Mega Man X
                                                                SNS-RX-USA                                MEGA MAN X                            INSTRUCTION BOOKLET______________________________________________________________________________A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CAPCOMThank you for selecting MEGA MAN X, the newest addition to the Mega Man saga.Following the success of the original Mega Man series, MEGA MAN X introducesan all new Mega Man for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.Using the latest in 16-Bit technology, MEGA MAN X features colorful state-of-the-art high resolution graphics and stereo sound. We at CAPCOM are proud tobring you this newest addition to the Mega Man universe.Yours Truly,Joe MoriciSenior Vice PresidentMADE IN JAPANNINTENDO (R), SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (R) AND THE OFFICIAL SEALSARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC. (C)1991 NINTENDO OFAMERICA, INC. MEGA MAX X IS A TRADEMARK OF CAPCOM. CAPCOM IS A REGISTEREDTRADEMARK OF CAPCOM CO. LTD.                                                                                                                2______________________________________________________________________________                        TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................3A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CAPCOM ....................................2SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...............................................4GETTING STARTED ..................................................5DR. CAIN'S JOURNAL ............................................6-10BASIC CONTROL FUNCTIONS .........................................11POWER SYSTEMS ...................................................12WEAPON SYSTEMS ..................................................13SYSTEM STATUS SCREENS ...........................................14DR. LIGHT'S DESIGN NOTES .....................................15-16OPTION MODE .....................................................17PASSWORD SCREEN .................................................18THE MAVERICKS ...................................................19WARRANTY INFORMATION ............................................20MEGA MAN STRATEGY NOTES ......................................21-23                                                                3______________________________________________________________________________                        SAFETY PRECAUTIONSFollow these suggestions to keep your MEGA MAN X Gam Pak in perfect operatingcondition.1. DO NOT subject your Game Pak to extreme temperatures, either hot or cold.   Always store at room temperature.2. DO NOT touch the terminal connectors on your Game Pak. Keep it clean and   dust-free by always storing it in its protective plastic sleeve.3. DO NOT try to disassemble your Game Pak.4. DO NOT let your Game Pak come into contact with thinners, solvents,   benzene, alcohol, or any other strong cleaning agents that can damage it.                                                                4______________________________________________________________________________                        GETTING STARTED1. Insert your MEGA MAN X Game Pak into your Super Nintendo Entertainment   System and turn it on.2. Watch the screen closely as Dr. Cain examines X's design specifications or   press the START button to skip to the title screen.3. When the title screen appears, you will see the following choices: GAME   START, PASSWORD and OPTION MODE. Use the control pad to move X next to the   GAME START and press the START button.4. When the next screen appears, X will teleport into the city and attempt to   track down the location of the mavericks.5. To end X's quest at any time, simply turn off the power on your Super   Nintendo Entertainment System OFF and eject your Game Pak.                                                                5______________________________________________________________________________                        THE JOURNAL OF DR. CAINApril 8thStill nothing. For the last month, I have been sifting through the dirttrying to find a fossil record which would verify my findings on Mesozoicplant life, but so far I have come up empty. Tomorrow, I'll move myarchaeological dig to a new site. Maybe I'll have better luck.April 9thSet up camp at the new site and laid out a preliminary groundwork for thedig. I got some odd readings at location E-46. It looks like somethingmetallic is buried several meters below the surface.April 10thI can't believe what I found! Several meters below the surface was theremains of a lab. Although most of the lab was damaged, I did manage to findpapers that indicate that it belonged to the famous robot designer, Dr.Thomas Light. I've begun to review what is left of Dr. Light's notes and itlooks like he was onto a major breakthrough. The notes keep referring to"the capsule".                                                                6______________________________________________________________________________                        THE JOURNAL OF DR. CAIN cont.April 13thI found it. Standing 14 meters high and 8 meters wide, the capsule was hiddenunderneath a collapsed ceiling. Even underneath all that rubble, the capsulehas remain intact and was still running some sort of diagnostic when I foundit. There is a warning on the capsule, but all the indicators on the capsuleshow green. It should be safe to open it. I'll know tomorrow.April 14thToday I met "X". Not simply a robot, X is something totally different. Lighthas given him the ability to think and make his own decisions. At times, Xseems more like a man than like a machine.April 15thLight was a genius! I've been going over his design notes and they are aquantum leap beyond anything the world has ever seem. Using them as a guide,I may be able to replicate his design and integrate them into a newgeneration of robots. I'll begin transporting X and the rest of Dr. Light'sthings back to my lab tomorrow.                                                                