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{{InfoboxFound |title=<center>Mega Man 2 (2009 iOS port)</center> |image=Mega_Man_II_Lite_Startup.png |imagecaption=The port's startup screen. |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=04 Dec 2020 |foundby=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<ref>[http://randomacc.net/system/reviews/mega_man_2_iphone.shtml random.access review of the game's early iOS port.] Retrieved 11 Nov '21</ref> and even IGN for the "terrible" touchscreen controls and physics.<ref>[https://google.com/amp/s/www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/28/mega-man-2-iphone-review%3famp=1 IGN review of the game's early iOS port.] Retrieved 01 Dec '20</ref> This version was delisted from the App Store around 2014-2015 and was replaced by the new version of ''Mega Man 2'' for 64-Bit iOS devices. 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. On January 15th, the Lite version of the early iOS port was discovered and was shared on the mtmdev.org forums by RockmanKB. ==Gallery== ===Videos=== {{Video|perrow =4 |service1 =youtube |id1 =IOm3YOBEFV4 |description1 =AppSpy (Pocket Gamer) Gameplay video from 2010. |service2 =youtube |id2 =pbMehc1uHI0 |description2 =Footage of the game running on the iPad by panther2598. |service3 =youtube |id3 =v=KNUo5l7Q9O4 |description3 =Another review of the game's early port by iphoneappdaily. |service4 =youtube |id4 =1xtp7bi_zko |description4 =Yet another review of the game's early port by MoonShinetech. }} ===Screenshots of the Old iOS Port=== <gallery mode=packed heights=200px> Mega_Man_II_iOS_2009_Full_Game_1.5.2_App_Icon.png|Game icon of ''Mega Man II'' that's shown on the Home Screen. Mega_Man_II_iOS_2009_Full_Game_App_Store_Iccon.jpeg | App Store icon of ''Mega Man II'' the full version Mega_Man_II_Lite_Icon.jpg|The App Store icon of ''Mega Man II Lite''. Mega Man II iOS Title Screen.jpeg|Title screen. Mega Man II Lite Wood Man 1.jpg|Mega Man in Wood Man's stage (1). Mega Man II Lite Wood Man 2.jpg|Mega Man in Wood Man's stage (2). Mega_Man_II_Lite_Wood_Man_3.jpeg|Mega Man in Wood Man's stage (3) Mega_Man_II_Lite_Airman.jpg|Mega Man in Crash Man's stage. Mega_Man_II_iOS_Bubbleman.jpg|Mega Man in Bubble Man's stage. Mega_Man_II_2009_Metal_Man.png|Mega Man in Metal Man's stage. Mega_Man_in_Wood_Man_Stage_Portrait.jpg|Mega Man in Wood Man's stage, but it's in portrait mode. Mega_Man_fighting_Wood_Man.jpeg|Mega Man fighting Wood Man. </gallery> ==See Also== *[[Mega Man Legends 3 (lost build of unfinished Nintendo 3DS sequel to action-adventure game series; 2010s)]] *[[Mega Man Universe (lost builds of unfinished PSN/XBLA game; 2010-2011)]] *[[Mega Man Anniversary Collection (lost build of cancelled Game Boy Advance compilation game; 2003)]] ==External Links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101018155650/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mega-man-ii-lite/id309380073?mt=8 Archive of ''Mega Man 2 Lite'''s iTunes page.] Retrieved 29 Nov '20 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_2 Wikipedia page for ''Mega Man 2''.] Retrieved 30 Nov '20 *[https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Mega_Man_2 Mega Man Knowledge Base page for ''Mega Man 2''.] Retrieved 11 Nov '21 *[https://archive.org/details/mega-man-2-v-1.5.2 ''Mega Man 2'''s early iOS port download page.] Retrieved 06 Dec '20 *[https://mtmdev.org/forum/index.php?attachments/mega-man-ii-lite-v1-5-1-ipa.1074/ Mega Man 2 Lite's download page] Retrieved 02 Feb '21 ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found media]] [[Category:Found video games]]