This week's pick is "Mega Man" (1st part).
I don't have time now, so I'll post cover art and stuff later.
You are free to start the discussion already though. :)

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May 16th...

I never got into Mega Man 1. Without the password system, I never felt like beating it. I have to give it credit though because it lead to Mega Man 2 (one of my favorite games ever) and many many more good Mega Man games.

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I would agree that Megaman 2 is the best (and I am sure that I voted that somewhere...) but Megaman 1 did have its quirks. Like being able to process one sound. And no passwords. But nonetheless, at least it had very simple Master Robots and was original. Fire, Ice, Elec, Bomb, and ok, Cut and Guts. But simple anyway. I mean, it took me many a long night of pondering to establish "Hard" from 3 as a basic element.

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If you think you're right, you're probably wrong.
If you think you're wrong, you're being negative.
My thoughts are definitive; the universe is frequently wrong.

Another great game choice, Manuel!
I bought this one when it was brand new, and it became one of the most frustrating (along with Ghosts 'N' Goblins). The reason for this was because I didn't realize that Mega Man inherited the powers of the defeated robot bosses. I got about 2 bosses away from the Dr. Wily stage before I finally figured it out. I'm amazed I got that far. :roll:
Once I defeated it, it became an addiction. I played it every day straight through for weeks. The hardest boss for me was actually the monster that assembles in pieces from one side of the room to the other.
Like most everyone else, the second one became my favorite (although I haven't played through the rest of them to the end yet). I always wonder, though, why they took out the score and those little crystals. Both were unecessary in the scheme of things, but to this day I always like writing down my top scores for the first installment. All in all, fantastic game concept, and the 8-bit music is unforgettable.

Once again, the Japanese art spins my wheels. I always thought the Capcom image on the US box looked like a little too human, not light-hearted enough for the game it represents.

My first memory of this game was from junior high. There was a kid in my class that owned this game and told me about it. I remember him telling me that you can use boss weapons when you kill them, and that sounded so cool. I never did borrow it from him, but later on, a friend of mine got Mega Man 2. I loved the graphics, big enemies, and gameplay in that one, and I instantly turned into a mega man fan. Eventually, sometime after buying Mega Man 3 for myself, I picked up the original Mega Man. As I expected, it was a simpler game than the sequels, but I still had fun with it. I really like the part on the Dr. Wily stage where you are going through a tunnel, and then they speed up the background scrolling and it looks like you are traveling at warp speed.

Ha, I'm a year late. Anyway, I just beat this game last night for the first time ever. I only have to beat 3, 4, and 6 now!