Mega Man 7

Mega Man 7

Mega Man 7 North American boxart

Game Information Developer(s): Capcom Publisher(s): Capcom Series: Mega Man Classic Platform(s): SNES Release date(s): September 14, 1995 Genre(s): Action / Platform Media: Physical cartridge, digital download

Mega Man 7 is the seventh game in the classic Mega Man series. Unlike the last six classic Mega Man games, it was released for the SNES. Because of this, it provides a greatly different experience from its predecessors. The typical size of objects on the screen has been doubled, and the eight Robot Masters are split, meaning that four of them cannot be accessed until the initial four have been defeated (unless a specific password is used). When combined, these two changes give Mega Man 7 a feel similar to the five Game Boy games. In addition, an intro stage has been added preceding the Robot Masters, and a brief stage with a single boss in it serves as a bridge between the two groups of Robot Masters. The villain plot twist used in Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, and Mega Man 6 has been done away with, and Dr. Wily's involvement in the plot is made clear from the very beginning. The Rush Adaptors from 6 have been combined into a single upgrade known as the Super Adaptor, which is unlocked by collecting plates with letters on them (similar to how Beat was unlocked in 5 and 6). Finally, the game introduces Bass, who would go on to serve as a recurring rival to Mega Man.

Representation in MaGMML

Likely because of the lack of official 8-bit sprites, Mega Man 7 has been given very little representation in the MaGMML series; notably, only one devkit asset in Make a Good Mega Man Level 2 originates from this game. Several devkit assets relating to this game are being introduced in Make a Good Mega Man Level 3, and in most cases, use custom-made sprites.

Weapons

• Slash Claw²

Devkit Assets

Enemies

• Tsuranattori²³
• Cyorown³
• Gobots³
• Kaminari Kogoro³
• Kintot³
• Stegorus³
• Tel Tel³
• Turbo Roader³

Midbosses

• Mad Grinder³
• Shirokumachine GTV³
• Truck Joe³

Gimmicks

• Controllable Lift³
• Junk Machine³
• Junk Magnet³
• Junk Platform³
• Revealing Tiles³

Other

• Bass appears as an NPC in Make a Good Mega Man Level, the remake of said game, MaGMML2 and Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero. Every Robot Master from 7 except for Cloud Man joins him as NPCs in the hubs of MaGMML2. They use their sprites from Rockman 7 Famicom, a fangame that recreates Mega Man 7 in the style of the NES Mega Man games.