OK, get your minds out of the gutter, people. I'm referring to the game currently residing in my GameCube, "Mega Man Anniversary Edition" from Capcom. These games are certified classics, and still hold up well, even with all the ancient sound effects and flashing sprites when too many were on one line of the screen. The thing I had forgotten was how hard these games were. I'm still working my way through Mega Man I, and at least I'm at Dr. Wily's stage, but some of that is incredibly difficult. I got to a point where I got absolutely stuck ... fortunately a quick search of the 'net found a current GameFAQ that pointed me in the right direction (or, rather, what otherwise unknown power-up was necessary to complete a given part of the stage). I'm looking forward to finishing the game, so I can (a) see what it unlocks on the disc, if anything, and (b) start Mega Man II. I have a thing about completing games in order.

I love these compilation titles. In fact, it was Namco Museum (Vols 1-5) that convinced me to pick up a PlayStation. I'm kind of miffed that Capcom didn't release its Capcom Generation titles here in the United States. The legend at the time was that Sony wanted "Tekken or better" quality for any game it approved for use on the PS, and since Capcom's old arcade games were 2-D, Sony wouldn't approve them. Keep in mind, that Namco was still releasing its Museum discs at the time. Supposedly, Capcom got so mad they threatened to stop PS development and take their games, including Resident Evil, elsewhere. Guess things got worked out ...