Mega Man and Bass: Difference between revisions

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* [[Call Back]]: The intro stage is one big [[Shout-Out]] to previous games in the series. There's a fire portion reminiscent of Fire Man's stage from ''1'', hallways filled with drilling Moles like in Metal Man's stage from ''[[Mega Man 2]]'', a rainy segment similar to Toad Man's in ''[[Mega Man 4]]'', a ship with rising and falling water from Blizzard Man's stage in ''[[Mega Man 6]]'', and finally at the end, you fight a toned-down version of the Green Devil from ''8''.

* [[Chest Monster]]: There are chests throughout the game that contain power-ups or CDs, but some will come to life when shot and are very aggressive.

* [[Continuity Cameo]]:

* [[Continuity Cameo]]: Astro Man and Tengu Man are bosses from ''[[Mega Man 8]]'', although their attacks and patterns (and weapons) changed.

** ~~King~~ ~~uses~~ ~~the~~ ~~Gemini~~ ~~Beam~~ from ''[[Mega Man 3]]'' ~~during~~ ~~the~~ ~~fight~~ ~~with~~ ~~him. It luckily doesn't~~ ~~hit~~ as ~~hard~~.

** Astro Man and Tengu Man are bosses from ''[[Mega Man 8]]'', although their attacks and patterns (and weapons) changed.

** King uses the Gemini Beam from ''[[Mega Man 3]]'' during the fight with him. Luckily, it doesn't hit as hard.

* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: Just like in ''[[Mega Man X]]'', Bass can dash by pressing the dedicated dash button, or by double tapping forward. The Game Boy Advance port doesn't have a button, so you must double tap. That split second will result in countless mistakes and deaths. Why didn't Capcom map it to the same command as Mega Man's slide (Down + Jump)?

* [[Death Dealer]]/[[Life Drain]]: If Magic Man hits you with the Magic Card, he gains 2 life. [[Mega Manning|Your Magic Card]] can grab powerups and shoot through walls.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: So where was Proto Man in all of this? He was fighting King at the robot museum where he [[Half the Man He Used To Be|got chopped in half.]] He got repaired just in time to exhaust himself destroying [[Hopeless Boss Fight|King's shield]] and then snuck into Dr. Wily's lab to destroy all the data he had on King. But he's not playable.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: So where was Proto Man in all of this? He was fighting King at the robot museum where he [[Half the Man He Used To Be|got chopped in half.]] He got repaired just in time to exhaust himself destroying [[Hopeless Boss Fight|King's shield]] and then snuck into Dr. Wily's lab to destroy all the data he had on King. But he's not playable. This did end up resulting in at least a couple of [[Urban Legend of Zelda|rumors]] that made the rounds claiming that Proto Man could be unlocked as a playable character.

** This did end up resulting in at least a couple of [[Urban Legend of Zelda|rumors]] that made the rounds claiming that Proto Man could be unlocked as a playable character.

* [[Denial of Diagonal Attack]]: Mega Man still has this problem. Bass doesn't. The Magic Card can be fired upward though.

* [[Do Not Run with a Gun]]: Bass has to brace himself when firing the Bass Buster. Mega Man doesn't.

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* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: King's Tower Shield is indestructible. The first phase of the fight involves waiting him out and dodging his attacks. Finally, Proto Man shows up and destroys the shield to give you a fighting chance.

* [[Invulnerable Attack]]: Equip the Tengu Blade, and you can slide or dash through everything. Including [[For Massive Damage|Magic Man.]]

* [[Kaizo Trap]]:

* ~~[[Kaizo Trap]]:~~ The boss of the first fortress stage. You must balance yourself on a pulley with the boss above an acid pit. Once your side is low enough, the boss will emerge, and you can attack it. When you kill the boss, the platform you are on will sink instantly, and if you don't jump to safety, then you will burn in the pit as the boss dies.

** The boss of the first fortress stage. You must balance yourself on a pulley with the boss above an acid pit. Once your side is low enough, the boss will emerge, and you can attack it. When you kill the boss, the platform you are on will sink instantly, and if you don't jump to safety, then you will burn in the pit as the boss dies.

** [[Instant Win Condition|Inverted]] with King Jet. Once it starts smoking, feel free to leap into the bottomless pit to skip its defeat animation and respawn in the next part.

* [[Marathon Boss]]: King. Fights with his shield. Once it's destroyed, he pulls out an axe and uses the [[Mega Man 3|Gemini Beam]]. Once you beat him, he retreats and combines with his Tank and Jet to form Perfect King.

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* [[Smart Bomb]]: Lightning Bolt turns you invincible and hits everything on screen for massive damage.

* [[Temporary Platform]]: The Ice Wall is this. You can push it, jump on it, and slide away.

* [[This Is a Drill]]: Ground Man uses the Spread Drill, which can bisect twice to cover a lot of room. He will also drill into the ceiling, dig above you, and then drop a MASSIVE drill from above on you.

* [[This Is a Drill]]: Ground Man uses the Spread Drill, which can bisect twice to cover a lot of room. He will also drill into the ceiling, dig above you, and then drop a MASSIVE drill from above on you. He can even [[Transforming Mecha|transform]] into a [[Drill Tank]].

** He can even [[Transforming Mecha|transform]] into a [[Drill Tank]].

* [[Underground Monkey]]: Infamously, the Wily Machine and Capsule here are basically the same ones from ''8'', with a few aesthetic changes and new attacks.

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Dr. Wily had his bases covered. Either Mega Man would perish. Or King would destroy Bass and grow stronger. Or Bass would destroy King and grow stronger. Or Wily would collect all of the robot data King collected and start working on a King Mk II. Bass's ending shows Proto Man ruined the last outcome.