When it comes down to platform titles of the early 90’s MegaMan X along with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 where two very popular titles that stood out from that time period. Both game were very challenging had interesting storylines along with addictive soundtracks which contributed to the replay values of both games. During the console wars between Nintendo and Sega these are two titles a majority of gamers wanted to own.

Shortly, after MegaMan X was released for the SNES between late 1993 and early 1994 the game managed to sell over 1 million copies worldwide. While Sonic the Hedgehog 3 also managed to sell over 1 million copies worldwide on the Sega Genesis it still did not sell quite as much as its predecessors Sonic 1 & 2. But in terms of popularity and success some might argue that Sonic 3 and MegaMan X are approximately on the same level.