#33 - Mega Man X
Despite the name, no it is not Mega Man 10, Mega Man X acutally came out before Mega Man 6 on the NES and you can see some slight design references in 6 to X. Anyways Mega Man X was the first game in the series to move up to 16 bit and anybody who watched egoraptor's video knows that quite a bit has been changed. X can now charge up his weapons, upgrade his armour, has a dash (and dash jump), wall jump, break blocks with his head and can charge up his Mavrick weapons. The core gameplay is still the same, you fight 8 bosses before moving onto the castle of the final boss. Mega Man X's level design is more open ended, the game encourages you to explore (especially since you start with low health) and find powerups. The bosses AI are a bit more complex this time around compared to the NES games and the levels will change depending what bosses you have defeated first and using certain weapons on bosses has certain effects. The levels are also designed more with the walljump in mind, allowing the game to build levels around angles previously not possible. Like all Capcom games at the time, the music and graphics are great. Mega Man X is an absolute must play for action-platforming fans.
