Mega Man: The Wily Wars, released in
Japan as
Rockman Mega World (ロックマン メガワールド
?) is a
video game compilation by
Capcom for the
Sega Mega Drive. The game features
remakes of the first three
Mega Man games (
Mega Man,
Mega Man 2, and
Mega Man 3) that were originally released for the
Nintendo Entertainment System, and is a pseudo-sequel of sorts for these titles.
The Wily Wars was released in cartridge format in Japan, Brazil and
PAL regions. The North American Genesis version was available exclusively via the
Sega Channel service.
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The compilation
features an upgrade to the original games' visuals, as well as arranged music.
[5][8] An important change is that the compilation provides
battery back-up for each game. As a result, it is possible to continue
Mega Man from a later point in the game, though
Mega Man 2 and
Mega Man 3 lost the password feature.
The Wily Wars removes several glitches present in the NES versions of the game.
[9] Upon completion of all three games, an exclusive game mode, called "Wily Tower", is made available to the player. In Wily Tower, Mega Man travels through three different stages fighting against a trio of new bosses called the "Genesis Unit", which are based on characters from the
Great Classical Novel The Journey to the West: Buster Rod. G (
Sun Wukong), Mega Water. S (
Sha Wujing), and Hyper Storm. H (
Zhu Bajie).
[9] After they are defeated, the player finally faces Wily in the titular tower. Wily Tower requires the player to equip Mega Man with eight weapons and three support items from any of the three main games to proceed.