Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Mega Man 2

Title	Mega Man 2
First release	1988
Developer	Capcom
Publisher	Capcom
Platforms	NES / Famicom, PlayStation
Genre	action game
Also known as	Rockman 2 · Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo · Rokkuman 2: Dr. Wairī no Nazo · Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1988-12-24 (NTSC-J), 1989-06-02 (NTSC-U), 1990-12-14 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2014882

Defeating eight different super-robots allows Mega Man to acquire their unique weapons, which are used to navigate specialized stages and counter specific enemies. Players must conquer these individual robot empires to unlock a direct confrontation with Dr. Wily, using newly gained abilities to overcome the mastermind's final defenses.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2014882) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (nes/mega-man-2) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (361,72006,104873,114064) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Capcom · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Capcom · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Capcom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Capcom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Sprites (2): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.

Logo: Capcom, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mega Man II logo.png”)

Sprites

NES / Famicom version · 2 sheets · Mega Man 2 on The Spriters Resource ↗ (37 sheets on the site; 2 stored here)

Enemies sprite sheet (NES / Famicom) — Enemies

Enemies NES / Famicom · 848×726

Rip by MisterMike

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Videos

NES Longplay [466] Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 55:41auto-matched
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Mega Man 2 (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 53:41auto-matched
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