Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the run and the description as well.

Thanks! It's definitely easier to jump over them when possible, but obviously I just had to go for the cool factor.

Thanks! The underwater route becomes pretty fun once you're able to consistently jump between the fish. In most scenarios, enemies automatically blowing up when passing through doors is beneficial, but it's a bit unfortunate that it's unavoidable here.

Soul Launcher being a late-game EX Skill doesn't help it either. To get the most out of it, you have to try incorporating it into your gameplay during new game plus.

It does take some getting used to since the inputs are opposite to what you'd expect, but after using it enough times during these challenges, it's pretty much second nature to me.

Thank you very much!

Thanks! I'll do my best to keep coming up with interesting challenges. I think the Zero series has a good, definitive ending, but I'd certainly like to see ZX3/ZXC at some point.

I am pretty sure he got lucky rng and he didn't do the roll attack.

In this case, the RNG is consistent and easily manipulated since Maha's door is so close to the start of the level. If you slice through the Pantheons with the Saber and enter the door and stand still, Maha should open with his roll first. From there, if you follow the exact movements shown in the video, he should never roll or swing.

@@DZ-Three Oh really? Okay then.

I think it's just how round Maha is that makes him look kind of funny. He reminds me of Phan Phan from Kirby.

@@DZ-Three Yeah me too

Well, there's a good amount of luck involved if you want to avoid damage, but if you get the right pattern, it's fairly simple to avoid his attacks while looping the Shield.

This specific fight using Model a against Buckfire wasn't all that difficult to learn, so there wasn't any issue with motivation for me here. I think that, after having fought Craft with the Water Gun only, other minimalist boss challenges feel comparatively simple.

@@DZ-Three Yeah I saw the first half of the fight, it was pretty simple like just get in close to him and will make his AI attacks like the Burning Arrow & Crash Bunt useless. Only threat I find is when he is low on health, he changes pattern and does the Double Tomahawk more or when he backs away and use Burning Arrow to throw off your position. Reminds me of MegaMan 9 Magma Man and his Magma Bazooka fight lol! 😂

​@@leongyuhinleong That's a good point. Considering that Inti made MM9 right after ZXA, there's a good chance that Buckfire's arrows served as the basis for Magma Bazooka.

Thanks! That section is quite tough to do quickly. It makes sense that it houses one of the more powerful Cyber-Elves.

Thanks! Using Model a during boss fights does take a lot of patience. It's much more suited to fighting regular enemies, so if you ever want to give it a try, I recommend picking any stage and messing around with it to see what you can come up with.

Thank you! For all of my Zero/ZX stuff, I play using Retroarch. I find emulation much more convenient for recording purposes. For ZXA specifically, I use the undub romhack.

This is Buck breaking

Glad I could help you discover some new tricks. That's the beauty of Mega Man in general. There are always new and interesting ways you can approach stages and bosses, no matter how many times you play.

DZ3 never fails to amaze

I honestly can't recall if I knew about the secret rooms before, but even if I did, I certainly forgot about them. For this run, I made sure to reference a map so that I could commit the route to memory and ensure I didn't miss any items.

Thank you very much!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Full item collection runs aren't something I typically do, but this one ended up being quite interesting, so I'll consider doing more in the future.

Skipping the first few platforms and hooking onto that one saves a lot of trouble. Generally, you want to minimize the amount of precision swinging with the Chain Rod, as it's quite difficult to get right, even after extensive practice. Thanks again for the suggestion, it was fun to work on.

Yup. There are a few reasons why, but I find that aiming for one video per week works well for me, especially when trying to complete particularly difficult ideas like this one.

@@DZ-Three I see.

To be fair to Model ZX, it does have the intro portion where Powmettaur gets bonked in the head. Still, ZX taking roughly a third of the runtime on its own is indeed funny.

Dark Skies while fighting Powmettaur is hilarious. I wouldn't be able to focus at all.

Thank you! I only recently discovered the rapid-fire trick with PX myself. It's certainly a very handy technique to know.

Yup, the Metall Daddy in MM4 was unquestionably the inspiration for Powmettaur. I also think Metall Daddy is more challenging; Mega Man has some pretty solid weapons in MM4, but there's nothing that matches the offensive power of stuff like Model HX.

@@DZ-Three Yeah, though I actually enjoy your Model FX showcase the most, you destroying that Powmettaur with just one Ground Breaker W attack and the 2nd fight where you do Buster Edit to change your shots and shoot backwards. Also you did mention MegaMan 4 weapons yes? Well not as great as MegaMan 9 Weapons Archive but still decent regardless, even Skull Barrier which is the weakest weapon imo still have its uses.

Thanks! Even when knowing exactly which moves to go for, there is some inconsistency in the OX combo since the exact damage you deal with each Arc Blade is difficult to control. The timing on the Rekkoha finish is tricky too; you want to land Ryuenjin just before Powmettaur hides so that the flame effect keeps you safe until it emerges.

Yup, I do try to come up with as many fun ideas as I can. I hope that the things I showed here end up helping you.

Always has been

Inti certainly loves making callbacks to their previous games. The obvious one in ZX is the incorporation of Dr. Weil's theme into "Fate - deep-seated grudge."

@@DZ-Three can't wait for more in ZXC!!!

@@enderslayer0848 Yup, I'm also looking forward to the year 2058.

It's quite a tricky combo to get. Aside from the perilous platforming required to avoid the spikes, it's also quite easy to fire the dart at the wrong time and have it bounce off the ledge instead of hitting the Roll Cannon.

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words; I did my best to get as creative as I could with the various weapons and skills available. Guard Counters are certainly an interesting mechanic. Inti did a good job with making them entirely optional since every S+ is possible without ever having to go for one.

Thanks! The acceleration, speed, and homing properties of the ring Elpizo fires can be pretty wacky at times, but that's what makes it a fun attack to manipulate and dodge.

Zero will be credited as the discoverer of the "Infinite Energy Pantheon Principle".

I did briefly consider redoing it after seeing that, but despite this playful nature of this fight, there are actually a few precise moments. A detail you might appreciate is that the charged slash I use at 1:19 was a frame-perfect release. I'm not sure if it's actually necessary to be that precise, but it certainly did cost me a few attempts.

Even worse, X's armors were all made by Dr. Light, so they're especially rare and valuable.

Elpizo's story is rather tragic. He constantly finds himself in unfortunate scenarios, and ideas like this one certainly don't help. The reason I came up with this specific idea is that I realized that I'd never showcased Filter Shield in any capacity prior to this; in a normal run, it has no application at all. I knew Elpizo would be a good choice since I already have an old video where I beat him with a reflected shot from a Pantheon Hunter. That's how this "fight" came to be.