- [JAMES] Can you believe it?
We're already at the end of this year's Hacktoberfest!
Mega Hacktoberfest has been a ton of fun
and honestly there's a bunch more Mega Man hacks
that I would love to have had looked at.
Maybe I'll look at them at a later date.
Perhaps either in a rom hack compilation vid or
if people really want me to, and let me know down in the comments below,
maybe I'll start doing individual rom hack reviews
outside of Hacktoberfest again.
But-
Regardless of what you think,
For now, let's take a look at- - [SEAN] Hey James! Hey James! Hey James! Hey James!
There's a stain on my shirt. Hey James! Hey James! Hey James!
-[JAMES] What?!?
Can I help you?
Can I help you?
- [SEAN] Hi James!
Can I suggest a game?
- [JAMES] Oh hey it's Wolfkaosaun!
Wow, this must be that
obligatory collaborative video that I do
every marathon, but yeah. Sure!
Let me know what you want me to review.
It can't be that bad, right?
- [SEAN] Absolutely anything?
- [JAMES] Yeah. Pretty much anything goes, yeah.
- [SEAN] ~Clears Throat~
It's a rom hack of Mega Man 3!
It's called My Little Pony: Dr. Discord's Conquest!
- [JAMES] Uh...
Alright, dude, let me ask this
in the absolute nicest way possible.
What the fu-!
- [SEAN] Welcome to Bearded Internet Men!
That show where grown men talk about video games aimed towards children.
- [JAMES] And if that sounds cool to you, why not subscribe?
And today we're taking a look at one of the oddest
rom hacks that I've ever looked at:
a My Little Pony Mega Man 3 rom hack.
Okay.
Now I should mention: I'm really not surprised that this exists.
There have been Touhou Mega Man fan games,
Metroid Mega Man fan games,
Rule 63 Mega Man fan games,
Mega Man-style games where you play as a mouse,
and even a game officially sanctioned by Capcom themselves
which pits Mega Man against various Street Fighter characters.
Full disclosure, though, I know absolutely nothing about My Little Pony.
If you're a fan of the series and I seem shocked by seemingly trivial stuff here,
legit it's because my only interaction with the series outside of this
is hearing terrible fanfiction readings and
also hearing my five-year-old niece talk about it.
- [SEAN] So, when it comes to this game, I actually saw somebody do a stream.
They were just doing a random one and someone sent them a rom hack of Mega Man 3 and
he was like "alright" and booted it up
and he was met with THIS.
I mainly suggested this game because it's weird and
it fits like the weird, retro vibe of this channel
and I was like "Hey, James, let's do this" and he was like "Sean I hate you."
- [JAMES] So diving right into it, and much like in Mega Man 3 proper,
upon booting up the game we're sent to the title screen without
any sort of story, so I guess, um
I guess we're going against the re-branded Dr. Wily
who is also a dragon-goat-thing because
dragons are evil and can sway horses to also be evil.
- [SEAN] Upon starting, we're treated to a selection of eight bosses
and some wonderful Mega Man 8 music!
This is actually one of many retro video game references
in this: we've got Castlevania,
we got Sonic,
we've got Kirby,
we've even got Mega Man X! It's all represented in this game.
- [JAMES] So I'm also not sure what the boss order is here
so, for the sake of simplicity, let's pick a boss
and then go around the selection screen clockwise.
First up on the chopping block: Celestia.
- [SEAN] As you can tell by the music here,
this level is based off of Castlevania.
It's even complete with zombie horses and things trying to impale you!
- [JAMES] Now I'm not sure if either of those things were ever in a Castlevania game,
but also, why is Mega Man in this game a purple horse
shooting white stuff from it's hands...ew.
- [SEAN] Oddly enough, the level design here is actually remarkably solid.
The boss here, though, is just a modified version of
Spark Man from Mega Man 3.
But, it's seemingly more susceptible to damage from the default weapon.
- [JAMES] Seriously. Wow. That boss was really pathetic.
