Mega Man X
Super Nintendo · 2026
A mature SNESRecomp release you can play start to finish, with widescreen and MSU-1 music support.
Mega Man X was one of the early SNESRecomp titles, and it has been kept up alongside the framework.
It is the one you can download and finish: from the opening highway through all eight Mavericks and Sigma, running as a native program on your PC.
Mega Man X running as a native program.
Playable status
Yes. The game is released and playable end to end. Windows gets packaged releases, macOS and Linux build from source, and a tester has completed the full game on a Steam Deck.
It is built from a dump you provide: on first launch the game asks for your Mega Man X (USA, Rev 1) ROM and verifies it by checksum. An experimental Rockman X (Japan) variant also exists.
Independent coverage of the release, from Video Game Esoterica.
What the recomp adds
The headline is experimental true widescreen. The renderer draws real additional gameplay at the sides instead of stretching the picture.
Widescreen in play: more rooftop and more sky, at the game's own pixel scale.
It shows about one third more horizontal area than the original 4:3 presentation.
The same setting on an ocean stage.
The rest of what the build adds:
- A mod loader, including an MSU-1 mod that streams CD-quality music in place of the original soundtrack.
- Three display presentations: 4:3, 8:7, and 1:1.
- Save states, turbo, and fullscreen.
Sources
- MegaManXSNESRecomp README (GitHub)
- Megaman X: Recompiled Release (1379.tech)
- Mega Man X Recomp is Out Now! A SNES Recomp (Video Game Esoterica)