Prerelease:Mega Man 3 (NES)
This page details pre-release information and/or media for Mega Man 3 (NES).
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Famitsu
A preview of the game from Famitsu July/September 1990.
- The preview mentions another transformation for Rush: Drill Rush. The text states that "Rush Drill allows Rockman to advance through the ground by digging a hole." It's possible that in the places where Break Man shows up to blow up the ground, Rockman would have had to use Drill Rush instead.
- The snake robot looks different than in the final version.
- There are screenshots of early versions of Top Man's stage and Gemini Man's stage with different backgrounds.
Game T-V
The Japanese TV magazine Game T-V from Autumn 1990 shows a preview with several video clips.
Title Screen
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- The preview version only has the "START" option, vs "GAME START" and "PASSWORD" in the final version. The cursor is missing also.
- The placement of the "TM" symbol differs.
- The latter half of "Saigo" in the Japanese subtitle is written with a different kanji.
Inventory
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The preview version shows an "N" instead of a "P" for Mega Man's regular buster shot.
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- The amount of lives and E-tanks are present in the second page of the inventory in the preview version, but not in the final version.
- In the preview version, the player starts the game with Rush Marine and Rush Jet.
Snake Man's Stage
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On this screen, the Bubukan enemy is missing in the preview.
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On this screen, the left-most concrete pillar is smaller in the preview version.
Magnet Man's Stage
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The fight against Protoman is missing in the preview version, and the ground on the bottom left is already blown-up as the player enters the screen.
Needle Man's Stage
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The layout of this room differs slightly. There is one less needle hazard in the preview.
Gemini Man's Stage
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- The Penpen that spawn from the Penpen Maker spawn on a higher Y axis position in the preview version, in which it looks like they're flying, while it looks like they're sliding on the ground in the final version.
- The Penpen Maker has more HP in the preview version: 15 or 16 HP versus 10 in the final version.
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The layout of this area differs slightly.
Hard Man's Stage
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The Hammer Joe enemy is missing in the preview.
