 Thanks to Kyle for requesting this one, Mega Man The Wily Wars for Sega Genesis, a compilation of the first three NES Mega Man games, but retooled in a kind of Mario All-Stars fashion. I didn't even know this existed, but that's probably because it was only released for download on the Sega channel in the United States. The only cartridge release it received was Overseas in Europe, on the Mega Drive. I know there's a few Mega Man compilations out there now, like Mega Man Anniversary Collection, but still, it's such an unexpected trip to see the NES Mega Man games recreated for a 16-bit console, not the Super Nintendo, but for Sega Genesis, or technically the Mega Drive if you're playing the cartridge. The graphics here are very carefully retouched, while actually everything was redrawn and pretty much built from scratch. But it does give off a vibe like the original games were retouched, and like I said it's similar to how the Mario games got a touch up in Mario All-Stars. All the enemies, robot masters, and Mega Man himself all have a little sense of depth and weight to them thanks to the extra shading. And they don't overdo it, everything here looks great, the backgrounds especially look fantastic here with all sorts of new details and colors. The music had to be refitted for Sega hardware, a tricky task to pull off since when most people think of Mega Man they think of the music first and foremost. Thankfully this isn't a butcher job like Ninja Gaiden Trilogy was, the music here sounds pretty cool, and again the novelty of hearing these old themes through a Sega sound chip is pretty nice. The only nitpick I'll point out is that the sound effects for little stuff like taking damage or dealing out damage sound a little bit out of place but that's no big deal. Okay aside from the retooled graphics and sound and the novelty of playing Mega Man on a Genesis or Mega Drive, why should you play this compilation? Because this one actually has some original content you can unlock after you beat all three games. That's right, you can beat Mega Man, Mega Man 2, and Mega Man 3 in any order you wish using a battery save, no password system here, and it'll unlock three extra levels called Wiley's Tower containing a never-before-seen boss in each, Buster Raji, Mega Water S, and Hyper Storm H. One great feature that they included here was being able to select eight weapons and three items from any of the other three games. That's such a good idea, and that alone makes this worth playing. These boss battles are tough too, so what you pick really matters. Another cool aspect is that they actually worked the idea of this being a compilation into the game's storyline by saying Dr. Wiley built a time machine. That's a nice touch. Now these ports aren't perfect, there's a laundry list of minor differences between the originals and the Wiley Wars on the Mega Man Wiki page. Some enemies have longer damage animations, for instance, and Mega Man can only shoot one shot every few frames of animation as opposed to every other frame in the NES games. I have to point out that I'm playing the Japanese Rockman ROM of this game. If you try playing the PAL region, Mega Drive ROM, everything is slower. But speaking from the perspective of playing the 60 Hertz ROM, I think the developers did good enough job recreating these games. The minor differences in the feel of how Mega Man controls don't really throw the game off its axis. It'll still feel like good ol' Mega Man to the casual player. However, I'm sure those of you out there who have put hundreds or even thousands of hours into these games will notice all sorts of nuance changes that are difficult to ignore, and I get that. Again, I can't really speak on the 50 Hertz Mega Drive version of the game. I do think Mega Man the Wiley Wars is worth checking out any way you can, especially if you're a fan of the series, just to experience the last three levels of nothing else. And of course there's the odd ball novelty of playing Mega Man and Sega's clothing and hearing those NES tunes through a Sega console. But I wouldn't expect that feeling to last too long, to be honest. So yeah, Wiley Wars isn't pitch perfect, but it is interesting, and the extra levels are definitely fun. Try it out on an emulator, at the very least, and experience how odd it is to play as the blue bomber with a Genesis controller.