Return of the Romhackeria!

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Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

It's time for a Megaman Romhack, and what better romhack to start us off than ROCKMAN CX.

Rockman CX is a ROM hack of Rockman 2 by Zenkaku Himajin, completed on August 23rd, 2016. Compared to other Rockman 2 hacks such as Rockman No Constancy, CX is a much larger project, reskinning the entire game into something that kind of resembles the Mega Man X series if you squint, with Megaman X3's intro stage, a MMX-style dash, and an entirely different plot, starring the devilish Rockman CX.

Unfortunately, Himajin has no idea what level design is.

Rockman CX #1: Oh no! A rock! (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Feb 2, 2017 20:31

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# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 04:34

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Ephraim225 posted:

CAN you actually get killed by Mega Man's charged shot at the end there? I think I tested it just to see and I didn't die.

If you're playing on an old emulator, yes. (The death occurred while I was first streaming this game, in an older version of FCEUX. Testing it myself on the current version didn't let me die.)

# ¿ Feb 3, 2017 04:36

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

In this episode, Simon falls apart, and we find a useful upgrade.

Rockman CX #2: Super Mario Brother (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Feb 5, 2017 21:43

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Mak0rz posted:

That level was kind of neat in way. I liked how everything got darker at one point, showing that you're diving deeper into the ocean. The underground castle idea is pretty cool.

Those shrimp creatures seem like a huge pain, though. Especially that spawner you were fighting.

The shrimp are like the least of your worries in this hack. Just wait until you see what they did to Sniper Joe.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2017 22:53

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Today we delve into Vegetable Valley for some good old family friendly incineration

ROCKMAN CX #3: A Literal Tree (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, Simply Simon and SnoruntPyro)

# ¿ Feb 8, 2017 23:22

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

If Mega Man Universe had ever come out, it would've just been this, forever.

ROCKMAN CX #4: The Video That Broke Simon. (Heavy Sigh, SnoruntPyro, Shinryu, and Floor)

# ¿ Feb 11, 2017 20:32

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Paperwork is a balm for the Quickbeamed soul.

ROCKMAN CX #5: Dogs Are Horses (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Shinryu, Lesgirl, and TorpidTypist)

# ¿ Feb 14, 2017 20:09

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Simply Simon posted:

I'd normally be echoing you, but Sigh is clearly trying to use the weapons a lot, he entered the menu at least three times this video, then he looked at the options and did a namesake. I'm not about to try the game myself and test them for uses like I used to do for MM5 and such, but I strongly suspect based on past experience with Fangames that they just ARE loving bad. Many creators treat weapons as an afterthought and make seven slight variations of the same theme "no good trajectory, also deals too little damage" and one stupidly overpowered one (which might or might not have too little ammo to really be useful...or exist).

Of the weapons we have right now, only Ringo Shield and Fire Ball are even remotely good, and neither are much use when you're going upwards.

Ringo Shield blocks most projectiles but doesn't do anything against stuff like the Friender's fire streams. That, plus the fact that you have to drop the shield to actually attack anything make it situational at best.

Fire Ball is nice, but it's only good against stuff directly in front of or below you, and it's totally useless if there's a pit between you and the enemy.

Dead Ringer is just completely loving useless.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2017 19:50

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

What if...Quickbeams WERE platforms?

ROCKMAN CX #6: The Saddest Rider Kick (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Shinryu, Lesgirl, and TorpidTypist)

# ¿ Feb 17, 2017 18:55

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

And so, today we prove our worth as The Greatest Enemy In History.

ROCKMAN CX #7: The Z-Foot (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, NGDBSS, and Clark)

# ¿ Feb 20, 2017 18:52

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

FPzero posted:

This hack continues to be extremely confusing.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2017 19:50

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

This, more than anything else, proves that Himajin desperately needed an editor that could tell him one thing.

ROCKMAN CX #8: Cheat Man (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, El Generico, NGDBSS, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Feb 23, 2017 17:03

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Blaze Dragon posted:

This is the exact kind of thing that I can laugh at entirely because I am not playing it.

The funniest part of Cheat Man is that he's entirely RNG-based, so there's a fair chance he'll just hang out in the sky and use none of his completely awful moves. Or he'll just spam deleting the floor forever.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2017 23:47

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Cool guys walk straight into explosions.

ROCKMAN CX #9: Are Those Spikes Instant Kills? (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, El Generico, NGDBSS, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Feb 26, 2017 18:53

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Editor's note: Joe died on the way back to his home fortress.

