The DEFINITIVE Guide to Mega Man X1 | All Items & Upgrades, Least Backtracking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- To kick off my return to Mega Man, I thought it would be interesting to take my "least backtracking routes" from the old MMX Reviews, and make dedicated videos out of them. Starting with Mega Man X!
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I like it, it shows you the most effective way to get everything. Would love to see X5 and X6 guides.
X5 will be fun
rip
6:44 "otherwise he's a tough nut to crack"
I see what you did there J, if only the ds's compression was here...
For those looking for an extra challenge, you can obtain Boomer Kuwanger's Heart Tank without the charged shotgun ice by performing an *extremely* precise dashing walljump
I have done this and I hated it.
Speedrunners call this "Iceless"
I have tried it and concluded it effectively impossible. If you can do it, it's *EXTREMELY* precise to the point of being irrational to attempt.
@@GordieKat Watch this th-cam.com/video/cAoRh0CRr4I/w-d-xo.html
the dash jump needs to be frame perfect, or it won't work
The chad backtracking order vs the virgin weakness order
The chad least backtracking
i do weakness, honestly dont care about being a chad, its just fun making the bosses suffer with the weaknesses
Can you not get the Ryu blast (can't spell name) in the legacy collection?
Damn capsule won't come up!
@@nicholasboatwright5407 It's still in there
@@SegahSonic1996 poor excuses.
Wow, and I have never strayed away from the weakness order until this video. Next to no backtracking feels so satisfying after defeating bosses out of order.
6:45 J is the hunter from ZXA's opening confirmed
Well how's that lock coming?
Yes! Got it! We're in!
I was hoping we'd find it on the first try,
@@DuoDynamo But he's almost there!
Robin lol
5:22 - the Pattern is not random.
When you descent, while jumping (or falling) the boomerang goes down.
When you stand still, walk or dash, ascend (while jumping) the boomerang goes up.
he's trying to make a guide and doesn't know the basics xD
@@BuruKyu it's not like that knowledge is REQUIRED to make a 100% guide on this game but ok
@@ravioli4601 that knowledge is required to get upgrades so... yes, it is
@@BuruKyu no it is not. The player will eventually mash away until they get the sub tank. You don't need to know how to aim the boomerang cutter like that. It's like you didnt even watch the video to see how J did it
@@ravioli4601 yeah if you're dumb as fuck and don't realize you will eventually get it, but you will be still an idiot
It's nice to see J make more mega man videos.
The guy is an absolute *mad lad*
edge lord hi again home dog
As a 7 year old the soundtrack is so amazing. Zero, Demo, Storm Eagle, Spark Mandrill, Boomer Kuwanger
Kuwanger stage theme is the best of the Best in the whole series in my heart
Here's a question. You said in your MMX review that doing certain stages would affect other stages? What was the effects?
Edit: Never mind, you covered it. Thanks.
I am pretty sure all of them were mentioned in this video. But, if not, Chill Penguin freezes the lava of Flame Mammoth, Storm Eagle causes a power outage in Spark Mandrill's stage, and Launch Octopus floods the forests of Sting Chameleon.
@@JsReviews Why art thout avoiding thy dragon succ
@@Zero_Virus_X da fuc?
@@farisweiss2373 Succ dragon
@@Zero_Virus_X wha-
Great video, Js. I remember getting this exact order from you after the first time I beat Mega Man X.
There is going to be no defenitive guide to X6 becasue the game is RNG!!
Well yeah. X6 would still be complete torture regardless though.
Not to mention the appropriately named Nightmare system making the order you have to play in random. Nobody completes the stages with the darkness effect active.
@@GordieKat I know. I played through it again recently and I ended up doing my run through rainy turtloids extra area with that effect on. Absolute torture. I lost track of how many times I died.
I abuse I frames I'm X6 so much 😅
I might be more than a few months late for this, but I honestly think this format is _awesome_ and should definitely continue in the future! X3, despite having some awesome upgrades, is a chore to get through considering backtracking and whatnot. Plus I never got the gold armor because I didn't know how to get a specific upgrade without using the upgraded foot parts. I seriously recommend continuing this because it would be super helpful, especially in the future X games.
