Mega Man 1: A Newcomer's Analysis - Pikasprey
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- Опубликовано: 2 апр 2021
- Having missed out on all of the Mega Man games while growing up, I take a long look at the hero's first adventure.
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This is a good review, it's nice to see a level-headed approach to a dated game. It'd be easy to rip on this by comparing it to modern games, but it's nice to see such a thought out analysis.
It's easy to forget that this game was made back in a time using maths and paper.
That’s the Expert Pikasprey for ya’
For a game of this era, it feels like the devs were trying to genuinely make fun levels and pave the way for what would be considered good design later. They didn’t get there completely, but I think you can do a lot worse when it comes to early NES games. Like Ghosts n’ Goblins, which I typically refer to as “RNG: The Game”.
@@cubedmelons876 I agree. It reminds me of the original Adventure Island in that way too, in that there clearly was a lot of love and thought put into specific levels - even with the repeating layouts - but the difficulty and design decisions probably make it impenetrable to many new players compared to the sequels.
Even compared to modern games, classic Megaman are awesome. The only dated thing about them is their graphics (and Megaman 1 as a whole, but it was the first game so give it a break).
Really? Math and paper? Lol
A newbie to the Mega Man series? Welcome to the party, Pikasprey.
Yet remember: The fact he could beat Yellow Devil with no damage as a NEWCOMER SHOULD scare you.
For my experience, I got stuck attempting his battle over and over around the clock for a day, and couldn't beat it. *a day of nothing but repeating the fight.*
Can yall beat Mega Man unlimited?
QUICK SOMEONE CONVINCE HIM TO GET INTO THE LORE HURRY HURRY HURRY
@@fancyweasel8924 the lore of what?
@@foresightnetwork7841 megaman bro what else lol
"Elecman's abilities are almost too good"
Just wait until Mega Man 2
“So anyway we’re going to start off by fucking up metal man”
@@d3vitron779 Seriously. Metal blade is utterly stupid.
You are someone I did not expect to see on a Pikasprey yellow video...
"Too OP, plz nerf"
Leaf Shield + Pipi = 1-Ups ;)
The thing with the NA Megaman box art is that the artist was both given very little time & was told next to nothing about how Megaman looks, so they just kinda took a guess at what he'd look like
Despite being a massiven fan of the Battle Network games, I have a limited experience with the standard games, aside from Megaman X 1, so this is really cool to see.
I'm the opposite, I have no experience with battle network but I've played all of the classic games x games and most of the zero games.
If It's has Megaman in it's name, then I play it.
Easily one of my favorite franchises ever.
Intersting it’s usually the opposite of RUclipsrs
maybe try X4 and choose Zero and the fun will begin :)
@@pokekiller787x Dude, saaaaaame. But I've recently began with BN1
"wake up honey, there's a new pikasprey video"
I mean... he has a second channel. Soooo...
@@asra-5180 Totally different types of videos though
@@KingOfDarknessAndEvil Okay you got a point. But it is still him.
Thanks random person for saying this after I got the notification
@@asra-5180 Do you really not know what he meant? Or are you just trying to be difficult?
It's gonna be so much fun watching him go through all the other games in the franchise. Also, yay I know those Megaman songs!
Mega man 1 is one of those games where if you know how it works you can absolutely destroy the game with barely any trouble but that first playthrough is always extremely frustrating.
Yeah.
Thats really how I felt with most Megaman games I've played, I wonder if the rest are different?
@@Apotheosister yeah but I feel it's the most extreme with mega man 1 due to the easily exploitable AI of the bosses in the game.
@@pokekiller787x MM1 is my favorite game in the series for that specific reason.
@@Apotheosister They have varying degrees of leniency. Some are VERY unforgiving even after multiple playthroughs (Mega Man and Bass comes to mind) but others can be very generous to newcomers (MM4 has one of the highest spawn rates of Extra Lives in the series, if I recall.) The X series also tends to be slightly more lenient, but that's just because X has a little more mobility options than Mega Man has.
“You can look up the boss weaknesses on the internet”
Me: Nah I don’t do that I use the Database in the legacy Collection!
(But you have to look up the Mega Man 2 boss refights weaknesses in Mega Man 3)
The thing about the points system being in Mega Man 1 but not any of the other Mega Man games is that, it's most likely a holdover from arcade games. Capcom had pretty much exclusively made games for arcades, and Mega Man was actually their first game specifically made for a home console. I will say, at least for the NES games, it took them a while to correct some of the issues in Mega Man 1, like the spike in difficulty towards the end, or one weapon being way better than the rest. Though thankfully they never made the mistake of letting you straight up miss a required power up again.
