Mega Man III (DOS)
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Mega Man III was a game made for the DOS as part of the ever-popular Mega Man series. Released in 1992 by Hi-Tech Expressions in the US, it is the sequel to the first Mega Man DOS game, which is strange as there was never a Mega Man II released for the format. In addition, it has the same box art as the North American version of Mega Man III for the NES.
[edit] Story
The story is actually nearly identical to the first PC game. Dr. Wily has reconstructed Crorq and has also created a brand new batch of Robot Masters. Mega Man must set out to stop them again.
[edit] Robot Masters
This game has six Robot Masters, more than the first game, and more reminiscent of the first three Mega Man game for the NES.
| Robot Master | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Torch Man | Torch Arm |
| Bit Man | Bit Cannon |
| Blade Man | Blade Launcher |
| Oil Man | Oil Stream |
| Shark Man | Shark Boomerang |
| Wave Man | Water Shooter |
In Wily's fortress, the player fights the Robot Masters again in predetermined intervals, similar to the first NES game. After defeating them, the player faces the final group of bosses.
| Boss |
|---|
| Crorq |
| Dr. Wily I |
| Dr. Wily II |
[edit] PC and console differences
- The Robot Masters' designs have been criticized as being subtle (some blatant) copies of other Robot Masters from the previous series with only minor retouches[citation needed]:
- Blade Man appears as though he is a purple Metal Man with a spear.
- Bit Man appears to be a portmanteau of both Hard Man and Crash Man, having nearly the exact same face as Hard Man, with arms bearing resemblance to Crash Man.
- Torch Man appears to be a crimson Magnet Man without the magnet on his forehead.
- Wave Man appears nearly identical to Air Man, with six turrets in a hexagonal formation replacing the fan.
- Oil Man appears to be a crimson Flash Man, with a spout at the top of his head.
- Shark Man appears to be a blue and gray Snake Man with a shark's head.
- Another Robot Master also named Wave Man had appeared in Mega Man 5, but his appearance and his weapons are totally different from the one in the PC incarnation.
- Oil Man was later reintroduced in Mega Man Powered Up, but as with Wave Man, his appearance and his weapons are totally different from the one in the PC incarnation.
- "Torch Man" ends up being the English edited name for FireMan.EXE in the MegaMan NT Warrior anime series, but there's no relation to the Robot Master from the PC game.
- "Shark Man" appears as a Net Navi in the Mega Man Battle Network videogames, but there's no relation to the Robot Master from this PC game.
- In this game, Mega Man swims rather than walking along the bottom of the water. This would later be a feature of Mega Man 8.
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