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{{Infobox Game
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| Title           = Mega Man II
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| Title     = Mega Man II
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| BoxArt         = Mega Man 2 - NES - USA.jpg
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| BoxArt   = Mega Man 2 - NES - USA.jpg
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| PlatformName    = NES
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| Platform  = [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
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| PlatformPage    = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Year     = 1988
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| Year           = 1988
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| Developer = {{Developer|Capcom|Capcom Co., Ltd.}}
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| DeveloperName  = Capcom Co., Ltd.
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| Amazon   = B00004SVS3
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| DeveloperPage  = Capcom
 
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| Amazon         = B00004SVS3
 
 
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'''''Mega Man II''''' (AKA ''Mega Man 2'') is the sequel to the first [[Mega Man (NES)]]. You continue to play Rock who must bust up Dr. Wily's evil robots in the traditional action platformer sort of way. This is one of the easiest Mega Mans in the series, but also one of the most enjoyable games. It's also the first standard Mega Man with regard to eight enemy robots, no score, empty boss corridors, and proper power-up icons.
 
'''''Mega Man II''''' (AKA ''Mega Man 2'') is the sequel to the first [[Mega Man (NES)]]. You continue to play Rock who must bust up Dr. Wily's evil robots in the traditional action platformer sort of way. This is one of the easiest Mega Mans in the series, but also one of the most enjoyable games. It's also the first standard Mega Man with regard to eight enemy robots, no score, empty boss corridors, and proper power-up icons.
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==Music==
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{{Album Art|Mega Man 2 - NES - Album Art.jpg}}
  
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==Music==
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The music in Mega Man II is often regarded as the best for the entire series. Specifically, the song [[Dr. Wily Stage 1]] is the favorite of many retro gamers for how catchy it is. The soundtrack covers a broad range of timbres and tempos to fit the robot boss domains in which they're heard. The majority of the music was composed by [[Takashi Tateishi]] with a little help from the composer of the original [[Mega Man (NES)]] game, [[Manami Matsumae]]. This was Tateishi's very first soundtrack and he composed several songs that were not approved by the audio director because they were too "cute" sounding. Tateishi later repurposed those melodies for the game [[Cocoron (FC)]]. The first song Tateishi got approved was Dr. Wily Stage 1, which helped him set the tone for the soundtrack.
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The music in Mega Man II is often regarded as the best for the entire series. Specifically, the music for Bubble Man and Dr. Wily Stages 1 & 2 are the favorites of many retro gamers. The music covers a broad range of timbres and tempos to fit the robot domain they belong to and all of the music is very catchy. The majority of the music was composed by [[Takashi Tateishi]] with a little help from [[Manami Matsumae]].
 
  
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According to the composer, the music had to be painstakingly converted from the notes into machine code.
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According to the composer, the music had to be painstakingly converted from notes into a form of [[MML]] machine code that worked with [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]'s sound driver.
  
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[[Manami Matsumae]] was originally approached to compose the soundtrack for Mega Man II, and said that she would have liked to have composed it. However, when she was asked she already in the middle of scoring several other arcade games, and she preferred composing soundtracks on the newer arcade hardware, so she passed on the game.
  
 
===Recording===
 
===Recording===
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| Track      = 1
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| Caption05 = Programmer
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| Title      = Opening and Title
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| Caption06 = Length
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Manami Matsumae}}, {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Caption07 = Size
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Caption08 = Listen
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 22
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 01 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Opening and Title.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 2
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| Title      = Pass Word
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| TitleLink  = Pass Word - Mega Man II (NES)
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 24
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 02 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Pass Word.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 3
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| Title      = Stage Select
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| TitleLink  = Stage Select - Mega Man II (NES)
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 27
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 03 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Stage Select.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 4
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| Title      = Game Start
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| TitleLink  = Game Start - Mega Man
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Manami Matsumae}}, {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 6
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 04 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Game Start.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 5
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| Title      = Bubbleman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 25
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 05 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Bubbleman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 6
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| Title      = Airman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}, {{TrackListComposer|Manami Matsumae}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 40
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 06 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Airman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 7
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| Title      = Quickman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 26
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 07 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Quickman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 8
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| Title      = Heatman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 08 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Heatman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 9
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| Title      = Woodman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 21
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 09 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Woodman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 10
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| Title      = Metalman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 26
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 10 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Metalman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 11
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| Title      = Flashman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 26
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording   = 11 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Flashman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 12
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| Title      = Crashman Stage
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 2
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| DurationSec = 30
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 12 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Crashman Stage.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 13
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| Title       = Boss
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| TitleLink  = Boss - Mega Man II (NES)
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| Composer   = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 41
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 13 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Boss.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 14
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| Title      = Stage Clear
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| TitleLink  = Stage Clear - Mega Man II (NES)
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger   = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 5
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 14 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Stage Clear.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 15
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| Title      = Get a Weapon
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| TitleLink  = Get a Weapon - Mega Man II (NES)
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 13
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 15 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Get a Weapon.ogg
 
