Mega Man 4: Dzzy Strategies # 3
For the NES by Capcom
This FAQ is © 2000 James Dziezynski (bruplex@aol.com)
My site: www.afreehome.com/dzzy/dzzyland.htm
Feel free to use this as long as you give me credit and don't change
anything around!
Version 1.0
I. Brief overview
II. FAQ/Tips/Walkthroughs
III. Comments
I. Brief overview- Megaman 4 is the middle child of the NES
Megaman games. It's fun and a little harder than 2 and 3, but
there is not too much new in this game. I like to look at the
Mega Man series as one big game though, much like inspector
Gadget, always with the same ending (in this case, fighting a
few forms of Dr. Wily, having him beg for forgiveness, then
going home to your friends.) Anyhow, it's still fun and if you
like Mega Man it's a good buy. The best part is in the NES
games Mega Man is still mute so we can't hear his 6-year old
girl voice (what the screw was Capcom thinking with that?)
This was clearly a job for James Earl Jones.
II. FAQ/Tips/Walkthrough
I wasn't sure what to call this section because it is really
more of a tip compendium than a walkthrough, but it will
answer your FAQ's. I don't want to write a walkthrough
because, as in any Mega Man game, there are always many ways
to the same end.
General Tips-Saving energy tanks until the final boss (wily)
is a very good idea. The 2nd wily tank is a bit tough without
them. You can easily earn four or five just going through the
Cossack and Wily stages.
-Use the Rush jet to easily get by sections with disappearing
platforms.
-Sliding (down+a) is the best way to dodge leaping enemies as
well as to slow down on ice.
What weapon to use against what boss:
Toad man=the MEGA buster should be fine; later on the Drill
Shot works well. He's so easy you could probably beat him
Using cottage cheese.
Bright Man=Rain Flush will kill him if you hit every time so
As long as you haven't used it yet, it should be a washout!
Ha ha. The Mega Buster is effective as well.
Pharaoh Man=This one is too easy! Use Bright Man's time
Stopper to freeze him and utterly destroy him! Turbo on
Your controller makes it a lot easier.
Ring Man=The charged up Pharaoh Shot (hit and hold B) makes
Quick work of Ring Man. Otherwise, use some crafty dodging
And your Mega buster to beat him; he has a definite
pattern.
Dust Man=The dust weapon seems to be one of the most powerful
In the whole game! Maybe that's because you are fighting
Robots that are as dust-sensitive as NES carts. Maybe Wily
Has to blow into his robots to get them to work properly.
In any case, use the ring shot to beat dust man.
Dive Man-Has a very powerful body attack. Dust shot will dust
This armored punk.
Skull Man-Another job for the dust shot!
Drill Man-Dive missiles will destroy this guy. (He looks like
An old gobot I used to have whose name eludes me!)
Where to find Rush add-ons?
You start off with the Rush coil (boing).
Earn the Rush-Marine after beating the pudgy Toad Man.
Earn the Rush-Jet after beating Drill Man.
Other power-ups?
Get the balloon tool on Pharaoh Man's stage. Use your Rush
coil to leap over the first big gap and continue to the right
(instead of jumping down the hole.) A pretty useful tool for
the Cossack and Wily stages.
Get the wire (the coolest new tool) in the dive man stage.
After you defeat the second Sperm whale (hehe) either jump or
drive your Rush-Marine into the very next hole. At the bottom
is the wire weapon. (I hope it is rustproof being underwater
and all.)
Beating the bosses of Cossack stage:
Moth Monster-Ring shots knock him out. He's pretty easy,
just keep moving.
Triple Flying Room Thing-Get trapped inside when it stops
and hit the red spot with the dust buster (as I like to call
it.)
Wall Walkers-A fully charged Pharaoh shot drains the wall
walker very quickly. You can charge it so the pink bubble
floats over your head then simply jump to hit the first
walker. You are better off taking a hit from a bullet than to
fall off a platform to the spikes below.
Dr. Cossack-A fully charged Mega Buster knocks him off
pretty quick.
Beating the bosses of the Wily stage:
Giant Little Miner Guy-Pound him with your Mega Blaster, on
Turbo if you have it. Slide under his jump and watch out for
his little offspring he shakes from the sky.
Tank thing-Ring-a-ding-ding this gutstank look alike with
Ring shot.
8-Robots=I'll have a chart up tomorrow as to what boss is
in what tube (my memory is not too sharp right now)! Since
toad and pharaoh man are easy kills, go to those guys if you
are weak in power.
Wily Machine-A full power mega blaster is the weapon to
use. On the 1st form, simply stand right near the machine and
unload full powered shots on it. When Wily appears in the
cockpit, stay to the left and hit the little light with a
fully charged Mega-blaster. You might need some energy tanks
to beat this guy.
Wily (final form)-Simply charge up your Pharaoh shot and
let Wily run into it (or jump around and let it hit him). A
lot easier than the Wily machine.
I'll update this when I get a few more little tips.
III. Comments
Another straight up Mega Man game. No surprise endings, but a
fun game. Any questions send to Bruplex@aol.com. Cheers!--