Mega Man Dr Wily’s Revenge Nintendo Gameboy Vintage Video Game GB

Description

Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge was the first Mega Man game to appear on the Game Boy, developed by Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in July 1991 in Japan with a North American release following that December. Rather than a simple downport of an existing NES title, this is an entirely new game that cleverly borrows levels, enemies, and Robot Masters from both the original Mega Man and Mega Man 2, constructing a fresh experience for portable play. The story once again pits the Blue Bomber against Dr. Wily, who has reprogrammed Robot Masters to renew his quest for world domination. Four Robot Masters from the original NES Mega Man — Cut Man, Elec Man, Ice Man, and Fire Man — form the first set of selectable stages, with four Robot Masters from Mega Man 2 waiting in the Wily Castle. The game also introduces Enker, the first of the original “Mega Man Killer” characters created specifically for the Game Boy series, whose Mirror Buster weapon is key to the finale.

Readers of GamePro magazine voted Dr. Wily’s Revenge the best handheld game of 1991, and Nintendo Power readers placed it fifth among Game Boy titles that year. Its success on the handheld spawned four sequels, and in North America the game was eventually re-released under Nintendo’s Player’s Choice best-seller label in 1996. The tight controls, familiar gameplay loop of defeating bosses to absorb their weapons, and the satisfying challenge of its compressed stages made it a benchmark for handheld action games at the time. It was later released as a Virtual Console launch title on Japan’s Nintendo eShop for the 3DS, and more recently became available through Nintendo Switch Online.

• Fast tracked P&P from the UK
• FREE plastic protective cart case
• All international orders sent via Royal Mail, fully insured