Like Arcade games, reaching certain milestones gives you an extra life
I remember seeing a mega man arcade game when I was in Kindergarten 32ish years ago
@@lancemagmer9701 Yes, The Power Fighters or The Power Fighters II, most likely. Both VERY good Mega man arcade games for what they are, honestly. Still really tough and quarter-hungry, but actually really fair. When I got the Gamecube MM Classic collection and found out they were unlockable side games on it, I was over-joyed lol we had one of the two in a Pizza hut here and I know my brother and I blew so much money on it when I was growing up lol
@@HellbladesFFXI looks like that came out in 95, which is a few years later than when I would of saw it which would of been June 93' at the latest.
The mega man series is one of my favorite series of all time, im really excited to see what you think of it!
Also, the reason why the US box art is so wrong was because the artist who was commissioned to do it actually couldnt tell what was happening in the game, because the footage that he was shown was so blurry
Weren’t they also on a time crunch?
Oof, poor guy.
Really? Where’d you hear that? I don’t know much about Megaman, so I’d like to read that source. I’d always compared it to a kindergarteners drawings, but maybe that’s unfair...
iirc he was also commissioned on like, 12 hours notice
Pixel graphics on a blurry camera. Oof.
Fun fact: Mega Man was Capcom's first game created specifically for a console (the NES in this case). All of their previous efforts were either arcade games or arcade ports.
Building on your comment, Mega Man is the color he is because the NES had more shades of blue available than any other color.
@@Richterdgf Yeah, he was originally CutMan, but then was changed to Rockman in Red, but as you said, blue was more abundant so there we go.
Yet, even being their flagship franchise to success, CAPCOM horrendously disrespects or outright forgets he exists. Sure, there's the collections and now 11, but before that, CAPCOM was kinda radio silent about him, which eerily mirrors how SEGA treats Sonic now as a budget franchise they don't seem to care about.
*geez, what a reflection!*
@@charmyzard well, they are primarily arcade/casino machine companies
@@Richterdgf Alternatively I've heard:
He was originally white so the color change from weapons was more empowering. But the graphic designer decided to make him blue so he looked more exicting. Yeah and the pallete
The Mega Man community welcomes you with open arms! This was an excellent video to watch as someone who is intensely familiar with this franchise. To see a newcomer's perspective is a little rarer nowadays, and you captured that expertly. Your analysis of all the game's mechanics was spot on too, you dissected the level design, what worked and what didn't, to a T. You have earned a subscription from me, and I can't wait to see how you take on the rest. Cheers!
Hello 112
Mega Man 1 is a rough first entry. But it was solid enough that it kicked off a massive franchise. If it, by itself wasn't a good game, there wouldn't have been more. I see no reason to skip it.
Their boss told the team they had to work on Mega Man 2 in their spare time.
The first entry did a lot of things right. Enemy placements were pretty good, and the weapons are overall better than the second entry.
It's mainly just up to the person. I'm someone who adores when a game has lots of movement options, so playing the Megaman games before 3 feels stiff and uncomfortable. If someone isn't very comfortable with large difficulty spikes or endurance runs, I can totally get encouraging them to start with one of the softer games in the series and then returning once they've gotten used to Megaman's usual tricks.
one might say that the first Mega Man was
rock solid
Pikasprey: Let's look at a different iconic series...
Lorelei: Finally, I'm FREE!
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Lorelei: One quick nap first.
The mega man classic series is my favorite series of all time, I've played through all 11 games more times than I can remember. I really hope you enjoy your time with these games!
Welcome to my favorite series bro!! Hope you can enjoy the games almost as much as I do!
Hello there
@@autumnoraki Holy fucking shit!! Is aut the one and only!!
@@bladmun5718 im gay
@@autumnoraki WOAH!! ME TOO!!!
Cutsman's the name, cutting's my game and I don't mean hair!
HooHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-Hah!
"You may be advanced -- Mega Man X, But I'm on the CUTTING EDGE!"
Interupted a livestream just to watch this video. Every video you make is really interesting, and fills me with joy. Keep up the good work!
The original series never really got me until the two retro ones they released digitally with the absolutely bonkers retro box art. What I was really into were the 16-bit X series (especially 1-3), which had some absolutely amazing capabilities IIRC.
Oh, and Mega Man Soccer.
@@jansenart0 how about 7?
Fun Fact: the Megaman franchise has the second largest amount of entries, right after Super Mario
mega man is one of those franchises you can't make bootleg numbers of, he's already beat them
@@davidthecommenter
What about Final Fantasy?
