Mega Man X3 (SNES/PS1) Retrospective | Many Minor Mega Missteps
10Mega Man had a rough transition to the 2010s and beyond- before that he was nearly ubiquitous. Dozens of games in the first 20 odd years, spanning multiple different mainline series spanning different genres, most having their own spin-offs and on and on. The Mega Man X series debuted on Super Nintendo and shifted the focus of the series- while Classic Mega Man leans more into platforming, with a good helping of action, X is action first and platforming second- focusing on more complex enemies and bosses, while also adding in various systems to compliment this. Mega Man X3 has an interesting history- coming out almost exactly a year after X2, to call it a rush job is an understatement. To this end, a lot of the actual devwork was offloaded to Minakuchi Engineering- the studio that made Mega Man's lackluster Gameboy games- and in my opinion it kinda shows. X3 is a bit of a swan song for the SNES era as it transitioned to the PS1- as such it was initially available on the SNES, but 6 months later was ported to the PS1 and Saturn (both of these versions are only in Europe and Japan for some reason)- although the Saturn version runs very poorly- and even later directly to Windows. While gameplay and graphics are the same- the PS1 version has enhanced music with instrumentation, here's a quick comparison- plus the addition of FMVs. Capcom can't seem to decide which version they'd like to keep around- the Gamecube and PS2 Mega Man X Collection comes with the PS1 version- but since (presumably due to easier emulation) the SNES version has seen a Wii U virtual console release, and was included on the newer Mega Man X Legacy Collection which is on PS4, Xbox One, and PS4- it would've been nice to see both versions released on that collection, as it has PS1 emulation with X4 and beyond, but what can you do? For this video I played the SNES version on Legacy Collection, and the PS1 version on X Collection.
Mega Man X3 Intro - (0:00:00)
Intro - (0:00:10)
The Story So Far - (0:02:17)
Gameplay and Issues with Level Design - (0:02:51)
Audio and Visuals - (0:09:07)
Maverick Hunter Headquarters - (0:11:09)
Blizzard Buffalo - (0:11:51)
Toxic Seahorse - (0:14:17)
Tunnel Rhino + The Problems with Bit - (0:15:35)
Volt Catfish - (0:18:46)
Crush Crawfish - (0:20:08)
Neon Tiger + Byte - (0:21:08)
Gravity Beetle - (0:22:31)
Vile - (0:23:13)
Blast Hornet - (0:24:06)
Dr. Doppler's Laboratory 1 - (0:25:36)
Dr. Doppler's Laboratory 2 - (0:26:59)
Dr. Doppler's Laboratory 3 - (0:28:00)
Dr. Doppler's Laborator 4 - (0:28:45)
Rockman X3 (Manga) - (0:31:17)
Conclusion - (0:32:14)
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