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{{TrackListEntry
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| [[Opening and Title]]
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| Track      = 16
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| [[Manami Matsumae]], [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Title       = Dr. Wily Map
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| TitleLink  = Dr. Wily Map - Mega Man II (NES)
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 1:22
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 1.5 MB
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| DurationMin = 0
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| {{Song-List|01 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Opening and Title.ogg}}
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| DurationSec = 6
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| Game       = Mega Man II
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| 02
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| Platform    = NES
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| [[Pass Word - Mega Man II (NES)|Pass Word]]
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| Recording  = 16 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Dr. Wily Map.ogg
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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{{TrackListEntry
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Track      = 17
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| 0:24
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| Title      = Dr. Wily Stage 1
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| TitleLink  = Dr. Wily Stage 1 - Mega Man II (NES)
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| {{Song-List|02 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Pass Word.ogg}}
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 03
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| DurationMin = 2
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| [[Stage Select - Mega Man II (NES)|Stage Select]]
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| DurationSec = 39
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Platform    = NES
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Recording  = 17 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Dr. Wily Stage 1.ogg
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| 0:27
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}}
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| 559 KB
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{{TrackListEntry
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| {{Song-List|03 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Stage Select.ogg}}
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| Track      = 18
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| Title      = Dr. Wily Stage 2
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| 04
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| TitleLink  = Dr. Wily Stage 2 - Mega Man II (NES)
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| [[Game Start - Mega Man|Game Start]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| [[Manami Matsumae]], [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| DurationMin = 2
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| DurationSec = 44
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| 0:06
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| {{Song-List|04 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Game Start.ogg}}
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| Recording  = 18 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Dr. Wily Stage 2.ogg
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| 05
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{{TrackListEntry
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| [[Bubbleman Stage]]
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| Track      = 19
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Title      = Game Over
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| TitleLink  = Game Over - Mega Man II (NES)
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 1:25
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 1.5 MB
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| DurationMin = 0
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| {{Song-List|05 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Bubbleman Stage.ogg}}
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| DurationSec = 2
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| Game       = Mega Man II
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| 06
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| Platform    = NES
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| [[Airman Stage]]
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| Recording  = 19 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Game Over.ogg
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]], [[Manami Matsumae]]
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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{{TrackListEntry
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Track      = 20
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| 1:40
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| Title      = All Stage Clear
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| 1.8 MB
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| TitleLink  = All Stage Clear - Mega Man II (NES)
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| {{Song-List|06 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Airman Stage.ogg}}
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 07
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| DurationMin = 0
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| [[Quickman Stage]]
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| DurationSec = 8
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Platform    = NES
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Recording  = 20 - Mega Man 2 - NES - All Stage Clear.ogg
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| 1:26
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| 1.7 MB
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{{TrackListEntry
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| {{Song-List|07 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Quickman Stage.ogg}}
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| Track      = 21
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| Title      = Ending
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| 08
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| TitleLink  = Ending - Mega Man II (NES)
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| [[Heatman Stage]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| DurationSec = 8
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| {{Song-List|08 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Heatman Stage.ogg}}
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| Recording  = 21 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Ending.ogg
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{{TrackListEntry
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| [[Woodman Stage]]
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| Track      = 22
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| Title      = Staff Roll
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
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| TitleLink  = Staff Roll - Mega Man II (NES)
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| [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| 1:21
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Takashi Tateishi}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| {{Song-List|09 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Woodman Stage.ogg}}
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| DurationSec = 48
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| Game        = Mega Man II
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| Platform    = NES
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| [[Metalman Stage]]
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| Recording  = 22 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Staff Roll.ogg
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{{TrackListEnd}}
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| {{Song-List|10 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Metalman Stage.ogg}}
 
