Mega Man X3 - Doppler Stage 1

[@GmNdWtchr96]

"At least these crushing walls do not have a jerk robot pulling them together." At least you could destroy said robot before it pulls the walls together.

[@TheNerdyKoopa]

Exactly

[@joshualupyan519]

bro FUCK those walls on God

[@spicymeatballs2thespicening]

@@joshualupyan519 I've died more times to those walls and the goddamn snails on the second stage more than I have by enemies 😖

[@gustavvson]

I find the crushing wall part incredibly irritating

[@luigifaniac1312]

Yeah, to me it honestly feels like X isn't programed to be fast enough to make it.

[@melchoruno]

I am replaying this game, the moving side walls are a nightmare.......

[@NateOutrage]

I'm struggling with this myself!

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

​@@NateOutrage me too bro. I almost wanna use a password to skip this stage in particular, but I'm way too proud of myself to do that.

[@NateOutrage]

@@MDLuffy1234YT I FINALLY did it after like a good few Streams in a row trying to get passed it! Lol

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

​​@@NateOutrage Me too, and thrice in a row (once the first time through, twice because I forgot the golden armor, and thrice because I died on the elephant because I forgot to stock up my sub tanks b4 entering the stage to get the golden armor), apparently, you just have to do full jumps with confidence and hold down the turbo button like your life depends on it.

[@Andy-u7p]

Yeah but it’s easy when you know when to jump

[@jcbond.]

0:50 one of the worst parts of any mm game, if not the worst. I kept trying and trying.

[@jessesudekum3357]

agreed its the worst part

[@amso7169]

Challenging and bad aren’t one and the same.

[@ProtoMekka]

Big Boy If you’re literally a second too late you instantly die, thats more artificial difficulty then actual difficulty

[@derickthekingofguitarhero2919]

Tho g#% d-#% wall kap you dieing everly time you jump up the game will not les you do it at all if the code woult do it you kap die everly f#$%ing time

[@rainfeather2997]

I find it funny that the weakness weapon of the boss- whichever one you end up facing- is the same; the Ray Splasher. Given that it can destroy Vile, Byte, Gravity Beetle AND the first Doppler Boss, it's kind of telling that you're meant to hit Neon Tiger pretty early.

[@Apathas]

Wow. I never knew about the hidden boss when you destroy both Bit and Byte. I guess it was a good thing for me as a kid not figuring out their weaknesses. XD

[@cj.59]

Bro I died so many times to those damned walls on stage 1, huge pain in the ass..

[@krawky398]

Man, combined Bit and Byte are actually easier than the junk robot? After all the trouble Bit gave me, i wouldn't have thought so. Guess I'll have to try that on my next run.

[@TheSixteen60]

0:51 i can't get pass the part no matter how hard i tried

[@NestyEco]

Me too :0

[@germaholic]

That part's fucking bullshit and one of the reasons why I'll never play this game after tonight whether I beat it or not, and this is coming from someone who enjoys and has beaten games like Cuphead and Super Meat Boy.

[@damonwillis3672]

I finally got past it after trying like 100 times. The key is to remember that once you hold onto the dash button...you will do the faster jump....DON'T press dash again as you're jumping up...hold it...or else you might do an accidental air dash(so annoying). Once you know you're high enough to cross...do it right away .

[@obeseing]

@@damonwillis3672 thank you sir I finally on to Sigma stage 4 I am right now fighting the Final boss second phase

[@mohalamkf]

@@damonwillis3672 thanks bro

[@chrisr8086]

I found tunnel rhino weapon good for the secret acid boss. The triple shot takes out the trunk fast and does decent damage to the head as well.

[@bulbakurb2385]

Yet another time where I got stuck on an old game and ya helped me out. What a chad, thanks bud

[@Wee2Yang]

At 3:49,actually,Tornado Fang works best.In fact,I find it more satisfying fighting against Press Disposer as compared to Godkarmachine O Inary,maybe it's because it's some sort of secret?Plus,drilling that trunk before leaving the head wide open then drilling the head is the satisfying part...

[@Octo4533]

best.In xD

[@rainfeather2997]

If you're having trouble getting the capsule to show up, make sure that: 1) You've got everything- eight heart tanks, four subtanks, four ride armors, and all four upgrades. 2) You haven't installed any of the other chips. 3) Your life bar is full. (Subtank levels don't matter.) Congratulations, you just broke the game. Once X goes all "Golden Armor Energize!", you can simply bull-rush the rest of the Doppler stages- it turns most of the Teleporter Room into a massive joke, allowing you access to five full lifebars against each Maverick, should you need them.

[@EvilMariobot]

+Rain Feather Who even needs the Golden Armor in the face of the raw power available in the next stage?

