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Mega Man X (1993)

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Mega Man X, known in Japan as Rockman X (ロックマンX), is a video game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is the first Mega Man game for the 16-bit system and the first game in the Mega Man X series, a spin-off of the original Mega Man series which began on the SNES's 8-bit predecessor, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Mega Man X was first published in Japan on December 12, 1993 and was released in both North America and Europe shortly thereafter. Taking place a century after the original Mega Man series, Mega Man X is set in futuristic world populated by both humans and "Reploids", humanoid robots capable of thinking, feeling, and growing like their human creators. Because of these complex attributes, many Reploids become "maverick" and begin participating in destructive, criminal activity. To counter this, a military task force called the "Maverick Hunters" is formed. The plot of the game follows a Hunter named Mega Man X, who, along with his partner Zero, must thwart the plans of Sigma, a powerful Maverick leader attempting to bring about human extinction.

Much like the NES Mega Man games that preceded it, Mega Man X is a standard action platform game in which the player takes control of the titular character and attempts to complete a series of eight, initial stages in any order desired. Defeating the boss character at the end of the stage grants the player a special weapon that can then be selected and used at will for the remainder of the game. However, unlike in previous releases, Mega Man X adds a number of new features and radical changes to the original gameplay mechanics. These include dashing along the ground, scaling walls, and obtaining special armor attachments that grant the player special abilities. With the transition to more powerful gaming hardware, series artist Keiji Inafune explained that the development of Mega Man X involved reinventing Mega Man through gameplay and characters while still maintaining the basic concepts on which the franchise was built.

Mega Man X was met with extremely positive critical reviews upon its initial release on the SNES. The game has since been included on numerous publications' "best games" lists. Also a commercial success, Mega Man X has since received ports to PCs and mobile phones, has been included in the North American Mega Man X Collection for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, and was released on the Wii Virtual Console. The game also received an enhanced remake on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) titled Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, or Irregular Hunter X (イレギュラーハンターX) in Japan.

And I played it poorly.

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