I'd definitely like to see you do this for the other X games. At the very least up to 4.
Great video! So many great memories playing this game. I always had to have my older sister beat sigma at the end even though he's kinda a pushover. Just so intimidating.
Quick hint: you can destroy the floaty boaty thingy in lunch octopus' stage (7:16) with one shot if you use the tornado weapon.
this made me wanna replay all the megaman x games. starting with maverick hunter x tonight ! thanks for this guide
i was literally like 10 years old playing it on my older brothers consoles, so it’ll be nice to actually understand it now at 21
x6 sounds painful tho
This game is so fun to speedrun. That route is called "Icefull" except for one change, you get the penguin heart after chameleon to use the invincibility to go faster.
If you can do the "Iceless" jump, the route rotates a bit, but it's not worth learning unless you speedrun the game.
How often do you 100% games out of curiously?
@Kyle Campbell, Ab twice a week, thanks for asking
John Johnson I was asking J
I think X6 of all games needs a guide. I really enjoy playing it, but have no shame you need prior knowledge to enjoy it. It may seem random but the NM system is very similar to this in that completion activates the effects, and knowing where parts are in order to progress.
The charged S Ice move for the Heart Tank was EYE - OPENING
I like how he comments on all the bangin songs in the game except for Spark Mandrill Wich is one of THE BEST in the series
@3:23 - To me, this is the most challenging task in the game. But thank you for creating this video and showing us where to find everything.
I'm looking forward to X6. Though the game is flawed as hell, experimenting with the chips is a blast.
X6 will be the nightmare (pun intended)
Thx
Do it for rest of the series to help every newcomer since I remember myself reaching a good guide for the collectables back then.
~Yes even for X6 I dare you!~
This was the first game I ever 100% completed. Not with this method, but it helped me later. Thank you.
You should definitely continue this series. It's really informative and useful!
Boomerang Cutter's behavior is not random if you're in the air. If you're ascending in a jump, it flies up. If you're descending, it flies down.
The Boomerang Cutter is not random. It goes into an up or down arcdepending whether you move upordown while shooting it off.
Glad to see your back playing megaman
I never would have guessed that the flammable containers in Storm Eagle's stage could be taken out with the lemon shooter.
I forgot why i subbed to this channell... now I remember, mega man x lolllll.
Quick Tip to anyone struggling with the Anglerge (the submarine mini bosses in Launch Octo):
In the second boss, at the very left of the screen is a small solid section, when it sucks you in, you can dash on that platform while holding left (holding left so that you're always facing the right way, and it will put you against the wall when it stops the vacuum). I usually use a combo of charged buster shots and Storm Tornado shots to get the job done.
Edit: If you have it, use chameleon sting. As dumb as it sounds, dash into the boss, damage boost behind it, and unload chameleon sting into it'll go down SUPER easy
Thank you for bringing me back to the early 90's at my grandma's house playing super Nintendo on her aux tv this is the first game I beat
This is totally useful and should continue to at least X4.
Also, for completion's sake: the mini-boss in Sting Chameleon's stage is vulnerable to Boomerang Cutter.
That said, I agree that Storm Tornado is the better choice. It may only do two damage per hit (the mini-boss has a total of 64 HP, btw!) but it's more efficient than firing off Boomerang Cutters (or charging it).
I usually go Kuwanger second since you can get the heart tank without any upgrades, you just need a dash jump and a little bit of precise timing, but this is probably the most optimal route for fun.
Every time I’ve played these games for the last 4 years I open these guides
Oh sweet, I just recently picked up the Mega Man X Collection and was in need of a 100% guide. Thank you very much
PS2 Collection or Legacy Collection?