All the sprite work here, though,
is really fantastic, especially during the boss encounter.
I love me some 8-bit stained glass!
- [SEAN] Upon defeat, though,
we get our first weapon: the Royal Blaze!
- [JAMES] As fancy as a name like "Royal Blaze" sounds,
it's just a recolour of Spark Man's weapon from Mega Man 3 proper.
That goes for all of the weapons here.
There's also no Rush Jet equivalent in this game for some reason.
- [SEAN] So next we're going against Fluttershy.
Don't ask me how I know that.
- [JAMES] This stage is Kirby themed
and it pulls it off really well, too!
- [SEAN] The only somewhat annoying thing here
is that these demonic horses come out
and fire bomb you...it's actually kind of cool.
Besides that, it's just another easy stage.
- [JAMES] Also, for some reason when you climb a ladder,
you get treated to the sign of some 8-bit horse ass.
- [SEAN] So after another fairly easy boss fight,
and we grab another weapon and move on to the next stage,
which is Apple Jack!
- [COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCER] Part of a nutritious breakfast!
- [JAMES] Nothing too radically different here, with the except of these exploding Christmas presents.
The music here is based off of Hill Top Zone from Sonic 2
and it's actually a really good de-made version of that theme, but
besides that it's just another well designed stage
with some nice platforming challenges
that is still a bit easier than standard Mega Man fare.
- [SEAN] I'll be honest,
so far I think this is actually a pretty decent
starting point for people that want to
get into Mega Man.
While not as easy as, say,
easy mode in Mega Man 10,
it's definitely easier than a lot of other Mega Man titles.
It managed to be a fairly relaxing game
that doesn't really hold your hand.
- [JAMES] I agree here as well.
I know nothing about any of these characters or why
I should care about killing them,
but I'm having fun regardless.
So far, it's Mega Man but with other retro gaming references
and, well, horses.
- [SEAN] And, the next stages are just more of the same, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Reading Rainbow's stage features the same
rain gimmick that Toad Man's stage did in Mega Man 4.
It also has a boss that can turn into the Tasmanian Devil!
Luna's stage is just Ninja Gaiden on the moon.
Trixie's stage is a spoopy factory.
Pinkie Pie is so vain that she has giant robots of her frickin-
It's her head!
- [JAMES] Of the eight main stages, the only
other one I'm going to note specifically is Rarity.
She's actually still pretty well designed for the most part.
However, I did encounter a few glitches here.
Mainly, there are a few graphical anomalies,
there's a ton of slowdown whenever
there's a lot of sprites on screen,
which, granted, was always an issue with Mega Man 3.
And the boss herself, who is based off the unfortunately named Hard Man,
has some collision detection issues.
- [SEAN] But with all eight down it's time to go to that fortress!
- [JAMES] Wait, isn't there some equivalent to the Doc Robot stages from Mega Man 3?
Y'know, those four random remixed versions of previous stages
that you had to go through before you got to Dr. Wily's fortress?
- [SEAN] Nope, just a fortress that's one stage longer than the original one.
- [JAMES] Oh thank goodness. Those absolutely destroyed the pacing in Mega Man 3 proper.
- [SEAN] So instead of raiding a castle at the end like in most Mega Man games,
here you're actually raiding the mad doctor's secret island.
This is honestly really cool, and a simple yet effective
twist on the tried and true Mega Man formula.
In the first stage you're actually put in the middle of a desert,
and, I mean, as you can tell by all the pyramids,
and like, you're in Egypt, I assume, I dunno, I don't
really know geography.
It features the first of several themed bosses:
the Discord Shocking System.
- [JAMES] Well this guy seems pretty...electrifying.
- [SEAN] ~claps~ How clever.
- [JAMES] What's really cool about the fortress here
is much like in Rockman 4 Minus Infinity,
the fortress stages all have continuity with one another.
Meaning, the end point of one stage is going to be the start of the next.
- [SEAN] These are definitely a bit more difficult than the earlier stages of the game.
