According to Wikipedia, Capcom was apparently against making a sequel to the original Mega Man since it was not very successful.
I'd like to talk more about some things relating to the game. First of all, does doing Wood Man next sound like a good idea? He's the only boss that I've actually gotten to. Also I presume that I get the "shell bombs" from defeating Crash Man, and I tried using Time Stop against him and it seemed to do nothing. Does using special powers only during boss battles sound like a good idea? After all, I've been having far more difficulty with the actual platforming than with the enemies themselves (not that the enemies are a pushover, oh no! They definitely have more "personality" to them than the enemies in Mario's brand of platforming, dear god - I freaked out when I saw a giant robotic dog breathing fire, thinking "Cerberus!" for some reason). The one-hit KO spikes in Bubble Man's stage are especially offending. What is this, I Wanna Be the Guy? Oh wait, IWBTG probably got the idea from MM2, d'oh!
I also got the "level 3" powerup which allows Mega Man to create a platform to skid up something. I didn't find out what it does until I accidentally used it against Crash Man, but thinking about it, it could have serious usefulness in retrieving items stashed in "un-reachable" places. It's almost like Metroid! Heck I AM playing as a character with an arm cannon...
I would like to additionally discuss what I would do as part of a possible NES/SNES era marathon, though I expect that this discussion may dissolve quickly. Just for fun though, please? Here's what's in the RPI top 30 in Leonhart's Contest from those eras, rough order of release date, which gave me an idea of where to start:
Mega Man 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Eh.
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