The BEST Mega Man Robot Master Stages List! (ALL 96 STAGES!)

Robot Master Stages from Mega Man 1-11, Powered Up and Rockman & Forte get ranked in 4 different categories: Design, Delivery, Progression and Fun Factor.
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[@NicoEvaluates]

*Spoilers* - Full ‘Robot Master Stages’ list here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fAVhh9MzcAlXTtYl_Xo2yYqptLcDfolMimuFraGtKVo/edit?usp=sharing New series for 2021! Nico & Zargon Fridays! Come check us play all sorts of retro games! shorturl.at/ltAFI 🎮 WATCH THE BEST MEGA MAN GAMES LIST HERE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4DLmZmsZr1geKM 🌇 WATCH THE BEST ROBOT MASTER STAGES LIST HERE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ_Lo52KrZuSgJI 🤖 WATCH THE BEST ROBOT MASTER LIST HERE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3SZeI2XaJhrgZo 🔫 WATCH THE BEST ROBOT MASTER WEAPONS LIST HERE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXWnh5yredKJeq8 ☠️ WATCH THE BEST ENDGAME BOSSES LIST HERE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4PSl3xqlM-bqpo

[@tengudwn57]

Do you ever think you will add-on to the Robot Master list and weapon list as far as 11 goes?

[@cornpop2630]

You lost me at clown mans stage, how you gonna tell me I'M wrong for enjoying 8, go on to belch and cough for comedic effect(?) And expect me to take you seriously? Wont be watching more 👎🏻

[@tengudwn57]

@@cornpop2630 I enjoyed 8 too, but I respect his opinion. And the game does have its flaws tho

[@cornpop2630]

@@tengudwn57 sounds like every game ever lol

[@tengudwn57]

@@cornpop2630 Valid

[@crismanbelmont2091]

Me:looks at clock. Clock: 5am Me: I should go to sleep. You tube recommendations: top 96 megaman stages. Also me: I don't need sleep I need answers.

[@jackk6273]

Hahaha

[@jackk6273]

Yes

[@angelakn62]

LOL!!!!

[@snufflepuspenguins1234]

Burner Man : So what do you think about my awesome stage ? Flame Hyenard : BURN BURN BURN TO THE GROOOUNNDDD !!!!!!!!!

[@thesoldier7868]

God dammit.

[@wholetthispersonon]

Magnet man review was perfect.

[@angelakn62]

You are right also I like the song he did for Magnet man!🧲

[@zacharyyoungblood7013]

The song is based on a cover song of Magnet Man's stage made by a band called "The Megas". Would highly recommend their music.

[@Ace-UY]

​@@angelakn6258:38 here is magnet man stage review.

[@proftornado]

Love how Megaman 8 and Rockman and Forte never ever fails to disappoint Nico

[@MysticdestructionAJ]

58:42 For anyone who wants to listen to that Magnet Man song all over again.

[@VGJol]

Beautiful

[@luigithewaddledee]

Nick should make an entire track for a remix of magnet man's stage theme. I would buy that

[@daevis694]

@@luigithewaddledee Nico, not Nick.

[@Davi-zo4lu]

thanks dude

[@Rafatenshii]

Oh my god! I didn't knew the secret on Junk Man's stage ceiling, that's really awesome, unfortunately it doesn't have BIG reward for going there, so it's pretty much useless

[@NicoEvaluates]

Reward is skipping a few sections.

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

I only ever knew about the missing ceiling in the footholder section, not the second part.

[@leviticusprime4904]

@@NicoEvaluates speed runners:right that down, right that down!,

[@oliverhurt3418]

I split the countdown here into eight tiers: 96-85 / Crap - Where levels suck the hardest. 84-73 / Bad - The second worst tier, or course. 72-61 / Subpar - Still sucky, but close to average. 60-49 / Average - Not good, not bad, just tolerable. 48-37 / Nice - Slightly above average. 36-25 / Good - A lot higher than average, but needs more polish. 24-13 / Great - Better than good, but with a few minor hiccups. 12-1 / Excellent - Near perfection. Where levels shine the most.

[@adumbfurry7036]

Just a small thing, the MM6 robot masters are meant to represent countries. Wind Man representing China makes the Pandas a choice, and Yamato being Japanese makes the background design work.