Thankfully, not too mu-
wait, did I just get insta-killed by a freaking rock?
- [JAMES] I also like as well how Discord stage two goes through a variety
of biomes as you approach the fortress building itself,
such as the swamp!
- [SEAN] At the end of it,
we encounter the Discord Cowardice System,
which engages in the cowardly action of...shield.
Uh, okay.
- [JAMES] Okay, so allow me to gush a bit. Stage three
has Game Boy Mega Man references galore
I really like the Game Boy Mega Man games,
so much so that one of the earliest videos on this channel
is a retrospective on them that I should honestly
remake at some point...yeah, that video is kind of rough looking back.
Also, what's with all of these warnings?
Are these supposed to scare me or something?
"Do Not Enter!"
"This stuff makes you sick!"
Well, you know what, some of the stuff that gets said about me in the
comment sections make me sick as well and, you know what, you don't hear me complaining!
- [SEAN] Upon getting past the Discord Drowning System at the end of the stage,
we get to the obligatory boss rush, I mean
it's in every other Mega Man, it's gonna be in a frickin
My Little Pony Mega Man!
- [JAMES] Instead of being followed just by the final boss, though,
the next stage is actually a completely fleshed out level
where you fight a clone of yourself at the end.
I know it's a cliché and has been done in a bunch of other Mega Man games before, but,
gosh, I always love these duels against yourself.
It just always seemed so cool to me,
just the, well, just the concept of fighting a clone of yourself!
- [SEAN] Finally, though, we're at the final stage
and against the final boss!
He's in a mech suit...of his own head!
- [JAMES] So I have a question: is this guy a goat or a dragon?
Maybe he's just Satan himself?
- [SEAN] As big and weird as he looks, you can literally beat him just by twirling into him.
That's not a joke. You can.
This is the game.
- [JAMES] And with that, the mad doctor-Satan-thing is dead,
the castle crumbles,
and we cut to the credits,
which feature our hero writing a letter home.
I think I was supposed to learn something today,
as I guess this is a rom hack based off a children's television show
and those are all based around morals and friendship and
believing in the heart of the cards and what not.
- [SEAN] Apparently, we're also thinking about all the horses we sent to the big glue factory in the sky.
This means that the actual moral of the story here isn't friendship, but rather...
clones.
Or morality.
Perhaps, how we can come to terms as who were are as a person
and we just grip that rea-
what are you doing? What are you doing? Get out of here!
- [JAMES] And that's pretty much it!
I was not expecting this game to be good, and when
when Sean suggested it I thought it was just going to be a bunch of memes or
or overall terrible stuff in general, but no!
My Little Pony: Dr. Discord's Conquest,
and I say this as someone who is unfamiliar with a big chunk of the source material,
is a fun time.
Anyone can jump in and enjoy it, and, as
it's a bit easier than standard Mega Man fare,
but note quite as, uh,
easy as, well, easy mode in Mega Man 10.
I'd say that this rom hack would actually be a great
place to start if you're new
to the series. I kid you not!
It's that good and that easy to get into!
- [SEAN] Honestly, this isn't a bad rom hack at all
and, I mean, sure, the beginning is super easy, but the final stages
add, like, that kind of difficulty that you really look for in a Mega Man game.
But yeah, I had fun with this one, even if we pissed off PETA.
Meh. Nothing new.
- [JAMES] So with that, thank you tons for coming along with me dude,
I really could not have done this review without you.
- [SEAN] My name is Wolfkaosaun,
I do comedic video game reviews
and I just try to make videos that make people laugh, so,
yeah, if you're into that, check me out, subscribe, and do all of that fun stuff.
And you, James-
you stay classy my boy.
You stay classy.
- [JAMES] And of course, thank YOU very much for watching!
What rom hacks do you wish I'd cover,
and what Mega Man games in general do you wish I'd cover in the future?
Let me know down in the comment section below
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because every dollar earned from Patreon does go back into the channel itself.
So with that, thank you very much for watching,
stay classy, and I'll see you...
next time!
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