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Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered

Game Information Developer(s): SnoruntPyro Programmer(s): SnoruntPyro / ACESpark / Spin Attaxx / an absolute loser / cheez8 / Smedis2 / The Stove Guy / PhazonMotherBrain / FabianLC / ThatEntityPerson / NaOH Artist(s): MiniMacro / Cresh / ACESpark / CSketch / Spin Attaxx / The Stove Guy / Sodacoma / E-Clare / Enjl / M-Jacq / Phusion Composers(s): MiniMacro Series: Mega Man (Classic) Platform(s): PC Release date(s): May 23, 2019 Current Version: 1.1 Genre(s): Action / Platform Media: Digital download (mirror) Input: Keyboard

Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered, also known as MaGMML1R, is a remake of the original Make a Good Mega Man Level game, using an improved Mega Engine in GameMaker: Studio (as opposed to the Game Maker 8.0-based Blyka's Engine). Among the enhancements made to the original include a framerate of 60FPS, more accurate enemy behaviour, the infinite lives system used by Make a Good Mega Man Level 2, the addition of costumes of Roll and Bass alongside Proto Man (as well as the option to use Custom Costumes), and a higher level of polish. The remake also features redesigned hubs and Wily stages, with bosses having revamped attack patterns (or, in some cases, replaced with brand new bosses).

The game was revealed on May 23rd, 2018 (the second anniversary of MaGMML1), and was released exactly one year later on May 23rd, 2019, on the third anniversary. However, due to the long development cycle of the remaster, it did not ship with Episode Zero, an interquel between MaGMML and MaGMML2, as initially planned.

Story

The story remains largely unchanged from the original game; a festival is held in Mega City to celebrate the peace since Dr. Wily's last plot, Dr. Wily announces yet another plan to take over the world, Mega Man sets out to collect 24 Energy Elements to break the barrier around Wily's castle, cue the defeat of Wily and some weird red thing. A few minor differences are present, however; no mention is made of Wily reviving fangame Robot Masters this time around, and in fact, one such Robot Master is retconned into being a replica.

Gameplay

Gameplay is essentially the same as a typical NES classic Mega Man game. The game runs at 60 FPS and gameplay is much cleaner due to the revised Mega Engine. Mega Man starts the game with a full arsenal already in hand. As per usual, the goal of each stage is to get to the end and claim the Energy Element. Each level is placed in a tier based on how high of a score it got and a hub world is used to connect them all, with each tier having four levels each and a boss fight based on a fangame boss (except for Tier 5).

Weapons

All weapons (save for Power Orb) are available at the beginning of the game.

	Weapon	Original Robot Master	Original Game
	Metal Blade	Metal Man	Mega Man 2
	Gemini Laser	Gemini Man	Mega Man 3
	Solar Blaze	Solar Man	Mega Man 10
	Top Spin	Top Man	Mega Man 3
	Thunder Wool	Sheep Man	Mega Man 10
	Black Hole Bomb	Galaxy Man	Mega Man 9
	Pharaoh Shot	Pharaoh Man	Mega Man 4
	Magic Card	Magic Man	Mega Man & Bass
	Rush Coil	N/A	Mega Man 3
	Rush Jet	N/A	Mega Man 4 (Variant)
	Power Orb	Glass Man	Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered

Entries

The first place entry, Glass Man.

The first contest garnered a total of twenty entries, and the ranking of the levels is nearly identical in the remake (with the exception of Midnight Snow and Sunset Siege, whose places have been switched).

Hub

The game is set entirely in Dr. Light's Lab. As more Energy Elements are collected, more Robot Masters show up as NPCs.

Areas

• Tier 1
• Tier 2
• Tier 3
• Tier 4
• Tier 5
• Dr. Wily Stages - Wily Castle
• Eddie's Shop
• The Arena

Enemies

As a remake, every enemy from the original is present and accounted for; however, the Wily stages also use enemies that didn't exist in MaGMML1's devkit.

