ROM hacking is the process of modifying a video game ROM image to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, stages, gameplay, or other elements. This is usually done by technically inclined video game fans to breathe new life into a cherished old game, as a creative outlet, making minor edits to change details or to make essentially new unofficial games using the old game's engine.
ROM hacking is generally accomplished through use of a hex editor (a program for editing non-textual data) and various specialized tools such as tile editors, and game-specific tools which are generally used for editing levels, items, and the like, although more advanced tools such as assemblers and debuggers are occasionally used. Once ready, they are usually distributed on the Internet for others to play on an emulator. There is such a big number of hacks available on the Internet, that searching for Mega Man hacks on YouTube will easily reveal at least a dozen.
This is a list of Mega Man ROM hacks that contain several changes from the original game.
ROM Hack Games[]
NES[]
Mega Man[]
- Mega Man Reloaded
- Mega Man Showdown I
- MegaMari
- Rockman 2000
- Rockman: Blues Project
- Rockman Claw
- Rockman EX
- Rockman Gaiden
- Rockman Kenk
- Rockman RX
- Rockman TP
- Roll-chan
Mega Man 2[]
- Mega Man in Java Island Indonesia
- Mega Man Ultra
- Rockman 2 - Gray Zone
- Rockman 2: Basic Master
- Rockman 2: Dash!
- Rockman 2: ONN
- Rockman 2 MIN
- Rockman 2 Plus
- Rockman Claw 2
- Rockman CX
- Rockman Deus Ex Machina
- Rockman E
- Rockman Exhaust
- Rockman L
- Rockman No Constancy
- Roll-chan 2
- Rockman 2 - Slide and Charge Shot
Mega Man 3[]
- Mega Lion
- Mega Man III: Ridley X Hack 1
- Mega Man III: Ridley X Hack 2
- Mega Man III: Ridley X Hack 3
- Mega Man III: Ridley X Hack 4 Gamma's Revenge
- Mega Man - The Hedgehog Trap
- Mega Man: Dr. Wily Visits Indonesia
- My Little Pony: Dr. Discord's Conquest
- Rockman 3: Burst Chaser
- Rockman 3: The Last of Mushroom Kindom?!
- Rockman 3: Zone of Eden
- Rockman Claw 3
- Roll-chan 3
Mega Man 4[]
- Mega Man: Maverick Revenge
- Mega Man C4
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 1
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 2
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 3
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 4
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 5
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 6 - Dr. Cossack's Revenge
- Mega Man IV: Ridley X Hack 7
- Rockman 4 BCAS
- Rockman 4 Minus Infinity
- Roll-chan 4
Mega Man 5[]
- Maverick Revenge II
- Mega Lion 2
- Mega Man V: Ridley X Hack 1
- Mega Man V: Ridley X Hack 2
- Mega Man V: Ridley X Hack 3
- Mega Man V: Ridley X Hack 4
- Mega Man V: Ridley X Hack 5 - Protoman's Revenge
- Mega Man 5: Protoman Edition
- Mega Man: Indonesian Artifact
- Rockman: Install Metal
- Rockman 2015 New Year's Hack
- Rockman 5: Air Sliding
- Rockman Cross X
- Roll-chan 5
Mega Man 6[]
- Mega Man 6: Ridley X Hack 2
- Roll-chan 6
- Rock Man 6: Ridley X Hack 1
- Rockman 2014 New Year's Hack
- Rockman Spirits of Hackers
Multiple games[]
SNES[]
Mega Man X[]
- Megaman X - Generation
- Mega Man Z
- Protoman 21XX
- Rockman X - 2016 New Year's Hack
- Rockman X - 2017 New Year's Hack
Mega Man X2[]
Mega Man X3[]
- Mega Man X3 - The Zero Project
Wii[]
Mega Man 9[]
Game Boy and Game Boy Color[]
Loukon Ren DX 6 (Unlicensed)
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge[]
Mega Man II[]
Mega Man III[]
Mega Man IV[]
Mega Man V[]
Game Boy Advance[]
Mega Man Zero 3[]
- Mega Man X Rom Hack
Nintendo DS[]
Mega Man Star Force[]
PlayStation[]
Mega Man X5[]
- Mega Man X5 Improvement Project
Game Gear[]
Mega Man[]
- Roll-chan Mini World
PC[]
Rockman 7 Famicom[]
- Mega Lion 3
- Metal Man