[@rainfeather2997]

+EvilMariobot It has to do more with the fact that the Golden Armor gives you four effects (regeneration, double air-jump, enhanced defensive field, stored cross-shot energy)- personally, I get it because grinding for subtank energy is a pain in the butt, and this close to the end of the game, I'd rather not take forever to grind for one fright and then end up having to grind the underground hangar enemies for more life energy- I can just grab a book, read a chapter or two, and then go back to my game. Also, the double air-dash is your best friend against the first form of Sigma this game.

[@EvilMariobot]

Rain Feather All of which is rendered moot when you have a weapon that two-shots anything that isn't killed outright.

[@smashmallow1012]

no, first you need the z-saber to *TRULY* break the game

[@slimballs9650]

@@smashmallow1012 And the Arm Parts.

[@ShadyKnight9]

I have something to bring up now that we're finally at the Doppler stages. Pink, you remember that you once said that Ray Splasher might be a useful weapon for speedrunners, along with others like Spinning Blade, right? Well, I saw a run at SGDQ 2015 and the weapon speedrunners stick to for Any% runs is... none of these. In Any% and Low%, they use a glitch on the map screen where, if you highlight the X icon and then press down and A in a single, you select the Doppler stages and you skip right to them. You have to do this every time you return to the map screen, but it's just an inconvenience once you get it down pat. Anyway, about the stage itself. I don't go for the Gold Armor anymore. Aside from the gold color scheme being just plain ugly, the other chip upgrades beside the Leg chip aren't that good. Helmet is nice for beginners, but once you're past that, it's too time consuming. Body, I don't think increase your natural defenses, just powers up the shield, or at least it doesn't feel like much of an upgrade when you're fighting Sigma. Plus, it's best to try and avoid taking repeated damage in this kind of game, anyway. Arms, even if you had X2's Buster upgrade, Hyper Charge eats up so much ammo, the only way it could be worth it is if it allowed you to spam the Z-Saber. A little thing to note about the rematch against Bit & Byte, their fused form apparently going with the very simple name of Godkarmachine O Inary, I read that if you're standing directly below it when it's high in the air, it can crush you and kill you instantly. Then again, you should never be underneath it under any circumstance anyway, so it doesn't matter. Also, let's all appreciate the fact that X is a very rude robot and seems to like talking at the same time as Bit is. Speaking of Bit, you probably don't care since I doubt you play the Zero games, but in Zero 2, Phoenix Magnion has an attack where he grabs Zero and summons the ghost of past enemies to wail on him. The ghosts are Vile, Agile, Colonel, and Bit, who uses that hammer attack he seems to have in official artworks but never actually uses in the games. I always found that weird because, to be perfectly honest, Bit & Byte are easily two of the most worthless characters in the series. They don't have a real backstory and they don't have any impact on the plot. They just sort of exist, like they're a dumbed down version of last game's gimmick and were put there for no reason other than to pad out game length.

[@EvilMariobot]

+ShadyKnight9 Yeah, Bit and Byte just seem to be a poor man's X-Hunters and are just there as an excuse to show Vile.

[@ShadyKnight9]

EvilMariobot That's exactly what they are. To their credit, they're far less annoying to hunt down than the X-Hunters.

[@weeyangtoh6049]

Those 2 would have some stories,if Maverick/Irregular Hunter X series were to continue..e.We'll also get to know whether Serges really is Dr. Wily...The story will definitely be something

[@emmettbrizzi402]

I like your usage of Spinning Blade and Triad Thunder there.

[@3anaurv2]

There's always this special moment in these final levels a really hard die and retry moment.

[@EvilGuy0613]

I remember encountering the alternate boss without intending to. (Didn't even know of it's existence.) Apparently on my play through I managed to kill both Byte and Bit without realizing it haha.

[@TheMartianGeek]

I actually never noticed that the boss door was in a different place for the two bosses. Either I don't play MMX3 enough, or I usually go with just one particular boss. I also thought Godkarmachine O Inary was weak to the Parasitic Bomb.

[@TNickOMega]

ogod. the nightmare! crystal snail has been upgraded D:

[@flash4354]

MegaRoCraft welp, I give up.

[@bradenadams7511]

I started playing this game for the first time in quite a few years. For the 1st time, I killed Bit, Byte, and Vile as well! So imagine my shock when I had to face an even tougher boss on Doppler 1! I kept asking myself how bad my memory was as I had no recollection of this boss at all, then your wonderful video showed both versions and I instantly recognized the odd Bit/Byte hybrid and get why this happened haha. My question, is that if you leave even 1 of them alive, do you still face the hybrid? Or just 1 of them at that point? Thanks!! Looking forward to checking out more of your content after this highly quality helpful video!

[@crazybakabaka]

Still the hybrid as long as one of them is alive

[@doozy5184]

When I first played MMX3 I could not get past those crushing walls. I tried looking for a tutorial to get past it. Then I found this video and I never failed that section ever again.