[@VonSnootingham]

To add on to this, the same goes for Napalm Man is 5. Napalm was most famously utilized in the Vietnam War, which is what this stage is theme around. That's why it's in a jungle with tigers, there are pits, and then tunnels. There are Joes in helicopters and rockets shooting at you. It's all the Vietnam War. It's actually in pretty poor taste.

[@ZeldaMasterLogan]

@@VonSnootingham And to add on to that, Because of Napalm Man's stage theme being based on the Vietnam War it caused Mega Man 5 to be banned from Vietnam. But despite that Napalm Man's stage is my second favorite stage in 5.

[@Beriorn]

So just like last time, copypasted the results into Excel and through some wizardry I managed to suss out which game has the best levels. I did this by giving every stage a number of points equal to its rank on the list. I then added all the numbers and divided the result by 8 to reach the average rank for each game, accurate to up to an eight of a point. This means that the lower the number, the better the game's rank. So here we go! #12: 90.250 points for Mega Man & Bass. When seven of your stages are in the eight worst stages, it's easy who's going to lose. Cold Man's 76th spot does not help. #11: 76.875 points for Mega Man 8. Six of your stages in the 20 lowest ranks means you won't be taking home the bacon. #10: 64.125 points for Mega Man 2. Surprising to see one of the most beloved games ranked this low, but be honest here: MM2 was just like this list's winner 75% JANK. Spread evenly out in the lower ranks, not even Wood Man at number 11 helps get this rank up (heh >:]). #09: 60.750 points for Mega Man 1. Let's be honest, the Mega Man 1 stages were nothing worth looking at. Its stages are more clustered than that of MM2, and even when the Fire Man rises it cannot prevent MM1 from crashing with no survivors. #08: 54.875 points for Mega Man 5. Some of the game's stages just went on and on with no end in sight, and the same goes for MM5's entries into the list. From Gyro Man's 32nd place to Wave Man's 79th place, the game lacks the hard hitters to make it up bigger. #07: 45.000 points for Mega Man 6. The best looking of the NES bunch, the ranks are spread thin with Plant Man's 20th spot balancing out Centaur Man's 70th spot. #06: 41.750 points for Mega Man 3. Snake Man and Gemini Man at ranks 16 and 18 tried their best but they could not bring MM3 any higher with Magnet Man's 65th spot dragging them down and Top Man's 57th for his blue background weed plantation stage. #05: 34.500 points for Mega Man 7. Cloud Man and Spring Man being stuck at ranks 83 and 74 drag down the rest of the excellent ranks, especially staining Junk Man's victory. Turbo Man, Slash Man and Freeze Man helped mitigate the damage, lest we'd have another Mega Man 6 on our hands. #04: 32.750 points for Mega Man 10. Practice does not make perfect, it seems. The trio in the low 40s drags down an otherwise great showing, even balancing out Pump Man's 56th place. #03: 32.125 points for Mega Man 11. The youngest child is an energetic one. Impact Man at 69th place, while nice, drags down the others alongside Bounce Man's 72nd spot. Fuse Man and Block Man in the 30s don't really help either, since the remaining four are in the top 20. But the game can be proud with its bronze. #02: 25.375 points for Mega Man 4. When your worst entry is only at the 51st spot you have a great start, accompanied by a pair at the low 30s, a cluster in the low 20s and the second place. So good on you, Toad Man, for getting second place and making your game the second best. At least you're not the worst this time. #01: 23.625 points for Mega Man 9. A minute difference with Mega Man 4, but with three stages in the top 10, a duo in the mid-20s and even your worst being the best ranked of all other games' worst you have what it takes to make like Robbie Rotten and be number one. So good on you, Mega Man 9. You have the best stages and are the best bean in the bunch. Dishonorable mention goes to Concrete Man and his 40th place, for not making this into a hat trick.

[@silvazeking100]

Thank you for this information :)

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

The results are actually slightly different if you base them off of the score Nico gave them rather than the placement he gave them. This is likely because the placements don't have a consistent progression of quality and the scores suddenly skyrocket at the end out of nowhere. The rankings based on score are as follows: 1st place Megaman 9 Average Score: 6.15 2nd place Megaman 4 Average Score: 5.925 3rd/4th place: Megaman 7 and Megaman 11 Average Score: 5.45 each 5th place: Megaman 10: Average Score: 5.15 6th place: Megaman 3: Average Score: 4.4375 7th place: Megaman 6: Average Score: 4.1625 8th place: Megaman 5: Average Score: 3.3875 9th place: Megaman 1: Average Score: 3.25 (3.1 with Powered Up) 10th place: Megaman 2: Average Score: 2.7875 11th place: Megaman 8: Average Score: 1.825 12th place: Megaman and Bass/Rockman and Forte: Average Score: 0.825 Kind of funny how just a change in variables makes Megaman 7's stages better than Megaman 10's, but I guess that's just how it goes sometimes.

