Rank the Mega Man Games

[Tragic]

When I was little I absolutely loved Mega Man 2 & 3. I rented them every weekend and eventually beat them both (it took me a whle but I was only about 8 years old). Since then the only Mega Man game I've played is X on the SNES and X4 for the PlayStation. With the upcoming collection I was just wondering in what order you guys would rank the games within the regular and X series. Really though, I'm looking how they rank amoungst themselves, not the two series mixed so two lists, one for each series, would be great.

Oh, and, what do you guys think of the new Zero series on GBA?

[Mzo]

Mega Man 2
Mega Man 8
Mega Man 3
Rockman & Forté
Mega Man 7
Mega Man
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6

The robots just got lamer and lamer =(

Mega Man X4
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X7
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X6

Same here =(

[Mode7]

If Megaman 2 had the slide ability and difficulty from 3 and the charge ability from 4, it would be perfect. But even as-is I'd hold it above all the rest.

[Hot Like Wasabi]

MM2 would rank #1 for me as well, the music is the best in the series IMO.

[Mzo]

The new Zero games are great. Didn't see that question before.

[Grave]

Megaman 2 is king on NES. Sure, 3 introduces the slide and 4 introduces the charging, but heh, the level design, bosses, and music of 2 can't be beat. The other NES ones are worth playing, I guess, but I'm not a big fan of MM6.

That said, you played the MMX games worth playing. X2 and X3 are alright, but MMX and MMX4 are my favorites. The series went to shit and there's no reason to play X5 and up.

The MM Zero games are good stuff. I'd also recommend the two Megaman Legends games, and Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Very different, but a lot of fun. They have a lot of charm to them, especially Misadventures of Tron Bonne, which is overflowing with servbots. They can all be had for about $10-$15 each new, anyway.

[Mzo]

Yes, despite lukewarm reviews, I quite enjoyed the Mega Man Legends games. Misadventures of Tron Bonne is also quite good. It's a great universe, the MML one.

[sethsez]

MM2
MM3
The rest in no particular order

The only X game worth playing is the first one. X4 is easy as hell, and the levels are really short. I still can't figure out why it gets so much praise.

[StriderKyo]

I was only ever into the main series, and I didn't even play all of those, but of what I did play:

1. Mega Man - I still like the first one the best. Great soundtrack, well designed levels, and tough as nails bosses.

2. Mega Man 2 - If it were a harder game, it'd be the best, hands down. But there's like one hard jump in the whole game and most of the enemies are pansies. On the other hand, this has to have the most remixed soundtack on the web, and it pretty much defines the 8-bit aesthetic.

3. Mega Man 8 - why the heck'd they stop the series here? Visually brilliant, up there with the best 2D the Saturn had to offer. I thought the series was finally headed in the right direction after floundering around through the 16 bit years.

4. Mega Man 3 - This game is easy. I'm talking Kirby easy. But, great visuals, decent soundtrack, and you get a dog.

5. Mega Man IV - Another hard Mega Man. Why's it so challenging? Because this time the robots are made by some moron with no ideas named Dr. Cossack. Okay, I beat "Dust Man" and now all I get is the ability to shoot blocks of freaking dust? I think I was tougher before.

6. Mega Man 5 - The idea cabinet becomes ever more bare. "Charge Man"? I mean come on, "charge"? That isn't even a thing, it's a verb. You get a bird in this one. moving on...

7. Mega Man 6 - There is no way somebody didn't just click on "shuffle" in the Mega Man dev software to make this one. I mean, they're not even pretending they aren't out of ideas any more. Didn't they already have Flame Man, Blizzard Man, Wind Man, and Plant Man? Fire Man, Ice Man, Air Man & Wood Man again. And I mean, Tomahawk Man? Yamato Man? Wtf? How many people know what Yamato means? I can't wait for Lint Man & Salt Shaker Man.


I've never played 7, but I've heard it's quite good.

[Mzo]

Mega Man - I still like the first one the best. Great soundtrack, well designed levels, and tough as nails bosses.

If you're using the right weapon, the bosses die in an average of 3-4 hits each. The Wily Stage bosses were hard, though, if you didn't use the elecman/pause trick. Except for the bubbles, those were easy.

Mega Man 8 - why the heck'd they stop the series here?

They didn't... they went on to make Rockman & Forté on the super famicom which reused a lot of the MM8 sprites. It's the 2nd hardest standard MM game, next to the original.

I've never played 7, but I've heard it's quite good.

You heard right. And I somehow totally forgot to include it in my ranking. I skipped an entire number =X

[Andy]

Mega Man 2 is definitely the best. X and X2 stand out most after 2 for me, and then the rest of the NES MM's all meld together right after those. X5 is probably the only MM I actually didn't like, so I haven't played X6 or X7.

And I loved Mega Man Legends. Give me a new one goddamn you, Capcom.