[@brianchoke3083]

Tornado Fang is this Boss’s weakness, plus, this Boss’s name is Press Disposer.

[@NurseValentineSG]

tips for the junkpress-robot: use tornado fang and shoot it around his eyesight. Yeah, the turret still pukes at you, but I find it easier to dodge the little pellets than dancing on the wall. Tornado fang deals good damage against the enemy, so the fight might be hectic, but it's also over sooner.

[@TheOnlyGBeast]

aw no showcasing the remix song :< I love the one of this stage

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

I've got a question... How come you didn't go back and get the chip for the leg upgrade, considering it's the only one you got?

[@RobotPlaysGames]

Christ, THANK YOU for showing me the weakness for the Bit/Byte boss!

[@lrh1443]

At 7:04, why does X move his lips when Bit is talking?

[@kulfoa_1328]

Because bit doesn't have a mouth on his sprite. But I don't know why would they use X's sprite.

[@QuadFactor21]

Poor programming.

[@hessiankyojin]

What about the Junk Robot spiked ceiling room part when Zero is down and out?

[@Butterandbacon]

I had to watch this video for tips on the platforming. Thanks. I’ll give it a try.

[@gloriadellumine6086]

pretty cool how your doin the whole thing with just the foot upgrades

[@ZZtheDark]

Play the hack of this with Zero on it. He's finally playable thanks to some individuals.

[@slimballs9650]

Zero Project.

[@j0cr0z]

@ 0:49 you say at least there no robot who pulls the wall?? i wish there was.. this is so hard to climb. at least with the robot you could use SILK and destroy the robot so he can’t pull the walls.

[@jackburton2680]

So....is there any trick to the moving walls besides air dashing the one time?

[@BigKlingy]

Okay, that "replacement boss" looks insane. Is it even possible to No-Damage it without the Air Dash upgrade?? A buster-only run would be a nightmare. (Then again, you can't kill Bit and Byte on a buster-only run, so you'd never have to face this boss) It feels a bit weird from a game design standpoint though: you're punishing the player for figuring out their weaknesses. On the other hand, maybe it's saying "you're good enough to find the weaknesses of Bit and Byte, so have a more challenging boss". Since you're not showing it, I'll just mention I actually like the Playstation Dr Doppler remix. But for different reasons than the original. The original is still AMAZING, and the remix is nothing like it at all, but as a song in its own right it grew on me.

[@EvilMariobot]

+BigKlingy It may be possible as you can kick off the wall with dash speed if you hit the dash button and jump off the wall at the same time.

[@AssociationAdmirer]

I think it's more a matter of rewarding the player for defeating Bit or Byte without using their weakness.

[@shysterling2819]

Your stage select screen conniption fit was more subdued than usual. I wonder why.

[@clonetrooper2989]

I alr knew the gold armor capsule and when u fight bit and byte in the stage they transform to a buddharupa based boss called Godkarmachine o Inary.

[@YusukeTatuado]

You dont have the hyper cannon and dont have the mega charged buster for the shots?

[@solekman916]

Why aren't you talking about the music in the Doppler stages

[@imperatorrazzehir6448]

Naw i tried doing the dash jump for the closing walls. Didn't work the walls in X5 never moved that fast

[@rockmanx20]

That fucking walls closing are the stuff of my nigthmers

[@Mewseeker]

About that "goofy" design, that ring thing behind the back comes from mythology IIRC. Bahamut in Final Fantasy X has it, Susanoomon from digimon has it and IIRC it also shows up in Ashura's Wrath.

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Probably a sun symbol. I wonder if that's also the source of Arceus' ring

[@Team_Orchid]

Ugh, did they not change the big battle music for these stages? The boss theme is way too repetitive for how long the battles can get. Edit: Apparently they did change it just not for the first boss or Bit and Byte get a special theme.

[@Tsuchiryu]

+MissingnoTheGreat Yeah... it gets worse if you kill Vile during the Maverick stages too. Only Dr. Doppler ends up getting the different (and frankly much superior, even if just as repetitive) boss theme.

[@EvilMariobot]

+MissingnoTheGreat the "Bootleg X-Hunters" and Vile get the Special Fortress Boss theme if you fight them, as does Doppler himself, so you'll be hearing it sometime regardless.

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Obviously Doppler's lab came before the Mavericks' warzones in priority when producing and shipping the Head Gunner (Customer)s. Also, judging by the comments you might have a Serges v2 + Silk Shot situation again. ...A thought occurs. I know you said you don't like playing through the PS1 port used in the Anniversary Collection, by way of explaining why you wouldn't be showing the fortress stage music (and anime cutscenes if any), But wouldn't the password system have let you avoid having to? Or did the port do away with the passwords?

