As someone who's a major Dust Man fan, I remember seeing the thumbnail and video title and I was about to go full defense mode bringing up every stage I'd consider worse then Dust Man's stage... And then I remembered MegaMan III exists. Yeah that level sucks 100%
This was the first video of yours I'd ever seen and I thought this actually was a Mega Man level analysis channel 'til the end. Splendid bait-and-switch.
To be honest, Dive Man's stage in MMIII was rather annoying too, but I could not imagine what they were thinking with Dust Man's. The incredibly extended length that adds to tedium, REQUIRED utility usage despite not being a Wily stage, tons of pixel perfect jumps, stingy checkpoints, surprise moments, instant death everywhere, and not a single ounce of fun being had.
Always thought this was by far the hardest classic mega man stage for all of the wrong reasons (despite my love for the GB games in general) so I'm glad to see an entire video dedicated to why. Good stuff.
Oh, man, I forgot about how obnoxious Dust Man's stage in Mega Man III can get! I feel like every Game Boy Mega Man has at least one stage with really tough pixel-perfect jumps or just sadistic enemy/obstacle placement. I think a large part of it is screen crunch on the Game Boy games. The NES and SNES Mega Man games can get hard, but you aren't in as cramped a space for moving and jumping.
One reason why I enjoyed the Game Boy Mega Man games was because usually the enemy placement or obstacles were sometimes sadistic and more creative than the NES games. Some enemies that weren't that threatening on NES, were more dangerous on Game Boy because of where they were placed or the level layout made them more difficult to fight. Except for Mega Man 2 on Game Boy since that game was way too easy and too short and the team that developed it didn't really know what they were doing really.
Got me good. Ive never seen this channel until today. RUclips randomly recommended it to me on april fools of all days. Not only is it a well put together vid, it very easily fools anyone new to the channel. Hecc it. Ill watch your other stuff too.
I love Dust Man, but I never go back to the gameboy games so I can't remember them. One thing I really hate is the amount of pits in some levels. Too many instant deaths.
I have just played the game for the first time some days ago. With the exception of a very precise jump moment in both Snake Man's and Spark Man's stage, I was having a good time. But then the Mega Man 4 stages were unlocked, and decided to pick Dust Man's stage first. Worst mistake. I lost count how many Game Overs I got here, to the point where I said: "F**k dignity, and f**k honor", and started using Save States to my heart's content just to finish the stage. I thought Dust Man's stage was the only "bad" one of the second half of the game, but boy oh boy was I wrong. Dive Man's and Drill Man's stage were just as bad in my opinion... Although, Skull Man's stage was just ok.
Imagine Heat Man without Item 2; I've never been able to do that. Lots of precise jumps and a 2min wall each time, I'd have given up on the stage unless I was lucky.
@@jettlucashayes8508 Gate 2 MMX6? I've never even got to the tower section, nightmare system was gruelling. As for Air/Wood Man, I've been able to challenge them first in a MM2 run, better familiarity with that game. Haven't played the MM3 for GB.
I was just talking to my friend about all 1000 Mega Man games last night and this video is recommended. I like the video. I thought this was a channel dedicated to Mega Man, honestly. You should do more analysis on the series. Like I said, 1000000 games, so you can make a ton of videos.
Recently having played this level i 99% agree on you. Although its not my least favorite stage, it is definitely one of the hardest stages i had to endure. This single stage took me over 1 hour to beat, plus i was using an emulator on my phone for this game (The emulator also did not support save states) so i had to go through all of this legit with TOUCH CONTROLS. I almost threw my phone at the wall at one point because i made it to Dust Man but got a game over when he killed me because i had zero lives, so i had to do it all over again.
Kind of agree. Mega Man 3 for Game Boy, even though I had fun with it, it has a lot of tricky jumps compared to most other Mega Man games. Most of the stages have a tricky jump of some kind. Too many jumps where you have to jump from the very edge or deal with a low celling. And I do remember Dust Man's stage giving me a lot of trouble compared to the rest of the game, like the game describes. I'll admit, the reasons I like the Game Boy version of Dust Man's stage is because at least its more of a challenge than the NES version with the enemy placement and even has more detailed graphics.
Can absolutely agree with this take, it's very poor for a mega man stage particularly with the pixel perfect jumps and forced usage of a rush is horrible for a non-wily level but could be way worse, I still believe Mega Man World 2 is overall weaker in comparison to World 3 even with this stage in the game. But tbh I'd rather play this stage than most of the stages from Mega Man & Bass as well as all of the stages in its sequel on the Wonderswan and especially the DOS games because they're so awful, the two absolute worst games I have ever played.
