Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero

Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero

Game Information Developer(s): SnoruntPyro Director(s): SnoruntPyro Series: Mega Man Classic Platform(s): PC Release date(s): June 26, 2020 Current Version: 1.1.1 Genre(s): Action / Platform Media: Digital download (mirror)

Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero (also known as MaGMML: Episode Zero or MaGMML EZ for short) is an interquel in the Make a Good Mega Man Level series, set in between Make a Good Mega Man Level and Make a Good Mega Man Level 2. The game was originally intended to be part of Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered, but development issues on that game resulted in Episode Zero becoming its own game. Unlike past MaGMML projects, the game is not a contest, but rather a linear collaborative game with community-submitted levels and a greater emphasis on story.

Story

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With Mega Man reaching the innermost depths of his castle, Dr. Wily hastily rebuilds an old and failed robot prototype into a decoy robot to cover his escape. This robot, Zero, is easily defeated by Mega Man, who escapes the self-destructing castle while Zero remains. Two weeks later, Zero reactivates and emerges from the wreckage, soon coming into contact with Dr. Wily. The scientist, surprised that Zero survived, arms him with extra weapons and directs him to his new hideout, with Zero's lack of a functioning teleport system forcing him to go by foot.

On the way, Zero encounters SRARA, a quartet of inspection robots harassing Dr. Hyde and other members of the public. After driving them off, she gifts Zero her Drive System technology. Upon reaching Dr. Wily's bunker, the scientist reveals to Zero his newest project, the Reality Core - an object with which he can manipulate reality. Needing Energy Elements for his research, he tasks Zero with gathering as many as he can for him. Zero's search takes him back to Mega City, where he learns more about Mega Man and his heroic deeds from the Robot Museum. Filled with a desire to become a hero himself, he soon accepts Agent Krantz and Agent Stern's offer to help them track down SRARA, who remain at large.

Zero soon gathers many Energy Elements, coming into conflict with SRARA's members on the way. Meanwhile, Dr. Wily hits a roadblock with his Reality Core research, and leaves to take a vacation. Some time later, however, he returns to the bunker; now locked in his laboratory and crazier than ever. Seemingly not recognising Zero, he shoos him away, prompting Zero to rebel against his creator and take down SRARA on his own accord. A meteor strike reveals SRARA's base, and upon entering he encounters Duo, who after a brief fight explains he came to Earth after detecting the sudden presence of Evil Energy there. SRARA, meanwhile, are entirely absent, having fled to a place inbetween dimensions using their Energy Elements, but with his own Elements, Zero gives chase with Duo in tow.

Arriving in the mysterious Tier X, Zero and Duo find SRARA, who reveal they intend to use the Energy Elements with the chaotic energy of the void to control reality themselves. After the two race to gather more Energy Elements than SRARA, both groups converge at a single point, where SRARA engages Zero in a final battle. After battling a strange entity summoned by SRARA's Evil Energy-tainted Elements, Duo's old enemy Trio appears, having been resurrected by the combined powers of the Elements and Tier X. He attempts to take control of the universe, but is quickly defeated by Zero and Duo's combined efforts.

With both Trio and SRARA's threats neutralised, Duo prepares to take the Energy Elements away to properly cleanse them, but is persuaded by Zero to leave them in his care. Desiring a rematch with Mega Man, he explains his intent to use their power to allow such an encounter on his own terms. Both robots leave Tier X and return to their home reality, with Duo returning to space and Zero telling his story to Knight Man in Chateau Chevaleresque, before shortly meeting Mega Man (leading into the events of Make a Good Mega Man Level 2).

Gameplay

Instead of Mega Man, players control Zero in gameplay similar to that of the canon Zero's in the Mega Man X games. Zero has increased mobility compared to Mega Man, being able to dash, air-dash, double-jump, and stomp. While he lacks Special Weapons, he has three weapons; the Z-Buster, a slow shot that can be aimed slightly up or down with no energy cost, the Z-Saber, a close-quarters energy slash, and the Z-Burst, a wide burst of piercing shots. Additionally, he has five chips he can equip to alter each weapon, as well as use a unique "Drive" weapon. Unlike the weapons (sans the Z-Buster), an equipped chip doesn't use ammunition, but drains energy over time, and can only be refilled by passing a checkpoint.

