Mega Man 3

Mega Man 3, known as in Japan, is the third game in the Classic era. It was developed and published by Capcom and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990-1992.
== Story ==
After his defeat at the hands of in Mega Man 2, Dr. Wily claims to have amnesia and forgotten his evil ambitions and returns to work with his former colleague, Dr. Light. The two collaborate on a project that is meant to bring world peace by means of the giant peace-keeping robot Gamma, an ambitious design powered by energy crystals that can only be found in outer space. In order to mine these materials, eight new Robot Masters are developed and sent out to various mining worlds. However, when these robots go haywire, Dr. Light sends Mega Man to deactivate them and retrieve the crystals. Throughout this journey, he is pursued by a mysterious robot calling himself Break Man.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
After defeating the eight Robot Masters, four of their domains are taken over by Doc Robots using the combat data of Dr. Wily's older creations, further hindering and delaying Mega Man in his task. However, when he returns to Dr. Light's lab after dispatching the new threats and defeating Break Man, Dr. Light informs him that after they received the last element, Dr. Wily ran off and stole the unfinished Gamma to use for his own purposes. Mega Man pursues him to his new fortress, where he defeats Wily piloting the Wily Machine 3. However, he turns out to be a robot replica, with the real Dr. Wily piloting Gamma.
After Mega Man defeats Gamma and Wily surrenders, the fortress begins to collapse, and both of them are buried under large stone blocks. Break Man shows up and saves Mega Man, but declares that he is too late to save Wily, and leaves without him. During the ending credits, as Mega Man walks back home by himself, information about the robots built by Dr. Light is shown, revealing Break Man's identity to be Proto Man, Mega Man's brother. As Mega Man stops and reminisces, Proto Man's image appears in the sky, while the Wily UFO escapes from the ruined fortress in the background, implying that Dr. Wily survived.
== Characters ==
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The protagonist and player character. Formerly a human-like household robot designed by Dr. Light, Rock was reconfigured into the fighting robot Mega Man to stop Dr. Wily's plans. He has the ability to take and use his enemies' weapons as he defeats them, allowing him to exploit their weaknesses.
=== Dr. Light ===
The brilliant scientist who created Mega Man and several other robot characters. He wishes to achieve world peace and teams up with Dr. Wily for this purpose. When his and Wily's new robots go haywire in their task to mine important energy crystals, he sends out Mega Man and his new robotic dog companion, Rush, to take care of the issue and gather the crystals.
=== Dr. Wily ===
Dr. Light's rival scientist and the villain of the previous games. He claims to have forgotten his evil ambitions and teams up with Dr. Light to work on a new project intended to assure world peace.
=== Proto Man/Break Man ===
A mysterious robot who repeatedly challenges Mega Man throughout his adventure, but also shows up to assist him. Mega Man must defeat his "Break Man" persona to reach the game's fortress stages.
=== Rush ===
Mega Man's canine companion, who makes his first appearance in this game. Rush can be called to transform into various forms or vehicles that aid Mega Man's movement, with his Rush Coil springboard form being available from the start. Other transformations can be unlocked throughout the game.
=== Gamma ===
A giant peace-keeping robot and the latest project of Dr. Light and Dr. Wily. His power source can only be obtained in space by Light and Wily's new mining robots, leading him to remain unfinished when these robots go haywire.
=== Other characters ===
These robots built by Dr. Light in the first game only appear on info cards in the ending and play no active role in the game or plot.
* Roll - A housekeeping robot and Mega Man's sister.
* Cut Man - A lumberjack robot.
* Guts Man - A land development robot.
* Ice Man - An antarctic exploration robot.
* Bomb Man - A land development robot.
* Fire Man - A waste incineration robot.
* Elec Man - A power plant controller robot.
== Gameplay ==
Like most games in the Classic era, Mega Man 3 is a side-scrolling platformer. Players take control of Mega Man, who can run, jump, shoot and climb on ladders to make his way through eight Robot Master stages in any order and eventually take on Wily Stage. Defeating a Robot Master grants Mega Man his weapon, and sometimes a new mobility tool; all of these can be used in place of the standard Mega Buster in exchange for weapon energy, which is recharged when Mega Man picks up certain items found throughout stages and dropped by enemies. Bosses (as well as some smaller enemies) are typically weak to one or more special weapons, which can be used to take them down more easily and quickly than with the Mega Buster alone.
