It's more like a Touhou fangame with BN gameplay, though you do not need to be familiar with Touhou to appreciate this amazing game.As a lover of classic games, when I first heard about ROM hacks, I was excited by the prospect of new content for my favorite games.
It also adds an extra story section featuring Mega Man Star Force, which is kinda like a small preview of what SF is about.įinally, I want to take this opportunity to mention Shanghai.EXE, which is not a ROM hack, but a fresh game (on PC) with BN gameplay with the story and characters based on Touhou. OSS preserves the integrity of the original BN1, while adding loads of QoL changes, eliminating most of the frustrating issues of the original BN1.
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Potential players willing to check out the BN series should start with this, as should veterans willing to replay BN1 (unless they really want to endure all the clunkiness of the original). OSS Translation (OSS) - Like the EXE4.5 translation, except this is for OSS, an EXE1 remake for the DS that was never localized.
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Anyway, this is a complete translation patch for EXE4.5, a JP-exclusive game released between BN4 and BN5 that tries to capture the operator-Navi interface (so you, the player, is the operator) as you guide your Navi (which you can choose from about 20 options) to explore the Internet, get power ups, and participate in tournaments scheduled in real time. Recommended for players wishing to replay BN6.īN4.5 Translation (EXE4.5) - While it's probably more notable than any of the previous listed patches, I put it lower since it didn't seem to be the kind of ROM hack that this thread is about.
MegaRock (BN6) - An expansion to BN6 that preserves the integrity of the original game (so no major revamps) while adding significant additional content (mostly after clearing the main story) and making small changes intended to slightly improve the gameplay experience.
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It also removes the dreadful panic music after completing the main story.īN3 Plus (BN3) - Basically adds a bunch of QoL changes like restoring the Internet after completing the main story, adding jack-in and NaviCust animations (which were in EXE3, but removed in the English versions), and allowing you to decompress programs.īN4 bug fix (BN4) - I haven't tried this myself, but it apparently fixes bugs like the WoodMan glitch, corrected typos, and added full functionality to the Duo and PrixPower chips (otherwise EXE4 eReader exclusive) while making them attainable. The Wii U VC patch also allows you to access ten additional requests (and ProtoManFZ) that were otherwise eReader exclusive in EXE6, but those requests are already in vanilla BN6, so the result is ultimately a complete version of BN6 with all the JP exclusive content as well as the ability to acquire multiplayer-only Chips.
The main highlight is that EXE6 had some additional content, notably an entire Boktai sidequest along with its associated Chips (Django and Count) and areas (Undernet 3, Graveyard 1), which were entirely removed in the English releases.Īlso, there is a Wii U VC version of this patch included as well, so you can still acquire all the multiplayer-only Chips. In particular, this allows postgame completion in BN2 and BN3, as well as completing the Secret Library for BN4-6 (not required for the Thank You For Playing screen that marks postgame completion).ĮXE6 English (EXE6) - A patch for EXE6 (JP version of BN6) that makes the game entirely in English (mostly by porting text from the English release, with errors corrected). There are very few changes, but the most notable one is that going into the Network/Comm menu will cause you to magically acquire all multiplayer-only Chips (e.g., Chips that can only be obtained by trading/netbattling/etc) in your Pack. Wii U VC patches (BN2, BN3, BN4, BN5, BN6) - Converts the game into the Wii U VC version. I don't know too much about the ROM hacks with story overhauls and whatnot, but here are some notable ROM hacks that are more like QoL fixes: