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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