Author Topic: AM2R (Metroid 2 remake) finally out (Read 7931 times)

fistfulofmetal · « **on:** August 06, 2016, 06:20:49 PM »

http://metroid2remake.blogspot.no/

Some guy has been making a Metroid 2 remake for the last few years and he finally finished it right in time for the 30th anniversary of the Metroid series.

It's Metroid 2 in the style of Zero Mission, which IMO is the best all around Metroid game in the series.

I played about an hour and it's pretty shocking out accurate it feels to Zero Mission. From what I understand, it's supposed to be 1:1 accurate to the play feel of that game.

Since I never played Metroid 2, this really feels like playing a brand new Metroid game and that's pretty awesome.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2016, 06:46:23 PM »

I played it a little bit, I think i'll just bust out my brick gameboy and metroid 2 cart instead.

Rufus · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2016, 07:14:43 PM »

Downloading before it's inevitably pulled.

Freyj · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2016, 07:19:51 PM »

I'll definitely play, but if this is Zero Mission like I'd really like to play it as a GBA rom.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2016, 07:48:33 PM »

I pulled out my SNES > USB adapter and I'm playing with a SNES controller, it feels really good.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2016, 10:44:12 PM »

i watched a lot of it in twitch. looks very good, but like any other can game I've seen its very uneven. some art looks great, some looks like trash. some new puzzles are inspired, a lot look like poo. game in general borrows very heavily from zero mission in terms of puzzle design. overall it looks nice but I'll stick with the original metroid games.

i will say the metroid animations look fuckin fantastic tho.

bluemax · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2016, 11:37:28 PM »

Quote from: Freyj on August 06, 2016, 07:19:51 PM

I'll definitely play, but if this is Zero Mission like I'd really like to play it as a GBA rom.

It's made in god awful Game Maker so good luck with that.

tiesto · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2016, 11:58:21 PM »

Interesting... I always wondered why Nintendo never went ahead and gave Return of Samus the Zero Mission treatment. I played through the GB game for the first time earlier this year (I played the game before on my cousin's GB waaaay back in the day, but never got too far), and it's interesting but with flaws. The monochrome environments are real repetitive (and without a map it's really tough to navigate), and some of the more complex maneuvers (ie the space jump) have clunky controls. The best part of the game is the music, really creepy ambient sounds and noise music it's very unsettling especially the further you get into SR-388.

Freyj · « **Reply #8 on:** August 07, 2016, 12:12:28 AM »

Quote from: bluemax on August 06, 2016, 11:37:28 PM

Quote from: Freyj on August 06, 2016, 07:19:51 PM
I'll definitely play, but if this is Zero Mission like I'd really like to play it as a GBA rom.

It's made in god awful Game Maker so good luck with that.

Yeah I read that on their FAQ section. Oh well.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #9 on:** August 07, 2016, 12:57:45 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on August 06, 2016, 11:58:21 PM

Interesting... I always wondered why Nintendo never went ahead and gave Return of Samus the Zero Mission treatment.

This was highly rumored but sadly never happened. Way fewer people have played it so the potential audience for people who like Metroid and would give it a shot is probably pretty high. But then again since this has gotten as far as released without a DMCA maybe they don't give a shit.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #10 on:** August 07, 2016, 11:10:34 AM »

If you're a fan of Metroid, it's absurd to me that you would skip this. It's fantastic.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #11 on:** August 07, 2016, 02:38:11 PM »

fine geez I'll play it when i get a computer again

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #12 on:** August 07, 2016, 03:36:18 PM »

Zero Mission was great. Downloading this shit before Nintendo's lawyers descend with the C&D's.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2016, 03:53:11 PM »

I came to post this and saw this thread. Never played the original so I will give it a try.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #14 on:** August 07, 2016, 03:58:02 PM »

I'll give it a go. Never played Metroid 2 because you will never make me play awful Game Boy games. Super Mario Land is trash.

Maybe the Zero Mission treatment will work!

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #15 on:** August 07, 2016, 08:28:23 PM »

Whoof just got it before the bomb dropped

Bebpo · « **Reply #16 on:** August 07, 2016, 10:41:27 PM »

Didn't care about this because Nintendo fan games

but I checked some videos out and it actually looks legit polished fun metroid game. Gonna give it a shot.

qq more · « **Reply #17 on:** August 08, 2016, 12:02:36 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 07, 2016, 08:28:23 PM

Whoof just got it before the bomb dropped

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Not entirely gone thankfully. The official site seems really untouched. But I'm worried if they're going to take that down next, so I went and downloaded it to be safe.

Loved Metroid II even for its flaws, so I'll give this remake a shot.

bluemax · « **Reply #18 on:** August 09, 2016, 01:11:27 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on August 07, 2016, 10:41:27 PM

Didn't care about this because Nintendo fan games but I checked some videos out and it actually looks legit polished fun metroid game. Gonna give it a shot.

I've been watching Red Scarlet stream it. It's okay, but like most fan games inconsistent in quality.

VomKriege · « **Reply #19 on:** August 09, 2016, 01:30:46 AM »

This gonna sound cold, but why even bother in the first place doing Nintendo's fan games ? At this point it's pretty clear they're hostile to the whole idea and will legally nuke you ASAP.

