Mega Man X4: all version differences

6 documented differences between the releases of Mega Man X4, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.

Category × version

CategoryInternationalSaturnWindowsLegacy Collection
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Version differences

  • TextInternational

    Seven of the eight Mavericks were renamed outside Japan, for example Web Spidus became Web Spider, Cyber Kujacker became Cyber Peacock and Storm Fukuroul became Storm Owl.1

  • AudioInternational

    The Japanese opening song Makenai Ai ga Kitto Aru and ending song One More Chance, both sung by Yukie Nakama, were replaced with different tracks in the Western releases.1

  • GraphicsSaturn

    The Saturn version has extra music intros with proper loops and ripple effects in two stages, but uses dithering instead of many transparency effects.1

  • GameplayWindows

    The PC version adds an easy mode that halves enemy damage and a music player in the options.1

  • ContentLegacy Collection

    Mega Man X Legacy Collection removes a salute from the intro, dims rapidly flashing cutscenes, raises the save slots from three to six and uses the Western songs in every language.1

  • CoverSaturn

    The Saturn cover shows Zero alone in a spotlight, while the PlayStation cover shows the characters as earlier games did.2

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Sources

  1. 1tcrf.net
  2. 2ja.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13