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{{Video Game
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| Title            = Mega Man
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| Image           = Mega Man - NES - USA.jpg
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| ImageDescription = NES - USA - 1st Edition.
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| Developer        = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Capcom}}
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| Publisher        = {{VideoGamePublisher|Capcom}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1987
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| PublishedMonth  = 12
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| PublishedDay    = 17
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| Platforms        = {{Platform|BREW}}, {{Platform|DoJa}}, {{Platform|NES}}
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| Genres          = {{VideoGameGenre|Platform shooter|Platform shooter}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Platformer|Platformer}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Shooter|Shooter}}
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| Themes          = {{MediaTheme|Action}}, {{MediaTheme|Cartoon}}, {{MediaTheme|Science Fiction}}
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| Series          = ''[[Mega Man (universe)|Mega Man]]''
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| Distributions    = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}}
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}}
  
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'''''Mega Man''''' is an action platformer made by [[Capcom]], released for the [[NES]] on 1987-12-17, and the the first game in the [[Mega Man (universe)|''Mega Man'' series]]. In the game's story, Dr. Wright built several humanoid robots to help humans with various difficult tasks, but his assistant, Dr. Wily, reprogrammed the robots to try to take over the world. You play one of Dr. Wright's Wily's first robots, Rock, who must stop Dr. Wily by first defeating the six robots he stole.
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'''''Mega Man''''' is a [[platform shooter]] developed and published by [[Capcom]] and released for the [[NES]] on 1987-12-17. It is the first game in the [[Mega Man (universe)|''Mega Man'' series]].
  
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Since Mega Man didn't sell nearly as well as the second game, I didn't play it until after I had played ''[[Mega Man II]]''. I found it to be a less impressive than the sequel, but still enjoyed it. When I tried to beat it in earnest, I got to the Yellow Devil and couldn't defeat it. I'm aware of the trick with Elecman's weapon, but I don't count that.
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In the game's story, Dr. Wright built several humanoid robots to help humans with various difficult tasks, but his assistant, Dr. Wily, reprogrammed the robots to try to take over the world. You play one of Dr. Wright's first robots, Rock, a simple house robot who has been altered to become a powerful war machine to stop Dr. Wily by first defeating the six robots he stole. Each time you defeat a robot master, you steal their powers and are able to use them as your own against the others.
  
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==Status==
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==Personal==
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I own this game for the NES, and it's signed by [[Manami Matsumae]] and [[Keiji Inafune]]. I have not beaten the game.
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{{VideoGameStatus
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| Own      = I have a loose USA NES cart signed by [[Manami Matsumae]] and [[Keiji Inafune]].
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| CantOwn  =
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| Won      =
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| CantWin  =
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| Finished =
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}}
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Since ''Mega Man'' didn't sell very well, I didn't play it until after I had played ''[[Mega Man II]]''. I found it to be a less impressive than the sequel, but still enjoyed it. When I tried to beat it in earnest, I got to the Yellow Devil and couldn't defeat it. I'm aware of the trick with Elecman's weapon, but I don't count that.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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* '''Overall:''' 5/10
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{{Video Game Review|5|5|6|6|4|NES}}
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* '''Best Version:''' NES
 
  
 
{{Spoilers}}
 
{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
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* The game has decent graphics, good music, a pretty solid design.
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* The idea of stealing your opponent's powers and using them elsewhere in the game to more-easily pass areas is a fantastic idea.
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* The idea of stealing your opponent's powers is a fantastic idea.
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* Compared to the other titles of 1987, this game looked amazing. The graphics are attractive and the characters are well designed.
 
* [[Manami Matsumae]] composed a wonderful soundtrack for the game.
 
* [[Manami Matsumae]] composed a wonderful soundtrack for the game.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
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* The disappearing blocks are really obnoxious.
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* The disappearing blocks are really obnoxious and the dropping platforms in Gutsman's stage are a bit too annoying.
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* The dropping platforms in Gutsman's stage are a bit too annoying.
 
 
* The Yellow Devil boss is painfully difficult and effectively requires the player to die several times before his pattern can be memorized.
 
* The Yellow Devil boss is painfully difficult and effectively requires the player to die several times before his pattern can be memorized.
 
* The Dr. Wily stages are pretty lazily designed, although, this may have been a ROM limitation.
 
* The Dr. Wily stages are pretty lazily designed, although, this may have been a ROM limitation.
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* The US box art is atrocious and the manual is poorly written.
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* The game still focuses on points, which is a bit meaningless.
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
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Mega Man - NES - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese release uses a cartoon style that perfectly matches the feel of the game with the bosses ganging up on Rock. My favorite by far.
 
