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Mega Man X

TitleMega Man X
First release1993
DeveloperCapcom
PublisherMajesco Entertainment
PlatformsDOS, SNES / Super Famicom
Genresaction game, platformer
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-01-19 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata IDQ1196400

Dr. Cain's discovery of a robot capsule brings Mega Man X into a world of science fiction conflict. Players navigate side-view platforming stages, utilizing shooting mechanics to combat enemies. The gameplay focuses on the protagonist's ability to make decisions and interact with a changing environment through action-oriented shooter sequences.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1196400) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (snes/mega-man-x) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (143) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Majesco Entertainment · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Majesco Entertainment · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Majesco Entertainment · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Majesco Entertainment · internal use only.
Sprites (2): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Logo: Yoshinori Takenaka, Keiji Inafune, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mega Man X (videogame) logo.webp”)
Sprites
SNES / Super Famicom version · 2 sheets · Mega Man X on The Spriters Resource ↗ (51 sheets on the site; 2 stored here)
X sprite sheet (SNES / Super Famicom)
X
Characters SNES / Super Famicom · 1420×3294
#1225 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:23 UTC
Enemies 1 sprite sheet (SNES / Super Famicom)
Enemies 1
Enemies SNES / Super Famicom · 446×1288
Rip by unknown ripper
#31592 · fetched 2026-09-30 17:23 UTC
Sprite sheets are fan rips of copyrighted game graphics (© Capcom), credited to the ripper and linked to their page on the source site; internal use only. “Rip by” is the uploader credit shown on the site. Click a sheet to view it at full size (pixel-exact zoom). More: The Spriters Resource ↗ /
Videos
SNES Longplay [025] Mega Man X (US)
World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 1:23:28auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Mega Man X (PC) Playthrough
NintendoComplete · DOS version · longplay · 1:25:50auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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