X-Men (Genesis/Mega Drive) Playthrough/Longplay [Hardest Mode]

X-Men is a home console video game produced by Sega for Sega Genesis in 1993, based on the adventures of the Marvel Comics superhero team, the X-Men. One or two players can play as any of four pre-chosen X-Men. X-Men was released in 1993 and was followed up by X-Men 2: Clone Wars.
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[@stanknuggs4897]

With all those crouch punches I bet you were a menace in mortal kombat. 😂

[@Marvel-Rogue]

Now this was fun to play i never beat it but that's OK because I get too see you do it.

[@lucifermorningstar910]

They just don’t make games like they used too!!! Subscribed

[@Areaninetyone]

Every single freaking sound that comes from this game triggers so much PTSD in me it's crazy how clearly the frustration and anger came flooding back

[@jrr7031]

Same. I think this js the 1st game that caused me to break a controller. Then it was BattleToads x Double dragon......😮‍💨....and then there was "X-perts" 🙄😒

[@Revenant_Knight]

Same...God I hated this game. I was a kid and thought it was going to be a port of 6 player arcade game. Instead we got...this....

[@1uplongplays]

Lolll

[@kangjhha]

yes this one and strider but for the nes😅

[@loganross1861]

That’s why watching him breeze through it is cathartic

[@ryanjackson1143]

always thought it was dumb to have Wolverine's claws cost energy

[@juliustaylor9920]

💯💯💯💯💯, literally the only reason why i couldnt beat it growing up.

[@maddumass]

Not when the developers are partnered with the cheat code generating Game genie!

[@StruggleEndure]

Because when he retracts his claws, he's cutting his own skin

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

@@StruggleEndureHe literally has healing powers.

[@Cybercowboy419]

It actually makes sense we finally learned Adamantium is actually poisoning his body over time… his healing factor is one of the main reasons he was chosen for the weapon x project.

[@user-mf7ue9nu4s]

loved this game back in the days, EARTH WORM JIM, altered beast, streets of rage, mortal kombat, sonic and tails, Golden AXE, Road Rash

[@ARTPLAYSGAMES86]

Man, watching these takes me back to being a kid sitting in front of the TV for hours. Still have my Sega. It doesn't work.. but i have it.

[@ryanw6669]

Watching someone so effortlessly beat these levels when I got wrecked hundreds of times as a kid is kind of triggering lol

[@Bloodreign1]

If you are sleepy when you pop in this game, and have your volume turned up on your TV, that title screen opening will wake your ass up in a hurry.

[@1uplongplays]

😅

[@alphawolf9324]

I remember my little brother did that to me when I was sleep ,I almost broke his damn jaw 😂

[@rtyetgaming]

So true man 🤣🤣🤣🤣!!

[@loboahriman7680]

😪😳😬

[@rtyetgaming]

@@user-wy7gw5px2z he said sleepy dude, not asleep lol...

[@corvega_joe]

I forgot how hard the soundtrack hits. Jeez. Childhood memories came flooding back like crazy.

[@john1120]

This is one of the hardest games on the sega genesis. I remember playing altered beast and getting sick of having my ass handed to me. Then I would turn on Xmen just to have the same effect. The 90's was the golden era of gaming, but created some masochist, or taught us life lessons early. One of those things 😂

[@CB01083]

Nightcralwer was the key.

[@matthewmccarron8915]

Yup I owned this game as a kid, and I loved the artwork on the box, even the graphics were good… but it was zero fun to play. A lot like Chakan, I wonder if both titles were designed by the same studio. The sound sucks ass in both, too. 😅

[@Selsigs]

Wasn’t that the point of all Nintendo and genesis games? And of course we had like three games for each console.

[@rayshaunjackson8478]

Yeah, I was like 5 playing this game, so it was hell of a learning curve. Like knowing that using your power too much will kill you. 😂😅

[@CSProduction12]

IKR... Failure is a part of success, Never stop working towards a goal, face adversity head on... We should all be millionaires by now, what the hell happened?

