Mega Man X
Shares rank 8 of 11 platformers by recommenders
Fans call it a peak of PlayStation-era 2D games, with memorable boss fights and level-to-level moments still worth playing today.
Fans call it a peak of PlayStation-era 2D games, with memorable boss fights and level-to-level moments still worth playing today.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Peak of PS1-era 2D games
“The Mega Man X games for the original PlayStation were the peak for me”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “2DWillNeverDie” “Love the 2D games of the PS1 era.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “PlayStation Architecture” Memorable boss and level moments
“There is something different about passing the controller around between levels on Mega Man X”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought” “A game as simple as MegaMan X has, as a consequence of beating Chill Penguin”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (2016)”
Other platformers people recommend
The four most recommended other platformers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia | 37 | 4 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Super Mario 64 | 37 | 7 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Celeste | 19 | 3 | 86% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Flashback (1992 video game) | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
| Mega Man XThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There is something different about passing the controller around between levels on Mega Man X”
“The Mega Man X games for the original PlayStation were the peak for me”
“Some of the most memorable music in my life has been from video games”
“A game as simple as MegaMan X has, as a consequence of beating Chill Penguin”
“Love the 2D games of the PS1 era.”
“are all very much worth playing today”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.