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Replay Game Boy's Metroid II In Full Color Thanks To Fan Remake
Way back on August 6, 1986, gamers suited up as Metroid's Samus Aran for the very first time to take down space pirates on planet Zebes. Now, thirty years (and one day) later, fans can revisit one of the original games in the franchise.
Up until now, we've only been able to play Samus' second adventure in the Game Boy's sickly green hue. Now, we can revisit the game in full color on PC thanks to a fan remake called AM2R.
Metroid II: Return of Samus has been remade in the style of Metroid: Zero Mission. For those that never played the original Game Boy version, this is an opportunity to experience one of the most important moments in the story. Samus ventures to the Metroid home world in an attempt to eradicate the parasitic species completely.
The team says this is only the first release, with more updates planned. You can download it from the AM2R website.
Update: Nintendo has filed a takedown against the Metroid Database, which was hosting the files. According to a tweet from the group, this means that they can no longer distribute the file.
Friends: Nintendo has hit us (meaning, our website host) with a DMCA takedown notice. We can no longer host the AM2R file. Sorry!
— Metroid Database (@MetroidDatabase) August 7, 2016
All isn't lost quite yet. There are offsite hosting links still live.
The development team also posted a torrent link, which may be harder for Nintendo to access. Torrents use distributed downloading, and hosts with the complete file share it with those looking to acquire it. Anyone who downloads the file can then serve as a host.
Update 2: All links to download the AM2R files have been removed from the official site. Additionally, we have corrected an error above that named Metroid Database as the creators of the project. That group was hosting the files.
Our Take
Nintendo is still selling the original Metroid II on 3DS for $4. It'll be quite interesting to see if the publisher lets this fan effort slide or takes steps to shut it down.
If this is something you're interested in, you might not want to sleep on it. The plug could get pulled at any moment.
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