[@dutchvandermorgan6226]

10:28 that beat is awesome. This game brings back memories. I sucked at this game but eventually beat it

[@hardkore360]

definitely inspired by the 90s cartoon intro guitar theme, still love it to this day

[@Zhello79]

​when I was a kid I left the Sega on at this level on purpose. The music was absolute 🔥 👍🏾

[@smeagolalltheway]

How did you know about the reset at the end

[@Zhello79]

@@smeagolalltheway There was always talk about the game back then, even ironically the old skool forums had mentioned it. What surprises me is I found glitches in this game that no one mentioned or discovered yet which is interesting.

[@smeagolalltheway]

@Zhello79 i didnt hear any talk, i always thought my game was broken. Always got to the reset never knew about it untill long after the sega days

[@raysebestyen7826]

I mowed 15 lawns to buy a Sega genesis, just to play this game. The commercial for the game was off the hook.

[@dougclendening5896]

I'd be so pissed once I popped it in and played it

[@sergiomontes9874]

I remember beating mojo and headed over to destroy the computer. I was stuck. Come to find out you actually have to press reset on your console to continue the game! Wild stuff

[@gnaius]

Oh my gosh! Memory unlocked 🤯

[@Mizzelphug]

Came here to say this. One of the most innovative game-play designs. After failing about 10 times I finally thought, "this is the Mojoverse and nothing makes sense there, so why not try the Genesis' system reset button?" Then it worked! Wasn't until metal gear solid did anything come close to that innovation. (You had to plug a 2nd controller into the system and use it instead so Psycho Mantis couldn't "read your mind" with controller 1.)

[@Dad_Is_On_Games]

Same!

[@danboud8135]

Now keep in mind, this was before "looking it up on the internet". After getting there for 20th time I got frustrated and just hit reset. I literally whooped out loud when the game continued. Still blows me away.

[@sergiomontes9874]

@danboud8135 thats exactly how it went down for me too!! Hahaha

[@makita3680]

I like that this game had a story unlike most platformers of the era, and the text was actually pretty good, even if I was too young to understand and appreciate it fully.

[@choppydell]

I had the same thoughts watching this again. This makes so much more sense now lol. They even had Lilandra and Deathbird and I never realized that was the Shiar as a kid

[@inmyhumbleopinion_]

This brings back a lot good memories. Used to play this game hours on end.

[@MrKickdoh]

My cousin and I had to call Sega hotline for them to tell us how to get pass the MOJO stage, having to press and hold the physical reset button on the console. That shit blew our kid minds😂 Oh, and if you let go of the reset button too early or too late, you'd reset the game!!! SMH

[@choppydell]

Me and my brother always got to MOJO stage and out of frustration we just hit reset. When the code came up we thought we broke the game.

[@andregilev4711]

⁠​⁠@@choppydellomg, lol. I thought I was the only one. I thought I broke my genesis for a second after hitting the reset so hard, that stage got me so mad as a kid. I remember going back and forth for hours wondering what I missed, I couldn’t take it anymore and just exploded.

[@anthonywilliams9415]

The music of the first level!!👍

[@damin9913]

I know right I always jam too it when playing

[@ebmax55]

Every level. I couldn’t believe how easily I was humming along lol

[@DonnieBling-bd4ym]

Wolverine was one of my favorite characters besides flash but for some reason gambit was my go to guy....Ioved throwing the cards at enemies 😊

[@krazykuz13cmc]

Yeah there is no flash in this game

[@Intentspunk19]

Man, the sound effects of this game are so bizarre. Brings me back instantly.

[@shelby17ify]

Damn!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 I never seen anyone playing this game like this guy!! Truly amazing work!!! Excellent video man!!! 👍🏻

[@odinson99m]

This game came out when I was in college. I LOVED this game. You could beat it with Nightcrawler because of his teleporting in like 10 minutes.

[@bcbscrooge1431]

Lmfao I had this game as a game lol good ol 90s gaming

[@78ralan]

Que mau gosto, esse jogo é uma bosta...

