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Mega Man 3 Instruction Manual (NES, North America)

U.S.A., Capcom. 1990. “Mega Man 3 Instruction Manual (NES, North America).”

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Mega Man 3 NES manual
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2026-10-22
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© Capcom Co., Ltd.; scan hosted by the Internet Archive.
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Capcom U.S.A. Scan in the Internet Archive item "NESManuals".
Notes
North American instruction booklet. The pinned copy is the item's text PDF, which has a text layer. Page numbers are the printed ones: controls and slide on pp. 4-7, play and Energy Tanks on pp. 8-9, Power Up and Rush on pp. 10-11, password on p. 12, Robot Masters on pp. 13-14, tips on p. 15. The booklet prints no date; November 1990 is the North American release month recorded by Nintendo (nintendo-nes-games).

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Mega Man 3 starts on a screen of eight Robot Masters' faces, where the player picks which one to fight.p. 5 (PDF 4), Getting StartedManual
The manual advises taking the Robot Masters in an order that gives the player each weapon before the battle it helps in.p. 15 (PDF 8), Nuts and Bolts for WinningManual
Mega Man 3 adds a slide, which the manual gives as the control pad Down and Left or Right, then A, and which Keiji Inafune describes as both an attack and an escape.p. 7 (PDF 3), Controlling Mega Manp. 7 (PDF 3), Controlling Mega ManManual
Mega Man 3 gives him a robot dog, Rush, who turns into a springboard, a submarine, or a jet. Inafune says Rush took Mega Man's helmet and the colors of Mega Man 2's Items 1, 2, and 3, which had no character of their own.p. 11 (PDF 6), Rush to the Rescue!p. 11 (PDF 6), Rush to the Rescue!p. 11 (PDF 6), Rush to the Rescue!Manual