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10. Mega Man 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqfjake0dtE

I like seeing the ending of Mega Man 6 in SNES graphics, I like the spooky shot of the interior of the lab as the robots awaken, and I really like the even spookier shot of the burning city with the giant steamroller robot - it's rad. Interesting to note by the way, that this game has a title theme at the end of the opening cutscene, but doesn't actually have a title theme at all on the title screen itself. Cool opening, but we all know what the most important is: DR. WILLY

9. Mega Man 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2mnpQMc7Oc

I really like the neo-NES game style of having a lengthy opening cutscene complete with all these cute pictures - I don't really remember the music in this one at all but I think the storyline is a lot of fun, even if it does hit a little bit too close to home about ten years later.

8. Mega Man IV (GB)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ZZaXiqOGs

Whereas the first three Rockman World games really feel like they were just kind of farted out in a few weeks, it feels like they actually took some degree of pride in the fourth installment - not only is the game itself a huge improvement, but they actually gave it an opening cutscene! I think they're really overselling the intimdation factor of Toad Man and Bright Man, but that's cool. Wily looks really awesome here, I like that shot of Mega Man and Ballade, and the theme's pretty sick too.

7. Mega Man 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay632fqEOeY

Again, I don't remember the music too well, but lol, this one's just great. Dr. Wily going all fake news and grifting people to send money to his bank account on live TV is wonderful, and so is Eddie with the phone ringing and Chun Li cameoing as a news anchor. This cutscene finds a way to joke about how this is the first Mega Man game in a long time, too. The humor really makes this one.

6. Mega Man 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tbsEej-r4

Oh man, this Mr. X guy really seems like he'll be Mega Man's toughest challenge yet! For a change, I am actually ranking this based on the music, since I do think the opening cutscene music is pretty rad, in addition to all the shots of the robot masters and of Mr. X being pretty cool in general. The title screen music sounds EXTREMELY MM6.

5. Mega Man 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWx6VOKJx4

Hey, it's Mega Man's origin story! I've always kind of wondered if they meant to do this in Mega Man 3 but ran out of time, since Mega Man 3 focuses on Proto Man and has all of the MM1 robot masters at the end. Anyway, the cutscene does run a bit long and the momentum gets broken up a bit (Rock, having... having what?!) but I love the music in it, and the shot of Mega Man with the music at the end is really memorable. Very memorable opening cutscene, just not the most memorable.

4. Mega Man 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXcAKBW32lg

Really love this one. Whereas some of these opening cutscenes get a little too high concept and go on for 2-3 minutes long, this one's simple and to the point - cool shots of Proto Man and his robots blowing up the city (cities sure do get exploded a lot in these openings) and a really cool song to go with it. It all builds up to the title theme really perfectly and never slows down or loses momentum, it's just really well done.

3. Mega Man 8 (Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev1RsHQcrcI

OH HELL YEAH THERE'S MY ANIME THEME. Honestly, this anime OP theme is a bit... well, it's a bit much, it's kind of aggressively corny, but it's still kind of awesome, alright? I appreciate that they put a little bit of budget into making this game have a way cooler opening than the rest of the game. Love all the nods to past Mega Man games here and all of the classic anime-opening cliches. It just kind of kicks ass and Capcom are COWARDS for not giving us this theme as-is. You idiots, we fucking LOVE anime now.

2. Mega Man 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJsn_C9rvIQ

It's really a shame that this game had to cut some corners to get rushed (no pun intended, truly) out to market, like them obviously just straight up not having enough time to put in an opening cutscene here. It doesn't matter, though - this title screen absolutely kicks my fucking ass every time. Every time I'd play this game as a kid, I would leave it on the title screen for like five minutes and just jam the fuck out. Kinda like the weapon get ranking, this ranking of title themes didn't end up being as cool as I expected, and part of the reason was that I didn't realize that MM3 is one of the only games that has a really badass theme.

By the way, have you guys ever seen Mega Man 3 Improvement?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkiUqlqbdmY

Aside from fixing lag and some other various issues in the game (including some other music timing things later...), they created a brand new intro cutscene for the game to actually explain the game's story, and it's really cool! There's kind of an awkward break in between the two halves of the title theme, but I still appreciate what they were going for.

1. Mega Man 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT9DST_M_g8

Oh come on, like it could have possibly been anything else, I'm not that much of a contrarian. This gives me chills every time I boot up the game. One of the coolest, most iconic things in video game history and nothing else needs to be said.

1. Mega Man 2
2. Mega Man 3
3. Mega Man 8 (Japan)
4. Mega Man 5
5. Mega Man 4
6. Mega Man 6
7. Mega Man 9
8. Mega Man IV (GB)
9. Mega Man 10
10. Mega Man 7
11. Mega Man 11
12. Mega Man V (GB)
13. Mega Man 8 (International)
14. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
15. Mega Man III (GB)
16. Mega Man II (GB)
17. Mega Man: The Power Battle
18. Rockman & Forte: Challenger From The Future
19. Mega Man Battle & Chase
20. Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
21. Mega Man Soccer
22. Mega Man & Bass
23. Mega Man: The Wily Wars
24. Mega Man: Powered Up
25. Mega Man Legacy Collection
26. Wily & Light's Rockboard: That's Paradise!!
27. Mega Man Anniversary Collection