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Pretty amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: June 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Yeah I know, Super Nintendo Games are outdated but I still play them like hell. It was when I came across Mega Man X4 on my playstation that I remembered I owned the first one.

The Mega Man X series takes off from where the original series left off, sorta. A new character named Zero is introduced, and for those of you who were tired of Dr. Wiley can now face a new boss named Sigma.

The story is not very understandable at first, but I gave it five stars because of how fun it was, and because you can't say its too difficult or too hard. Eventhough the final boss is a little hard.

There are also "capsules" in this one. These power up the abilities that Mega Man can have. In this first installment, you can't expect the capsules to really give you much. (That is if you played X2-X5 first, but I played them all in order.) But the game is fun either way. I would recomend this to any Mega Man gamer.

A good start for the first next-gen MM spin-off series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: February 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Mega Man X (1993). The first part of a seven episode spin-off series, and the first one to appear on the Super Nintendo.

By the time 1993 came around, the NES was almost dead and everyone's favorite series' of games had to be ported over to the then-next-generation system, the SNES. Many companies pulled it off quite nicely with new-port sequels of games like Mario, Castlevania, Metroid, and others. Obviously, Capcom heeded the calls of their devoted fans and decided to give their most successful series an innovative upgrade, and a new darker look. Thus the Mega Man X series was created. Although a bit cartoony looking (compared to say, X3 and X4), it took the MM series to a whole new level in terms of story, gameplay, and features. Well, here's my synopsis:

PROS:
-COMPLETELY ORIGINAL IDEAS. Most every X game hereafter would re-use this game's general formula of "find the armor, beat the bosses". The biggest difference gameplay-wise from the original series is the armor feature. By collecting parts of it, X becomes more able to take on the levels and the bosses (the levels themselves were designed with the dash feature in mind).
-The idea for the "power/animal" bosses is alot more clever and original than the repetitive "power/man" type bosses used in the older games. For instance, Storm Eagle sounds quite a bit more threatening than say, ... Bright Man.
-GOOD MUSIC IMPROVEMENT. Well, the old games had good tunes, but these sound more like upbeat hard rock in terms of quality, than the buzzing NES midi. The loud sound effects are especially fitting for an action game like this.
-STORYWISE, A NICE CONNECTION TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES. It starts out with X being built by Dr. Light. He is very unsure about his new prototype model, so in order to make sure all of X's systems will function properly, he (X) must be locked in a capsule for about thirty years. Light realized that he won't be alive when X awakens, so he buries X for another scientist to find. 30 years later, Dr. Cain finds X and starts to build numerous creations based off of X's design. One of them, Sigma, goes haywire and threatens to destroy all of mankind, so X is sent to stop him. I won't spoil the rest.
-Great balance of gameplay. The action is tough, but not too hard to the point of impossibility. There is plenty to shoot at, and enough great weapons to do so with. I like the new idea of CHARGING UP BOSS WEAPONS. At the cost of more w-energy, a little flame attack can turn into a giant wave of flame pillars. Simply a phenominal idea.
-I LOVE THE IDEA OF BEATING A STAGE IN ORDER TO ALTER ANOTHER ONE. For instance, if Chill Penguin is destroyed, then all the lava in Flame Mammoth's stage will freeze, enabling X to make it through the stage easier and to obtain more powerups. Sadly, this idea was completely ignored for the next 4 sequels until X6, where it returned in the form of a crudely put together Nightmare system.

CONS:
-This is the first MMX game, and it shows. Many ideas haven't been brought to their full potential yet, which would happen later in the next few games. A perfect example of this is the ram-helmet upgrade. There is one place where you can use it, but otherwise it's only function is to make X look more fancy. LIKE I SAID, THIS WILL IMPROVE IN THE UPCOMING SEQUELS.
-The levels are decently designed and reasonably long, but like X4, there are hardly any extras to find (however, this IS the first game). Powerups are easy to find for the most part (the dash-boots upgrade IS DIRECTLY IN YOUR PATH). Still, there are more secrets to find here than in any other MM game up to that point.
-Zero and Vile are introduced, but they don't really explain each of them here (Zero would be in X2, and Vile sort of would be in X3). The reason I complain about this is because originally, this was going to be the only game, and it would have been pointless to introduce close characters that wouldn't get a chance to evolve.

All things said, I can't really find anything bad about this game. It's a great step up from the old series and has some of the best 2D action gameplay you will ever find on the SNES. Its only slight drawback comes from the fact that the X series is at its concept stage at this point, giving off ideas that will only continue to improve in the next several X games. This game gets 4 stars for good gameplay/sound/story/innovation, all put together into an overall great package. I heartily recommend this game to beginners of the series. Many long-time fans find this to be their all-time favorite X game. While it's certainly not my favorite, it does everything that an oldschool 2D action game should do: deliver pure nostalgic gaming bliss. Besides, isn't that all that MM games need in order to be good? If you haven't played this game yet, either you're too young to care, or you've been living in a hole for the past decade. In which case, go get yourself equipped with Time Stopper, and track down a copy of this game before they all disappear. You won't regret it.

