Mega Man X3

For the Mega Drive pirate Rockman X3, see Rockman X3 (Mega Drive).

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Mega Man X3

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Capcom (JP), Virgin Interactive (EU)

Developer: Capcom

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

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Sega

ELSPA

USK

Mega Man X3, also known as Rockman X3 (ロックマン X3) in Japan, is the 3rd game in the "Mega Man X" franchise - a spinoff of the Mega Man franchise with more complex platforming and a darker storyline. This game was originally made and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the third in a trilogy of Mega Man X games, and then ported to the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. This 32-bit version was released in Japan and Europe, but did not initially see release in North America; this version was later included in Mega Man X Collection for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2, which saw only an American release.

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

Credits (or lack there of)

BGM Arrangement & Original Music Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Horiyama, Shusaku Uchiyama, Makoto Tomozawa

BGM Arrangement: Yoshino Aoki

Promotional material

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) Print advertisement
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) Print advertisement

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

80

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Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

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Fun Generation (DE)

60

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GameFan (US)

NTSC-J

71

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Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-J

75

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MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

74

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Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

68

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Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

57

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neXt Level (DE)

NTSC-J

70

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Playmag (FR)

NTSC-J

68

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Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

65

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Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

61

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Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

23

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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, EU
Cover

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega Man games for Sega systems
	Mega Man: The Wily Wars (1994)
	Mega Man (1995)
	Mega Man X3 (1996) \| Mega Man 8 (1997) \| Mega Man X4 (1997) \| Super Adventure Rockman (1998)
Unlicensed Mega Man games for Sega systems
	Rockman X3 (1996)
Mega Man related media
	Rockman 8: Metal Heroes Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1997)

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↑ File:SSM_UK_18.pdf, page 74
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf, page 237
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 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
↑ 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, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 237

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[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p74-3] File:SSM_UK_18.pdf, page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf_p237-4] File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf, page 237

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_055.pdf_p100-6] Consoles +, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 100

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

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-07.pdf_p74-8] Fun Generation, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 74

[:File:GameFan_US_0407.pdf_p13-9] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 7: July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_02.pdf_p84-10] Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-05.pdf_p77-11] MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 77

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

[:File:Playmag_FR_04.pdf_p110-13] Playmag, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 110

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

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_47.pdf_p79-15] Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-10), page 79

[:File:SegaPower_UK_81.pdf_p53-16] Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 53

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p74-17] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf_p237-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 237

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Credits (or lack there of)

Promotional material

Physical scans