Like many Mega Man sequels, Mega Man 3 strongly builds on its predecessor(s) and plays very similarly, but also brings something new to the table. The E-Tank system from the previous game has been reworked and Mega Man is now able to carry up to 9 of them, which are no longer lost on geting a Game Over and (as before) can be used at any time to refill his health. Furthermore, the game marks the first appearance of Mega Man's robot dog companion Rush, who can transform into a springboard for Mega Man through the Rush Coil weapon (which is available from the start), a jet with the Rush Jet, or a submarine with Rush Marine, effectively replacing the more generic Item-1, Item-2 and Item-3 mobility tools from the last game. Also new is the ability to slide, which can be performed by pressing Down + Jump and causes Mega Man to glide across the floor for a short time, moving faster and reducing his height to a single block for the duration, which allows him to fit through narrow spaces or avoid certain hazards more easily.
Mega Man 3 is notable within the Classic era for its unusual game structure, as defeating the eight Robot Masters does not unlock access to a fortress right away, but rather requires the player to replay four of the Robot Master stages in a more difficult form and then challenge the boss Break Man (see Stages). The four stages can again be selected in any order and are now occupied by two Doc Robots each, a new kind of foe that uses the attacks and abilities of the Robot Master bosses from the previous game, but without granting Mega Man any weapons.
== Enemies ==
=== Minor Enemies ===
Name	Sprite	Description	HP	Damage	Stage(s)
=== Minibosses ===
Name	Sprite	Description	HP	Damage	Stage(s)
=== Robot Masters ===
Note: In addition to their primary weaknesses, all Robot Masters in this game are weak to their own weapons.
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=== Doc Robots ===
After beating the eight Robot Masters, Mega Man must complete a more challenging "Doc Robot" version of four of the stages. Every stage contains two Doc Robots - the first acting as a miniboss, the second as the stage boss - which fight by using the data of Robot Masters from Mega Man 2. Although sprites of these Robot Masters are briefly seen "entering" the Doc Robot from above, all Doc Robots use the same sprite in battle.
Each Doc Robot is weak to two weapons obtained from this game's Robot Masters, and does not grant a weapon when defeated.
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=== Other Bosses ===
All of these bosses except Break Man are fought in Wily Stage.
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== Weapons ==
Name 	Sprite	Description
Mega Buster 	 	
Search Snake 	 	
Top Spin 	 	
Shadow Blade 	 	
Spark Shock 	 	
Magnet Missile	 	
Hard Knuckle 	 	
Needle Cannon 	 	
Gemini Laser 	 	
=== Rush Transformations ===
Name 	Sprite	Description
Rush Coil 	 	
Rush Jet 	 	
Rush Marine	 	
== Stages ==
File:MM3 - Stage Select Screen.png|256x240px|center|Mega Man 3 Stage Select Screen
rect 24 24 72 72 Spark Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
rect 104 24 152 72 Snake Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
rect 184 24 232 72 Needle Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
rect 24 88 72 136 Hard Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
rect 184 88 232 136 Top Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
rect 24 152 72 200 Gemini Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
rect 104 152 152 200 Magnet Man Stage (Mega Man 3) 
rect 184 152 232 200 Shadow Man Stage (Mega Man 3)
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* Doc Robot stages and Break Man:
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** Break Man's stage
* Wily Stage:
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== Items ==
Name 	Sprite	Description
1 UP 	 	
Energy Pellet 	 	
Energy Tank 	 	
Surprise Box 	 	
Weapon Capsule	 	
== Locations ==
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== Relation to other Games ==
=== Classic era ===
* Mega Man II has Needle Man, Magnet Man, Hard Man and Top Man 
* Mega Man III has Gemini Man, Snake Man, Spark Man and Shadow Man
* Ports, Remakes and Compilations: 
** Mega Man: The Wily Wars 
** Rockman Complete Works 
** Mega Man Anniversary Collection
==== Mega Man Legacy Collection ====
 
=== Super Smash Bros. series ===
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* TV Tropes
* Pyroskankic 
* SSB Wiki
* StrategyWiki
* Mega Man Home Page
* Mega Man 3 on NintendoWiki
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Category:Main Series games
Category:Classic era games