Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Also known as: Rockman 2: The Power Fighters (JP) Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Platform: Arcade (CP System II) Released internationally: August 1996[1] This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences. This game has a bugs page

The second coin-op Mega Man game where the player goes through a boss rush of enemies from previous entries; most notably, it features the addition of Mega Man 8's Duo as a playable character.

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Bugs

Unused Graphics

While used, Pharaoh Man's hand on his shield pose can't be properly seen in-game due to the shield's effect covering it.

All four playable characters have an animation for shooting down. The one for Duo is actually used but is covered up by effects.

It looks like it was planned for Mega Man to be able to do some Hadouken-like attack, though no possible projectile was found. A Hadouken move was previously featured in Mega Man X, where it is fired much like in the Street Fighter series.

Seems it was planned that Proto Man could use his shield as an attack. The gaps between sprites are very rough and seem to be missing frames. Judging by the number of similar sprites, it's possible that the sprites were tested with the shield in slightly different positions before the attack was scrapped. In the last frame of the first row, Proto Man appears to be both attacking with and carrying his shield, oopsie!

Unused Music

A guitar track for Cut Man's theme.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US

Ending

The ending cutscenes outside Wily's destroyed castle actually have text in the Japanese versions, but in international versions, it conspicuously doesn't.

Credits

The Japanese version has a special credits sequence if you finish the game without continuing and without letting the timer run out during the final Dr. Wily fight.

Miscellaneous

• Like in the The Power Battle, some character voice clips are absent in non-Japanese versions.
• In the Japanese version, when performing his Up + Attack uppercut attack, Mega Man says "Rock Upper!", referencing his Japanese name, Rockman. In other versions, he simply says "Upper!". Curiously, the "Upper!" voice clip is also used in the Japanese version during the Mega Man/Bass 2-player ending.