Mega Man X
Books: How to Win at Super NES Games - Super NES Games Secrets
Conquering SNES Games
How do you get the secret weapon at armed Armiddilo's stage?
How do you beat Sigma's head?
Fireing tip
Storm Eagle
Armored Armadillo
Freeman
Level order
Password trick
Hyruken
Hadoken fireball technique
Armor Capsule
Dragon Punch
Storm Eagle stage tip
Armored Armadillo stage tip
Get Zero's arm cannon before Sigma's stage
Hidden fireball
Flame Mammoth & Launch Octipus tip
Level hints
Fill up your Sub- Tanks quickly
Throw a very powerful fireball
Mini-Bosses
Sub Tanks
Heart Tanks
Dr. Light's Capsules
Passwords
Game Genie Codes
How do you get the secret weapon at armed Armiddilo's stage?
Sent in by Adam
Toast the final boss with this trick. Here's the breakdown. To perform
the trick, you must have all eight boss weapons, all nine heart tanks,
and all four subtanks.
When you begin the game, don't go to the Sigma Stage. Instead, enter
the Armored Armadillo stage.
Play to the end of the stage four times, keeping your Energy and
Weapon meters at maximum. It's okay if you take a hit or use a weapon
during the stage just be sure to recharge both meters by the time you
get to the end of the stage.
Each time you reach the end of the stage, you must use the Escape Velocity
to restart at the beginning of the stage. Remember, you must play though
four times and always have full Weapon and Energy at the end of the stage.
After the fourth play-through, escape and restart one more time for a
fifth try. This time, however, don't use the Escape Velocity. Instead,
ride the third wheeled platform across the canyon and climb up the
cliff before the entrance to Armored Armadillo's lair. On the top of the
cliff, you will find a power-up capsule containing Dr. Light in a Ryu
costume. He will give you the "Hadoken" Fireball technique!
How do you beat Sigma's head?
Sent in by Karl
In order to beat Sigma's final form, you should of course fill up all
your reserve tanks to the max, and try to take as little damage as
possible in the fight's first two segments. For a weapon, you will
want the rolling shield from Armored Armadillo. You have to dodge
for a while, preferably staying to one side of the screen, and just as
he swipes at you, jump onto his hand. As soon as he brings it up again,
leap off and fire at his head once. You have to jump quickly, or be hit by
a powerful lightning blast from both the top and bottom of his hand.
Once you land, you must wait for the lightning blast, staying away
from his hands, then return to a side of the room, and repeat the process,
of course healing when your health gets low.
Fireing tip
Sent in by John Calvin
When you fire when your still, you do a certain amount of damage. If you
fire moving forward, you do more damage. If you fire while dashing, you
do even more damage.
Storm Eagle
Sent in by John Calvin
Storm Eagle: When you see gas tanks, shoot them, blow them up. At the
beginning of the level, with the two moving platforms, the 3rd gas tank
from the bottom, go past the energy capsule, into the wall. You'll get a 1-up.
Armored Armadillo
Sent in by John Calvin
Armored Armadillo: If you've got all 4 subtanks & power ups, & all 8
weapons & hearts, you can get a fireball. At the last slide, dash off
of it, climb up 2 above the boss entrance. If there's a capsule there,
get it. If there's not, fall into the pit & go there again on you're next
life. This takes about 4-5 lives. 2 use it, have the X-Buster up, have
full life, then push, Down, Down-Forward, Forward-Fire. This will kill
most enemies in 1 hit.
Freeman
Sent in by Zero
If you want freemen and you've already completed the Armoured Armadillo
stage then go to the first ride. Ride that thing down, jump off and shoot that
black bat wit a blue charged laser. It should give you a freeman. If it doesn't,
try it again until it does.
Level order
Sent in by Jesse Hicks
Here is a level select, suggested order.
