Editing Mega Man 3 (section)

==Legacy==
''Mega Man 3'' has seen releases on many consoles and other devices since its 1990 debut on the NES. In the United States, it was made into a stripped-down, handheld [[Liquid crystal display|LCD]] game by [[Tiger Electronics]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Tiger Electronics |title=''Electronic'' Mega Man 3 ''LCD Game instruction manual''|year=1991 |publisher=[[Tiger Electronics]] | id=Model 7-834}}</ref> It is the only ''Mega Man'' game in Nintendo's [[PlayChoice-10]] [[Arcade game|arcade]] library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mega-man-3/|title=Mega Man 3 – Hardcore Gaming 101|access-date=February 15, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216231007/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mega-man-3/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=PlayChoice 10 – Videogame by Capcom | url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9043 | work=[[Killer List of Videogames]] | publisher=International Arcade Museum | access-date=January 3, 2011 | archive-date=November 15, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115145425/http://arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9043 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Mega Man 3'' was [[video game remake|remade]] in 1994 for the [[Sega Genesis]] game ''[[Mega Man: The Wily Wars]]'', featuring updated graphics and sound.<ref name="gamesradar"/> ''Mega Man 3'' was released on the [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]] [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in the ''[[Rockman Complete Works]]'' line in Japan in 1999. This version has arranged music, artwork galleries, and a "navi" mode for beginner players.<ref name="completeworks"/><ref>{{cite web| author1=Nutt, Christian| author2=Speer, Justin| name-list-style=amp| title=The History of ''Mega Man''| url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/6076983/p-28.html| work=[[GameSpot]]| publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]| access-date=January 22, 2011| archive-date=June 28, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628235210/http://www.gamespot.com/features/6076983/p-28.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The NES edition of the game was also part of a North American compilation of ten titles in the series called ''[[Mega Man Anniversary Collection]]'', which was released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[GameCube]] in 2004, and the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | author=Adams, David | date=June 23, 2004 | title=''Mega Man Anniversary Collection'' Ships | url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/525/525848p1.html | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=January 1, 2011 | archive-date=May 25, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525231013/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/525/525848p1.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Adams, David | date=March 15, 2005 | title=''Mega Man'' Collection Ships | url=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/596/596170p1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316135640/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/596/596170p1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 16, 2005 | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=January 1, 2011}}</ref> Also in 2005, ''Mega Man 3'' was bundled alongside other Capcom games as part of a [[Jakks Pacific#Plug It In & Play TV Games|Plug It In & Play TV Games]] peripheral by [[Jakks Pacific]].<ref>{{cite web | author=Outsiders in Gaming | date=March 9, 2005 | title=JAKKS Pacific Offers TV Games GameKey For Classic Capcom Games | url=http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=115&itemid=6360 | publisher=Toy News International | access-date=January 7, 2011 | archive-date=July 11, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711160633/https://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=115&itemid=6360 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Mega Man 3'' was released by Capcom on [[mobile phone]]s in Japan in 2005 and in North America in 2008.<ref name="jpmobile"/><ref name="namobile"/> The NES version made its way to the Nintendo [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service worldwide in 2008.<ref name="vcjapan">{{cite web | title=<nowiki>Wii | バーチャルコンソール 現在配信中のタイトル(ファミリーコンピュータ)</nowiki> | trans-title=<nowiki>Wii | List of Virtual Console titles Distribution (NES)</nowiki> | author=Nintendo staff | url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/fc.html | publisher=[[Nintendo]] | language=ja | access-date=December 27, 2009 | archive-date=February 9, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209014624/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/fc.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="vcna">{{cite news|title=Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel|author=Nintendo staff|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/UIu1VJEn-pwWGnHLeS8kKvUo-G4zzW1H|date=November 10, 2008|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=November 11, 2008|archive-date=December 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218003317/http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/UIu1VJEn-pwWGnHLeS8kKvUo-G4zzW1H|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="vceurope">{{cite web | title=''Mega Man''™ ''3''| author=Nintendo staff | url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/vc/mega_mantm_3_10131.html | publisher=[[Nintendo]] | access-date=December 18, 2011}}</ref> The ''Complete Works'' version was released on the [[PlayStation Network]] (downloadable on [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Portable]]) in Japan in 2010 and in North America in 2011.<ref name="psnetwork">{{cite web|title=ロックマン3 Dr.ワイリーの最期!?|trans-title=Rockman 3: The End of Dr. Wily!?|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0102npjj00341_000000000000000001.html|publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]|date=April 28, 2010|author=SCEI staff|access-date=September 7, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520082232/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0102npjj00341_000000000000000001.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="psnna">{{cite web | author=Ishaan | date=March 7, 2011 | title=''Mega Man 3'' Slides To PsOne Imports This Week | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/07/mega-man-3-slides-to-ps-one-imports-this-week/ | publisher=Siliconera | access-date=March 13, 2011 | archive-date=August 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809131455/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/07/mega-man-3-slides-to-ps-one-imports-this-week/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Mega Man 3'' was made available for download on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in Japan on September 26, 2012.<ref name="3dsjp">{{cite web | author=Ishaan | date=September 24, 2012 | title=''Mega Man 3'' Slides To 3DS Virtual Console In Japan This Week | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/24/mega-man-3-slides-to-3ds-virtual-console-in-japan-this-week/ | publisher=Siliconera | access-date=October 3, 2012 | archive-date=August 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809133348/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/24/mega-man-3-slides-to-3ds-virtual-console-in-japan-this-week/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Mega Man 3'' and its prequel ''[[Mega Man 2]]'' are included on the Super Retro-Cade collection, a dedicated console released in 2018 that comes with 90 arcade, NES and Super NES video games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2018 |title=Retro Gamer: Super Retro-cade |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/retro-gamer/20180125/283390537273019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810213604/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/retro-gamer/20180125/283390537273019 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |access-date=May 6, 2020 |website=PressReader }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://retro-bit.com/super-retrocade|title=Retro-Bit Super Retro-Cade|website=retro-bit.com|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625085630/http://retro-bit.com/super-retrocade|url-status=live}}</ref>

