A glitch with Rush can transform any Mega Buster shot into another weapon's attack.

Sadly, this was changed in the Western release.

In the Japanese version, the fight against the Flash Man Doc Robot is made easier as it cancels the Time Stopper as soon as it fires just one shot, sparing you the continuous stream it's supposed to fire.

You can also use this trick with the Spark Shock to get the Rush Marine early.

If one has the Shadow Blade, one can press right to switch over to the Rush Jet (even if they don't have it yet), fill it with energy, and be able to use it before beating Needle Man.

Game-Breaker: Shares a page with the rest of the franchise.

Wily actually died in the collapse of Wily Castle, considering 3 the final 'true' game of the Classic series, and ignoring everything from Mega Man 4 and beyond.

Fanon: Some hardcore fans like to assume that Dr.

Ensemble Dark Horse: Shadow Man is well-liked due to having a cool design (being the first ninja Robot Master) and a useful weapon.

It is very dry of enemies and dangerous platforming and has a series of anti-climax bosses, not to mention it's littered with E-Tanks and extra lives.

Disappointing Last Level: This game's Wily Castle is one big anti-climax, considering its stages are much easier than the Doc Robot levels preceding it.

That many adaptations and mis-translations have Mega Man knowing Proto Man is his brother does nothing to curb this misconception.

It's been stated as late as Mega Man 8 that he doesn't know their relationship, and that 3's credits are something only known to the audience. What is commonly assumed to be the moment Mega Man learns Proto Man is his brother, isn't.Western fans and pundits will tell you that Break Man is Proto Man's alias for the entire game when he really only goes by that name for one fight (with unused sprites suggesting it was intended to be a powered up state) the Japanese manual never even mentions 'Break Man', and refers to the character upfront as Blues.

Mega Man 3