Mega Man X (video game)

Mega Man X (Rockman X in Japan) is the first game of the Mega Man X series and was released from 1993-95. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, although it was ported to the PC in 1995. The game takes place in the early-22nd century (21XX time period), one-hundred years after the conclusion of the classic series. Although Keiji Inafune and the series creators had originally planned for the series to star Zero, they shortly thereafter made the decision for the game to star Mega Man X (the hero of this game).

Story
It is 21XX. Dr. Cain, a human scientest, has uncovered a robot from the past-Mega Man X, along with a warning message from Dr. Light, his creator.

WARNING:

''"X" IS THE FIRST OF A NEW GENERATION OF ROBOTS WHICH CONTAIN AN INNOVATIVE NEW FEATURE - THE ABILITY TO THINK, FEEL AND MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS. HOWEVER THIS ABILITY COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. IF "X" WERE TO BREAK THE FIRST RULE OF ROBOTICS, "A ROBOT MUST NEVER HARM A HUMAN BEING", THE RESULTS WOULD BE DISASTROUS AND I FEAR THAT NO FORCE ON EARTH COULD STOP HIM.''

''APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE WE CAN SAFELY CONFIRM HIS RELIABILITY. UNFORTUNATELY I WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE THAT DAY, NOR DO I HAVE ANYONE TO CARRY ON MY WORK. THEREFORE, I HAVE DECIDED TO SEAL HIM IN THIS CAPSULE, WHICH WILL TEST HIS INTERNAL SYSTEMS UNTIL HIS RELIABILITY HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THE CAPSULE UNTIL THAT TIME.''

''"X" POSSESSES GREAT RISKS AS WELL AS GREAT POSSIBILITIES. I CAN ONLY HOPE FOR THE BEST.''


 * SEPTEMBER 18, 20XX
 * T.LIGHT

X's design interested Cain so much he started making similar robots, called Reploids. Not after long, Sigma, Dr. Cain's Reploid general, betrays the Reploids and goes Maverick (the state of insanity for robots). Along with 8 other Mavericks, Sigma sets out on a Dr. Wily esque quest. Now, X and his friend Zero are the only ones who can stop him.

Mavericks

 * Chill Penguin
 * Storm Eagle
 * Launch Octopus
 * Boomer Kuwanger
 * Spark Mandrill
 * Sting Chameleon
 * Armored Armadillo
 * Flame Mammoth
 * Vile
 * Bospider
 * Rangda Bangda
 * D-Rex
 * Velguarder
 * Sigma

Armor
X can find Armor Capsules throughout the stages of the game. They were hidden by Dr. Light to help X fight the Mavericks, should the case ever arise. They are usually hidden, but the Leg Capsule, which is required to nab the rest of the capsules, is in plain sight (and is impossible to avoid receiving).

Helmet Part, in Storm Eagle's stage: Dash-jump off of the bottom of a tower to find a corridor filled with DR tubes. Destroy them to find the Helmet Capsule.
 * Allows X to break certain blocks with his head and feet.

Body Part, in Sting Chameleon's stage: Dash-jump onto the ceiling of the cave from the left. Climb up the wall and defeat the mini-boss, RT-55J, to reveal the Body Capsule.
 * Halves the damage X takes.

Arm Part, in Flame Mammoth's stage: Right before a very large room with flaming geysers that destroy platforms, dash-jump to the left to find several blocks that can be broken if X has the Helmet Part. This jump takes practice. Climb the wall to find the Arm Capsule. Alternately, you can defeat Vile in Sigma's Fortress to recieve the Arm Part.
 * Allows X to charge his X-Buster to the next level, as well as to charge special weapons.

Leg Part, in Chill Penguin's stage: In the middle of the stage, in the cavelike area. You can't miss it.
 * Allows X to dash along the ground. It remains a part of X's arsenal for the entire series.

Enemy Guide
List of Mega Man X Enemies

Walkthrough
Click here to see a step-by-step walkthrough for the game.

Secrets

 * Hadouken Fireball