Mega Man 3 Walkthrough

Walkthrough for Mega Man 3.

METAL ATTACK (From the NES manual)

"Calling Mega Man! Calling Mega Man! Come in please!

"Mega Man, we need you! We're down to the wire on our peace-keeping project. We've got to get those last energy crystals or we can't finish it. Dr. Wily is here now, too...yes...he's finally found his sanity. He knows where the crystals are! They're in the mining worlds, but we can't get to 'em. The robots are running amok and they're destroying everything!

"You've got to get there, Mega Man, and get those crystals! You'll have to face some pretty mean metal. Expect the worst! Is Rush there with you? Give him a bolt to chew on and tell him it's from us. What's that...we must be getting static...sounds like you said 'Woof!'

"Mega Man, get to those mining worlds pronto! Grab the crystals and stop whoever's in charge! He's one lunatic guy!

"This is Dr. Light. Over and out!"

You heard Dr. Light, Mega Man! It is your job to retrieve the energy crystals from those rouge Robot Masters. This may seem like a daunting task to you, but don't worry. A new state-of-the-art strategy guide has been installed here on MMKB. Utilise this tool on your quest and you will find your mission much easier. Now set out, Mega Man! Everyone is counting on you!

Level Strategies: Robot Masters
''Utilizing your Variable Weapons System to its maximum potential is key to completing your mission successfully. The boss order provided here is designed to help you in that regard. However, if you feel another boss order is more efficient than this one, by all means use yours. The following level strategies were designed to conform to any boss order imaginable.''


 * Suggested order:
 * 1) Snake Man: his weapon is very useful in Top Man's and Shadow Man's stages (he's weak against Needle Cannon);
 * 2) Top Man: he gets double damage from the Arm Cannon (he's weak against Hard Knuckle);
 * 3) Shadow Man: he's weak against Top Spin; he drops the Rush Marine, very useful in Gemini Man's stage;
 * 4) Spark Man: he's weak against Shadow Blade;
 * 5) Magnet Man: he's weak against Spark Shock;
 * 6) Hard Man: he's weak against Magnet Missile;
 * 7) Gemini Man: he's weak against Search Snake; also, Shadow Man's Rush Marine will be very useful in the stage;
 * 8) Needle Man: he's weak against Gemini Laser.

Snake Man's stage
The first enemies here are a Dada (bouncing enemy) and a Petit Snakey (snake head attached to the platforms). The Petit Snakey cannot move but shoots pellets at you. Kill them and move on, passing more of each enemy, then go up the ladder. Here you will see three Petit Snakeys, these ones are hard to dodge because of the uneven ground. Take them out and climb up to face a Snakey (giant snake head). Dodge his shots by standing at the left and jumping forward over them. Do not step onto the waving platform or you will have a hard time aiming. Once you kill him, move into the next room where more Petit Snakeys are waiting, as well as an Droppot (enemy that dive-bombs you). These snakes can push you into the cliff if you jump when they shoot, so be careful. Pass them, pick up the 2 large energy capsules if you need to, and go down the ladder. Here is a large room with more of the Droppots and Bubuffoons (pole-vaulting enemies). Try to get the Bubuffoons to jump over you, then turn around and shoot them before they come running back at you. After this room, go up and defeat the Hammer Jack, and go up again. The right ladder leads to 2 mystery capsules, which contain a random item. Defeat the Hammer Jack and climb the left ladder, and kill the Snakey at the top.

In the next room Bubuffoons will attack you, kill them as before. The pit you must jump looks wide, but it is narrow enough to jump across without assistance. Get the large energy capsule if you need it and climb the right ladder. Kill the Ant on the ladder and climb again, you are now at the top of the tower. The next part is a tricky jumping bit, if you have Rush Jet you can use it now to bypass it entirely. The wide platforms with grilles release Cloud Chariots that zigzag upwards, you will need to use these to cross. Hidden Bombs (cloud enemies) will zigzag toward you, shooting them reveals a bullet that flies straight. After the cloud platforms you will need to jump across some small, non-moving platforms. Dodge the Hidden Bombs here and you will be at the boss room.

