What's the best Mega Man game for someone who has never purchased one?

I have an NES but I feel like I really need a Mega Man game since I never have had one. I am thinking 2 or 3 since those are commonly called the best ones.Also, are there any other good platformers on the NES that I should look into?What's the best Mega Man game for someone who has never purchased one?
Yeah, 2 and 3 are probably the best.What's the best Mega Man game for someone who has never purchased one?
You could skip the NES ones and buy the collections for Xbox, Gamecube, or the PS2, since you'll be getting more for your money's worth, and you'll be getting most of the Mega Man games out there.
Mega Man 2 is definitely the best on the nes. IMO Mega Man X (the letter x, not 10) on the snes is the absolute best in the series.
Just go for the Mega Man Anniversary Collection or X Collection.
If your buying the NES cartridge Megaman 2 and 3 are good choices.The first Mega Man is really awesome, but it's also a pretty short game.
Start from the beginning!
i'm a big fan of 3, so if you ware going to get a nes one and not one of the collections i would get that.
cant go wrong with 2 or 3 for nes, or x for snes
You should get the Anniversary and X collections instead
I think 2 is one of the better games ever made, but either 2 or 3 would be a good place to start. I would agree with picking up the Anniversary collection though.
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mega man 2 and 3 for the nes...good choice.[quote=''gameplay reviews''] you can check little gameplay reviews here on screwattack (but they contain spoilers of course)(each about 2 min) mega man 1 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19803.html mega man 2 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19971.html mega man 3 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/20396.html mega man 4 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/20440.html mega man 5 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37187.html mega man 6 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37931.html [/quote] more good platformers on the nes:

• mario series
• little nemo
• little samson
• adventure island 2+3
• kirbys adventure
• jackie chans adventure
• ninja gaiden 1-3
• metroid
• castlevania 1+3
• ducktales
• shatterhand
• blaster master

you can check gameplay videos on these games onhttp://www.nesguide.com/ [quote=''collections''] so getting these collections would be a good choice.Mega Man Anniversary Collection (PS2, GC, XBOX)

• Mega Man, released in 1987
• Mega Man 2, released in 1989
• Mega Man 3, released in 1990
• Mega Man 4, released in 1992
• Mega Man 5, released in 1992
• Mega Man 6, released in 1994
• Mega Man 7, released in 1995
• Mega Man 8, released in 1997
• Mega Man: The Power Battle, released in 1996
• Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, released in 1997

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_Anniversary_Collection http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/megamananniversarycollection/index.html Mega Man X Collection (PS2, GC)

• Mega Man X (SNES/PC)
• Mega Man X2 (SNES)
• Mega Man X3 (SNES/Saturn/PlayStation/PC)
• Mega Man X4 (Saturn/PlayStation/PC) (PlayStation version later re-released in Singapore's AMK Hub)
• Mega Man X5 (PlayStation/PC)
• Mega Man X6 (PlayStation/PC) (PlayStation version later re-released in Singapore's AMK Hub)
• Mega Man Battle %26 Chase (PlayStation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X_Collection http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/megamanxcollection/index.html [/quote]
I would just go for megaman annivercery collection, you get the first 8 classic titles and 2 never releced in amarica. going by the price i paid for my Xbox copy, it retails for 5$.megaman X collection isn't bad either, though i would reccomend the PS2 version here simply because the gambcube controler dosen't lend itself to megaman gameplay.
I second the Anniversary Collection recommendations.
[QUOTE=''darkspineslayer'']I would just go for megaman annivercery collection, you get the first 8 classic titles and 2 never releced in amarica. going by the price i paid for my Xbox copy, it retails for 5$.megaman X collection isn't bad either, though i would reccomend the PS2 version here simply because the gambcube controler dosen't lend itself to megaman gameplay.[/QUOTE] 5$? pure bargain! great deal.
[QUOTE=''AuthenticKaizen''][QUOTE=''darkspineslayer''] I would just go for megaman annivercery collection, you get the first 8 classic titles and 2 never releced in amarica. going by the price i paid for my Xbox copy, it retails for 5$.megaman X collection isn't bad either, though i would reccomend the PS2 version here simply because the gambcube controler dosen't lend itself to megaman gameplay.[/QUOTE] 5$? pure bargain! great deal. [/QUOTE] i thought so :Pnew copy too! (or so said EB. meh, it works and thats all i care about)
For NES, definitely Mega Man 2.
Megaman 8 or Megaman X 7

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