The Mega Man Factory

Shaun Musgrave explores what makes Mega Man such a classic game, and lays out some of the criteria by which Mega Man clones should be judged.

Future articles will discuss how specific clones, such as AfterPad Game of the Month runner-up Venture Kid, measure up to the real deal.

I’m in the process of playing through the Mega Man series for the first time, after finishing Venture Kid last week; I’ll definitely have some thoughts of my own to share, once I make a little more progress through the series. So far, while I can see how Venture Kid has some baffling flaws in its presentation, I just don’t feel the hate some people have been giving it.

On another note, Shaun has been on a role lately over at his site, Post Game Content. If you only know him from TouchArcade, you should subscribe. Lots of great content there about classic console games. If you’re a fan of the RPG Reload series on TouchArcade, there’s a lot here you’re going to love.