For 1987, this game has incredible, colorful, and detailed graphics. The enemies have smooth, fluid animation. The first Mega Man game has excellent control. You can control how high you jump by holding the A button down or just tapping it. You felt like you were actually the Blue Bomber.
Shooting has excellent control.
The game is very challenging yet fun to play. Wily's base is one of the hardest areas you'll find in ANY Mega Man game. As with every game, Mega Man does have a few negatives. First, this game should have had a password system. It takes quite a while to beat it in one setting, but only a FEW games had password systems back in 1987.