Mega Man 3 is a platforming game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Retaining the gameplay from previous Mega Man games, Mega Man 3 has newer gimmicks, like additional 4 Doc Robot stages after defeating 8 Robot Masters, E-cans that replenishes health to 100%, and a new companion support robo dog named Rush.

.: April 1, 2005.: August 19, 2008,Mode(s)Mega Man 3 is an - developed and published by for the. It is the third game of the and was originally released in Japan on September 28, 1990. The game localized in North America later in 1990 and in European regions in 1992. Taking place after the events of, the plot follows the as he helps his creator, and a former villain, collect parts for a peace-keeping robot by defeating several that have gone haywire.A -, Mega Man 3 follows the same format set forth by its two predecessors. The player, as Mega Man, must complete a series of stages in any order. Defeating a stage's boss will earn the player its special weapon, which can be selected and used at will throughout the rest of the game. Mega Man 3 introduces new gameplay elements such as Mega Man's canine sidekick and the ability to slide along the ground.

Unlike with the first two installments of the series, artist and designer has considered the creation of Mega Man 3 to be very stressful due to time constraints and his own increased responsibilities during its development.Following the success of Mega Man 2 released two years earlier, Mega Man 3 has sold 1.17 million copies and has been positively received in critical reviews. Its presentation and gameplay has been especially praised, although many sources found the game to be too. Like other titles in the series, Mega Man 3 has been re-released several times on other gaming platforms, on, and as part of various Mega Man franchise compilations. Contents.Plot Mega Man 3 takes place during an unspecified year during the 21st century (20XX). The mad scientist, having twice had plans for world domination dashed, claims to have reformed and begins work with on a project to build a peace-keeping robot named 'Gamma'. In charge of a set of 'mining worlds', however, go berserk and make off with Gamma's eight power crystals. Mega Man is called into action, this time with a canine companion named Rush, to retrieve the crystals from the sites.

Throughout his mission, the protagonist continuously encounters and spars with Break Man, a masked foe who has abilities comparable to Mega Man's own. After Mega Man destroys the eight Robot Masters, he then revisits four of the mining sites to face off against eight 'Doc Robots', who possess the abilities of the Robot Masters from Mega Man's. Once the crystals are retrieved, Wily reverts to his evil ways, steals Gamma, and retreats to his new fortress. To stop Wily's newest plan to conquer the world, Mega Man destroys Gamma and defeats Wily in a final confrontation. As the fortress begins to crumble, Break Man appears in enough time to save Mega Man, but is too late to save Wily, who is seen being crushed under the rubble. When Mega Man regains consciousness in Dr.

Light's lab, his creator informs him that Break Man was actually his older brother. Gameplay. Mega Man and in Top Man's Stage.

Mega Man is seen using his slide ability.Mega Man 3 retains the and elements established by the two Mega Man games released before it. The player controls the protagonist Mega Man as he traverses eight selectable stages.

The player's primary blaster weapon is used to fend off the game's numerous enemies. Several can be picked up in each stage, including life energy, special weapon ammunition, extra lives, and 'E-Tanks', which are stored and can be selected to completely refill the player's life energy.

At the end of every stage the player must defeat a Robot Master: Magnet Man, Hard Man, Top Man, Shadow Man, Spark Man, Snake Man, Gemini Man, or Needle Man. Each Robot Master features a unique weapon and stage related to the weapon's power.

After defeating a boss, their signature weapon is added to Mega Man's arsenal. The Robot Masters are weak to the weapons of certain other Robot Masters, allowing the player to ease the boss battles by clearing some stages before others.Mega Man 3 is the first Mega Man game to feature the slide maneuver, which lets the player slip under enemy attacks and low-level barriers. After completing certain stages, Mega Man can access new abilities in his robot dog companion Rush. Rush's transformations include the 'Rush Coil' for jumping higher, the 'Rush Jet' for flying around the screen, and the 'Rush Marine' for traveling underwater.

Throughout the various stages the player encounters Proto Man (as Break Man), a mini-boss who, once defeated, will open passageways for the player to advance. Mega Man 3 also expands upon the two preceding games by having additional stages set between the initial eight Robot Masters and the linear stages of Dr. Wily's fortress. A system can be used to return to the game with most of the stages completed.

The 'Doc Robots' are fought after defeating all 8 Robot Masters. You face the Doc Robots in the Spark Man stage, Needle Man stage, Gemini Man stage, and Shadow Man stage. Development Development on Mega Man 3 began at over a year after the release of Mega Man 2., the lead supervisor for the first two games quit his job at the company during that gap of time. Artist, credited as 'Inafking', considered Mega Man 3 as one of his least favorite entries in the series due to '. what went into the game and what was behind the release of the game.' He had 'preset notions' about successful development because of the team's good experience with Mega Man 2 and found that his new superior 'didn't really understand Mega Man the way his predecessor did'. During the game's production, the developers lost the main planner, so Inafune had to take over that job for its completion.

Inafune recalled the final two months of development as particularly turbulent, when he had to take responsibility for assessing and dividing up tasks among the team members who were not meeting deadlines. The team was forced to put Mega Man 3 on the market before they thought it was ready. Inafune concluded, 'I knew that if we had more time to polish it, we could do a lot of things better, make it a better game, but the company said that we needed to release it. The whole environment behind what went into the production of the game is what I least favored. Numbers one and two – I really wanted to make the games; I was so excited about them. Number three – it just turned very different.'

