NostalgicMachine | 243 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 We all know MM2 is the cult classic favorite, but I'm interested to see everyone's perspective on The Blue Bomber's six NES outings, now 30 years removed from the sixth entry. Thoughts? Insights? Memories/nostalgia? Let's discuss some classic Mega Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhuno | 108 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) I was always partial to 3 growing up. On any given day, 2 and 3 are more or less tied for my favorites with 5 being close behind. Mega Man 3 Mega Man 2 Mega Man 5 Mega Man Mega Man 4 Mega Man 6 I like all the games, but there's a pretty big drop off in my rankings above between the original and then 4 and 6. Edited March 11 by Rhuno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 769 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I'm sure I can't be the only one who experiences this but TBH, I can't remember the bosses for MM4-6. I could list off a handful of them, maybe a dozen or more, but I couldn't identify which of the 3 games they came from. I remember bits and pieces of the mechanics, like the Rush options, but very little else. I can't remember almost any of the music. MM2 & 3 will always be my favorites. I know all the bosses, their weaknesses, all the songs, all the places where you use all the special items, where the e tanks are, everything. I'd have to say MM3 -> MM2 -> MM -> The rest. I'd probably say 5 -> 6 -> 4, but TBH it's been too long since I played them to say that definitively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,969 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I feel like this forum maybe doesn't have enough threads about people's favourite mega man games 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,801 Administrator · Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Needs an "I don't like Mega Man" option. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 854 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 4 is my favorite. It's when it finally feels put together. The ability to both charge and slide makes it seem complete. Is it even a Mega Man game if you're not holding the B button for whatever the next screen may or may not have in store for you? 1 is the starter pack. 2 is very much a fully formed version of 1. 3 feels mostly like MM2 DLC. more of what came before. btw, Snake Man's stage is probably my favorite backgrounds of the entire series. 5 feels very "same-y". Not a knock, it just doesn't do anything that sets it apart. 6 feels like it's trying to return to form, and the new Rush options are interesting, but doesn't quite capitalize or mix it up enough. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 3 is the best. gemini man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 769 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Funny you mention it twiz, because I think the charged up shot basically ruined all the future entries, because you're constantly holding the button and then almost anything in the game dies to a single shot, including usually multiple enemies in a single shot. It totally eliminates any skill from previous games, especially since the charged shot is like 10x the size of a regular buster shot. No need to aim, mash, or prioritize targets, just blast absolutely everything away with charged shots. Plus listening to the charge sound for hours straight. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,525 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 50 minutes ago, Sumez said: I feel like this forum maybe doesn't have enough threads about people's favourite mega man games *initiating forum name change to www.megamansage.com* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,969 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Nobody knows mega mans age 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 987 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Never played 5 and 6. Dont think they came out over here on the Nes. Should hunt down the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,668 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Do we really need a thread like this every couple months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 243 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, Sumez said: Nobody knows mega mans age I swear I have a magazine with an ad on the back cover that says he was born in 1986. Also I did a search and for some reason NO Mega Man threads came up. Perhaps a glitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 243 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, twiztor said: 4 is my favorite. It's when it finally feels put together. The ability to both charge and slide makes it seem complete. Is it even a Mega Man game if you're not holding the B button for whatever the next screen may or may not have in store for you? 1 is the starter pack. 2 is very much a fully formed version of 1. 3 feels mostly like MM2 DLC. more of what came before. btw, Snake Man's stage is probably my favorite backgrounds of the entire series. 5 feels very "same-y". Not a knock, it just doesn't do anything that sets it apart. 6 feels like it's trying to return to form, and the new Rush options are interesting, but doesn't quite capitalize or mix it up enough. 4 and 6 are my personal favorites. I feel 2 is massively flawed given you can soft lock yourself in the last area. 3 is half-baked to me. They both have fantastic OSTs though. There's just something about 4 and 6. I agree that 4 feels like it's the first "real" entry somehow. It seems to do everything right. 5 is a tad easy. 6 has some magic that keeps me coming back I had no idea there were do many MM threads. I was on my phone making this poll and did a search and no other threads showed up for Mega Man lmao. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,558 Editorials Team · Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 53 minutes ago, fox said: Do we really need a thread like this every couple months? Special Game Debate, coming everyone's way in June 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 243 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Now I feel bad I didn't see those lmao. IGNORE MEH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner | 422 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I still prefer 1. Every Wily boss is a winner (except maybe #3). Final boss gauntlet with no E tanks FTW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,868 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,808 Events Team · Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Mega Man 2 is objectively the best because of the secret birds. I still press a+b on every Mega Man game to see if the secret birds will show up. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests · Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 My personal favorite is definitely 5. Although not the best from a critiquing perspective, I still have a lot of nostalgia for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 243 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 11 hours ago, JamesRobot said: Mega Man 2 is objectively the best because of the secret birds. I still press a+b on every Mega Man game to see if the secret birds will show up. My main gripes with two are getting softlocked, and the beam trap section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,573 Graphics Team · Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 15 hours ago, NostalgicMachine said: Now I feel bad I didn't see those lmao. IGNORE MEH. Don't feel bad - for every 1 person that gets upset at repeat threads, there's another person who missed it the first time around and yet another person who's more than happy to share their thoughts again. Anyway - these semi-frequent "NES Mega Man" threads are a good reminder for me to actually get around to playing all the games haha. [T-Pac] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,573 Graphics Team · Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Also - Darkwing Duck is the best NES Mega Man game. [T-Pac] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 769 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 5 minutes ago, T-Pac said: Anyway - these semi-frequent "NES Mega Man" threads are a good reminder for me to actually get around to playing all the games haha. Looking forward to the T-Pac arcade episodes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 243 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, T-Pac said: Don't feel bad - for every 1 person that gets upset at repeat threads, there's another person who missed it the first time around and yet another person who's more than happy to share their thoughts again. Anyway - these semi-frequent "NES Mega Man" threads are a good reminder for me to actually get around to playing all the games haha. [T-Pac] Thank you and it truly is an ever-green series, lol. I find myself gravitating to 4-6 more than 1-3 as time goes on. I feel like the latter half of the hexology (AVGN's words lol) is criminally overlooked while the first half is given a crazy pass on objectively bad design/soft lock issues due to nostalgia glasses, etc. 2 hours ago, T-Pac said: Also - Darkwing Duck is the best NES Mega Man game. [T-Pac] I've yet to play this entry! Is it Japanese release only?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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