1. Chill Penquin
2. Spark Mandrill
3. Armored Armidillo
4. Launch Octopus
5. Boomer Kuanger
6. ??? Chameloin
7. Storm Eagle
8. Flame Mammoth
Password trick
Sent in by Victor
This trick works best with a turbo controller with slow motion.
Turn on slow motion and Y turbo. Now move the controller around
randomly changing the numbers. When a code is entered that the
game recognizes it will immediately be activated. These codes often
contain impossible combinations such as the powered up gun without
the helmet.
Hyruken
Sent in by Aaron
To get the Hyruken, defeat all the bosses, get all the hearts,
get all the sub-tanks, and get all the capsules. Once you have
done this go to the Armadillo stage and go down the slope.
There will be a big bat. Destroy him and walk away. Then go back
and keep destroying him until you have 9 lives. Next keep going
through the Armadillo stage until you get on the last mine kart.
When you get to the sliding door that leads you into the small
tunnel looking thing that is before all the bosses rooms instead
jump up and get the life powerup. After you got the life powerup
jump left and fall into the large hole. You will die and it will bring
you back to the middle of the level. Get through it again and keep
doing it about 4 or 5 times and soon a capsule will be up on the
ledge with the life powerup. To use the Hyruken you have to have
full life and if you do have full life quickly press down, forward,
Y. It will destroy any boss, even sigma and his dog, but it can not
destroy Sigma's final form.
Note: To get the Hyruken you do not have to defeat any big bosses
in Sigma's fortress.
Hadoken fireball technique
Sent in by Ryu & Akuma
Go to Armadillos stage after you have all of your powers, and
have killed all the bosses (except Sigma of course). Try to get
to the ledge with all your life and weapons, then press start
and use the exit. Do this 4 times and then on the 5th try go to
where you fight Armored Armadillo and you will see a weapon
capsule containing Dr. Light in a Ryu costume. He will then give
you the Hadoken fireball technique. NOTE: You cannot, I repeat
cannot turn off the game with a code after you get the fireball!
It will not be there when you turn it back on and you will have
to do it all over again!!!
Armor Capsule
Sent in by Tony Wong
With all of the eight bosses in the main screen, go to the
Cill Penguin stage. Then go up the path then there will be an
Armor Capsule, this will let you dash to get the helmet. Go
to the Storm Eagle stage, climb up the path, then you will
find a bomb. Blast the bomb's there and you will find the Capsule.
Dragon Punch
Sent in by The Unknown
Get everything that you can get, and have your tanks full,
then go to Armored Armadillo Stage and go to the end of
the level where the gate is that you go through to fight the
boss. Instead go up. Do this 3 or 4 or for times and Dr. Light
will give you the Dragon Punch. To do this press Down,
Down/Toward, Toward shoot.
Storm Eagle stage tip
Sent in by Alex Palmer
On the Storm Eagle stage, race to the vertical beltway after
destroying the flying bomb. When you get to the very top of the
second beltway, do a dash-jump all the way to the left. You'll
land on the top of the building at the beginning of the stage
and a Heart Tank.
Armored Armadillo stage tip
Sent in by Alex Palmer
In the Armored Armadillo stage, use the Flame Wave weapon
to destroy both Bulldozerobots. If you beat the first one, and
you have the Special Helmet, you can smash through the ceiling
and grab the two Energy Capsules. If you destroy the second one,
you can climb up and get the Heart Tank.
Get Zero's arm cannon before Sigma's stage
Sent in by Douglas
There is a way to get Zero's arm cannon before Sigma's
stage. In the Flame Mammoth stage, there is a part of the
ceiling made of blocks that X can break with his head, if he
has the helmet upgrade. On the other side of these blocks
is a small room with a capsule in which Dr. Light will give
you the arm cannon.
Hidden fireball
Sent in by Gwen Callard
Once you have beaten the Armodillo Stage, repeate it five times
and on the leadge above the first door going into the room to fight
the Maverick, inside you will find an Armor capsle that contains
Doctor Light dressed as Ryu and he will give you a fireball.