Crystal Man’s I actually enjoy quite a bit in terms of level design, but yeah the length is overbearing and I’d say it’s the worst part of World IV (Also iirc getting the letter is a bit of a pain)
I thought I was the only person who thought this game was bad. Every stage is a nightmare to get through and while it has my favorite Mega Man Killer, Punk, (I haven't played IV yet so I'm not sure about Ballade) I still think his battle sucks. Mega Man II is honestly much better in my opinion, mainly because I don't have to play a game that's a slog to get through.
hey i played that level yesterday and it was great, i feel like it introduces it's mechanics really well unlike the original, which had like 3 sections at best and none of them had challenge nor anything that teaches the player, just like most of 4's stages. it's better to have Up'n'Downs as an actual challenge that forces the player to think rather than just have them appear once without any warning in the first section and then disappear forever until the bland fortress stages. the crusher being long, again, is a bit meh, but as long as you master it, it's actually neat, which is far better than again, have the crusher appear once and you never return to it again, while everyting afterwards can be barely considered a level at all (those red blocks are some of the most wasted gimmicks in the entire series) and while you do have a point that it's usually 1 or 2 hard sections and then mostly fodder, i prefer the Elec Man approach, which is what the World games (imo far superior to every single NES MM game, including 1, which is the best of the NES ones) seem to prefer aswell. Dust Man is definitely not 3's highest point, because Dive Man and Skull Man do what Dust Man aims to do but way better and completely annihilate their downright garbage original stages (Skull Man is my least favorite classic stage, and would have been my least favorite stage in the franchise if it wasn't for X8's Gigavolt Man-o-War and Optic Sunflower) while the final Wily Stage is one of my personal favorites of them all, but i really don't agree that the worst classic stage is Dust Man from World 3. but hey, opinions are opinions and your video was pretty well-done, so respect for that.
So far nobody has ever been able to give me an actual reason why they hated 8. it's always the same thing someone else said. back in 1997 this was the most beautiful megaman game I had ever seen.
@@marcusbullock630 I don’t hate 8 (In fact, I’d say it’s probably at least an 8/10), but in terms of Mega Man, it doesn’t really appeal to my tastes. The level design tends to be less creative than some others (Astro Man’s stage sticks out particularly in my mind), and a lot of areas like the Wily 1 Castle are just flat-out not fun. It also feels a bit slower than other Mega Man games, so the pacing can drag on. That’s not to say there aren’t things I like about it. The bolt system is actually my favorite bolt system of every Mega Man game, and I like how a lot of the special weapons have secondary uses other than combat (something I think 9 took heavy inspiration from). But all in all, I’d say 8 along with 1 and World 3 are the only Classic Games I don’t replay that often
As someone who's a major Dust Man fan, I remember seeing the thumbnail and video title and I was about to go full defense mode bringing up every stage I'd consider worse then Dust Man's stage...
And then I remembered MegaMan III exists.
Yeah that level sucks 100%
Look how they massacred our boy…
This was the first video of yours I'd ever seen and I thought this actually was a Mega Man level analysis channel 'til the end. Splendid bait-and-switch.
This video suddenly hit the algorithm big like four hours ago, so you might see some more Mega Man videos in the future!
The algorithm is giving you a sign.
I seriously thought the joke was that it's MM III for GB, not the classic series title.
Until the end of the vid!
Well done at that.
😆Ditto!
@@Megapig9001 ayy
To be honest, Dive Man's stage in MMIII was rather annoying too, but I could not imagine what they were thinking with Dust Man's. The incredibly extended length that adds to tedium, REQUIRED utility usage despite not being a Wily stage, tons of pixel perfect jumps, stingy checkpoints, surprise moments, instant death everywhere, and not a single ounce of fun being had.
Honestly you could probably apply this title to most of World 3’s levels lol
I was about to yell at you for attacking my brother, but after realizing it’s for the game boy, I agree completely. His level sucks there
Always thought this was by far the hardest classic mega man stage for all of the wrong reasons (despite my love for the GB games in general) so I'm glad to see an entire video dedicated to why. Good stuff.
As a mega man dork myself I would 100% be on board with more videos than this
Oh, man, I forgot about how obnoxious Dust Man's stage in Mega Man III can get! I feel like every Game Boy Mega Man has at least one stage with really tough pixel-perfect jumps or just sadistic enemy/obstacle placement.
I think a large part of it is screen crunch on the Game Boy games. The NES and SNES Mega Man games can get hard, but you aren't in as cramped a space for moving and jumping.
One reason why I enjoyed the Game Boy Mega Man games was because usually the enemy placement or obstacles were sometimes sadistic and more creative than the NES games. Some enemies that weren't that threatening on NES, were more dangerous on Game Boy because of where they were placed or the level layout made them more difficult to fight.
