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Screen 4 - Long Met Screen

Mega Man 4 Wily 1

This is raw sliding and timing shots. Keep in mind the low met that receives the charge shot is a spinning Met that requires 3 hits. If you are slow it will fire a bullet that you need to either jump over or take the hit.

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Screens 1-3

Mega Man 4 Wily 2

The first three screens are mostly sliding and jumping as fast as possible. Keep in mind the distance Mega Man is from the spikes when sliding though. It is possible to slide into the spikes before the first ladder if you slide too far On screens 2 and 3,...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Bright Man - Screen 1

Mega Man 4 Bright Man

Whether first or second, the first section (nay, the whole first half) of Bright Man's stage is the same Movement on this screen is fairly precise, and the timing of kills matters to avoid the lights going out at the wrong time. For example, the first shot...

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Escaroo Snail Midbosses

Mega Man 4 Toad Man

Use Bright BEFORE the snail fully forms, then jump through the hitbox. On the first Escaroo, this is trivial. On the second Escaroo, if you take a death, the second time you enter the screen, there is a frame perfect soft lock if you Flash/use Bright on the f...

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Toad - Last Long Screen

Mega Man 4 Toad Man

Use Bright, and slide as much as possible. Remember you cannot jump out of a slide underwater Shooting the last two fish prevents them from jumping out of the water when the flash ends. This is both convenient and reduces lag. If they miss, just continue. Ju...

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The Climb

Mega Man 4 Ring Man

The first section of Ring Man's stage goes up. These strats largely depend on having balloon. If you do not and are still playing (presumably a no reset scenario), Bright is the ultimate backup for all things MM4. Screen 1 As soon as Mega Man teleports in, p...

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First Half

Mega Man 4 Cossak 3

Cossak 3 is an autoscroller, so there isn't much to explain that isn't in the videos. There are a few notes though. First, very simply, the screen does not begin scrolling until you move to the right past the spawn point. (?) The only real thing to note, is ...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Second Half

Mega Man 4 Cossak 3

Still autoscrolling. Slide across the screen to trigger it. You want to spend as little time as possible on the floating platforms that sink when you stand on them - they generate lag. After the ring refill partway through the screen, switch to Pharaoh and h...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Start and Ammo Routing

Mega Man 4 Wily 3

There is a free e-tank at the stage start if desired Screen 1 Your route to this point needs either just Ring ammo and possibly Dust ammo. Keep in mind there is a spare ammo drop on the top right if needed, but most runners should only need Ring ammo on the ...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

MM4 Refight Route

Mega Man 4 Wily 3

Both refight routes follow some basic principles Reduce weapon swaps as much as possible (less pauses) Make use of soft weaknesses In stages, it is preferred to kill bosses in the middle of the room to reduce explosion lag. In refights, it is preferred to...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Vertical Screens

Mega Man 4 Cossack 2

Balloon The vertical screens are where Balloon really shines over Rush Jet. Note the second balloon on screen 1 isn't necessary if you're fast, and generates less lag. On screen 2, it's better if you can despawn the balloon in the wall (again, for lag reduc...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Triple Balloon Screens

Mega Man 4 Cossack 2

Screen After Check Point Up the ladder is where you usually switch to Dust in preparation for Square machine, using it to kill the Saturn enemy. Triple Balloon Screen There are two strats for the last ladder screen. The first is the easiest strat - just ho...

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Mega Man 4
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castle

Spike Turret Screen

Mega Man 4 Drill Man

Like most screens in this stage, use Bright to proceed. However, on this screen specifically, you must use bright immediately to catch the turrets open (and vulnerable), AND before their fire shots.  If you can destroy the turrets and there are no bullets, ad...

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Mega Man 4
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Falling Rock Screen

Mega Man 4 Drill Man

This screen is crossed using one or two Brights. Keep in mind it is a LONG screen, so you will need to be constantly sliding. It is likely you will have your Flash Stopper run out at some point as you are learning. This is a rare time it is good to predict wh...

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The Crystal Skip

Mega Man 5 Crystal Man

The Crystal Skip saves a good amount of time over completing Crystal Man's stage, at the cost of not being able to collect the M tank or the Beat Letter within. As such, it is only useful if you intend to complete Castle stages (and bosses) without Beat, or yo...

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Mega Man 5
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Wily 4 Beginner Strats

Mega Man 2 Wily 4 - Purple Hell

Finding False Floors with Bubble Several screens in the first half of the stage have false floors. While skilled runners likely have these locations memorized, you can use Bubble to locate them ; Bubble will fall through the gaps. The E-Tank The E-Tank room...

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Mega Man 2
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castle

Early Magnet Beam

Mega Man 1 Elec Man

You can grab the Magnet Beam without Guts (or Elec) by executing a ladder zip. Setup Get Mega Man to the top of the right ladder below the magnet beam (it does not matter how you entered the screen). To get Mega Man into the glitch position, you must push do...

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Mega Man 1
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techniquies

Dust Man - First Half

Mega Man 4 Dust Man

There are two main strategies to the first half of Dust Man's stage - Bright Man's Flash Stopper, and The Pharaoh Shot. The Pharaoh shot saves a little time if executed well, but the Flash Stopper strat is significantly easier. Both strategies dictate jumping...

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Mega Man 4
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Dust Man - Crusher Room

Mega Man 4 Dust Man

The screen after Eddie and the Checkpoint is a crusher room. Strategies for this room tend to be cycle based. This room in particular is covered by Chelney's tutorial videos. Note you should switch to the desired weapon in the checkpoint room. Fastest Strat...

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Skull Man - Second Half

Mega Man 4 Skull Man

Most of the second half of the stage is handled by Bright Man's Flash Stopper. This mostly results in the route depending on your slide movement, to extend each Flash as much as possible. First Screen Notes With Flash active, the turret enemies that usuall...

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