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Mega Man III DOS
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Mega Man III was a game made for the DOS as part of the ever-popular Mega Man series of video games. Licensed by Capcom, the PC game was instead created by Hi-Tech Expressions and released in 1991. It was only released in the United States. Fans of the series, however, have been highly critical of the PC games, both for having sub-standard graphics and rather poor play control[citation needed]. It is the sequel to the first Mega Man DOS game, which is strange as there was never a Mega Man II released for the format. In addition, it has the same box art as the North American version of Mega Man III for the NES.
The story is actually nearly identical to the first PC game. Dr. Wily has reconstructed Crorq and has also created a brand new batch of Robot Masters. Mega Man must set out to stop them again.
This game has six Robot Masters, more than the first game, and more reminiscent of the first Mega Man game for the NES
| Robot Master | Weapon | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Torch Man | Torch Arm | Water Shooter |
| Bit Man | Bit Cannon | Torch Arm |
| Blade Man | Blade Launcher | Bit Cannon |
| Oil Man | Oil Stream | Blade Launcher |
| Shark Man | Shark Boomerang | Oil Stream |
| Wave Man | Water Shooter | Shark Boomerang |
In Wily's fortress, the player fights the Robot Masters again in predetermined intervals, similar to the first NES game. After defeating them, the player faces the final group of bosses.
| Boss | Weakness |
|---|---|
| Crorq | Bit Cannon |
| Dr. Wily I | Water Shooter |
| Dr. Wily II | Shark Boomerang |
- The Robot Masters' designs have been criticized as being subtle (some blatant) copies of another Robot Masters from the previous series with only minor retouches:
- Blade Man appears as though he is a purple Metal Man with a spear.
- Bit Man appears to be a portmanteau of both Hard Man and Crash Man, having nearly the exact same face as Hard Man, with arms bearing resemblance to Crash Man.
- Torch Man appears to be crimson Magnet Man without a magnet on his forehead.
- Wave Man appears nearly identical to Air Man, with six turrets in a hexagonal formation replacing the fan.
- Oil Man appears to be a crimson Flash Man, with a spout at the top of his head.
- Shark Man appears to be blue and gray Snake Man with a shark's head.
- Another Robot Master named Wave Man had also appeared in Mega Man 5, but his appearance and his weapons are totally different from his PC incarnation.
- Oil Man was later reintroduced in Mega Man Powered Up, but as with Wave Man, his appearance and his weapons are totally different from his PC incarnation.
- "TorchMan" ends up being the English edited name for FireMan.EXE in the MegaMan NT Warrior anime series, but there's no relation to the Robot Master from the PC game.
- "SharkMan" appears as a Net Navi in the Mega Man Battle Network videogames, but there's no relation to the Robot Master from this PC game.
- In this game, Mega Man swims rather than walking along the bottom of the water. This would later be a feature of Mega Man 8.