<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
follows	O
the	O
titular	O
hero	O
as	O
he	O
helps	O
his	O
creator	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
supposedly	O
former	O
enemy	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
collect	O
parts	O
for	O
a	O
peace-keeping	O
robot	O
by	O
defeating	O
several	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
that	O
have	O
gone	O
haywire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
action-platform	O
game	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
set	O
forth	O
by	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduces	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
canine	O
sidekick	O
Rush	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
slide	O
along	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
artist	O
and	O
designer	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
has	O
considered	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
very	O
stressful	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
and	O
his	O
own	O
increased	O
responsibilities	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
1.17	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
positively	O
received	O
in	O
critical	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
on	O
other	O
gaming	O
platforms	O
,	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
various	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
an	O
unspecified	O
year	O
during	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
(	O
20XX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2-3	O
months	O
after	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mad	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
having	O
twice	O
had	O
plans	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
dashed	O
,	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
reformed	O
and	O
begins	O
work	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
peace-keeping	O
robot	O
named	O
"	O
Gamma	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robot	O
Masters	O
Top	O
Man	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Man	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Magnet	O
Man	O
,	O
Hard	O
Man	O
,	O
Snake	O
Man	O
,	O
Gemini	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
Needle	O
Man	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
"	O
mining	O
worlds	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
go	O
berserk	O
and	O
make	O
off	O
with	O
Gamma	O
's	O
eight	O
power	O
crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
called	O
into	O
action	B-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
canine	O
companion	O
named	O
Rush	O
,	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
crystals	O
from	O
the	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
his	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
continuously	O
encounters	O
and	O
spars	O
with	O
Break	O
Man	O
,	O
a	O
masked	O
foe	O
who	O
has	O
abilities	O
comparable	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
destroys	O
the	O
eight	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
,	O
he	O
then	O
revisits	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
mining	O
sites	O
to	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
eight	O
"	O
Doc	O
Robots	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
possess	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
previous	B-Application
mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
Wily	O
's	O
newest	O
plan	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
destroys	O
Gamma	O
and	O
defeats	O
Wily	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
confrontation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
fortress	O
begins	O
to	O
crumble	O
,	O
Break	O
Man	O
appears	O
in	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
save	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
save	O
Wily	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
seen	O
being	O
crushed	O
under	O
the	O
rubble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
regains	O
consciousness	O
in	O
Dr.	O
Light	O
's	O
lab	O
,	O
his	O
creator	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
Break	O
Man	O
was	O
actually	O
his	O
older	O
brother	O
Proto	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
platforming	O
and	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
released	O
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
he	O
traverses	O
eight	O
selectable	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
every	O
stage	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defeat	O
a	O
Robot	O
Master	O
boss	O
:	O
Magnet	O
Man	O
,	O
Hard	O
Man	O
,	O
Top	O
Man	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Man	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Snake	O
Man	O
,	O
Gemini	O
Man	O
,	O
or	O
Needle	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
a	O
boss	O
,	O
their	O
signature	O
weapon	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
slide	O
maneuver	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
slip	O
under	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
and	O
low-level	O
barriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
certain	O
stages	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
can	O
access	O
new	O
abilities	O
in	O
his	O
robot	O
dog	O
companion	O
Rush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
also	O
expands	O
upon	O
the	O
two	O
preceding	O
games	O
by	O
having	O
additional	O
stages	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
initial	O
eight	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
and	O
the	O
linear	O
stages	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
's	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doc	O
Robots	O
are	O
faced	O
in	O
the	O
Spark	B-Application
Man	I-Application
stage	O
,	O
Needle	O
Man	O
stage	O
,	O
Gemini	O
Man	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	O
Man	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
began	O
at	O
Capcom	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
,	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Inafking	O
"	O
,	O
considered	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
least	O
favorite	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
due	O
to	O
"[...]	O
what	O
went	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
what	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
"	O
preset	O
notions	O
"	O
about	O
successful	O
development	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
good	O
experience	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
found	O
that	O
his	O
new	O
superior	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
really	O
understand	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
the	O
way	O
his	O
predecessor	O
did	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
put	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
market	O
before	O
they	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
ready	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
brought	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Inafune	O
considers	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
have	O
lost	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
slide	O
ability	O
was	O
successfully	O
implemented	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
control	O
while	O
battling	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
sidekick	O
dog	O
Rush	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
combining	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
three	O
support	O
