Mega man! I can still hear the theme song from the 90s TV series, and yes I am that old. I decided to play the ole’ NES version of Mega Man a.k.a. “Rockman” (the first one). I recall talking to my fellow gamer Johnny5Arcade about how I miss the simplicity of the game. Just you, a blaster, and the jump button. Moving through the levels and maneuvering all the obstacles just to get to, what I consider the fun part, the boss battle. It really brought back the nostalgia of when I owned a orignail NES and the struggle of getting through the levels. Luckily this time I am able to save the game when I get tired or need a break.
I did recall there was an order to fight the bosses to use their own power vs the others. This was the order I went through them, using my Pokemon knowledge of element weaknesses: Bombman, Gutsman, Cutman, Elecman, Iceman, Fireman, and now to the final boss Dr. Wily. Currently that is where I left off at, and should be able to beat here soon, however like I said getting to him will be the ultimate gauntlet getting through the final level to get to him. I love the game, I love the play, and even love how you have to use some logistics to get past some of the level play (guessing patterns, and such), but man it takes like 2-3 continues to figure it out lol. I hate that it takes me longer and find it more difficult to get to the boss than the boss battle itself lol. That’s when I need to take a break from the game and then get back and apply what I learned from my mistakes I made.
But rest assured even after this game, I plan on playing the other Mega Man games all the way to the X and XZ series. I just forgot how much I enjoyed the game, and happy I have my arcade to do so.
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