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Mega Man's 3's buster sounds being annoying is a gripe I have literally never seen before, even in the fandom's early days of tribalistic shitflinging. Really feels like one troper's personal nitpick instead of a widespread issue
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* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: Poor Hard Man. Poor, ''poor'' Hard Man. His name has made him the butt of many a boner joke for years, and they're unlikely to stop anytime soon. And if ''that'' wasn't bad enough, the guy's signature weapon is a giant fist. {{spoiler|[[Don't Explain The Joke|As in, he ''fists'' people to death.]]}}
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: Despite the ominous buildup to its appearance, the plethora of healing items outside its room, and the fact that it's a ''giant freaking robot'', Gamma is ''insultingly'' easy. Its attacks are slow and telegraphed so heavily that a blind man could dodge them, and to finish it off? Pop a single top spin. Bam: Wily's defeated and the day is saved.
** Being [[The Rival]], you'd expect Proto Man to put up a better fight than he actually does. But even when he becomes Break Man (which unused sprites indicate was conceived as his [[Super Mode]]), he never deviates from his easily exploited "Hop and shoot in a straight line" attack pattern and will never hit you if you're even the slightest bit aware of your surroundings.
* [[Awesome Music]]: The title screen theme and the ending/Proto Man's theme are especially popular.
* [[Breather Boss]]: Top Man has a very basic pattern that he never breaks away from, same with Snake Man. Assuming you don't do them first, they can serve as a good pick-me-up between nightmarish bosses like Shadow Man and Needle Man.
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* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Proto Man, one of the most popular characters in the series, debuted in this game. Shadow Man is also well liked due to having a cool design and a useful weapon.▼
* [[Contested Sequel]]: While it has plenty of fans that consider it to be the [[Even Better Sequel]] to 2, there are just as many players who don't think quite so highly of it. It's a ''very'' [[Obvious Beta]] with a somewhat sloppy presentation and a difficulty curve that borders on schizophrenic. While the weapons are generally better than 2's, they haven't improved by too much and there are some real obvious stinkers on par with the worst weapons in 2.
* [[Even Better Sequel]]: For some, this game is even better than 2, with its fans citing things like the challenge, overall useful pool of weapons, and level design as factors. It helps that series mainstays Rush and Proto Man were introduced here.▼
▲* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Proto Man, one of the most popular characters in the series, debuted in this game. Shadow Man
* [[Game Breaker]]: The Rush Jet is easily the best utility item in any of the games. It freely travels in any direction at top speed, you can conserve its ammo by jumping, and can bypass many tricky stage hazards with it thanks to its large ammo pool.▼
▲* [[Even Better Sequel]]: For some
▲* [[Game Breaker]]: The Rush Jet is easily the best utility item in any of the games. It freely travels in any direction at top speed, you can conserve its ammo by jumping, and can bypass many tricky stage hazards with it thanks to its large ammo pool. With proper knowledge of how to exploit this thing, [[That One Level|the Needle Man revisit]] is a walk in the park.
* [[Goddamned Boss]]: Wily Machine 3 becomes unbearably annoying during the second phase of its fight. It spends a lot of time invincible while peppering you with bullets that need precise timing to dodge and opens itself up for a counterattack for maybe a couple of seconds. And since you may very well use up those precious seconds staying away from the shots, this boss can take a good long time.
* [[Good Bad Bugs]]:
** If one has the Shadow Blade, one can press right to switch over to the Rush Jet (even if they don't have it yet), fill it with energy, and be able to use it before beating Needle Man. You can also use this trick with the Spark Shock to get the Rush Marine early.
** In the Japanese version, the fight against the Flash Man Doc Robot is made easier as it cancels the Time Stopper as soon as it fires just ''one'' shot, sparing you the continuous stream it's supposed to fire. Sadly, this was changed in the Western release.
** Oh dear god, the Doc Robots. These guys are basically Mega Man 2's bosses on steroids: stand out examples being Doc Quick, Doc Flash, and Doc Wood.▼
* [[It Was His Sled]]: While a decent plot twist during the game's debut, Proto Man being Dr. Light's first robot and Mega Man's [[Aloof Big Brother]] is the ''epitome'' of common knowledge.
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]: The high-pitched clang the Bolton and Nutton make when they connect, though the annoyance stems from the fact that they're [[Goddamned Bats|very annoying enemies that love to get in the way]] since the sound is otherwise well-mixed and brief.
* [[Scrappy Mechanic]]: Better hope you don't miss with Gemini Laser, because until the laser stops bouncing around, you can't fire another laser or even ''pause the goddamned game''. Thankfully, if it hits an enemy it ''does'' hit hard to make up for the trouble it can potentially cause.
** All it takes is one poorly-timed attack for the Top Spin to guzzle up '''all''' its ammo in one go, because its ammo consumption is tied to how long its actively hurting an enemy. Better hope you don't misuse it against Shadow Man, because it's the weapon he's weak to!
** Rush Marine isn't ''bad'' per se, but outclassed by the Rush Jet in every respect since it can do everything the Rush Marine does out of or even ''in'' water, and while using less ammo to boot.
** Surprise Boxes are always nice to find... until they give you a tiny health or ammo pickup that you don't need. Expect that to happen a ''lot'' due to their fully randomized item loadouts.
* [[Scrappy Weapon]]: Perhaps as a consequence of the game's [[Obvious Beta]] status, the Spark Shock manages to be a ''downgrade'' from the weapon it was inspired by, the Ice Slasher. When you paralyze an enemy, you can't fire another Spark Shock until you've scrolled the paralyzed enemy off-screen, and you can't even switch weapons to kill said paralyzed enemy because it prevents you from pausing, something the Ice Slasher ''didn't do''. Unsurprisingly, many ''Mega Man'' fans consider it to be one of, if not ''the'' worst weapon in the series.
* [[That One Boss]]:
** Needle Man's a total spaz who runs and hops around the battlefield like a crackhead, firing off his Needle Cannon in crazy [[Rambo]]-style bursts. He's like if Quick Man had the durability and hitbox of Guts Man, which is a ''horrifying'' combination to be sure.
** Shadow Man requires some seriously insane reflexes to beat, because you won't know if he's going to slide into you or throw his Shadow Blades until the very second he attacks. You basically have to dodge and hope you reacted correctly, turning the fight into a borderline [[Luck-Based Mission]].
▲** Oh dear god, the Doc Robots. These guys are basically Mega Man 2's bosses on steroids: stand out examples being Doc Quick, Doc Flash, Doc Air, and Doc Wood.
** The Yellow Devil's back, and he's as annoying as ever. Now he's packing movement patterns that have ''severe'' [[Hitbox Dissonance]], and attacking his weak spot is a lot less safe since he shoots more bullets at you. The following Wily boss, the Holographic Mega Mans, can also be a hair-puller if you don't take out the real one before he and his decoys change places. Once you lose track of him you're unlikely to ever hit him again, and he and his clones' bullets come out ''fast''.
* [[Vindicated by History]]: For the longest time, the Top Spin was universally viewed as a terrible weapon with no redeeming qualities and often held up as ''the'' example of how NOT to make a Mega Man weapon. However, time would work wonders for its reputation thanks to players actually experimenting with it in-depth, discovering that it's a ''very'' potent one-hit kill machine that pulverizes damn near every single enemy in the game while dealing generous damage to a surprising number of bosses. While its reputation hasn't ''completely'' recovered, far more people are willing to give it a fair shake and even sing its praises than before.
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