I voted 3. My personal ranking goes 1,3,2,6,5,4. I started on with 1 (one of the 1st games I got) and loved it and played incessantly, but objectively I can't vote it 1st because it's lacking the standards set in 2 onward (8 masters, 3 items, more polish). 2 deserves huge praise for setting the standard for the series and also a big fave, but as a player I fins it too easy. For its more challenging difficulty, introduction of Rush and the slide, Protoman and storyline, and cool stuff like being able to play the robot masters from 2, I choose 3 as the best of the NES series. 4 was the first I recall thinking the ideas for robot masters were stretched (Toad and Pharoah?) and personally I loathe the charge buster introduced in this game. Now for the rest of the series, I am condemned to constantly running around with B pressed down and that annoying too-loud sound. 5 and 6 I got to late (years after they came out after I started collecting), but I liked 6's twist on Rush and am neutral on the dual boss paths. 5 is a fun game and great music but overlooked by many as was 6 coming so late.
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