ROCKMAN CX #10: The Ultraman Cometh (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, El Generico, NGDBSS, Combat Lobster, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Mar 1, 2017 18:42

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

FPzero posted:

I wish this game wasn't so technically impressive because it's all being wasted on such a bad gameplay hack.

Yeah. And the worst part is, it saves the most impressive technology for last.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 20:56

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Because people in my own thread asked for it, and why should you guys miss out on quality content?

Rockman CX #10 Special: The Ultraman Goeth

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 22:06

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

It seems like this stage is optional, but it really, really isn't.

Rockman CX #11: I tried hard for you (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, El Generico, NGDBSS, the mad scrawls of Combat Lobster, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 19:26

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Mister Olympus posted:

The sad thing about the previous-previous SMW is that, conceptually, "let's turn Mario into a shmup" is a fun idea but in having to work with vanilla constraints, it screws the pooch because you can't do the things that make actual shmups playable within the bounds of standard Mario physics.

Also, I'm considering doing one of the miscellaneous Fire Emblem romhacks floating around, but don't exactly have the time to transcribe dialogue... What do people do there? (Or is this a TSF question)

there are programs that will copy the text out of images, which cuts down a lot on transcription time, like this one.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 04:43

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

This level contains many facets of Gutsman.

ROCKMAN CX #12: SPILL YOUR GUTS (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, El Generico, NGDBSS, Combat Lobster, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 18:00

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Dr. Fetus posted:

I finally got around to watching these videos, and the hack is certainly impressive on a technical scale. It's just a shame about everything else.

Also the sheer disbelief at the bullshit the game pulls had me in stitches.

The last video is the most impressive one, in both senses of your post.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2017 20:56

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

A short one today, but there's still a lot to unpack here.

ROCKMAN CX #13: The Heatman Principle (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, El Generico, NGDBSS, Combat Lobster, and Simply Simon)

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 19:41

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

It's the last boss, and he's got a counter for savestates!

ROCKMAN CX #14: Sins (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, NGDBSS, Combat Lobster, and Simply Simon)

Heavy Sigh fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Mar 13, 2017

# ¿ Mar 13, 2017 17:43

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Oh, and before I forget....

ROCKMAN CX #SPECIAL: METSU SHORYUKEN (Dr. Light, Rockman CX, Pain)

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 19:57

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

XavierGenisi posted:

What the hell caused the infinite dragon punch? Using the Cheat Servel?

Nah, the Dead Ringer did. Since it affects the AI of enemies that haven't seen you yet, and Dr Light left the screen for a split second when he did the Dragon Punch, he lost track of me. Since his AI tracks you throughout the fight to decide what to do next, it just kept repeating its last action.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 19:50

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

# ¿ Aug 25, 2017 07:13

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Remember when I posted that LP of Rockman CX? Well, what if I told you there was a romhack out there that did the same things it did, but actually good?

"Made by talented ROM hacker: Puresabe, comes Rockman 4: Minus Infinity. A ROMhack that does what others only dream of achieving.

It is a masterwork in terms of game design and ROM hacking. All of the weapons are powerful and fill different niches. There's at least one or two impressive new features on each level, and they're integrated into the game well.

Many of the bosses change their pattern at critical health. They also have custom AI patterns designed to counter the Rush Cannon (a one-hit-kill weapon) that they switch to when you equip it. They become extremely difficult, but not impossible, to hit in this state..

The levels have branching pathways and hidden bosses from other Rockman games that have also been given massive boosts, plus new enemies from other games in the franchise, make an already fantastic game a platforming masterpiece. "

But is that all true? Let's find out!

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #1: Ring Ring Ring (Heavy Sigh, jspades, and Great Joe)

HOWEVER! There's more to this LP than just that! This game comes with its own Hard Mode, and there's a hell of a lot more going on with that than a simple damage boost! We're going through the whole game in Hard Mode, so get your weapons ready for some truly fiendish platforming!

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #1: Ring Land (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, and Kalonzombie)

# ¿ Aug 26, 2017 17:47

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Dive, officer, Dive through that ring!

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #2: The deep Blue Hogale (Heavy Sigh, Jspades, and Great Joe)

And, for our hard Mode run, we'll be going somewhere a little different for a bit.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #2: Dust Zombie (Heavy Sigh, Shinryu, and Kalonzombie)

oh, and https://youtu.be/43an9DgGe8E

Heavy Sigh fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Aug 30, 2017

# ¿ Aug 30, 2017 16:54

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Ephraim225 posted:

I've never seen Minus Infinity played on Hard. I don't know if it's just Dust Man's stage being itself, but Hard mode looks kind of...discourteous, I want to say.

