Accessible But Flawed | Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 (PC) 

Love the video, but one bit should be addressed: the PS2/GC collection (while featuring proper aspect ratios and save functionality) did not contain the most accurate representations of the original games. It had it's own slew of changes (ex: the sound quality of the first two X games), though whether or not they are more offensive than the laundry list of problems this Legacy collection features is up to you.

Glad you got some use out of our data. The final input latency video is taking forever because it's about 200 more tests samples on top of all the ones we've done so far.

There is actually a practice mode, but you need to finish all the stages first. If you complete it on Easy, you can practice the challenges on normal. Such an oversight, they should have explained it.

The fact that they didn't bother to fix X6's translation and replaced X7's badass credit theme (Lazy Mind) with something else (probably because of copyright issues) really sucks. I'm glad that the collections exist though because of the new tracks, HD artwork and so on. Maybe there's a chance of X9 happening because of the XLC, who knows.

23:30 OMG IT IS OFFICIAL RZ IS DOING X8 NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny enough, they fixed the glitch in X8 where you could basically fly with Zero, using the skill you get from defeating Dark Mantis. It's, weird where their priorities went.

You answered every question I could have had about how the game handles the aspect ratio problem. Thank you.

4:17 X MaverickHunter : "Hold my E-tank."

*reviewers tell me not to pick type 3* *picks type 3 anyway, because I like full screen.*

Step 1: Buy the collections. Step 2: Emulate your preferred versions of X1-X6 in your preferred emulator, optionally with patches that improve the games, eg Mega Man X3 Project Zero 4.0, X5. Improvement (Which may come to the XLC version at some point), and X6 tweaks. Step 3: Skip X7 and play X8 in the collection. Step 4: Play the X Challenges in both collections. There, you bought the games, played the best versions of them, and used both Collections for something. You don't get the Medals/Achievements, but do people really care about those anymore?

I actually just find the look of that "CRT" filter genuinely aesthetically pleasing sometimes. It's not about nostalgia or memories or anything, it's just that sometimes I switch to it and think "this is actually nice to look at for long periods of time". XD

I'm glad you spoke about the PC version of the game. It's criminally underspoken of and that's pretty shitty because it might bring up the glaring issues that Capcom needs to address. Such as the fact that the game hates Displayport, and for some people missing DX10 the game does not produce any sound. This is just a small bit of what gets talked about in the Steam community tech support threads. It's shocking that Capcom hasn't even responded yet

its also pretty BS that you can only play as X in the X challenge, why isn't Zero there?

0:55 - It really annoys me as to why they omitted those four games for this collection as there doesn’t seem to be much of a reason as to why they weren’t able to just give those four games the same treatment and, like you said, make this an 3rd Legacy Collection. Heck, it would’ve been better if they re organized the games to where X1-3 and Xtreme 1 made up for Legacy Collection 1, Xtreme 2 and X4 - X6 made up Legacy Collection 2, and the rest of the games making up Legacy Collection 3. I would’ve preferred them all being in one disc/cartridge but it would’ve at least made the whole thing feel more complete.

The problem with X8 for me, and X5 too, is that on the PC release of this collection, they didn't use the PC versions of those games, so megaman X8 has an menu issue of strong pixels on the menu that looks like someone got the game in 300x300 and scaled up to 1080p and let it there. It's horrendous. Also, Megaman X8 from pc had the option to chose the language for audio, and the original opening in Japanese from this game is amazing, so yeah, they're emulating every single Megaman as fas as I can see, including Megaman X8 which have the same start screen as the PS2 not the PC version.

Top tier: X1 & X4 High tier: X2 & X3 Mid tier : X5 & X8 Bottom tier: X6 & X7.

After beating Easy mode, Practice Mode will be accessible, helping you practice any of the pair of bosses in Normal mode. You could try this, helped me a lot.

Good video!!! I have just joined on the PC and found that it can't be edited the config text file permanently. Any thought to have it 6o MHz as default?

in the config file, does setting the resolution to 224p/240p work?

