Mega Man 4: Mega Man Showdown IV

Mega Man Showdown IV is the boss-only version of Mega Man IV that makes all stages except for Cossack 1, and Cossack 2 only 2 screens. Wily 3 are where you re-fight old bosses.

All boss stats have been edited (EX version only), all weapon energy consumption amounts have been edited, except music.

This should be the final version of Mega Man Showdown IV of v1.00 unless bugs are discovered. Also note that Mega Man Showdown IV you start with 0 lives which is new in this Showdown series and you get to choose between Normal and Hard modes depending what patch are you using.

The EX version of Mega Man Showdown IV brings more life to the game. All Bosses are customized to be stronger and harder to defeat meaning that they’re hyperactive and the hard mode version patches simply won’t give you any reflex time after getting hit.

The original showdown series is created by Vagla of Dragon Eye Studios.

Megaman Showdown 4
A hack for Mega Man IV, NOT Rockman 4
?2009 Insectduel
Version 1.00

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Description
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MMS4 is the boss-only version of Mega Man 4. Megaman Showdown 4 is basically my own project because Mega Man IV is one of my favorite games. So I started the project and quickly find some data on my own until I added a few on Datacrystal and used their notes as well. Someday, I'll work on my long-term Mega Man IV project. So Showdown 4 is the only one completed right now. MMS4 is a hack of the original MM4 that makes all stages except for Cossack 1, and Cossack 2 only 2 screens. Wily 3 are where you refight old bosses.

All boss stats have been edited (EX Version only), all weapon energy consumption amounts have been edited, etc etc etc except music but feel free to add if you want. I really don't need to add music to this hack unless I'm working on some long-term Mega Man IV hack.

This should be the final version of MMS4 of v1.00 unless bugs are discovered. Also note that MMS4 you start witn 0 lives which is new in this Showdown series and you get to choose between Normal and Hard modes depending what patch are you using.

The original hack is created by Vagla of Dragon Eye Studios. 7 years ago when both Mega Man Showdown I and Mega Man Showdown VI were made.

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Installation
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You need the Mega Man 4 (U) ROM to apply these patches, NOT Rockman 4.

To install it, use the IPS patcher (like WinIPS or LunarIPS) and follow the instructions to apply the patch on the ROM. Be sure you patch it with the correct version of after renaming the rom.

mms4.ips - Normal Version

mms4hard.ips - Normal Version with no reflex time.

mms4EX.ips - EX Version

mms4EXhard.ips - EX Version with no reflex time.

The EX Version of Megaman Showdown 4 brings more life to the game. All Bosses are customized to be stronger and harder to defeat meaning that they're hyperactive. I have spent countless hours trying to modify their settings and new settings I created.

As a result, you cannot guarantee that they're easy to beat. :P And the WIRE weapon is your friend in this hack.

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Recommended Emulators
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I recommend FCE Ultra, G-NES, RockNES or Nestopia for this hack. When you use these emulators, it will most likely play on the real NES/Famicom. You should not use old and inaccurate emulators like NESticle, VirtuaNES, Nester J, NNNester J Unofficial Nester, and even J-nes.

However, VirtuaNES seems pretty good if you're doing Time-Attack when recording your movie gameplay. The recent FCE Ultra Emulator is FCE Ultra X Version 2.1.0 which can be downloadable from Zophar's Domain.

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What's new in Megaman Showdown 4
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-No reflex times. (Hard Mode Patches only)
-Start with Half-Energy.
-Start with 0 lives.
-Boss weakness are different than MM4.
-Boss AI edited. (EX Version patches only)
-The Max number of E-Tanks is now 4 instead of 9.
-Music not inserted.
-Some bosses have HP above 28. (EX Version patches only)
-Weapon Consuption edited.
-Game Stats and Levels Edited.
-Cannot access to Passswords in Title Screen.
-Some text edited.

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Reversion History
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February 26, 2009 - Started

April 24, 2009 - Version 0.98, Private Release only for Insectduel's Board Staff for BETA-Testing reasons.