Flame Mammoth Launch Octipus tip
Sent in by Xin Q.
Use B.Cutter on Flame Mammoth & Launch Octipus. They loose
their nose and tentacles.
Level hints
Go to the Flame Mammoth stage. Right before the second frozen fire
pit, there should be some blocks hanging down from the ceiling.
Jump up there and use your helmet to smash them. You will get the
X- Buster addition to the armor from here. This will let you
charge up your weapons and your X- Buster. Now you must
go to the right along the same pit and you will find a heart
container. Then, make your way up to the very top of the
ledges and go left till you find a ledge that has two hard hats
and a 1-up on it. Do a dash- jump to the left and then break the
blocks that you see there. Inside there you will find a Sub- Tank.
Use the weapon that you got from Storm Eagle on Flame Mammoth.
After that, you can go back to the Chill Penguin stage and get the heart
container. Once you get to the part right after you ride in the armored
suit, do a dash- jump to the left and blow away the houses with the
weapon you got from Flame Mammoth. then, us the Exit Vault to
get out of the stage.
Next, you have to go to Armored Armadillo and get to the part
where the excavating machine takes off. After it starts you have
to go to the left of it and there will be a Sub- Tank there for
you to get. If you have a turbo controller it really helps on the
next part. When you reach the next excavating machine, constantly
shoot at it if you have the turbo pad with the X- Buster, or use
Storm Eagle's weapon. When it blows up, there should be a heart
container in the ceiling, use the dash- jump to get it. When you
fight Armored Armadillo, use the weapon you got from Spark
Mandrill.
Launch Octopus is next. Move along till you get to the third
one and get on the sub. Then, sink the sub, fight the sea monster
to the left and get the heart tank. Then use Armored Armadillo's
weapon on Laynch Octopus.
Go to the Boomer Kuwanger stage next and there is nothing
you can do now but beat him. Use the weapon from Spark
Mandrill on him.
After that, go back to the stage and shoot the heart container
you saw with the boomerangs and then leave the stage.
Go back to the Spark Mandrill stage. Go the wrong way through
the maze of ladders and go to the far right under it. Right under
the big machine that shoots missals and sparks, jump and shoot a
boomerang. You will get a Sub- Tank. Then, go up the wall and
jump where the big turtle is. Climb up the wall and shoot a
boomerang. This will take a while to get, so don't get discouraged.
Sting Chameleon is the last person you have to go to. When you
get to the end of the first section, dash- jump off the edge and
climb up the wall. You will fight a huge machine which will
give you the chest armor. Try using the dash a lot and using
either ice or spark weapons. Now when you beat this guy,
slide down the wall you came up on and there will be a heart
container in there. After you get this, you will have as much
health as you can, and all the Sub- Tanks. You should use the
boomerangs on Sting Chameleon.
Fill up your Sub- Tanks quickly
If you need to fill up your Sub- Tanks quickly, then go to
Armored Armadillo stage. There at the beginning, you can
jump off the moving platform and run back and forth killing
the bats. Then, if you need lives, go to where the road goes
straight. There is a normal bat, an Ostrich, and a weird bat
there. Every time you kill the normal bat, Ostrich, and the
big bat in that order, you will get an extra life from the big bat.
Throw a very powerful fireball
This trick lets you throw a very powerful fireball when you have full
life. The most important requirement of this code is getting ALL of
the Heart Tanks, Sub Tanks, Special Weapons, and Power Ups. After
accomplishing this, go to the Armored Armadillo stage. Ride the last
mine cart until it launches you outside. Just before it hits the wall,
jump to the cliff-side. Climb up, get the energy pellet, then fall
off the ledge into the pit, losing one life. Repeat this five times.
On the fifth time, a capsule will appear on the ledge. Stand in the
capsule to get the fireball from Dr. Light. From now on, whenever you
have full life, you will be able to throw a fireball by pressing Down,
Down-Forward, Forward, Y. Note: Passwords will not save this trick!
