Designing For | Mega Man's Mega Buster -- Designing For Overcentralization @DesigningFor | Uploaded August 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at Mega Man's Mega Buster, and how it, despite it being fun, simple, and iconic, introduces some core issues into the Mega Man series.

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Writing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...

Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)

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Also check out our episode on Ghosts n' Goblins, and how it intentionally uses game design that might seem bad by today's standards to great effect: youtube.com/watch?v=YyICGpfRWus

Or our episode on Super Metroid's Lower Norfair, which shows that one of the forerunners of the Metroidvania genre can also be linear when it counts: youtube.com/watch?v=C6vwRo6-f1E

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The Mega Man series, including Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6, Mega Man 7, Mega Man 9, Mega Man: Powered Up!, Mega Man X, Mega Man X6, Mega Man Star Force, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Street Fighter x Mega Man, Super Adventure Rockman, Rockman: The Puzzle Battle, and the animated series are © Capcom Co., Ltd. Mega Man Legacy Collection by Backbone Entertainment, Street Fighter x Mega Man by Seow Zong Hui, and the animated series by Ruby-Spears Productions, Ashi Productions, and Ocean Productions.

Mighty Gunvolt: Burst is © Inti Creates Co., Ltd.

Mighty No. 9 is © Inti Creates Co., Ltd., Level-5 Comcept, and Deep Silver.

Rosenkreuzstilette is © [erka:es], Darksquid Media, and AGM PLAYISM.

Mega Man Maker: megamanmaker.com

Mega Man Unlimited: facebook.com/MegaManUnlimited

Rokko-Chan: king-soukutu.com/flash/rokko.html

Nezumi Man's original source is no longer online, but here's the TVTropes page: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/NezumiMan

The Kirby series, including Kirby: Super Star and Kirby: Triple Deluxe are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. and HAL Laboratory.

The Super Smash Bros. series, including Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is © Nintendo Co., Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios, and Sora Ltd.

Sonic Generations is © Sega Games Co., Ltd.

The character "Solid Snake" is © Konami Holdings Corporation.

Captain N: The Game Master is © DIC Entertainment, Saban Productions, and Nintendo of America, Inc.

Band-Aid is © Johnson & Johnson.

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Footage/Images Used:

Sequelitis: youtube.com/watch?v=8FpigqfcvlM

Mega Man vs. Met: youtube.com/watch?v=pAR3Vmi5vws

Super Adventure Rockman: youtube.com/watch?v=G-3b2dEY80s

Mega Man: Powered Up! (Fire Man Speedrun): youtube.com/watch?v=EWVHSINjlNY

Mega Man: Powered Up! (Cut Man Playthrough): youtube.com/watch?v=oi7jNMsI7Wg

Mega Man: Powered Up! (Cut Man's Challenges): youtube.com/watch?v=6Ksyid_LrR0

Mega Man: Powered Up! (Guts Man Playthrough): youtube.com/watch?v=mPPg3SuGdGI

Awkward Zombie -- Rank: awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=081312

Mega Buster: An Ode To The Blue Bomber: supermarcatobros.bandcamp.com/album/mega-buster

Talk to the Mega Buster: teepublic.com/tapestry/136252-talk-to-the-mega-buster

Weapon Get: Mega Buster: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1122156768

Mega Man: 1987-????: deviantart.com/antares69/art/Megaman-1987-510554802

Broken Mega Man: knowyourmeme.com/photos/661533-mega-man-rockman

Mega Man: Performance Issues: deviantart.com/kevinbolk/art/Mega-Man-Performance-Issues-399311480

Sad mega man: drawception.com/game/4A58F8qjzM/draw-something-beautiful-pio

Complete Mega Man 2 Strategy Guide: magicalgametime.com/post/12176830826

The Mega Man 2 Troop: deviantart.com/cybermoonstudios/art/The-Mega-Man-2-Troop-101671085

The Mega Man 3 Posse: deviantart.com/cybermoonstudios/art/The-Mega-Man-3-Posse-105723240

Mega Man 9 weakness chart: deviantart.com/quetzalcoatl2k/art/Megaman-9-weakness-chart-103838107

Snake Man PNG: deviantart.com/jetzero/art/Snake-Man-PNG-680883291

Dr. Wily shrug: retrowaretv.com/bits-of-the-past-megaman-2-the-novel-review-pt-2

Solid Snake's Butt: knowyourmeme.com/photos/845566-metal-gear