It is not a lie for anyone that there are many video games old school that represented a great challenge for the gamers of their time, and perhaps the most surprising thing is that they are happening incredibly years and many of those games maintain their difficulty these days. Capcom developed the Megaman game for the NES console in 1987; where we would have at our disposal the control of a peculiar blue robot that would conquer the heart of many players.
Megaman
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His story is quite simple but at the same time interesting. It should be noted that, to know about it, it is necessary to search the internet or read about Megaman, since the video game does not provide enough material for the interpretation of it.
Everything starts when Dr. Light decides to create six robots, in order to help human beings in their daily tasks. But one day, Dr. Willy, assistant to Dr. Light, decides to capture and re-program these six robots in order to conquer the world. Light, Concerned about the chaos that his robots are causing, decides to send Megaman, one of his two robots created for domestic purposes to stop Dr. Willy's plans. Our friendly blue robot will do its best to end the disaster caused by the villains of the story.
When starting the game, we will see a menu that gives us the possibility to visit six regions of the world. In each of them, inhabits one of the six robots re-programmed by Willy. Megaman, with the help of his buster will make his way in front of the wave of enemies until he reaches the end of the road and thus face against the Robot Master of the area.
This is where the challenge comes, because although it is true that scenarios follow a defined pattern, overcoming them is complicated. There are certain enemies that are more resistant to shooting compared to others, and some levels that require good coordination between our movements to keep us alive. Although not everything is there, as the level of difficulty increases when we have to face the final bosses. Your buster will be our best ally to face these challenges and thus obtain the weapons of the Master Robots, weapons that will facilitate the fulfillment of our objectives: Defeat them all and stop Willy.
Elecman Ray.
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Ice Arrow of IceMan.
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GutsMan strong arm.
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BombMan Bomb.
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The "boomerang" of CutMan.
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Flames of FireMan.
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It is no secret to anyone that the weapons of the Master Robot facilitate our gait in the game; get our first weapon can be complicated, especially because many times we do not know which stage visit first. Therefore, here I leave a guide to know how to make better use of the weapons granted by the bosses.
Life and weapons bar.
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NOTE: while we are using a Master Robot weapon, we will not be able to use our iconic buster, we will also have a special attacks bar will decrease as we use weapons. Although there are capsules with the ability to fill our bar of arms, so do the lives.
The real challenge will be when we can visit Dr. Willy's castle. Here we will have to fight against what I consider to be one of the most difficult bosses in the history of videogames: Yellow Devil. As I already mentioned, Megaman has many definite patterns, but in this case, even deciphering the Yellow Devil pattern, defeating it will not be easy. I remember trying many times before I managed to beat him.
Megaman is a platform game in 2D, carrier of good graphics and excellent development, with a good palette of colors and using the necessary brightness for their scenarios, make it a very showy game. Their controls are quite simple: We will have the possibility of moving forward, backward, climbing stairs, jumping or shooting (depending on the situation). Avoiding being harmed by enemies is crucial to keep moving forward and completing our mission.
The musical section midi sets the videogame in the best possible way, since it gives the necessary emotion and required in a genre of this type. In addition to being something quite fresh and pleasant to our ears.
I must admit that although I consider Megaman one of my favorite characters, I have not completed many of his games, and although I have played the vast majority, this title represented a real challenge for me. He gave me a lot of satisfaction when I finished it, but I suffered and had frustration every time I lost a life or the game. My recommendation is: be patient and learn a bit the patterns of the enemies, in addition to making good use of the weapons granted by the Robot Master . I remember spending days and days stuck on my console trying to finish Megaman, and I hope someday to be able to complete each of his deliveries. Believe me: beating Yellow Devil really was for me one of my best achievements in life.
I hope you enjoyed my analysis, and if you have never played Megaman, I invite you to live this great experience. Soon we will see again with more content.
PD: My favorite is Megaman 8, since it was the first one I played, although it is a subject for another time ... I recommend them in the same way.