7______________________________________________________________________________November 22ndWith X's help I have completed my first "Reploid". Although I don'tcompletely understand how all of Dr. Light's systems works, I was able tomake some minor modifications and the Reploid seems to be functioningperfectly. His strength and intelligence seem limitless and he is fullyable to make his own decisions. In fact, we got into our first argument.How intriguing!January 3rdThe new reploids have been running off the assembly line for several weeks.It's amazing how easily they have been able to adapt to even the mostdifficult jobs. It still is a bit odd to see them working side by side withhumans, but everyone seems to be happy to accept them.                                                                8______________________________________________________________________________February 16thThree reploids went "maverick" today and injured two people before they werestopped. This is the third instance of this type of behavior and I still haveno idea what is causing it! There is some talk about stopping the assembly ofany more reploids, but I don't think it will happend. Maybe we've become toodependent on them....The council has now decided to set up a group of "Hunters" to destroy anymaverick before it can cause injury. The reploid named Sigma has assigned tolead the Hunters. Sigma is one of the most intelligent reploids I've createdand contains my latest circuit designs. His systems should be immune to anyproblems.May 16thIt's been two months since Sigma took control of the Maverick Hunters and heand his hunters have been able to prevent any further injury to thepopulation. Everyone is starting to breath a little bit easier....I am a little worried about X. He seems unsure of his place in life and whatDr. Light had planned for him. But, given time, I'm sure he'll find hisway....                                                                9______________________________________________________________________________                        THE JOURNAL OF DR. CAIN cont.June 4thMy worst nightmare has just come true. Sigma went maverick today and tookmost of the other hunters with him. His motives are unclear, but it seemsthat he "decided" that humans are inferior and limiting the growth of theReploids. For that reason, he decided that all humans should be eradicated.Most of the population is in hiding or trying to flee the city. I'm not surehow long we can hold out against Sigma's forces. I fear I have built theReploids too well.X is taking the news of the war very personally. He wants to join ZERO, thenew leader of the Maverick Hunters, when he goes after Sigma. I'm doubtfulof their chances, but I won't stop him. Something has to be done....                                                                10______________________________________________________________________________                        BASIC CONTROL FUNCTIONTO MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT:  Press the control pod LEFT or RIGHT.TO JUMP:                Press the B button.TO RUN or DASH:         Press the A button or press forward twice.                        DESIGN NOTE: Running is only possible if equipped                        with Emergency Acceleration System. (Optional)TO FIRE THE X-BUSTER:   Press and hold the Y button. Weapon charge increases                        until Y button is released.TO SWITCH WEAPONS:      Press the L button or R button to cycle through                        available weapon systems.TO CLIMB A WALL:        Jump against the wall and press the B button                        repeatedly.TO VIEW SYSTEM STATUS:  Press the START button.                                                                11______________________________________________________________________________                        POWER SYSTEMSX is powered by a micro-fusion fuel tank. His current energy level isindicated by an energy meter in the upper left corner of the screen. Each timeX is damaged his energy meter will decrease. If all his energy is lost, X'sfusion generator will go critical and explode. However, energy depeltion canbe avoided by collecting standard energy capsules. Using the capsules toincrease the energy meter, X should be able to function indefinitely.X also has the ability to carry up to four sub-tanks which will store anemergency energy supply. Once equipped with a sub-tank, any energy capsulewhich is collected while X's energy meter is full will automatically betransfered to a sub-tank. Energy can be transfered from the sub-tank to X'smain energy meter by using the system status screen. Press the START buttonto active the system status screen and then highlight a sub-tank. Once it ishighlighted, press the Y button to drain the tank.                                                                12______________________________________________________________________________                        WEAPON SYSTEMSThe X-Buster and its integrated variable Weapon System are a major stepforward from earlier Mega Buster designs. Shot power has been increased andX is now able to switch to other weapons systems using the L and R buttons.Weapons from deactivated robots can be adapted for use with the X-Buster. Thepower level for the active special weapon is shown to the right of X's mainenergy meter. Each time the special weapon is fired, the weapon's power levelwill decrease. By collecting weapon capsules, X can recharge the currentspecial weapon and avoid a total loss of special weapon power. If X is notcurrently using a special weapon when he collects a weapon capsule, theenergy will automatically be allocated to the weapon with the lowest energylevel.                                                                