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[[File:220px-MM1-TitleScreen_9371.png|frame|The game that started it all.]]

''Mega Man'' was the first game in the eponymous [[Mega Man (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|series]] of the same name, as well as its many spinoffs.

''Mega Man'' was the first game in the eponymous [[Mega Man (video game)|series]] of the same name, as well as its many spinoffs.

The story: [[Mad Scientist|Dr. Wily]], assistant of famous inventor [[Big Good|Dr. Light]], has stolen and reprogrammed six of his robots, and is now attempting to [[Take Over the World]]. Assistant robot Rock, [[Mega Man 4 ~~(Video Game)~~|having a strong sense of justice,]] volunteered to be converted into a "fighting robot" in order to right Wily's wrongs. He thus became known as Mega Man.

The story: [[Mad Scientist|Dr. Wily]], assistant of famous inventor [[Big Good|Dr. Light]], has stolen and reprogrammed six of his robots, and is now attempting to [[Take Over the World]]. Assistant robot Rock, [[Mega Man 4|having a strong sense of justice,]] volunteered to be converted into a "fighting robot" in order to right Wily's wrongs. He thus became known as Mega Man.

At the time, Mega Man was a revolutionary title in the [[NES]] library; first, you could choose to tackle any stage you wished in any order you desired, second, to add a layer of strategy, the game allowed you to not only [[Mega Manning|keep the weapon of whatever boss you killed]], but also allow you to use the weapon in question against [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors|another boss that was particularly weak to it.]] The games cartoony graphics and catchy music, not to mention its [[Nintendo Hard|grueling difficulty]], established many hallmarks that we've grown to love about the series.

All in all, the game was a modest hit in sales and reviews, but it wasn't quite the mega-hit killer game Capcom needed. [[Mega Man 2 ~~(Video Game)~~|Then came the sequel...]]

All in all, the game was a modest hit in sales and reviews, but it wasn't quite the mega-hit killer game Capcom needed. [[Mega Man 2|Then came the sequel...]]

The game would later receive a [[Updated Rerelease|16-bit upgrade]] in the [[No Export for You|Europe and Japan exclusive]] ''Mega Man: The Wily Wars'' / ''Rockman Megaworld'' cartridge for the [[Sega Genesis]] <ref> Aside from a brief US release as a downloadable Sega Channel exclusive</ref>. It would later be ported to the [[PS 1]] as ''Rockman: Complete Works'', and then to the [[PS 2]], [[Game Cube]] and [[X Box]] as part of ''Anniversary Collection''. It has also seen a release on [[Virtual Console]]. This game also received a [[Video Game Remake|remake]] for the [[PSP]], called ''[[Mega Man Powered Up]]''.

The game would later receive a [[Updated Rerelease|16-bit upgrade]] in the [[No Export for You|Europe and Japan exclusive]] ''Mega Man: The Wily Wars'' / ''Rockman Megaworld'' cartridge for the [[Sega Genesis]] <ref> Aside from a brief US release as a downloadable Sega Channel exclusive</ref>. It would later be ported to the [[PS 1]] as ''Rockman: Complete Works'', and then to the [[Play Station 2]], [[Game Cube]] and [[X Box]] as part of ''Anniversary Collection''. It has also seen a release on [[Virtual Console]]. This game also received a [[Video Game Remake|remake]] for the [[PSP]], called ''[[Mega Man Powered Up]]''.

This game would later recieve a companion title for the [[Game Boy]], called ''Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge''.

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* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Just press start and get straight to playing!

* [[No Sidepaths No Exploration No Freedom]]: All of the stages.

* [[Playing ~~With~~ Fire]]: [[Captain Obvious|Fire]] [[Running Gag|Man.]]

* [[Playing with Fire]]: [[Captain Obvious|Fire]] [[Running Gag|Man.]]

* [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]: The Rolling Cutter.

* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: Ice Man's stage.