Mega Man 2 (found early iOS port of NES action-platformer sequel; 2009)
The port's startup screen.
Status: Found
Date found: 04 Dec 2020
Found by: MatPac13
Mega Man 2 (or Mega Man II), one of Capcom's most popular NES games, was ported to the iPhone and iPod Touch in March 2009 with a free version of the game called Mega Man II Lite made around the same time as the full version and looks exactly like the NES version with some new things that weren't in the original NES game like the "Help" and "Options" buttons. The port was trashed by reviewers and even IGN for the "terrible" touchscreen controls and physics.[1]This version was delisted from the App Store around 2014 or 2015 and was replaced by the new version of Mega Man 2 for 64-Bit iOS devices, as of right now, the IPA file for the early iOS release has not been dumped anywhere online, all the links that have been discovered are either shutdown or have been deleted off the websites, so we cannot play it yet, though some gameplay videos of this early port still exist on YouTube.
On December 4th 2020, an Archive.org user by the name of MatPac13 uploaded the early iOS port of Mega Man 2 making the game found.
Gallery
Screenshots of the Old iOS Port
Game icon of Mega Man II that's shown on the Home Screen.
App Store icon of Mega Man II the full version
The App Store icon of Mega Man II Lite.
Title screen.
Mega Man in Wood Man's stage (1).
Mega Man in Wood Man's stage (2).
Mega Man in Wood Man's stage (3)
Mega Man in Crash Man's stage.
Mega Man in Bubble Man's stage.
Mega Man in Metal Man's stage.
Mega Man in Wood Man's stage but it's in portrait mode.
Mega Man fighting Wood Man.
External Links
- Archive of Mega Man 2 Lite's iTunes page. Retrieved 29 Nov '20
- Wikipedia page for Mega Man 2. Retrieved 30 Nov '20
- Mega Man 2 early iOS port Download Page
Reference
- ↑ IGN review of the game's early iOS port. Retrieved 01 Dec '20