TAS by Timo Taipaleenmäki (aka. Shinryuu, TaoTao, pirohiko & FinalFighter) in 24:33.5 minutes.
Ah, the sweet glory days of Mega Man. Easily my most favorite title concerning the blue bomber. The graphics, music, and gameplay harmonize well together and truly make the video a joy to watch, even if you’ve never played the game before.
As far as quickness goes, 24 minutes may seem like a long time, but in a game like this, it’s pretty amazing. There are a number of whacked-out glitches and shortcuts that normal people can’t do. The lead-in and the fight with Bubble Man (starting at 12:32) is a great example of what I mean. Another bizarre happening occurs with the mechanical dragon boss at the end of the first Wily stage (starting at 16:21).
*Note: the game used is actually the Japanese version, known as Rockman 2, but it’s the same stuff.
[...] information for those people still playing this game.” Not only that, he’s got a NES Mega Man 2 Tool-Assisted Speedrun, all of which have come from his (presumably very odd-looking) garden over at themusings.net. [...]