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Top 10 Mega Man Bosses
   Is there a game with more recognized and appreciated bosses than the Mega Man series? Once one plays past the more hackneyed bosses of Mega Man 1, one is overwhelmed by the amount of memorable bosses in Mega Man 2 and 3. Both these games clearly make up the best in the series. While Mega Man 4 showed some strength in its boss creativity (Skull Man), it was the 5-8 installments that ran the idea of specific elemental men to the ground with such monstrosities of "Pharaoh Man" and "Charge Man". When one though looks back at the bosses of Mega Man 2 and 3 specifically, one is overwhelmed with the afflatus not only in the creation of the actual bosses, but also in their respective stages and stage music. Both of these later creations would add to the memorability of the actual bosses if they were done with the skill and unity realized in Mega Man 2 and 3. Flash Man WAS Flash Man's stage, Snake Man was not just himself, but his stage which we will read about later. Mega Man hit its stride in these games not because of amazing graphics of overtly intricate storylines, but because of creativity and simplicity, combining a simple 2D shooter into a battle with all the elements epitomized by all the bosses that had to be cleared. One could make a list including every boss in the second and third installment of the series (except Top Man) but that would involve making no difficult decisions which is often the key in thinking about any "best of" list. The difficult decisions were made and Old-Wizard was left with these 10 bosses in the Mega Man series as the best.
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