Mega Man X [Note 1] is a singleplayer side view scrolling platform game developed and published by Capcom. It is the first entry in the Mega Man X series.
Originally released on SNES in 1993, the game was ported to DOS by Rozner Labs and released by Capcom USA on March 10, 1995 in North America. The DOS version was used as the basis for the Windows version, developed by XLsoft and released by GameBank on May 25, 1996 in Japan. CYBERFRONT Corporation later re-released the game at lower price with GameBank's permission.
The Windows version cannot be run on modern Windows OS from Windows Vista onward, even with the compatibility mode setting. The original SNES version was later included in Mega Man X Legacy Collection.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Retail |
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Essential improvements
Better Music Mod (DOS version)
Replacing MIDI music with a better and more faithful one based on SNES music can be found here (PCGW mirror).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video
In-game general settings.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Royalty free audio |
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General MIDI audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Japanese |
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Issues fixed
Windows version having black screen after launching the game in Windows XP
Black screen after launching the game in Windows XP
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When executing the game in Windows XP, it is not able to display anything other than black screen.
- Right click
RMX.exe in <path-to-game>
- Choose Properties
- Select Compatibility tab
- Tick the Run in compatibility mode checkbox and set it to Windows 95
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Issues unresolved
Windows version unable to execute on Windows 10
- The game is not executable due to missing 320 x 200 resolution display mode.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
DOS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
4.0 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel i486 |
System memory (RAM) |
4 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
VGA compatible |
Other |
2x CD-ROM drive |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel i486 66 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
640 x 480 with 8-bit colors resolution |
Other |
CD-ROM drive |
Notes
References