[@Beriorn]

@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 Yeah, I considered looking at those scores as well but I have not received enough vaccines to be that autistic.

[@toryficarola]

@@genericyoutubecommentchann7418 I consider 7's levels overall better than 10's levels and Nico indeed rated 7 overall higher than 10.

[@JasonPaul576]

@@lordlouie3550 I don't think he was serious.

[@Red1Fouad]

You absolute mad man you did it, you actually did it!

[@superfighter064]

No no he really didn’t

[@daevis694]

@@superfighter064 fuck u

[@Soma_Shotgun]

I've never noticed that the sand in Ground Man's stage is just recolored water. That's hilarious. Nice to see the Megaman and Bass levels at the bottom, where they belong.

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

1:11:25 Wow, you actually used the spark shock!

[@chaoskiller6084]

Pretty sure it's the same footage from his weapon rankings

[@daevis694]

During his evaluation, he was demonstrating the S.Shock. That's why he used it.

[@PoipoleBoi]

The funny thing about Torch Man and Burner Man is that they have similar elements but used completely different. They both have insta kill fire gimmicks but one is telegraphed, both use flying animals like bats or owls but one is made for their stage specifically and even punishes for killing it which is insanely clever, and both take place in a forest. The difference is that one was well thought out and has passion put into it and one doesn't. It just shows level design perfectly in those two levels alone.

[@wholetthispersonon]

I appreciate that you gave a **score** for music that doesn't affect the ranking.

[@toryficarola]

I do too. Once again, MASSIVE KUDOS to you, sir Nico.

[@professortrickroom3777]

I think music should be grouped with delivery.

[@uandresbrito5685]

@@professortrickroom3777 I don't. As with fun factor, overly subjective things would ruin the overall score.

[@nightkobun]

Speaking of missing the memo, the little weather robots in Cloud Man's stage are based off the "Teru teru bōzu", a type of ghost looking doll made by japanese farmers using some waded up paper that they would hang in their window sill in the hopes that it would scare away rain clouds. You can also flip it upside down if you want it to do the opposite, make it rain sooner, hence how the enemy works. This is why it's probably not a good idea to base your enemy designs on things specific to your culture if you don't give it a good teaching element. People also like to draw little faces on them to make them look like their friends, their family, their next door neighbors, that creepy guy that likes to follow you home from school everyday, and while they do little to make bad weather go away, they are pretty cute looking. I like to make one's with Nico's face on them, in the hopes that they'll make bad levels go away.

[@toryficarola]

Huh. That's really interesting. The more you know....

[@deadsonic8907]

The more you know😎

[@ThePageofRage]

I always placed Heat Man's stage near dead last for me, and watching that list, I figured out why. If every tile in that stage wasn't colored a gross hot pink, it would look just like a sewer level.

[@toryficarola]

Same here.

[@agentblackbird9435]

The thing is it’s *meant* to be a sewer. At least in the Rockman 2 manga it is.

[@coldsnap5742]

Each game's average level score is... Mega Man 9: 6.15 Mega Man 4: 5.925 Mega Man 7: 5.45 Mega Man 11: 5.45 (A tie! Wow! I had to double-check my math here!) Mega Man 10: 5.15 Mega Man 3: 4.4375 Mega Man 6: 4.1625 Mega Man 5: 3.3875 Mega Man 1: 3.25 Mega Man 2: 2.7875 Mega Man Powered Up: 2.65 Mega Man 8: 1.825 Rockman and Forte: 0.825 (OUCH!)

[@coldsnap5742]

@@zakirhusain6324 I defaulted to release order as the tiebreaker. Is it really that important?

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

Common 9 W

[@RyleArron]

Hour and a half in, and I’m wondering if he’s ever gonna get to a level he actually likes. He DOES like this series, right?

