The first Mega Man is the hardest game of the franchise, partially because of stupid design decisions and partially because the stages and some bosses are just plain ruthless. The Select-trick (pause and unpause rapidly with the select button when your shot sprite is on an enemys weak spot) makes the bosses a whole lot more tolerable for beginners, but the stages are all about memorization for the first few times. Once you get the stages and patterns down, the game becomes quite easy.
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