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Are you ready to finish off this stupid list? I am!

10. Dr. Wily (Mega Man Soccer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMNgHgWgwEo

Well, you did your very best, Mega Man Soccer! You got a song in my top ten. I've been sitting on this one for a while, and I know there's multiple interested parties in this one, as it's the one remaining underdog of the list. This one's always been a childhood favorite of mine and I wouldn't dare deny that it remains one of my favorite tracks to this day. I mean, holy shit, it just kind of kicks ass. It's a grand culmination of Mega Man Soccer's western, blues rock-style weirdness and general composition quirkiness into a thesis statement of a soccer showdown with Dr. Wily at high noon, and it kind of rules? The truth is, not only is this theme the reason I decided to include Soccer in the list of stage themes, it's kind of the reason I decided to make this list at all - because some 25 or so years after I played this game and haven't played it since, this theme just sort of popped into my head out of nowhere, and it was all still there, like it was totally fresh. It just sort of spontaneously created itself in my head. That's a testament to just how memorable that simple opening riff is and how well everything after that clicks. I swear the high ranking of this isn't some kind of weird meme! It's a proper sentimental favorite. Godspeed, Mega Man Soccer, you fucking weird game.

Final Mega Man Soccer Rankings:

1. Dr. Wily (10)
2. Pharaoh Man (69)
3. Elec Man (72)
4. Wood Man (73)
5. Skull Man (107)
6. Dust Man (142)
7. Fire Man (153)
8. Enker (159)
9. Mega Man (173)
10. Cut Man (175)
11. Proto Man (176)
12. Needle Man (179)

Thoughts: Did you know that Mega Man Soccer was actually the first Mega Man title developed for the SNES? It predates MMX and MM7 both - it's true! Both MMX and MM7 have a big more mastery of the sound chip, and it shows - the sound palette in Soccer is a little bit gross. But it makes up for it with, for better or worse, some truly interesting creative chops. I wouldn't say this is a *great* soundtrack by any means, but it doesn't really sound like anything else I've ever heard before and that's always worth some form of credit.

Regrets?: Actually, yes, this time! I was too harsh in my appraisal of the Mega Man/Cut Man/Proto Man trio and I'd rank them all higher if I could do this over, since I don't think any of them are that bad (Needle Man's theme is still a weak link though and stays where it is). I'd probably give Elec Man's theme a little boost too. I think I failed to take Mega Man Soccer's music quite as seriously at the beginning as I started to as the list wore on. Also, I regret that the youtube videos I used in the rest of this topic disappeared because of an account takedown. Stop it, Youtube!