Mega Man X3

Mega Man X3 is the third game in the Mega Man X series and the last game to appear on the Super Nintendo. The game was later released as part of the Mega Man X Collection. This is the first game where Zero is playable, and since them he is a playable character.

It should also be noted that this is the only Mega Man X game without a flame-element Maverick.

Story
Dr. Doppler, the first Reploid scientist, has created Dopplertown. But suddenly he goes Maverick and attacks the Maverick Hunter base. He seems to be reviving one of X's old foes...

Mavericks

 * Blast Hornet
 * Blizzard Buffalo
 * Crush Crawfish
 * Gravity Beetle
 * Neon Tiger
 * Toxic Seahorse
 * Tunnel Rhino
 * Volt Catfish

Armor
This is the first and only game in the series with Enhancement Chips. You may recieve the normal Upgrade Chips from standard-colored Dr. Light capsules, but from pink Dr. Light capsules, you may recieve further enhancements. You may only recieve one chip at a time, but you can find all four at once in a special way, similar to the Hadoken and Shoryuken in previous games.

Helmet Upgrade, in Tunnel Rhino's stage: Look for a peculiar boulder in the underground section of the level. Charge up a Triad Thunder to destroy the boulder. The first one you come to will contain a Heart Tank, and the second will contain the Capsule.
 * On the Stage Select screen, text will reveal what items are yet to be found in what stages. Enhancement Chips will be marked as ??????. When you enter a stage, a general map of the stage will be shown by X's helmet.

Helmet Enhancement , in Blast Hornet's stage: Look for a very large pit near the Ride Armor platform. Dash-jump with the Ride Armor to reach the Helmet Enhancement.
 * Whenever X stands still for a while, his energy and Sub-Tanks will begin to be refilled. This is useful in the corridor before battles.

Body Upgrade, in Volt Catfish's stage: In a spike-lined tunnel, you'll arrive in a high room with a strange device at the bottom. Charge a Gravity Well to reverse gravity and allow the device to carry you to the Body Upgrade.
 * Halves the damage X takes.

Body Enhancement , in Crush Crawfish's stage: While in the outside area, grab a Ride Armor from the platform. Drop down the deep vertical passage and look for what appears to be a bottomless pit next to the broken girders. Drop down and crush the wall, opening the passage to the Body Enhancement.
 * Further decreases the damage X takes.

Arm Upgrade, in Neon Tiger's stage: Look for a wall with cracks in it, and drill through it with the Tornado Fang. (If your X-Buster shots bounce off of a wall, it's breakable.) Continue into the room to find the Arm Upgrade.
 * If X charges both arm cannons and fires them both in quick succession, the shots will combine and become much more poweful.

Arm Enhancement , in Gravity Beetle's stage: Again, look for a breakable wall by searching them for cracks and firing at them with the X-Buster. Use the Ride Armor to break it, and continue to find the Arm Enhancement.
 * Adds the Hyper Cannon to X's arsenal; when selected, X will fire charged shots by using the Hyper Cannon's weapon energy. If X has multiple levels of charged shots (Left X-Buster, Right X-Buster, Z-Saber), they will fire in the order they are fired normally.

Leg Upgrade, in Blizzard Buffalo's stage: When snow begins to fall, get as high as possible. Leap off of the third platform and grab onto a ledge. Continue into the tunnel to come upon the Leg Upgrade.
 * Allows X to air-dash once in the air if he has not entered the air through a dash-jump. New to Mega Man X3's air-dash is the ability to air-dash up, abeit not very far.

Leg Enhancement , in Toxic Seahorse's stage: In the underwater area after the Ride Armor platform, use the Frog Ride Armor to destroy the two fans high up. Get out of the armor and climb up the wall. Jump while on the surface of the water to surface-jump. Repeat this technique to cross the water, and you will reach the Leg Enhancement.
 * Allows X to air-dash twice in the air from a normal jump, or air-dash once from a dash-jump.

Enemy Guide
List of Mega Man X3 Enemies

Level strategies
Click here to see a walkthrough of the game.

Trivia

 * Neon Tiger's stage music is an emulated version of Guns 'n Roses' My Michelle.