The Video Game Project
A Closer Look At The Prototypes That Became Your Favourite Games!
Mega Man X Super Nintendo Prototype
Mega Man X, known in Japan as Rockman X, is an action platformer game developed, published and released by Capcom. It was initially released on December 17, 1993 in Japan on the Super Famicom and spawned sequels on several systems, most of which were later ported to the PC platform.
The plot is a continuation of the preceding series, Mega Man and introduced new game play elements to the Mega Man franchise including the ability to dash and climb walls. Mega Man X, commonly known as "X", was created by Dr. Thomas Light (called Dr. Thomas Right in Japan). X was a new type of robot with the ability to make his own decisions. Recognizing the potential danger of this model, Light sealed X away in a diagnostic capsule for over 30 years of testing. Though what happened to him during these years is not specifically mentioned, it is assumed that Dr. Light died and left his diagnostic experiments unfinished. X's capsule was uncovered by an archaeologist named Dr. Cain almost 100 years after X's creation. Excited by the possibilities X presented, Cain disregarded the warnings Light had logged in the capsule and created a legion of new robots that replicated X's free will; these robots were called "Reploids" ("Repliroids" in Japan).
However, a virus that caused Reploids to turn against humans (later discovered to be originated by Dr. Wily, and implanted in Zero) began to spread. These Reploids were dubbed "Mavericks" ("Irregulars" in Japan), and a force called the Maverick Hunters ("Irregular Hunters") was formed to combat them. The Maverick Hunters were led by Sigma until he, too, became a Maverick and declared war against the humans, thus starting the Maverick War. X took it upon himself to join the Maverick Hunters under the new leader Zero, on a mission to save Earth from Sigma. Throughout the series, X, Zero, and later Axl—a prototype of the next-generation Reploid—battle against Sigma and his Maverick followers to stop their many diabolical plots to destroy the human race.
Proto - Front
Proto - PCB