[@youngw1ze]

I remember doing that too but the power bar would run out...

[@ZyxthePest]

Clone Wars is objectively the better game, but this one has a really cool vibe and set up.

[@sniperpaintcorrection6790]

That comment has nothin to do with anything .

[@kingstarscream3807]

Unfortunately the bosses and villains of Clone Wars really suck.

[@Ingleputtis]

@@sniperpaintcorrection6790the sequel is called Clone Wars.

[@macdaddymario]

Unfortunate that Clone Wars removed the ability to retract the claws. Making Wolverine do the same damage as other characters. This is the only one that got it right, imo.

[@ZyxthePest]

@@macdaddymario The fact that the claws count as a mutant ability is BS though. I'll take the ability to climb walls over retracting claws.

[@bsaintnyc]

i cant prove it but i think this shares dev team members with chakan the forever man. the jumping mechanics , level design , music , sprite work and especially the absurd and insane difficulty are very similar

[@mikewilliams4443]

Ed Annunziato produced both games.

[@zaep2791]

I never understood why the enemies exploded the way they did, until I got older and stopped skipping the cutscenes and dialog and figured out it was all a Danger Room simulation until the last level. Lol

[@1uplongplays]

Exactly.

[@KalumJohnson]

Wow I never knew that 😮

[@rtyetgaming]

This was the 1st X-Men game I ever played. Awwww the memories 😎😎😎

[@maddumass]

My memories were of quickly looking over this game despite the X-Men label.

[@rtyetgaming]

@@maddumass You missed out!! This game was awesome back then, still is 🤣

[@maddumass]

@@rtyetgaming it was nothing compared PS1 and Sega Saturn games just like Spider-Man games for Genesis. I had already moved on to the next generation of consoles. I missed nothing here.

[@loboahriman7680]

​@@maddumassYes you did miss out. This game was fire! New Generations of consoles doesn't change that. It's like saying Mario 3 is bunk because Super Mario World arrived. Just not true.

[@loganross1861]

It is cathartic in the truest sense, to watch someone be actually good at this game.

[@bobbycorwen]

whenever I think of the Sega Genesis and it's unique soundboard, this game is always what comes to mind. especially the sound effect from when Wolvie swings his claws

[@BravosReviews]

You like how the flying dinosaurs slowed down the game because the working memory was so slow!? Love it. I absolutely loved this game to death as a child.

[@deionbee96706]

Thanks for uploading. SEGA genesis memories. #90sbabies

[@wesyoung9150]

Loved playing this as a kid when it came out. Never did beat it.

[@9877stevewells]

I remember playing this in Sears. Back in the 90's

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

My favorite Xmen game. Loved hearing all of these sounds again.

[@benhamilton1156]

I didn't know u could take on Juggernaut single handed without aid from Rogue, Archangel n Storm.

[@greatBLT]

Yeah, I think it only works if you hit his helmet. Then, I guess Jean hits him with a mental blast from offscreen or something after you knock it off. Cool detail.

[@SiXiam]

@@greatBLT As a kid I found you can just avoid the fight with an ice bridge up top.

[@mikegonzalez1821]

I remember playing the heck out of this game wow thank you for showing an old favorite.

[@johnnyeggleston1281]

This was the game back then all time classic 💯

[@kobayashimaru8114]

This was a tough game. My reset button was broken after repeatedly chucking the controller at it in frustration. Finally getting to the end and it took me a long time to figure out that I needed the reset button lol.

[@sniperpaintcorrection6790]

I was like 3 playing this and remember this as one of the first sega games I played .. this is the reason I am a nightcrawler fan today

[@Riversky88]

Same!!

[@JMan1380]

Wow is this bringing back memories. I remember loving parts of this game but I never beat it.

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

I think I learned about Wolverine's healing factor in one of the game magazines. He can also heal other characters if they stand right next to him. 🤷 Takes forever though.

[@merl7972]

Gotta go play outside while you wait!

