Mega Man 3, one of the greatest games ever, is 25 years old today

Everyone noticed when Super Mario Bros. turned 30 last week. Well, today’s gaming birthday is even more important to me.

Mega Man 3, which originally came out for the Nintendo Famicom in Japan on September 28, 1990 (before hitting the U.S. on the Nintendo Entertainment System that November), is 25 years old today. It was a big hit for publisher Capcom, selling over 1 million copies. The critical and commercial success helped to turn Mega Man into a gigantic franchise with tons of sequels and spin-off series, like Mega Man X and Mega Man Legends. And in an age when 2D platformers are suddenly hip again thanks to wonderful modern efforts like Shovel Knight and Ori and the Blind Forest, everyone should take some time to replay this classic (if you haven’t recently already via the Mega Man Legacy Collection), which is one of the greatest games of all time.