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Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0

148 points by bane 10y ago

elliotec 10y ago
Metroid is an absolutely fantastic game series and it's amazing that fans are doing things like this while keeping a continuity with the story and game mechanics/art.
engi_nerd 10y ago
A minor program note: the blog says that a native Linux version is coming soon. However, the Windows version runs perfectly for me using Wine 1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04. There's no need to wait. As a now grown person who owned the original Metroid 2 on Game Boy, I'm loving this remake.
Ultra_64 10y ago
Since there is no official Mac version (yet) I created a quick-and-dirty standalone wrapper .app using Wineskin Winery. It works really well and can be downloaded here: http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/owU5nvIE/file.html http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/owU5nvIE/file.html (Needless to say: install and run at your own risk!)
- KennyCason 10y ago
  Works like a charm! :) Thanks!
- angelday 10y ago
  Wow, impressive! Thanks for doing this.
- w0rd-driven 10y ago
  This is perfect so far. With the xbox 360 OSX driver this plays really well. This should be the official non-official port for the time being. Is packaging it in Wineskin Winery tricky? My only concern is with updates and if I had to package it myself.
jdubs 10y ago
Super fun, great music and awesome art work. I'll keep playing this.
orblivion 10y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o Though I'm a fan of video game music and remixes, I'm very picky about them. Especially when it's reinstrumented. (I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original.) But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well.
- jaredsohn 10y ago
  The video you linked is from five years ago. There is also a two-hour long play video from a year ago that includes more music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8
- chongli 10y ago
  But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well Eh, to each their own I suppose. I was really excited about this remake when I saw the graphics. Watching the video you linked dampened my enthusiasm. I grew up on Metroid 2. I remember playing it outside the principal's office in school! The music is dark and haunting and unlike anything I've heard since.
  - anjbe 10y ago
    To be fair, the piece remixed in that video is one of the only “traditional” musical tracks in the game, and I think the remix works pretty well. But I share your concerns: I hope that the later parts of the game, where music is replaced with weird sounds and background noises, retain the wholly alien feeling of the original. Metroid 2 is relatively forgotten compared to Metroid and Super Metroid, but its graphics and sound build up a sense of tension and uneasiness in a way that they don’t match, I think. This blog post articulates my feelings on the music of Metroid 2 pretty well: http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroid-ii/ http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroi...
    - chongli 10y ago
      Thanks for sharing that post. It echoed many of the thoughts I'd had about the game. The sheer genius of Metroid 2 is how well it juxtaposes the ruins of a lost civilization with the sheer alien horror of the "jungle" that is taking over. The music and sounds don't just complement that, they play a starring role in the creation of that tension.
aresant 10y ago
Mind boggling - the guy has nice working animations going back to 2009 http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/p/about-project.html?m=1 http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/p/about-project.html?m=1 Incredible perseverance to ship it after close to a decade of work!
- faragon 10y ago
  In fact, at least since 2008... https://web.archive.org/web/20080615000000*/http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080615000000*/http://metroid2r... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owSldu1CRSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owSldu1CRSo
leehro 10y ago
Despite Metroid being my favorite game series, I never played Metroid 2 on the GB. So I'm excited to play a nice modernized version (a la Zero Mission). Also, yes, it runs well in wine :)
ajmurmann 10y ago
Does anyone know what the chances are that Nintendo will force a take down of this? I know they tend to enforce their rights very strongly on YouTube, not sure what their track record is for these matters outside of that.
- csydas 10y ago
  I'm not really sure you can really put odds down on something like this. For the Youtube things, you are right that Nintendo has had a very unusual track record with videos. For example, while Let's Plays have been removed, things such as Angry Video Game Nerd and Pat the NES Punk continue to operate without issue. To the best of my knowledge, neither has an agreement with Nintendo, and they utilize Nintendo IP very heavily. Additionally, with something like the Mother 3 translation project, Nintendo was apparently "aware" but took no action. [1] I would assume there were similar conditions for other translation projects for Nintendo products. I think in the case of Mother 3, it helped that it had been officially decided there would be no official translation at the time and the translation team plastered commands about "don't pirate" and links to purchase the original game via import all over the site. This fan game really isn't quite either situation - it uses Nintendo IP, but it's also 100% from the ground up original content and code, so it's just the Metroid IP that Nintendo could issue a cease and desist over. AM2R has been in production for years though, and I don't think it's been any secret to Nintendo. My guess is if they haven't issued a c/d yet, they probably are giving a silent approval. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3_fan_translation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3_fan_translation edit: forgot my link >.<
- partycoder 10y ago
  It uses their intellectual property and content Game Boy Advance versions of Metroid. Chances are Nintendo will take it down same as when they killed the remake of Mario 64.
  - brobinson 10y ago
    And Chrono Resurrection... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Resurrection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Resurrection
overcast 10y ago
Oh man, I loved this game. I still have the original cart + my old gameboy from when I was a kid. Having your own pet Metroid was so cool.
JonnieCache 10y ago
Also check out Hyper Metroid, the Super Metroid romhack, a completely new and much bigger game, with new graphics and many new mechanics. It's superb. http://www.hyper.metroidconstruction.com/ http://www.hyper.metroidconstruction.com/
- devindotcom 10y ago
  Nice. SM is one of my favorite games of all time so hopefully this one will scratch the itch too!
  - throwanem 10y ago
    If you haven't already dealt with the patching annoyance, https://a.cocaine.ninja/ytcdwm.smc https://a.cocaine.ninja/ytcdwm.smc will save you some time. Also I think worth mentioning: I've been playing SM since it came out, and Hyper is the first game in a very long time that inspired the same feeling of exploring a new world that I remember from my first playthroughs of NES Metroid and Super. Enjoy!
    - JonnieCache 10y ago
      Ori and the Blind Forest will also give you that super metroid fluid movement fix. It's bloody excellent.
      - throwanem 10y ago
        Beautiful, too. Probably heartbreaking, if the trailer's any guide. Sold. Thanks for the rec.
        JonnieCache 10y ago
        The story is somewhat undermined by the fact that someone at ms made them draw all the dialogue text in the windows 8 font. TBH I cant make much sense of the plot. The game is awesome though. Being an experienced metroid player, you'll probably want to put it on hard mode from the start, although you can switch at any time. Also make sure you get the newly released Definitive Edition, which has some extra stuff in it.
KennyCason 10y ago
This is amazing! Already 40% through. I love some of the new puzzles added as well as the bosses. So glad to see this finished!
bronz 10y ago
love the music
shujito 10y ago
It's Amazing, I played it whole I wonder where are more of the secret areas...
anonbanker 10y ago
Hope you all downloaded the file when it was available. The file has been taken offline due to a DMCA takedown. magnet:?xt=urn:btih:31059585e68123d095871d3169899cd900b77213&dn=AM2R%20v1.0