[@shadowfoam3491]

I never realized it as a kid, but that sound design is bizarre. Distinctively so, even. Most every sound choice is a swerve from what you would expect

[@kimiasma6037]

👍 не глядя💪 Sega Mega Drive Genesis Beautiful❤

[@aa0517748]

The sound track is wild.

[@damin9913]

This game i still have and still play it its a great x-man game very challenging tho

[@ARiot04]

Just popped up in my feed. Always nice to see retro gaming channels, be it reviews or long plays, especially with current state of western gaming being consumed by DEI. Subbed

[@Bennome]

Such a shame too, in a world where people who are different need a group to guide them from their ignorance. It's Like something straight out of a comic book, would you agree?

[@mattmartinolc]

I remember all the sounds. And all the frustration of this game as a kid.

[@dermetzger]

The music and sounds have me fuckin SWIMMING in nostalgia ❤

[@Technosphile]

Can’t believe this is the game I wanted a Genesis for

[@Jedi_Luke]

If this game had the unlimited mutant abilities from X-Men 2, then it would've been perfect. This soundtrack was epic.

[@jrvy74]

My older brother and I beat this separately, but struggled to beat it together, mostly due to the final level. One of my favorite gaming memories is finally beating the entire game with him, including the final stage. Co-op makes it more fun, but arguably more difficult too.

[@ssgcheddar5785]

This game was hard as HELL! When I was a kid, this was my dark souls 😂

[@gateofdivine582]

Looks better than what us Nintendo kids had.

[@29joenick]

I remember liking the game but hating everything about it at the same time. I never beat it too. They made the games super difficult back then 😂

[@Bennome]

I was 6.... now 37, ❤ nostalgia tears 😢

[@choppydell]

Same

[@NewBeginningNewCreation]

Yep

[@KennyJordana]

I remember buying this game when it came out. I thought that was wack how when Wolverine's claws came out and if his blue bar was empty, his claws would start hurting him. I always thought that was stupid.

[@macdaddymario]

Gotta balance it. He does the most damage in the game with the claws out, no point using anyone else if he doesn't have a downside. Everyone else does the same damage as him with the claws away, **and** they get to teleport or shoot shit.

[@Purplegorillaz]

Loved this Game..I remember when I beat it, I was so Happy cause it took so long to beat it..Peace for The Upload.. Purple Gorillaz Was Here. Peace.

[@user-gh2rl5er4u]

I remember playing this game for hours finally getting to the end then my system froze that was 30 something years ago it still affects my life til this day 😢

[@jopar024]

This game kicked my ass so hard when I was 9.

[@shawnanderson466]

I remember this game...however old I was, I never beat it...Never realized this music was like that tho...

[@KevTheGalaxybender]

love that gens driver

[@Somebodys-unc]

10:27 they should put this in the in the greatest music transitions list . Boy this sound track knocks

[@blakel.6337]

The f***ing asteroid part is the source of adult anxiety

[@ALV_shorts]

I remember dying on that jump at 10:25 and start all over 😂

[@BravosReviews]

The music in this game slapped

[@Lj-md9ng]

I remember this game back in the day. It was one of my favorites. Just enjoying the video and was thinking about all magneto acolytes with guns , but to be honest they all would be mutants with they own unique powers instead of needed guns😂

[@a..c..2469]

I remember playing this game and it reminded me if this arcade game called Xenaphobe or something similar but anyways thanks for the video, i wouldnt mind being 13 in 1987 again 😂

[@DrezzyEFTP]

Why you skipping the intro and all the talking cutscenes

[@LiLgPnoy15]

And I still have my game! and my Genesis!

[@XaloGunner]

Jump + punch was a GOAT move.

[@susanpereyeibo7576]

This is spot on

[@comedian416]

I'm glad we got to see him use all the characters thoroughly. Didn't hardly even see him use wolverine that much 😅

[@macdaddymario]

Does the most damage with his claws out (same damage as everyone else with them away), and has the healing factor. Makes sense to use the character with the most potential damage output for the run he was doing.

[@peteranderson5434]

Never realized I was so close to beating this game as a kid(multipletimes)....I was like 2 min away!