Except for Mega Man 2 on Game Boy since that game was way too easy and too short and the team that developed it didn't really know what they were doing really.
Got me good. Ive never seen this channel until today. RUclips randomly recommended it to me on april fools of all days. Not only is it a well put together vid, it very easily fools anyone new to the channel. Hecc it. Ill watch your other stuff too.
I love Dust Man, but I never go back to the gameboy games so I can't remember them. One thing I really hate is the amount of pits in some levels. Too many instant deaths.
i think this was the only stage i had to save scum through and it still took like half an hour
Funnily enough I got to Dust Man on a full playthrough of World 3 fair and square; no save states. This is what broke me lol
I have just played the game for the first time some days ago.
With the exception of a very precise jump moment in both Snake Man's and Spark Man's stage, I was having a good time. But then the Mega Man 4 stages were unlocked, and decided to pick Dust Man's stage first.
Worst mistake.
I lost count how many Game Overs I got here, to the point where I said: "F**k dignity, and f**k honor", and started using Save States to my heart's content just to finish the stage.
I thought Dust Man's stage was the only "bad" one of the second half of the game, but boy oh boy was I wrong.
Dive Man's and Drill Man's stage were just as bad in my opinion... Although, Skull Man's stage was just ok.
Finally beating this stage felt like getting to the top of the Everest. I'll never forget it.
Beating it buster only is probably where I peaked in life
Nice video, hope to see more Megaman levels analysis soon
now we are waiting for Every Hardest Level in Every MM Classic by you
Oh boy lol: off the top of my head I can say that Wily Stage 1 wins for Mega Man 8 easily
@@Megapig9001 ok. also Robot Masters and Wily Stages Seperetly. i know that Ice man and Wily 1 win MM1 OG. ANNOYING RNG PLATFORMS that's why.
Always hated the perfect pixel jumps. I always see that as bad level design.
Happy april fools.
But also it would be fun to make videos about mega man from time to time.
Imagine Heat Man without Item 2; I've never been able to do that.
Lots of precise jumps and a 2min wall each time, I'd have given up on the stage unless I was lucky.
Hey at least you can’t get stuck after a long boss by a jump you literally can’t clear cough cough gate 2
@@jettlucashayes8508 Gate 2 MMX6? I've never even got to the tower section, nightmare system was gruelling. As for Air/Wood Man, I've been able to challenge them first in a MM2 run, better familiarity with that game. Haven't played the MM3 for GB.
Mega Man on Game Boy just doesn't seem worth it.
Unless it's the 5th one.
The 4th Gameboy game is legitimately really good lol. It’s one of my favorite games in the series
I was just talking to my friend about all 1000 Mega Man games last night and this video is recommended. I like the video. I thought this was a channel dedicated to Mega Man, honestly. You should do more analysis on the series. Like I said, 1000000 games, so you can make a ton of videos.
Oh, man. The Game Boy games were just straight CRUEL!!
so this is a good video, lol.
I like dust man, but how'd they butcher his stage here
You say April Fools, but I still learned something new 😁
Finally, someone who agrees with me on this very important issue. (good video)
Recently having played this level i 99% agree on you. Although its not my least favorite stage, it is definitely one of the hardest stages i had to endure. This single stage took me over 1 hour to beat, plus i was using an emulator on my phone for this game (The emulator also did not support save states) so i had to go through all of this legit with TOUCH CONTROLS. I almost threw my phone at the wall at one point because i made it to Dust Man but got a game over when he killed me because i had zero lives, so i had to do it all over again.
Yeah, it’s definitely harder than it looks
i was like yeah dust man's stage isnt _that_ bad but then you said game boy
i had played megaman III a while ago and that stage was painful
Metal Shark Player and DustMan really love their dust crushers
Is that the X6 one where the crusher just kills you even if you touch it in the air?
@@Megapig9001 It kills you in the air? I should try that out
Never played the gb games, but Dust Man on NES may well be my most despised robot master stage outside of MM8.
Kind of agree. Mega Man 3 for Game Boy, even though I had fun with it, it has a lot of tricky jumps compared to most other Mega Man games. Most of the stages have a tricky jump of some kind. Too many jumps where you have to jump from the very edge or deal with a low celling. And I do remember Dust Man's stage giving me a lot of trouble compared to the rest of the game, like the game describes.
I'll admit, the reasons I like the Game Boy version of Dust Man's stage is because at least its more of a challenge than the NES version with the enemy placement and even has more detailed graphics.
Mega man world 1 is my least favorite game
I've got a softspot for that game because I've beat it so much lol
Can absolutely agree with this take, it's very poor for a mega man stage particularly with the pixel perfect jumps and forced usage of a rush is horrible for a non-wily level but could be way worse, I still believe Mega Man World 2 is overall weaker in comparison to World 3 even with this stage in the game. But tbh I'd rather play this stage than most of the stages from Mega Man & Bass as well as all of the stages in its sequel on the Wonderswan and especially the DOS games because they're so awful, the two absolute worst games I have ever played.
