Megaman 64 - Strategy Guide (Page 01)

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Mega Man 64
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Table Of Contents
   1) Information
   2) Story
   3) Weapons
   4) Movement
   5) Characters
   6) "Map Markers"
   7) Before You Read The Walkthrough
   8) Walkthrough
   9) Speed Walkthrough
  10) Maps
  11) Clarifications
  12) FAQ
  13) Buster Parts And Items
  14) Special Tricks
  15) Codes And Secrets
  16) Credits
  17) Special Thanks
  18) Copyright Information

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| Section     |  Info                                                 |
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|Spoilers     | A couple of things you should know. First of all, I   |
|             |have written this guide a specific order so that I will|
|             |not spoil storyline for anybody. The walkthrough has no|
|             |spoilers in it(Meaning I do NOT say "Walk into this    |
|             |room and then watch as Roll gets killed").             |
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|Finding What | On your browser if you hit "Ctrl-F" a dialogue box    |
|You Want     | pops up, and then if you type in the key words (AKA   |
|             | typing "Shining" or "Powered Buster" or "Water") then |
|             | clicking "find" you will be directed to every point in|
|             | my FAQ with that word!                                |
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|Story        | The "story" section is what you should know BEFORE you|
|             | play, and contains no spoilers.                       |
|_____________|_______________________________________________________|
|Weapons      | The Weapons section does contain spoilers about what  |
|             | weapons you can get, yes, so just don't read it if you|
|             | want to be surprised about each weapon ;). Each weapon|
|             | is listed, along with its Attack, Energy, Range,      |
|             | Rapid, Special and what parts you need, and where to  |
|             | get them.                                             |
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|Movement     | "Movement" is a section describing the unique way the |
|             | movement works in Mega Man 64 (whoda thunk it).       |
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|             | "Characters" describes the important characters in    |
|Characters   | little detail, just enough so that you understand who |
|             | they are when I refer to them in my walkthrough.      |
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|             | "Map Markers" is VERY important, and should be read by|
|Map Markers  | beginners and experts alike. It describes an effective|
|             | and timesaving tactic to exploring dungeons.          |
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|Before You   | "Before You Read The Walkthrough" explains itself (I  |
|Read the     | would hope). Highlights include where to look for     |
|Walkthrough  | treasures and what the terms used in the guide mean   |
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|             | "Walkthrough" is a detailed guide in which I have laid|
|             | out a way to play through the entire game and get     |
|Walkthrough  | every single piece of equipment, every weapon and     |
|             | every part and not have to do any major backtracking. |
|             | It contains detailed information on how to beat each  |
|             | boss, where to go and how to accomplish every task.   |
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|             | "Speed Walkthrough" is a guide divided into three     |
|             | sections. The first one (Highlighted Walkthrough)     |
|             | describes generally what you have to do to get a      |
|             | perfect game, without going into any detail. Go there |
|Speed        | if you just want to know what you have to do, but not |
|Walkthrough  | how to do it. The second section (8 Hour Mark)        |
|             | describes how to beat the game on hard mode in under  |
|             | eight hours, so you can get the new-game prizes. The  |
|             | last section (2 hour mark) describes how to quickly   |
|             | beat the game in times as low as 1hr and a half.      |
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|             | "Clarification" is where I try to explain the entire  |
|Clarification| story of Mega Man 64, and the extended story that Mega|
|             | Man Legends Two offers.                               |
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|             | "Buster Parts And Items" err... describes the buster  |
|Buster Parts | parts and items...                                    |
|And Items    |                                                       |
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|             | "Special Tricks" are tricks that do not require you to|
|Special      | use codes or a game shark, but are special ways you   |
|Tricks       | can play that will give you a natural advantage.      |
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|Codes And    | Where you find codes and secrets ^_~                  |
|Secrets      |                                                       |
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|Credits      | Where I give credit to those who deserve it           |
|_____________|_______________________________________________________|
|Special      | Where I credit those who played a MAJOR part in my    |
|Thanks       | guide                                                 |
|_____________|_______________________________________________________|
|Copyright    | Blah Blah Yak Yak stuff. Boring, just don't steal ;)  |
|_____________|_______________________________________________________|


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|The Story So Far                                                     |