tools	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
ease	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
navigation	O
of	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Marine	O
and	O
Coil	O
modes	O
,	O
Rush	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
drill	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
tunnel	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Proto	O
Man	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
tell	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
an	O
ally	O
or	O
an	O
enemy	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
design	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
anime	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
given	O
both	O
a	O
scarf	O
and	O
shield	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
appear	O
"	O
tougher	O
"	O
than	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Rush	O
and	O
Proto	O
Man	O
were	O
created	O
solely	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
Capcom	O
sought	O
ideas	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Robot	O
Masters	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
received	O
around	O
50,000	O
design	O
submissions	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
only	O
eight	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
print	O
and	O
online	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
Christian	O
Nutt	O
and	O
Justin	O
Speer	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
(	O
"	O
The	O
Lessers	O
"	O
)	O
of	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Edward	O
J	O
.	O
Semrad	O
of	O
The	O
Milwaukee	O
Journal	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
all	O
mutually	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nutt	O
and	O
Speer	O
summarized	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
top-notch	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
"	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
NES	O
effort	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Colin	O
Moriarty	O
argued	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
even	O
surpasses	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
justified	O
this	O
claim	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
's	O
attempt	O
at	O
better	O
storytelling	O
,	O
its	O
longer	O
length	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
classic	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
all	O
eight	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
Robot	O
Masters	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
found	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
excessively	B-Device
difficult	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
contributor	O
McKinley	O
Noble	O
comically	O
stated	O
that	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
pulling	O
teeth	O
,	O
lifting	O
a	O
car	O
over	O
your	O
head	O
or	O
performing	O
open-heart	O
surgery	O
"	O
are	O
all	O
significantly	O
easier	O
than	O
beating	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
additionally	O
saw	O
considerable	O
flicker	B-General_Concept
when	O
too	O
many	O
sprites	O
appear	O
onscreen	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
1990	O
release	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
48th	O
best-selling	O
Capcom	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Sequel	O
to	O
an	O
Existing	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
1991	O
Video	O
Game	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
readers	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
voted	O
it	O
the	O
third-best	O
game	O
of	O
1990	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
"	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
listed	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
11th	O
best	O
NES	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
issue	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
GamePro	O
ranked	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
third-greatest	O
8-bit	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
releases	O
on	O
many	O
consoles	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
since	O
its	O
1990	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
,	O
handheld	O
LCD	B-Device
game	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
game	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
arcade	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Rockman	O
Complete	O
Works	O
line	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
compilation	O
of	O
ten	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
called	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
alongside	O
other	O
Capcom	O
games	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Plug	O
It	O
In	O
&	O
Play	O
TV	O
Games	O
peripheral	O
by	O
Jakks	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
made	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Works	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
downloadable	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
prequel	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Super	O
Retro-Cade	O
collection	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
console	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
90	O
arcade	O
,	O
NES	O
and	O
Super	O
NES	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
have	O
been	O
carried	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
elements	O
and	O
others	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
through	O
eighth	O
installments	O
were	O
forgone	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
basic	O
aspects	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producers	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
have	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
ninth	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
because	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
surpass	O
what	O
they	O
accomplished	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
over	O
an	O
extended	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
Gamma	O
being	O
introduced	O
and	O
having	O
its	O
power	O
source	O
stolen	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Redemption	O
"	O
arc	O
while	O
the	O
full	O
adaptation	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
"	O
Legends	O
of	O
the	O
Blue	O
Bomber	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Betrayal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
differences	O
was	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
continuity	O
prior	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
;	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
Robot	O
Masters	O
debut	O
in	O
that	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
results	O
in	O
Shadow	O
Man	O
's	O
ruins	O
of	O
origin	O
being	O
made	O
the	O
Lanfront	O
Ruins	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Rockman	I-Application
and	O
connecting	O
his	O
history	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Ra	O
Moon	O
;	O
a	O
flashback	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Legends	O
of	O
the	O
Blue	O
Bomber	O
"	O
arc	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
history	O
is	O
also	O
connected	O
with	O
the	O
mysterious	O
robot	O
who	O
fights	O
Duo	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
but	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
DOC	O
Robot	O
"	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
weapons	O
and	O
personality	O
data	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
Robot	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
