A New Retro-Styled Mega Man X Game Could be Huge
Although it remains one of Capcom’s oldest, longest lasting, and most famous franchises, the attention Mega Man has gotten in the past two decades has been a mixed bag. The second half of the 1980s and the early 90s were Mega Man’s golden age, as the series became a staple of the Nintendo Entertainment System. By the time Mega Man 6 came out, the format was getting old, but thankfully, Capcom had fresher plans in mind for the Super Nintendo with Mega Man X. As the main series slowly lost the interest of the public, Mega Man X came along to reinvigorate people’s love for Mega Man.
Unfortunately, it did not take long for Mega Man X to suffer the same fate as the original series. By the time the series was releasing titles on the PlayStation, the games, with the notable exception of Mega Man X4, were considered mediocre compared to the franchise’s previous outings. They were also criticized for being products of Capcom’s demands rather than love from the developers. By the mid-2000s, Mega Man X was a nostalgic relic, and Capcom never revisited the series aside from porting compilations of the first six games to most major platforms. Due to the main series having returned to relative success, it would not hurt Capcom to try reviving Mega Man X.
The Next Mega Man Show Should Be Based on Mega Man X
Aside from the first three games in the original series, especially the second one, the original Mega Man X is arguably the most popular and beloved Mega Man game. The more traditionally “cool” X was a neat alternative to the cutesy regular Mega Man, and fit the cartoonishly “hardcore” tone of 90s pop culture. Zero was even more lauded for similar reasons, and became the series’ breakout character. The animalistic maverick bosses were
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