Which Battle Network Games Are Worth Playing In The Legacy Collection? (Series Crash Course) 

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The answer is "All of them". Each and every one of them.

For anyone diving into the games for the first time, don't be ashamed of using guides to find your way around the storyline, they put stuff in some stupidly difficult places to find. P.s. change your fire alarm's batteries.

Dude change the batteries in your smoke detector!

I’m so exited for this collection, I remember countless nights playing this series under my blankets on my gba SP long after bedtime 😂

MMBN3 Blue, MMBN5 Team Protoman and MMBN6 Cybeast Gregar are my all time favorites in the series. I've poured hours into these games and am finally glad that these games are experiencing a revitalization.

Even though I have played all 6 games (Skimmed the other 4 alternative versions), and Dread playing 4 again, I still think the Legacy Collection is going to revive my love for the series

I completely agree with this video. If you are new to the series is good to go in order but if you the order of which are the best BN are 3,6,2,5,4 and 1. I'm excited to play all of them again since I was a kid by then and all I knew was to complete the story and I didn't have the internet to discover the secret areas or tricks. My only resources were the Game Informer magazines. Now I want to challenge myself to complete all side quests and be more skilled in net battles!

As a Star Wars fan, I'm playing in that order: 4, 5, 2, 3 and 6.

OMG. I cracked the hell up the moment you said "Gater". I HAVE to get this now! Thanks!

Blue Moon was my first game, blew me away

BN2 was my entry point to the series, and may have been the first game I ever “finished” in my life. Holds a very special place in my heart

i've only played starforce and bn1, so i'm excited to finally be able to play through the whole series for myself. i truly do hope starforce gets the same treatment one day, but i'm sure that won't be for a long long time

I still remember 6 fondly because it introduced me to my favorite GBA game Boktai. Still have my sp and copies of 6 and boktai. Looking forward to playing through all of these again.

I played BN4 multiple times both versions and I'm ready to do it again. Childhood nostalgia bias is strong with me. Though I'm gonna start from the beginning this time since I've never played 1 or 2

worth noting! the added damage buffs for the legacy collection definitely will make a story play-through much easier for first timers or returners!

I played all of them in my childhood. Megaman beast, I think thats game 6. Man, that is my favorite only because there is this one scene that made me cry like a baby.

BN1 feel like a torture device.

Only played Cybeast falzar and gregar, and it was my best gba childhood memory ❤️

MMBN4 was my childhood. Played both as long as I could multiple times over. I never did figure out the dark chip/ Bass extra storylines even with the guide though. 5 and 6 were good too.

My dude's just playing every Battle Network game to distract himself from that weird bird in hallway.

Lol at 6:40 I got the legacy addition and got stuck at the final boss for like a day. When I put this video on I didn’t know you were telling “congrats on finishing BN1” I heard it as “if you finished BN1 and didn’t quit, that’s me asking btw” and felt called out. So indirectly thanks for lighting that fire in me to push on forward

The whole game series is amazing, I played all of it growing up and my top 3 would be 4, 5, and 6.

I remember feeling so big brain unlocking bugstyle in bn3 lol

My absolute favorite is team protoman

Im over here playing the legacy collection im playing BN6 first, im playing both at the same time lmao thats how much I love this shit. The item Cards, the codes you can start with omg.

So I'm doing them in number order. And only played one version of 3. I'm about to finish my first playthrough of 4 Red. I've really enjoyed how I've been playing them so far. Because each game gets better and better from the last. And since the chip distribution is different from game to game, no run has felt the same so far. I haven't done any post games yet because I'm excited to get through each one, but I'm eager to go back to even the first game to try and finish all their post games. What a wonderful set of games. I'm so glad I picked up the legacy collections;

Oh damn I remember Gamefaqs thats a core memory.

I think for me I'll be doing a Chronological playthrough even through all of the hiccups of BN1, and for the version of 3-6 I'll be doing Blue, Red Sun, Colonel, and Gregar. Most of those versions are the ones I owned, though I played every version at one time or another due to emulation. Blue is a must because of FolderBack alone, Red Sun just has more interesting Souls, Colonel edges out on Souls for me and kind of need to get to know Beryl and Colonel for 6's story implications, and Gregar because I enjoy the Crosses more, specifically Elec and Slash Crosses.

For me at least, the first MegaMan Battle Network game I played was Battle Network 4 Blue Moon. I never played Red Sun, but because of Blue Moon, I became a fan of the franchise. So much so that I played both versions of Battle Network 5 and 6. I can't wait to get my hands on the Legacy Collection so that I can both revisit my childhood and play the Battle Network games I didn't get the chance to play.

I honestly hope that we could build a separate chip folder with all of the battle chips from every game and use every battle mechanics to fit everyone’s fighting style

BN1 is going to be speed run for most of us since style chand cross fusion are fun. Thank you for the new buster option!

So which of the Battle Network Games do you want to play? Me: YES!

