Ranking the Mega Man Classic Games 

Yeah thats what i dont understand from classic megaman fans. Megaman Zero and Megaman X fans have a pretty straight forward ranking

Except that most of the games change the formula significantly.

I am a typical mega man fan and confirm that the only good games are MM 1-6 and X1-X4.

@@lordraiden7397and classic isn’t?

@@jamesgoatcher I believe that the reason Mega man is on hiatus is because Capcom is running out of ideas. It's hard to keep Mega Man powers refresh after 11 games.

I thought you were cr4zy, then I read your comment again and realised you did mention 7. So your comment makes sense.

Mega Man 3 is my favorite Mega Man game of all time, but if Capcom spent more time and finished the game, then it could've reached perfection. I love everything about Mega Man 3... expect the weapons because half of them are pretty awful.

As a Mega Man 3 fan, I can still respect and understand feeling Mega Man 3 is overrated. After all, I feel that way about Mega Man 2. ;)

I do often lament that a lot of the ideas there weren't as fleshed out as the developers obviously wanted them to be.

@@superharpuia Of course if the developers had more time the game would be amazing...but Capcom IS the reason the game is incomplete. 🤷‍♂️. Yes ..the weapons are horrible but might have proven a little better had they not consumed so much weapon energy. Top Spin...good grief! 😝🤦‍♂️😝

​@@joek5882 He didn't said worst to best, he said least favourite to favourite.

Hope you keep with it and continue to have fun. Mega Man's a great series, you just have to watch out for 9 and 10, since they were made by crazy people.

Megaman 4-7-9 are highlights for me i hope u enjoy those 11 is good too

I agree with MM3. That one I think is my overall favorite. The replay of the MM2 bosses is why I like it for nostalgia reasons. The music is excellent and almost as iconic as MM2. From a difficulty perspective, MM3 is a bit more difficult than MM2.

I guess for context, I’m a relatively newer Megaman fan, with me first engaging with the franchise in 2021, so that likely explains my Megaman 11 placement. However, the first game I fully engaged with was 4, and the last of them I played before ranking was 10.

Lastly, something I really find value in this franchise is the story. I love the characters, the themes, and the intricate conflicts of classic Megaman. It goes for the fantastical elements of the concept of robots without going wild fantasy and WorldBuilding of X and Zero. Classic Megaman feels like it describes how the world of today would react and use the technology. This likely explains why I rate Megaman 7 and 4 so highly. Now, the only wide gap between rankings for me is between 8 and 5, as 5 feels generic and 8 feels recklessly ambitious but creative. All of these are really close, and to give 3 some credit, if the story was integrated slightly better into the game, it would have the best plot in the series, but for now, that belongs to 4 for me.

Not many people would look to NES games for story, given how simple they tend to be, but there is some good stuff there, if you dig a bit. If you're looking for some extra adaptations, the manga by Ariga and the comics by Archie are pretty enjoyable.

​@@jaydenyoung9809 I don't think story should be accounted when rating a game.

2's a perfectly fine game, though admittedly, I do find it kind of boring as a top pick. Then again, my list for the X titles is a little more predictable, so maybe I shouldn't go throwing stones.

@@ExploDjinn and I should clarify. I love 2. I think it's a great game. The banging soundtrack on top of the incredible sprite work would have blown my mind if I would've owned it as a kid. But since I didnt, I'm not swayed by nostalgia in any way. I feel like people pick mega man 2 as their number 1 because it's a crowd pleaser and an easy choice. It seems lazy to me, so it causes the person to lose credibility in my eyes. And of course I know opinions are unique to all, but there are still objective standards by which a mega man game can be measured, and when comparing those standards throughout the games, mega man 2 simply falls behind.

But Megaman 2 is the perfect Megaman game and should be on top.

Yeah, love the game, but I've never really understood the odd amount of worship it gets.

Yes, probably, and maybe, though no idea when I'd get around to them.

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It's got to go somewhere near the bottom surely

I could hide behind how this list just covered the console releases, but honestly, I just plain wasn't thinking about the Game Boy titles. Good catch.

