Tier 1 (MaGMML3)

Old Wily Fortress Make a Good Mega Man Level 3

Somehow less dangerous than if it wasn't a rusty, polluted ruin.

Overview Creator(s): Spin Attaxx Artist(s): Spin Attaxx Composer(s): DeltaMudkip Statistics Elements: 14 Collectables: 19 Tier Rank: Bosses: Regular Joe

Theme Music MaGMML3 - Rust-Tinted Glasses Boss: MaGMML3 - The Median Josephine Boss (Alt): Pokémon Sun & Moon: Battle! (Team Skull Boss) Stage Order Next: Tier 2

"Authentic ruins of a villain lair. Head protection is advised."

―Travel Brochure description, Make a Good Mega Man Level 3

The Old Wily Fortress is the first Tier in Make a Good Mega Man Level 3. A defective robot factory once used by Dr. Wily between his first and second world domination plots, it has long since been abandoned and fallen into disrepair, becoming rusted over and pelted by acid rain. Several failed Robot Master prototypes lie deep inside, inactive but covered with old notes from Dr. Wily.

This tier has the levels ranked from 175th to 166th. To unlock the Tier Boss, at least 7 Energy Elements from the tier's simulations are required. After obtaining the Tier Rank, a teleporter appears outside near the start of the tier, and will take Mega Man to a random area within the fortress itself.

Levels

Rank	Stage Name	Creator	Score	Elements	Trickster Tokens	Skippable?
175th	X6Meme	It the it	15.60 / 100
174th	CrashMan Simulator	boris225	18 / 100
173rd	Glitched up Beta	Garion/Garebel/ShatteredCards	21 / 100
172nd	You Don't Know the Drill	Papyrus Semi	22.80 / 100
171st	Not Delivering On Promises	Giga Otomia	24 / 100
170th	A piece of cake, but with aesthetics	Nixbg	26 / 100
169th	The Cave Level That Exists	BigRockerEnding	26.40 / 100
168th	Cycle Facility	Sharker da Shark	26.60 / 100
167th	The Level Equivalent of An Old Man Rambling at You	Zunzet	27.36 / 100
166th	Ultimate Level	SM3000L	30.40 / 100

Secrets

Hidden Plushie

At the end of the underground drainage tunnel leading back to the start of the tier is a hidden slide passage, leading to a small cavern. Inside is a Chozo Statue from the Metroid series (albeit with a Peng for a head), holding a plushie capsule the same way it holds Item Spheres in the Metroid series.

Toad Dummy

After initiating the Toad Dummy sidequest, Tier 1's Toad Dummy can be found halfway through the drainage tunnel. It is out in the open, and is most vulnerable to Electro Cable, Break Dash, and Bait Bobber.

Returning Regular Joe

After obtaining all fifteen Tier Ranks, returning to the Tier Boss lair will pit Mega Man against Returning Regular Joe, an enhanced, significantly harder version of the original Regular Joe fight. After defeating him, a switch will appear above the Tier Boss teleporter, and can be toggled to control which version of Regular Joe is fought.

NPCs

• Metal Man
• Fragile Man (before clearing X6Meme)
• Big Eye
• Screw Bomber
• Pump Man
• CWU-01P
• Proto Man (after earning the Tier Rank)
• Hunter Woman (after earning 1 Tier Rank, before postgame)
• Forge Woman (after earning 3 Tier Ranks, before postgame)
• Presto (after earning 4 Tier Ranks, before postgame)
• Element Man (after earning 6 Tier Ranks, before postgame)
• Cerberus Man (after earning 8 Tier Ranks, before postgame)
• Shoe Man (postgame)
• Girder Man (postgame)
• Galacta Knight (postgame)
• Fake Cycle (postgame)
• Red Joezy (postgame)
• Green Joezy (postgame)
• Nebula Grey (postgame, after clearing Shrine of Nebula)

Trivia

• Tier 1's music is a medley of various Wily stage themes from the series; in order, it incorporates Wily 1 from the original Mega Man, Wily 1 from Mega Man 4, the Wily stage theme from Mega Man 5, and Wily 2 from Mega Man 4.
• The level teleporters are rusty and decrepit versions of level teleporters from previous games; specifically MaGMML1R, MaGMML2, and MaG48HMML.
• The Robot Master prototypes are all based on real rejected boss concepts from Mega Man 2.
• The Shrine of Nebula sublevel "Restored Beta" depicts a version of Tier 1 that hasn't fallen into decay, and recreates the first half of the tier for its first few screens.