That series has a game called FF 13 2.
And FF13 wasn't even that good from what I hear, so only Sonic knows why there was an 13 2.
@@LockjawGael not even close.
The top spots are the long series of JRPGs like Dragon Quest or Shin Megami Tensei (which includes all of the Persona games)
@@_-Lx-_ there is 10-2 which is actually my favorite, and 13-2
Final Fantasy 11 is an online only game...
@@overlordalfredo Nah, Dragon Quest has less than 50 games. SMT is higher at around 70 or so games but Pokemon has over 100 games. Bear in mind the big question for these generally isn't how many games are in the main series, it is how many spin-off games are there.
Just in case you didn't pick up on this: Once you reach the Wily levels, you weapon energy DOES NOT refill between stages.
It's really nice to hear a MM1 review that dosen't just amount to "MM2 was better, this one isn't as good as 2, therefore it was not a good first step for the series."
That's the good thing about spray. He judges the game by it's own merits and demerits.
Honestly it's always been dumb to me to compare 1 and 2. I get why people do it but it's kind of unfair. Usually a first game in a series sets the golden standard. But 1 did not do that. 2 did.
So it ultimately amounts to what is basically telling a baby it's first step was not as good as it's second. Which is obvious to anyone.
And even then. 1 fucks up enough on it's own merit without needing to compare it to 2.
Jammin out to Shooting Star in the background as you do the exposition. I am so glad you remembered Starforce, everyone always seems to forget about it.
Oooh the journey you've embarked on. I love this series to death but I also know it's flaws. Hope you like what these games have to offer!
Excited for him to play the best one, Megaman 2!
@@ota3933 MM9 has some I Wanna Be The Guy levels od bullshit. I like the game and it has the best special weapons in the series but oh god
@@TheTrueProxy
I know it’s unpopular but I think MM8 is the most fun one.
I think 9, 10, and 11 are my favorites of the classic series. They can all be pretty unfair at points, but I really enjoy their weapons and stages for the most part.
We all do man
Pikasprey got me into Castlevania, and it looks like he's about to get me into another legendary franchise that started on the NES. Way to go, Pikasprey!
Mega man games are indeed something I would recommend to anyone.
This is so crazy I literally started to do the same thing and bought the legacy collection so that I could try them out for the first time. I only finished the first two so far and I can definitely see how good they are for their time can wait to see how they're improved as I go on to the series.
Finally, someone else that does Pokemon content that cares about Mega Man! I'm glad you don't pander to the algorithm and go outside of the Pokemon stuff though, even if it doesn't do nearly as well. I know I wouldn't have the courage to do this myself anymore.
Getting to the video though, I really enjoyed how you went over literally everything, super detailed, and brought back my nostalgia when my dad showed me this game on the Wii Virtual Console when I was a young kid. Good times.
Hell yeah. Can't wait for you to get to X4, Z2 and Z3!!
Loose Tube --- and Powered Up, that underrated Remake of first Mega Man, that shouldn't be a commercial failure.
@@falendemo546 tbf I feel like that failed more so cause the psp failed. Not many people owned the console, can't imagine it sold well especially by Capcom standards
@@RyansFine --- wasn't PSP the best selling non-Nintendo handheld of all time?
@@falendemo546 tbh, despite obsessing over X-X5, the Zero series and classic 1-6, I have never played Powered Up!
@@falendemo546 Perhaps, but that's kinda my point. Unless it's nintendo, there's not really such a thing as a well-sold portable console. Nothing against the PSP or Vita for that matter, it's just the cold, hard truth they didn't sell nearly as well as Nintendo. Wanna stress I ain't talking about quality, only sales
Pikasprey Yellow? Now that's a name I haven't seen in a long time, long time.
Ah mega man, I love this series. The original MM has aged but I still find it to be an enjoyable experience, it grows on you after the first playthrough.
btw 4 is criminally underrated, it's way better than 2 imo with more solid weapon balance and more consistent level design.
Korone was stuck in Iceman stage for hours because of the footholder things.
That stream was legendary.
I think Rhoam Mythril's perfect runs of Ice Man and Wily Fortress 1 were bumped up a few points specifically BECAUSE of the Footholders.
another victim to the infamous footholders
Previous Video: Says it was uploaded 3 months ago.
Me: *“IT’S BEEN 3,000 YEARS!”*
Such a great franchise to get into, and to be so lucky as to have it all for the first time, so fresh so new. Can't wait to hear your analysis of the zero/zx zeries
Right in the middle of my Mega Man phase! I like how in depth you went here considering a lot of reviews of these games tend to lump them together.
