Mega Man 5

Introduction

Mega Man 5 was directed by Ichiro Mihara and produced by Tokuro Fujiwara, with Keiji Inafune once again handling character design, and released in Japan in December 1992 as part of Capcom’s continued annual cadence for the series. Rather than reinvent the formula, the team focused on refinement, again running a public design contest for the game’s eight new Robot Masters and turning winning fan submissions into the finished bosses, a practice Capcom had started with the previous entry. Its most memorable new addition was Beat, a small robotic bird companion players can call in as a support attack once they’ve tracked down all eight hidden Robot Master letters scattered across the game’s stages, adding an extra layer of exploration on top of the usual stage-clearing and weapon-collecting loop. Mega Man once again works through the Robot Masters in whatever order suits the player, absorbing their signature weapons before facing series antagonist Dr. Wily, with tighter, more polished level design that critics and fans have generally regarded as a solid, if less groundbreaking, entry compared to the fan-favorite second and third games.

Mega Man 5

How to Play Mega Man 5 Online

Press Start Game above and wait for the NES emulator to load, then press Start and pick one of eight Robot Master stages. By default the arrow keys are the D-pad and the Z and X keys are the NES buttons; check or remap them in Control Settings inside the emulator menu.

Controls

NES button Action
D-pad Run, climb ladders
A Jump
Down + A Slide
B Shoot; hold to charge the Mega Buster
Start Weapon menu and Rush abilities

Tips

  • Charge your shots. The charged Mega Buster is very strong in this game and handles most enemies and even some bosses.
  • Collect the letters. One hidden letter in each Robot Master stage spells out a word; find them all to unlock the bird helper Beat, who attacks enemies for you.
  • Use weaknesses. For example, Star Man is weak to the Water Wave, Crystal Man to the Gyro Attack and Gyro Man to the Gravity Hold.
  • Use Rush. Rush Coil and Rush Jet help you reach high or hidden areas where extra lives and tanks are waiting.
  • Save Energy Tanks for Dr. Wily’s castle at the end.

Robot Masters and Story

The eight bosses are Gravity Man, Wave Man, Stone Man, Gyro Man, Star Man, Charge Man, Napalm Man and Crystal Man. Proto Man seems to have kidnapped Dr. Light and attacked the city, and Mega Man sets out to find the truth behind the attack. Earlier games in the series are available too: Mega Man, Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 6.

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