148 points by bane 10y ago

Metroid is an absolutely fantastic game series and it's amazing that fans are doing things like this while keeping a continuity with the story and game mechanics/art.

engi_nerd 10y ago

A minor program note: the blog says that a native Linux version is coming soon. However, the Windows version runs perfectly for me using Wine 1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04. There's no need to wait. As a now grown person who owned the original Metroid 2 on Game Boy, I'm loving this remake.

Ultra_64 10y ago

Since there is no official Mac version (yet) I created a quick-and-dirty standalone wrapper .app using Wineskin Winery. It works really well and can be downloaded here: http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/owU5nvIE/file.html http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/owU5nvIE/file.html (Needless to say: install and run at your own risk!)

KennyCason 10y ago
Works like a charm! :) Thanks!
angelday 10y ago
Wow, impressive! Thanks for doing this.
w0rd-driven 10y ago
This is perfect so far. With the xbox 360 OSX driver this plays really well. This should be the official non-official port for the time being. Is packaging it in Wineskin Winery tricky? My only concern is with updates and if I had to package it myself.

jdubs 10y ago

Super fun, great music and awesome art work. I'll keep playing this.

orblivion 10y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o Though I'm a fan of video game music and remixes, I'm very picky about them. Especially when it's reinstrumented. (I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original.) But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well.

jaredsohn 10y ago
The video you linked is from five years ago. There is also a two-hour long play video from a year ago that includes more music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8
chongli 10y ago
But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well Eh, to each their own I suppose. I was really excited about this remake when I saw the graphics. Watching the video you linked dampened my enthusiasm. I grew up on Metroid 2. I remember playing it outside the principal's office in school! The music is dark and haunting and unlike anything I've heard since.
- anjbe 10y ago
  To be fair, the piece remixed in that video is one of the only “traditional” musical tracks in the game, and I think the remix works pretty well. But I share your concerns: I hope that the later parts of the game, where music is replaced with weird sounds and background noises, retain the wholly alien feeling of the original. Metroid 2 is relatively forgotten compared to Metroid and Super Metroid, but its graphics and sound build up a sense of tension and uneasiness in a way that they don’t match, I think. This blog post articulates my feelings on the music of Metroid 2 pretty well: http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroid-ii/ http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroi...
  - chongli 10y ago
    Thanks for sharing that post. It echoed many of the thoughts I'd had about the game. The sheer genius of Metroid 2 is how well it juxtaposes the ruins of a lost civilization with the sheer alien horror of the "jungle" that is taking over. The music and sounds don't just complement that, they play a starring role in the creation of that tension.