[@drbuni]

It makes sense he wouldn't like the bottom levels in the list. That said, Nico is a very harsh critic of level design, so I am not surprised he complains about most of the levels. Personally, I too like to look at flaws, and I hate lack of teaching elements, inconsistent leaps of faith, overabundance of instakill elements, etc, but I am way more appreciative of "mediocre" levels. Case in point, I love Cloud Man's level, even if it lacks proper teaching elements and it is an obvious Air Man 2.0 (then again, I also like Air Man's stage). But if I were to look critically at the levels, I would put some of my favorites - like Cloud Man's - very low on the list as well.

[@thomasffrench3639]

@@drbuni Yet he praised mediocre levels like Hornet Man and Plug Man and bad stages like Turbo Man stage. It's just strange that he has high standards for certain stages, but low standards for others.

[@toolala3908]

You should rank every wily stage next.

[@GreatKnightJ]

Mega Man 2: *Nervous heavy breathing*

[@MeisterGaming64]

That’s going to be hard because over half of them are pretty forgettable lol

[@toolala3908]

@@MeisterGaming64 But the wily stages in megaman 2 are so good

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

@@toolala3908 My ass they are

[@aradia9726]

Toolala 2 has the worst wily stages

[@Gurasola]

This is such an amazing list. I love how well you broke down the reasons why the great levels were great and the horrible ones were horrible. I'd say this is the best of the three lists that you've made easy. Honestly I can't disagree with a single assessment you made here, though I might've ranked Sheepman slightly higher. The top five are truly some very special stages, some of which I never realized just how well they work until watching this video. Again though, you nailed your explanations for why each is as good as they are. Likewise, I loved you ripping apart the bad ones. You deserve a massive pat on the back for all this hard work. Amazing job. As for future list ideas, maybe the Top Mega Man enemies? Although that one would probably be pretty massive.

[@MrWright]

So many red arrows... and I definitely did not expect to see Mega Man 11 to get the most yellow hearts out of any other game. Good list, Nico. As you might expect, there are some placements I disagree with (I might go into detail later), but your list is respectable. Good job.

[@chaoskiller6084]

What do the red arrows actually mean?

[@muxilava]

@@chaoskiller6084 Is about the music. A red arrow means that he dislikes the music, a green arrow means that he likes the music and a yellow heart means that the selected music is one favourite of Nico.

[@chaoskiller6084]

@@muxilava Ah I see, thanks

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

look, ok. the instrumental version of the megaman 11 tracks are phenomenal

[@tigmo55]

What a video! Thank you for taking so much time to put together a mammoth list like this one. I'll tell you what...it sure makes me want to play the whole series again! It was fun hearing your opinions about some of these stages too...even if we disagree on many, many points (I LOVE MM5 and I have a high opinion of MM8 too and both MM2 and 3 are my favs in the series...don't care what others think). I can tell that you love Mega Man 9 though and we can certainly agree on that. What a blessing it was to get MM9 and 10. I'm still amazed that we got essentially new NES-esque Mega Man games like that.

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

These Megaman ranking videos will always be entertaining

[@eldercar783]

Things this video has taught me: 1. Nico and I really agree about what makes a good Mega Man stage 2. Nico and I really do not agree about what makes a good Mega Man song

[@ForceMaximus84]

Favorites per game: MM1: Cut Man MM2: Metal Man MM3: Shadow Man MM4: Toad Man MM5: Gravity Man MM6: Tomahawk Man MM7: Junk Man MM8: Search Man MM&B: Cold Man MM9: Jewel Man MM10: Solar Man MM11: Torch Man

[@awagnow]

I'm honestly pretty surprised to see Yamato Man's stage so far down on this list. You get to chose between two paths multiple times, and I mean actual multiple paths, not just short little detours that unite with the main paths two screens later, which makes the whole stage feel very dynamic. It's something you don't see very often, if even at all, in a classic mega man game. The visuals and theme of this level are great too, you're basically infiltrating an ancient japanese fortress. And on a side node, the music of this level is also pretty good.

[@Crobert24]

Very great and appreciated work from you nico also i did get surprise when you show that there is a roof secret in junk man's stage, probably the best ever made!! Nice work

[@muxilava]

I expected to see you here croby. Keep uploading Megaman content, I love your channel, dude!