Nearly flawless in every way

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Being a huge Megaman fan for the past 16 years, it's easy for me to appreciate everything that an awesome game like Megaman X has to offer. Megaman X was my first ever Megaman game. I still own it today and play it regularly. I've completed over 20 different Megaman games, and while I didn't think that any of them were bad at all, none of them can compare with this one.

As the first installment in the popular X series, MMX does a pretty damn good job at getting you hooked after the first 5 minutes of gameplay. Honestly, this is one of the greatest games of this gameplay style around. There are so many different features to this game that make it near perfect.

First off, the music is flat out awesome. The tunes rock hard and sometimes you will pause right in the middle of a level just to enjoy the outstanding music.

The gameplay is also perfect. X's running animation is VERY detailed for a 16-bit game. Overall, the gameplay is very easy for anyone to get used to, even if you've never played a game of this style before.

And of course, where would a great game like this one be without its breathtaking visuals. Seriously, the graphics in this game are top notch for an SNES title. The backgrounds are extremely detailed, and the enemy sprites are very colorful as well.

Basically, if you're considering getting this game, don't wait. Get it now! Don't wait another 4-5 months for X Collection, you must play this game now! You will be addicted to it, and the difficulty level is appropriate enough for anyone to enjoy the game. If you don't at least try it, you're dead inside.

The start of something great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Megaman X was Capcom's megaman spinoff and the first MM game on the SNES(some would say the first game for SNES was MM7, but that was released in the same year MMX2). Anyways, for one of the earlier SNES games, MMX has great graphics, great gameplay and great music. The stages are designed with great skill, as there are pits and spikes everywhere, with plenty of walls to climb. The music in the game is really good, too, not necessarily being top notch, but being good enough that you can remember most of it. With the start of a new series, there are new features. In this game, you start with the ability to climb walls. Then you have to hunt down the hearts(to expand your health bar), the capsules(to upgrade your armor), and the sub-tanks(like the energy cans from the originals, except these are permanent and you fill them up yourself with excess health).
An interesting feature in this game that was (unfortunately) not featured in any others is that you can affect other bosses' stages by defeating a certain boss. For example, you kill Chill Penguin, and the lava in Flame Mammoth's stage freezes. Stuff like that...it's really neat-o.The only thing that this game is lacking is plot. Sure, if you sit through the annoying sequence in the beginning with the type writer and the alarm noise, you see that X is a new kind of robot that can think and act for himself and that if he was to make a wrong decision the effects could be disastrous. You would also see that a man named Dr. Cain discovered X in a capsule 100 years after he was made. But after that, there wasn't much to the plot, except "Let's go find Sigma!" and "I'll take him, X!" and then "Crap, I'm dead!" and finally, "You've killed me, X, but we'll meet again!" The plot is the only minus in this game. Had this game had a better developed storyline, it would've gotten the full five stars. However, it's still a great game, and I would recommend it to anyone who was new to the series and interested in which game they should play first, and it's not expensive, so anyone can easily buy it without getting a hole in their wallet.

Incredible! He can destroy other heroes.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've enjoyed this game since I was at a younger age. This game is not intended for punks,amateurs,and stubborn players. This game is good for hardcore players who whant a challenging game. Overall this is a great game to start out whith the franchise.

Incredible! He can destroy other heroes.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've enjoyed this game since I was at a younger age. This game is not intended for punks,amateurs,and stubborn players. This game is good for hardcore players who want a challenging game. Overall this is a great game to start out with the franchise.And the music is great and the story is not bad. The final boss's music is good.

Very good at the start, but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Very good for the first 4 stages, but, after stage 4, you will be in Sigma's Fortress to defeat Vile, and believe me, this is the most frustrating stage I have ever played on any game! If you thought the first 4 stages were hard, you are in big trouble, because, after you defeat Vile, you have to go through hell just to make it to Boomer Kwanger and after Kwanger, you have to defeat the most frustrating boss of the stage, the Bobspider! Unless you love frustration, I would not reccommend this game, as it gets much harder to the point that you completely put the game down.

Mega Man X

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

You really have to get the hang of the game before the first real level before you play.The first level is the introduction or the story. So the vidio game is really fun once you are near the ending.Sooner or later, you get a hang of it.

Mega Man Extreem Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is amazing. The first bosses are easy if you do them in the right order. And on the 3rd and 2nd to last bosses you use the Ice or heat seaker( just to help you ). But the last leavle is impossible. It is a big challenge. espeshully if you have a split second to hit the 3rd boss. Also Vile is impossible. it takes him 3 hits to kill you. That's why you have to be carfull. Since you have to fight about 4 bosses with a heath bar and a sub t. But even though it sounds hord (witch it is) It is Extreem Fun!

excellen t

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

good game with much improved graphics from the original series
new story line and innovations including armor enhancements and tougher bosses and deeper levels including a hard final boss

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