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| Mega Man 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Release date | 1990 |
| Genre | 2D Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Age rating(s) | N/A |
| Platform(s) | Famicom/NES |
| Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough | |
Mega Man 3, known as "Rockman 3 End of Dr. Wily!?") in Japan, is a video game that is a part of the Mega Man Classic series. For the Game Boy game, see: Mega Man III. The image of Mega Man used in this game's boxart (with a slight touchup) was used as the basis for the boxart of both the North American version of Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge and for the DOS version of Mega Man as well. However, the surrounding landscape and robot masters have been cropped out of the picture.
Story
In the year 200X Dr. Wily claims to have reformed and works with Dr. Light on a project to build a peace-keeping robot named "Gamma." However, the eight Robot Masters that the two scientists had designed in order to help maintain peace go berserk and make off with the eight power crystals. Once again, Mega Man is called into action, but this time with a trusty canine companion named "Rush," to go after them and retrieve the crystals, located on various mining planets in space.
Proto Man (DRN-000; known as "Blues" in Japan), Dr. Light's first creation, also finally returns after a year in hiding to "train" Mega Man by dueling him in various locations throughout the blue-bomber's (Rockman's American nickname) journey, but if Mega Man comes out the winner, he will open up the path forward to him. Proto Man disguises himself as "Break Man" prior to the Dr. Wily Stages (otherwise he is undisguised).
Upon defeating the main Robot Masters, four new levels open up, which are new versions of the levels they replace. Overall, these new levels are similar to the levels they replace, except much harder, for instance the new Spark Man level, features a fall down a spike-lined shaft. In these levels, Mega Man is confronted by new robots called Doc Robots (one about half-way through the level, the other at the end), which take on the abilities of the Robot Masters of Mega Man 2.
After Mega Man is victorious over the eight Robot Masters and the Doc Robots, he confronts and battles "Break Man". After the duel, he teleports out and returns to the lab, where Dr. Light tells him that Wily has stolen Gamma and, of course, that Mega Man must pursue him immediately before he can wreak havoc with the massive war machine. Mega Man goes to Wily's new Skull Compound and, after defeating some new foes (including several clones of himself), he faces Gamma, who is under the control of Dr. Wily. Upon defeating him, the fortress begins to destabilize. Parts of the ceiling fall on Mega Man and Wily, but a red figure descends through the dust and rescues Mega Man. Wily has seemingly met his demise.
When he awakes, he finds himself in Dr. Light's lab. Dr. Light explains that he found Mega Man lying there when he came in. He then wonders aloud who brought Mega Man there, but before he has even finished his third word, a whistle splits the air, leaving no doubt in either Mega Man or Dr. Light's mind who was responsible for saving Mega Man. It appears that Proto Man is not evil after all.
Dr. Light takes Mega Man to a work table where he shows him a notebook that is filled with designs of Proto Man, confirming that Proto Man was the prototype master robot, and Mega Man's "brother", so to speak.
Robot Masters
| Name | Ability | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Spark Man | Spark Shock | Shadow Blade |
| Snake Man | Search Snake | Needle Cannon |
| Needle Man | Needle Cannon | Gemini Laser |
| Hard Man | Hard Knuckle | Magnet Missile |
| Top Man | Top Spin | Hard Knuckle |
| Gemini Man | Gemini Laser | Search Snake |
| Magnet Man | Magnet Missile | Spark Shock |
| Shadow Man | Shadow Blade | Top Spin |
Second-Round Robot Masters
After beating all the robot masters, and an extra fight with Proto Man (name given as Break Man in the game), the player must face modified versions of four of the initial eight stages where at the halfway point, and at the end, a strange-looking robot with the powers of one of the robot masters from Mega Man 2. The "spirit" of the robot master appears merges with the strange robot just prior to the battle.
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