[@Crobert24]

@@muxilava thanks dude

[@jjs3755]

Can't wait to see Burner Man's stage at number 1

[@toryficarola]

*rotflol*

[@user-tc5hn1dz4j]

Those people of nowdays don't like the REAL GOOD level design. Making you get killed by Giant Fire Tellys tat wants you to go up, but on the higher spots have tough cannons that kill you is so awesome XD

[@thesoldier7868]

*;v;*

[@uandresbrito5685]

@@thesoldier7868 Don't worry. We all like your beautiful Hitoshi Ariga design.

[@luckymelon247]

This list is Excellent and well put together. You definitely explained the stages perfectly about its: Pros and Cons, What you would have done different, and just overall what should a stage truly be. This changed some of my opinions on the stages that I wouldn't have never Thought about. Great Work 👌

[@Jinrai]

Maybe you should take a well-deserved week off after this.

[@toryficarola]

And so he did. Good job, bub! You have very very much earned this rime off. :)

[@christiandevincenzis5055]

Amazing job man glad it all came together props to you

[@blockfrog]

9:02

[@megamob5834]

You’re doing the lords work Nico

[@shmirko1665]

Aw man these type of video's is what I subscribed for, looked up a ranking of all robotmasters and stumbled upon your vid, and now I am a fan!

[@superchiptunetv2291]

burnerman never fails in be your last place 😂😂😂

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

2:11:47 - 2.11.57 Man. If only a certain TGX guy paid attention. That way he wouldn't have blamed the game for his own mistakes.

[@daevis694]

Lol, you mean he wouldn't have considered 9 to be the worst, you mean.

[@train4292]

Oh geez....don’t bring that dude up...his reviews gave me a headache

[@Eclipsmon8421]

My opinion about Megaman 9 is the middle ground between TGX's and Nico's opinion. On one hand, I like this game. It can be fun, especially if you are good at it, the weapon selection is one of the best. Right up there with 4, and Bass, and 11, and aside from Megaman 10, the soundtrack is 8 bit music at its peak if you ask to me. On the other hand, if the popular opinion of Megaman 9, and Megaman and Bass were switched the world would make A LOT more sense to me. If you ask to me, every single Megaman games, no exception are very similar in term of enemy and hazards placement. What makes Megaman 9 so different however, is that almost everything in the game kills you in one hit! I am sure that if there was less instant kill hazards in this game, it would be a lot more fun. When the game is frustrating even with the save states of the legacy collection, there is quite a problem if you ask to me. And speaking of this, maybe instant kill hazards wouldn't be so bad, if you didn't start with two lives, and that there weren't 2 checkpoints in total. Overall, TGX should have give more credits, but although it is better than 1, 2, and 3 in my opinion, Megaman 9 really isn't that great.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

@@Eclipsmon8421 Two lives? What?

[@Eclipsmon8421]

@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 When you start the game for the first time or after a game over, you have 2 lives, meaning you can only make 3 mistakes throughout a level, unless you find an extra life. And it's the same for every megaman games ever, except the easier modes of Megaman 11.

[@ScreamyngYoshi]

This made for a great birthday present. Thanks Nico

[@daevis694]

Hey same here bro, except mine is a day before yours

[@queenmonika-plays119]

"What is this? Escape from Mega Man and Bass!" Nico 2020 (Playing Strike Mans level)

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

These are the videos I love. You have quickely become my favorite channel in the past year or so. You are truly a brilliant genius with this series, everything you do has been looked over to perfection. Every list or side video you do you can clearly see how his change in opinions and additional expeirience has effected your statements. You created a perfectly balanced way to list each board. I would only change some of the rankings. Your improvements are amazing and bringing up problems you talked about not just in the official game but also in the fangames, you did your homework. As a kid I also thought of the sounds used in Cutman sounded like Zelda (And Mario) music. Finally someone sees this point of view. Always called those flying guys in sheep man Osamas because of those turbans. There is also this glitch with the Eggs in Gemini Man, they sometimes will stay in the games code after being destroyed. Fire man was a surprise but I completely understand, I never thought of the stage when I was at the beginning, more of a nice surprise at the end, it is fucking great except that one screen.

[@depression6261]

This comment is good and all *but this room is just a fill*

[@sperrythegodyounger7250]

Thanks for doing my suggestion. You're the best.

[@TerminusEst13]

Fantastic list as always, Nico. You've worked hard on this, and it shows. Well done!

