In 1987 Capcom, whose previous NES outings consisted of ports of their own arcade games, set out to build a brand new IP solely for the home console. The little blue robot and his buster cannon quietly made his way into the hearts of NES owners, and quickly became not only one of the most beloved, but most prolific, characters in video game history. Marked by notorious difficulty and surprising strategic depth, the Mega Man series are considered to be some of the best video games of all time.
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