Mega Man X was the first 16-bit Mega Man game and the start of the X series. Capcom released it for the Super Famicom in Japan as Rockman X on 17 December 1993 and in North America in January 1994; in Europe, Nintendo rather than Capcom published it in May 1994. Tokuro Fujiwara produced it, Keiji Inafune co-designed the game and its characters, and the music is credited to Capcom's Alph Lyla.
During development in North America the game was called Super Mega Man, and many players read the X as the Roman numeral 10. The Western releases renamed seven of the eight bosses and turned the Rock Buster into the Mega Buster.
The game was ported widely: an MS-DOS version by Rozner Labs came out in North America in 1995 bundled with a six-button controller, followed by feature-phone, iOS and Android versions and the PSP 3D remake Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. The SNES version sold 1.165 million copies by 2001.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Mega Man X | SNES | January 1994 | Capcom | 1 |
| NA | Mega Man XPort by Rozner Labs, bundled with a six-button controller | MS-DOS | Mar 10, 1995 | Capcom | 1 |
| NA | Mega Man X CollectionCompilation with the sequels, also on GameCube | PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンX | SNES | Dec 17, 1993 | Capcom | 1 |
| EU | Mega Man XPublished by Nintendo in Europe | SNES | May 1, 1994 | Nintendo | 1 |
| KR | Mega Man X | SNES | 1994 | — | 2 |
| JP | ロックマンXBased on the North American MS-DOS version; sources give 24 or 25 May 1996 | Windows | May 1996 | — | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンXFeature-phone version (FOMA / i-mode) | Other | Mar 1, 2007 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンXVirtual Console; North America 2011, Europe 2012 | Wii | Apr 5, 2011 | Capcom | 3 |
| JP | ロックマンX | Android | Nov 18, 2011 | Capcom | 1 |
| WW | Mega Man XBased on the mobile version, touch controls | iOS | Dec 21, 2011 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンXVirtual Console | Wii U | May 22, 2013 | Capcom | 3 |
| JP | ロックマンXNew Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console | Nintendo 3DS | May 9, 2016 | Capcom | 3 |
| WW | Mega Man X Legacy CollectionAlso on PS4, Xbox One and Switch | Windows | Jul 24, 2018 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ロックマンX アニバーサリー コレクションRockman X Anniversary Collection; also on PS4, Xbox One and PC | Switch | Jul 26, 2018 | Capcom | 1 |
Also known as: ロックマンX JP3Rockman X JP1Super Mega Man NA1
Box art by region
NA Mega Man X 
EU Mega Man X 
JP ロックマンX
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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TextJPNA/EU
Seven of the eight bosses got new names in the West (Icy Penguigo became Chill Penguin, Burnin' Noumander became Flame Mammoth); only Boomer Kuwanger kept his. The rival Vava was renamed Vile.2
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TextJPNA/EU
X's arm cannon is the Rock Buster Mark17 in Japan and the Mega Buster Mark17 abroad, and the stage-select emblem changed from Rockman X to Mega Man X.2
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TitleJPNA/EU
The international releases use a redesigned title logo, a design kept through Mega Man X3.2
Translations
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English Official
Capcom1994SNES · Japanese versionReleased · complete
Capcom's English localization came out in North America in January 1994 and in Europe in May 1994.1
Where to play legally today
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Steam Purchase
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
SNES version (with Mega Man X2-X4)
Checked: 2026-10-134store.steampowered.com
Reception
The SNES version sold 1.165 million copies worldwide by 2001. Reviewers praised its graphics, sound, controls and gameplay, though some found it short and easy; Nintendo Power later ranked it the 11th best SNES game.1
In lists
Sources
- 1en.wikipedia.org
- 2tcrf.net
- 3ja.wikipedia.org
- 4store.steampowered.com
- 5ja.wikipedia.org
- 6ja.wikipedia.org
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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