Was thinking of doing a whole, big list ranking all the Mega Man titles, but that would be way too much to keep track of, so I'll giving you my top five. Starting with my favorite, it'd go X, X4, 3, 6, and X3. The X games fall off pretty hard from there.

@@ExploDjinn Hmm. That's interesting. Personally I'd go 5. Mega Man 9 4. Mega Man 11 3. Mega Man 7 2. Mega Man X1 1. Mega Man X4

​​@@ExploDjinn 1. Mega Man 9 (9.1) 2. Mega Man 4 (8.8) 3. Mega Man 7 (8.5) 4. Mega Man 10 (8.2) 5. Mega Man X (8.0) 6. Mega Man 11 (7.8) 7. Mega Man V (7.7) 8. Mega Man Zero 3 (7.5) 9. Mega Man IV (7.2) 10. Mega Man Zero 4 (7.1)

Now for Part II *Based on how much I like the Charge Shot and Slide,* I'm sticking Mega Man 10 and Mega Man 9 into the 7th and 6th place slots. I see a lot I should love in these games, *especially* being able to play as someone other than Mega Man. It is quite possible that I'll play them and love them so much that they shoot up to the top two slots, or at least leapfrog over the next pair of games. I said "pair" because Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5 are pretty much tied in my book, I let Mega Man 5 edge out Mega Man 4 because folks have _almost_ convinced me Mega Man 5 is the best entry point for the Classic Mega Man series. When ExploDjinn pointed out how Toad Man is a great "gimme" boss for beginners, my mind immediately went to how he's got a *horrible* Stage for new players. I mean, I suppose conquering it will really help you "git gud" fast, but it also means "normal" Mega Man gameplay might feel off. XP Otherwise, take what ExploDjinn said *minus* so many negatives for Mega Man 5. Yeah, they messed up the Rush Coil for no discernable reason, but I don't recall stuff like dying to a boss because their walk speed overpowered my I-frames. Or at least, when it happened it felt like my fault for not sliding away, jumping away, keeping my distance in the first place, etc. I'm glad he recognized that Charge Man is great, and he's absolutely right about Stone Man seeming silly (as a concept) and giving you a frustratingly bad weapon. It is also even more likely than with the rest of this list that, if you asked me to rank my Mega Man games again tomorrow, these two could be flipped. Mega Man 6 basically takes what I liked about Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5, and does it just as good or even better! That... really says it all, I think. Mega Man 11 being this high might be a surprise. I like how it looks. I like how it plays. I like - maybe even love - the Double Gear system. I like the bosses and Stages, even the ones I technically don't like in the heat of the moment. XP It isn't the perfect Classic Series Mega Man game, but nothing is and I think this sets the new standard for Classic Series games. Even the *story* is good here. Both in concept and execution! I've played and beaten it on all the difficulty levels as well. Even with my Mega Man pedigree, I started out on whatever-the-easiest-difficulty was, and worked my way up. I am sad we didn't get a chance to play through with different characters, though. I'm actually a bit bummed Capcom isn't milking the Classic Series with a bunch of remakes in this style, either. I never played Mega Man Powered Up because I never had a PSP, and to be fair, I varied from kind-of-liking to kind of hating the game's art style. I would love to see a game doing everything it did *except* looking like Mega Man 11... and hopefully this time have it take off and get the same treatment for the _rest_ of the Classic series. The upside of this being a list about how I personally feel about the games, I can be completely honest: Mega Man 3 for the NES is my favorite Mega Man game, but I know it has some glaring issues. It might be my #1 because it was my first. Not only was it my first Mega Man game, but it was the first game I managed to beat, and even the first I (almost) bought on my own. Forgot about sales tax, but my mom was nice and covered that part (thanks Mom!). While there's no Charge Shot, we've got the slide... and it might be that the slide is the one I truly cannot do without. Getting more general, I like the look of this game, I like the feel of this game, I like the incredibly broken cheats for this game (so I experienced enough of the game to "get good" at it). I like all the Robot Masters. Gemini Man, Magnet Man, Shadow Man, Spark Man, and Snake Man need no explanation; even with the plot of Mega Man 3, they all make sense. I've been told Wily actually _found_ Shadow Man, but you can _totally_ believe he would repair him, reprogram him, and pass him off as his own work. XD I suppose Spark Man's lack of hands might need some 'splaining, but in the "I get that noses are optional for a humanoid robot, but hands? O_o" kind of way. Hard Man, Needle Man, and Top Man are kind of silly, but if you care about the lore then they at least kind of make sense. I *cannot* claim that all the Weapons in this game are stellar, but I do think they all have sound concepts, but some have middling or even botched executions. What do I mean? The Shadow Blade is a