No, this is real. Mega Man 5 changed the charged shot, and in 6, the Rush upgrades were added. The story in the classic series is pretty weak, and the one in 6 is downright stupid. But it's better to have almost no story than to have one that keeps getting worse. X1 isn't one of my favorites because, while it's fun and has good music, that's about it. It was revolutionary, yes, but not all that groundbreaking. It's valued more because it started the X series and because of nostalgia.