
Final stages had to be cleared in one playthrough to make them more challenging, exceptions being Mega Man X2 and the special password from Mega Man 7.

Most platform Mega Man games only recorded the progress from the Stage Select Screen and carried items, including Special Weapons, the currency ( Screws or P Chips) gathered, and Armor Parts. The passwords are made of dots, icons, or numbers, depending of the game. To continue from a specific point, players must input the password in the Password Screen. Before save files were added, passwords ( パスワード, passwords ) were used to record the game's progress after completing a stage or after a Game Over in most Mega Man games released for NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Gear, as well as Street Fighter X Mega Man.
