Metroid II DX?

[CapCom]

http://www.metroid-database.com/news-post.php?id=564

So what do you guys think? Too much trouble for a mockup?

[YamI]

Color. Color for M2 looks.... I want it. Is this being made or something, or is it just for show?

[Naner]

If only you read the news post, InoFan...


Anyway, I'd really like Metroid II with color for the 3DS's Virtual Console or something, but I doubt it will happen. And there's another thing... If Sakamoto doesn't like remaking games, where did Zero Mission come from? I personally loved it, and would be extremely happy if something similar happened to Return of Samus.

[AuroraUnitComplex]

I think CapCom meant that Sakamoto prefers to to work with new designs, and doesn't like "remaking" games unless there are significant changes (like Zero Mission). Right before Other M was released, Sakamoto was asked about the possibility of remaking other classic titles, and he said it was still a possibility.

GameFocus: Have you considered going back and remaking the previous games for today’s hardware? Or better yet, future hardware such as the 3DS?

Sakamoto: Metroid Zero Mission for GameBoy Advance is a remake of the original Metroid which we crafted using the idea of an enhanced remake of an easy-to-play handheld. [...] If we have another opportunity to do something like this and we find a previous title capable enough, I will decide to remake on suitable hardware, without question.

So there you have it. Remakes of classic titles like Metroid II are still possible.

As far as the 1998 image in question, the whole thing is rather mysterious. I find it strange that the magazine editors would spend a lot of time to create an elaborate mock-up image especially if the article never mentioned Metroid anywhere. Why would they go through the trouble of doing extra work like that, unless they were trying to illustrate how Game Boy games could look after being updated? The text doesn't say anything like that, does it? It leads me to believe that they could've taken this image from a pre-existing source, be it an official screen/concept or some other unofficial DX hack we don't know about.

[Opium]

Color. Color for M2 looks.... I want it. Is this being made or something, or is it just for show?

I believe there's a color patch for this game on the main site if you really want color. I use it along with the justin bailey patch to play the game suitless, but it aint pretty.

[Naner]

But that involves an emulator.
Metroid II has to fit in my pocket.

[Chris]

I'd still rather have full remake/reworking than a simple colour addition.

[ah2190]

Well, even if this doesn't see the light of day, at least there's AM2R, which is much more than a standard colour patch for Metroid II.

[Sanguiluna]

Yes! I would definitely welcome an updated version of Metroid II, mainly because 1) I currently have no way of playing the game outside of an emulator, and 2) Just looking back on the gameplay, and thinking about all the other games in the series (with Zero Mission replacing the original in my mind), M2's gameplay, if left as is, would feel extremely archaic compared to the other games. I'm not saying remake it with Fusion or Zero Mission-like graphics or gameplay (though I certainly wouldn't say no to that either! ), just tweak things a little to update it, like add color, maybe remaster the music, and give us the ability to shoot diagonally.

[YamI]

I'd still rather have full remake/reworking than a simple colour addition.

For once I agree with you, Chris.

[Death Recon]

But that involves an emulator.
Metroid II has to fit in my pocket.

I have a gameboy color! Want it?

[Yiazmat]

You guys want a true remake? A Hardcore fan is making one and you can play the first part of it now.. He's been working on it for years and here's a link to a video of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGI ... ature=plcp

[Infinity's End]

Yiazmat: welcome to the forum. We already have several threads on AM2R (or posts where people have mentioned it). Here's one, for example.

The point is, when new Metroid information comes out, this forum usually hears about it first.

[VideoGeemer]

I hope you guys are all aware of this IPS patch, which has been around for a good while (yet is strangely not talked about that much):

http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/175/

It may be fan-made, but it is a full-color version of Metroid 2. Doesn't run on VBA-M but does run on VBA1.8. Just use your IPS patcher and apply it to a Metroid 2 rom and there you have it, Metroid 2 DX.

... Aaaand as soon as I post that, I see the thread just below this one (well, just above, now) which has a newer version than this. Should probably get that one instead. Just sayin'.