Playing Mega Man X2 and X3 on SNES without breaking the bank?

[Edmond Dantes]

So lately I've been bitten by the Mega Man bug, and want to revisit the classics.

I used to own X3, but sold it like an idiot and now its expensive. And apparently, X2 and X3 are un-repro-able because of the cx4 chip, which also makes them not play in flash carts. X3 is the one I really want to revisit and its SNES version has different music from the later ports, which as the SNES music is what I grew up with its what I want to hear (I've heard the remixed music and a lot of it sounds just completely different).

It's seeming like the cheapest option is just to get the Japanese copies, altho I read somewhere that these might not play perfectly in an American SNES (I'm guessing that's just an unfounded rumor though?)

Altho, I do suppose I could offer some games and anime for trade, as I've got some crap I no longer care about...

Anyway, I wanted to ask about my options and see if maybe I overlooked something before I go doing anyting costly.

So, anyone have ideas or options or can correct any misconceptions I may have?

Thanks in advance.

[gbpxl]

So lately I've been bitten by the Mega Man bug, and want to revisit the classics.

I used to own X3, but sold it like an idiot and now its expensive. And apparently, X2 and X3 are un-repro-able because of the cx4 chip, which also makes them not play in flash carts. X3 is the one I really want to revisit and its SNES version has different music from the later ports, which as the SNES music is what I grew up with its what I want to hear (I've heard the remixed music and a lot of it sounds just completely different).

It's seeming like the cheapest option is just to get the Japanese copies, altho I read somewhere that these might not play perfectly in an American SNES (I'm guessing that's just an unfounded rumor though?)

Altho, I do suppose I could offer some games and anime for trade, as I've got some crap I no longer care about...

Anyway, I wanted to ask about my options and see if maybe I overlooked something before I go doing anyting costly.

So, anyone have ideas or options or can correct any misconceptions I may have?

Thanks in advance.

Buy it on eBay then when you're done, re-sell it. You'd basically just be paying the eBay and PayPal fee ($15-40 I imagine?)

[Aussie2B]

I don't see any reason why the Super Famicom versions wouldn't work properly on a SNES. I mean, of course you can't just stick a SFC cart into a SNES without any modification, but outside of that, which would be an issue for any SFC cart, you should be good. The one thing that I could see possibly causing people problems is if they're using a pass-through device that doesn't support the extra side contacts, which I assume both X2 and X3 have. Some of those converters even have slots for those extra parts of the board that are empty, so they can be deceptive. If the signal from those contacts isn't reaching the system, the game may load but not correctly.

[FoxNtd]

SFC and (NTSC) SNES are completely interchangeable. Take the casing off the hardware contained within and they're identical machines. Just snap the tabs off the rear bottom part of the cart slot inside an SNES and you can play any SFC cart.

[Gameguy]

Isn't there a language difference between the Japanese and North American versions? I'm not sure if they altered the games in any other ways where there would be a difference.

I have X3 but not X2, I got lucky and found it at a thrift for $4.99 a few years back. I'm not sure if saying to be lucky is any practical advice but that's what I'd go with.

[Tron 2.0]

Japanese version,are the way to go for X2 and X3 far as price is concern.Though i've never heard not being able to play them on a snes since you just remove tabs from the cartridge slot.Though awhile ago capcom did announce another mega man x compilation for modern consoles as a tba.