MikeB on 23 December 2008
@ SHMUPGurus
Capcom, one of the oldest game developers in the world, decided to make a little treat to their old time fans, and do you know how many old time fans would have paid for that game in the past 10 years or so? Over 80$ my friend!
Megaman was released at a time when less than a handful of people could design a game within a tiny budget, that game was fully styled and designed around the hardware limitations of the NES and IMO it shows. For today's standards I expect more effort, I don't share your nostalgic feelings at all. I'm sorry. I think Capcom must be making huge profits on this game.
The first Megaman was released in 1989 here, at a time when quality Amiga games like these existed:
Battle Squadron: The Destruction Of The Barrax Empire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4LnzE8Ea3g
The New Zealand Story (sadly straight 1989 Atari ST port, like most Ocean Amiga games at the time, but still a platformer A LOT more fun to me than Megaman...):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rEJCa_Ztz4
It Came from the Desert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTWd_eyAmgQ
Those were quality games back then for me, the bulk of NES games were laughable to me. (Mario 1 and especially 3 were great though)