Now we need a Star Force battle collection

I love love LOVE MMBN! My childhood right there. I played only MMBN3 Blue, MMBN5 Colonel and MMBN6 Gregar. So Im interested to play MMBN1, 2 and 4 to see what I missed.

Battle network 3 is and always will be a masterpiece of the GBA era. It is a perfect game and will always hold a special place in my heart as "the game we played at lunch every day for two years." In high school. I'm halfway through bn3 on the legacy collection. I bought it on my son's birthday a week ago while we were at GameStop for a different game. Bought my son a copy too. One old high school friend bought a copy, a different old high school friend bought a switch just so he could pick up a copy, and 1 new friend knows the game from then and bought a copy because he thinks he can beat me. We haven't been this excited to play a game in a long time.

best way to play them is starting from 1 then choosing whatever version you prefer (but 5 since colonel is the canon one)

I need MMBN3 in my veins

My first battle network was 3 white. I remember reading about the concept of a net Navi going into electronics to stop viruses and thought it was clever. I loved 3. So much, I went back and tried to hunt down the earlier ones. I only ended up having 1,3,4 though. I stopped after 4. I’m looking forward to this collection.

For number 3 one word. FOLDERBACK

I tried streaming the series on an emulator during lockdown and as much as I loved the first one back in the day that first entry syndrome hits hard, soo many random battle you cant run from, back trackign maps because they all look the same leading to even more extra battles and the often unclear instructions on next streps furthering the wandering made me skip to BN2 after about 35% completion. 2 was the most memorable for me but 3 definitely was one of the most iconic in the community not that i knew of the community til well after the series ended. I vaguely remember 4 but i never finished it and never played the DS games as I traded in my DS before it really got good games since that first year but i remember really wanting the DS version of 5. I'm really looking forward to the collection to finally do a full play through. Kinda sad we didnt get the Network Transmission from the gamecube, but its so different it doesnt really fit with how capcom does their legacy collections

Straight to the point! Opinions are clearly stated as opinions, not facts. Gimme games nowwwww!

I like this review. When it boils down to best battle network game it’s really based on preference.

I haven't played these games since I was a kid. Can't wait to try them out again! 3 was my first and favorite (so I wanna jump into that one), but I'm gonna play it in chronological order since I never fully played through 1 and 2.

I'll be starting with 5 & then probably going forward from there. I grew up playing 5, and i never beat it because of the 100 samurai mini game lol, so itll be nice to revisit my childhood with these games, and playing the ones I missed out on. These are the only Megaman games I like due to the combat, and overall game mechanics of these games. Im very interested in the PvP aspects as well, and I hope the PvP scene will be live and active for a long time

It’s funny that people say 4 is the worst one, as it’s the best selling game in the series lol

I recently played all six games aside from 4.5 so I’ll be playing BN6 and going into the competitive scene also fire video 🔥🔥🔥

First time playing series I had started StarForce 2&3 when I was a child I tried playing battle net one I couldn't finish I lost motivation and fun over half way through the game but You got me having hope for the battle network 2

I can finally play my childhood favorite megaman that all I care about beat all games 3 times

So nice that half of the answers were "play a game on a console you don't have"

I'd say the most memorable is 3,5 and 6. I love 3 the most.

All of them are worth playing. Even the first one. It's the game that started it all. :)

7:35 Do I spot Roahmmythril footage of BN4 with Higsby's amazing hair? Lmao. Good taste.

Idk what that random soft beeping is during the audio but it drove me nuts. Otherwise phenomenal video

For someone new I would recommend 2, 4 (probably Red for Mayl development), and 6 Falzar from a story perspective. The story of 1 isn't strictly necessary, and the critical bits are revisited in 2. The bug fusing final act does a good job of setting up 6 and has maybe the most emotionally gripping final act in the series. 4 is more optional overall, but it does either revisit or introduce many characters, which does a good job of setting up 6. I also think that for narrative flow it's good to have a break game between 2 and 6. 6 Falzar I feel does the best job of progressing the story to it's final conclusion, with team 2 facing Gregar (a threat Lan and Megaman have already bested in game 2) while they instead wrestle with and eventually defeat Falzar, arguably the most powerful single program entity in the series. I found that 5 wasn't needed as while it introduced Colonel it doesn't really develop his character in ways necessary to know for the story of 6. I feel mixed on 3, it's a good game but it also isn't very story relevant to the larger narrative. It could possibly be slotted in place of 4 depending. I mostly included 4 because it "feels" like Lan and Megaman are established as Heroes and are operating at a higher tier, which sets them up for their final struggles in game 6.

7:20 "Battle routine, set!" "Gater."

never been part of the online community but as a kid i can def say bn3 is a diamond of a game

I loved the battle network games when I was a kid (I also had the pleasure to play the games at the same time I watched the Anime) as for my favorite game has to be network 6 cybeast gregor I remember replaying it a lot when I was younger

I had to go back and like this vid. Saved me untold time as I start the collection myself.

