Mega Man X (after "X4" stylized as Megaman X), known in Japan as , is a series of action platform video games released by Capcom. It is a subseries part of the "Mega Man" franchise and started with the original "Mega Man X" game, released on December 17, 1993 in Japan (January 1994 in North America) on the Super NES/Super Famicom, which spawned several sequels on various systems, most of which were later ported to the PC platform. The game play introduced new elements to the "Mega Man" franchise including the ability to dash and climb walls. The first six games in the series were compiled in the anthology "Mega Man X Collection."