Because you have to lose lives, you can re-enter your password. As
long as you do not turn off the power, the game will count every
time you ride the mine cart.
Mini-Bosses
Chill Penguin S. Ice (Shotgun) Kill with Plain power
Ht: 5.34 Wt: 237 (Jump onto the wall)
Powers: Shotgun Ice, Sliding
Spark Mandrill E. Spark (Electric) Kill with Shotgun Ice
Ht: 10.0 Wt: 646
Powers: Electric Spark, Dash Punch
-- Use Fire Wave to kill the Robot Guards.
-- Use Shotgun Ice or Tornado power to kill the Thunder Slimer.
Armored Armadillo R. Shield (Rolling) Kill with Electric Spark
Ht: 6.36 Wt: 510
Powers: Rolling Shield, Guarding
Launch Octopus Homing. T (Torpedoes) Kill with Rolling Shields
Ht: 7.8 Wt: 348 For fun use Boomerang to
Powers: Homing Torpedo, Energy Drain cut off his tentacles.
Use Storm Tornado to destroy the Ship.
Use Storm Tornado to kill the Mecha-Eel.
For fun try riding on the Mecha-Eel's back!
Boomer Kuwanger B. Cutter (Boomerang) Kill with Homing Torpedoes
Ht: 7.93 Wt: 206 (Hang on left wall and
Powers: Boomerang Cutter, Dead Lift fire Homing Torpedoes)
Sting Chameleon C. Sting (Chameleon) Kill with Boomerang Cutter
Ht: 5.8 Wt: 169
Powers: Chameleon Sting, Iron Tongue
Storm Eagle Storm. T (Tornado) Kill with Chameleon Sting
Ht: 8.2 Wt: 275
Powers: Storm Tornado, Diving
Flame Mammoth Fire W. (Wave) Kill with Storm Tornado
Ht: 10.5 Wt: 719
Powers: Fire Wave, Oiling, Jump Press
Sub Tanks
1. Armadillo To the left of the 1st Earth Moving machine.
2. Mandrill In the first area, down a ladder, on the other side of
a wall -- use the Boomerang Cutter.
3. Eagle In the glass tower. It's easiest to get from the right
side of the tower.
4. Mammoth In the room with the Pick Tossing Miners. Climb up the
platforms, working towards the upper left side. Accel-Jump from the
platform with the Hard Hat Guys to the left wall.
Heart Tanks
Penguin
Fire Wave on Ice Castle above cave with robot suit.
Mandrill
After the ceiling guns, past the transformers, at the ladder, go up,
it's on a ledge -- use Boomerang Cutter.
Armadillo
Jump onto the ledge in front of the 2nd Earth Moving Machine.
Octopus
Sink Ship, Battle 1st Mecha-Eel, room to right. Use Storm Tornado to
destroy the Ship. Use Storm Tornado to kill the Mecha-Eel.
For fun try riding on the Mecha-Eel's back!
Kuwanger
On ledge at top of outside tower, use Boomerang Cutter.
If you have the X-Buster Power-Up from the Mammoth
Stage or Zero's Arm Cannon Power then form a shield
around you before riding the elevator and while climbing the
tower wall. It will kill every enemy during your outside climb up!
Chameleon
In pit at the start of the cave. Must defeat the Octopus so water will
fill the pit that is just before the cave, then accel-jump across.
Eagle
Ride the elevator to the top and accel-jump to the left. You will land on
the roof of the building on the left.
Mammoth
In the Pick Tossing Miner room on the far bottom right. Must defeat the
Penguin first to freeze the Lava on the floor.
Dr. Light's Capsules
Acceleration System
Penguin At the top of the Ice cave.
Speed by pressing "A" and jump twice as far by pressing "A"+"B".
"Step into this capsule and receive an acceleration system to
boost your speed." - T. Light
Helmet Enhancement Eagle
Climb the tall girder, go down the other side, Accel-jump to ledge on
right, blast through the gas tanks.
"This capsule contains an enhancement for your helmet which
will allow you to break some ceilings with a headbutt." - T. Light
Armor Chameleon
At cave entrance, accel-jump over the pit, climb onto top of cave
and fight a Green Clamper robot. He can be defeated by X-Blaster
shots to the head. Run fast under his jumps between your shots.
"This capsule contains a new type of body armor. It will reduce
damage to your system by 50 percent." - T. Light
X-Buster Power-Up Mammoth
At the entrance to the Pick Tossing Miners room jump onto the
first platform, then run back to the left and dash jump so that X's
helmet begins breaking the blocks (See below).
"This capsule contains a part which will increase the
capabilities of your X-Buster. You can use it to fire all types
of weapons." - T. Light
Zero's Arm Cannon Vile's Room
Beat all Mini-Bosses, enter Sigma level, cross ravine, climb shaft,
battle Vile (See below).
"You are more powerful than you were before but Sigma is much more
than he appears to be. You're going to need an edge. Take my
Arm Cannon and your attack power should increase. Good Luck, X!"
- Zero
Hyruken Power Armadillo
Use the following instructions:
"I give you a special present. Now, enter the capsule, please."
- T. Light
1. Finished off all the Mini-Bosses and collect ALL of the Hart
and Sub Tanks.
2. Return to the Armored Armadillo stage.
3. Before you reach the boss's room, when you are flying across
the chasm on the cart, jump to the cliff above the door.
4. Quickly climb the cliff and grab the Power-Up, then jump
into the chasm.
5. Repeat the process four more times, and Dr. Light will
appear and give you the Hyruken power.
6a. Press Down, Down/Forward, Forward then Y to use the Fireball.
or
6b. Press Down, Down/Reverse, Reverse then Y to use the Fireball.
7. Remember, you must have full power to fire this weapon.
8. When X fires the Hyruken Power he yells "Cook'in".
Passwords
Sent in by Rage
5524
8638 All armor, 5 heart tanks, 4 sub tanks, Boomer Kuwanger defeated.
6238
Sent in by Gothik Angel
4638
5516 3 Sub Tanks, 7 Heart Tanks, All Body Armor, but no bosses defeated.
1454
Sent in by Jospin
8441
2176 Every power up, heart tanks, sub tanks, and all mavericks beaten.
4423
Sent in by Bdaimaru
7437
6412 Helmet, body armor, blaster, leg enhancement, hyruken, at the sigma level
1255
Sent in by Steven
7137 6482 1251 Unlocks all heart tanks except one. All special
weapons. Zero's arm cannon. All four sub tanks, upgraded head armor,
upgraded body armor, and boost.
Sent in by Nick Berkson
2375
2756 Mavericks base
3557
2378
Sent in by Rick (Lickichu)
4152
1345 Powered up at the beginning
3186
Sent in by Mega Man X
1386
6357 Everything and Fire ball
8356
Sent in by Carlos Martinez
8447
4666 The last level and all weapons and heart plus 4 sub tanks.
6156
Sent in by Adam Johnson
Get all heart tanks, all bonuses, all sub-tanks, all bosses defeated, the
giant spider, living wall, and battle tank already defeated.
7431
3852
8521
Sent in by Rick Liu
7431
3842
8522
All the sub-tanks, all the heart tanks, and the longest life meter and
plus with the special hyduken fireball. Use the fireball by pressing down,
toward Y. It can kill everything except stigmat's true form.
Sent in by Zero
7438
3816
1421
All 8 Heart Tanks
All 4 Sub-T's
Helmet, Armor, Dash Boots, and Arm Cannon
Octopus, Penguin, Mammoth, and Kuwanger are killed.
Sent in by Cid Hardedge
For all of the enhancements, 4 Sub Tanks, 7 Heart Tanks, and all of the 8
bosses are dead.
2553
6488
7588
Sent in by Jeff Carling
To get all the powerups but not the fireball and about four hearts, put
in the code 1131 6718 8226. Everybody is beaten but you need to get a
couple of more hearts.
