I'll say it here. Mega Man is amazing. If I didn't think so, I wouldn't have spent my time writing this story. In fact, Mega Man is my favorite series of games. Heck, it's my favorite series of anything. The original Mega Man X is probably the only game I've every played that I would consider perfect. It's that great.
Mega Man is probably one of the games that got me into retro gaming in the first place. I remember all those years ago, playing Mega Man 6 for the first time. I remember beating my very first Robot Master ever, Air Man. I remember beating the Game Boy version of Mega Man II. And there was the time I struggled through a really bad illness I had, just trying to beat the NES version of Mega Man 2 for the first time.
It would take me too long to explain why I love Mega Man the way I do. It would take me too long to try and show how much the series has shaped and inspired me. It's a series I truly love, seeing as how I've struggled through some of the worst it has to offer (the DOS games, the Game Gear game, X6).
I'll admit, though it hasn't hit me as hard as some others, the last few years haven't been great for the Blue Bomber. Sure, the comic series is really good (from what I've read). The Megamix and Gigamix books came over to America, so that's nice. The Megas released a new album based on Mega Man 3 (seriously, if you haven't, go listen to it). But, cancellations everywhere. Mega Man Universe, Legends 3, Rockman Online. And then people got really upset about Rockman XOver.
But let's forget the bad the series has had, just for one day. Because today is a day to celebrate. Our little game series has grown up, and things don't look too bad to me. Today is the day we bask in all the great memories this series has given us. The times we've beaten Wily, the times we've beaten Sigma, the times Zero died. Enjoy it.
Well, that's enough of the sappy. I'm gonna go play Street Fighter X Mega Man. If it ever finishes downloading, of course.