Skipping Proto Man (Mega Man 3) - A Wild Glitch Appears! #shorts

In Mega Man 3 for the NES, there's a section in the Gemini Man level where Proto Man shows up to destroy a weird barrier thing, allowing Mega Man to proceed through the rest of the level. The game normally makes you stop and watch this exposition, however, there are ways to completely skip this interaction between Mega Man and Proto Man.

The easiest method for skipping this cutscene is to slide through the screen transition from the previous screen, and jump just before your slide ends. This way, you can jump through the barrier things and proceed through the level without Proto Man's help.

This glitch allows you to save a few seconds in Gemini Man's level, which is great for a speedrun. Tangentially, once Proto Man's whistle ends, there will be no background music until you die or reach Gemini Man. Furthermore, the Penpen Makers (the penguin machines) will have their graphics greatly altered. Thanks, Capcom!

What are some other weird tricks in old games you know about? I want to make more of these quick shorts, so leave a comment to suggest more glitches, Easter Eggs, and weird things!

[AnthonyCurley]

I think it's cool from a programming aspect how they had extra for that music track and just cut it off, but a glitch let's it "continue until completion". Kinda like that bot does.

[OlWest]

Really makes you think how much music can change a game, a game could be really cheery at one moment the. Really unsettling the next just cause of a music cut off, it could go from creepy and scary to mysterious and eerie

[lordpsi]

It's nice to see Protoman can do more than walk in a straight line and shoot then turn around before walking the opposite direction and shoot. But if you disrespect him, he will have the Blues and take away your music. That does not Rock.

[medleysa]

“It’s the closest thing to a cutscene you’ll see in Megaman 3.”
....Except for the cutscenes before Wily Stage 1 and after the last

[MegaHarv]

I love pulling off this glitch every chance I get. Which is more often that one might think!

[theirs]

Wait wait wait, did Karma just preform the ultimate move, AND SWITCH HIS GLASSES MIDWAY THROUGH, his pure skill determination and pure will force is immeasurable

[HonkeyKongLive]

Stuff like this makes me want to try speed running it

[L._Vireo]

Protoman called. He wants his screen time back.

[DonnieTheGuy]

did that man just get 2 lives in a row

[therukusan]

Karma! Do you know about the extended flute music glitch??? What you are hearing of the flute music is only half of the tune. Pause the game right as the music starts playing and let the music play through! Enjoy your Pal Ruku!

[roniereid]

That's what I was trying to do for years but fail miserably

[artisan]

Did you know that if you hold up and a button on controller 2 mega man will gain super jump abilities

[lordpsi]

The Penguin Generator changed to use the Snake Man tileset!

[artisan]

There is also a slow motion one but I cant remember it

[bravewater]

A really weird glitch happened while I was playing Mega Man 5 the other day. I instantly defeated Big Pets with a super arrow while facing the opposite direction.

[ameladaptivedaydreamer]

Protoman: M-megaman?.... Where the frick is he? At this point he's supposed to be here.
Protoman whistled the rest of his song, waiting for Megaman to appear.... He died of old age, waiting....

[CeeJayTheth]

I heard somewhere that this disguises the game loading for a minute.

[infiltraitor]

I tried it as a kid and it does not work that way. What happens after the slide is that megaman will be rather closer to the hatch while keep sprinting in stationary. Protoman will still show up and will blow the hatch.

[vq_qr]

dude. 4 videos in a row how famous are you

[leandro]

I expected hearing the full protoman theme along with the game.