Ok, lets get back to it. This is my Top
10 Mega Man Robot Masters, 5-1. You'll notice they are all from the
best Mega Man game ever made. Mega Man 2 is just perfection, as far as Mega Man goes. Best music out of any game. Best robot masters out of any game. Best all around. This might have been my most played NES game as a kid. It's that one game where I remember everything exactly. Time did not shit on my memory with this one. Any of you people out there that have not played old school Mega Man games do not know what a great Mega Man game is until you play 2. Lets cut deep into the best of the best
that little blue Capcom creation has to offer.
Also, if you missed 10-6 then check it out
here.
Starting with the stage theme, awesome
stuff. A hard beat to begin and then WAM! Right into the fast paced
trickle of awesomeness. Wood Man's theme gets me energized and ready
to take on what's in store. It's hard to get motivated when this tune
plays as you have to fight your way through robot roadrunners,
monkeys and...big ass robot dogs that breath fire...I never really
got why robot dogs fit with Wood Man. Don't get me wrong, they're
awesome enemies but horribly out of place. On the stage itself, pure
brilliance if you ask me. Starting off in a dark forest, making your
way underground then emerging at the tree tops. Wood Man's stage is
just a full experience throughout. The robot master himself was
somewhat challenging. You have to dodge and move around a lot. And
the leaf shield is pretty cool. But nothing tops it when Wood Man
bangs his bosoms to bring the leaves down. That always made me laugh.
Some may think Bubble Man and his stage
is the typical “water” part of the game. It is much more than
that. Bubble Man's stage has to be one of the most fun. Jumping super
high while you're under water with out meeting instant death to the
spikes above; classic. Big fucking red, fish, whale, robot, things
firing rocket powered shrimp; fucking saWEET. Hmm, now that I think
about it, the robot frogs belched up smaller robot frogs...a theme, I
am sensing. And, of course, the classic Bubble Man theme. Damn, that
song is sexy. You get the underwater mood with a fast beat. Now,
thought the Bubble Lead is necessary for the final boss fight of 2,
it is not my favorite. In fact, fighting Bubble Man isn't all too
impressive. Mother fucker floats and shoots bubbles. BUBBLES. And, I
don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but his level design makes
no sense. You start outside near a waterfall, go down and UNDER
WATER, go straight, then appear out standing next to ANOTHER
waterfall. Seriously, Google his stage right now and I bet you'll
raise an eyebrow. But his kick ass tune and underwater minions make
up for it.
Ok, ok, ok. I want honesty. When you
were a KID, before you played this game a MILLION times; did you or
did you not throw your controller at Quick Man's stage? If you said
no, then fuck you, cause I sure as shit did(and I'm ignoring being
super cheap and using Flash Man's weapon). Quick Man's stage drove me
INSANE as a kid. I mean, you're just falling trying to dodge fucking
HUGE ASS LASERS! This could have been the first time I broke a NES
controller. So many childhood headaches. And the music went perfect
with it. Quick Man's theme has a mechanical insanity to it, mixed
with a smooth theme. Basically, making you feel a false sense of
security while laughing hysterically at you. But, the stage with all
its obstacles, makes sense. You must be “quick” on Quick Man's
stage. Yeah, see what I did there? Lame. The stage itself it actually
pretty awesome when you look at it. It's almost 100% vertical. A Mega
Man stage that goes up to down, not left to right. Super unique. And
Quick Man himself is just a badass. Only a real robot master would
jump around shooting boomerangs and then grant you the powers of a
pink Mega Man costume. A hard but thought through stage design, mixed
with crazy music, makes this Rang chuckin' psycho robot one of my
favs.
Talk about a stage of complete genius
and challenge. You'd figure with a guy like Flash Man, his stage
would be about stopping time. No. It's about complete time in itself.
Slick floors, multiple directions to take, you can go through this
stage a few different times taking a different route as if each Mega
Man has a different destiny in time. The floors being slick makes you
time your jumps. See where I'm going with this? It's a masterpiece.
Plus, the colors, though predominantly different shades of blue and
green, are awesome. The color changes remind me of a good acid trip.
Then you get to the bottom and you fight Racer X(that's what those
dudes always looked like to me) in his huge ATST. Doing all this
while listening to ONE OF THE BEST Mega Man themes EVER. A great
build up that leads to a dynamite chorus. You all know what I'm
talking about. Now, believe this or not, but I think Flash Man is a
dick. Not that he's hard to fight, but his other weapon is better
than the one you get. Would you rather freeze time and watch your
skill meter go to 0 in 5 seconds OR, have the ability to have your
buster turned into a spread gun? Seriously, I thought Flash Man's gun
would be a way better upgrade than freezing time. A great stage,
great track, great robot master.
So, why Metal Man number one? Because
of the only reason that matters in Mega Man. Metal Man's theme is THE
BEST robot master themes. Period. It's fast, enjoyable and gets stuck
in your head for WEEKS. I whistle this fucking tune all the damn
time. Once it's in there, there is no getting out. It rivals Wily's
Castle theme; IT'S THAT GOOD. Reason number two: Metal Man's weapons
are THE BEST weapons to use in this game. Why? First off, you're
shooting big ass saw blades at foes. Second, you can shoot them in
multiple directions. Up, Down, Left, Right, doesn't matter, it fires
and goes the complete screen. Third, using this weapon BARELY
decreases your skill meter. I think four saw blades is equivalent to
1 bar of skill. I use it as my primary weapon. It totally trumps the
buster. His stage is pretty cool, I like the factory theme.
Especially the part where all the drills come from everywhere down
the corridors. I would just stand there and mash the gun until I got
max 1ups. Metal Man is also my favorite robot master by design. He's
got high jumps, a cool weapon, and a Mega Man staple, his weapon is
glued to his head. Metal Man always reminded me of Shredder with that
saw blade on his head accompanied with the mask. Metal Man = badass
music, badass weapon, just a badass in general.
Well, that's it. My Top 10 robot
masters in the Mega Man games that matter. Feel free to list your Top
10 and lets talk about it.
