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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Capcom<br>{{Flag-EU}} Nintendo</div></div> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content">Capcom<br>{{Flag-EU}} Nintendo</div></div> | ||
|platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''SNES (original)''' | |platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''SNES (original)''' | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">SNES • PC • Mobile phones (i-mode/FOMA) • Android • iOS</div></div> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content">SNES • PC • Mobile phones (i-mode/FOMA) • Android (twice) • iOS</div></div> | ||
|date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''December 17, 1993 (original)''' | |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''December 17, 1993 (original)''' | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''SNES'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} December 17, 1993<br>{{Flag-US}} January 1994<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223937/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf Nintendo's official site once hosted a list of American SNES games and their release months], including ''Mega Man X''.</ref><br>{{Flag-UK}} April 1994<ref>[https://archive.org/details/total-27-march-1994/page/26/mode/1up ''Total!'' (UK magazine; issue 27, dated March 1994)]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} May 1994<ref>[[:File:Mega Man X SNES German review in Total May 1994.pdf|''Total!'' (German magazine; May 1994)]]</ref><br>'''PC'''<br>{{Flag-US}} 1995<br>{{Flag-JP}} May 25, 1996<br>'''Mobile phones'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} March 1, 2007<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930044836/http://www.gpara.com/article/cms_show.php?c_id=2243&c_num=14 "シグマの野望を打ち砕け！iアプリ『ロックマンX』配信開始" ("Smash Sigma's ambitions! 'Rockman X' is now available on i-mode")] (gpara.com; published March 1, 2007; archived via Wayback Machine)</ref><br>'''Android'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} November 18, 2011<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111124064859/http://android.journal.mycom.co.jp/apps/jp.co.capcom.cp_rockmanx/ロックマンＸ%20(月額%20カプコンパーティー) AndroWire listing] (in Japanese; archived via Wayback Machine on November 24, 2011)</ref><br>'''iOS'''<br>{{Flag-US}} {{Flag-EU}} {{Flag-NZ}} December 20, 2011<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120607072211/https://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Mega+Man+X/news.asp?c=36321 "Capcom classic Mega Man X blasts onto the App Store in New Zealand"] (''Pocket Gamer''; November 20, 2011; archived via Wayback Machine)</ref><br>{{Flag-JP}} December 2011<ref>[http://app.famitsu.com/20111208_11636 "『ロックマン X』超名作アクションゲーム ロックマンがスマホデビュー！" ("'Rockman X,' the super masterpiece Rockman action game, debuts on smartphones!")] (''Famitsu''; December 8, 2011)</ref></div></div> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''SNES'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} December 17, 1993<br>{{Flag-US}} January 1994<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223937/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf Nintendo's official site once hosted a list of American SNES games and their release months], including ''Mega Man X''.</ref><br>{{Flag-UK}} April 1994<ref>[https://archive.org/details/total-27-march-1994/page/26/mode/1up ''Total!'' (UK magazine; issue 27, dated March 1994)]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} May 1994<ref>[[:File:Mega Man X SNES German review in Total May 1994.pdf|''Total!'' (German magazine; May 1994)]]</ref><br>'''PC'''<br>{{Flag-US}} 1995<br>{{Flag-JP}} May 25, 1996<br>'''Mobile phones'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} March 1, 2007<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930044836/http://www.gpara.com/article/cms_show.php?c_id=2243&c_num=14 "シグマの野望を打ち砕け！iアプリ『ロックマンX』配信開始" ("Smash Sigma's ambitions! 'Rockman X' is now available on i-mode")] (gpara.com; published March 1, 2007; archived via Wayback Machine)</ref><br>'''Android'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} November 18, 2011<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111124064859/http://android.journal.mycom.co.jp/apps/jp.co.capcom.cp_rockmanx/ロックマンＸ%20(月額%20カプコンパーティー) AndroWire listing] (in Japanese; archived via Wayback Machine on November 24, 2011)</ref><br>'''iOS'''<br>{{Flag-US}} {{Flag-EU}} {{Flag-NZ}} December 20, 2011<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120607072211/https://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Mega+Man+X/news.asp?c=36321 "Capcom classic Mega Man X blasts onto the App Store in New Zealand"] (''Pocket Gamer''; November 20, 2011; archived via Wayback Machine)</ref><br>{{Flag-JP}} December 2011<ref>[http://app.famitsu.com/20111208_11636 "『ロックマン X』超名作アクションゲーム ロックマンがスマホデビュー！" ("'Rockman X,' the super masterpiece Rockman action game, debuts on smartphones!")] (''Famitsu''; December 8, 2011)</ref><br>'''Android (remake)'''<br>February 2023<ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.capcom.rockmanx The game's listing on Google Play] says it was released on February 2, but [https://twitter.com/CapcomAsia/status/1622779314608676865 it was first announced] on February 6.</ref></div></div> | ||