I am 41 years old. Up till now, I've never played through a MegaMan game. When Mega Man X came to market, I had it for SNES, but to this day I can't remember if I beat it or not. Last October, I became attracted to the Mega Man collection and I ended up buying MEGA MAN LEGACY COLLECTION, MEGA MAN X LEGACY COLLECTION and then MEGA MAN 11. I took it upon myself to play through the games in order from Mega Man 1 - to - Mega Man 8. Then I played through MM11. Then I started playing through MMX. I just finished Mega Man X4. I'm preparing to start on X5. I must say: #1 We've basically been playing Mega Man 2 clones this entire time. They took Mega Man 2, added a dash button, wall climbing and collectibles and then called it MEGA MAN X. #2 The games get easier between 4 and 6. The Mega Man X games are in my opinion easier than Mega Man 3, but there are purposeful headaches implemented to ensure you'll be frustrated. Sub Tanks don't store energy between saves for example. You can't save special items like the Hadouken or Dragon Punch. You have to do death-defying leaps to get most items which you'll probably not be able to complete the game without. #3 Mega Man X4 I'd say is the fairest Mega Man game thus far. Like 5 and 6, you can beat most bosses with the default weapon. However, there are issues I have where hit detection is made ridiculously small such as Kaiser Sigma where aiming for his head - the stereotypical weak spot does NOTHING. OVERALL: I spent around $22 for Collection 1 and Collection X - add another $12 for Mega Man 11. MONEY WELL SPENT. I'm playing over 30 years worth of the best action platformer ever and I really appreciated the effort that went into it. I have a 34" curved Alienware monitor with a 4090 RTX GPU and my only disappointment is that the SD resolutions aren't HD like they are in Mega Man 11. Sound Quality is SUPERB - some of the best music I've ever heard. The games are frustratingly difficult often but they can be beaten if you keep working at them.

I honestly wouldn't stand a chance in that X Challenge mode. Fighting two mavericks at once sounds insane.

I get a lot of errors when I'm in the game and load the Buster and it freezes or doesn't save my progress even if I use the codes

Do you still have to “activate” game every time you turn it on on PC even in Steam offline mode, making it effectively unplayable without internet?

Can someone PLEASE tell me if you need internet connection every time you start xlc on pc or if it's only on activation.

one thing i noticed while playing on my friends switch was the japanese cut scene for X4, yes THAT cut scene, was edited so you could hear Iris speak, but its so obvious that you can hear when the cut of the audio is raised and when its not. Having that, the Japanese opening cut for licensing issues, the intro censored by slowing down and looking awful for those couple of seconds, and the Rockman X4 logo being able to faintly be seen in the MMX4 version in the collection is a bit of a bummer.

Does anybody know why the game is playing by itself, when I play it I can't control the characters or anything

2:28 I need that picture. Is there some link?

I have never played any of the MMX games and have no means of playing them on an emulator, like many of the people in the comments are suggesting. I plan on getting both collections for the Switch, but would any of these issues be a deal breaker?

It's clear they wasted development time on X Challenge when they should have invested that time into fixing the framerate and having proper resolutions/aspect ratio. I want the main games to play well, I don't care about some gimmick double boss mode.

You spoke about input lag, although I have not noticed any input lag on my machine whatsoever. I have however noticed that on Flame Mammoth's stage when you get the upgrade, sometimes an invisible wall will appear when using an Xbox One controller when trying to complete that pain in the ass pixel perfect jump.

What I’m trying to figure out is why certain sounds on the later games are muffled and have their pitches sped up like they’ve been compressed? Especially when you consider the Collection is 4GB at the minimum for the first one? The original 6 games were no bigger than maybe 300MB....

I hate it when they keep the old slowdown for "authenticity". It actively hurts the games, so why not remove it? It reeks of laziness. The mini consoles do this as well even though there's no good reason for it. It's a nice collection for the content but it seems the execution is seriously lacking.

I noticed a lot of input lag in X6 during Metal Shark Player's stage and during the battle with Gate.

I'd say it's good to recommend people to buy this. Capcom is putting these collections out there and it is very accessible like you said. Megaman 11 came out thanks to fans vocally saying with their wallets that they want more Megaman. Hopefully we'll see an X9 someday.

