Mega Man X3

For the unlicensed Sega Mega Drive version, see Rockman X3 (Mega Drive).

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Mega Man X3

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Capcom (Japan), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe)

Developer: Capcom

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (30 tracks)

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-04-26^[2]	¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e^[3]	T-1210G
EU	1997		T-7029H-50
DE	1997		T-7029H-50
PT	199x		STJVG0642
UK	1997		T-7029H-50
PL	1997	219zł219
AU	199x		VFMEG00SSC

Non-Sega versions
PlayStation Super NES Windows PC

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Mega Man X3, known as Rockman X3 (ロックマン X3) in Japan, is the third game in the Mega Man X series, a spin-off of the Mega Man franchise with more complex platforming and a darker storyline.

Story

The story is set during the 22nd century (the year "21XX"), in which humans coexist with intelligent robots called "Reploids" (replicant androids). Due to their free will, some Reploids are prone to criminal activity and are said to go "Maverick." Dr. Cain, the inventor of the Reploids, establishes a military taskforce called the "Maverick Hunters" to prevent it. Even after two successful efforts by the Hunters X and Zero to stop a Maverick leader named Sigma from attempting to exterminate the human race, Maverick activity seems to continue. However, the threat of the Mavericks is later neutralized thanks to the technology of the Reploid scientist Dr. Doppler, which prevents the Mavericks from going berserk. The reformed Reploids form a utopia near their new mentor called "Dopple Town." It seemed that all is well until the former Reploids suddenly revert and once again begin causing trouble, even going so far as to attack Hunter headquarters. Doppler is held accountable, and X and Zero are sent out to contain the new threat.

Gameplay

Stage select

Stages

	Opening
	Maoh the Giant
	Weapons Factory
	Blast Hornet
	Frozen Town
	Blizzard Buffalo
	Giant Dam
	Toxic Seahorse
	Quarry
	Tunnel Rhino
	Power Control Center
	Volt Catfish
	Shipyard
	Crush Crawfish
	Safari Park
	Neon Tiger
	Airborne Aircraft Carrier
	Gravity Beetle
	Doppler Stage A

	Doppler Stage B

	Doppler Stage C

	Doppler Stage D

Versions

Changes from the original Super NES version include a redone, arranged soundtrack, and placement of copious amount of anime FMVs. One major flaw in the port, though, is long and frequent load times, which has made many prefer the SNES original.

While both the Super NES and PlayStation versions run at a 256x224 screen resolution, the Sega Saturn does not support this resolution, and so opts for 320x224 with added borders either side. This means the PlayStation and Super NES versions are stretched horizontally to fill a 4:3 display while the Saturn version is not. Since the artwork was designed with this stretching in mind, this can give the Saturn game a more "squashed" look.

The Saturn version has higher quality full-motion video than the PlayStation, with more frames of animation and a larger palette of colours.

History

This game was originally made and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom as the third in a trilogy of Mega Man X games, and then ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation.

This 32-bit version was released in Japan and Europe, but did not initially see a console release in North America and it was exclusive to Windows PCs; this version was later included in Mega Man X Collection for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, which saw only an American release. Reportedly, Sony initially rejected the game during its PlayStation approval process, likely for being a 2D game^[4], which may have had a knock-on effect for a Saturn release.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Mega Man X3	Mega Man X3
Japanese	ロックマン X3	Rockman X3

Comparisons

Main article: Mega Man X3/Comparisons.

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.

Uncredited

Like its original SNES release, Mega Man X3 lacks a staff roll, instead ending after its cast roll. The following information pertaining to this version's music is derived from the liner notes of the 2003 soundtrack release of Mega Man X1~6 and related interviews.

BGM Arrangement & Original Music Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Horiyama, Shusaku Uchiyama
BGM Arrangement: Yoshino Aoki^[5]
Original Music Composition & Arrangement (for overseas releases): Makoto Tomozawa^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mega Man X3/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

80

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[8]

Fun Generation (DE)

60

^[9]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-J

71

^[10]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-J

75

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MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

74

^[12]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

68

^[13]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

57

^[14]

neXt Level (DE)

NTSC-J

70

^[15]

Playmag (FR)

NTSC-J

68

^[16]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[17]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

61

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

23

^[19]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

66

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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

57

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	64
Based on 16 reviews

Mega Man X3

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, PT
Cover

Saturn, PL
Cover

Saturn, AU
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

601,058,304

CD-ROM (EU)

T-7029H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

606,496,128

1996-03-25

CD-ROM (JP)

T-1210G V1.001

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File	Type	Size	description
RX3_ABS.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	648	About this game.
RX3_BIB.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	325	Theme song credits
RX3_CPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	72	Copyright

References

↑ File:MegaManX3 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 2
↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 18
↑ http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/yoshinoaoki.shtml (Wayback Machine: 2010-04-25 05:24)
↑ http://www.dashrepublic.org/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-21 17:59)
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 74
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 84
↑ MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 77
↑ Mega Fun, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 73
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 76
↑ neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 66
↑ Playmag, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 110
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80
↑ Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-10), page 79
↑ Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 53
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 74
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 237

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Unlicensed Mega Man games for Sega systems
	Rockman X3 (1995)
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[:File:MegaManX3_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:MegaManX3 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:SSM_JP_19960510_1996-08.pdf_p2-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 2

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_089.pdf_p18-4] Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 18

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[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_055.pdf_p100-7] Consoles +, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 100

[8] Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-07.pdf_p74-9] Fun Generation, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 74

[:File:GameFan_US_0407.pdf_p13-10] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_02.pdf_p84-11] Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-05.pdf_p77-12] MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 77

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-06.pdf_p73-13] Mega Fun, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 73

[:File:MeanMachinesSega45UK.pdf_p76-14] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 76

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1996-07.pdf_p66-15] neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 66

[:File:Playmag_FR_04.pdf_p110-16] Playmag, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 110

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-14_19960705.pdf_p80-17] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_47.pdf_p79-18] Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-10), page 79

[:File:SegaPower_UK_81.pdf_p53-19] Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 53

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p74-20] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 74

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15

[:File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf_p237-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 237

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Mega Man X3

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Stages

Versions

History

Versions

Localised names

Comparisons

Production credits

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

Extra content

References