Mega Man 4 (USA)

About Mega Man 4 on NES

Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, Mega Man 4 is an action-platformer that refines the Blue Bomber's classic formula with its most significant mechanical addition. Longtime fans remember the day we first got ahold of Dr. Cossack's letter in the intro, setting up another eight iconic Robot Master stages to conquer. Mega Man 4 includes region marker: USA, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries.

• NES listing context
  Mega Man 4 includes region marker: USA, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries. The listed tags point to Action, Adventure, Platformer, giving the page a clearer platforming play style search intent. Emulator core: nes.
• The Power of the Charge
  Holding the fire button lets you charge the new Mega Buster, flashing through several power levels before unleashing a massively powerful shot. You had to get a feel for the charge-up timing against bosses like Ring Man, when a full-charge blast made all the difference.
• A Gallery of Creative Master Robots
  Capcom's artists packed so much personality into 8-bit sprites for bosses like Pharaoh Man and his desert temple, or Skull Man on his spooky floating platforms. Beating them meant acquiring creative new tools, from the useless-in-water Water Wave to Dual Dive Man's Drill Bombs.
• Enhanced Arsenal Management
  Touching a Weapon Energy pellet while at max brought the "Balloon" item instead. Between Rush Marine, the Wire Adaptor for swinging, and using the Shop strategically, you have more solutions than ever, yet that final endurance gauntlet in Wily's Fortress still required serious finesse.