Entries

In total, there are 62 entries/stages split across three chapters. Unlike other games in the MaGMML series, each one is unlocked and played through in a linear order (although Chapter 2 allows the player to choose which order to collect the chips in). The stages are listed below, in order:

Prologue

• Explosive Freefall

Chapter 1: From Zero to... Zero

• Surveillance Canyon
• Gusty Gorge
• Defeat the Giant Spear Man!
• Mega City
• Kingdom Crisis/Contra Base (split path)
• Lost Valley
• Twilight Terrace/Skyhigh Ridge (split path)
• Abandoned Lab
• Subterranean Stronghold
• Vertical Hunger
• Dr. Wily's Secret Bunker

Chapter 2: Searching Far and Wide

Flame Chip

• Scorched Factory
• Hot Steps
• Recoil Recon
• Dispute Over Sawblades
• Scarlet Temple
• Refurbished Pyramid
• Surfboard Showdown
• Offshore Hangar Cluster
• Horizon Zero

Icicle Chip

• Frosty Fields
• When Spikefalls Freeze Over
• Robot Ink Printing Facility
• Forgotten Fortress: The Lab
• Nocturnal Assault
• Springy Scaffolding
• BlocBunker
• Midnight Aurora
• Metropolitan Neapolitan

Zap Chip

• Force Facility
• Pepsi Zero
• Entrance Succession
• Projectile Party!
• Volt Man Factory
• Lightningrod Lab
• Shocking Wacko Stage
• Out of Order
• Stormy Spire

Psycho Chip

• The Red Woods
• Vertical Vine Venture
• String Theory
• Cursor Corruption
• Temporal Pillar
• Bubble Base
• Wicked Waterworks
• In the Flesh
• Space Jam

Other

• Construction of Constructions
• Mojo Dojo
• S.R.A.R.A. HQ

Chapter 3: Point at the End of Reality

• Entrance to Tier X
• Free selection of the following:
  • Ghouls n' Ghasts
  • Toxic Tunnels
  • Looping Growth Garden
  • Rainbow Ravine
  • Shift Posting
  • Psionic Space Station
  • Ice Breaker
  • Code Landfill
  • Lily Airpad
• Null and Void

Bosses

Chapter 1 Minibosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty
	Dangerous Duck	Defeat the Giant Spear Man!	TBA	★
	Piranhabiran	Kingdom Crisis	TBA	★
	Gomeramos King	Contra Base	TBA	★
	Hanabiran	Twilight Terrace	TBA	★
	Gorilla Tank	Skyhigh Ridge	TBA	★
	Tama	Skyhigh Ridge	TBA	★
	Suzak and Fenix	Skyhigh Ridge	TBA	★
	Twin Shooter G	Subterranean Stronghold	Psycho Saber, Burst and Drive	★

Chapter 1 Bosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty
	Mega Man	Explosive Freefall	None	★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★
	Giant Spear Man	Defeat the Giant Spear Man!	Psycho Chip	★★
	SRARA Up n' Down	Mega City	Blank Drive (Icicle Chip)	★★
	Thwomp Man	Kingdom Crisis	Cutter Chip	★★
	Dethgerbis	Contra Base	Z-Saber/Z-Burst (Psycho Chip)	★★
	Honey Woman	Twilight Terrace	Z-Burst/Blank Drive (Flame Chip)	★★
	Doc Robot Overloaded	Abandoned Lab	Blank Drive (Icicle Chip)	★★★
	Punk	Subterranean Stronghold	Z-Saber/Blank Drive (Icicle Chip)	★★
	Boomer Kuwanger	Vertical Hunger	Psycho Chip	★★
	Giga Kuwagata	Vertical Hunger	Psycho Chip	★★

