Why Mega Man X Is The PERFECT Game

Five years ago today, I uploaded my original review on Mega Man X in 2016, the first video in 'The All Inclusive Mega Man X Retrospective' series. To pay tribute to that, I wanted to go back and talk about the first four Mega Man X games yet again and give them the modern day J's Reviews treatment. Starting with one of the best games ever made, Mega Man X1 for the Super Nintendo!

[pawarl.o.s.]

I love the Sigma fortress 1 theme. It has this melancholic feel that makes you think of the journey up to that point. It also takes a whole new meaning after Zero's death.

[TIDbitRETRO]

I’ve always touted the original X as the best SNES game in that console’s library. Gorgeous sprites, pinpoint controls, a killer soundtrack, and a buttery smooth difficulty curve. I think one of it’s other biggest draws is it has the perfect length. It’s a game that’s very easy to pickup and play through time and time again.

[hamzafasih]

I never realized how confusing the numbering system in these games might be. Megaman VI to Megaman X totally looks like it's part of the exact same series. What an interesting detail 🤔

[thantisman]

Good to see the younger generations playing and loving this game. I was 14 when this game came out and it blew me away. It made me feel like megaman was growing with me and matured as I did. Megaman x is truly a game for the ages.

[Warrior-Of-Virtue]

The only Mega Man game to do the rematch boss rush right. Scatter them across the final stages so it feels less tedious.

[redshirtdrawings]

Mega man X is legitimately my favorite game of all time and I will never back down from that statement. I’ve played and beaten it hundreds of times at this point and every replay is a blast to do. Great music, levels, theme bosses. It’s a 20/10 for me. Could play it all day everyday

[pizzahighfive]

Some people have over 30 years of gaming experience, some who've even lived through every game console generation so far, many have said MegaMan X is still what they consider the best game of all time, or it's at least very high in their lists.

[RubyofBlue]

You know you've got a special YouTuber when you're glad to listen to them talk about a game in a series you've never played *:･ﾟ✧

[xDragonInstallx]

Seeing Zero come in and blast that arm off made me and my friends hype. Got this game as my birthday present as a kid.

[majinzombiegenocider]

21:29 I actually loved the slowdown on the SNES when I was a little kid. As an adult, I understand why it’s doing that. As a child, I just thought it looked cool and was intentional.

[Jonnicom]

You probably DID get that heart tank the way you think, but my guess is you destroyed the tank right before it hit the last possible square you can grip onto, thus corrupting the memory lol.

[pawarl.o.s.]

X1 easily my favorite in the series. The weapons are all great. The music (in my opinion) was never topped. I love that the boss rematches were scattered throughout the fortress levels instead of all at once (I hate that no other game did that again).

[MatthewCampbell]

With that last point: Both X and Classic Mega Man don't want to fight per se, both are just willing to.

[GarbageGaming_]

I remember finding your channel back when you had like 60k subscribers and seeing your mega man x reviews. And you inspired me to play all of them. It’s incredible to see how your channel has grown, love your reviews J

[javierdelgado]

"I get this is the one millionth megaman x analysis and im not blowing anyone's mind here"
Me: this is my first time watching a negaman x analysis and my mind IS actually blown. I haven't played em but now I want to

[sparkyceasar]

I've been playing Megaman X literally my entire life (literally I was like 4 when I first played it) and it will always have a special place in my heart, I always end up coming back to it because it stands out so far above so many other games I've played, And you would be hard pressed to make me disagree with this title. Like always I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly with your takes on the series, Love your work J

[ScrambledAndBenedict]

You know a great little graphic detail in this game? You know how X holds his chest and breathes heavily when he's at low health? In Chill Penguin's stage, he also has visible breath from the cold air.

[ashiel]

One thing that I noticed about X1 to X3 was how X's full Buster shot started out blue, but after getting the arm upgrade it turn pink. Moving to X2 X now has the ability to dash and his full Buster shot now has a pink coloring to it, the same for X3 and I tribute this to X powering after wearing the armor.

[papersonic]

The whole "You gotta do the snow stage first" thing keep it from being perfect imo, but still a banging game.

[Metalwario]

If you do X6, I'd love for you to mention the X6 Tweaks mod (and not just because I helped out on the new art assets! XD).