Snake Man jumps around a lot, and shoots little snakes at the highest point of his jump. These snakes crawl across the floor and walls, so jump over them. the trickiest part of this battle is the uneven floors, which can make things a pain. Fortunately, you can shoot through the central platform. Snake Man is weak to Needle Cannon, and he gives you Search Snake upon defeating him.
 * Boss

Top Man's stage
When you arrive, run to the right, as you usually ar supposed to. After going ahead a bit, you be greeted by the invincible yet harmless enemies Bolton and Nutton, both of which turn into a vincible yet harmful enemy whem attached. A few more of these and a few Mechakkeros are the only enemies left in this room. The Mechakkeros probably damaged you a bit, so it would be a good idea to grab the energy capsule on the ledge at the end of the room. A small one screen room ahead consists of nothing more than a set of stairs with a Komasaburo (Top Fiend) at the top. Just jump over the enemy's projectiles while jumping on the stairs, and when you reach the same level that he is on just shoot. You will damage him and the tops he shoots, so you don't need to worry about being damaged. The next area has a few small energy capsules and a large weapons energy capsule, But you probably won't need either of them. Bolton and Nutton try to make you fall into the spikes in the next room, but luckily their placement is not too troublesome, as usual. In the next room, a couple of Picketmen in bulldozers try to mow you down. Despite their girth, just a few shot's to the enemy's head will kill it. A few goodies await you on an upper ledge, I recommend collecting them.After you pass a small room with a few Metalls in it, you will arrive in the lair of this stage's first mini-boss, the giant robotic cat Tama.

In this first battle, all Tama will do is shoot a robotic ball of yarn torwards you. Slide or jump over the bouncing ball when it gets close. Shoot the rest of the time and Tama will die shortly. Just one badly-placed top fiend stands between you and the next Tama, in another dark chamber. This next Tama is easier than the last. Since their is no  wall at the left side of the screen, the yarn balls that the cat shoots can bounce away, meaning easier maneuvering and less slowdown. The first room after the Tama only contains a Met and some spikes; the next room is tricky. A top fiend waits for you at the end of a twisting path, shooting tops down at you. If you have the Magnet Missile handy, by all means blast away; if you only have your trusty mega buster or another useless weapon with you, try your best. The next and final part of the stage just contains a few top platforms that move vertically. Mega Man will move slowly from left to right on these, so watch the timing. Top Man has a very predictable pattern. He will first fire 3 tops into the air, all of which fly at where you are or where you were when he fired the tops at you, which is shortly after he fires them into the air. To dodge this, stand at the opposite side of the room from the tops, then when they are about to hit you, jump forwards. After this Top Man uses Top Spin to move to the other side of the room to repeat the attack pattern.
 * Boss

''Mission complete: the spinning greenhouse has been cleared of enemy forces and Top Man is destroyed. Energy crystal retrieved.''

Shadow Man's stage
From the starting platform, fall down one of the pits to the left or right and kill the Shothead in the next room. Drop down another pit and kill the Mecha Keros and the Picket Man Bull and in this larger room at the end of this room drop down yet another pit.. You'll land in an enclosed room and Proto Man will appear and fight you. He isn't hard. He just runs from one side of the room to the other and fires two shots each time he jumps. The best way to defeat him is to shoot randomly in Proto Man's general direction, and when he gets close, slide under him when he jumps. as a reward for beating him, Proto Man will open up the route to the rest of the sewers. This next area is just filled with basic enemies. However, just a little bit ahead you will find a Hologran hanging from the ceiling. These are not too troublesome, though as you can scroll them off screen by walking to the right and no deadly pits are within range of any of their projectors (not in this stage, at least!). After passing through that not-so-troublesome room, you will fall into a corridor with a few Mechakkeros in it (Top Spin is the most effective weapon torwards these), and after this area to will find yourself in an area with a lot of pits. Parasyus will drop from the ceiling, but top spin or shooting at the enemies from far away works well. Clearing this short area will lead you to the boss chamber. Shadow Man's attack pattern is quite simple. He will first jump three times torwards you ( these jumps can be either large or small) and after that he will shoot two or three Shadow Blades at you or slide rapidly torwards you. Use this information to your advantage in battle.
 * Boss

