The beta for the original Japanese and overseas versions of " Mega Man 7 " occurred simultaneously.
According to its creators, " Mega Man 7 " was only in development for a short time before its release.
However, unlike in " Mega Man 7 " the security cavern offers a way to obtain large amounts of bolts without having to repeatedly visit stages.
In " Mega Man 7 ", an instance of the word " damn " was changed to " darn " to avoid getting a T rating.
Bass's weapon is the powerful Bass Buster, which functioned similarly to the Mega Buster for his introduction in " Mega Man 7 ", albeit with slightly different shots.
Keiji Inafune, a noted character designer and illustrator for the franchise, handed off his duties to Hayato Kaji for this installment . " Mega Man 7 " has received an overall average critical reception.
A CD soundtrack for " Mega Man 7 " containing 37 pieces of music was published for the first time in Japan by Team Entertainment on November 21, 2007 amidst the franchise's 20th anniversary.
Gregory Ballard, the president of Capcom's North American division, admitted the company was too conservative in shipping copies of " Mega Man 7 " when it launched in the region during the fall of 1995.
The music and sound composition of " Mega Man 7 " was a collaboration of ten people, including Ippo Yamada, credited as " Ippo ", who was pulled in to work on the game while he was working on another project.
"Mega Man 7 " uses many of the same conventions introduced in previous installments, such as sliding along the ground, being able to charge the Mega Buster for more powerful shots, and calling on the hero's dog Beat and Proto Man's trademark shield.