VomKriege · « **Reply #20 on:** August 09, 2016, 01:58:03 AM »

I'm not saying out of respect for Nintendo, but that dude is now facing the prospect of legal troubles and flushing a few years of work down the drain (A bit extreme, but he is barred from any over the counter distribution) just because of it. I dunno, if it were me, I would have swapped some other sprites and called it "Subwayoid". Could have passed under the radar despite being a 1:1 remake.

Rman · « **Reply #21 on:** August 09, 2016, 08:57:13 PM »

Where is this game? Any hints? PM if needed.

qq more · « **Reply #22 on:** August 09, 2016, 11:21:05 PM »

Quote from: Rman on August 09, 2016, 08:57:13 PM

Where is this game? Any hints? PM if needed.

I've uploaded it on my dropbox, so I'll send.

bluemax · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2016, 12:31:46 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on August 09, 2016, 01:30:46 AM

This gonna sound cold, but why even bother in the first place doing Nintendo's fan games ? At this point it's pretty clear they're hostile to the whole idea and will legally nuke you ASAP.

Why do a fan game of anyone's IP in this day and age of the DMCA? Because you don't have confidence in your own work standing on its own? Or because you're a total special fellow?

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #24 on:** August 11, 2016, 10:41:33 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on August 07, 2016, 03:58:02 PM

I'll give it a go. Never played Metroid 2 because you will never make me play awful Game Boy games. Super Mario Land is trash.

Maybe the Zero Mission treatment will work!

Positive Touch · « **Reply #25 on:** August 11, 2016, 12:03:48 PM »

uh most games for original Gameboy WERE trash

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #26 on:** August 11, 2016, 12:13:08 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on August 11, 2016, 12:03:48 PM

uh most games for original Gameboy WERE trash

Most games on any system are trash, let's be honest here.

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Metroid 2 GB>AM2R

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Positive Touch · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2016, 12:28:20 PM »

and the gb had a much higher ratio of trash to quality than other systems, especially in its early years

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2016, 01:21:58 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on August 11, 2016, 12:28:20 PM

and the gb had a much higher ratio of trash to quality than other systems, especially in its early years

The GB got really good when people moved on from the system if anything, and has more GOAT than any other handheld.

Kirby's Pinball Land
Tetris
Gargoyles Quest
Donkey Kong 94
Operation C
Zelda Links Awakening (Zelda GOAT)
Wario Land
Cat Trap (Pitman)
Ninja Gaiden Shadow
Castlevania 2

Just to name a few.

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Stan for a handheld when you don't like handhelds anymore brehs.

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If these end up on NX, I would buy the fuck out of it.

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On topic play the original version of 2 cuz this is pretty meh.

Tasty · « **Reply #29 on:** August 11, 2016, 03:04:53 PM »

Can't abide the GB hate.

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=42133.0

Positive Touch · « **Reply #30 on:** August 11, 2016, 04:25:23 PM »

i don't hate gb at all you rubes. I'm just saying that there was a lot of shit on that system, which is 100% accurate. the first year of two of release youd find the shelves choked with block puzzle games and other similar bullshit later on it became a dumping ground for shit games with tie-ins for kids shows that were clearly put together in a couple of weeks. of course there were some good games but Jesus Christ they were buried under a mountain of shit.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #31 on:** August 11, 2016, 04:48:46 PM »

Tasty · « **Reply #32 on:** August 11, 2016, 04:51:59 PM »

SML2 had some of the most memorable and underrated music of the entire franchise.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #33 on:** August 11, 2016, 05:24:44 PM »

It doesn't sound like Mario music to me. Sounds like Kirby music.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #34 on:** August 11, 2016, 07:30:21 PM »

I'm pretty sure the reason most first party games made were bizzarro versions of themselves is because Gunpei Yokoi's teams were behind them.

tiesto · « **Reply #35 on:** August 12, 2016, 03:23:52 PM »

Speaking about Game Boy, once I finish with Setsuna I'm gonna probably start FFL3. Never played that one back in the day, and playing games on Super Game Boy is kinda neat.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #36 on:** August 12, 2016, 03:34:14 PM »

I'm enjoying it.

qq more · « **Reply #37 on:** August 13, 2016, 09:47:07 AM »

Gameboy was and is still great. They have the best Zelda and Pokemon titles. And Mega Man IV and V ruled and were far better than their NES counterparts.

I don't have nostalgia for most Gameboy titles since I've only played Tetris, Mario Land 2 and Pokemon as a kid. Most of what I've played were starting from when the DS was halfway through its life.

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brob · « **Reply #38 on:** August 13, 2016, 12:03:05 PM »

there are several real nice gameboy games, but even most of those are hurt by the severe limitations of the gb hardware. hard to go back to imo

bluemax · « **Reply #39 on:** August 13, 2016, 10:27:07 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on August 12, 2016, 03:23:52 PM

Speaking about Game Boy, once I finish with Setsuna I'm gonna probably start FFL3. Never played that one back in the day, and playing games on Super Game Boy is kinda neat.

You missed the FFL3 run as part of the SaGa 2016 marathon this morning.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #40 on:** August 16, 2016, 01:22:32 AM »

1.1 update
http://am2r.freeforums.org/am2r-v1-1-update-t1639.html

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Author Topic: AM2R (Metroid 2 remake) finally out (Read 7931 times)