Sent in by Brett Gentner
5437
7357 Fire wave, shot gun, ice storm, tornado
4171
6768
5887 Several bosses are dead, several hearts, and several subs
6876
1325
7252 S.ice at chill penguin
3864
1255
4532 2 Subs, torpedos, shields, sparks, 5 Hearts, ice
7644
4252
6662 2 subs sting C. torpedos shield spark ice. 5 hearts
3888
1385
4672 This code will give you Weapons, H.torpido, S.ice, R.shield, E.spark,
3644 Sub.T: 1 Hearts: 4
Sent by John Calvin
This is a simple, easy-to-remember password to give you an immediate boost.
8888
8888 Dash, 3rd charge, and armor, Flames subtank, Boomers, Chills, and
8877 Armoreds Hearts, Spark, Shield, and Sting.
6768
5887 R.Shield S.ice E.spark 1 Sub.tank and boots
6876
Sent in by Spc Company
Start with Helmet, Boots, New body, Arm canon. but you must collect
all other energy tanks, hearts containers.
4568
7428
1748
Sent in by Michael Corbett
5543
2626 4 energy tanks, the helmet, the boots, and all the weapons.
2148
Sent in by Dr. Light
5545
6832 Last level
5525
Sent in by Simon
4756
2152 All of the bosses are defeated.
3558
Sent in by Jarod Falck
These passwords gives you everything.
3673-2137-2484
8447 4626 6155
Sent in by Jake DeRusso
8447
2136 Super Armor, Helmet, Boots and 4 extra Energy Tanks.
4426
Sent in by Vuong Pham
3676
4627 Everything
5142
Sent in by Sean Mee
2653
3848 This code gives you all the sub tanks, hearts, armors, and weapons
7587
8441 2136 4421 All bosses are dead, Super X-Buster, 9 Powers,
9 Sub-Hearts, 4 Sub-Tanks
4131 6712 1221 Sting Chameleon Defeated
5447 4177 4536 Extra Life Tank
1556 6642 7448 Launch Octopus Defeated
5385 7136 6321 After Vile
6385 5336 5364 Chill Penguin defeated
6483 7376 5124 Storm Eagle defeated
1573 5232 7264 Flame Mammoth defeated
5131 7358 4181 Spark Mandrill defeated
5147 8437 4536 Armored Armadillo defeated
5151 3427 4261 Boomer Kuwranger defeated
1152 1176 2181 Armor, Helmet, Acceleration, several Heart Tanks and
three Sub Tanks. Note that all of the bosses are still intact.
6819 2345 2971 You go to the big boss with everything
6544 8278 6228 Start game with all but one Heart Pack, three
Aux Power Packs, and ALL FOUR suit power-up's! (The Chest Armor, Helmet,
Boots, and Blaster.) (To get the other 2 power-up's, first get the Boomerang
power-up, then in the Power Plant Stage, use the Boomerang to grab the Aux
Power Pack, then enter the Boomerang Stage again and use the Boomerang
again to grab the Heart sitting on the ledge near the very edge of the Stage.)
Game Genie Codes
Sent in by Colin Healy
DDB3-4769 Unlimited fire energy. Very fun code Also, unlimited ice
DE8A-1FBC Rocket Jump
DFBE-47AF Start with one tinny tiny bar of energy
CDB3-4769 Unlimited R. Shield energy.
Sent in by Ryan Waliany
5E8A-1FBC Ultra Jump
EE8A-1FBC Tiny Jump
DFBE-47AF Little Energy
DFB5-CD97 Bad Guys Have Infinity Energy
DFB1-CD97 New Sounds
DBB7-4D61 No Charging
DBB8-4D61 No 2nt Level Chargeing
23BD-3F07 Start with all weapons, and most bosses destroyed.
EEBE-446F Lot's of lives.
EEBE-47AF Maximum energy is a lot higher.
6DB5-CD97 Most enemies are defeated with one shot.