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Instruction booklet · January 1994

Mega Man X

ShooterPlatformAdventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Mega Man X, known as Rockman X in Japan, is the first game of the Mega Man X series. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, initially released in 1993. It was ported to the PC in 1995, and to Android and iOS devices in 2011.

Specifications

Released
January 1994
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Capcom
Players
1
Genre
Shooter · Platform · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Mega Man
Themes
Action · Science fiction
View
Side view

What the magazines said

9
9
9
9
EGM · four reviewers
7
6
6
7
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
86/100 (297 ratings)
GameRankings
88.50%
GameFan
89%, 82%, 89%, 87%
IGN
9 out of 10
Game Players
95/100
Super Play
88%
M! Games
76/100
Nintendo Life
9 out of 10
BE KIND, REWINDJanuary 1994
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Vol. 4 · No. 125Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of January 7, 1994
Jan. 7

The body of Sopha Wonggoun is found in a sleeping bag off a deserted road in California. The discovery would spark a 12-year manhunt for her husband, Saner Wonggoun.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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Data: IGDB · Wikipedia · libretro-thumbnails · Charts: Billboard · Box office: Box Office Mojo via Wikipedia. Today’s money uses US CPI-U, 2025 dollars.