@@smashmaster521 Legacy
I just bought the mega man x legacy collections 1-2 so I got all 8 games now and this guide helped a lot I’m finally finishing my first complete playthrough of the the first one
This order here is actually close to the order I tackle the Mavericks in. And, it's actually kinda funny to me how the first 4 Mavericks in your order (Chill Penguin, Storm Eagle, Flame Mammoth, and Boomer Kuwanger) are my top 4 favorite Mavericks in X1, and the remaining 4 in the order (Spark Mandrill, Armored Armadillo, Launch Octopus, and Sting Chameleon) are my bottom 4 favorites (but, not in those orders). And, actually, the weakness of Sting Chameleon's mid boss that guards the Armor upgrade for the first armor is the Boomerang Cutter. Because I played Mega Man Maverick Hunter X as my first ever Mega Man X game, I remember Storm Tornado shredding that mid boss, as well as the first mid boss of Launch Octopus's stage easily, but not the case for the original X1.
It's great to see you be enthusiastic about mmx again. Can't wait for more of this type of video!
This was more than excellent! Thank you so much! Keep doing it with all MMX games. Have a great weekend, man.
I personally like to do Sting Chameleon after revising Chill Penguin. That way, you get all four armor upgrades after beating only half of the Mavericks, on top of half of the Sub-Tanks, and the Heart upgrade in his stage can be acquired without beating Launch Octopus first by combining Shotgun Ice with the Buster Upgrade. Then, Armored Armadillo for another Sub-Tank, Boomer Kuwanger to get the Sub-Tank in the following Spark Mandrill's stage, and ending with Launch Octopus. This is because I prioritize the armor upgrades above everything else, then the Sub-Tanks, then the Heart Tanks.
Also in Launch Octopus' stage, the regular X Buster is significantly more efficient against the minibosses than Storm Tornado
I like this new type of videos, very informative and gives new players an easy ride through on their first playthrough
Well, I was planning to play all the X games, so um thanks!
Pretty nice order. The order I take is:
Chill Penguin
Storm Eagle
Flame Mammoth
Back to Chill Penguin for a heart tank
Boomer Kuwanger
Launch Octopus
Sting Chameleon
Spark Mandrill
and lastly, Armored Armadillo
Your order doesn’t change much, so either definitely works.
Edit: The boomerang cutter goes in the direction you’re going while jumping. When you go up during the jump, the cutter goes up. When you drop down, the cutter goes down.
I love the sound bite for X's Hadouken
I would slightly alter this order as far as "least back tracking". Sart with Flame Mammoth then Chill Penguin, allowing you to get the heart and toast penguin quick. Do Storm Eagle next getting all pick ups. Now back track to flame Mammoth to get the three pick ups....its technically quicker because it takes longer to back track through Chill Penguins stage to reach the heart...(plus its cool to get to see the before and after of Flames stage as a result ) cheers!
This is an amazing order, and I'm definitely interested to see what orders you have in mind for the other games in the series.
Here's my order of how I play the mavericks and get all the powerups if you're interested: Chill Penguin, Storm Eagle, Flame Mammoth, return to Chill Penguin for the heart tank, Launch Octopus, Sting Chameleon, Boomer Kuwanger, Armored Armadillo (I go buster on this dude for the challenge), and Spark Mandrill.
Dope video, thanks for sharing! I usually use Boomer Kuwanger’s weapon on Launch Octopus because it cuts off his tentacles and limits his move set
This is nice to know. An X3 video like this would be cool.
I’m looking forward to whenever you get to X3 because I find 100%ing that game with minimal backtracking is extremely difficult because I hate fighting the X3 Mavericks (looking at you Blast Hornet) without their weaknesses.
I personally prefer doing Launch Octopus after Boomer Kuwanger so that I can get the heart tank and body armor in Sting Chameleon stage early
Me too
Thanks for this!! Mega man x for snes has always been my favorite game. I’ve never completed this game until now. Also saw your guide on X2 and X3. Awesome
That big green robot in Sting Chameleon's stage is weak to Boomerang Cutter, but since it's also the boss weakness, and it doesn't do enough extra damage, it's not worth using. Fire Wave is a nice alternative tho.