[@drbuni]

It shows that he hates almost everything about Mega Man.

[@StarGeminiZ]

Mega Man 8 did feel like a Sega Saturn tech demo. Not much thought in the stages except lets see how much we can fit on screen with no lag.

[@teaghanmoreno8724]

I'm not huge on Frostman himself, but his stage theme is absolutely kickin

[@user-wr7pe4rf4v]

Best stage list ever great job Nico🎉

[@burncrowsp]

Finally had some time to watch this one from start to finish. Great job as usual! I know it's hard but I'm looking forward for a similar list about X series stages or the GB games, keep it up!

[@jaxixteen]

I only disagree with the music opinions, everything else I agree with but, how is crash man a bad song? Actually I'm just gonna say my thoughts on the mega man music, only 5 and R&F/ MM&B have bland soundtracks but still some nice melodies. Also if you're reading congratulations man, just keep doing what you do okay?

[@tigmo55]

That's a great point! I agreed with Nico on many of his choices in regards to music but he definitely loves the MM4 soundtrack WAY more than me. I've always considered the Dust Man and Drill Man tracks to be quite mediocre actually. And Block Man's theme from MM11 was a huge disappointment IMO (it was the first stage in MM11 that I played and I remember getting a sinking feeling when I heard that song...like "Where's that MM9 or MM10 music???" And how does Snake Man's theme not get a heart next to it? One of my personal favs that one.

[@Spingerex]

Yay,it's finally here,what a feast this'll be...

[@filmblox9845]

Fan of Snake Man's theme? My Man. 🤝

[@malachiallen1517]

58:39 Had me dying

[@illeaneoliveira3329]

Good job! I only spend 5 days watching the video... but it was cool! I remembered any stages and I see elements that i didn't know.

[@jesuschristislord6790]

*BEST Mega Man Robot Master Stages* *is negative about it 3 hours out of the 3 hour and 16 minute video*

[@charbomber110]

My man called literal flying bombs that explode when you shoot them "flying bullets" and then docked Bomb Man for not being on theme even though they're everywhere? And then he said Wind Man wasn't on theme because "That's fans not wind" like what the fuck are they meant to do have invisible air mechanics flying around so it's even more annoying???

[@bluberrydee6205]

I like how 7 of the bottom 10 are from MM&B

[@uandresbrito5685]

Pretty bias imo

[@EdmacZ]

The Moral of the story: Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass are not very good games.

[@Jevix-xl1tx]

"Small price to pay for some good visuals"

[@PrGibus]

*Nico Evaluates does not like Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass.

[@depressednapoleon9745]

Me neither.

[@templariox32]

@@PrGibus Exactly my good man

[@jedisalsohere]

Mega Man 8 I agree with, but I honestly never understood the hate train for Mega Man & Bass.

[@WildAscension]

48:27 Best part in the whole video 🤣

[@oliverhurt3418]

8:23 - You just quoted Silver The Hedgehog from Sonic 06! 😆

[@RyansChannel0203]

Mega Man 6 is by far the best NES Mega Man game, and no one can tell me otherwise. 4 comes super close though.

[@TsukiStuffs]

"by far" "4 comes super close though"

[@wolfytronic]

85: Aqua Man subtitles: hot woman

[@Red_Biker_Dude]

I mean, they are only half wrong...

[@alexmesser9332]

Has to be the best Mega Man list out there. We differ in some opinions on what makes for good game design, but the way you back up your thoughts is impossible to refute without looking like a dumbass in most cases. Subjective rankings are strengthened exponentially by having experience with the thing you're listing, and all the little details that make their way into this video makes it very obvious you know your stuff. Incredible work and really quite informative while being completely unpretentious. Also, Junk Man is just the perfect way to end... magical stage, harkening back to past obstacles and putting new spins on them is indeed ingenious towards the level theme. Something about Mega Man has always been very personal to me.

[@DJTileTurnip]

After all this time waiting, it has arrived! Just hope nobody says the video starts at any time except for 0:00 *When is Magnet Man Rap coming?*

[@Crobert24]

Nice to see you here

[@depression6261]

58:37

[@depression6261]

You're welcome

[@zerosaberx2177]

Fantastic list Nico! Especially 58:37 :D

[@duoge9139]

idk how you make your editing this good

[@hummingwires9760]

I did enjoy secret hunting In junkman’s stage but this list really put into perspective just how much detail went into the experience comparatively. sets the standard for a what A truly great MegaMan level should do. This was awesome.