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|This is definitely one of the most confusing story lines that one    |
|will ever come across, but I will explain it to the best of my       |
|ability. Note that this is only a look at what you should know BEFORE|
|you play. If you have beat the game and are confused over the story  |
|line, go down to "Clarifications" and I will try to clear you up. The|
|story takes place in a world similar to ours. The only main          |
|difference is that their money and power source come from little     |
|gem-crystal things called "Refractors" ("Refractors" used as money   |
|are called "Zenny"). There are people called "Diggers" who go into   |
|ancient ruins and try to find refractors and other treasures that    |
|will better human life. It is a very dangerous job, because in these |
|ruins are machines called "Reaverbots" that try to stop you at all   |
|costs. Nobody knows where the Reaverbots come from, why they are     |
|where they are or their purpose, they just bust your butt whenever   |
|you enter their ruins. That's really all the story you know when you |
|first turn your N64 on.                                              |
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|1) Normal Arm                                                        |
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|You start out with this arm, which is obvious because it is, yes,    |
|just your right arm. But it gets even more confusing. When using your|
|Normal Arm, you kick ;). So, this is actually your right foot, but we|
|will just ignore this minor flaw ^_^                                 |
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|Attack | Ok, but, not exceptional in any way.                        |
|_______|_____________________________________________________________|
|Energy | Infinite, it is not that hard to kick ;)                    |
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|Range  | As long as Mega Man's leg.                                  |
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|Rapid  | About a one second pause between kicks.                     |
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|Special| If you use this on a vending machine, you get free soda. If |
|       | you use this on a trashcan and the lid doesn't fly that mean|
|       | that there is something in it, and if you get mad you can   |
|       | kick something ;)                                           |
|_______|_____________________________________________________________|
|Parts  | You start out with both your foot AND your arm!!!!!         |
|_______|_____________________________________________________________|

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|2) Machine Buster                                                    |
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|This gun is exactly like a machine gun (fancy that). It has very high|
|rate if fire and pretty darned good range, but it's power is super   |
|low. Not a very good weapon, but it can be useful in the first stages|
|of the game.                                                         |
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|Attack | Low to medium- definitely not a power weapon                |
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|Energy | High, it is hard to get drained when using this             |
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|Range  | Not spectacular, but still very good                        |
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|Rapid  | Very very. It is a machine gun after all                    |
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|Special| The bullets spread so you can hit multiple enemies. The     |
|       | spread is lame, and this weapon is medium power only when   |
|       | you don't let it spread. When it does spread, you're        |
|       | basically dividing a weak   weapon into more pieces, so my  |
|       | advice is just not update the spread.                       |
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|Parts  | Blumebear Parts: Found in Downtown in a trashcan after you  |
|       | have completed the city hall mission.                       |
|_______|_____________________________________________________________|

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|3) Powered Buster                                                    |
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|This Weapon has VERY good power and AMAZING range. Great on bosses   |
|because you can stand back VERY far and blow them up to smithereens. |
|It isn't great if you're up close, but that's what your left-hand is |
|for, right?                                                          |
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|Attack | VERY good, powerful enough to make a dent in a boss's       |
|       | confidence                                                  |
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|Energy | Doesn't get too high, but high enough to get you through the|
|       | battles you use it in                                       |
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|Range  | Best in the game. You can kill things that you can't even   |
|       | see                                                         |
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|Rapid  | About one to two seconds between shots                      |
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|Special| This gun's range is to be utilized if you want it to be     |
|       | effective. This gun cannot be used while moving, but after  |
|       | you fire your blast you regain motion. If you upgrade       |
|       | special, I believe the explosion and fire ball get bigger.  |
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|Parts  | Cannon Kit: Found in ruins outside of the last sub-gate     |
