'd like to see more information about it, like track names, composers, descriptions of the sound of the tracks... Things like that. Thanks.

And by the way; who considers it one of the best soundtracks? I agree that it's good, but citing a source would be nice. - x-Flare-x 06:03, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is a general consensus among fans of the game and musicians that Mega Man 2 has one of the best video game soundtracks ever, particularly of 8-bits. Since you can't really source that without a poll etc. at the moment I would say look at the attention the game's soundtrack has received: Nevada City, CA's The Advantage is known to cover several songs including Flashman and Dr. Wily's themes. The Minibosses have covered several different themes over several different releases. A group from Athens, GA by the name of Mega Band (which features several members from Cinemechanica have done perhaps the most unique thing with the music, they play the soundtrack to the game in real time as a person plays the game all the way through with it projected onto a screen behind the band (video footage: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7343353144229288438&q=hhbtm&total=35&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=9

Cyclopseslayer 06:41, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed you guys removed mention of how popular this game's music is. I suggest you KEEP this statement in, and somebody find a source, instead of removing it constantly. In fact, if you don't think it's popular, find a source that claims it isn't. I dare you. Nutmilk 03:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There could just be a section about the frequency of megaman covers as stated. That way you wont have to prove the statement that it is well loved, just show that the songs from it are frequently used, thus proving your point. 140.232.146.190 21:43, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading music information

The music paragraph says : "One of the pieces of music from Mega Man 2 has become a staple of the games. The theme played when a Robot Master is selected has been reused in later games." That theme did not originate in Mega Man 2 at all, it was already present in the first game, so either we delete this sentence, or move it to the MM1 article. --Dez26 18:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

The whole US box art is misleading, since the creators of that... Horrific image are not the same as the designers. Not only that, but because it's made by people who have NOTHING to do with the development of the game whatsoever. So I can safely say this one is quite non-canon too. I mean, the arm-cannon alone is a huge trademark. Megaman isn't a 30-year old guy, he's a boy robot! this guy looks more like a secret agent in his carnival outfit. Someone PLEASE change it. --Ewoud van Loon, 14:58, 7 Januari 2007 (GMT+1)

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Please expand the lead to conform with guidelines at Wikipedia:Lead. The article should have an appropriate number of paragraphs as is shown on WP:LEAD, and should adequately summarize the article.^[?]
Per Wikipedia:Context and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates), months and days of the week generally should not be linked. Years, decades, and centuries can be linked if they provide context for the article.^[?]
~~Generally, trivia sections are looked down upon; please either remove the trivia section or incorporate any important facts into the rest of the article.~~^[?]
There are a few sections that are too short and that should be either expanded or merged.
Please provide citations for all of the {{fact}}s.^[?]
Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. See also User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a.^[?]

You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions for further ideas. Thanks, Jay32183 00:30, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Difficult only in Anniversary collection

Fixed the part about difficult being the only available option in the Anniversary series. Easy mode can be selected in the gameplay options screen. Badass McGreat 15:38, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bubble Lead

In english, is it pronounced "bubble leed" (as in reed), or "bubble lead" (as in read)? Thanks! Also, octopuses 17:56, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Leed". As in, the bubbles lead you to the top of the screen.—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 18:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your quick reply! Also, octopuses 18:21, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

are you sure? I always thought it was lead, as in the zeppelin, due to the fact that they are effected by gravity, and fall streat down when they have no support under them. 140.232.146.190 21:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know because it's バブルリード (baburu rīdo) (pronounced "leed"). It it were "Bubble Lead" as in the metal, it would've been バブルレッド (baburu reddo) (pronounced "ledd").—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 21:52, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]