Rockman 4 Minus Infinity

[Rydian]

"Rockman 4 Minus Infinity" is quite a bold title, but from watching the TAS of it, I think it deserves it. The tool-assisted speedrun for this game is about four minutes longer than that of Mega Man 4 (currently the longest run of a single original Mega Man game), which speaks for the sheer amount of content this ROM hack has.



The game includes a lot of concepts introduced in other, later games, and ones not seen in traditional Mega Man games at all. Highlights include...

• Music that gets faster as a boss's health is depleted and they lead into their desparation attack.
• Cameos of and fights with bosses from other games, including Kirby.
• An auto-scrolling section or two.
• Cutscenes involve scripted events more complicated than just walking, including character interaction and an FF VII-esque "omnislash" move.
• Additions to existing Mega Man mechanics, such as giant laser beams reflecting off panels instead of just moving left or right.
• A one-time ability to shoot a mini-boss before he mounts his weapon, skipping the fight, akin to a boss in Yoshi's Island.
• The status/HUD graphics change completely in some levels to fit a different theme.
• Blocks that fade in and out include spikes as well, making timing more critical in these segments.
• A boss that attracts shots into his raised sword, akin to how "Runic" in FF VI worked.
• Music from all over, including Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru!
• Much more...

All in all, this ROM hack being done on the NES is very impressive.

RomHacking.net Entry
Tropes List

 

[locolol]

This rom-hack is amazing! Just patch it to a japanese rockman nes-rom
(BTW if you just can't get around with the weird patching method from the romhacking.net entry,here's the IPS patch http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?r3udyal1bftj3t8 )

 

[J-Machine]

Wow. This is an impressive hack. I wonder if the powerpak or krikzz's nes flash cart could run this?

 

[Walker D]

LOL That pokemon sound when defeating the boss