non-broken Metal Blade, so no issues there. The Needle Cannon basically gives your arm cannon rapid-fire; given how the Bass Buster works, I am surprised that people don't appreciate this for Mega Man in a game where he can't charge his Buster. Magnet Missiles were explained in the video; it isn't truly a fire-and-forget kind of weapon, but getting a single to turn gives it a nice compromise between homing capacity and complexity. The Search Snake is a better Bubble Lead... and the Bubble Lead's main problem is... well... the same as the Search Snakes: a lack of good places to use it. Both weapons are good for exposing false floors and hitting low enemies; the Search Snakes are also good for false walls and certain wall-mounted foes. The Hard Knuckle - as the video states - is so slow it is hard to use, though I like that you can aim it and I _think_ it builds up speed as it flies. It replaces Crash Bomb as the "Blows up destructible walls" Weapon; not great, but decent, if not overall good... ...but the rest have some real issues. It might surprise people, but I don't consider the Top Spin the worst weapon in Mega Man 3. It is deeply flawed, and I wish it worked the way it does in Mega Maker, but even though this was my first Mega Man game, I always wished Mega Man had a decent melee attack. It took a decade or two before I realized the Top Spin _was_ a melee attack (though not a decent one). Now, why do I think the Gemini Laser is _worse_ than the Top Spin? The concept is neat but it stinks how you'll have to wait for it to finish bouncing around and off the screen before you can fire again or switch weapons, and I seem to recall it sometimes causing slowdown and/or flicker. Like Flash Man before him, I think Gemini Man's Gemini Laser should have just frozen everything on the screen _except_ the laser shot itself. That way it could hopefully bounce around more quickly, and it wouldn't matter you couldn't change Weapons. The worst weapon in Mega Man 3, though, is the Spark Shot; it is a less competent Ice Slasher. Oh, and as for Rush, the Rush Jet is _too_ good, the Rush Marine is almost totally pointless, and the Rush Coil is just right. That middle one is more the fault of the Stage design and/or the Rush Jet being so good. So many people hate the Doc Robot Stages and Battles, but I kind of like them. While I agree that Mega Man shouldn't get the MM2 weapons being emulated by Doc Robot, _some_ kind of reward would have been nice: how about *after* the Stage is done you get an extra life and an E Tank? Then this gauntlet becomes a nice way to build up to Wily! Oh, and the Stages should have been remixes of the Mega Man 2 Stages for the emulated Robots. Maybe even separated into another full eight (but no longer marathon length) Stage. A second concept I like but that the game bobbled is Break Man/Proto Man. As Break Man, Blues looks like he represents the peak of Sniper Joe-dom, and that absolutely works for me! Unfortunately, he seems to be Proto Man for all his battles and other appearances in this game _except_ the one that takes place between the last Doc Robot Stage and the first Wily Stage. @_@ Likewise, I like the story of Mega Man 3, but thanks to games like Ninja Gaiden II we know that it could have been told pretty well even with an 8-bit game. Though I could be mistaken and they lacked the memory to do so. ^^' I also think that beating Break Man should have also given Mega Man something; I mean, having that "ninth" bonus Robot Master was really cool in the Game Boy Mega Man (Rockman World) games. Though I suppose if I'm going to wish for even more goodies, I should bring up my fixation with having multiple, playable characters again. I know we couldn't have gotten the MMPU treatment on an NES game, but how about just letting us play as Proto Man's _sprite_ (meaning he'd play exactly like Mega Man) with a Password we'd receive after beating the game? I'm odd in that I really like the Wily Stages and bosses in this game. Again, this lines up a lot with the video. You can absolutely tell that a bunch of stuff got cut short here (as with other parts of the game), _but_ at least it means the Wily Stages have a nice, fast pace. I like the Kamegoro Maker, I like the Yellow Devil MK-II, I like the Holograph Mega Mans, I like the Robot Master gauntlet via teleporters (I mean, almost all the games do it...), I like Wily Machine 3 and both its Stages, and I like Gamma and both his Stages. The returning stuff did things a bit differently, and the new stuff... also did some stuff differently. Wily Machine 3 is fun because there's more than one way to handle it, especially in its second phase; I never knew its proper Weakness Weapon because I just would jump on my Rush Jet and rapid fire into the cockpit. Oh, and I like the bit with the fake Wily. The battle with Gamma might be a bit too easy as an adult, but it was sufficiently challenging as a 9-year-old. ;) ...yeah, this is a rambling mess, but I'd hate to waste it. Besides, for those who didn't care about the details, I did include the simple list near the beginning. Thanks for reading!