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X_(video_game) | |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X_(video_game) | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mega-man-x | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/mega-man-x | ||
|tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Mega_Man_X | |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Mega_Man_X}} | ||
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'''Mega Man X''' (known as '''Rockman X''' in Japan) is an action-platformer and the debut installment in the series of the same name, a spin-off & distant sequel to the original ''Mega Man'' series. | '''Mega Man X''' (known as '''Rockman X''' in Japan) is an action-platformer and the debut installment in the series of the same name, a spin-off & distant sequel to the original ''Mega Man'' series. | ||
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|description=Contains early screenshots and references to unused ideas | |description=Contains early screenshots and references to unused ideas | ||
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=== Magazine covers === | |||
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|file=Super NES Buyers Guide volume 4 issue 1 cover.jpg | |||
|title=Super NES Buyers' Guide | |||
|date=January 1994 | |||
|country=US | |||
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{{GalleryEnd}} | {{GalleryEnd}} | ||
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
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|file=Mega Man X SNES guide in Super NES Buyers Guide volume 4 issue 1.pdf | |||
|title=Super NES Buyers' Guide | |||
|date=January 1994 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Guide to the basics, Maverick stages, and bosses | |||
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* [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-099-august-1997/page/n42/mode/1up ''Nintendo Power'' explains how to obtain the secret Hadoken upgrade] (dated August 1997) | * [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-099-august-1997/page/n42/mode/1up ''Nintendo Power'' explains how to obtain the secret Hadoken upgrade] (dated August 1997) | ||
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|description=A reader asks for help on the final boss | |description=A reader asks for help on the final boss | ||
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|file=Mega Man X SNES reader question in Super Play issue 24.jpg | |||
|title=Super Play | |||
|date=October 1994 | |||
|country=UK | |||
|description=A reader asks for tips and receives an easy method for farming extra lives | |||
}} | |||
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|file=Mega Man X SNES Action Replay codes in Super Play issue 24.jpg | |||
|title=Super Play | |||
|date=October 1994 | |||
|country=UK | |||
|description=Reader-submitted Action Replay codes | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 5 September 2024
Mega Man X (known as Rockman X in Japan) is an action-platformer and the debut installment in the series of the same name, a spin-off & distant sequel to the original Mega Man series.
SNES version (original)[edit]
Previews[edit]
Magazine covers[edit]
Features[edit]
- Nintendo Power explains how to obtain the secret Hadoken upgrade (dated August 1997)
Reader submissions[edit]
Reviews[edit]
- Total! (UK) review (3 pages, dated March 1994; contains several factual inaccuracies)
- Nintendo Power review of re-release (dated June 1997)
PC version[edit]
Advertising[edit]
Features[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Nintendo's official site once hosted a list of American SNES games and their release months, including Mega Man X.
- ↑ Total! (UK magazine; issue 27, dated March 1994)
- ↑ Total! (German magazine; May 1994)
- ↑ "シグマの野望を打ち砕け！iアプリ『ロックマンX』配信開始" ("Smash Sigma's ambitions! 'Rockman X' is now available on i-mode") (gpara.com; published March 1, 2007; archived via Wayback Machine)
- ↑ AndroWire listing (in Japanese; archived via Wayback Machine on November 24, 2011)
- ↑ "Capcom classic Mega Man X blasts onto the App Store in New Zealand" (Pocket Gamer; November 20, 2011; archived via Wayback Machine)
- ↑ "『ロックマン X』超名作アクションゲーム ロックマンがスマホデビュー！" ("'Rockman X,' the super masterpiece Rockman action game, debuts on smartphones!") (Famitsu; December 8, 2011)
- ↑ The game's listing on Google Play says it was released on February 2, but it was first announced on February 6.