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| [[Flashman Stage]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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| {{Song-List|11 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Flashman Stage.ogg}}
 
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| [[Crashman Stage]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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| {{Song-List|12 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Crashman Stage.ogg}}
 
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| [[Boss - Mega Man II (NES)|Boss]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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| {{Song-List|13 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Boss.ogg}}
 
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| [[Stage Clear - Mega Man II (NES)|Stage Clear]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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| {{Song-List|14 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Stage Clear.ogg}}
 
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| [[Get a Weapon - Mega Man II (NES)|Get a Weapon]]
 
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| {{Song-List|15 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Get a Weapon.ogg}}
 
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| [[Dr. Wily Map - Mega Man II (NES)|Dr. Wily Map]]
 
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| {{Song-List|16 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Dr. Wily Map.ogg}}
 
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| [[Dr. Wily Stage 1 - Mega Man II (NES)|Dr. Wily Stage 1]]
 
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| {{Song-List|17 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Dr. Wily Stage 1.ogg}}
 
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| [[Dr. Wily Stage 2 - Mega Man II (NES)|Dr. Wily Stage 2]]
 
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| {{Song-List|18 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Dr. Wily Stage 2.ogg}}
 
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| [[Game Over - Mega Man II (NES)|Game Over]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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| {{Song-List|19 - Mega Man 2 - NES - Game Over.ogg}}
 
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| [[All Stage Clear - Mega Man II (NES)|All Stage Clear]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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| {{Song-List|20 - Mega Man 2 - NES - All Stage Clear.ogg}}
 
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| [[Ending - Mega Man II (NES)|Ending]]
 
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| [[Takashi Tateishi]]
 
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===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
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** '''Sound Programmer:''' {{Template: Credits|Manami Matsumae|Manami Ietel}}
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** '''Sound Programmer:''' {{Credits|Manami Matsumae|Manami Ietel}}
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** '''Sound Programmer:''' {{Template: Credits|Yoshihiro Sakaguchi|Yuukichan's Papa}}
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([[:File:Mega Man 2 - NES - Credits.png|Source]])
 
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The majority of the game's music was composed and arranged by [[Takashi Tateishi]] using the sound driver programmed by [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]. Most of the sound effects are pulled from [[Manami Matsumae]]'s work in the first game. Matsumae also contributed to three songs: the ''Game Start'' fanfare is remixed from her tune in the first game, the ''Opening'' theme is a remix of Matsumae's ''Ending'' theme from the first game, and the guitar solo in ''Airman Stage'' was composed by Matsumae. All of these facts have been confirmed by the audio team directly.
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The majority of the game's music was composed and arranged by [[Takashi Tateishi]], who has personally confirmed his involvement. He used the sound driver programmed by [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]]. Most of the sound effects and some of the music is [[Manami Matsumae]]'s work, brought forward from the first game. The ''Game Start'' fanfare is remixed from Matsumae's tune in the first game and the ''Opening'' theme is a remix of Matsumae's ''Ending'' theme from the first game. Also, Tateishi has confirmed that the guitar solo in ''Airman Stage'' was composed by Matsumae.
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| Title         = ロックマン2 Dr.ワイリーの謎
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| Translation   = Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/mega-man-2 mobygames.com/game/nes/mega-man-2] - Moby Games.
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/mega-man-2 mobygames.com/game/nes/mega-man-2] - MobyGames.
 
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/563442-mega-man-2 gamefaqs.com/nes/563442-mega-man-2] - GameFAQs.
 
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/563442-mega-man-2 gamefaqs.com/nes/563442-mega-man-2] - GameFAQs.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_2] - Wikipedia.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_2] - Wikipedia.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JknOdnEtwxs youtube.com/watch?v=JknOdnEtwxs] - 8-bit Music Theory.

