Mega Man X is an action platform game developed by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in a dystopian future, players control X, a highly advanced robot created by Dr. Light. After being freed from stasis, X confronts a rogue group of Reploids led by Sigma. The game features exploration, combat, and the ability to acquire new abilities from defeated bosses, marking a significant evolution in the Mega Man franchise.
Near the end of his life, Dr. Light succeeds in creating the first of a new series of robots which will change the world. Able to think and make decisions, this new robot holds great danger as well as great possibilities. Fearful of the possible consequences of unleashing his creation on the world, Dr. Light decides to seal him in a capsule and test his systems until they are totally reliable. The future will have to decide his fate...
Released from the capsule by Dr. Cain, "X" is born into the world of the future where the robot rebellions are a thing of the past. But when Dr. Cain tries to implement Dr. Light's designs into a new series of Reploids, something goes hideously wrong. Now the future lies on the brink of destruction and a new Mega Man must emerge to face Sigma and his forces before the human race is wiped from the planet!