Cain almost 100 years after X's creation. X's capsule was uncovered by an archaeologist named Dr. Recognizing the potential danger of this model (in particular if he were to break the first rule of robotics: a robot must never harm a human being), Light sealed X away in a diagnostic capsule for over 30 years of testing. X was a new type of robot with the ability to think, feel, and make his own decisions. Mega Man X, commonly known as 'X', was created by Dr. The first six games in the series were compiled in the anthology Mega Man X Collection.Ĭapcom released Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 & 2 on Jand Jin Japan, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows, which contains all eight main games over both collections, as well as bonus modes. The gameplay introduced new elements to the Mega Man franchise including the ability to dash and climb walls. The first game was released on Decemin Japan (January 1994 in North America) on the Super NES/Super Famicom most of the sequels were ported to the PC platform. Mega Man X (after X4 stylized as Megaman X), known in Japan as Rockman X, is a series of action platform video games released by Capcom. Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PC, Nintendo Gamecube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP (Maverick Hunter X), Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4