Still have all the SNES and PS1 games! I’m playing the XLC on Steam and the part I love the most is the filter options. Being able to blend the pixels to better accommodate HD resolutions is great and is making the game much more enjoyable. Mega man X for the SNES was probably the first game I fell in love with. Always gonna have a special place for Megaman.

I'm thinking of getting of getting the 2nd X Legacy Collection on Steam, but I can't find any reviews/solid proof that state that it requires you to be online while playing the collection. Can anyone let me know if that's the case?

I haven't noticed any speed differences in terms of button delay myself, but thinking about it it could be because of the controller being wireless. But have you noticed a difference in difficulty with the original, anniversary collection and XLC? I feel that, for example, Wheel Gator being far easier to bait out from his under-oil bullshit in the anniversary collection, but being nearly impossible in the snes version on emulator, and in the xlc. Holy shit the Dark Dizzy slowdown was worse than I thought. All in all, great video. Keep it up, and super excited to see your x8 video.

Woah, a Retropolis Zone upload. Always good to see!

The way he said "masochist' killed me inside

They changed Duff McWhalen's name in Megaman X5... 0/10 - literally trash.

Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 did not include the Game Boy Mega Man games and the arcade Mega Man games, so I don't understand why some people expected Mega Man X Command Mission the PSP remake of Mega Man X and the Game Boy Color Mega Man X games to be included in Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2.

Needing to "get good" at a game that was designed to be difficult, is not excuse for bad game design, which the X games started having issues with from 6 and up. Complaints are valid complaints when it comes to those games. It's not dark souls. Get over yourselves.

1:06 that would've flopped. Let's be real here

I also gotta say, I get so many dropped inputs and this odd... held input issue on the switch version.

i thought there was a practice mode for x challenge? Sorry focusing on going through main series before trying challenge

The most important thing I got out of this video is the permanent mental image of X doing a forward toe shuffle.

I noticed the input lag from the get go... I got used to up in X1 and X2 but for some reason I noticed it more in X3 and was not able to get used to it through the whole play through. Also I only got slow downs in X3.

This was better than My Life In Gaming's review, and that's saying something.

Something I Noticed is that input lag. And some times, When I press dash button after got leg upgrade part in first X games, When I press dash, X didn't do dash. Sometimes, It's move quicker but there's no dash sprite. Plus, Part where you were supposed to fight green dude with ride armor is bug since green dude didn't show up at all.

What’s the name of the song that starts at 13:26?

I've only played MMXLC 1 so far, but from what I've seen up to now it's definitely worth it for 20$ (I'm using the Switch version, since portability is a huge plus for a fellow such as myself). I have yet to try X Challenge since I want to hold off until I get to X5 and X6 on the second collection, but I'm enjoying what I've experienced up to now.

While I don't really understand all that aspect ratio and resolution talk, and probably would not notice it if I were to play this, it's nice to see someone who keeps track of it to know how much work was put into the collection. But I'd probably still seek other options to play these games, hah. I actually look forward to see if you look into MMX8 by the way. Have really fond memories of that game but I never revisited it for some reason. I guess the only thing I know for sure it's that it is a step up from the previous 3 games. Definitely the best thing included in Part 2.

For the X Challenges, you either fight Dynamo and Gate as the final boss, or Double and Iris. And if you're on hard, you fight Ultimate Armor X and Awakened Zero as the true final bosses.

I love your videos!! This has everything I need to know! I love how manter details are there even on a 25min video I'm going to purchase everything, I love this franchise so much, bit it's good to be sure what I'll get anyway Also, I want to pay for it since I've played everything on emulators and this is just the best way to support something that made me really happy I'll wait for a sale tho... Not exactly on a good price for Brazil standards yet

I have the Switch version and I enjoy playing the collection. Then again, I just wanted to play X4-X8 on a Nintendo Console.

I love your videos! I hope you make a retrospective on the DKC games some day.

you should mention the issues on x1-to x2 and to x3 with the sound lag problems

I haven't played any of the X games because so far, I really like the classic series. I am however considering the X games once I'm done with MMLC 1 & 2 as well as MM11. I'm glad you made a video talking about the collection so I'm aware what flaws exist, since I'm opting for the collections as my way of playing.

