Mega Man 8 [PS1] No Damage Playthrough

Played by Zenith.

The nice thing about Mega Man 8 is that there are two fire and jump buttons mapped to the PS1 controller. This allows one to fire the mega buster rapidly, by alternating between those two buttons. I make use this technique extensively here. Mega Man takes a bit of getting used to, if one is familiar with how earlier entries control, but the controls are still tight as ever.

I collect all 40 bolts, too, which means revisiting several stages after all is said and done with their robot masters. That might be a bit dry for someone who just wants to see the stages once, so I'll provide chapters for an easier viewing experience.

Speaking of pleasant viewing experiences, this whole game is, artistically, quite captivating. Everything is incredibly polished in the graphics department, especially the animations. The music ties all of the elements together well, too. I especially like how the robot masters react to being damaged by their weakness weapons; makes me laugh every time. I didn't used to like this title as much as the earlier ones, but I've grown to appreciate it a lot for, at minimum, the sheer effort that went into it. This game, along with Mega Man X4, is the prettiest-looking Mega Man game.

Dodging Search Man's Deadly Sword attack is the hardest thing one can attempt in this game. Luckily, the order of the missiles seem to be the same every time, so a strategy can be developed.

Besides that, the next hardest moment has to be the Wily Saucer (Wily Capsule Great). It's the toughest iteration yet and it combines many of the attacks from the previous game's Wily Saucer fights. He can choose one of four different patterns each time, which adds an extra layer of unpredictability to the match. To make matters worse, you need to get up close and personal with him to strike him with his weakness weapon, Flame Sword.

Astro Man's Astro Crush attack can be very challenging to effectively dodge. Sometimes, it's an easy pattern. Other times, it is seeming impossible. Just pay attention and look for openings.

0:00 - Intro
5:00 - Intro Stage
7:08 - Hermit Crab fight (Yadokargo)
8:27 - Tengu Man's stage
11:42 - Laser Cannon fight (Shiriko da Gama)
13:06 - Tengu Man fight
15:11 - Clown Man's stage
16:35 - Lion Disk fight (Sisi Roll)
19:47 - Clown Man fight
21:36 - Grenade Man's stage
23:18 - Eyeball fight (Ururuun)
25:22 - Grenade Man fight
27:07 - Frost Man's stage
31:54 - Frost Man fight
33:20 - Duo cutscene
35:37 - Duo stage
36:35 - Duo fight
37:59 - Wily castle cutscene
42:08 - Astro Man's stage
46:16 - Astro Man fight
48:34 - Aqua Man's stage
49:43 - Giant Fish fight (Gorone)
52:43 - Aqua Man fight
54:23 - Sword Man's stage
57:19 - Fire Gear fight (Gearna Eye)
59:10 - Sword Man fight
1:01:15 - Search Man's stage
1:04:58 - Search Man fight
1:07:22 - Tengu Man's stage (revisited)
1:10:50 - Clown Man's stage (revisited)
1:13:32 - Grenade Man's stage (revisited)
1:16:17 - Frost Man' stage (revisited)
1:19:16 - Aqua Man's stage (revisited)
1:22:33 - Wily stage 1
1:24:34 - Bag Worm fight (Atetemino)
1:25:55 - Wily stage 2
1:28:55 - Flying Robot fight (Bliking)
1:30:04 - Wily stage 3
1:31:37 - Super Bass fight
1:34:15 - Green Devil fight
1:35:50 - Wily stage 4
1:36:14 - Astro Man fight (round 2)
1:38:02 - Frost Man fight (round 2)
1:38:55 - Sword Man fight (round 2)
1:40:00 - Aqua Man fight (round 2)
1:40:44 - Search Man fight (round 2)
1:41:47 - Grenade Man fight (round 2)
1:42:23 - Clown Man fight (round 2)
1:43:10 - Tengu Man fight (round 2)
1:44:57 - Wily Machine 8 fight
1:45:45 - Wily Capsule Great fight
1:47:16 - Ending

Is all, really.