NintendoCapriSun plays Mega Man 7 - Part 11 of 17

Just one more item hunt, then it's time to take on the Dr. Wily stages.

Now that all eight Robot Masters have been beaten, Dr. Wily will show up in the center of the stage select screen. There are a few more things to show off, though.

Turbo Man

Go to the ladder after the first tire robot and climb up one screen. Use the Rush Power Adapter to get to the platform on the left and use Rush Search. You'll find a punch extension for the Rush Power Adapter. You'll want this for the Dr. Wily stages.

Shade Man

This time around, let's destroy the pumpkin's outer shell and see the other route through the stage.

There is a wolf robot at the balcony. If the clouds obscure the moon in the background, the wolf robot will become a werewolf. It's not that hard of an enemy in either form, though.

Going down from the balcony will take you to another room where you'll see a portrait of Dr. Wily in Transylvania-esque dress. Use Rush Search underneath this portrait to find the Energy Balancer, which works just like in the sixth game: grab a weapon replenishment while the Mega Buster is equipped, and you'll automatically refill the special weapon with the lowest amount of ammo.

Dr. Wily Stage 1

Really awesome music here. Love the bass line.

The platforms here run on two kinds of track - thick and thin. The thin, whitish tracks have the platforms on them standing upright. When they hit the thinner, greener tracks, the platforms will spin around wildly. If you're on the platform when that happens, you're going down.

The next room up leads to a hall full of lights. These lights will only be on if you're in the air, so you're going to be jumping constantly in order to see where you're at in addition to where you're going.

You'll then come across a whole set of those platforms you saw at the beginning...and you'll have to use them in order to get to the boss. Just like in the beginning of this stage, standing on these platforms turns the lights off. If you're standing on solid ground, the lights will [b]still[/b] go out, making the "stay in the air to keep the room lit" rule still apply.