Mega Man 3 brought new characters and gameplay mechanics to the franchise. Though Inafune considers the gameplay to have lost some of its simplicity, he felt Mega Man's slide ability was successfully implemented to enhance the player's control while battling enemies. Mega Man's sidekick dog Rush was designed by combining the functionality of three support tools from Mega Man 2, which would ease the player's navigation of stages. In addition to the Marine and Coil modes, Rush was originally intended to have a 'drill' mode that would allow Mega Man to tunnel underground. Another new character, Proto Man, was introduced in a way that the player would be unable to tell if he was an ally or an enemy to Mega Man. His design was influenced by, and he was given both a scarf and shield to make him appear 'tougher' than Mega Man. The design team wanted Proto Man to sport uncovered hair, but they instead opted for an open-faced helmet illustration for both the television commercials and instruction manual.

Proto Man's original Japanese name, Blues, was changed by Capcom's North American division despite Inafune's protests. Capcom did this not only to be consistent with Rockman's English name, but because they thought that the name Blues made no sense. Inafune attempted to defend it due to the name's to character names in the series. Though Rush and Proto Man were created solely by the developer, Capcom sought ideas from fans for the creation of the game's Robot Masters as they had done with Mega Man 2. The team received around 50,000 design submissions for Mega Man 3, only eight of which were used in the game. Harumi Fujita, credited as 'Mrs.

Tarumi', was the initial composer of the game, but she only completed a few songs before giving birth and having to drop off the project. She composed the songs ‘Needle Man’, ‘Gemini Man’ and ‘Staff Roll’. Capcom composer, also known as 'Bun Bun' was then assigned to complete the soundtrack and created the majority of the score. Reception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScore9 out of 109 out of 1023 out of 4024 out of 259.5 out of 10Mega Man 3 has enjoyed a positive reception from print and online sources. Thomas of, Christian Nutt and Justin Speer of, Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser ('The Lessers') of, Dan Whitehead of, Edward J. Semrad of and ( EGM), and the staff of all mutually found the game to have impressive graphics, enjoyable music, and challenging gameplay. Nutt and Speer summarized Mega Man 3 as a 'top-notch game' and Capcom's 'pinnacle of NES effort'.

IGN's Colin Moriarty argued the game as a major improvement over the original and that it even surpasses the critically acclaimed Mega Man 2 in quality. Moriarty justified this claim with the third installment's attempt at better storytelling, its longer length than any other classic Mega Man game, and its inclusion of all eight Mega Man 2 Robot Masters in addition to its own.

Brett Alan Weiss described it as doing what 'a great sequel is supposed to do by recapturing the fun, spirit and excitement of its predecessors while adding new levels, characters and challenges.' Some critics have judged Mega Man 3 to be excessively. Contributor McKinley Noble comically stated that actions such as 'pulling teeth, lifting a car over your head or performing open-heart surgery' are all significantly easier than beating Mega Man 3. Whitehead noted, 'Leaps must be precise, enemies must be dispatched rapidly and accurately, and there's a constant state of delicious near-panic as you wait to see what vicious demands the next room will place on your platforming skills.' The Lessers additionally saw considerable when too many sprites appear onscreen at once. The writers mentioned that it detracted from the normally crisp graphics the few times it was noticed.Since its 1990 release, Mega Man 3 has sold over one million copies worldwide, making it the 48th best-selling Capcom game. EGM listed Mega Man 3 as 'The Best Sequel to an Existing Game' in its 1991 Video Game Buyer's Guide.

The readers of voted it the third-best game of 1990 in the magazine's 'Nintendo Power Awards' for that year. The publication listed Mega Man 3 as the 11th best NES video game in their 20th anniversary issue in 2008. IGN included it at number 16 on its 'Top 100 NES Games of All Time'. Finally, GamePro ranked Mega Man 3 as the third-greatest 8-bit video game of all time. Legacy Mega Man 3 has seen releases on many consoles and other devices since its 1990 debut on the NES.

In the United States, it was made into a stripped-down, handheld game. It is the only Mega Man game in Nintendo's library. Mega Man 3 was in 1994 for the game, featuring updated graphics and sound. Mega Man 3 was released on the in the line in Japan in 1999. This version has arranged music, artwork galleries, and a 'navi' mode for beginner players. The NES edition of the game was also part of a North American compilation of ten titles in the series called, which was released for the and in 2004, and the in 2005.

Also in 2005, Mega Man 3 was bundled alongside other Capcom games as part of a peripheral. Mega Man 3 was released by Capcom on in Japan in 2005 and in North America in 2008. The NES version made its way to the Nintendo 's service worldwide in 2008. Finally, the Complete Works version was released on the (downloadable on and ) in Japan in 2010 and in North America in 2011.

Mega Man 3 was made available for download on the Virtual Console in Japan on September 26, 2012.Many of the features introduced in Mega Man 3 have been carried on by the series. These include the characters Protoman and Rush, the player's ability to slide, and extra stages set between the initial eight Robot Masters and Dr.

Wily's fortress. With the release of in 2008, however, some of these elements and others implemented in the third through eighth installments were forgone in favor of the more basic aspects of Mega Man and Mega Man 2. The producers of Mega Man 9 have referred to the ninth game as 'the new Mega Man 3' because they wanted to surpass what they accomplished in Mega Man 2.The game was adapted into the over an extended period, with Gamma being introduced and having its power source stolen in the 'Redemption' arc while the full adaptation takes place in 'Legends of the Blue Bomber' and 'The Ultimate Betrayal'. One of the biggest differences was that was adapted into the continuity prior to this game; as such, the Mega Man 3 Robot Masters debut in that adaptation.

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