Why didn't they add save states like in the ps2 X collection?

I had an issue with the PC version where X-X3 ran at like PAL speed, I don't even know if it was an Issue with the other games because I ended up refunding it out of frustration. Oh well at least the video file for Day of Sigma works in any regular media player so I got that out of it I guess.

Well, maybe i'll get this on my PS 4. I just wanna play some Megaman X so badly. :P

I will like to thank you for this video again about your advice on resolution I will try your recommended settings to see if can play better this games.

i've always thought those slow downs in x1 mine cart ride as a feature to help with timing. Honestly for my kid brain it looked cool lol

I'm getting both collections because I love the X Series and want to support it, even having played all the entries in the franchise (with the exception of X7)

thank you very much for the fix on the slow down! it was driving me crazy. by the way...i don´t now what version they decided to port for X6 but i remember it having moonlight as an opening and now has crappy american midi music.(yeah, nitpicking)

I'll buy the PC version anyway, not for ports or graphics but for games.

i tried fix the refreshrate from UNKNOWN to 60 and my games still run 50fps

I really really wish they had used the 32-bit version of X3 in XLC. That would've allowed for 3 save slots (while still being able to use passwords), easy implementation of audio swapping, less slowdown, button mappings that stay when you shut down the game, etc. From what I can tell, every game past X3 is using the PC release as the base, which is why they tend to run smoother, why the sound seems off at points, and most likely why rookie hunter mode saves you from pits in X4~X8 and not X1~X3. I'm sure they could've also found some way to take the rebuilds of X1 and X2 from the original X Collection and tidy them up for this. My only guess as to why they didn't use the PC version of X3 as a base is that they either just didn't want to bother with trying to put the original SNES sounds back in the game, or they just wanted all three of the SNES games to be the actual SNES games.

I love how we're getting this accessible package ( I wish Castlevania did this). However, I wished Capcom fixed these technical issues before I spend money on this.

The XLC also runs really weird versions of the games that aren’t the English versions necessarily but are the Japanese versions translated into English.

@22:10 Not that I'm gonna be playing X6 anyway. You're not the only one who hates X6. I experienced my first migraine playing that game. X5 was originally scheduled to be the last one in the series you know.

Though I don’t own any Mega Man games, I’m really into the franchise. I love the characters and worlds that inhabit them (even if the storytelling is absolute garbage with the whole Sigma is the one behind everything). I seriously want to play both the classic and X series, but don’t have all the components for the original experience (CRT TV, a SNES, a working PS2 -all that jazz). I want to get the legacy collections for both series on Switch (when and if I get Christmas gifts). Is it worth it? If so, what should I get and in what order?

the recommended settings helps out a lot, I've had the collections on my backlog for a while

20:25 damn! Ride Boarski looks good!

Seems like I might pick it up on a good sale. Wish this was the definitive package, but it's my only option since I don't have a PS2 :'(

Awesome review, I subbed recently after watching your reviews for the X series, it'll be awesome to hear your thoughts on X8. The main thing that really gets to me with this collection is Capcom not being able to use a lot of the JP songs anymore due to to, copyright I guess? I know it's a really minor thing, but I'd have loved to see X3's anime opening with One More Time playing as I've only ever RU-vid'd it, and finishing X6 with no I.D.E.A playing made me really sad.

I own all the originals. I have X1-3 on SFC, and the PS1 and PS2 games. I was going to avoid this, but someone bought the Xbox One version for me as a gift. It's overall decent and I'm glad it's out there. I more or less agree with what you have to say. Very informative and comprehensive, as always.

I got the Mega Man X collection for the Gamcube and I still got the Mega Man X legacy Collection. I never played X7 or X8 and I love being able to capture footage for the Mega Man X games

now we just need enough people to buy it so we can either see a new mega man x title or see a mega man x9. id rather see something new because i dont really like the story from x7 onward to much

I have played through the ENTIRE LEGACY COLLECTION sequentially- and then MM 11… and then I played through the entire MEGA MAN X collection. The worst games, arguably, were X6, X7 and X8. I actually spent more time replaying those above the others. I played through X7, beginning to end, 5 times so I could 100% the characters. I played through X8, beginning to end, 12 TIMES to 100% the characters, purchase Layer, Ariya and Palette, and 100% the items. I pop in X6 from time to time to play the last level in Shadow Armor. The series is ADDICTIVE. I give the entire effort an A.