|       | (outside of the area you fought the Bonnes in their digging |
|       | machine). It is in a chest, and you do not need the drill or|
|       | the high jump to get it.                                    |
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|4) Drill Arm                                                         |
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|This gun is unique to say the least. It probably has the best attack |
|in the game, (explained below) but I do not use it as a weapon. This |
|gun is mainly used to knock down the weak walls in dungeons, and that|
|is all I ever use it for ;)                                          |
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|Attack | Second or First most powerful (see Rapid)                   |
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|Energy | When fully upgraded, it has infinite energy.                |
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|Range  | ZERO. You can only use this on something RIGHT UP TO YOUR   |
|       | FACE.                                                       |
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|Rapid  | What makes this gun so powerful. It's a drill, meaning, it  |
|       | is CONSTANTLY active; if you hold the button you just stand |
|       | there drilling, and any enemy in front of you gets damaged  |
|       | EVERY SECOND IT'S ON. Only problem is the drill is tiny and |
|       | you need to look right up a reaverbot's nose before you can |
|       | hit them.                                                   |
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|Special| There are orange walls in dungeons (on the map they are     |
|       | bluish greenish) and they can be drilled through to reach   |
|       | hidden areas. In these areas are essential weapon parts,    |
|       | buster parts, etc. This weapon is just used to get these    |
|       | things, it isn't really for combat.                         |
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|Parts  | Blunted Drill: Found in Main Gate where the three lion-     |
|       | reaverbots are. It is in a chest (it is not hard to miss)   |
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|5) Grenade Arm                                                       |
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|This gun is a very rounded gun. Once fully upgraded it has average   |
|attack, energy and range with a little under average on rapid. It has|
|an area effect blast (meaning it will hurt many enemies at once) and |
|is a strong gun at the beginning of the game.                        |
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|Attack | Average. More powerful then the machine buster but less then|
|       | the powered buster                                          |
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|Energy | Average. Each individual bomb takes up near no energy- you  |
|       | could probably throw fifty bombs before running out.        |
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|Range  | Average. The bombs bounce around for a bit before blowing up|
|       | and depending on how high your initial throw is determines  |
|       | the range                                                   |
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|Rapid  |Average. One second pause between each throw.                |
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|Special| This gun has three special features. One is that the        |
|       | grenades bounce off walls (woopdeedoo) and the second is the|
|       | explosion it leaves damages all enemies in it's area. The   |
|       | other is that these grenades are magical, and have been     |
|       | specially made so that Mega Man can run right through the   |
|       | explosions without taking damage! Yay!                      |
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|Parts  | Grenade Kit: found in cardon sub-gate in a chest            |
|_______|_____________________________________________________________|

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|6) Spread Buster                                                     |
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|This weapon will put a smile on your face :) This gun shoots out     |
|about ten grenades in a huge horizontal line. This gun is CRAZY.     |
|There are a couple of huge downsides. First of all, if you aim       |
|upwards the spread gets too much and you end up hitting your enemy   |
|with only one grenade. Second of all although this gun REALLY hurts  |
|like NUTS, you will find the spread of it kind of annoying. For      |
|example, if an enemy is charging at you they will charge through the |
|explosion without getting killed and hit you. Another downside is    |
|that this gun gets very little energy, and you use it up quickly. I  |
|can definitely see that if you master this gun you are invincible,   |
|but for me personally its rate of fire is too slow and the spread is |
|more bad then good.                                                  |
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|Attack | Crazy to say the least, see special for a way for this gun  |
|       | to REALLY hurt.                                             |
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|Energy | Low, it gets used quickly and updated fully still is small  |
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|Range  | Very far. But, the farther you aim the wider the spread.    |
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|Rapid  | Not at all. The rapid is amazingly low                      |
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|Special| Although the power of this gun is skyrocketed, the rest of  |
|       | it's attributes are all low, making this a great power      |
|       | weapon but that's it. What's really fun is to use it like   |