Mega Man - NES - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese release uses a cartoon style that perfectly matches the feel of the game with the bosses ganging up on Rock. My favorite by far.
 
Mega Man - NES - USA.jpg|The US box art is just awful. It features a highly-deformed yellow Mega Man holding a pistol as buildings explode in the background.
 
Mega Man - NES - USA.jpg|The US box art is just awful. It features a highly-deformed yellow Mega Man holding a pistol as buildings explode in the background.
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Mega Man - NES - EU.jpg|The European box art is pretty decent. Mega Man looks kind of like a Asian boy, but at least he's blue and has a cannon for an arm.
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Mega Man - NES - Europe.jpg|The European box art is pretty decent. Mega Man looks kind of like a Asian boy, but at least he's blue and has a cannon for an arm.
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Mega Man - NES - Europe - Full Art.jpg|Europe - Full art.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
===Documentation===
 
===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Mega Man - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
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Mega Man - NES - Japan - Manual.pdf|Manual - Japan.
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Mega Man - NES - USA - Manual.pdf|Manual - USA.
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Nintendo Power - 1989-01 - 052-053.jpg|''[[Nintendo Power]]'', 1989-01 - Classified Information.
 
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 143.jpg|[[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]], blurb.
 
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 143.jpg|[[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]], blurb.
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Mega Man - NES - Ad.jpg|Advertisement.
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Mega Man - NES - USA - Ad.jpg|Advertisement - USA.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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Mega Man - NES - Map - Dr. Wily 3.png|Dr. Wily, stage 3.
 
Mega Man - NES - Map - Dr. Wily 3.png|Dr. Wily, stage 3.
 
Mega Man - NES - Map - Dr. Wily 4.png|Dr. Wily, stage 4.
 
Mega Man - NES - Map - Dr. Wily 4.png|Dr. Wily, stage 4.
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</gallery>
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===Screenshots===
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<gallery>
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Mega Man - NES - Screenshot - Hard to Reach 1-Up.png|A hard to reach 1-up.
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</gallery>
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===Fan Art===
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<gallery>
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Mega Man - NES - Fan Art - Ohmonah - Power Busta!!.jpg|Fan art by Ohmonah.
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Mega Man - NES - Fan Art - LBDNytetrayn.jpg|Fan costume of the awful NES box art by LBDNytetrayn.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
===Videos===
 
===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sKcjUjbPr4 youtube.com/watch?v=2sKcjUjbPr4] - Longplay.
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{{YouTube|yIXyTvPIOek|Review - NES Works.}}
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdqJgCLVR2Q youtube.com/watch?v=vdqJgCLVR2Q] - Glitchfest.
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{{YouTube|2JPhsaKgMhU|Review - What's So Great About Gaming?}}
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{{YouTube|vdqJgCLVR2Q|Glitchfest.}}
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{{YouTube|9WZ8vPWGuxc|Dorkly.}}
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{{YouTube|GGArv0BB41I|How scoring works.}}
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{{YouTube|2sKcjUjbPr4|Longplay.}}
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==Play Online==
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{{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/nes-games/rockman-japan.html|Famicom}}, {{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/nes-games/mega-man-europe.html|NES (Europe)}}, {{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/nes-games/mega-man-usa.html|NES (USA)}}
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==Representation==
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{{Representation
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| Media                      = Video games
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| StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Fail
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| StrongFemaleCharacterNotes  = Roll is seen very briefly in the ending sequence.
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| BechdelTestStatus          = Fail
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| BechdelTestNotes            = There is only one woman.
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| StrongPOCCharacterStatus    = Fail
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| StrongPOCCharacterNotes    = All the human characters are white.
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| QueerCharacterStatus        = Fail
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| QueerCharacterNotes        = There are no queer characters.
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}}
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==Credits==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Role !! Staff
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|-
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| Planner || [[Akira Kitamura]] (A.K.)
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| Programmer || [[Nobuyuki Matsushima]] (H.M.D.)
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|-
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| Character Designers || [[Yasuaki Kishimoto]] (Yasukichi), [[Naoya Tomita]] (Tom Pon), [[Keiji Inafune]] (Inafking), [[Akira Kitamura]] (A.K.)
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|-
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| Music and Sound Effects || [[Manami Matsumae]] (Chanchacorin Manami)
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|-
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| Audio Programmer || [[Yoshihiro Sakaguchi]] (Yuukichan's Papa)
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|}
  