[@SonicMaster519]

If this guy reviewed Mega Man Maker levels, maybe as time went on the actually good levels would appear more, I would love this guy to absolutely demolish my levels and call them garbage lol

[@rockman2905]

He actually does!

[@SonicMaster519]

@@rockman2905 Awesome! I’ll have to watch those.

[@crocky6996]

He used to and it was really fun when it lasted. Hope he reopens that section again in the future.

[@davenhla]

I was never a fan of dissapearing blocks. Probably why I hate Heat Man's stage above all. Of course, I avoided MM8 entirely after seeing some reviews. I have always had a fondness for the MM1 stages, they are all fairly unique, the music is banger, and they offer challenge without the poor designs of blind falls or other flaws seen in some of the newer games. They are all pretty straight forward and all of them are doable with buster only.

[@Red_Biker_Dude]

Yoku blocks are really good though

[@thoaihoquang1578]

You help me a lot to dev my games

[@SeekerLancer]

All of your most hated levels made me feel so warm and validated. Edit: Also Mega Man 4 was my first Mega Man game as a kid and Skull Man was my first pick too. That's awesome.

[@SnazzySoundwave]

Mega Man 8 is good. Once you turn off the console.

[@knack3381]

i loved the way mega man 11 makes use of the robot master abilities going through acid man's stage using block man's weapon is extremely rewarding despite the fact that its the boss weapon, for example

[@willtanhey]

what you fail to mention about wave man's stage is during the autoscrolling section of the stage, you cannot bring up the menu. So, not only can you not pause the game to take a piss or do some other shit, but you also cannot use any E-tanks you have to replenish your health, which is why I think wave man's stage should be placed lower.

[@carloshernandez-rf1ln]

I would love a top best robot masters songs, Megaman is very well known for its badass music.

[@misterbadguy7325]

Cloud Man's stage is one of those cases of "the game was made by Japanese people and they put something in there assuming it was universal." The weather robot is pretty clearly meant to be something called a teru teru bozu, which is a Japanese good-luck-charm, a doll made from white cloth. Turning it right side up brings sunny weather, turning it upside down brings rain. But if you're not Japanese, then it just looks like a birdie or something.

[@thedudepersonguy9725]

This in a nutshell 96-26: absolute fucking shit 25-1: pretty ok

[@thedudepersonguy9725]

@@caioalves3343 These aren't my opinions, I was poking fun at Nico's harsh rating system.

[@taco1010]

This guys videos are hilarios. Love this channel

[@ThePageofRage]

Well, I know what I'm going to spend listening to at work today!

[@random.explosion]

Literally never played megaman in my life but I needed something to watch after the action 52 one for the 400th time Goes hard, perhaps I will give it a try now brother

[@Kuchiri]

Every Mega Man 7 stage has at least one call back to Mega Man 1-6 not just Junk... does that mean the whole game is junk? :o

[@RagingRowen]

I honestly wonder if there will be a Best Wily Stages list...

[@RollingPolio]

i honestly was kinda bummed that gravity man's stage wasn't top ten, the gimmick was pulled off really well and it made for a really balanced and unique experience

[@hunam1464]

No challenge, no progression.

[@tdawgmaster1729]

Gravity Man's level had a LOT of missed potential in my eyes. I feel like Jupiter's level (or was it Saturn's? I haven't played that game) from World 5 is what Gravity Man's level should have been, what with the increased and decreased gravity gimmicks

[@RollingPolio]

@@tdawgmaster1729 definitely, i only played mmv recently but its SO good.

[@aggrondsdude3402]

Love the video. Are you by chance going to do the Wily bosses and Stages? If so I'd can't wait to see it! ^^

[@HeaviestClaw]

Magnet mans music is a bop tho.

[@vincenzomarinostylex9765]

34:49 wait hold on how do you have the air shooter in Air Man's stage!?

[@NicoEvaluates]

Game Genie

[@vincenzomarinostylex9765]

@@NicoEvaluates Ah, also thanks for the reply

[@DJTileTurnip]

Replaying the stage?

[@vincenzomarinostylex9765]

@@DJTileTurnip You can't do that in mega man 2, well...you can in the mobile version

[@ismelystorna2779]

Uhhh..... Those guys that steal your bolts more look like they are violating megaman, And holy cow.

