“In the year 200X, a super robot named Mega Man was created. Dr. Light created Mega Man to stop the evil desires of Dr. Wily. However, after his defeat, Dr. Wily created eight of his own robots to counter Mega Man.”
Statistically the most-well known and beloved of the Classic NES titles, Mega Man 2 took the unique design and potential of the original Mega Man and polished it with unforgettable music and vastly more appealing visuals. The colors were more vibrant, and the stages were more imaginative, featuring giant robot angler fish and a massive mechanical dragon, among many other sights and sounds now permanently etched in the pantheon of video gaming history.
Because the original Mega Man was not as successful as hoped, the idea to move forward on a sequel came from the development team rather than from Capcom’s corporate side. The game was created as a passion project of sorts in roughly four months; the team members juggled other projects during the day and worked on Mega Man 2 in their spare time. Despite these challenges, Mega Man 2 was immensely successful, with more than 1.5 million copies sold, making it the best-selling Mega Man title of all time to date and solidifying Mega Man as one of Capcom’s preeminent franchises.