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Which Mega Man game has your favorite soundtrack?
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MM2, MM3 and MMX
Snake Man's theme is LIT.
And, you know OP, you're right - MMX6's soundtrack is fucking great. It's far better than the game itself!
EDIT: Also, a shoutout to the *very* underrated Megaman 7 soundtrack. The compositions are top notch but the soundfont used kinda lets them down.
Snake Man's theme is LIT.
And, you know OP, you're right - MMX6's soundtrack is fucking great. It's far better than the game itself!
EDIT: Also, a shoutout to the *very* underrated Megaman 7 soundtrack. The compositions are top notch but the soundfont used kinda lets them down.
Warms my heart to see all the love for X6's music, messy as the game itself is. If anyone wants a fun way to kill time, try sniffing out stylistic similarities between it and Naoto Tanaka's next game, Ace Attorney 2.
Z2-4's soundtracks are all about 50% larger by sheer track count, on top of having generally stronger compositions.
Mega Man 2 has the two most iconic songs of the entire series.
I don't even have to post them here because you can already play them in your head.
I don't even have to post them here because you can already play them in your head.
I actually like flash in the dark more than the Mega Man 2 Wily stage 1 theme
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By the way...
This is low key my favorite track in the entire Mega Man franchise. It's symbolic of so much to me. Zero saving X and encouraging him to keep going and get stronger, and even sacrificing his life to allow X to continue on. Friendship, sacrifice, tragedy, honor, nobility - it has it all.
This is low key my favorite track in the entire Mega Man franchise. It's symbolic of so much to me. Zero saving X and encouraging him to keep going and get stronger, and even sacrificing his life to allow X to continue on. Friendship, sacrifice, tragedy, honor, nobility - it has it all.
You might appreciate this.
Probably close to a decade ago, I came across a youtube guitar player that did a few really awesome megaman covers. Cossack Stage was one of them. His stuff has long since been deleted, but I still have the MP3 files.
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I can't believe I missed all this. X1 overall is my favorite. Armored Armadillo is my favorite track and maybe I will list off my top 10 tomorrow. Unless I forget.
9. I love Splash Woman's theme, favorite theme in the whole series which is saying something because all Mega Man songs are fantastic.
A lot great choices.
IMO, I got to give it to MM 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, Mega Man & Bass, MM Soccer, 9, MMX, MMX2, MMX4, some tracks in MMX5, MMX6, & MMX8.
IMO, I got to give it to MM 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, Mega Man & Bass, MM Soccer, 9, MMX, MMX2, MMX4, some tracks in MMX5, MMX6, & MMX8.
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It's X1 pretty easily. Might be the best soundtrack in the entire franchise tbh
Great track, one of the best for sure.
Great track, one of the best for sure.
This thread has opened my eyes to X6's soundtrack. I thought all the post-SNES games in the X series were mainly buttrock.
Not sure if it's my favorite, but another 6 that has an excellent soundtrack is BN6. It's incredible what they managed to squeeze out of the GBA. I don't know of another game on the platform outside of the BN series that can compare. All the tracks are so lush, and very reminiscent of the NES and GB games, which to me was the golden age of videogame music.
Be sure to listen with headphones, as god intended.
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I could keep going all day. Really hope we get a remastered OST release of this, alongside a BN collection.
Not sure if it's my favorite, but another 6 that has an excellent soundtrack is BN6. It's incredible what they managed to squeeze out of the GBA. I don't know of another game on the platform outside of the BN series that can compare. All the tracks are so lush, and very reminiscent of the NES and GB games, which to me was the golden age of videogame music.
Be sure to listen with headphones, as god intended.
Mega Man Battle Network 6 OST - T08: Blast Speed (Rob. Ctrl. Comp - BlastMan's Stage)
Track 08of Mega Man Battle Network 6's Soundtrack.
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Mega Man Battle Network 6 OST - T03: Central Town
Track 03of Mega Man Battle Network 6's Soundtrack.
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Mega Man Battle Network 6 OST - T11: Battle Field (Battle Theme)
Track 11of Mega Man Battle Network 6's Soundtrack.
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Mega Man Battle Network 6 OST - T15: Tree of Judgement (JudgeTree Comp - JudgeMan's Stage)
Track 15of Mega Man Battle Network 6's Soundtrack.
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Mega Man Battle Network 6 OST - T18: Digital Strider (Internet Theme)
Track 18of Mega Man Battle Network 6's Soundtrack.
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Mega Man Battle Network 6 OST - T21: Break the Storm (Mr. Weather Comp - ElementMan's Stage)
Track 21of Mega Man Battle Network 6's Soundtrack.
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I could keep going all day. Really hope we get a remastered OST release of this, alongside a BN collection.
Hell yea!
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Mega Man 2 and 4 are classics, Mega Man 3 is my all time favorite. Proto Man's Theme is one of the great NES songs in my book.
And one of my favorite concert experiences was seeing Chromelodeon cover a MM3 song year ago. They played this at Magfest and it blew my mind. Check it out:
And one of my favorite concert experiences was seeing Chromelodeon cover a MM3 song year ago. They played this at Magfest and it blew my mind. Check it out:
This thread inspired me to listen more closely to the X soundtracks. They're all on Spotify btw which is awesome.
My hot takes so far are that X5 and X8 are pretty awful, outside of a couple tracks (shout out to X5's credits song). X7 and especially X6 by contrast have pretty great soundtracks in spite of being such shit games. That sort of wasted potential makes me sad.
Next up, digging into 1-4. I played the shiiiit out of 1 and 4 when I was a kid but am less familiar with 2 and 3 despite beating them.
My hot takes so far are that X5 and X8 are pretty awful, outside of a couple tracks (shout out to X5's credits song). X7 and especially X6 by contrast have pretty great soundtracks in spite of being such shit games. That sort of wasted potential makes me sad.
Next up, digging into 1-4. I played the shiiiit out of 1 and 4 when I was a kid but am less familiar with 2 and 3 despite beating them.
I can't pick anything other than Mega Man 2. Almost every song in the game is fantastic and memorable to me.
But really, it's an unfair question, because the music in almost every game & spinoff is, at least, great.
But really, it's an unfair question, because the music in almost every game & spinoff is, at least, great.
tbh it's probably because of the time gap between releases, the HYPE at relase, and chiptune was a hot new thing then... but MM9 OST just absolutely floored me.
not many outright bangers but you could tell they were really excited to compose within those limited parameters and churned out a bunch of great stuff
honarable/underrated shout out to MM5. another soundtrack with ambition, which is saying a lot as the game is billed as one of the more phoned in entries
not many outright bangers but you could tell they were really excited to compose within those limited parameters and churned out a bunch of great stuff
honarable/underrated shout out to MM5. another soundtrack with ambition, which is saying a lot as the game is billed as one of the more phoned in entries
Literally an impossible choice. Mega Man 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, IV, V, X, X4, X6, ZX, Battle Network 2, BN 3, and BN 5 are all serious contenders here, not to mention other soundtracks I might be forgetting. I'll try to follow up later with some individual favorite tracks.
I guess I'd say my top-of-the-top-tier Mega Man soundtracks are 5, X, X4, and BN 3, though (not necessarily in that order).
I guess I'd say my top-of-the-top-tier Mega Man soundtracks are 5, X, X4, and BN 3, though (not necessarily in that order).
X1 by a pretty good margin. The Intro stage, Storm Eagle, Spark Mandrill, Boomer Kuwanger, Armored Armadillo, the damn pre-stage boss introduction. It's not even fair.
9 is next
Then I'm between X3/X4 for the third spot.
9 is next
Then I'm between X3/X4 for the third spot.