Yes. Also, man I’m hype because all the chips and event that were exclusive to only Japan is going to be in this game.

all of them clearly 😁 5 and 6 are my favorite games but I'm nostalgic for the first 3 since I used to watch the anime along with it same with pokemon good times.

For some reason 5 is the most nostalgic for me, especially the music

My answer. If you want to play them all, get the bundle. If you want to play the best ones, get collection 2 and play through 4-6.

Good video. But change your fire alarm battery before recording next time 😅

BN 1 will likely have the run option available as the Japanese exclusive crossover with Starforce (also reboot) was reprogrammed with the run option.

Battle network 3 white version was the first battle network game I had as well and yea its one of the best

All of them but 4, but especially 2 and 3!

All Of Them, I bought the legacy and am on pt 2 rn. Awesome series 👏

I'll probably do 3 first since that's where I started as a kid and it blew my world. I actually started with the Battle Network games which was all the more frustrating when I was trying to look for more but kept finding these side scrolling jump n shooters... which I was too dumb to pick up at the time that they were the originals games, and that Battle Network was it's own side series. Then I'll do everything else in order.

I have a weird journey with this series, first got BN2 but the cartridge's battery was dead so could never save my game, but still loved it so got BN1. Completed it loved Bass and got BN3 loved it again and became a fan of Protoman! Didn't play the rest after that as I stopped playing games but this time around I'm going to play BN2 first as it was always the one I could never complete xD

Controversial opinion but bn4 is my most favourite out of the 6 games cuz i started with it and fell in love with the series

Start with Battle Network 2 then work you’re way up and skip 4 and go str8 to 5

I just played 3, then 6. They're both fun, but 3 is so much better. Combat and chip collection feels so much more rewarding.

I love all of them, and missed all of them that’s why I got it. Another good one is Medabot 😢 I wish they did also released all version released but as in English.

The right answer is all of them, like im not big on Megaman but the Battle Network games are amazing

Read three articles about ranking the Series. Very consistent opinions. Favorite is 3 (blue), second is 2, and third is usually 6. At the bottom is usually 4 and 1.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!

I bought the Megan Zero collection on my Xbox so I can't wait to buy the Battlenetwork collection too. Miss the glory days of Nintendo

really wish they had used the DS remake of BN1 for the legacy collection. It fixed so much of the tedious parts of BN1. Part of me wanted to just play that one on my DS and then start the collection with BN2, but that felt wrong. Here's hoping the steam version gets a decently sized modding community eventually

I can’t wait! Now they need to come out with golden sun

I've played 3 -6 and am so looking forward to doing so again! And finally I get to try 1 and 2.

The only one i’ve played was 3 white so i’m excited to try out the other ones tbh

Six was my first and only Battle Network as a kid. I looooved it. Loved the story and I beat it. I'm so excited to try the others now that this remaster came out! I didn't even know this was being released either! Also. Better change that smoke alarm battery. Lmao.

What's funny is I thought I played the first game as a kid, turns out it was *Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel*

I remember when a friend in school told me to try this games. He said "start with battle network 2, you won't like 1". At the time, I think the latest release was 4. So I played MMBN 2, loved it, then went for 3 and 4. Then played 1, and yes, I didn't like it. I still forced myself to play it for the story, but if I had started the series with 1, I'd probably wouldn't have given a chance to the whole saga.

Man I totally forgot about the double team DS game!!!

Can’t wait to replay these. Got roms of some select few entries I still play

spent hundreds of hours on MMBN3 when I was younger. The internet was not as big at the time so my family did not have internet. Had to figure everything by myself and find secret by myself. Those were great memories.

GameFAQS! Ahh, so many memories.

I just learned in watching your vid that falzar can also be merged with the other navi friends.... I keep finding new things out about these games...

To me 3 is the best because of how well rounded the experience is in every sense. Lots of improvements from the past games. And personally i dislike the amount of gimmicks of later games.

just gonna play them all in numerical order as one should

Yep folderback was such a game breaking chip. If you use any chip, use folderback is hands down the single greatest and strongest chip to use in every battle network game 1 through 6

I have only played 5 and 6 but mostly 5 100% it feels great to have this again from my sp to the ds now PC

I played MMBN1 once a long time ago, and that was plenty for one lifetime.

ALL OF THEM

Bn3 plasma chips, BN 4 Hockey chips, HoneyBee Nest chips in BN6.

I finally got a retail copy of the Legacy Collection for a good price and I'm totally looking forward to it. Even though it's disliked a lot meanwhile I'd still always start with the first game. It was my entry and made me live the Battle Network Series. Part 2 is my personal favorite, but this may be, because I never got a copy of part 3. Part 6 was also a great game, better than 5 and 4, my least favorite in that order.

I've never played any of them. Looking forward to just tearing through them in cronological order.

I had no idea that those colorful viruses in the undernet of the third game came from the Life Virus of the first game. I played MMBN3: Blue first.