Mega Man X Should Get Its Own Mega Man 9

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Mega Man is one of Capcom’s oldest and most famous series, but it does not always seem like that is the case. While the franchise is known for its impressive longevity, it was only during the NES days that it struggled with not getting overshadowed by its Capcom contemporaries. Even then, that mostly applies to the first half of its NES lifecycle that saw the release of the first three Mega Man games. During the 90s, Mega Man was still successful, but it found itself competing for Capcom’s attention against the widely innovative Street Fighter 2 in the Super Nintendo era and Resident Evil during the fifth generation of consoles. By the 2000s, the series was reduced to a relic of retro gaming until Mega Man 9 came along and revived the classic Mega Man spirit.

While the classic series has gotten some love over the past decade, the same cannot be said for Mega Man X. While the original game is considered to be one of the strongest in the entire series and a must-play for anyone interested in Super Nintendo platformers, the sequels ended up polarizing the fanbase far more than the main series Mega Man games ever did. With almost every Mega Man X game being over two decades old, it is time for Capcom to give the series another chance in the form of Mega Man X9.

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While a rough transition in the modern era appears to be a platformer tradition, with Nintendo works like Super Mario and Kirby being the general exceptions, the mainline Mega Man games, including Mega Man X, barely have any proper 3D experience. The original series went back to the familiar 8-bit aesthetics with Mega Man 9, which was essential to counter the alienation fans felt after seeing Capcom slowly getting