Mega Man X Cheats - PC

Cheat mode
Type "xstuff" during game play for all X armor, all abilities (Cutter man's scissor throw, etc.) at maximum, all four Energy Tanks filled, full health capacity, and all Bosses completed except for the last three inside the Main Fortress.

Get Upgraded X-Buster early
The Helmet, Boots, and some luck are required for this trick. You usually get the Upgraded X-Buster from Zero, but you can get it much earlier than that. In the Flaming Mammoth Stage, there is a part where mine workers throw picks at you, and where you get the heart and sub-tank. Before you enter there, there is a small location that you can break with your helmet just at the entrance of that room. With luck, you can reach the place with your boots and break the blocks with your helmet. Then, climb straight up to get it.

E- Tank locations

Flame Mammoth stage
Go until reaching the little opponents that throw the picks at you. Instead of going to the exit, go up the platforms until you reach the extra life. Dash left and jump to find an E-tank.

Storm Eagle stage
Go to the part just before the hover platforms. When you see the opponent on the rising platform, kill it. Ride the platform to the building in the air, and shoot through the glass.

Armored Armadillo stage
When you reach the first cliff with the miner machine, set the machine off, climb the wall, and run to where the machine started.

Spark Mandrill stage
You will need to get the Boomerang Cutters first. Go to where you can climb a ladder up or down. Go down and destroy the defense units. Do not go up the next ladder. Instead, equip your Boomerangs and jump straight into the air and fire one. It will catch the E- tank and return it to you.

Boss weaknesses

Chill Penguin: Fire
Launch Octopus: Shield
Armored Armadillo: Spark
Storm Eagle: Sting
Spark Mandrill: Ice
Sting Chameleon: Boomerangs
Boomer Kuwranger: Missiles
Flame Mammoth: Storm
Sigma's Head: Shield (does two hits and does not need to be charged)

Recommended order

Chill Penguin (use Megabuster)
Storm Eagle (use Megabuster)
Spark Mandrill (Use S. Ice)
Armored Armadillo (Use E. Spark and Megabuster)
Flame Mammoth (Use Storm T.)
Launch Octopus (Use R. Shield and Megabuster)
Boomer Kuwranger (Use Homing T. with lots of energy tanks)
Sting Chameleon (Use B. Cutter)

Alternately, use the following order:

Storm Eagle
Flame Mammoth
Chill Penguin
Spark Mandrill
Armored Armadillo
Launch Octopus
Boomer Kuwranger
Sting Chameleon

Alternately, use the following order:

Chill Penguin
Storm Eagle
Flame Mammoth
Launch Octopus
Spark Mandrill
Armored Armadillo
Boomer Kuwanger
Sting Chameleon

Alternately, use the following order:

Chill Penguin
Storm Eagle
Flame Mammoth
Spark Mandrill
Armored Armadillo
Launch Octopus
Boomer Kuwranger
Sting Chameleon

Alternately, use the following order, using the weapon of the previously defeated Boss to defeat the next Boss.

Chill Penguin
Spark Mandrill
Armored Armadillo
Launch Octopus
Boomer Kuwranger
Sting Chameleon
Storm Eagle
Flame Mammoth

Use the following order if you do not want to return to too many stages for the power-ups and capsules. Note: You will not be able to use most, if any of the Boss weaknesses by doing this.

Chill Penguin
Armored Armadillo
Launch Octopus
Storm Eagle
Sting Chameleon
Boomer Kuwanger
Flame Mammoth
Spark Mandrill

Extra lives in Armadillo stage
At the very beginning of Armored Armadillo's stage, there is a cart that goes down for a short distance before leveling out again. On the ceiling are a few places where the roof juts out a bit. On each of these is a bat. On around the fifth one is a small black ball that when you approach reveals itself to be another bat, though you do not see these anywhere else. They are actually visitors from some of the original Megaman games. You cannot shoot them while they are in ball form. Wait for them to start flying towards you. Also, these bats happen to give you an extra life quite often, so this is a good place to stock up.

Armor upgrade in Sting Chameleon stage
Before you enter the tunnel with the falling rocks, climb up the wall above it. There will be a green machine there. Fight it. Note: Its weak point is the head. When you defeat it, a capsule will appear from the ground. The armor upgrade will be inside. Note: This will also stop the falling rocks in the tunnel.

Energy Extender at Sting Chameleon stage
Go to the place where the rocks fall from the roof. Do not go in. There will be a hole there. Slide down it. On the right side, there should be brown bricks. Jump from side to side until they all break. When you are done breaking bricks, stand there and dash forward before you are at the edge. If you make it across, the Energy Extender should be there on a platform.

Energy Extender at Launch Octopus stage
Go forward until you see a tornado-like thing that goes up. It is blue in color. Get on one and you will go up out of the ocean. If you do not see a ship with oil cans on it and little flying robots that appear, keep going forward. If you see more, go on them until you see a ship. It will be on the right side. On the front of it is something that resembles a blue circle. Shoot it with your fire until it starts smoking. Stay on it. It will sink. Wait until it touches the bottom. You will fight a metal snake. Defeat it and it will explode. When it is done exploding, keep going to the right and the Energy Extender should be there.

Defeating Armored Armadillo
Shoot the Armored Armadillo with your electric spark gun when he is vulnerable. It will electrocute him, all his armor will fall off, and he will be much easier to kill.

Defeating Flame Mammoth
Get the Boomerang Cutter and go to Flame Mammoth's stage. When you reach him, use the Bommerang Cutter on him. After a few hits, his trunk will fall off, and he will not be able to shoot out oil or change the conveyor belt's direction.

Defeating Launch Octopus
To get rid of Launch Octopus's Piranha "homing missiles", use the Boomerang Cutter a few times to cut off his arms.

Defeating Storm Eagle
Get the Dash Boots on Chill Penguin's level. Then, go to Storm Eagle's level and proceed until you battle him. When he is on foot, he might spit out mini-eagles at you or try to blow you off the plane. When he spits the mini-eagles out, dodge them with Dash, then destroy them. If he tries to blow you off the plane, dash towards him and fire at him. Keep firing until he flies back up. When he swoops down at you, keep dodging him. Repeat this process until he is defeated.