History VideoGame / Rockman4MinusInfinity

* AIBreaker: Using Recycle Inhaler to trap Snatch Man in an E-Tank works around his ability to dodge Rush Cannon. You can use this to OneHitKill the boss with it.

* InfinityMinusOneSword: Not trying to be punny with the game name, this game has a lot of InfinityMinusOneSword Weapons you can get from the Robot Masters that make Metal Blade look nerfed.
** Hell Wheel can steamroll through enemies that aren't Jumbig.
** Homing Control Ring Boomerang can stay hold on enemies and stick there to do massive damage. This is probably the easiest way to kill a Jumbig.
** Pharaoh Shotgun can fire out FIVE Pharaoh Shots at once.
** Water Cutter is basically an ''even more'' broken version of Metal Blade.

* ReferenceOverdosed:

%%* ReferenceOverdosed
%%* ReverseShrapnel: Hell Wheel.
%%* RibcageRidge: Skull Man's stage.

* SprintShoes: Hell Wheel.

%%* UnderwaterBase: The second half of Dive Man's base.

*** AIBreaker: Using Recycle Inhaler to trap Snatch Man in an E-Tank, however, works around this. You can use this to OneHitKill the boss with Rush Cannon.

** [[spoiler: The Alien.]]

* BonusBoss:
** Wave Man in Dive Man's Stage and Crash Man in Drill Man's stage. Beat them and unlock the Wire and Balloon Adapters before the Cossack stages.
** [[spoiler:Super Shadow Man]] in Wily Stage 4 if you get the secret condition.
** Green Helmet, who only appears in [[spoiler: The True Arena.]] This is a composite of all three variants of the Metool EX from the original ''Mega Man 4'' with a full health bar.
** [[spoiler: Cockroach [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Omega,]] who makes its only appearance as the final opponent in The True Arena.]]

%%* ChargedAttack: Mega Buster MI and Pharaoh Shotgun.
%%* ChestBlaster: Dive Man's Water Cutter.

%%* LastDitchMove: The Cossack bosses use one final attack when killed in Hard Mode.

%%* LivingStatue: The Fire Man, Heat Man, and Flame Man statues near the end of Pharaoh Man's stage.

%%* TheMaze: Wily Stage 3, known as "Wily's Labyrinth."

%%* {{Metroidvania}}: Wily Stage 3.

%%* NintendoHard

%%* RingsOfDeath: Ring Man and Holdable Control Ring Boomerang.

* SelfDestructMechanism: [[spoiler: The last part of the whole game.]]

* SmokeOut: Shadow Man always does this after beating him in a Robot Master stage to hide his method of escape.

* SpreadShot: Pharaoh Shotgun shoots in five different directions.

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Nearly every fortress boss on Hard preforms a last-ditch attack after you inflict the finishing blow, with their life bar now acting as a rapidly draining timer while they do it.]]
* ThisIsADrill: Drill Man and Drill Torpedo.

* VictoryFakeout: [[spoiler: Did you think the game was over when you defeated the Optical Capsule?]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential:
** In the rematch against Toad Man, you can turn him into a toad then spare him by not squishing him. He (as a toad) appears in the credits if you do this, and you get points added to your score.

** A lesser example can be done, in Dive Man's stage; the Up n' Down enemy wears a scuba diving mask for its appearance there, but if you shoot it off, it will drown and explode. You have no reason to attack it, as it doesn't attempt to harm you and since it just floats at the top of the screen near spikes, you'd have to actively go out of your way to kill it.

* WolfpackBoss: [[spoiler: The [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle final,]] [[DiscOneFinalBoss final,]] ''[[VictoryFakeout final]]'' boss has you fighting mini versions of all 8 Robot Masters all at once. Oh, and you've [[OhCrap lost all your weapons and E-Tanks,]] so have fun.]]
** EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler: However, if you find yourself losing said final battle, Proto Man comes in to give you the Wily Buster and refill all your health. The Wily Buster shoots charged shots instantly and reduces all damage taken from the Petit Robot Masters.]]
%%* WombLevel: [[spoiler: The area after Optical Capsule definitely invokes this feeling. As expected, it turns out to be an illusion.]]%%ZCE. How is the trope used?

%%* LaserHallway: Ring Man's stage.
%%* LastChanceHitPoint: The Skull Amulet has this effect, as of the v.00.1 release.

%%* LethalLavaLand: The second half of Pharaoh Man's level.

%%* RubberBandAI: The AdvancingWallOfDoom in Dust Man's stage.

* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Extra life and E-Tank drops are extremely common in this game. The final levels of the game give you ''lots'' of health and ammo. The massive stash of items before the [[spoiler: Wily Machine]] is the page image.

* DCN-026: Toad Man, weak to Pharaoh Shotgun and Toad Spell, gives [[BalefulPolymorph Toad Spell.]]

