[AceTy31]

I have never played it, but my fiancé is still a huge fan.  Does anyone else like it?  What the draw?  What makes it so much fun?

[SLTE]

Well, first you have to pick a Mega Man. There are ten 'core' Mega Man games, eight more Mega Man X games, six Battle Network games, four Zero games, two Legends games, two Star Force games, two ZX games... all that is off the top of my head, and I bet I miffed the numbers somewhere, but, yeah. Point stands, there's a lot of Mega Man out there.

I think in general Mega Man's appeal stems from the core concept of stealing powers from enemies you defeat and using them in combat. Some of the weapons you gain from defeating Robot Masters are really cool, and greatly diversify how you can play the game. Makes Mega Man very replayable. The games also have a distinct personality that makes them quite appealing - you always feel a bit like the underdog, running around as a tiny dude in blue tights and fighting enormous robots that would make the average person quiver. Overcoming the odds in such cases is a lot of fun.

Also helps that the core game play is usually really solid. With a few exceptions, success and failure in Mega Man comes down to your personal skill, not the game being cheap.

[aboleth_lich]

I love the Mega Man games!  They're fantastic action packed, eminently fun side-scrollers that usually manage to fall right into the sweet spot of being neither too easy nor difficult.  They're also fairly straight forward, with no real learning curve so that any new-comer could pick it up and start playing--but at the same time they're not too simple and offer variability in the paths taken, weapons used, etc.  They've also developed a formula that can easily be mixed up to create a new (albeit rather derivative) sequel with new robot masters and robot master weapons!  It's a classic franchise and there's a good reason as to why it has persisted for so long and produced so many titles!

[PingPongCall]

I don't think I played Mega Man until they started coming out on the PlayStation. I'm not entirely sure what the attraction is really. I mean they are incredibly difficult and the older ones are extremely unforgiving when it comes to mistakes on your end. One of the best things about the older games for me was the music, I could never get enough of that 8-bit glorious music.

[aboleth_lich]

Oh yes, the music!  I completely forgot to mention their music!  Each entry in the classic Mega Man series had some of the finest, catchiest, and most dynamic and engaging scores in the entire NES library!

[CemeteryGates23]

Well, first you have to pick a Mega Man. There are ten 'core' Mega Man games, eight more Mega Man X games, six Battle Network games, four Zero games, two Legends games, two Star Force games, two ZX games... all that is off the top of my head, and I bet I miffed the numbers somewhere, but, yeah. Point stands, there's a lot of Mega Man out there.

I think in general Mega Man's appeal stems from the core concept of stealing powers from enemies you defeat and using them in combat. Some of the weapons you gain from defeating Robot Masters are really cool, and greatly diversify how you can play the game. Makes Mega Man very replayable. The games also have a distinct personality that makes them quite appealing - you always feel a bit like the underdog, running around as a tiny dude in blue tights and fighting enormous robots that would make the average person quiver. Overcoming the odds in such cases is a lot of fun.

Also helps that the core game play is usually really solid. With a few exceptions, success and failure in Mega Man comes down to your personal skill, not the game being cheap.

This sums it up very well in my opinion.
Personally, my favorites are the X games, the first three I have very fond memories of playing on my SNES (and what was it, Mega Man 7? 8?), and X4 on my PlayStation. Some of the best games of their time, and they're still quite solid to this day.

[PingPongCall]

Well, first you have to pick a Mega Man. There are ten 'core' Mega Man games, eight more Mega Man X games, six Battle Network games, four Zero games, two Legends games, two Star Force games, two ZX games... all that is off the top of my head, and I bet I miffed the numbers somewhere, but, yeah. Point stands, there's a lot of Mega Man out there.

I think in general Mega Man's appeal stems from the core concept of stealing powers from enemies you defeat and using them in combat. Some of the weapons you gain from defeating Robot Masters are really cool, and greatly diversify how you can play the game. Makes Mega Man very replayable. The games also have a distinct personality that makes them quite appealing - you always feel a bit like the underdog, running around as a tiny dude in blue tights and fighting enormous robots that would make the average person quiver. Overcoming the odds in such cases is a lot of fun.

Also helps that the core game play is usually really solid. With a few exceptions, success and failure in Mega Man comes down to your personal skill, not the game being cheap.

This sums it up very well in my opinion.
Personally, my favorites are the X games, the first three I have very fond memories of playing on my SNES (and what was it, Mega Man 7? 8?), and X4 on my PlayStation. Some of the best games of their time, and they're still quite solid to this day.

My daughter recently got super into Mega Man games. She makes me play them though and holy sweet mother of baby super mecha jebus, is it frustrating now that I'm no longer a kid. She has X on her Wii U and always wants to play it. Good news is though, I finally finished on of the X games.

[Tsuzuko]

I have always loved the Mega Man series, but it was really the first game that got me seriously frustrated as a kid. Especially those areas with disappearing platforms and specific patterns to learn. As annoying as it was, I still liked playing them because the feeling of finally making it all the way through was just awesome. My favorite was Mega Man Xtreme 2.

[fuumarumota]

And just for completion, the series also had an outstanding soundtrack (yes, even the 8 bit NES ones), and that contributed to make the games enjoyable.