aresant 10y ago

Mind boggling - the guy has nice working animations going back to 2009 http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/p/about-project.html?m=1 http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/p/about-project.html?m=1 Incredible perseverance to ship it after close to a decade of work!

faragon 10y ago
In fact, at least since 2008... https://web.archive.org/web/20080615000000*/http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080615000000*/http://metroid2r... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owSldu1CRSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owSldu1CRSo

leehro 10y ago

Despite Metroid being my favorite game series, I never played Metroid 2 on the GB. So I'm excited to play a nice modernized version (a la Zero Mission). Also, yes, it runs well in wine :)

ajmurmann 10y ago

Does anyone know what the chances are that Nintendo will force a take down of this? I know they tend to enforce their rights very strongly on YouTube, not sure what their track record is for these matters outside of that.

csydas 10y ago
I'm not really sure you can really put odds down on something like this. For the Youtube things, you are right that Nintendo has had a very unusual track record with videos. For example, while Let's Plays have been removed, things such as Angry Video Game Nerd and Pat the NES Punk continue to operate without issue. To the best of my knowledge, neither has an agreement with Nintendo, and they utilize Nintendo IP very heavily. Additionally, with something like the Mother 3 translation project, Nintendo was apparently "aware" but took no action. [1] I would assume there were similar conditions for other translation projects for Nintendo products. I think in the case of Mother 3, it helped that it had been officially decided there would be no official translation at the time and the translation team plastered commands about "don't pirate" and links to purchase the original game via import all over the site. This fan game really isn't quite either situation - it uses Nintendo IP, but it's also 100% from the ground up original content and code, so it's just the Metroid IP that Nintendo could issue a cease and desist over. AM2R has been in production for years though, and I don't think it's been any secret to Nintendo. My guess is if they haven't issued a c/d yet, they probably are giving a silent approval. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3_fan_translation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3_fan_translation edit: forgot my link >.<
partycoder 10y ago
It uses their intellectual property and content Game Boy Advance versions of Metroid. Chances are Nintendo will take it down same as when they killed the remake of Mario 64.
- brobinson 10y ago
  And Chrono Resurrection... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Resurrection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Resurrection

overcast 10y ago

Oh man, I loved this game. I still have the original cart + my old gameboy from when I was a kid. Having your own pet Metroid was so cool.

JonnieCache 10y ago

Also check out Hyper Metroid, the Super Metroid romhack, a completely new and much bigger game, with new graphics and many new mechanics. It's superb. http://www.hyper.metroidconstruction.com/ http://www.hyper.metroidconstruction.com/

devindotcom 10y ago
Nice. SM is one of my favorite games of all time so hopefully this one will scratch the itch too!
- throwanem 10y ago
  If you haven't already dealt with the patching annoyance, https://a.cocaine.ninja/ytcdwm.smc https://a.cocaine.ninja/ytcdwm.smc will save you some time. Also I think worth mentioning: I've been playing SM since it came out, and Hyper is the first game in a very long time that inspired the same feeling of exploring a new world that I remember from my first playthroughs of NES Metroid and Super. Enjoy!
  - JonnieCache 10y ago
    Ori and the Blind Forest will also give you that super metroid fluid movement fix. It's bloody excellent.
    - throwanem 10y ago
      Beautiful, too. Probably heartbreaking, if the trailer's any guide. Sold. Thanks for the rec.
      - JonnieCache 10y ago
        The story is somewhat undermined by the fact that someone at ms made them draw all the dialogue text in the windows 8 font. TBH I cant make much sense of the plot. The game is awesome though. Being an experienced metroid player, you'll probably want to put it on hard mode from the start, although you can switch at any time. Also make sure you get the newly released Definitive Edition, which has some extra stuff in it.

KennyCason 10y ago

This is amazing! Already 40% through. I love some of the new puzzles added as well as the bosses. So glad to see this finished!

bronz 10y ago

love the music

shujito 10y ago

It's Amazing, I played it whole I wonder where are more of the secret areas...

anonbanker 10y ago

Hope you all downloaded the file when it was available. The file has been taken offline due to a DMCA takedown. magnet:?xt=urn:btih:31059585e68123d095871d3169899cd900b77213&dn=AM2R%20v1.0