|       | you would the drill; that is, go right up to an enemy and   |
|       | fire, causing all ten grenades to explode on them :) It's a |
|       |one-hit-KO most of the time.                                 |
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|Parts  | Ancient Book: Found in ruins                                |
|       | Old Launcher: Found in ruins                                |
|       | Arm Supporter: Police side-quest two                        |
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|7) Vacuum Arm                                                        |
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|This gun is very useful. After the destruction of a reaverbot, using |
|this gun will suck up all the life and zenny it left behind. So if   |
|you are having trouble getting the money before it disappears, use   |
|this gun! It is not very expensive to upgrade either. The first time |
|I beat the game I used this gun for a long time, it made things go   |
|faster and ensured that I got lots of cash, but, I don't recommend   |
|any of you guys do the same because I learned later that although a  |
|vacuum may make things go faster, so does a super powered attack     |
|weapon ;).                                                           |
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|Attack | Zero, this gun isn't for kapow, it is for money.            |
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|Energy | Infinite! Yay! Update it to this ASAP                       |
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|Range  | Seemingly infinite, I have never been out of range of the   |
|       | money I was trying to vacuum in.                            |
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|Rapid  | Same as drill, as long as you hold the button, it is on     |
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|Special| Nothing really. Use it if you are too lazy to pick up the   |
|       | zenny or if you just want to ensure none of it disappears,  |
|       | this gun seems useful but actually is not very.             |
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|Parts  | Broken Propeller: Trashcan in front of hospital             |
|       | Broken Motor: Cell box in apple market                      |
|       | Broken Cleaner: Trashcan downtown                           |
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|8) Active Buster                                                     |
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|This gun packs quite a punch. You shoot out homing missiles, one at a|
|time, each one seeking it's enemies and blowing up on impact. This   |
|gun is by far the second best gun in the game. It gets infinite      |
|energy (for a draining 990,000 ;_;) and amazingly high of each other |
|stat too. What makes this gun great is that you can stand far away,  |
|fire 5 missiles a second, and have each one hit and kill the enemy.  |
|Although this gun is amazing, the cost is just too damn much.        |
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|Attack | Yeeeouch! Amazing! It is strong enough to beat every and any|
|       | boss and enemy with little to no effort                     |
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|Energy | Infinite, but you gotta be REALLY rich.                     |
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|Range  | Far enough...you won't ever be having range problems        |
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|Rapid  | As heck                                                     |
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|Special| It homes onto the enemies. This weapon is the best          |
|       | all-around weapon, and if it were not for the Shining Laser,|
|       | this weapon would be the best by a very large margin.       |
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|Parts  | Guidance Unit: Found in Clozer Woods Sub-gate               |
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|9) Blade Arm                                                         |
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|If any of you have played Mega Man Legends Two, you would know that  |
|the blade arm kicks butt. Well, guess what? In Mega Man Legends/64 it|
|is horrible. Although the attack is super high, and each other stat  |
|is satisfactory, the range factor is horrible. And, what is worst of |
|all, is that with each slice of the blade, you take a step forward.  |
|Eventually, you just end up smacking into your target.               |
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|Attack | Very very high. It hurts and kills even final enemies in    |
|       | three hits.                                                 |
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|Energy | Doesn't get too high, but, each slice of the blade doesn't  |
|       | use up that much either                                     |
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|Range  | Not very far, which would be withstandable if you didn't    |
|       | take a step forward every slice...                          |
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|Rapid  | Not high, the low rapid really makes this gun unreliable    |
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|Special| Whenever you slice and do not hit the target, an energy     |
|       | blade flies through the air in the direction you sliced     |
|       | (kinda like Jambela in DBZ and Fierce Deity in Zelda 2). I  |
|       | really wish this blade was more like the one is MML2, but,  |
|       | oh well. This weapon is pretty horrible, do not even bother.|
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|Parts  | Zetsabre: Won for beating beast hunter                      |
|       | Pen Light: Found in ruins (need high jump boots)            |
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|10) Grand Grenade                                                    |
