Thinking back I really did have a lot of fun playing games over and over again on the NES. We didn't have many titles, so we played the hell out of the ones we did have. Mega Man 2 was the one I played the most. If it wasn't it sure was the one I have the most fond memories of.
Those stupid block jumping puzzles in Lava Man's stage. The loneliness of the Wily fortress... including that incredibly creepy Wily 6 stage. It all did so much with so little. The same thing can be said for the music.
My god the music in this game is top tier. The NES only has 8 sound channels and Mega Man 2 squeezed every little ounce out of that chip that it could.
Mega Man 2 has some of the most iconic music in the series... maybe in all of Capcom's huge library. I mean come on! You have the Wiley 1 and 2 theme, you have the intro music, you have Quick Man's stage, you have Crash Man's stage, you have the boss theme! They are all insanely well composed and executed.
The music has this rhythm and flow to it that seems to match directly to the walking/running speed of Mega Man. They are in lockstep every time he moves. It only adds to the legend that is Mega Man 2.
Obviously I love this soundtrack, the fact that I get Mega Man 3 as a bonus disc is just icing on the cake. This is and will continue to be one of my favorite game soundtracks. Now that I have it on wax the collection is another step closer to completion.
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