Rockman New Year Hacks
In addition to Rock Man 4 Minus Infinity, Puresabe also created a bunch of Mega Man side hacks as well. These hacks showcase characters based on the Eastern Zodiac. The 2014 hack features Centaur Man[1]. The 2015 Hack features Sheep Man[2]. The 2016 Hack features Spark Mandrill[3]. The 2017 hack features Storm Eagle[4]. The 2018 hack features Rush[5].
Tropes used in Rockman New Year Hacks include:
- Boss Only Level: These hacks cut out the fat and focus primarily on the bosses.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Rush gets brainwashed by Dr. Wily and forced him to attack Mega Man in the 2018 hack.
- Butt Monkey: Mega Man and X can't seem to catch a break in these hacks.
- Dual Boss: Storm Eagle teams up with Chill Penguin during the 2017 hack.
- Gameplay Grading: Starting with the 2017 New Year's Hack, the game grades the player for their performance in their hacks.
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: When the player beats the boss character and their victory animation plays out, the boss character will somehow destroy the player.
- I Fell for Hours
- Storm Eagle's second phase in the 2017 hack. X can move around to avoid Storm Eagle's projectiles.
- Rush's Rush jet form in the 2018 hack. Rush can summon enemies on his back to fire projectiles at Mega Man. Luckily, Mega Man can move in free-fall.
- Took a Level in Badass: The bosses in Puresabe's New Year hacks use new tactics to defeat Mega Man and X. In the 2018 hack, Rush goes from a mere support unit to a fierce destructive robot under Dr. Wily's brainwashing.
- Sequential Boss
- When Sheep Man loses half of his health, he and Mega Man plummet into another section of Gravity Man's stage.
- In the 2017 hack, X fights Storm Eagle for two phases, Chill Penguin during the third phase, and both at the same time in the final phase.
- In the 2018 hack, Mega Man has to fight Rush in his Rush Coil form, his Rush Marine form, and his Rush Jet form. Wily shows up again and changes Rush into a Friender recolor.