* BalefulPolymorph: Toad Man's [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Toad]] Spell, when used by him, turns you into a defenseless frog from ''[[VideoGame/ForTheFrogTheBellTolls Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru.]]'' When used by you, it turns enemies (and ''items'') into tiny, harmless toads.

%%* HPToOne: The Shock Guard Upgrade turns the spikes into these.%%Into what?

* TurnsRed: All of the Cossack Robot Masters have a more aggressive "Pinch" mode that activates when they reach critical health, complete with palette change and [[SongsInTheKeyOfPanic faster music,]] with Pharaoh Man notably taking this to [[UpToEleven extreme]] [[SequentialBoss lengths.]] [[spoiler: When you rematch them in Wily Stage 3, they are already in their Pinch mode behaviour, but retain their original palettes and music.]]

* ChargedAttack: Mega Buster MI and Pharaoh Shotgun.
* ChestBlaster: Dive Man's Water Cutter.

* ContinuityPorn

* DownInTheDumps: Dust Man's stage.
* DownTheDrain:
** Toad Man's level.
** Cossack Castle Stage 3, which has water with differing physics.

* HPToOne: Shock Guard Upgrade turns the spikes into these.
* IFellForHours: After beating Mothraya and Square Machine.

* LaserHallway: Ring Man's stage.
* LastChanceHitPoint: The Skull Amulet has this effect, as of the v.00.1 release.
* LastDitchMove: The Cossack bosses use one final attack when killed in Hard Mode.
* LethalLavaLand: The second half of Pharaoh Man's level.
* LivingStatue: The Fire Man, Heat Man, and Flame Man statues near the end of Pharaoh Man's stage.
* MarathonLevel: Wily Stage 3, which is unfortunate since it's also a maze.
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: [[spoiler: Inverted by the Petit Robot Masters.]]
* TheMaze: Wily Stage 3, known as "Wily's Labyrinth."

* {{Metroidvania}}: Wily Stage 3.

* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: [[spoiler: Cockroach Omega when you reach him in The True Arena.]]

* {{Ninja}}: Shadow Man.
* NintendoHard
* [[NoDamageRun No Lives Lost Run]]: Required to fight [[spoiler: Super Shadow Man]] in Wily Stage 4.

* ReverseShrapnel: Hell Wheel.
* RibcageRidge: Skull Man's stage.
* RingsOfDeath: Ring Man and Holdable Control Ring Boomerang.
* RubberBandAI: The AdvancingWallOfDoom in Dust Man's stage.

* UnderwaterBase: The second half of Dive Man's base.

* WombLevel: [[spoiler: The area after Optical Capsule definitely invokes this feeling. As expected, it turns out to be an illusion.]]

** The Wily Machine's first phase has [[spoiler: one full health bar, where each hit point represents its own separate health bar. That adds up to 29 times 28, or '''812 hit points.''']]
*** [[spoiler: Fortunately, in [[BossRush The Mechanical Arena,]] it only has 224 hit points.]]

* LongName: Holdable Control Ring Boomerang. Shortened to "HCR Boomerang" in the "You Got..." screen.

* UnderwaterBossBattle: Dive Man and the Aqua Devil.

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: Wily Stage 3.

* MercyInvincibility: Its duration is ''greatly'' reduced. [[spoiler: Super Shadow Man's attacks don't trigger it, which makes fight that harder.]]

** Once you're hit by Optical Capsule's laser, all lasers that are on screen disappear (he still shots the rest of burst, though), fitting in with the Franchise/{{Touhou}}-like pattern of them. This doesn't happen if Hard Mode is turned on, though.

* {{Irony}}: During a contest for ''Videogame/MegaMan6,'' [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/3/30/MM6NPSubmissionsA.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130801222149 designs]] for proposed Rush abilities were shown in Nintendo Power alongside several Robot Masters. One of these proposed abilities was named the Rush Cannon, though it would function much differently than the [=4MI=] version.

** Ring Man uses a {{nerf}}ed version of Quick Man's [[FrickinLaserBeams laser beams]].

** Puresabe is a big fan of the F-Zero series and Kirby, since he tends to reference both throughout many of his romhacks. In fact, he's done hacks for both series.

It keeps the same basic plot as its source material, while adding a number of new features, such as all-new levels, bosses, and music, as well as a modern save file system. It also contains plenty of {{Shout Out}}s to other games, including enemies from other ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}'' titles, and many level design homages.

The game is complete, with Version 1.00 being released in December 2014. [[https://sites.google.com/site/rockman4mi This site]] contains lots of information on the game.

In October 2020, [=PureSabe=] would release a SpiritualSuccessor by the name of VideoGame/Rockman7EP, applying the same treatment for ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Rockman 7]]''.