Please do more of these! I’ve been replaying the X games again and I’d love more of these for X2-5
I love this idea. I beat X1 and X4, but every other game I’m still trying to get through. Is The Zero/Zx games out of the question? Stay healthy and safe J.
what have you played now?
@@Zak-bv4qm The First X collection, Zero 1, and currently going thru Zero 2.
@@AJMurdoc Zero 2 killed me so much, I like 3 and 4 better, there all great games tho
mega man x content by J has finally returned??? Great day indeed.
Crazy how I discovered all these upgrades back in elementary school in the 90’s without any help/guide, just playing MMX over & over lol those passcodes were a major pain so I would just start from the beginning every play through
Honestly I followed this since I would die on SPARK MANDRILLS STAGE. Thanks for the guide.
Thanks for the video dude, one friend is playing this game for the first time, so I'm gonna send it to him
I personally go with Flame Mammoth's stage as the first pick, as crazy as it might sound. That stage and boss are pretty straightforward and easy even without the leg upgrade. Also, you get the heart upgrades in Chill Penguin's and Flame Mammoth's stages, respectively, almost immediately after. That and also, I prefer playing through the stages in their original states, that being Flame Mammoth's stage is drastically easier after you defeat Chill Penguin. Other than that, I go with the usual weakness order since the amount of backtracking is pretty non-existent.
Megaman X content is always appreciated
You're a Mega Man after my own heart, J. We go through the same 100% order (except I save the Penguin Heart Tank until after I beat Chameleon), AND we both do the L Button dash. I see so many people who just kinda accept the weird dash button placement despite the buttons being remappable. Out of curiosity, where do you put the Weapon Select L mapping? Do you just swap it with dash and leave it on A, or do you remap it to something else? Personally, I put it on X. All in all, fantastic video, and I hope to see more in the future~
I put dash on R myself, but my weapon select is the X/A buttons.
thanks, your series made me finish mega man x3 in one day only
J I have been asking for these forever. Thank you so much!
My personal order right now is:
1. Chill Penguin
2. Storm Eagle
3. Sting Cameleon
4. Spark Mandrill
5. Armored Armadillo
6. Launch octopus
7. Flame Mammoph
8. Boomer Kuwanger
I personally find the third charge with the buster upgrade to be somewhat of a pain so I decided to get it only when i absolutely need it.
A guide to X2 would be a great video to watch. That game handles collectibles so well (sans Bubble Crab) that there's so many potential optimized routes for it.
I usually do the following:
Wire Sponge
Wheel Gator
Overdrive Ostrich
Crystal Snail
Morph Moth
Bubble Crab
Bubble Crab revisit
Flame Stag
Magna Centipede
If I want to get the Zero parts everything after Overdrive Ostrich can change after a whim. Flame Stag can realistically go anywhere on the order as long as it's before Magna Centipede now that I think about it. I suppose you can also put Bubble Crab wherever you want too.
Excellent guide my man. Legit used it to beat mega man x for the very first time, hope you got guides for x2 and x3 cause Im on to them next.
Thanks for the guide man! Really helped with my first MMX playthrough :)
7:47 I found that Boomerang Cutter makes the most quick work out of this guy.
If this does continue into X2 (my favorite) I'd make sure you include most of the neat little tricks you can do to nab powerups. Obvious ones include how to get the arm parts without the leg upgrade using strike chain, and how to grab the sub tank in bubble crab with that nifty little slope jump trick. Some more advanced stuff I'd like to see at least mentioned (if not demonstrated because they can be tricky) would be getting the arm parts without ANY weapons or powerups, or how to get the heart tank in morph moth without crystal snail's weapon (requires you to have the arm and leg parts and do a neon jump).
I realize those are trickier ones that are hard to do, but I feel that at least bare mentioning as I would have liked to have seen tricks like ice-less (getting the heart tank from boomer without his weapon OR ice) mentioned in this video.
Excellent video! I hope you make more of these guides!
In my experience, out of all the X games, the run with no backtracking for me is X4 Zero
For me its X2, thanks to a glitch in Bubble Crab's stage that lets you get the subtank early.