[@TurquoiseStar17]

I personally wouldn't rank Mega Man & Bass levels high, either. The stages are all made up of borrowed assets from Mega Man 8, including literally 2 of its robot masters, so the originality factor is lost there. But it does have one of my favourite Classic-series soundtracks (the SNES version, anyway)

[@casualtom82]

Those top two surprised me, but your explanations won me over. Though I do dislike how Toad's stage starts with the wind blowing against you. Imagine playing Mega Man for the first time and that's the first stage you pick. And that jump near the end is kind of BS, but otherwise very solid points, once you've taken the boss out of the equation. And really good points about Junk. It has the most replay value out of probably any stage. But one thing I learned is that you really love fire stages and I really must not like fire stages.

[@tigmo55]

I thought the same thing but then again, it makes me want to play Junk Man's stage again! ;) Obviously, bias and sheer nostalgia will always play a role in a list like this. I don't know what my personal favorites are but I do know that I adore MM2 and that too many stages from that game were ranked WAY too low. I mean, the Fire Man stage from MM1 is better than every single stage in MM2? Really? Just me though.

[@casualtom82]

@@tigmo55 Oh, it's not just you. 2 has some great stages, but the best thing about it is that it controls more reliably than any other Mega Man game on the NES. And no way Fire Man's stage is better than Wood stage, for sure. Maybe more. But I do respect his reasoning for some of the ones that placed near the very top.

[@toryficarola]

I wonder how abysmally low the DOS RM levels would rank. It would be amusing to see how (DOS 3) Wave's level compares to (5) Wave's level; (DOS 3) Oil's level compares to (PU) Oil's level; (DOS 3) Blade's level compares to (10) Blade's level; (DOS 3) Torch's level compares to (11) Torch's level & Pirate Man's level to ANY level outta DOS 3. I'm sure Nico once entertained the notion before snapping back to his senses.

[@user-tc5hn1dz4j]

DOS level desig is just walk and kill enemies (except for the yoku blocks sections)

[@bezoticallyyours83]

I love Flash Man's stage. Weird design and great music. The bacon dispensers! 😆

[@AlexSWarrior254]

58:37 You're welcome.

[@Ian_Comics]

Guts Man's stage does teach you about the falling platforms. You get to see the first trapped one operate before you can jump onto it.

[@bulb9970]

Tbh I feel like Fireman’s placement was done to shit more on Mega Man 2 lol

[@edu2076]

Have you ever collaborated or considered doing so with GeminiLaser/Flashman85?

[@edgelord8337]

That guy is the real MVP's

[@irohnic473]

He actually did a podcast with Gemini laser he said so in his Oh Joes play through

[@drewhaueter4502]

Love your Magnet Man song

[@VGJol]

58:38 Yes

[@disconinjafrog5857]

I love the magnet man song now keep up the good work!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

I did not know that about the foot holders in ice man's stage. I've never seen that before!

[@trollsmasher4154]

Love the Tourettes Guy reference in Plant Man's stage. 🤣

[@garvensman]

I think you missed the entire point of Napalm Man’s stage. Jungle and waterfalls. Pits with spikes in them. Tunneling. Missiles and a military base. It’s the Vietnam War as a stage, you know, the place we used a lot of Napalm? I don’t think you could possibly have a better representation. A jungle with waterfalls, punji pits, vietcong tunnels and a military base/hangar. I’m not saying it’s the best stage ever, but I think your list is skewed because you missed these references

[@NicoEvaluates]

That's a lot of obscure thought and references to put into a game made for (little) kids. We would have been fine with a more traditional theme. I'm not sure children aged 4-15 are going to know about the Vietnam War, especially in Europe. Let alone make the connection.

[@garvensman]

@@NicoEvaluates I didn’t make the connection as a kid, but my father fought in Nam, so I eventually learned the connection, and as an adult, I find it pretty great

[@crocky6996]

@@garvensman It's a nice additional context, but even with the context, it's not universal enough to get it for americans, let alone the rest of the world who did not participate. I am also in the boat of preferring another type of stage, but I appreciate the try nonetheless

[@nintendodude7143]

I like how every Robot Master is put in a neat column, and Burner Man is put in a lonely spot just for earning 2 last places.

[@rorschach3959]

58:40 best part