Mega Man Four Hounds
Mega Man Four Hounds is a fangame in development since 2019, inspired by the classic Mega Man games developed over the years, official and fanmade. Headed by DeMontropolis, this specific fangame seeks to up the stakes in terms of challenge, personality, graphics, story, and music to provide a truly memorable experience.
Players can choose to play as Mega Man, Proto Man, or Bass, with each character having their own unique upgrades and playstyles. Dr. Wily is up to no good again, and it's up to our heroes to stop him with the help of the Four Hounds!
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Every stage is jam-packed with enemy encounters, gimmicks to test your mind, unique mid-bosses, and valuable goodies like 1-UPs, E-Tanks, and more. There are many branching paths and dead ends to explore, too.
The game comes with 2 music soundtracks: an 8-bit OST that stays true to the original chiptune style, and an Arranged OST entirely created by DeMontropolis. Certain compositions are also customizable, allowing you to toggle between, for example, a stage's original song vs an alternate song.
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The final demo and Arranged OST are currently in development: check out the previous demo from SAGE 2023 in the meantime: https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/mega-man-four-hounds.1817/
Mega Man DeMonCore
Mega Man DeMonCore is a new project being developed by DeMontropolis and Lin Hero, first started in late 2024. A breakdown of the original NES game's assembly code lead to the creation and ongoing development of the "DeMon Engine," a complete overhaul of the internal game engine to allow for better processing power and technical specs. The current aim is to create a ROM hack of the original Mega Man that gives it the Four Hounds treatment, including improved/balanced weapons and more complex bosses. More importantly, level design will be built upon with tougher challenges and more goodies to find (including those lovely 1-UPs), while keeping as much of the original game's integrity as possible.
Once the DeMon Engine is complete, it should not take very long to develop "DeMonCore" remixes of future NES games in the series like Mega Man 2. As of now, no video can be shown on the DeMon Engine's current state.
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