Original Devkit Enemies

Original Custom Enemies

• Big Stomper
• Blocky (Everything's Blowing Up)‏
• Cactton
• Charlie
• Cloud Bomber
• Gagabyoall
• Goombot 156
• Hammer Joe (Mega Man World)
• Koopoid
• Monty G
• R Suzy
• Trappon F
• Vitreous

New Enemies

• Apache Joe
• Biree
• Camon
• Camouflametall
• Colton
• Dachone
• Illusian
• Lightning Lord
• Nitron
• Tatebo
• Wall Blaster II

Bosses

Devkit Minibosses

	Name	Locations	Original Game
	Hot Dog	Chroma Key Thunderclyffe Plant	Mega Man 2
	Lantern Fish	Napalm Forest and Caves Maze of Death	Mega Man 2
	Big Snakey	Chroma Key Wily Combo Maze of Death	Mega Man 3
	Penpen Maker	Midnight Snow Cannon Deck	Mega Man 3
	Tama	Spiky Meltdown	Mega Man 3

Entry Minibosses

	Name	Level	Weakness
	Wily Archives #1	Research Facility	Thunder Wool (Yellow Devil) Magic Card (Mecha Dragon) Top Spin/Power Orb (Kamegoro Maker)
	Wily Archives #2	Research Facility	Black Hole Bomb (Cossack Catcher) Gemini Laser (Dark Man 3) Metal Blade (Mechazaurus)
	The Moon	NEON GRAVITY	Solar Blaze
	Ronrez	Mega Man World	Thunder Wool

Robot Masters

	Name	Level	Weakness	Special Weapon
	Glass Man	Glass Man	Gemini Laser/Power Orb	Power Orb

Entry Bosses

	Name	Level	Weakness
	Wily Archives #3	Research Facility	Magic Card
	Gravity Machine	NEON GRAVITY	Black Hole Bomb
	Birdo	Mega Man World	Metal Blade

Tier Bosses

All of the Tier bosses use vastly different attacks from the original; additionally, two of them have swapped places, and one is replaced entirely.

	Name	Tier	Weakness	Original Game
	Him	Tier 1	Solar Blaze	Mega Man ARM 2
	Yoku Man	Tier 2	Gemini Laser	Mega Man Unlimited
	Dagger Man	Tier 3	Magic Card	Mega Man Super Fighting Robot
	Justice Man	Tier 4	Thunder Wool	Mega Man: Rock Force

Fortress Bosses

All of the Wily Castle bosses have revamped designs and attacks (though two bosses have been replaced with brand new bosses).

	Name	Level	Weakness
	Scuttle Cannon	Cannon Deck	Magic Card
	Changkey Master	Dr. Wily's Incinerator Chute	Top Spin
	Shadow Gacha	Be the Bigger Person	Metal Blade
	Neon Glass Birdo on a Guts Lift	Hall of Fame	Solar Blaze
	Air Capsule	Everything's Blowing Up	Thunder Wool
	Wily Machine TROPHY	Flashback Database	Pharaoh Shot (Phase 1) Gemini Laser (Phase 2) Thunder Wool/Power Orb (Phase 3)
	Zero	Flashback Database	None

Extra Bosses

	Name	Level	Weakness
	Bright Man	Dr. Light's Lab	Pharaoh Shot
	The Impaler	The Arena	Thunder Wool
	Zero Soul	The Arena	Thunder Wool

Trivia

• This game features the following references to Make a Good Mega Man Level 2:
  • In the Tier 2 hub, Knight Man mentions wanting to open a new business in the city.
  • At the end of the game, Dr. Cossack will talk about improved future festivals. Specifically, he mentions working on simulation technology and how it will potentially lead to a larger festival. Additionally, when speaking to Dr. Light, he mentions that he found complete blueprints of Dr. Wily's castle within transmissions, and loaded them into simulations with Dr. Cossack's help.
• Despite the images in the intro (which were reused from Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 10 in the original game) being replaced with original artwork, the design of the Wily Castle is still reused from Mega Man 10, rather than replaced with an original design. The path layout shown between stages is new, however.