Lost interest in this series after X3 but I've enjoyed the hell out of X1 time and time again. One of these days I'll have to go back and check out the rest of the series just for shits and giggles. :P

Finally someone else notices the audio issues in X4-6! I was starting to feel like I was the only one, as every other review I've seen just makes it sound like everything is fine. The X4 differences bother me slightly more than they should, particularly the fact that a couple voice clips from Magma Dragoon and Frost Walrus play at a higher pitch than all their other clips, sounding like they are on helium briefly. There is also the removal of the effect previously used on certain attacks and voices (like Sigma, Magma Dragoon, and Jet Stingray) that makes them sound less impressive now. X5 and X6 are particularly weird in that Zero's movement and attacks sound noticably worse than the originals (or the PS2/GC collection), while the other game sounds are mostly fine. It almost sounds like his sounds are running at a lower sample rate. X has some of the same issues, but I don't think it's quite as bad. (Though I haven't done much testing there) All these issues are present in both the Switch and Xbox One versions from what I've been able to test. I agree that it's probably not a big deal for newcomers, and I'm still enjoying the collections, but little things like this bug me when I've been playing games like X4 for 20 years.

I bought the legacy collection combo for PS4, got home and started playing before realizing they didn’t give me the disc for MXLC 2. I wonder if they thought I wouldn’t want the second collection. I still went back and asked for the disc cause I payed for it.

Personally, the biggest gripe I have with the collection is the multiple missed opportunities to bug fix, rework and redub X4-X7.

I know it shouldn't have to be done by fans, but hopefully the game can be modded for the 8:7 aspect ratio on the SNES games. Great review RZ!

The switch version has a rewind option...and it will come in the form of a update to the Ps4 too.

15:01 Especially for the switch version in handheld mode. The pixels look extremely crisp on Switch, especially on the Oled model.

There must have been a patch to collections 1 & 2 (as of today) because both games have to be re-downloaded on Steam, 6GB and 9GB alike!

I find the PC version much harder than the console version. It took me several difficult playthings just to find a key layout that works well.

As someone who doesn’t care much about graphical details or a singular save slot for X1-3, I think both collections are solid enough. My only complaints are the slowdown of the SNES games (which could’ve been fixed), lack of a PS1 music option for X3, and the janky X Challenge mode

Duff McWhalen and Bubble Crab: Hey we have the same stage music.

Fortunately the input lag on XLC hasn't hampered my enjoyment, mainly because I can't really tell it's there. That said if it weren't for the existence of a Switch version I wouldn't have bothered with it. I just liked the convenience of having all the Classic and X collections in one portable package.

I would be more excited for this if they gave it the maverick hunter x treatment for 1 to 6, and then included the originals as well

I’ve missed your awesome reviews. Good one bro

Damn I love xlc I've only touched the classic series and bought it out of curiosity and man I don't regret it however I'm still getting used to the fast paced action of the x series.

When are you going to review Megaman X8

I feel that this has ALOT of missed potential. Not in the overhauls some people ask for (i.e. the new level design of x6 and redubbed x4) but in the small items that could have been done to improve the experience (the boarders, completion rewards, and secrets)

Well done port review; I'm guessing Capcom is trying to quickly curry favor from Mega Man fans after straight up ignoring the franchise for over a decade, since they seem to be in a bit of a scramble to just shove stuff out the door without much care. Doesn't bode well for X9 or the cartoon series.

I'm not sure if it's in other versions of XLC, but the Soldier Stonekong fight in X7 (on Switch) is broken. Whenever he jumps to the pillar in the background, he despawns and you have to off yourself. As far as I am aware, this makes beating X7 on Switch nigh impossible.

.... I have screen problems in the X Collection but they're so minimal and it's seems that is better than theses filters.... And yes! I agree indeed that they were lazy that they focus on the wrong things. Purchase X Collection and Classic Legacy Collection