Mega Man #1 - Steamy Plays
3The first Mega Man game and arguably the hardest, this game pioneered the franchise and many tropes for the platforming genre. There's a lot of things here that were scrapped in later games such as the score system but many of the things recurred and even appeared in other franchises. Things like fighting all the bosses again near the end of the game as well as choosing which stage to play in what order.
I don't believe this game is as hard as people say it is but it definitely feels different. I've been drawn to it a lot more in recent years due to just how different it feels overall. It has this experimental vibe like some of the things they were implementing were still being understood and fleshed out. I miss those times in video games.
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