Mega Man 3/Walkthrough

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Suggested order

Unlike most Mega Man video games, in Mega Man 3 there are two separate chains of weaknesses:

1. Chain 1:
   1. Top Man is weak against Hard Man's weapon;
   2. Shadow Man is weak against Top Man's weapon;
   3. Spark Man is weak against Shadow Man's weapon;
   4. Magnet Man is weak against Spark Man's weapon;
   5. Hard Man is weak against Magnet Man's weapon;
2. Chain 2:
   1. Snake Man is weak against Needle Man's weapon;
   2. Gemini Man is weak against Snake Man's weapon;
   3. Needle Man is weak against Gemini Man's weapon.

Also consider this:

• Top Man and Magnet Man suffer double damage from Mega Man's buster cannon;
• You want to obtain the Rush Marine (from Shadow Man) before the stage with underwater areas (Gemini Man's);
• Snake Man's weapon is extremely useful in Top Man's and Shadow Man's stages.
• Beating Needle Man awards Rush Jet, which is highly useful in Spark Man's and Magnet Man's stages.

Therefore, a possible suggested order is as follows:

1. Snake Man (weak against Needle Cannon; use Mega Buster)
2. Top Man (weak against Hard Knuckle; use Search Snake in stage, Mega Buster against the boss)
3. Shadow Man (use Search Snake in stage, Top Spin against the boss)
4. Gemini Man (use Rush Marine in stage, Search Snake against the boss)
5. Needle Man (weak against Gemini Laser)
6. Spark Man (weak against Shadow Blade, secondary weakness Needle Cannon)
7. Magnet Man (weak equally against Shadow Blade and Spark Shock)
8. Hard Man (weak against Magnet Missile)