Hopefully it will not only be enjoyable to die hard Mega Man fans, but also more casual players.Īs for the mentioned "run, jump and shoot" formula, I feel that some recent fan games are missing this fundamental trademark of the original Mega Man games. So yeah, the hack will obviously be a bit harder than the original game, but not as hard as most other fanworks, including almost all existing MM hacks. To avoid this, I've had five playtesters helping me out during development, ensuring that difficulty is fair and not too frustrating: Listening to other people's feedback has proven to be really valuable, as there are many things I would never think of or discover myself. A lot of ROM hacks (including my old ones) require you to do multiple pixel perfect jumps in a row, and to some, Mega Man Unlimited is notorious for its unlimited (no pun intended) amount of spikes and death traps in each level. However, it's no secret that some of them, as well as many hacks in general, are plagued with extreme difficulty. I'll explain the latter two a bit more:ĭon't get me wrong, I absolutely love all the fanworks mentioned above no words can explain how thrilled I was when I played through them the first time. Knowing that I can't be good at everything, I have selected three aspects that this hack will hopefully be remembered for: Memorable music, good level design and a commitment to the "run, jump and shoot" formula of the original NES games. My programming skills are nowhere near as good as Puresabe's, my imagination can't match that of many fangame authors, and I have no talents when it comes to creating graphics and sprites whatsoever.
So, in what ways does this hack stand out? The fact is that for the last few years, quite a lot of things have happened in the Mega Man fanbase community: Rockman 4 Minus Infinity, MM Unlimited, MM Rock Force, MM Super Fighting Robots, "Make a good Mega Man level contest" and some other fanworks I probably forgot about, with more to come in the near future. If you'd like to see more, there are also some older previews on my YouTube channel, though quite a lot of things have been changed since these were made. Then, there's also this relatively new preview video you can watch (some of the graphics have been changed or improved since it was made though). While no guarantees can be made, the hack will probably be completed and released by the end of this year, hopefully sooner.įirst of all, let me present some screens: Of this, only half of the bosses are still left to be made everything else is pretty much complete, though minor adjustments are being made to the existing stuff all the time. (special thanks go to Puresabe for many of these improvements). Many improvements to the game engine (at least in my opinion), such as less lagging, faster screen transitions, weapon switch with the select button, the larger charge shot from Mega Man 5, more sound effects etc. A new storyline, partly with different cutscene graphics. Those are: Golden Shades, RRThiel, CosmicGem, Jir-0 and myself (see below for more info). All new music composed specifically for this hack by 5 different chiptune composers. Altered weapons and new adaptor items with new uses Totally different boss AIs for the 8 robot masters, and new Skull Castle bosses (unlike the robot masters, most of these are different from vanilla MM4) New enemies, mini bosses and stage gimmicks, mostly from other Mega Man games but also a few original ones Brand new levels, with graphics imported from other NES games as well as Mega Man 9 and 10 When it's done, it'll include the following: While not as extensive as some of the fan games released recently, it changes much more than your average ROM hack. Now, 5 years later, it's finally nearing completion. Mega Man 4 Voyage is a ROM hack of Mega Man 4 (really?) that I started working on in 2012. However, I'm not far from releasing my 4th hack, and as you shall see, this one changes quite a lot more than that: Over the years, I've released three Mega Man ROM hacks, all of them changing not much more than level layouts. I've been into ROM hacking for almost 14 years, starting out with some basic level editing in 2003. Some of you may recognize me, most of you probably don't.
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Edit: After almost 7 years, this ROM hack is finally released! Download it here:Īlso look further down this thread for more information.
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