Mega Man 2

Mega Man 2 is, as you may have guessed, the second entry in a very long-running series. Introducing many new concepts and improving on all the flaws of the original, this game is considered by a number of fans to be among the best of the series.

Metal Man


A tile to be used in the center of horizontal screws with five tiles. Only vertical screws use more than five tiles.

Crash Man


Hidden amongst the background tiles is what appears to be a Met generator, judging by the Met-sized mouth and (obviously) Met-like features. This is probably the most significant and mysterious set of unused tiles in the game.

Flash Man


Two unused platform tiles. Top-left and bottom-left corners exist as well, which actually were used in a single room.



Two unused background tiles. There were plenty of vertical pipes in the stage, but no horizontal ones.

Other


These katakana symbols ("aki") were used to fill empty spaces in the enemy graphics. They mean, appropriately enough, "emptiness".

Unused Item Drop Code
There is coding in the game for enemies to drop E-Tanks upon death, but the code is typically rendered inaccessible due to its potential game-breaking effects.

Unused Level Palettes


Wood Man's stage has two sets of unused palettes. Since it is part of the animation space, the palettes will cycle.

Unused Sounds
There are three unused sounds, and it's hard to see how they could fit in the game. Edit offset to any of these values, then select Flash Man's weapon to hear them.

Sound ID.

Sound ID.

Sound ID.

Title Screen
Rockman 2 has a copyright tag and trademark symbol on the title screen. Mega Man 2 moves all copyright information to the start of the game, and also moves the building down a bit to accommodate the larger title graphic.

Rockman 2 does not have difficulty levels, and is equal to the Difficult mode in Mega Man 2.

Password
The erroneous "Pass Word" was corrected in Mega Man 2.

Clash or Crash?
Crash Man is known as Clash Man in Rockman 2.