This was an incredible review. As a huge fan of Mega Man, I can’t wait to see your opinion on the rest of the classic series. Especially the last two game boy games. They’re underrated in my opinion.
YES new video! I just rewatched a bunch of your old ones just a few days ago
Seeing a newcomer to this series experiment with weapons instead of sticking to one or just the buster is delightful. Hope that goes on in future games.
Can't wait to see more from you on one of my favorite franchises!
your newcome analysis serie is awesome it helps kids like me who never played retro games to get a feel of it!
Game analysis, pokemon, castlevania and now megaman, you're a man that speaks to my heart
im usually excited for your vids but now even moreso to see megaman coverage
It’s great to hear a new fan’s perspective! Nice video and dive into this classic. My love for the Blue Bomber started the weekend MegaMan 2 was released and I rented it at the video store. I’m looking forward to checking out the next videos. Thanks!
I feel like Pikasprey would absolutely LOVE the Battle Network series. I remember hearing somewhere that the devs tried to capitalize on the popularity of both Pokemon and Yugioh, and created the battle system for the BN games from the mindset of collecting and customizing. Easily my favorite Megaman series. Hopefully we get a collection announced soon.
Indeed. BN is a Pokémon clone and a pretty good one at that.
He's already played them. Check his other channel, Pikasprey Blue.
Great analysis, i appreciate how considerate and thorough you are. I am already looking forward to the next part, as this video is so awesome! your thoughts are very interesting, thanks for sharing them
And just like that, gone, like an angels kiss
I am so hyped for the coming reviews! So many awesome megaman games for you to go through!
Always a welcome when I see your videos. Love your woke! Always entertaining and makes a great day to see a new one!!
I love this series, I'm so glad you're covering it!
The amount of time and attention put in your videos show how much care you put into them. I don't care if it takes months or even a year, but I hope you put the same amount of effort in not only the Megaman series, but to all your videos in general.
Very well made video. Definitely impressed with the quality
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It's really cool to hear a newcomer's perspective on the game and series. Can't wait to hear what you say about 5 and 6 especially! The series pretty much gets better as it goes!
Great video as always Pikasprey! Always look forward to your uploads!
Hell yeah man! I've been binging Mega Man reviews for such a long time, I'm really looking forward to see your takes in some of my favourite Mega Man games (Like Mega Man & Bass)
A great video on the first Megaman game, keep up the good work
Deciding to get into all of Megaman is like deciding to get into all of One Piece - this dude is a madman and a legend.
No way, One Piece takes way longer. Trust me I've done both.
I just started One Piece last month and I'm nearly 200 episodes in already
@@majamystic256 I've been watching it for over 3 years and still haven't finished it yet
plz continue this as a series of all megaman games! loved this. I only played a later game so it is nice to see how it began.
I know his name is pronounced "Pick Asprey", but does anyone else instinctively read it as "Pika Spray"?
It wasn't until he said his name that I noticed it was spelt sprEy and not sprAy. Curse my lazy brain.
He made a hek ton of pokemon videos sooooo, PIKA spray was my way of saying it too
never gonna give
Yup. Also Pick Asprey = Rick Astley. NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN.
@@aleksaakovic8182 it's not even a Pokemon reference
Congratulations for such a complete video!!!
Mega Man is my very favorite franchise!
From what I can tell, Mega Man 1 was developed on different hardware compared to the other five NES games (because Nintendo actually slowly upgraded their cartridges over time, that much I know for certain). The result is, the devs had FAR less ROM and were making the game on a completely different engine. Mega Man 2 didn't just tweak a lot of series conventions (8 bosses instead of six, no more enemies in the antechamber, etc.) it also sanded down the rough edges on a moment-to-moment game engine level too
16:00 this was actually something i talked about when i streamed mega man the other day 😳 at least they changed it in future games so if you need a platforming item it's given to you after you beat the rm associated with it. fab to see people are still getting into mega man tho!!
Nice to see you dive into my all time favorite series!
“All the mega man games” You absolute legend. Looking forward to these vids 🙌🏻
Mega Man 1 is a bit rough around the edges, but it's pretty good.
I really missed hearing your intro, glad to have you back
I enjoy your Pokemon videos, your Castlevania game reviews, and I enjoyed this review. Can't wait to see what else you tackle in the future.
Welcome back to RUclips Pikasprey!
He has a second channel, he is never gone! He even streams on twitch.
@@asra-5180 Ah ok got it, but for the main channel he is back now
@@satopika ah okay. I thought you didn't know.