 
==Titles==
 
==Titles==
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/mega-man-}}
 
{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/mega-man-}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_(video_game)}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_(video_game)}}
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{{Link|VGMPF|http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Mega_Man_(NES)}}
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{{Link|VGMPF|2=http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Mega_Man_(NES)}}
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{{Link|NESHacker|http://thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Mega_Man}}
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{{Link|ROMDetectives|2=http://www.romdetectives.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Mega_Man_(NES)}}
 
{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Mega_Man_(NES)}}
 
{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Mega_Man_(NES)}}
  
  
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[[Category: BREW Games]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 8 March 2024

Mega Man

Mega Man - NES - USA.jpg

NES - USA - 1st Edition.
Developer Capcom
Publisher Capcom
Published 1987-12-17
Platforms BREW, DoJa, NES
Genres Platform shooter, Platformer, Shooter
Themes Action, Cartoon, Science Fiction
Series Mega Man
Distribution Commercial

Mega Man is a platform shooter developed and published by Capcom and released for the NES on 1987-12-17. It is the first game in the Mega Man series.

In the game's story, Dr. Wright built several humanoid robots to help humans with various difficult tasks, but his assistant, Dr. Wily, reprogrammed the robots to try to take over the world. You play one of Dr. Wright's first robots, Rock, a simple house robot who has been altered to become a powerful war machine to stop Dr. Wily by first defeating the six robots he stole. Each time you defeat a robot master, you steal their powers and are able to use them as your own against the others.

Personal

Own?I have a loose USA NES cart signed by Manami Matsumae and Keiji Inafune.
Won?No.

Since Mega Man didn't sell very well, I didn't play it until after I had played Mega Man II. I found it to be a less impressive than the sequel, but still enjoyed it. When I tried to beat it in earnest, I got to the Yellow Devil and couldn't defeat it. I'm aware of the trick with Elecman's weapon, but I don't count that.

Review

Video Game Review Icon - Enjoyment.png Video Game Review Icon - Control.png Video Game Review Icon - Appearance.png Video Game Review Icon - Sound.png Video Game Review Icon - Replayability.png
5 5 6 6 4

Best Version: NES

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The idea of stealing your opponent's powers and using them elsewhere in the game to more-easily pass areas is a fantastic idea.
  • Compared to the other titles of 1987, this game looked amazing. The graphics are attractive and the characters are well designed.
  • Manami Matsumae composed a wonderful soundtrack for the game.

Bad

  • The disappearing blocks are really obnoxious and the dropping platforms in Gutsman's stage are a bit too annoying.
  • The Yellow Devil boss is painfully difficult and effectively requires the player to die several times before his pattern can be memorized.
  • The Dr. Wily stages are pretty lazily designed, although, this may have been a ROM limitation.
  • The US box art is atrocious and the manual is poorly written.
  • The game still focuses on points, which is a bit meaningless.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Media

Box Art

  • The original Japanese release uses a cartoon style that perfectly matches the feel of the game with the bosses ganging up on Rock. My favorite by far.

  • The US box art is just awful. It features a highly-deformed yellow Mega Man holding a pistol as buildings explode in the background.

  • The European box art is pretty decent. Mega Man looks kind of like a Asian boy, but at least he's blue and has a cannon for an arm.

  • Europe - Full art.

Documentation

Maps

  • Bombman.

  • Cutman.

  • Elecman.

  • Fireman.

  • Gutsman.

  • Iceman.

  • Dr. Wily, stage 1.

  • Dr. Wily, stage 2.

  • Dr. Wily, stage 3.

  • Dr. Wily, stage 4.

Screenshots

  • A hard to reach 1-up.

Fan Art

  • Fan art by Ohmonah.

  • Fan costume of the awful NES box art by LBDNytetrayn.

Videos

Review - NES Works.
Review - What's So Great About Gaming?
Glitchfest.
Dorkly.
How scoring works.
Longplay.

Play Online

Famicom, NES (Europe), NES (USA)

Representation

Strong female character?FailRoll is seen very briefly in the ending sequence.
Bechdel test?FailThere is only one woman.
Strong person of color character?FailAll the human characters are white.
Queer character?FailThere are no queer characters.

Credits

Role Staff
Planner Akira Kitamura (A.K.)
Programmer Nobuyuki Matsushima (H.M.D.)
Character Designers Yasuaki Kishimoto (Yasukichi), Naoya Tomita (Tom Pon), Keiji Inafune (Inafking), Akira Kitamura (A.K.)
Music and Sound Effects Manami Matsumae (Chanchacorin Manami)
Audio Programmer Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (Yuukichan's Papa)

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Mega Man
Japanese ロックマン Rokkuman Rockman

Links

Link-MobyGames.png  Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-VGMPF.png  Link-ROMDetectives.png  Link-TCRF.png 

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