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Mega Man II
Mega Man 2 - NES - USA.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1988
Developer: Capcom Co., Ltd.
Buy: Amazon
For other games in the series see Mega Man.

Mega Man II (AKA Mega Man 2) is the sequel to the first Mega Man (NES). You continue to play Rock who must bust up Dr. Wily's evil robots in the traditional action platformer sort of way. This is one of the easiest Mega Mans in the series, but also one of the most enjoyable games. It's also the first standard Mega Man with regard to eight enemy robots, no score, empty boss corridors, and proper power-up icons.

Screenshots

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The title screen.

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The new set of robots.

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Introducing the boss.

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Fighting through Crash Man's stage.

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Sawing through bubble bats in Wood Man's stage.

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Stole the weapons from all of the bosses!

Music

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The music in Mega Man II is often regarded as the best for the entire series. Specifically, the song Dr. Wily Stage 1 is the favorite of many retro gamers for how catchy it is. The soundtrack covers a broad range of timbres and tempos to fit the robot boss domains in which they're heard. The majority of the music was composed by Takashi Tateishi with a little help from the composer of the original Mega Man (NES) game, Manami Matsumae. This was Tateishi's very first soundtrack and he composed several songs that were not approved by the audio director because they were too "cute" sounding. Tateishi later repurposed those melodies for the game Cocoron (FC). The first song Tateishi got approved was Dr. Wily Stage 1, which helped him set the tone for the soundtrack.

According to the composer, the music had to be painstakingly converted from notes into a form of MML machine code that worked with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi's sound driver.

Manami Matsumae was originally approached to compose the soundtrack for Mega Man II, and said that she would have liked to have composed it. However, when she was asked she already in the middle of scoring several other arcade games, and she preferred composing soundtracks on the newer arcade hardware, so she passed on the game.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Opening and Title Manami Matsumae, Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:22
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02 Pass Word Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:24
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03 Stage Select Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:27
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04 Game Start Manami Matsumae, Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:06
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05 Bubbleman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:25
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06 Airman Stage Takashi Tateishi, Manami MatsumaeTakashi Tateishi 1:40
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07 Quickman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:26
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08 Heatman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:01
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09 Woodman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:21
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10 Metalman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:26
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11 Flashman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:26
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12 Crashman Stage Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 2:30
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13 Boss Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:41
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14 Stage Clear Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:05
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15 Get a Weapon Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:13
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16 Dr. Wily Map Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:06
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17 Dr. Wily Stage 1 Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 2:39
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18 Dr. Wily Stage 2 Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 2:44
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19 Game Over Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:02
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20 All Stage Clear Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 0:08
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21 Ending Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:08
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22 Staff Roll Takashi TateishiTakashi Tateishi 1:48
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Credits

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The majority of the game's music was composed and arranged by Takashi Tateishi, who has personally confirmed his involvement. He used the sound driver programmed by Yoshihiro Sakaguchi. Most of the sound effects and some of the music is Manami Matsumae's work, brought forward from the first game. The Game Start fanfare is remixed from Matsumae's tune in the first game and the Opening theme is a remix of Matsumae's Ending theme from the first game. Also, Tateishi has confirmed that the guitar solo in Airman Stage was composed by Matsumae.

Albums

Game Rip

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Download

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Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The soundtrack was recorded using Not So, Fatso!.

Releases

  Japan.svg   Japan
Mega Man 2 - FC - Japan.jpg
Title: ロックマン2 Dr.ワイリーの謎 (Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily)
Platform: Famicom
Released: 1988-12-24
Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.
  USA.svg   USA
Mega Man 2 - NES - USA.jpg
Title: Mega Man 2
Platform: NES
Released: 1989-07-??
Publisher: Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
  Canada.svg   Canada
Mega Man 2 - NES - USA.jpg
Title: Mega Man 2
Platform: NES
Released: 1989-07-??
Publisher: Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
  EU.svg   EU
Mega Man 2 - NES - EU.jpg
Title: Mega Man 2
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-12-14
Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.
  Australia.svg   Australia
Mega Man 2 - NES - Australia.jpg
Title: Mega Man 2
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-??-??
Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.

Links

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