Megaman 3 speedrun non TAS 1 of 6

[duckypwns]

There are a lot of situations where you kill enemies when you shouldn't. If you are going to do that, might as well go for a no damage speed run. Good job still though.

[donladdoland]

I definitely like this more than TAS. I've played this game so many times I could probably give you a run for your money. Good job, though. It's nice to see skill and memorization rather than just cheap TAS which gets boring.

[garvensman]

@donladdoland Thank you, and I'd enjoy a race on this game. I agree on TAS. I will say though that it takes a long time and research to make TAS videos, but way more to do this.  I give props to the guys at speeddemosarchive and a few other sites that showcase record setting videos, this stuff is HARD. Glad you liked the video.

[Kratosplatinum]

watch?v=HpZUzpl0yfc world record mega man 3

[Darthstone01]

not bad, not bad at all. i can see this is more of a skill based, cautious speed run and not entirely reckless. you seem to know the games patterns extremely well. i understand magnet man first, but you know... after a while, shadow mans stage isnt bad at all... even the second time around. more on the next ones as i watch 'em.

[garvensman]

@Darthstone01 I'm fairly happy with all the videos, but I can do much better. I was trying to stay within the 10 min limit, and ended up rushing a few spots, and having a terrible run at snakeman's stage and a bad run against heatman 2.0... I didn't want to use save states or die or use energy tanks either, but after over 24 hours of solid playing and resets, I had to cave on the E tanks and sacrifice. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it

[LysoltheFailCat]

I like it! What controller are you using? Don't be afraid to button mash, ever. Great run otherwise, you just taught me the RIGHT way to do the blocks XD

[garvensman]

@LysoltheFailCat I used an Xbox 360 controller, that's why I messed up a few times, like on the ladder, the analog stick is NOT meant for 2d games LOL

[ichigorulz10]

LMAO! HARD MAN!!!!!!!!!!

[NANAKISONOFSETO]

good run man yeah you should start with top man though

[garvensman]

Usually it's faster, but it makes Shadow Man's stage faster having the magnet missiles, so I don't have to wait for the falling parachute guys. I wanted to have some fun with this video plus I wanted to start it off with a flawless level and boss, and I routinely make it through Magnet Man without taking a hit.

[PurpleHillSeeker]

my sister and brother in law are playing this on wii, they suck at it.

[MrDigiArts]

FANTASTIC SPEED RUN MAN

That was so cool, however wouldnt it be faster to start with topman? That way you can use rush jet to bypass the bricks on magnetman's stage.

Dunno. Im not very good at this game.

[darklord1776]

is this NES version?

[garvensman]

Ya nes emulator

[scsteeldrums]

skill!

[garvensman]

Thanks

[grumblekin]

Good work on the smoothness of the video! High frame rate = WIN

[garvensman]

It was a good emulator recorder lol

[lolterror2000]

Good work! :)

[murryduck]

^^ Uber pwnage, all stages done here.

[sagacious03]

Top Man versus Bubble Man. The ultimate contest of weakling robots.

But in all seriousness, this is an awesome speed run so far, and I like how you trounced the dissapearing blocks. TAKE THAT, Heatman's successor!!

[garvensman]

thanks, i wanted to show at least one level that was perfect and I picked this one.

[Frizzlefry2093]

As far as the robot masters go, it seems that in just about every megaman, there is one reincarnation of Guts Man, one pathetic as all hell robot, and one BADASS robot that is killed with the worst power-up. I.E. Shadow Man gets killed quickly by lifting your leg, spinning, and hitting him in the face with your inner thigh.

[Tiki656]

wtf, how the hell did you get 60 fps?

[garvensman]

not sure, i just recorded it with nestopia... took forever to upload and get the file right though... lots of work for that 60fps i suppose

[Vassitch]

Perfect gaming! Very nice man! By the way - Mega man 3 - is my favorite game on Nes..

[Frizzlefry2093]

I agree. Out of ALL the megaman games, 3 is the best.

[TruussstMe]

y start with magnet man? personally, i like gemini man then you can fuck up needle man n u got the best thing in the game, the rush jet

[garvensman]

well actually what I do sometimes is start with shadowman, then pull off the rush jet glitch and get the jet right away. kinda cheating but technically glitch abuse is allowed since it's part of the game usually. Not sure about the invincibility glitch though lol.

[LOLFLUSHDRAW]

wow that was a pretty shitty run

[garvensman]

Ok sure.

[superbizko]

Hard Man? I think half way through MM3 they stopped trying

[Deler1us]

megaman3 had the best tunes lol

[mtgxerxes]

Ugh. who knew Magnet Mans invisible block puzzle was so easy and risk free.....

I've done it the hard way my whole life? Damn it!

[lapipaoao]

nice jobb dude. and super quality too.. me like me like. the game not the best if you ask me. but top 10 on my list. please make megaman2 ;D

[garvensman]

thanks, i may do another game if I find time

[spartan117pr]

God damn man whatever you used to record this, it's clean as hell.

[garvensman]

I used Nestopia in case u wanted to know

[BF2Vas]

ahh gata love the music haha nice job though

[rollerphone]

would have liked to see the other weapons get used more and not just the pea shooter. still a very good run.

[garvensman]

I was practicing for what I intended of doing some time, as a buster only run. I could use more weapons and other tricks too, to add a little flair to it. Thanks for the compliment though.

[unaniem909]

i remerber every theme every boss and every stage in this game it was my life when i was younger.... gooooooood times

[XBladenoJutsu]

Hey not bad at all. Better than I can do for sure lol

Btw can you tell me how this video looks so smooth? How did you record/compress? Im having so much trouble with that -_-'

[garvensman]

Well let me tell you it was a pain in my butt, but at least it worked. What I did was use Nestopia for the emulator. It has an option to record gameplay. I did manage to get it to record in PERFECT quality. The only problem was the file size was ridiculous, so I had to tweak settings, and record in smaller blocks to post it. There are also external recorders that you can plug into your PC or even tv and record too. That's how people record newer console games. Good luck and hope that helped you.

[XBladenoJutsu]

I see. Wow sounds tough. anyways thanks for the info ^^

[Weltall600]

Decent run of this, but I noticed you stopped at 6:44 just to kill something. A nice strategy to this is to jump to the first platform to avoid the enemy, then slide to the next platform. You will avoid the spikes. Just make sure to keep holding left!

[garvensman]

Thanks for the tip. I usually do that trick, but my controller was being sketchy at times, and since i wanted a straight run, no restarts or dying etc, i didn't want to chance it. Thanks for the feedback!

[wiifan135]

sweet speed run. Better than me.

[Aquamentus2226]

I usually like to start with Topman since he is so easy. Good video!

[garvensman]

Thanks for the comment. Look out for my buster only speedrun that I am practicing for. I hope to post it in the very near future.