History VideoGame / MegaMan6

Entry #6 for the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series, released November 1993 on the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] in Japan, and overseas on the NES in March 1994.

Capcom thought that this game was too late to release for the NES due to the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] being out by this time and wouldn't publish it in North America. Nintendo stepped in to ensure it released in the region (likely because they hosted a competition in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' for OfficialFanSubmittedContent and felt an obligation to the winners), completing the series's numbering and avoiding the awkward holes created in [[Franchise/FinalFantasy a certain other series whose name is abbreviated with two of the same letter]]. It was the last game Capcom developed for the NES.

It is available on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS Virtual Console in Japan, Europe, and the US.

* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: On the WeaponGet screen, Mega Man points his Buster at the "camera" and lights up the screen with a charged blast.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkO2-v0Wl0 I am Mega Man. Back for the]]'' [[MissionPackSequel sixth]] ''[[LampshadeHanging time again...]]"'']]
->[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the year]] [[YearX 20XX AD]]...The [[NotJustATournament 1st Annual Robot Tournament]] was held with 8 of the world's most powerful robots. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong But]]...[[PaperThinDisguise Mr. X]], the sponsor of the tournament, took control of the robots and began to [[TakeOverTheWorld take over the world]].
-->--'''[[{{Narrator}} The Narrator]]'''

* DWN-046: Tomahawk Man, weak to Plant Barrier, gives Silver Tomahawk

* PandaingToTheAudience: Wind Man's stage features an enemy called Pandeeta, a robotic panda that fires cannonballs in an arc when Mega Man is at a distance, or energy shots straight ahead when he's close.

* DWN-048: Yamato Man, weak to Silver Tomahawk, gives the [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Yamato]] [[BladeOnAStick Spear]]

* SpinToDeflectStuff: The [[BladeOnAStick spear-spinning]] Ben K MechaMooks first appearing in Yamato Man's stage spin their spears around so fast that Mega Man's attacks will bounce off of them if he fires at them.

** The Gorilla Tank mini-boss in Plant Man's stage and the Tank CSII in Wily Fortress 2 move toward Mega Man constantly, gradually giving him less room to move around and dodge their attacks. However, both can be pushed back by. shooting a specific point on them. The Gorilla Tank can be pushed by shooting the fist it keeps on the ground, while the CSII can be shot in its front tire.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Metonger Z, the third Mr. X boss, constantly chases Mega Man across an infinitely scrolling background. Also applies to a lesser extent with the Gorilla Tank miniboss, Tank CSII, and Wily Machine 6.

** The [[CombiningMecha Rush Adaptors]] appear to have been introduced to be this, both able to be used without weapon energy; [[{{Jetpack}} Jet Mega Man]] can fly high and over short distances for a limited time, replacing the [[SpringJump Rush Spring]] and [[HoverBoard Rush Jet]], while [[ArmorPiercingAttack Power Mega Man]] can break {{Suspiciously Cracked Wall}}s, instead of having to use the game's [[UtilityWeapon heavy-hitting or bomb weapons]].
** Also the first game to introduce the long overdue Energy Balancer, able to automatically distribute excess weapon energy collected into the weapon that needs it the most. Suffice it to say, it quickly became a series staple from that point forward.

* BonusBoss: Gamarn and Gamadayu, an optional miniboss in Yamato Man's stage that can only be reached with the Power Adapter.

* ContinuityCameo: Proto Man makes a Cameo in Tomahawk Man's stage to give Mega Man the Energy Balancer, his only appearance in the entire game.

* DemotedToExtra: Proto Man had been reaching the pinnacle of his CharacterDevelopment in ''VideoGame/MegaMan5''...however in this game he only gets one skippable [[TheCameo appearance]] to silently give Mega Man a new upgrade.
* DescendingCeiling: Early on in Knight Man's stage, a spiked ceiling will slowly drop towards the ground, before rising back up to repeat the process. It drops for good once he fully clears it, however.
* DevelopersForesight: While wearing the Rush suits, Mega Man cannot slide. If you pause during a slide and try to equip one of the Rush suits, the game won't let you. However, easily [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that they most likely just didn't feel like doing slide animations for the Rush suits.

* EpicFlail: The X Crusher Mr. X battles you in is based off this. Also, the Knight Crusher.
* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: Yamato Man.

* KillerGorilla: The [[TankGoodness Gorilla Tank]] MiniBoss from Plant Man's stage.

* MookMaker: Metall Potton, a literal Met dispenser. It's currently the page image.