Yes I hate the stage on gb
I go him last
My first thoughts: wth??
Watching seeing it's the gb version: oh, nvm he's cooking ☠️
Actually I enjoyed the stage, I got the rush coil jump first try, the only thing I hated about it were those respawning pit enemies
MM3 GB’s level design is so frustrating that it makes some of M&B’s stages look competent.
Or, the shadow blade can cut the dust crusher section down to 1 if your lucky
Real talk though: Game Boy Dust Man's level really does suck
Crystal Man's Stage in the Gameboy version was just as hard as Dust Man's. Both stages are also painstakingly long as well
Crystal Man’s I actually enjoy quite a bit in terms of level design, but yeah the length is overbearing and I’d say it’s the worst part of World IV (Also iirc getting the letter is a bit of a pain)
UMMMMMMM! EXCUSE ME! MEGA MAN 2 WILY STAGE 4 IS WAY WORSE!
Isn’t that the one where you can just bubble lead through the traps? The boss does suck though
@@Megapig9001 ye and the rest sucks too, also how the hell did you reply so fast?
Also you changed your profile for a April fools? Damn.
I thought I was the only person who thought this game was bad. Every stage is a nightmare to get through and while it has my favorite Mega Man Killer, Punk, (I haven't played IV yet so I'm not sure about Ballade) I still think his battle sucks. Mega Man II is honestly much better in my opinion, mainly because I don't have to play a game that's a slog to get through.
OOOHHH the game boy version
in my GBA i hate both Dustman and Diveman Stage
hey i played that level yesterday and it was great, i feel like it introduces it's mechanics really well unlike the original, which had like 3 sections at best and none of them had challenge nor anything that teaches the player, just like most of 4's stages. it's better to have Up'n'Downs as an actual challenge that forces the player to think rather than just have them appear once without any warning in the first section and then disappear forever until the bland fortress stages. the crusher being long, again, is a bit meh, but as long as you master it, it's actually neat, which is far better than again, have the crusher appear once and you never return to it again, while everyting afterwards can be barely considered a level at all (those red blocks are some of the most wasted gimmicks in the entire series) and while you do have a point that it's usually 1 or 2 hard sections and then mostly fodder, i prefer the Elec Man approach, which is what the World games (imo far superior to every single NES MM game, including 1, which is the best of the NES ones) seem to prefer aswell. Dust Man is definitely not 3's highest point, because Dive Man and Skull Man do what Dust Man aims to do but way better and completely annihilate their downright garbage original stages (Skull Man is my least favorite classic stage, and would have been my least favorite stage in the franchise if it wasn't for X8's Gigavolt Man-o-War and Optic Sunflower) while the final Wily Stage is one of my personal favorites of them all, but i really don't agree that the worst classic stage is Dust Man from World 3.
but hey, opinions are opinions and your video was pretty well-done, so respect for that.
eyy, another birthday joke
I see you called this the worst classic megaman stage so do you think something like gate 2, ragnarock etc is worse
What’s wrong with ragnarock
You need to make a mega man fan game and talk more about mega man
Nice
No insultes a Dust man hombre, el es un Gran youtuber Uruguayo.
It has the best OST in my opinion
Napalm Man Stage (NES): Ha, ha. A worth opponent?
You know the robot in the thumbnail kinda looks like Za Hando. Lol
Happy April Fools!
Ok...
rockman world 3 is in my opinion the worst mega man game
even worse than x6 and x7
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Still, not as bad as the entirety of Megaman 8.
That was not the Mega Man game I expected to read when this popped up lol (tbf 8’s probably one of my least favorites too)
So far nobody has ever been able to give me an actual reason why they hated 8.
it's always the same thing someone else said. back in 1997 this was the most beautiful megaman game I had ever seen.
@@marcusbullock630 I don’t hate 8 (In fact, I’d say it’s probably at least an 8/10), but in terms of Mega Man, it doesn’t really appeal to my tastes. The level design tends to be less creative than some others (Astro Man’s stage sticks out particularly in my mind), and a lot of areas like the Wily 1 Castle are just flat-out not fun. It also feels a bit slower than other Mega Man games, so the pacing can drag on. That’s not to say there aren’t things I like about it. The bolt system is actually my favorite bolt system of every Mega Man game, and I like how a lot of the special weapons have secondary uses other than combat (something I think 9 took heavy inspiration from). But all in all, I’d say 8 along with 1 and World 3 are the only Classic Games I don’t replay that often
Kinda looks like Skill Issue to me.