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You need to see 4, 5, and 6 first to get all the story out of 1, 2, and 3. They are PREQUELS, which is a type of SEQUEL. They are the backstory, but intended to be seen after you know the story. On the one hand they explain some extra details about 4, 5, and 6, and fill in the gaps, but on the other hand they ruin parts of the original plot and add more plotholes.

Watching 1, 2, and 3 first to get the backstory of Anakin doesn't matter if you don't already know what's gonna happen later. It just doesn't have the same suspense effect of "ooh damn I know where this is all gonna go! How's it gonna happen?" If you watch 1, 2, and 3 first they're just kinda "meh" plotwise CGI-fests with some good action sequences, and then 4, 5, and 6 look really boring action wise, even though they have better acting and motherfucking Billy Dee Williams up in that bitch.