Mega Man Fans Argue Lives System Teaches Key Skills Lost With Unlimited Continues

TheJoshMan07 voiced annoyance at replies to his critiques of Mega Man games from the eighties, including the lives system, and said he might stop posting about them. Fans countered that lives systems force careful play and pattern learning instead of brute force with unlimited continues. St1ka called save states cheating yet acceptable, while warning players risk enjoying the game less without learning its challenges. Another user recalled overcoming the Boobeam Trap boss through repeated attempts rather than public complaints. Visible replies show the back and forth continuing on the platform.