Mega Man: The Wily Wars is an action platformer game for the Sega Genesis. The game is a collection of the first three Mega Man NES titles, with an addition of new content exclusive for the Sega Genesis. In Japan, the game was originally released under the title Rockman: Mega World.

Rockman Mega World (aka Mega Man: The Wily Wars) is a splendid compilation of the first three games in the series, redone with 16-bit graphics and sound for the Sega 16-bit consoles.  It's a very faithful recreation in a lot of ways, too.  However, there are some inconsistencies between the original games and the Sega remakes that lead to a less-than-ideal gameplay experience.  This ROM hack is here to fix some of the lesser flaws that add up.

* Enemy invulnerability time has been all but eliminated.  This means that enemies can take damage more frequently and reliably.  No more "missed" shots!
* The default weapon (the Buster) has been sped up to match its 8-bit counterpart.  Watch those lemons fly!
* The default weapon and some boss weapons can be fired more rapidly!  Hammer that "fire" button and launch waves of projectiles!
* Rockman pulls his Buster back a little sooner after firing!  This… only affects a handful of weapons and the change isn't that big, but hey!  It might help!

These changes make the game play a tiny bit closer to its 8-bit counterparts which leads to a smoother gameplay experience, overall.  Give it a try!  You might notice a pretty big difference.

v1.0.5 Update
* The SRAM patches by an unknown author (J), MottZilla (E), and Plombo (U) have been added to the base hack. This makes the saves more compatible across the board and helps the game run on more emulators / hardware.

Database match: Rockman - Mega World (Japan)
Database: No-Intro: Genesis (v. 20210226-213851)
File/ROM SHA-1: A435AC53589A29DBB655662C942DAAB425D3F6BD
File/ROM CRC32: 85C956EF
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Database match: Mega Man - The Wily Wars (Europe)
File/ROM SHA-1: EA9AE2043C97DB716A8D31EE90E581C3D75F4E3E
File/ROM CRC32: DCF6E8B2
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Database match: Mega Man - The Wily Wars (USA) (Genesis Mini)
File/ROM SHA-1: 26AD72719991E94DBE477C78E65D68F4A4FE51E6
File/ROM CRC32: CD405DB
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Database match: not found (USA) (Retrobit / Aftermarket)
File/ROM SHA-1: 617BC1EE5F31F4215CF47C5337FA7CA0BCEB6A45
File/ROM CRC32: 831020B

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