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|This gun is much better then most people give it credit for. Much    |
|more powerful then the Spread Buster, this gun shoots one mega-ultra |
|grenade. The spread of this weapon is wide enough to consume a group |
|of enemies, but each of them gets the same crazy damage, instead of  |
|the split damage that the Spread Buster offered. Killing even the    |
|toughest enemies in three hits (the same as the Blade Arm amazingly),|
|this gun is very lethal. There are major downsides though.           |
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|Attack | No comment- too high for it's own health                    |
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|Energy | The biggest problem. It does not get high, and each grenade |
|       | uses up a lot. But, if you bring along a hyper cartridge you|
|       | should be fine                                              |
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|Range  | Far enough to do the job                                    |
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|Rapid  | Fast enough to do the job                                   |
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|Special| Well, this gun is definitely my personal favorite grenade-  |
|       | based weapon. It hurts like nuts, has great overall stats   |
|       | and you can move in-between shots (unlike, say, the Active  |
|       | Buster). A very great weapon, you should try it out some    |
|       | time ;). The only other use it has is blowing up one        |
|       | particular ceiling panel in one particular dungeon...       |
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|Parts  | Bomb Schematic: Found in flutter, in Barrel's room in a     |
|       | treasure chest                                              |
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|11) Splash Mines                                                     |
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|*Yawn* Do not even bother with this one. This is THE worst weapon in |
|the game, except on the first few bosses (and hard mode believe it or|
|not)                                                                 |
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|Attack | The equivalent of nothing                                   |
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|Energy | Gets pretty high, but who cares?                            |
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|Range  | Zero, you drop the mine straight down                       |
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|Rapid- | Very, too bad each mine does nothing                        |
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|Special| This gun may have high energy and rapid, but it gives near  |
|       | no damage. Especialy to end-of-game enemies. Just use it in |
|       | the first Bonne battles, and the never use it again. On the |
|       | upside, it costs near nothing to upgrade! Yay!              |
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|Parts  | Mine Parts Kit: Once you save the junk shop man, talk to    |
|       | Roll and you will automatically get the gun.                |
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|12) Shield Arm                                                       |
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|This gun could be REALY good if it had infinite energy. But since it |
|doesn't I would have to call this weapon the second worst, unless    |
|used PERFECTLY (see special)                                         |
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|Attack | Zero, it is a shield                                        |
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|Energy | Pretty high, but drops fast                                 |
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|Range  | Right in front of you                                       |
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|Rapid  | Same as drill- constant rapid                               |
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|Special| The arm is used to protect yourself. It will protect you    |
|       | from charging enemies, bullets and almost any projectile. I |
|       | do not know if it works against boss attacks, but you do not|
|       | get it until later. If you use this arm you are forced to   |
|       | attack enemies with your buster gun. Now, although this     |
|       | could work well, it takes too long to stop firing your      |
|       | buster and put up your shield. Also, you cannot move while  |
|       | using your shield (sorry to you all who came from MML2).    |
|       | Basically, I would rather throw my Grand Grenade and blow up|
|       | the guy instead of sit there firing a million buster shots, |
|       | then stopping to shield.                                    |
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|Parts  | Mystic Orb: Gotten from winning Balloon Fantasy             |
|       | Marlwolf Shell: Gotten after giving the gangsters a saw     |
|_______|_____________________________________________________________|

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|13) Shining Laser                                                    |
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|No ifs, ands or buts, this gun is the best. No intro paragraph needed|
|just read on                                                         |
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|Attack | Highest                                                     |
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|Energy | Infinite!!!!                                                |
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|Range  | Looooooooong                                                |
