Ep. 3: Mega Man 3

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We examine the first significant inflection point in the Mega Man franchise, as personnel turnovers and a tumultuous production process plants seeds that will take two decades to bloom.

The Game: Mega Man 3, released in Japan as Rockman 3: Dr. Wily no Saigo!? (ロックマン3 Dr.ワイリーの最期!? Rokkuman 3 Dokutā Wairī no Saigo!?)

Original Platform: Nintendo Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System

Developer: Capcom

Director: Masahiko Kurokawa; Keiji Inafune (uncredited)

Producer: Tokuro Fujiwara

Composer: Yasuaki Fujita; Harumi Fujita

Release Date:

• September 28, 1990 (JP)

• November 22, 1990 (US)

Music Used In This Episode

• Intro Jazz by Zoltan Vegvari

• Proto Man’s French Horn Concert by John Stacy

• The Jazzassin by Nostalvania

• Gemini Salsa by MKVaff

• Wily & The Deep Forest by Diggi Dis

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Please check out Mega Man 3 by Salvatore Pane, available now from Boss Fight Books.

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Image Credit: MobyGames