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NES Works #070: Mega Man (Patreon)

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2020-04-01 14:00:14

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Ah, that's more like it. It's been a long road, getting from there to here, but... Mega Man! A fine finale to 1987. Come to think of it, all three volumes of NES Works have ended on a strong note with Super Mario Bros., Gradius, and now this. I'm scared to look ahead in the syllabus. What if NES Works 1988 ends with some kind of, I dunno, Beam/LJN release? Dreadful.

For now, though, there's Mega Man, the culmination of everything we've seen in 1987. Maybe not the best game of the year, but one of the most ambitious and creative. That counts for a lot!

Thanks, 1987. You were swell.

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Mega Man retrospective: Rock of all trades | NES Works #070

NES Works 1987 ends as it began: With a cool game by Capcom. But let's be real: Mega Man is much cooler than Trojan. There's a reason one series had dozens of sequels and spinoffs and the other... didn't. Capcom's first wholly original creation for NES is one of the most inventive and highly polished games on NES to date, period. With a free stage select sequence, alternate special weapons, and imaginative bosses, Mega Man stands out as a brilliant capper to an incredible year for the NES. And just think: The franchise will only get better from here, as we'll see in NES Works 1989. In, uh, a few years. Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! And be sure to check out the Retronauts podcast (http://www.retronauts.com), where I (and many others!) tackle a much wider array of classic gaming topics each week.