Chapter 2 Minibosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty
	Elemental Aces	Scorched Factory	TBA	★
	T. Khamen	Refurbished Pyramid	TBA	★
	Squidon	Frosty Fields When Spike Drops Freeze Over	TBA	★
	Stomp'n	Nocturnal Assault	TBA	★
	Hindjoe	BlocBunker	TBA	★
	Mad Grinder	Metropolitan Neapolitan	TBA	★
	Octo Brain	Entrance Succession	TBA	★
	War Blur	Out of Order	TBA	★
	Totem Polen Plus	The Red Woods	TBA	★
	Spider Potton	String Theory	TBA	★
	Internet Destroyer	Cursor Corruption	TBA	★

Chapter 2 Bosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty
	Fighting Fefnir	Scorched Factory	TBA	★
	Fire Boy GH	Hot Steps	TBA	★
	Blade Man DOS	Dispute Over Sawblades	TBA	★★
	Sparky	Horizon Zero	TBA	★
	Blizzard Man	When Spike Drops Freeze Over	TBA	★
	Stomp'n Violet	Nocturnal Assault	TBA	★
	Wafer Wagon	Metropolitan Neapolitan	TBA	★★★
	Force Guard	Force Facility	TBA	★
	Pepsi Man	Pepsi Zero	TBA	★
	Really Goddang Cool Quick Man	Entrance Succession	TBA	★★
	Volt Man the Real	Volt Man Factory	TBA	★
	Alastor	Shocking Wacko Stage	TBA	★
	Totem Polen EX	The Red Woods	TBA	★
	Bone Dragon	Vertical Vine Venture	TBA	★
	Recluse Woman	String Theory	TBA	★
	Cursor	Cursor Corruption	TBA	★
	Sakuya Izayoi	Temporal Pillar	TBA	★
	Toad Man Bubble Base	Bubble Base	TBA	★
	Splash Woman's Revenge	Bubble Base	TBA	★
	Haiker G	Wicked Waterworks	TBA	★
	CWU-41B	Wicked Waterworks	TBA	★
	Intest Tinhead	In the Flesh	TBA	★
	Baskette Ball	Space Jam	TBA	★
	SRARA Joe	Roamer	TBA	★
	SRARA Shield Attacker	Roamer	TBA	★
	Duo	S.R.A.R.A. HQ	TBA	★

Chapter 3 Minibosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty|
	Chesder	Ghouls n' Ghasts	TBA	★
	Chesder's Revenge	Ghouls n' Ghasts	TBA	★
	Amoeba Droid	Toxic Tunnels	TBA	★
	Stompy	Shift Posting	TBA	★
	Hyoey	Psionic Space Station Null and Void	TBA	★
	Illumina Alpha	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Lavaproof Response Cannon	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Mega Man 2 NETA	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Trailing Zero	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Gamarn and Gamadayu	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Changkey Dragon	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Big Chungus	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Octo Generator	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Hatter Joe	Null and Void	TBA	★

Chapter 3 Bosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty
	SRARA Met	Entrance To Tier X	TBA	★
	Red Arremer Man	Ghouls n' Ghasts	TBA	★
	Psionic Man	Psionic Space Station	TBA	★
	Giga Count 2.0	Ice Breaker	TBA	★★
	Cloud Devil 2.0	Code Landfill	TBA	★★
	Toad Man	Lily Airpad	All
	Pepsi Man's Revenge	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Magmatron	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Elec Spine	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Pico Shuffle	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Dust Man	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Quick Man	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Alter Archive	Null and Void	TBA	★
	Elec Man	Null and Void	TBA	★
	SRARA	Null and Void	TBA	★★★★
	Unununium	Null and Void	TBA	★★★★
	Trio	Null and Void	TBA	★★★

Other Bosses

	Name	Stage	Weakness	Difficulty
	Hyper Picketman	Construction of Constructions	TBA	★
	Yamato Man	Mojo Dojo	TBA	★
	Cutter Golem	Roamer	TBA	★★
	Flame Golem	Roamer	TBA	★★
	Icicle Golem	Roamer	TBA	★★
	Zap Golem	Roamer	TBA	★★
	Psycho Golem	Roamer	TBA	★★
	GameStop Duck	The Ultimate Choice	TBA	★★★★★

See Also

• What is Episode Zero?
• MaGMML: Episode Zero - Submission Guidelines