[@HumbleHurricane]

Sigh......my childhood 🙌🏿 I still remember the commercial for tgis game. How can I find this game again and is it accessible in any way on the ps5?

[@CodeineSkeeter]

Magnetos music is just menacing as heck

[@williambatson2514]

Cracks me up that the end group photo doesnt include Nightcrawler who helped immensely throughout the game

[@slsleepydude987]

No kid in the 90s knew to reset the console on Mojo's stage. This brings this game down to a 6/10

[@choppydell]

Charles and Magneto have one the deepest exhanges at the end of the game 😆

[@TonyDeeProductions]

You mean to tell me that 85% of this game was all in the Danger Room?!? 😮🤔

[@mightymulatto3000]

We rented this game weeks ahead of time were put off by it and brought it back. The game rental place was so thankful given someone wanted to buy it they gave us 4 other games for a week.

[@AKck-eu9bv]

Man that reset the computer had me and my friends for awhile lol . We didn't know we had to press the reset button on the genesis we just turned off the game

[@MrTr3sL3wis]

This was my life even though I was super trash! Here for the sound lol

[@SH-ev3vx]

13:48 Apocalypse boss fight. Instead of trading blows, you can actually "false jump" like you're going to go over him. He does that vertical beam thing to try and hit you, but you pulled back to dodge it. This second vertical weakens him and you can then hit him. He will power up again, rinse, and repeat.

[@Godzillafan1980]

Kicked this games butt as a kid but part two was so much better

[@eternalrewind2190]

Love this game. I beat it at least once a year

[@pileofwit]

The music in this game sure is something…

[@kyledecker9699]

This looks WAY more easier than I remember it. I never got past the third level

[@ozzmosis84]

How long did it take you to figure out you had to reset the sega? I was a freaking adult when I finally got it.

[@dafrog491]

Great game. Dont remember if i ever beat it.

[@Somebodys-unc]

Im made i just realize, this whole game is a infected danger room ... lol

[@youngw1ze]

I remember this game being harder than it should be...and their powers being mostly useless...in my opinion they didn't get super hero games right until Spiderman on the Ps1...

[@BoxingWave]

One of the very few games I could never complete as a kid

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

You must have got beat up in school too

[@perrywinkle5000]

Anyone remember the cheat code input? I think it was hold down the A and C button and maybe up or down on the D pad and then switch the controller to the other slot when Magneto appears on the screen after the title.

[@TheSnoopyclone]

The farthest I ever got was the last stage. The enemies were just too tough.

[@Seriousgreeen]

did any other genesis game make you press the Reset button as part of the game?

[@drdre74]

this game was so freaking hard. I gave up on it nd never finished it

[@Luisotero4]

The hidden healing factor was cool too. You just stood there and Wolverine will heal.

[@merl7972]

Funny, that's the thing i remember the most about this game. Played coop with my best friend. We get hurt? Find a spot without enemies, one person wolverine and stand next to each other. Go play outside and an hour later you're at full health again 😂

[@54mrys]

Sometimes you have to crush your enemies where they live. It took me just finally trying on a whim to figure out the stupid hit the reset button.

[@black_lung2614]

i had this when i was a kid

[@mightymulatto3000]

X-Men 97 makes this all make sense.

[@supersaiyaman11589]

i remember playing this as a kid i got to magneto but i never did beat him. also the level were you had to find the levers to deactivate the shields i believe it was the hoe joe level i discovered 1 or 2 switches but used night cralers ability yo teleport for the rest of them. my bnrother however he beat it.

[@Balaban78]

Can't believe the difference between this and clone wars.

[@licmir3663]

I used Iceman to avoid fighting Juggernaut on the first level. Anyone did that as well?

[@KalumJohnson]

Yes I did by mistake

[@Hillthugsta]

Could do that to Sabertooth as well

[@KalumJohnson]

@@Hillthugsta didn’t kno that either

[@perrywinkle5000]

Every time

[@benjaminsorensen9334]

Often used it for Sabertooth.