13______________________________________________________________________________                        SYSTEM STATUS SCREENX's internal system status screen can be viewed by the START button. Usingthis screen, X can monitor his various power levels. The screen shows allspecial weapons available and their power levels. It also indicates X's mainenergy meter, sub-tank energy level and lives remaining.Once the system status screen appears, use the control pad to highlight anyof the weapons and press the START button. When X returns to the main screen,he will be armed with that weapon.DESIGN NOTE:X is also equipped with an escape unit which can only be activated if X hasalready cleared an area. If the area has not been cleared, the unit will notfunction.                                                                14______________________________________________________________________________                        DR. LIGHT'S DESIGN NOTESI've just come up with a new design that will increase X's energy capacity. Bycollecting heart tanks, X's energy meter will instantly increase in size. Thiswill allow him to take more damage than before.                                                T. LightX's escape unit will allow him to teleport out of any area in which he hasalready cleared of robots. This will allow him to explore some areas morefully without the need to travel to the end of the area.                                                T. LightAs most everyone know, most robots have a weakness to a certain type ofweapon. X can now switch special weapons rapidly during battle sing the L andR button. This will simplify the process of finding which weapon will do themost damage.                                                T. Light                                                                15______________________________________________________________________________                        DR. LIGHT'S DESIGN NOTES cont.Using the Emergency Acceleration System to reach top speed, X should be ableto leap more tahn twice as far as normal. This should allow him to get pastmany obstacles.                                                T. LightSimilar to the Mega Buster, the X-Buster allows the user to take an existingweapon system and use it with the X-Buster. However, unlike the originalMega-Buster there is the possibility of charging these other weapon system toincrease their range and power. This capability does not yet exist, but Iwill add the modification later.                                                T. Light                                                                16______________________________________________________________________________                        PASSWORD MODEThe password mode allows player to enter a password they have received andcontinue playing from that point in the game.When X defeats one of Sigma's maverick reploids, a grid with 12 bumbers willappear. Copy down the numbers as they appear on the grid and then store thepassword in a safe place.The next time you play the game you can enter in the password and return tothat point in the game. Here's how:1. On the title screen, select PASSWORD and press the START button.2. When the grid appears, use the Y and B buttons to enter in the firstnumber from your password. Once you have the correct number in the box, usethe control pad to move to the next box.3. After you have entered in all the numbers, press the START button. Ifyou have entered in a correct password, the game will return to the pointat which you received the password.                                                                17______________________________________________________________________________                        THE OPTION MODEWhen the title screen appears, push the control pad up or down to move themarker next to OPTION MODE and press the START button. When the next screenappears, push the control pad up or down to highlight the option you wish tochange.KEY CONFIG:     This option allows you to change the settings for the                different buttons used in the game.                Highlight the action you wish to change and then press the                button you wish to use. It will change automatically.SOUND MODE:     This option allows you to select either STEREO or MONAURAL                sound.B.G.M:          This option allows you to hear the various Background Music                used in MEGA MAN X.                Press the control pad left or right to change the number and                then press the Y button to hear the music.S.E.:           This option allows you to hear the sound effects used in                MEGA MAN X.EXIT:           Highlight this option and press the START button to exit                the OPTION MODE.                                                                18______________________________________________________________________________                        THE MAVERICKSCHILL PENGUIN           SPARK MANDRILL          LAUNCH OCTOPUSSTRING CHAMELEON        STORM EAGLE             ARMORED ARMADILLOFLAME MAMMOTH           BOOMER KUWANGER         SIGMA                                                                19______________________________________________________________________________                        CAPCOM (R)                    CAPCOM U.S.A., Inc.                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