Glad to have you back, I missed you man :D
I mean... he has a second channel where he is very active, soooo...
@@asra-5180 yeah, I know that, I just meant here in the main channel kkk
@@NerdTab ah alright.
Glad to have you onboard. Hope you enjoy your stay.
19:03 Personally, I prefer the bosses being spread out throughout the final stages, rather than the typical capsule boss rush.
Fun fact, the first entry of the main Megaman series (MM1, X1, and Zero 1) all do this, before doing the capsule thing, with one exception being Megaman & Bass, which also spreads them out.
Watching the Megaman 11 stream I did think it'd be nice for a Megaman series episode and you sure delivered! Watching another Canadian RUclipsr do Megaman sure takes me back!
I've never been that familiar with Mega Man and I generally just don't play games like this, but this was great. The only Mega Man stage and boss I've ever beaten was Chill Penguin.
Subscribed and eagerly awaiting the other games.
Every time you upload I end up binging your content again
I subscribed with the solely purpose to get notified when you upload your next MM game in the series review (I enjoyed this review a lot and I am looking forward for the next entries in this series). Keep up with the nice work 💪
To explain the horrifying behavior of the Footholder robots, how they're programmed is that their physical hitbox is a tad shorter then their sprite, by like, 3 pixels, and an invisible platform is attached to the top that follows them, using the same behavior as the Magbeam, what happens is that when they move up, because the platform follows them, rather then being part of their existence, it lags behind a tiny bit and causes you to clip the enemy and flinch through them
Another funky behavior as such is that the game treats MegaMan standing on the Magbeam as "airborne" for aerial momentum calcs, which is why when you step off it, MegaMan tends to fall disturbingly fast if you didn't jump, the game has been seeing him as airborne and building momentum the entire time you walked across the beam(or stood on the footholder)
great idea for a series, looking forward to the rest!
classic megaman is my favorite video game series of all time, you're gonna have a lot of fun going through them all
What an amazing video! I've always wanted to get into the Mega Man series myself but was never able to.
Oh man, I love classic Mega Man, can't wait for the rest of this series! Very entertaining to see a newcomer's perspective.
Great! I hope you'll keep this series going!
loved this video, i hope this series continues
I love that! Looking forward to see your other Mega Man reviews :)
Oh boy this was such a *chefs kiss* video. I can't wait for the next 11 ones
I appreciate the Battle Network music in the background 🥰🥰
Waiting for the sequel, thank you for the amazing video!
I'm still shocked at how good the pixel art aesthetic of Megaman looks, to make something that pops so well, with clear silhouettes and dynamic poses running in such a limited hardware. Add on top of that the replayability focus and alternate weapons being available on the fly, this game was really ahead of its time.
I like the energy and enthusiasm in this video
Ah yes. Time for your annual monthly video
I'm incredibly excited! I love the Mega Man franchise. I rarely experiment with the weapons though so I learned a few things from this vid even after all these years :) can't wait for the next one!
It will be interesting to see you play the other games and see the progresion in each one great video btw
@UCRdVpFsBE4tKyOkyPNxHlIg
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Great To Have New Video From You Its Been Awhile.
There's _one_ good thing to come out of that Magnet-Beam missplacement from MegaMan 1 though:
After it, the developers started to give similar items for free (like the several Rush's forms at the end of Megaman 3's stages) and make their forced uses (if any) pretty much a Final Stage thing when you already have them all.
Optional pick-ups just gave buffs or commodities more than necessities.
Old school development teams were all about learning and having fun along with the players.
Also: it seems time has had a negative effect on us; when young, I remember that every single "frustrating" occurrence during gameplay was more of a "challenge" to me. Curious that.
Keep the videos coming, PikaSprey 😎🖒
Welcome to the weird, wonderful and sometimes crushingly disappointing world of mega man! No turning back now
This is outright the best freaking games review channel on RUclips!! Can't wait to see the mega man 2 video
as someone who has never really played megaman, this was a very interesting video, good job!
A Mega Man marathon? Sign me up! I love the use of music from other MM games in the background too.
i'm the type of person to play games by franchise, so when i'm interested in a series, i play all of them, and it can make your head explode when playing series with so many entries and spin-offs like megaman or shin megami tensei.
I love your videos where you branch off into other games. Can't wait to hear your thought son Mega Man 9 way down the road
I’m so excited for this series!
Cool video, love your take in these games.
bruh you made me want to play through these now.
Never finished any myself but seeing these mechanics I never knew about at work gives me the urge to play 'em.