5th August 2004, 10:54 PM
The Skull Barrier is effective, but you need to stand so close to Dive Man, and he hurts you so much, that it's not a great idea. Dust Crusher is also effective against Dive Man and you have much more breathing room to use it, too. Not only that, but since Dust Man is the easiest of all the MM4 Robot Masters, you can beat Dive Man early on and get his useful homing missiles for use on the rest of the levels.
Metal Blades bounce off of Quick Man, but they are still useful. While they do no damage, what they DO is stun him. Hit him with a blade and you've got a couple seconds to fire on him while he's motionless. It wasn't worth it on the NES, but now that all weapons are but a click of L or R away, it can be a good strategy.
Did you know that if you hit Metal Man with his own weapon it takes away half of his life? I'm serious. Two Metal Blades kills Metal Man :D.
Metal Blades bounce off of Quick Man, but they are still useful. While they do no damage, what they DO is stun him. Hit him with a blade and you've got a couple seconds to fire on him while he's motionless. It wasn't worth it on the NES, but now that all weapons are but a click of L or R away, it can be a good strategy.
Did you know that if you hit Metal Man with his own weapon it takes away half of his life? I'm serious. Two Metal Blades kills Metal Man :D.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.