I liked this idea man! I always love your megaman videos!
Damn this helped me alot I'm only 13 was interested in this franchise from your videos and bought this on the 3ds vc cause I don't want the xlc unless I really like this game which I do and I'm bad at finding secrets and this guide helped me beat this game and it's also the first mega man game I've ever beaten
I had to watch this twice because the first time.I forgot to go get the heart container on the shock mandrill stage.
This video was really good to watch! Please make more!
In X2 you can sequence break, like in Wheel Gator....
You can use Chain Strike to get the buster upgrade without dash upgrade.
And insane ppl can get the perfect timing of an invincibility hit to climb the spikes for the heart tank.
That 2nd one is basically impossible timing.
If you are good enough to sequence break maybe include 2 lists like.
Normal play best route.
Pro play best route.
Maybe a recap at the end as well.
Nice video dude.
Keep it up man! This series is fun and informative. Please continue and do X2 (my favorite one)
I’ve played this game on and off for a quarter of a century and I NEVER knew you could get the blaster upgrade in the flame mammoth level. I always thought it was only in the Sigma fortress level
Sweet video! A strategy guide video is a great idea! Coincidentally, I was just playing X1 last night! By the way, I also use the same boss order to go through the game!
Definitely a fun video brother. As long as you're enjoying it I think its a great idea to keep building up the Mega Man content on the channel.
But I do want those Mega Man 1-6 reviews at some point lol. Just don't want you to get burned out again.
I this actually taught me something I never knew(how you can shoot the flame things with the buster to get the helm) thanks, next time I play X1 again I'll use it to cut the back tracking
Thank you so so much!!! I'm new to megaman x !!! Just got it today ( collection 1) this game is brutal ,I'm struggling
This was very useful please continue this series
Great guide man exactly what I was looking for
Much appreciated J!
Huh, i never thought about doing Boomer Kuwanger right after Flame Mammoth, maybe because i'm too used to how that fight plays out with his weakness, nice find, i'm gonna try that the next time i play this gem.
But hey, my order was pretty close.
Still got my Cart. My uncle gave it to me :) despite getting the legacy collection & owning Maverick Hunter X. It’s a prized piece of mine along with my figma Zero.
I really enjoyed this video and would like to make a suggestion, a video explaining Mega Man Zero's ranking system/optional difficulty kinda like what you did with MGS
The boomerang isn't random. If you jump and fall after shot it, the boomerang will go down and 1 tile more far. If you are in the floor the boomerang will go up.
The Virgin weakness order
The Chad least backtracking order
Hello! I really found this video pretty awesome. I know getting through an x game as fast as possible haz been a thing for a long time now, however, when I play I just play. & It's fun! But I really thought your strategy was awesome. I'll try it in the future. I'd love to see move of what you have to say with this format!
X1 and X2 are simple to get through even considering 2's weird Zero part schitck
X3 thou will be a pain in the ass
I swear rolling shield never worked for me on Sigmas 2nd form. I tried everything. Only a fully charged shot would do it.
Amazing vid, keep up that good work J 😄
What I like to do is go to Sting Chameleon after Chill Penguin, get the armor upgrade from the mini boss, and then wipe and go to Storm Eagle. What can I say? I like to complete the armor ASAP XD
Being well versed in X1 I'd honestly rather go from Mammoth to Armadillo to Octopus before Kuwanger, as I personally at least find Armadillo easier to fight without weakness than Kuwnager. Although the Mandrill stage sub-tank is located so earlier that I'd also barely count that as backtracking and so most often just go from Mammoth to Mandrill.
Great video and I love the concept and format, but I'm curious about why you chose to not mention the fortress bosses? I feel like strategies for fortress bosses would be one of the most helpful bits of info in these games as their weaknesses are seldom as apparent as the 8 stage bosses might be.
Edit: With the boss fights, I mean aside from the comment about timing the Hadoken accurately. Tips about actually fighting them might be helpful.
Again, just a thought for future vids. Great job, and I'm so happy to see more MMX on here.