Catnip Presents: Man II
-A Mega Man 2 USA Rom Hack-
Created in a week from January 8th - 15th 2023 by CousinCatnip

This fun hack was made to show off the new Famitracker compatibility with Mega Man 2 USA. 
With the new tool, you can now insert any type of 2A03 song (for the most part).

Man II features:
-NEW MUSIC REMIXES
-NEW LEVEL DESIGN
-NEW BOSS ROOMS
-NEW GRAPHICS + PALETTES
-NEW SUNGLASSES 


-The Story-
Mega Man has been having some weird dreams after his adventures in Mega Man 2... 
Why does it feel so familiar yet different?
Explore his dreams and help Mega Man find the answer!


-How to Patch-
1. Take the .ips file for the mode you want to play (Regular or FAST) and open a program to patch it like FLIPS.
2. Apply the .ips patch to a clean Mega Man 2 USA Rom (DOES NOT work on Rockman 2 Japan)
3. Play it with your preferred method!


-Which Patch To Use-
Regular - The Normal Developer Intended Experience. You Should START HERE!
FAST - Uses a Speed Patch to make the game faster, good for a BONUS 2nd Run Challenge! May have untested issues!


-Music By-
Famitracker MM2 NES Music Converter by Justin Olbrantz (Quantam)
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Flash Man = Resistance from Mega Man Zero - Famitracker cover by Manatee - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1285&p=9853&hilit=resistance#p9853
Wood Man = Trinitro Man Theme - Famitracker cover by Kevvviiinnn
Crash Man = Toxic Seahorse from Mega Man X3 - Famitracker cover by Mentlegen - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4831&p=23908&hilit=toxic#p23908
Heat Man = X-Naut Fortress from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Famitracker cover by SmartKid - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1625&p=13440&hilit=x+naut#p13440
Air Man = Double - The Captain of Her Heart - Famitracker cover by dougjoe2e - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4554&p=23166&hilit=The+Captain+of+Her+Heart#p23166
Metal Man = Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Song - Famitracker cover by ?
Quick Man = Karakuri Douchuu - Stages 1, 5, and 11 from Ganbare Goemon! - Famitracker cover by Drillimation - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4897&p=24033&hilit=Karakuri+Douchuu#p24033
Bubble Man = Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Famitracker cover by Frost - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5055&p=24321&hilit=Mr.Lawrence#p24321
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Wily 1 + 2 = God Knows - Famitracker cover by SUPAH METUL - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2550&p=17571&hilit=haruhi#p17571
Wily 3 + 4 + 5 = 06-DESERT2 from One Must Fall 2097 - Famitracker cover by Blast Vortex
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Intro = Sagat from Street Fighter II - Famitracker cover by Mentlegen - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4736&p=23667&hilit=sagat#p23667
Title = Super Mario Odyssey Trailer Theme - Famitracker cover by Sky Yoshi - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3283&p=20484&hilit=mario+odyssey#p20484
Stage Select = Snakey Chantey from Donkey Kong Country 2  - Famitracker cover by Trayson - http://forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4535&p=23113&hilit=dkc2#p23113


-Graphics From-
Earth Bound Zero
Super Mario Land 1 + 2
Kirby's Block Ball
Super Mario Bros. 1 + 2 + 3 + Deluxe 
Mario is Missing (NES)
Final Fantasy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 (NES)
Bomberman Quest
Pokemon: Yellow Version
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Zelda II
M.C. Kids
Castlevania series


-Patches Used-
Mega Man 2: No Skid -  By FateForWindows - https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4322/
Megaman 2 - Speed Patches - By StalkerMaestro - https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4093/


-Known Issues-
1. Wily 5's Wily graphics can get corrupted if you die once while facing him. It is still beatable but it becomes a "NIGHTMARE" scenario visually. I like to think Mega Man gets lured into a bad dream.
2. Sometimes you might hear Quickman's lasers, consider it a side-effect from Mega Man's dreams. They shouldn't hurt you.
3. One of the songs doesn't loop and goes silent but you probably will beat the level/die before it happens. I won't say which one though!


-SPECIAL THANK YOU TO-
Justin Olbrantz (Quantam)
ProdigyRTA
Yum for the music guide
Famitracker and it's contributers
Python
Rockman 2 Editor by Rock5Easily
The whole Mega Man Rom Hacking Community
AND YOU AS MEGA MAN


-Change Log-
Janauary 19th 2023 - 1.1 Adds a new Stage Select Song, Fixed lights issue in Quick Man, and changes the Metal Man fight so you no longer get softlocked afterwards at all due to numerous complaints
January 16th 2023 - 1.0 is released


Thank you for playing!
Share with me your thoughts or playthrough @ CousinCatnip.