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3. Mega Man 1/Mega Man: Powered Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220Gu7872fM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSf2GR8nuTQ

Hey, at this point, I'm just happy for a classic that I can get behind. It's repetitive, but it does the job. It's better than the Robot Master theme from the same game and it's a suitable theme for the Yellow Devil until Power Battle decided he needed a new theme. Even though there isn't really a lot to it, I find that it really achieves the dire mood it's looking for. The Powered Up version's better, too, and I included it here even though I decided it wasn't worth separating. (I probably should have been including these arrangements as alternates in the main list but whatever.) Weirdly this is the only Powered Up theme that isn't a happy, major-key version of the original theme which I think is appropriate.

2. Mega Man 7 (Bass)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKofgjK0ous

You know him, you love him, it's Bass and his iconic theme. And hey, I have to admit, it's kind of a guilty pleasure. It fits a dark, brooding Shadow-the-Hedgehog-before-his-time kind of character. Strangely enough, it's the bass riff of his theme that's really the focal point, and I say it's strange since he was named Forte in Japan, so I guess they gave him a more fitting name in English (Bass > Forte, don't at me). It's instantly memorable and doesn't get annoying to listen to and that puts it at #2 on this list basically by default.

1. Mega Man 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaj12pQVdl8

Mega Man 3 pads its stat total and it's kind of embarrassing how not-close this was. Most of the good Mega Man soundtracks were taking this list off, so it was basically like watching Roger Federer clean house at a small tournament getting ready for Wimbledon or something. It wasn't even a fair competition.

This list was very ill-advised. I could have skipped it.

1. Mega Man 3
2. Mega Man 7 (Bass)
3. Mega Man 1
4. Mega Man 11
5. Mega Man 7
6. Mega Man IV (Ballade)
7. Mega Man 10
8. Mega Man: The Power Battle (Yellow Devil)
9. Mega Man V (Terra)
10. Mega Man 8 (Midboss)
11. Mega Man 8 (Bass)
12. Mega Man & Bass
13. Mega Man 8 (Duo)