Many of the features introduced in ''Mega Man 3'' have been carried on by the series. These include the characters Proto Man and Rush, the player's ability to slide, and extra stages set between the initial eight Robot Masters and Dr. Wily's fortress.<ref>{{cite web | author=Thomas, Lucas M. | date=October 10, 2008 | title=Retro Remix: Top 10 Unreleased NES Hits | url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/918/918501p1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014071930/http://wii.ign.com/articles/918/918501p1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 14, 2008 | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=January 9, 2011}}</ref> With the release of ''[[Mega Man 9]]'' in 2008, however, some of these elements and others implemented in the third through eighth installments were forgone in favor of the more basic aspects of ''Mega Man'' and ''Mega Man 2''.<ref name="steps"/><ref>{{cite web | author=Parish, Jeremy | date=July 14, 2008 | title=''Mega Man 9'' Interview | url=http://www.1up.com/previews/mega-man-9_2 | work=[[1UP.com]] | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | access-date=January 3, 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629032728/http://www.1up.com/previews/mega-man-9_2 | archive-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref> The producers of ''Mega Man 9'' have referred to the ninth game as "the new ''Mega Man 3''" because they wanted to surpass what they accomplished in ''Mega Man 2''.<ref>{{cite web | author=DiMola, Nick | date=August 5, 2008 | title=''Mega Man 9'' to Include Screen Flicker and Slowdown Options | url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/16526 | publisher=Nintendo World Report | access-date=January 3, 2011 | archive-date=April 26, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426023858/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/16526 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | author=''Nintendo Power'' staff |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] | publisher=[[Future US]] | date=August 2008 | issue=231 | title=Wii Channels: True Blue | pages=20–2 | issn=1041-9551}}</ref>

The game was adapted into the [[Archie Comics]] [[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Mega Man series]] over an extended period, with Gamma being introduced and having its power source stolen in the "Redemption" arc while the full adaptation takes place in "Legends of the Blue Bomber" and "The Ultimate Betrayal". One of the biggest differences was that ''[[Super Adventure Rockman]]'' was adapted into the continuity prior to this game; as such, the ''Mega Man 3'' Robot Masters debut in that adaptation. This also results in Shadow Man's ruins of origin being made the Lanfront Ruins of ''Super Adventure Rockman'' and connecting his history to that of Ra Moon; a flashback featured in the "Legends of the Blue Bomber" arc reveals that his history is also connected with the mysterious robot who fights Duo in the beginning of ''[[Mega Man 8]]''. Additionally, there is but a single "DOC Robot" featured in the game, equipped with the weapons and personality data of the ''Mega Man 2'' Robot Masters.