Underplayed Gems

Mega Man: The New Lands (2020)

Mega Man: The New Lands cover
Developer
Timaeus
Platforms
Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Platform
Main story
about 4.1 hours
Completionist
about 8.0 hours

How it feels

A complete Mega Man 1 overhaul with new levels, robot masters, music, and quality-of-life improvements for veterans.

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About

Mega Man: The New Lands is a complete ROM hack of Mega Man 1 (not Rockman 1). It features custom levels, custom robot masters, new musics, original art for every stage, modified weapons, enemies and bosses behaviors, faster megabuster shooting and increased shots limit, no knockback after getting damage, removes the deceleration of Megaman, making him stops instantly after the player stop pressing left or right, the most annoying enemies were nerfed, modified damage for each weapon, etc.

Screenshots

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