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Bolt Locations - Intro

Mega Man 8 Intro Stage

These bolts are in the passage that appears after pushing the Ammoner (the snail) onto the switch. They can be acquired on your first visit to the stage. These bolts are only required for the 40 Bolts category.

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Mid "Duo" Stage

Mega Man 8

After defeating the 4th robot, you skip That Movie then go to this stage. It contains 2 bolts that require no revisits, however in the Saturn release, you must fight Cut Man for one of them.

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Mid Stage - General Tips

Mega Man 8 Mid "Duo" Stage

There's not much extra to explain about this stage - Ice Wave is a great weapon. After releasing the first ice wave, hold a buster charge for level 2, to destroy the flying enemies Ice Wave cannot reach. If you forget, just spam lemons after the ice wave.

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Frost Part 2 - General Tips

Mega Man 8 Frost Man

Immediately* summon Rush Bike at the start of the stage. Besides generally moving fast, the bike "Goes through" the ice blocks as long as you don't shoot them. * in 40 bolts, on the second visit with Hyper Slider, slide to the bolt first. "Yoshi Ditch" Rush ...

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Clown Part 2 - The Climb

Mega Man 8 Clown Man

There is one bolt in this section for 40 bolts. Map For a detailed tutorial video, look here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK5J5iEp4pc  All Climb Strats Start... Slide onto the screen, jump when Mega Man's front toe starts going over the Circle blo...

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Astro Man

Mega Man 8

Astro Man is the 5th Robot in any%, the first of the second four. He is weak to Homing Sniper but takes extra damage from Flash Grenade. There are 4 bolts in this stage, all only relevant to 40 bolts.

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Aqua Man

Mega Man 8

Aqua Man is 6th in Any% and weak against Astro Crush. There are 4 bolts for 40 bolts, all in the second half. This route optimally uses an intentional Game Over to return to the stage Mid-Point

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Astro Part 1 - General Tips

Mega Man 8 Astro Man

Screen One "Yoku Blocks" The critical thing is knowing the cycle, and recognizing when to bail out of the speed strat to not fall in a pit. Also remember Ice Wave destroys floor spines. Always Be Sliding. Screen Two - The Maze There is 1 bolt in the puzzle...

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Aqua - Part One

Mega Man 8 Aqua Man

There are no bolts in the first half of this stage Screen 1 Note that some of the movement here happens at specific moments because of swim mechanics. Pressing jump twice when Mega Man's toe crosses the two lines in the background makes Mega Man's swim strok...

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Room 3 - Skeleton Joes (Checkpoint Room)

Mega Man 4 Cossack 1

This room is the checkpoint room of the stage. It's one of the biggest run killers especially for new runners as it's very easy to get caught by the Up'n'Down enemies  if you dont pay attention or jump properly. This room also features Skeleton Joes, which yo...

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Sword - Part 1

Mega Man 8 Sword Man

There are 2* bolts in the first half of Sword Man's stage, only needed for 40 bolts. ONE OF THESE BOLTS CAN BE DUPLICATED IF PLAYING 40 BOLTS WITH THE DUPLICATION GLITCH Sword Man's stage is unique in that it features four puzzle rooms based around the first...

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Sword - Part 2

Mega Man 8 Sword Man

There is 1 bolt in this section, near the end after riding the lava-boat down the waterfall Sword Man's boss fight calls for a lot of damage boosting, to help manipulate his patterns. Try to avoid damage in this section. First Screen The intended strat is t...

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Search Man

Mega Man 8

Search Man is the 8th robot in any% and is weak to Flame Sword. There are 4 bolts for 40 bolts.

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Search - Part 1

Mega Man 8 Search Man

There are 3 bolts in the first half of the stage. None are needed for any% Immediately summon Rush Bike to start the stage. The terrain is bumpy enough that Rush's speed gets one last hurrah here. The biggest hazard is falling to the bottom of the screen in ...

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Search - Part 2

Mega Man 8 Search Man

There is one bolt in this section, in the Thunder Claw grappling room over spikes. It is not needed in any% Screen 1 Use Ice Wave as needed to clear a path, and slide through the screen. Mind the closing door near the end. Screen 2 (Vertical Screen) Tornad...

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Wily Stage 1

Mega Man 8

Wily Stage one is primarily a Jet Sled reprise of Frost Man, with some fancy Thunder Beam grappling at the end.

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Air Man - Lightning Lords & Fast Air

Mega Man 2 Air Man

The "second half" of the first screen of Air Man is a long chasm with "Lightning Lords" on cloud platforms. Intended Strategy The intended strategy is to shoot the Lightning Lords and ride their platforms across. The clouds spawn at a set "X-Coordinate" i...

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Wily 2 - Rush Jet

Mega Man 8 Wily Stage 2

This section features a death warp near the end that requires playing much of the stage on low health. It is not required, but does save about 16 seconds. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE EXTRA LIFE BEFORE YOU START TAKING DAMAGE. This section is one long auto scrolle...

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