Spark Man's stage
You will start off in a room with a ladder leading to an upper ledge. Climb up the ladder and kill the Peterchy on the upper ledge, or wait for it to fall down, then kill it. The next area features a few strange ducts on the ceiling. Elec'ns eventually fly out of these. These electrical enemies will shoot 8 sparks outward from their bodies when directly over you, so make sure to kill them first. The next one-screen area features nothing more than a lone Hammer Joe, so you shouldn't have much trouble. The next room, though, is more challenging. When you first arrive, you will notice a few small platforms with arrows pointing up on their sides and spikes on the ceiling. As the arrows indicate, the platforms move up when you step on them.Your best bet is to just run off the platform you have landed on just at the right moment, so you fall onto the adjacent platform. After you pass these platforms, just avoid a few electric spines and continue. the next room has a few powerups on a ledge and a 'dozer picket man. Shoot the enemy in the head and harvest the powerups if you need them. The next room has nothing more than a few Perterchys to avoid. A long shaft follows (don't worry, no spikes line the walls) which leads to a trash-compacting room. Compacted cubes of scrap metal fall from the cieling, and unless you rush through this area as fast as possible the cubes themselves will reach the ceiling, blocking the route. The final area is another rising-platform segment, with an added twist: Nutbolt enemies lie in your path. But never fear: remember, these are one-hit enemies, and there are evenly-spaced regular platforms along the way. After surviving this last segment, make your way to the lair of Spark Man. Spark Man jumps 3-4 times. Then shoots eight sparks in all directions. After that, he throws a big spark: the Spark Shock. He repeats that. Shoot him whenever you have a chance.
 * Boss

Magnet Man stage: Giant Electromagnet
Magnet Man will first jump and fire 3 Magnet Missiles then fall to the ground. He then starts using his magnet to pull Mega Man towards him, then jumps to the other side of the room and repeats.
 * Boss

Hard Man's stage
Hard Man will first fire two Hard Knuckles at you, then try to land on you after jumping. If he lands on you then it will be an instant kill. Hard Man will then repeat the pattern.
 * Boss

Gemini Man's stage
Gemini Man will at the start of the battle, split into 2 and start jumping across the room. during this time, when you use a attack that is not Top Spin, time stops for a short moment and he fires a pellet shot at you. If you do not have Top Spin, to evade the pellet shots, fire at him when he gets close to or touches the ground. Because he is facing the other way, the pellet shot will miss you. When his health is half of his max health, he starts his 2nd attack phase. Gemini Man will run back and forth from the room and jump when you fire a shot, and occasionally firing the Gemini Laser.
 * Boss

Needle Man's stage
The first thing you will have to pass are a few Needle Harrys (large hedgehogs). They shoot their needles at you and then roll towards you. Jump over them when they roll if you can't kill them in time, make your way past them and climb down. You'll see two paths; the lower one is a dead end but has a large weapon capsule guarded by a Met. Taking the top path to continue, shoot the Cannons when they open to shoot. Next will be a series of Mets and Yambows (dragonflies), (and are those Giant Mets buried in the ground?) pass them and go down.

Needle Presses periodically shoot from the ceiling to the floor in this room. Slide through the passageway when the first spike is retracted, then go down and repeat the process. Run under the next sets of Needle Presses quickly or slide under. Jump onto the platform here, time your next jump to avoid yet another spike, jump to the ladder and climb. There will be another Needle Harry here, this one is harder to avoid because of the uneven ground. Jump over him and, if you want to, use Rush Coil to reach the energy tank. Climb up and defeat the Hammer Joes here. You can only shoot this enemy when its eye is open, and you can slide under or jump over his mace. Climb again and slide under the Bouncer when it jumps. It's hard to kill this enemy, and it will cause significant damage to you, so be careful.

