Mega Man 4 [SEP] designer
on to appear in later "Mega Man" games, provides the player with a random item (such as health or ammunition) at designated points in some of the levels.
Development.
"Mega Man" series artist Keiji Inafune, credited as "Inafking", stated that the development team had very few problems while working on "Mega Man 4". Inafune designed Dr. Cossack and Kalinka as two new storyline characters for the game. Cossack, who was originally named "Dr. Vice", was made much
the item he gives Mega Man.
"Mega Man 4" was the first game in the series for Hayato Kaji, credited as "K. Hayato", a prominent designer for many later "Mega Man" games. Kaji was responsible for the chargeable Mega Buster, a gameplay mechanic that would become a staple of the series. "We knew adding a two-level or three-level charge would change the whole flavor of the game in some respects, and we were very mindful of that," Inafune explained