Hard Mode Dust Man's stage is baby steps compared to later levels.

# ¿ Aug 31, 2017 16:59

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

And we're back to plumb the depths of the earth with all the construction tools we can find!

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #3: We the Red Miners (Heavy Sigh, jspades, and Great Joe)

And after that, we can enjoy a nice, refreshing dip in the incredibly painful salt water.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #3: Commie Kids (Heavy Sigh, Kalonzombie, and Shinryu )

# ¿ Sep 7, 2017 19:10

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Aniodia posted:

I noticed that you got Rush Cannon in both videos here, even though you fought totally different Robot Masters. I can only assume it's just tied to the number of bosses defeated, and not any particular one like most of the other MM games?

And are there more upgrades like this to look forward to?

Yeah, it's tied to the amount of robot masters you've fought.

And as for your second question, the answer is as follows: Am I cruel, or just short-sighted?

# ¿ Sep 10, 2017 00:23

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Now armed with drills, we finally get around to Dust Man and his hodgepodge of weird gimmicks.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #4: Talk to me of Recycling (Heavy Sigh, Great Joe, and Jspades)

Meanwhile, in Hard Mode, we get murdered by rocks.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #4: Red Militaire (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Jspades, Shinryu, and Word on the Wind)

# ¿ Sep 10, 2017 19:04

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

You know what this game needed? DINOSAUR BONES.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #5: White Army, Blue Baron (Heavy Sigh, jspades, and Great Joe)

and In today's Hard Mode episode, the runs sync back up, so now you can directly compare what Hard Mode brings to the table, like DOUBLE HELL WHEEL.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #5: Skull Island (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Jspades, Shinryu, and Word on the Wind)

# ¿ Sep 13, 2017 15:38

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

I always liked the gameboy style of presentation.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #6: The Bright Way (Heavy Sigh, jspades, and Great Joe)

YOU GOT BLIND POWER.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #6: Bright Chaser (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Jspades, Shinryu, and Word on the Wind )

# ¿ Sep 17, 2017 17:58

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

This level contains some graphic cursing, so I must kindly ask that all children to either leave this thread now or be reading it with a legal guardian.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #7: Pals, we must not grow old in our Pyramids (Heavy Sigh, jspades, and Great Joe)

Meanwhile, in hard mode, we ask a simple question: How many bullets can you fit onscreen at once?

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #7: Pharoah of Fillmore (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Jspades, Shinryu, and Word on the Wind)

# ¿ Sep 23, 2017 16:49

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

~Slip'n'slide down the drain, and find yourself in a world of pain~

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #8: Oh, toads (Heavy Sigh, jspades, and Great Joe)

Meanwhile, in Hard Mode, Toad Man somehow managed to accumulate more junk than Dust Man.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #8: For the Toad the Bell Tolls (Heavy Sigh, Combat Lobster, Jspades, Shinryu, and Word on the Wind)

# ¿ Sep 28, 2017 18:32

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Cheez posted:

Oh, Heavy Sigh, I tossed you a message over Youtube about your LP but I just realized I probably shouldn't trust its functionality these days. If it didn't go through, I have no idea how else to contact you about something. Wasn't anything urgent, but there was something I thought I'd ask about anyway.

Just leave a comment about it on whatever video it pertains to and I'll try to answer it.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2017 21:47

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Stuff happened, and now we're back to your regularly scheduled programming!

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #9: Our Balloon (Heavy Sigh, Kalonzombie, and Shinryu)

oh, and gently caress THIS GIMMICK.

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #9: Wrath of the Red Moth (Heavy Sigh, shinryu, word on the wind, and new friends dijondujour and Terror Van)

# ¿ Oct 17, 2017 17:24

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

Commander Keene posted:

It seems like your Balloon energy keeps counting down during that section, though. Is hitting zero "lose a life and start over"?

Thankfully no, as it checkpoints you several times during the section.

# ¿ Oct 19, 2017 19:54

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# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 04:34

Heavy Sigh: Nov 13, 2011; They've planted corn everywhere.; Soiled Meat

It's time to start Cossack 2, and what better way to start it off than with some Disappearing Blocks?

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity #10: Little Laboratory (Heavy Sigh, Kalonzombie, and Shinryu)

Oh, and maybe throw in some QuickBeams for Hard Mode?

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity Hard Mode #10: Hero Megaman in the Cossack Laboratory (Heavy Sigh, shinryu, Word On The Wind, dijondujour and Terror Van)

# ¿ Oct 23, 2017 20:02

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