Mega Man Marathon Run - an introduction

Hello folks,

My name is Scott, and I am attempting what may, in fact, be the impossible:

I am going to beat all of the classic 8-bit Mega Man games for the NES in a row...
WITHOUT DYING.

This blog is here to serve as a historical record of my training and hopeful success, as well as a place to receive feedback on a few issues.

Here are my self-imposed rules:

I must play through Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, and Mega Man 6 for NES all from beginning to completion without dying, without using emulators, without using game glitches, and without Game Genie. I am playing on a classic "toaster" Nintendo Entertainment System with a classic controller, and the original Mega Man cartridges. If I die once, I start back at the first level of Mega Man and begin my quest again. While I may take a break between games, I will not play any other game or practice any of these games during said break. I will not sleep between games. No gimmicks.

Those of you who are familiar with the classic series know that it is a daunting task to make it through these games without having to continue, let alone go without dying. I have already completed MM3 without dying, and I am very familiar with the others, so I think with some work I will complete this.

I welcome any feedback and suggestions, or rule clarifications.