April 30, 2009 - Version 1.00, Public Release

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Known Bugs
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None. Thank god and my BETA Testers including myself for playing this bloody game.

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About the Boss AI Edits
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I have spent most of time editing the AI's but some of them require Free Space like Ringman to add new ones. And I most likely change their LDA Settings including Object ID's which used for Brightman and Dr. Cossack for his huge plasma balls.

Although, I couldn't get some of the bosses the way I wanted such as Ringmans Ring Aim-direct towards Megaman or the other ones. But this is the way I have for now.

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Missing Stuff
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I wanted the scrolls to go fast like Rock5easily's Rockman 4 patch but I have tried to convert the patch myself but 1 or more data were different data including VRAM data. I have no idea how they work but if you know about it, please give me a line.

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Credits
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Look in the credits when beating the game :D

But also to Matrixz/Panophobia and Infidelity for sharing their cool findings. And Yosaku for keeping me entertained. The Armor GFX of Ringman is created by the author of Mega Man C4. And also thank the staff of Insectduel's Board for BETA-Testing my hack and the bug findings. I have to fix a few before releasing.

And 100%, No thanks to:

Phet Vong a.k.a Phetmany Rathasvong (Username: Phetmany and Missiondestina) and Cynthia Banh, for wasting my time and effort on my ROM-Hacking project involving in some damn company. I have to admit, I do enjoying seeing and hanging out with them, but life is taken away from me very fast. And these Asian girls are also very attractive too which is a distraction. Phet is somewhat Vietnamese and Cynthia is Chinese. I may need to go back with them for family support reasons only.

Vincent Rouge, for illegally told me to post all 5 illegal YOR Health videos in my YouTube Account BEFORE Phetmany plan to take legal actions against me and possibly Insectduel's Domain if she sees it. All of them are set to private afterwards.

Nick Bartola, for attracting me for his World Class Banquet video which made Vincent asked me to post it in public.

Linda Chum, Unknown reason except making me a fool.

Lashon Kempton, Making me a fool, lost my bag I carry for drinks, and got me lost during network marketing. Then again, also waste my time.

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Suggestion
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Want to become the supreme Megaman 4 hacker? Then start your hobby by going to Datacrystal.org and look for Megaman 4 ROM Map. Be sure you get your level editors too to edit the maps.

Megaman Showdown 3 isn't created yet. I'm not invloved with this one. I may have to modify Vagla's Megaman Showdown 6 to 2.0 version because Vagla cannot find the data.

I have another Megaman 1 project called Megagirl another fight story, I have to finish this one.

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Contact
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My Email address is [email protected] Please remove "wrigglenightbug" when contacting me with Gmail. My Yahoo Mail is no longer used unless for MySpace for any crappy registration sites.

Please, NO Slangs, net terms, spamming/threats and ROM requests please. Otherwise I will ignore the message and delete it or mark the message as spam.

DO NOT CONTACT ME IN ANY FORUMS except Insectduel's Board or Send PM at Romhacking dot net. All others will be ignored and deleted. Insectduel's Board can also be used as contact unless you register. The site is http://insectduel.proboards.com

Also, if you're contacting me from Japan or if you're Japanese. Please use ENGLISH regardless of the spelling or grammar. I am American, and you seem to be hard to understand English, and Japanese is hard to understand me, too. :D And even if you can't write English, please write Japanese. I'll let Konchuu Kettou translate for me.

Please contact me for Bugs, Suggestions, Concerns, Comments, Help with the game, Distributions, Questions, or anything related to Megaman Showdown 4.

And don't forget to check Datacrystal at least once a month for upcoming new Mega Man remodeling hacks.

http://datacrystal.org

File: Mega Man 4 (USA).nes
CRC32: ADBD4E48
MD5: 7521EB54199F73CB04E1CCDD15CA971D
SHA1: E4105D20F6B2E8F16317B173BD4DE96DCA0D102C225959C073A9E8C673E59D33