[@kylestubbs8867]

Okay, two things: 1. What do you mean "Zero being alive"? I don't remember you mentioning that in your other videos. 2. What happens if you leave either Bit or Byte alive, but destroy the other one? Do they still do this, or is it just the one you chose not to finish off?

[@JonCausithONS]

+Kyle Stubbs 1) You can summon Zero at any time, but he only has one extra life, so once he runs out of energy, he's out of the game permanently. (Though technically he's not dead, just badly damaged and out of commission for the rest of the Dr. Doppler incident.) 2) You still fight Godkarmachine (Bit and Byte combined), but whomever was left alive will mention that although you killed the other one, Dr. Doppler still modified their battle capabilities.

[@PrimeSonic]

+Kyle Stubbs And if Zero "dies" in just the right place, I forget where, he will give X his beam saber.

[@EvilMariobot]

+PrimeSonicYT I think that's the next stage.

[@rainfeather2997]

+EvilMariobot To be precise, you have to use Zero against the miniboss Mosquiton- the flying mech that looks like a cross between a bug-sprayer and an oversized mosquito. He gets damaged and gives X his Beam Saber.

[@TheGollddMAN]

+Jon Causith One minor detail that you missed (though it's really good that the developers paid attention to detail: If either one of Bit or Byte is dead and he reappears for this fight as the Godkarmachine, the color palette of the dead warrior will be a bit washed off.

[@BuildLego]

The golden Megaman X3 toy actually looked much better than one in this game

[@joshuamartin2858]

This game is a nightmare. Played every mega man game and just started with the x series. 1 and 2 no problem, this one though

[@lethanief]

nice! you can walk in the rain and dont wet!

[@docopoper]

What if you just leave one of them alive?

[@DHarpuia]

+docopoper You'll fight bit and byte's fusion version regardless.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Now to Doppler The Final Fronier

[@namingisdifficult408]

Frontier

[@wesleyjones4036]

10/10 channel

[@encliment3406]

this is really helpful

[@impactdash8947]

your ability was impressive at the first boss!!!!! and golden armor sure breaks the game!!

[@EvilMariobot]

+Impact Dash Actually, the REAL Game Breaker is still to come.

[@Eddieandino9110317]

You missed the ride armor....

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

And also, what happens if you only leave Byte alive and kill Bit, or vice versa?

[@rainfeather2997]

+ShadowdaHedgie11 If you kill one but not the other, you still face their combined forms. In order to face the hidden boss, you have to kill both of them with weakness weapons during their first appearances.

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

Rain Feather So the one you kill just gets rebuilt or something?

[@rainfeather2997]

+ShadowdaHedgie11 I think it's because Godkarmachine O Inary needs at least one of them to be able to run the construct- the other is essentially just there as parts. Without access to the programs of Bit or Byte- and X and Zero incoming- Doppler just didn't have the time to get them rebuilt.

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

Rain Feather Huh. My thought was basically that Doppler would have enough time to rebuild one of them, but not both. So if you destroy both of them he just goes "eh fuck it" and tosses the alternate boss at you.

[@rainfeather2997]

Pretty much- you also have to remember he's trying to finish crafting Sigma's new body as well, too, which I would think the virus would have him do primarily, with the rebuilding of Bit and Byte as secondary- but the lab was found before he could rebuild them.

[@emmettbrizzi402]

Also, I wish Metal Blade was in this game.... It's OP.

[@ArteDonGato]

I hate this game because of 0:51. I give up, never playing this again.

[@eternal.c]

cool

[@Nikotinbetyar]

You know what. Fuck this stage

[@brazencoronet17]

I'm sparing bit!!!!!!!!! HELP!

[@brazencoronet17]

If I get the X series. I mean, I have an xbox one with the orginal series but they might release a collection for this too. :/

[@smashmallow1012]

if this was a no damage run, you could've gotten the golden armor

[@HoneyBadger363]

That's not true, you just have to have full health and all sub tanks full when you slide down to get the golden armor.

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Uh.... This *is* a no-damage run.

[@haykay6564]

belo video

[@anaveragegamer359]

l quit this game cant finish the wall no matter wtf l try

[@spicymeatballs2thespicening]

I thought the same, when you climb, hit jump the same exact moment X touches the wall, also don't dash until you have enough space to dash up to clear the last wall

[@tsukograyrayzotakeshi8706]

Nuevo Sub :v/

[@megamanxbiel5294]

30 peso as tantas bom

[@BrandonJohantgesOfficial]

Who ever made this level is not a very good game designer.

[@spicymeatballs2thespicening]

How come

[@jackburton2680]

FUCK the 50 second mark part. This shit is some of the LEAST fun I've ever had playing a videogame. So irritating. Really not a fan of X3. Kinda bland and forgettable and obnoxiously difficult bullshit like jumping up past these crushing moving walls makes for one helluva total shit experience

[@DrDopplerLives]

Foiled again