​@@KamisamanoOtaku Jesus Napoleon Bonaparte Christ!

@@mohdadeeb1829 Yeah, that was a real mess I posted. I mean, it still is, but at least I fixed the formatting issues I didn't notice before. >.>

you should play 9 and 10 then, both are ranked pretty low for how good they are and I think you'd like them! mega man 5 is also rather high

@@sethkl3136 When I can afford to get Mega Man Legacy Collection II (or whatever it is called), I will! I have been dealing with some help issues that have made finding work tricky. I won't be surprised if they dominate the list after I play them, even with the lack of slide. Mega Man 4 and 5 tend to swap places for me all the time. I didn't play Mega Man 4 through 8 originally until I was an adult, and via the GCN version of the Mega Man Anniversary Collection (which I no longer own). I *did* get the first Mega Man Legacy Collection through Steam a few years ago, so I've been able to play Mega Man through Mega Man 6 recently. Mega Man 3 has an unfair advantage, but I genuinely enjoy Mega Man 4, 5, and 6. Really wish Capcom would release a Mega Man Legacy Collection 3 with Mega Man & Bass, and the Game Boy Mega Man titles. I used to own Dr. Wily's Wily's Revenge and Mega Man V; the latter is one of my favorite Mega Man games. Thanks for reading my stupidly long comments!

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I'll get around to it eventually, though I will say there's probably a reason I'm avoiding it.

No, I didn't. If I can find to record the rest, I figured I could do a separate list for the handhelds.

@@ExploDjinn I think Mega Man & Bass Should've been here. It IS a classic game and does things that set aside from a Spin Off.

@@ExploDjinn If at all possible, try to play the Super Famicom version as well as the GBA. It really helps to be able to authoratively say "...and it isn't just the GBA version; even [insert thing] is a problem in the Super Famicom version." or to be able to say "Yeah, this was only an issue for the GBA port." There may even be a few bits of the GBA port that are better (Quick Saves?).

Can't remember if I mentioned this in the full review, but 4 is probably the game I'd recommend for new players to start with.

I wouldn't let it bug you too much. It's fine to have different opinions.

I initially didn't have any problems with this comment until you said "2 is best" . Your comment is nullified.

You probably know it but if you want to see MY list, you can go to Lying Tuna's video where I left an indepth comment of ranking ALL Classic games. Including Mega Man Gameboy games.

However, if you want to see my least favourite to favorite. Here it is. I don't have a solip preference among the Gameboy games. Mega Man 2 (Don't dislike it but it never stuck with me) Mega Man 8 (Same as 2) Mega Man 5 (Used to like it but I can see why people dislike it) Mega Man & Bass (I prefer it over 8, and although the games ages a lot, it still makes me want to come back) Mega Man 10 (Feels weird) Mega Man 1 (Just enjoyable yet frustrating games) Mega Man 7 (Great game but feels slow and clunky) Mega Man 9 (Largely because of the fact it removed Slide and Charge shots) Mega Man 4 (I used to not like it) Mega Man 11 (My favourite Non NES game) Mega Man 6 (First game I beat) Mega Man 3 (Nostalgia Bias)