Ep. 13: Mega Man IV

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With two Game Boy Mega Man games under its belt, Minakuchi Engineering had built up enough expertise to feel confident pushing boundaries. Developed in an environment of expanding scope and increased technical sophistication in handheld gaming, Mega Man IV introduces narrative and mechanical flourishes surpassing some NES entries’, while also adding an economy and improving on the game’s presentation. But even with these improvements, Mega Man IV gives us the impression not of something that was continuing to thrive, but rather of something that was beginning to wind down.

The Game: Mega Man IV, or Rockman World 4 (ロックマンワールド４)

Original Platform: Nintendo Game Boy

Developer: Minakuchi Engineering

Publisher: Capcom

Release Date: October 29, 1993 (JP)

Music Used In This Episode

• Electrolytic Man by ambient, MaJIN_SaN, tomatsu

• Rock My Socket by Nostalvania

• The Jazzassin by Nostalvania

• Wonderful Shadows by the Electric Sheep Orchestra by fredrikd

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