Really?! I thought only Megaman fans were buying the game. Do you know people new to the series and liking it?

My list of challenges:

01 Waltz - Clear the game in 120 minutes or less.
02 Tango - Clear the game in 90 minutes or less.
03 Jitterbug - Clear the game in 60 minutes or less.

05 Headbanging - Defeat 8 bosses without your helmet.
06 Bunny Hop - Clear any stage jumping 50 times or less.
07 Mr. Trigger Happy - Clear the game with more than 500 Mega Buster shots.
08 Double Trouble - Visit all stages twice and clear the game.

11 Almost Invincible - Clear the game without continuing.

18 Farewell to Arms - Clear 4 stages without using a special weapon.
19 Gamer's Day - Clear the game 5 times in 1 day.
20 Daily Dose - Clear the game once a day for 3 days.
21 Whomp Wily! - Clear the game once.
22 Truly Addicted! - Clear the game for the 10th time.
23 Truly Hardcore! - Clear the game for the 30th time.
24 Conqueror - Defeat your 100th enemy.
25 Vanquisher - Defeat your 500th enemy.
26 Destroyer - Defeat your 1000th enemy.
27 World Warrior - Defeat every type of enemy.

29 Pack Rat - Collect 999 screws.
30 Valued Customer - Purchase all items.
31 Shop a Holic - Purchase 30 items or more.

33 Survivor - Defeat one boss with only one pixel of energy left.
34 Hard Rock - Reach a boss' room without getting damaged.

37 Fantastic 9 - Accumulate 9 lives.
38 Fully Unloaded - Hit a boss with all special weapons before defeating it.
39 Blue Bomber - Defeat a boss without getting damaged.
40 Eco Fighter - Defeat a boss with only the mega buster.

42 Quick Draw G - Defeat Galaxy Man in 10 seconds or less.
43 Quick Draw C - Defeat Concrete Man in 10 seconds or less.
44 Quick Draw S - Defeat Splash Woman in 10 seconds or less.
45 Quick Draw H - Defeat Hornet Man in 10 seconds or less.
46 Quick Draw J - Defeat Jewel Man in 10 seconds or less.
47 Quick Draw P - Defeat Plug Man in 10 seconds or less.
48 Quick Draw T - Defeat Tornado Man in 10 seconds or less.
49 Quick Draw M - Defeat Magma Man in 10 seconds or less.
50 Quick Draw X - Defeat the final boss in 180 seconds or less.

I'm still laughing about the "beat the game without getting a hit", who on earth is gonna pull that off...

I liked the mega man seires as a kid. I would borrow some of the games from my neighbor, but I never bought one before 9. In fact, I don't think I've ever beaten one.

So, I'm not exactly a fan, but not exactly a newcomer. Also, I've seen quite a few people say they never played one before and then tried it and liked it. I'm sure the vast majority of MM9 owners are fans of the series though.

That's great man! That may prove that fun games don't need to have the best graphics to be enjoyable. The nes games were so fun and this is so similar to them that I thought maybe Capcom was not only doing this game for the fans, but to create new fans too, but I feared many of them will not like it because of the "graphics" and other stuff. Glad to know there are newcomers liking the game.

Things that i like from MM9

- Wily is discovered as the mastermind when the 8 robot masters are beaten, i liked MM4, 5 and 6 and their levels but i couldn't stand viewing the double fortresses (And Fake Protoman having a fortress??? that was low), first time i played MM4, i knew that it was Wily controlling Cossack before i got to the fortress, and by 5 and 6 it got old...
- The Soundtrack is really awesome, using MM2 ones along with new ones, the Game Start music should be mandatory for all Megaman games, changing it in 3, 5 and 6 was no good, even X used it...
- The final Wily (after beating the 1st two) is the orbing one inspired in 4,5,6,7 and 8, and a personal favorite besides the alien one...
- The challenges, some are really easy, some are hard as hell, i'm still laughing about who is the one that's gonna pull the Mr. Perfect one (I'm voting for a Japanese)...
- The game is not as hard as they sell it, games like Battletoads for me are harder, but it has a NES standard of difficulty, i like that (but don't take my word for it, i'm a Megaman fan and i've played the formula so many times i'm used to most of the traps and tricks)...

What i dont like:

-4 Wily stages??? MM2 had 6 wily stages, MM3 had 4 stages but more bosses plus the 4 extra levels with the MM2 masters, 4, 5, 6 i hated the double fortresses gimmick but at least you were guaranteed with 8 stages, 7 and 8 had extra levels before Wily... this one has like 2 more stages than Megaman 1, and that is because the 8 Robot Masters...
-The story was good, Light framed, the robot deactivation, etc., but it had no real progress in the MM world, i want to see when the transition to the X series begins (especially, the creation of Zero)...

I think one of the brilliant things about the game is the shop. It makes for a difficulty range of fairly easy to quite difficult, depending on your choice. Experienced players probably won't even go to the shop (apart from getting the challeneges completed) while less experience players can easilly grab few lives or energy tanks if things are getting too tough, or some of the other items to help with the more brutal parts (spikes/pits/etc)

In my opinion, once you get the Pack Rat/Valued Customer/Shop A Holic/Headbanging challenges, and have beaten the game, you should not be going to the shop ;)

woo hoo, a passing level of challenges now complete :)

I never get to fight a boss for more than 5 minutes before he kills me or i kill him... perhaps i should try it with Dr. Willy

Hmm  I just beated 6 of them so far I like the game, but I prefer Megaman ZX advance on the DS though =p....

Just purchased this now on the VC, have not started playing the actual game yet.

I love listening to the menu music.