Editing Mega Man 3 (section)

{{Short description|1990 video game}}
{{about|the Nintendo Entertainment System game|the Game Boy game|Mega Man III (1992 video game)}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Mega Man 3
| image = megaman3 box.jpg
| caption = North American box art by Greg Winters
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP/NA|Capcom|EU|[[Nintendo]]}}
| director = Masayoshi Kurokawa
| producer = [[Tokuro Fujiwara]]
| designer = {{ubl|Masayoshi Kurosawa|[[Keiji Inafune]]|Yoshinori Takenaka}}
| programmer = Tadashi Kuwana
| artist = {{ubl|Keiji Inafune|Yasuaki Kishimoto|Akemi Iwasaki|Miki Kijima}}
| composer = {{ubl|[[Yasuaki Fujita]]<ref name="mm9arrange">{{cite web | author=Jeriaska | date=December 2, 2008 | title=Interview: The Story Of The ''Mega Man 9'' Arrange Soundtrack | url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/21294/Interview_The_Story_Of_The_Mega_Man_9_Arrange_Soundtrack.php | work=[[Gamasutra]] | publisher=[[UBM plc]] | access-date=January 3, 2011 | archive-date=September 30, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930170223/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/21294/Interview_The_Story_Of_The_Mega_Man_9_Arrange_Soundtrack.php | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ippoyamada">{{cite web|author=Jeriaska |date=October 4, 2008 |title=''Mega Man 9'' music interview with Inti Creates' Ippo Yamada |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/04/mega-man-9-music-interview-with-inti-creates-ippo-yamada/ |publisher=Siliconera |access-date=March 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071526/http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/04/mega-man-9-music-interview-with-inti-creates-ippo-yamada/ |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref>|[[Harumi Fujita]]}}
| series = ''[[Mega Man]]''
| released = {{collapsible list|title=September 28, 1990|'''Famicom/NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|September 28, 1990<ref name="r20">{{Cite book|isbn=978-1-897376-79-9 |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Mega Man: Official Complete Works|publisher=[[Udon Entertainment]] | pages=16–21}}</ref>|NA|November 1990<ref name="NintendoList">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=Nintendo of America |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>|EU|1991}}'''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|JP|September 14, 1999<ref name="completeworks">{{cite book|isbn=978-1-897376-79-9 |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Mega Man: Official Complete Works|publisher=[[Udon Entertainment]] | pages=98–99}}</ref>}}'''Mobile phone'''{{vgrelease|JP|April 1, 2005<ref name="jpmobile">{{cite web | author=GPara staff | date=April 1, 2005 | title=ダンテ降臨！Vodafoneに『デビルメイクライ』出現 | trans-title=Dante's Descent! The Vodafone "''Devil May Cry''" appearance | url=http://www.gpara.com/news/05/04/news200504017997.htm | publisher=GPara | language=ja | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-date=September 30, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930044923/http://www.gpara.com/news/05/04/news200504017997.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>|NA|August 19, 2008<ref name="namobile">{{cite web | author=Buchanan, Levi | date=October 27, 2008 | title=''Mega Man 3'' Mobile Review | url=http://wireless.ign.com/articles/924/924154p1.html | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=January 1, 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215200157/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/924/924154p1.html | archive-date=December 15, 2008 }}</ref>}}'''Android, iOS'''{{vgrelease|WW|January 5, 2017<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dotson|first1=Carter|title='Mega Man' 1-6 Releasing for iOS and Android on January 5th|url=http://toucharcade.com/2016/12/30/mega-man-1-6-releasing-for-ios-and-android-on-january-5th/|website=Touch Arcade|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141830/http://toucharcade.com/2016/12/30/mega-man-1-6-releasing-for-ios-and-android-on-january-5th/|archive-date=December 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Platformer|platform]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]|[[Mobile phone]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[iOS]]}}
| arcade system = [[PlayChoice-10]]
}}

'''''Mega Man 3'''''{{efn|Known as {{nihongo|'''''Rockman 3: Dr. Wily no Saigo!?'''''|ロックマン3 {{ruby|Dr.|ドクター}}ワイリーの{{ruby|最期|さいご}}!?|''Rokkuman 3 Dokutā Wairī no Saigo!?''|"Rockman 3: The End of Dr. Wily!?"|lead=yes}} in Japan}} (stylized as '''''Mega Man III''''') is a 1990 [[Action game|action]]-[[Platformer|platform game]] developed and published by [[Capcom]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It is the third installment of the [[Mega Man|original ''Mega Man'' series]] and was originally released in Japan on September 28, 1990. The game was released in North America later in 1990 and in European regions by [[Nintendo]] a year later. Taking place after the events of ''[[Mega Man 2]]'', the plot follows the [[Mega Man (character)|titular hero]] as he helps his creator, [[List of Mega Man characters#Dr. Light|Dr. Light]], and a supposedly former enemy, [[List of Mega Man characters#Dr. Wily|Dr. Wily]], collect parts for a peace-keeping robot by defeating several [[List of Mega Man characters#Robot Masters|Robot Masters]] that have gone haywire.

''Mega Man 3'' follows the same format set forth by its two predecessors. The player, as Mega Man, must complete a series of stages in any order. Defeating a stage's boss will earn the player its special weapon, which can be selected and used at will throughout the rest of the game. ''Mega Man 3'' introduces new gameplay elements such as Mega Man's canine sidekick [[List of Mega Man characters#Rush|Rush]] and the ability to slide along the ground. Unlike the first two installments of the series, artist and designer [[Keiji Inafune]] has considered the creation of ''Mega Man 3'' to be very stressful due to time constraints and his own increased responsibilities during its development.

Following the success of ''Mega Man 2'' released two years earlier, ''Mega Man 3'' has sold 1.08 million copies and has been positively received in critical reviews. Its presentation and gameplay have been especially praised, although many sources found the game to be too [[difficulty level|difficult]]. Like other titles in the series, ''Mega Man 3'' has been re-released several times on other gaming platforms, on [[mobile phone]]s, and as part of various ''Mega Man'' franchise compilations.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|title=Capcom releases Lifetime sales numbers|date=May 23, 2008|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/23/capcom-releases-lifetime-sales-numbers|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730130026/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/23/capcom-releases-lifetime-sales-numbers|url-status=live}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Mega Man 4]]'', was released in 1991.