[MechDeus]

MM3/MMZ2
MM2
MMZ
MM
MMX
The rest in no particular order.

Also:

And I loved Mega Man Legends. Give me a new one goddamn you, Capcom.

YES.

[Tragic]

QUCIK!

Which Mega Man Zero is better? I'll probably get one tomorrow morning at work. Usually I'd just start with the first but Zero 2 is $10 cheaper.

[MechDeus]

MMZ2 is better, but there is bunches of story that rides over from MMZ. If you're just after gameplay then go for the sequel.

[sethsez]

Just out of curiosity, what is it that everyone hates about X5? I've always seen it as being X4 with more interesting level design and suits.

X6 is shit, though.

[Dyne]

X7 is shit.

[Rocca]

Mega Man 2
Mega Man 8
Mega Man 3
Rockman & Forté
Mega Man 7
Mega Man
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6

The robots just got lamer and lamer =(

Mega Man X4
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X7
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X6

Same here =(

Not to be lazy or anything, but that list depicts my exact thoughts on the series. The order of the games is about right too.

[AstroBlue]

Same as Mzo, but Megaman 3 and Megaman x should be at the top of their lists.

[JMET]

MM2
MM3
MM1

Left the rest of the stuff alone, for me the series became tripe later on as Mega Man started taking up more of the screen.. the levels didnt seem as huge anymore...

[Yoshi]

Rockman & Forte is the pinnacle of the series. Anything with X, EXE, Battle Network, Legends, or any other qualifier after it doesn't deserve the Mega Man name.

[sggg]

Great: Zero series
Good: MM & Bass
Pretty good: MMBN series, MML series
Meh: Original NES MM games
Haven't played: X series
Looking fwd to: Command Mission

[Master]

If Megaman 2 had the slide ability and difficulty from 3 and the charge ability from 4, it would be perfect. But even as-is I'd hold it above all the rest.

It's like he is stealing my thoughts.

[Anthony]

MM3
MM1
MM2
MMX
MMX2
MMX3
MM7
Rockman and Forte
MM4
MM5
MM6

Damn, im such a nintendo fanboy.

[Mzo]

Really though, I'm looking how they rank amoungst themselves, not the two series mixed so two lists, one for each series, would be great.

I wish you were a reading fanboy.

[Cheebs]

Megaman 2, then the rest of 'em.

[Glass Joe]

I remember a similar thread from a long time ago and it seems like nothing has changed. For some reason SOOOO many people put MM2 at the top of the list. I still can't wrap my mind around why. It is the easiest game in the series by far. I beat it less than 3 hours after I got it on day one. Fun game, but a sissy version compared to 1 and 3. With that here is my order:

MM3
MM1
MM and Bass(Rockman&Forte)
The rest of the original series is all tied after this point.

I bought the first 2 MMX games because they were MM games. I think they are crap compared to the original series and stopped after part 2.

I agree with Yoshi except the Zero series. That definitely deserves the title of MM. Kick ass and tough as nails.

[Tragic]

I wish you were a reading fanboy.

Huh? If you're mocking my grammer then, by all means, I deserve it. I was writing that in quite a rush before I hoped in bed for a few hours of sleep before waking up for work this morning.

UPDATE: I bought Zero 2 today. I was only able to play about 30 min between work and class but I'm loving it so far.

[Yamcha]

Of the ones I played, I would go:

3, 2, 7, 1, 8, 4, 5

X4, X1, X2, X3

Played a little bit of Legends and got bored, same with the EXE games. Tried to play the Zero games but the difficulty level just seems artificially inflated with the one life thing.

[Dyne]

I remember a similar thread from a long time ago and it seems like nothing has changed. For some reason SOOOO many people put MM2 at the top of the list. I still can't wrap my mind around why. It is the easiest game in the series by far. I beat it less than 3 hours after I got it on day one. Fun game, but a sissy version compared to 1 and 3. With that here is my order:

MM3
MM1
MM and Bass(Rockman&Forte)
The rest of the original series is all tied after this point.

I bought the first 2 MMX games because they were MM games. I think they are crap compared to the original series and stopped after part 2.

I agree with Yoshi except the Zero series. That definitely deserves the title of MM. Kick ass and tough as nails.

i agree with you. 2 was super easy to me. the day i bought 3 it just fealt soooo different. i couldnt remember if it was the speed, or the sliding. but something really fealt drastically different. after i came to cope with it i quite enjoyed the game. i look back at the first game and by far it is soooo different from the rest. im actually going thru 5 atm and so far it seems pretty easy, except this first protoman stage and i forgot the letter in rockmans stage! i cant really rank them all since i have yet to beat them all. ill be sure to do that after the collection.

[Daitokuji]

Megaman 3 is definately my fav being the fact it's the first one i beat with no outside help. Megaman 2 is imo the easiest MM game created. I watched my friend go from start to finish in under an hour and not use one boss weapon, cept on the last boss.