<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
he	O
fights	O
the	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
whose	O
latest	O
attempt	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
involves	O
sucking	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
core	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
new	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
foes	O
from	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
must	O
contend	O
with	O
the	O
next	O
robot	O
in	O
Wily	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
"	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Killers	O
"	O
,	O
Punk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
two	O
consecutive	O
predecessors	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
combines	O
elements	O
from	O
two	O
previously	O
released	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
titles	O
:	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
eShops	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
battling	O
the	O
evil	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
using	O
a	O
converted	O
oil	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
ocean	O
to	O
draw	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
core	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
new	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
annihilating	O
eight	O
robots	O
whom	O
Wily	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Wily	O
's	O
lab	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
the	O
mad	O
doctor	O
attempting	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
powerful	O
robot	O
designed	O
specifically	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
hero	O
,	O
Punk	O
,	O
confronts	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
chases	O
Wily	O
onto	O
the	O
oil	O
platform	O
(	O
which	O
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
water	O
as	O
Wily	O
's	O
latest	O
fortress	O
)	O
and	O
halts	O
his	O
enemy	O
's	O
plans	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
shares	O
the	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platform	O
gameplay	O
set	O
forth	O
the	O
NES	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
primary	O
method	O
of	O
attack	O
is	O
his	O
"	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
fire	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
small	O
shots	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
down	O
the	O
button	O
and	O
then	O
releasing	O
a	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
blast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beating	O
the	O
Robot	O
Master	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
add	O
its	O
unique	O
weapon	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
dog	O
Rush	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
Coil	O
"	O
mode	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
jump	O
higher	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
Jet	O
"	O
mode	O
for	O
flying	O
large	O
distances	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
four	O
Robot	O
Master	O
adversaries	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
Snake	O
Man	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Man	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gemini	O
Man	O
)	O
and	O
four	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
Dive	O
Man	O
,	O
Drill	O
Man	O
,	O
Skull	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
Dust	O
Man	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
contributor	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
stated	O
Capcom	O
outsourced	B-Architecture
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
bad	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
which	O
noted	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
familiar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
visual	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
consider	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
a	O
rare	O
find	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
re-released	O
in	O
budget	O
form	O
likes	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
cartridge	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
four	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
five	O
games	O
were	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
compilation	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
redesign	O
of	O
Punk	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
featuring	O
the	O
boss	O
Punk	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