** Beat was a GameBreaker in ''5'' (all the Dark Men plus the Wily Capsule are weak against him); here he can't even attack bosses anymore. He does become capable of one-shotting minor enemies, though his ammo drains based on the current health of the enemy he kills instead of at a flat amount as in ''5''.
** On that vein, Mega's Charge Shot is, compared to its iteration in ''5'', much smaller, so it's a bit harder to use against smaller enemies, especially if you're not as experienced in the game. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, its sound effect is the same one when you shoot it without charging it, instead of sounding more like a powerful explosion, like in previous games]].

* PandaingToTheAudience: Pandeeta, the panda-[[MechaMooks robot mook]] from Wind Man's stage.

* RobotAthlete: The original purpose of the Robot Masters.

* RollingAttack: Blizzard Man's other attack besides his [[HomingProjectile homing snowflakes]].

* SeriesFauxnale: The game ends with Wily ''finally'' in prison, and presumably the world at peace. That said, there are still sequels and several spinoffs that take place in the far future.

* SpinToDeflectStuff: The [[BladeOnAStick spear-spinning]] Ben K MechaMooks first appearing in Yamato Man's stage; also, Yamato Man himself.

** Centaur Man's arm cannon is the Exploding Shot variant.
** Also how Mega Man's version of the [[AnIcePerson Blizzard Attack]] works, of the Initial Burst variant (Blizzard Man's version [[HomingProjectile works differently]]).

* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: The latter half of Plant Man's level. Knight Man also has a brief segment near the end of his stage.

* WorldTour: This game is particular is all about Mega Man travelling around the world to fight the robot masters. As such, each robot master and level has a distinctive cultural feel (Yamato Man's level is distinctly Japanese, Tomahawk Man's level takes place in the Wild West, Flame Man's level takes place in the Middle Eastern desert, and so on).
* TheWildWest: Tomahawk Man's stage, which is set in a western desert and features enemy robots that look like gunslingin' cowboys.

* TheCameo: Proto Man makes TheCameo in Tomahawk Man's stage to give Mega Man the Energy Balancer, his only appearance in the entire game.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Mechazaurus, the giant Brachiosaurus-like robot acting as the stage boss for Wily Castle 1.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: The Power Adaptor. The Yamato Spear is also capable of penetrating some shielded enemies, and completely ignores Knight Man's shield.

* CloseRangeCombatant: Power Mega Man's punches have pathetic range, forcing him to get up close to enemies and bosses in order to hit them. This is doubly true of fully charged punches, which do more damage than a charged Mega Buster shot, but travel only a few spaces ahead before vanishing.

* DWN-046: Tomahawk Man, weak to Plant Barrier, gives [[AnAxeToGrind Silver Tomahawk]]

* BlowYouAway: Wind Man's stage has giant fans that can blow Mega Man around; also, Wind Man himself (though ironically he prefers to pull Mega Man towards him ala [[VideoGame/MegaMan 4 Dust Man]]).

* BookEnds: The final line in the ending of the first NES game implores Mega Man to fight "for everlasting peace." The final line in the ending for the final NES game comments on how, now that Wily is finally behind bars, "The world is finally at peace."

** Tomahawk Man comes equipped with the standard [[BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins Native American feathered headdress, warpaint markings]], and [[AnAxeToGrind wields a tomahawk]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Mr. X.
* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[SupervillainLair Mr. X Castle]].

* DramaticThunder: This game is really fond of this, adding a flashing thunder effect during each stage introduction and before every boss fight versus a Robot Master.

* EarlyGameHell: Plant Man's stage. As mentioned later on, it has a long section with SpringsSpringsEverywhere near {{Bottomless Pit}}s. It would be ''so'' nice to be able to oh, say, have your jumps be boosted by a JetPack you can fire off in mid-air to compensate for bad spring timing. Unfortunately, Plant Man has the Jet Adapter, so... good luck with that.

* WholePlotReference: To ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' (or ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' to be more specific, as it was the most recent ''Street Fighter'' installment out at the time): A TournamentArc involving combatants from all over the world, with the organizer being the main villain.

A robot combat competition is being held, and people from all over the world send their own unique creations to show off to the world. Dr. Light, being a pacifist, doesn't enter Mega Man into it, but sends him along to make sure the contest runs smoothly. Everything is going well, until only the eight finalists are standing. The host of the contest, the mysterious billionaire Mr. X, takes control of the robots. He tells everyone the contest was only held so he could use the robots to conquer the world, so Mega Man must keep Mr. X and these new Robot Masters from their goal of world conquest.

->[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the year]] [[ExtyYearsFromNow 20XX AD]]...The [[NotJustATournament 1st Annual Robot Tournament]] was held with 8 of the world's most powerful robots. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong But]]...[[PaperThinDisguise Mr. X]], the sponsor of the tournament, took control of the robots and began to [[TakeOverTheWorld take over the world]].