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|Rapid  | SAME AS DRILL!!!!!                                          |
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|Special| Read Rapid and Attack and you should already see the point. |
|       | The Shining Laser is a long-range drill. Meaning, constant  |
|       | damage, highest damage. Energy is no problem, nor is range. |
|       | Bosses are pathetic if you max this weapon out, no sarcasm, |
|       | p-a-t-h-e-t-i-c. The ONLY thing that makes this weapon bad  |
|       | is that you cannot move and use it at the same time :(. But,|
|       | when the boss dies in six seconds, who really cares?        |
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|Parts  | X buster: Gotten from gangsters in exchange for the comic   |
|       | Weapons Plan: Ruins                                         |
|       | Prism Crystal: Gotten from girl in green in the museum      |
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|Settings                                                             |
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|When pressing options from the start menu, the top option asks you   |
|whether you want Z/R to be your turning or the control stick. I      |
|personally recommend you do Z/R and I will write this guide in       |
|assumption that that is the setting you have. Why do I prefer this?  |
|Because you cant side step if you choose control stick instead of    |
|Z/R! And side stepping is very important, especially for a certain   |
|trick >:) Press "R" to rotate right and "Z" to rotate the camera     |
|left, it's hard at first but you'll get used to it. Press left or    |
|right to side step, and forward or back to move in that direction.   |
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|"Quick Rotate"                                                       |
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|Note that you can only shoot what is in FRONT of Mega Man, so if your|
|enemy is behind you, you have to change the camera by rotating. The  |
|other thing you can do, is "quick rotate", which is to press the     |
|direction you want to go in (like down) on the joystick then tap "C- |
|Down". You should auto-change directions.                            |
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|Other Notes                                                          |
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|The reason I gave movement it's own section is because it is unique  |
|to any other N64 game (that I have played anyways) and it needs to be|
|clarified. There is a very big trick you can do with camera changing |
|that will make nearly every| |boss easy- if you want to simplify the |
|bosses (you loser ;) go down to "Special tricks".                    |
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This is NOT a full character list, only the ones I refer to in this
guide.

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|Mega Man                                                             |
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| Who you play as, you are referred to as "blue boy" a lot too (and   |
| also "hippopotamus" if you do things right). Mega Man is a digger   |
| (see story) with unkown origin. He was found in a ruins by Barrel   |
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|Roll                                                                 |
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| An amazing scientist, she creates and enhances all your weapons. She|
| is 14 years of age, and seemingly has a crush on Mega Man.          |
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|Barell                                                               |
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| The old half-metal head weird guy. He is Roll's grandparent,  and is|
| not too terribly important in this game, but is referred to a lot,  |
| so that is why he is listed here. He found and adopted Mega Man, and|
| was once was a world-famous digger (when he was younger).           |
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|Tron                                                                 |
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| The opposite of Roll, she is also a technician/scientist who        |
| develops weapons and vehicles. The only difference is she has evil  |
| tendencies and is generally up to no good. She also has a crush on  |
| Mega Man (good grief).                                              |
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|Teasel                                                               |
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| The weird green guy with the white hair. This guy is always trying  |
| to stop you (Mega Man) and is a constant annoyance. He is Tron's    |
| brother, and acts like the leader of the company                    |
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|Bomb                                                                 |
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| The big fat guy that says "faboo". He is not important at all, but  |
| he reappears with Teasel and Tron, he is their brother.             |
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|The Mayor                                                            |
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| Yes, I know she has a name but so we don't get mixed up I will      |
| always refer to the mayor as.. The Mayor!                           |
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|Servebots                                                            |
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| Weird yellow lego men that have high-pitched squeaky voices. They   |
| are constant mini-bosses, and according to the instruction manual   |
| there are 40 of them.                                               |
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