Originally Posted by
ManBurning
I've played through MM 1-6 more times than I can even count, so I went directly to MM 7-10 on the collection. I've owned and played all those games in the past, but for some reason, I've always re-visited the first 6 more than any of the others. MM7 and 8 are probably the 2 I am the least familiar with. Not that they're bad, just a different style of getting used to.
I'm definitely way more well-versed with the original 6 just due to muscle memory. I probably should've started with the second collection, in hindsight. It took me about 5 years to finally get a PlayStation, so I was extremely late to the party with 8, and I never really connected with 9 and 10 much. I felt like they were just trying to unnecessarily limit themselves to the mechanics of 2. I can't even tell you how damn happy I am that the Mega Buster and Rush are back (not to mention sliding)!
The one in the bottom left could certainly pass for a Crystal/Gemini/Freeze Man clone even.
It is a little disheartening to see them recycling older robot masters, but geez if you only could've seen my reaction to the teaser video with Block Man taking up half the screen. That was unexpected haha.
I do remember loving the first 3 X games. I was unfamiliar with most of the rest for the same reasons as above, but I do recall X7 being particularly hot garbage. It'll be nice to have proper playthroughs of that series. The double boss fight thing sounds like it has the potential to be insane.
The challenge contest was some promotion through Capcom's website for the 3DS release. They supplied YouTube clips of game playthroughs and you just had to time stamp what you wanted your challenge to contain. My challenge is called Extreme Buster Bonanza, and I wanted it to be exceptionally frustrating.
I took several segments of games that most people probably use assist items to speed past (the long blacked out chasm in Shadow Man revisited, the dreaded spike corridor in MM1 Wily 1, etc) - so it was restricted to only being able to use just the standard arm cannon. Unfortunately they kind of edited what I submitted, so it's not quite as difficult as I intended. Plus, I was definitely shown up by someone else having a challenge of fighting all the Wily end game machines with the Mega Buster only and I think no E tanks even. That's just sick.
Congrats on the NP mention! I was in there as well, maybe issue 90, just for completing a MMX3 challenge to beat Tunnel Rhino first. I'll have to check 103 out, I still have all of them hehe. And thanks about the tat! I don't have any regrets so far. TDS really, honestly changed my life in 94 so it's definitely something I can live with forever being a part of me. I'm just wondering why it took me until 2018.