Improvement Game Boy Color

Mega Man World 4 DX

Marc Max and Kensu William's full-color Game Boy Color remaster of the Game Boy Mega Man IV, without the original's slowdown.

What it is

Mega Man World 4 DX is a colorization remaster of the 1993 Game Boy Mega Man IV, rebuilt to run as a Game Boy Color game. Kensu William drew the new color graphics and Marc Max did the programming, following their earlier Mega Man World 3 DX. It was released in December 2024 and updated to version 1.1 in April 2025.

What's new

  • Full color throughout
  • Slowdown removed
  • An NES-style pause screen
  • An option to turn off the recoil of the charged Mega Buster
  • Works on real Game Boy Color hardware and in emulators

Playing it

The creators' page patches your own dump of the US Mega Man IV cartridge right in the browser, or lets you download the patch to apply yourself. Credits: Kensu William (graphics) and Marc Max (coding).

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