Needle Man has two attacks. One is the Needle Cannon: he jumps high into the air and shoot four needles at you, the other is Needle Crown: He bends forward and extend the spikes on top of his head. Jump carefully inbetween the thrown needles, but be more cautious of the head spikes as they do a high amount of damage. Slide under him when he jumps to avoid this attack. You can shoot him at any time, his weakness is Gemini Laser, and if you use that, you can fire it anywhere and it will probably hit him because of his erratic jumping. You get the Needle Cannon and Rush Jet for defeating him.
 * Boss

Level Strategies: Doc Men and Break Man
After defeating the eight bosses, it is revealed that mysterious robots appear in four of the stages you have previously cleared. The mysterious robots are "Doc Robot K-176". This may be a distraction, but it is clear that these robots must be stopped to avoid further destruction.

Spark Man's stage (Revisited)
  When you enter the stage, you'll see that the ladder is gone. Use the Rush Coil and destroy the Peterchy, then climb the ladder, using Shadow Blade to defeat the Ant.

Break Man
A mysterious robot appeared. It is not clear whether Break Man and Proto Man are the same robot: apart from the slightly different appearance, they have completely different weapon weaknesses, moreover Proto Man has 28 HP, while Break Man has just 24.

Level Strategies: Wily Castle
It looks like Break Man was a distraction. Gamma is now missing from Dr. Light's lab! The only thing you can do now is infiltrate Wily's fortress to avoid him from using Gamma for evil. Good luck, Mega Man.

Wily Stage 1
Apparently, the fortress' courtyard and sewers. Kamegoro Maker.

Wily Stage 2
Yellow Devil MK-II

Wily Stage 3
Appears to be the Wily Castle's defense systems. Holograph Mega Mans.

Wily Stage 4
Rematch against the eight Robot Masters.

Wily Stage 5
This area only consists of two rooms: one to fill up your weapons and the next one where you take on Dr. Wily, who is inside his third Wily Machine. It's a two part battle like most Dr. Wily fights in the series. For part 1, the machine that Wily is piloting will slowly walk left and right while firing electric bolts that move in a circular pattern. You need to destroy the cannon on the underside of the machine. Four hits from the Spark Shock will take it out and open the top hatch where you can now see the mad scientist himself. The attack pattern will also change a bit. Wily will now fire pellets down at you in an arc pattern and the machine will lower after each step left or right and try to crush you. Since the weak spot is so high up off the ground, Shadow Blade and Hard Knuckle are good weapons to use. But the best weapon for this part of the fight is........RUSH JET! That's right folks! Hop on Rush Jet and hover parallel with Wily and fire pellet shots at him. Since he has no invulnerability period, just keep firing and you will drain his energy rather quickly. This fight seems too easy, namely because after he's beaten, it's discovered that Dr. Wily merely placed a robotic decoy in the cockpit and controlled the machine from a remote location. Oh well, time for another fight!

Final Wily Stage: Gamma
The level begins in a room full of power-ups. FYI, this game is extremely generous with items. So grab what you need (or want) and proceed through the doors. Gamma is waiting for you and is ready to attack. When you're on the floor of the boss room, Gamma will fire pellets in an arc where you are standing, so keep moving. If you get up onto the higher platform, he'll fire three straight pellets left and right. Shadow Blade and Hard Knuckle are the weapons to use here. Once Gamma's health drops to half, the head will explode and Dr. Wily (the real one this time) will drop down and attach a new head onto Gamma's body and take full control of the giant robot. Now he will fire fast laser balls at you and a giant spike fist will run along the floor from the right side of the screen from time to time. Wily cannot be hit with most of the weapons this time around. The two weapons that work on him are Search Snake and Top Spin. When using Search Snake, jump off the high platform and fire a snake at the hole on top of the new head of Gamma. If it goes in, Wily takes a hit. When using Top Spin (this is the better weapon to use), jump towards Wily and start spinning. Keep pressing the B button upon contact to keep spinning and Wily will go down for good. As Wily begs for mercy (like he usually does) the castle will start to crumble. Wily will get crushed, but so will Megaman. Afterwards, a blue, shadowy figure will show up wondering what became of Wily and realize he's already gone. Then, he'll break apart the boulder that fell on Megaman and get him out of there. Following these events, it's discovered that it was in fact Proto Man that saved Mega Man's hide. Cue the end credits and the game is done.

Congratulations, Mega Man! You completed the game! Return to Dr. Light's laboratory.