Key points
- Another Metroid 2 Remake: Return of Samus is a free fan-made remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus for the Game Boy.
- Features various control style options based on Metroid II: Return of Samus, Super Metroid, and Metroid: Zero Mission.
- No longer available for download due to Nintendo's DMCA takedown, preventing any future updates, bugfixes, and other platform releases.[1]
- Both Mac OS X and Linux versions are unofficially released.
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- Wikitroid - A Wikia for the Metroid franchise.
Availability
- This game is no longer available.
- The soundtrack is available for free at higher quality than in-game here.
Essential improvements
Higher quality music
Replace the music tracks with higher quality ones ripped from the Official Soundtrack.
- Was originally going to be added in a 1.2 update, prior to Nintendo’s C&D order.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Advanced control settings.
Template:Input settings
XInput controller remapping.
DirectInput controller remapping.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
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Processor (CPU) |
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System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
90 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
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Processor (CPU) |
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System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
90 MB |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
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Processor (CPU) |
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System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
90 MB |
Other |
Following dependencies are required for Ubuntu/Debian distributions: libgcc1:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386 libopenal1:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386
libstdc++6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 zlib1g:i386 |
References