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An excellent video resource documenting the Mega Man 4 any% run is Chelney's tutorial :

Duckfist's Mega Man2 tutorial is an extremely informative resource https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTGuCMf_Acw

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...

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...

After the crusher screen, if you are not already using Ring, switch to Ring. The gumball machine takes 4 hits from Ring. While a well placed Ring will hit it 3 times instead of 2, you need to fire two anyway. The Met on the spike screen can be killed (3 shot...

Damage Tables To Dust Buster 1:1:3 Ring 4 From Dust Contact Damage / Getting Bodied 8 Dust Crusher 4 Strat Dust Man always opens the fight with a Dust Crusher. The weapon "explodes" on the 4 diagonals when it reaches...

Damage Table Buster 1:1:3 Dust Crusher 2 Wire 1 Buster Strat The Cossak Catcher has an interesting quirk - it stops moving if Mega Man slides. You can use this to essentially freeze the Cossak catcher in place, and work on optimizin...

Screen 1 Slide off the ledges to the right. If you need the weapon refill (presumably for Pharaoh), switch to the weapon and hold right against the wall at the screen transition. While the record route does not need this refill, it is highly recommended for ...

There are two paths through this screen. Going to the top right is faster. Balloon There is a tight space to get a balloon jump and not bonk on the platform above. This is the fastest method as it does not have Rush's pause animation, but it can be tricky....

Collect the E-Tank if desired, then drop down. Slide to the right, and use drill on the slinkies. Switch to buster at the end and proceed. Stored Charge You can use the stored charge technique on the slinkies here. Technically the slinkies take two hits f...

As a reminder, you cannot jump out of slides underwater in Mega Man 4 Take advantage of the walls and slide all the way up to them. Jump and shoot the Mets as needed. Be careful with the jumps and proceed as quickly as you can. What About Rush Marine? Besi...

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.

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,...

If you hold a full charge shot, and switch weapons, the charge will still be there when you switch back to buster.

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...

Buster 1:1:3 Drill Bombs 4 (full contact) Entering the Room A very subtle free time save - Toad Man does not spawn until Mega Man touches the ground. By weapon switching inside the room to Drill, the game thinks Mega Man is on the ground...

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...

Use Bright and slide. Be careful of the wind on this screen. It is easy to miss some jumps between platforms when it's pushing you back.

WR Route Orders any%: sponge, gator, stag, centipede, snail, ostrich, crab, and moth 100%: sponge, gator, stag, ostrich, crab, centipede, snail, moth Both routes pick up all items, but 100% collects the Zero parts too. This minor route variation account...

After collecting the Boots and Buster upgrades, it is possible to have a second jump in mid air. These have been termed "Neon jumps" after Mega Man's glow from firing the first full charge shot. This can be done with either the first or second pink and orange...