"Zero’s memory was wiped after this mission. But ROMs have long memories." After the credits—which list not the developers but the names of 47 Reploids who died off-screen—the ROM reboots to a new file select screen.
If you press START, the game loads the final boss of X4—but it’s unbeatable. Sigma’s health bar refills infinitely. The ROM enters a loop.
A third option:
The file Rockman X4 (Japan) [Rev 1].bin has been deleted.
The X campaign ends not with a victory fanfare, but with X walking into an ocean. No final words. Zero’s campaign is worse. Not because of bugs—because of clarity .
“You were my friend in the beta build, Zero. Before they changed the story to sell sequels.”
Inside: “Thank you for playing us. Now let us rest.”
The ROM boots not to Capcom’s logo, but to a black screen. A single line of corrupted Japanese text flickers:
