TheDinoman
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Game won't be out for another two weeks, so I'd assume a few days before September 15th.
Metroid: Samus Returns (Mercury Steam, Metroid 2 reimagining, 9/15) announced for 3DS
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Game won't be out for another two weeks, so I'd assume a few days before September 15th.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
What is this supposed to mean?
Linkstrikesback
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The speed booster is a powerup introduced in Super Metroid.
The fan remake of metroid 2, AM2R, which released a while back, added the speed booster to that version, including other powerups not originally in metroid 2.
Of course, I don't know how they think they know that the speed booster isn't in this version ...
TheDinoman
Member
This trailer I posted on the previous page does a big run down of seemingly all the upgrades in the game, and the Speed Booster isn't shown anywhere.
Diablohead
Member
Speed booster and Shinesparking is cool but Metroid 2 should be fine without it, there's some new toys to play with instead to make this game a little different.
Vampirolol
Member
I'm happy about that. The genre is now full of alternatives, so Metroid needed (and still needs) new/different powerups to shake the formula a little.
Keychain at US Gamestop? I didn't hear about this...
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Just pre-ordered Legacy Edition and two Amiibo figures:
Anyway, can't wait.
Order summary is odd though - it states that i ordered Limited Edition, but the product page clearly has Legacy Edition image and description is also contains Legacy Edition items.
Anyway, can't wait.
I doubt they have spoiled all powerups in a video that would be dumb.
Green Mamba
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We've seen the equipment screen, and every slot is accounted for. There's no Speed Booster.
From the Japanese trailer:
Left hand side:
Power Beam ---- Charge Beam
Ice Beam --------- Wave Beam
Grapple Beam -- Spazer Beam
------------------------ Plasma Beam
Missile ------------- Super Missile
Right hand side:
Bomb --------------- Power Bomb
Varia Suit ---------- Gravity Suit
Morph Ball --------- Spider Ball
Spring Ball --------- Hi-Jump Boots
Space Jump ------- Screw Attack
The Aeion Abilities are listed on a separate screen and there are four of them, one for each D-Pad direction.
EDIT: Looking at this screen it seems like there is no distinct Power Bomb ammo. I don't understand Japanese very well but I think the trailer implied that they use Super Missile ammo.
From the Japanese trailer:
Left hand side:
Power Beam ---- Charge Beam
Ice Beam --------- Wave Beam
Grapple Beam -- Spazer Beam
------------------------ Plasma Beam
Missile ------------- Super Missile
Right hand side:
Bomb --------------- Power Bomb
Varia Suit ---------- Gravity Suit
Morph Ball --------- Spider Ball
Spring Ball --------- Hi-Jump Boots
Space Jump ------- Screw Attack
The Aeion Abilities are listed on a separate screen and there are four of them, one for each D-Pad direction.
EDIT: Looking at this screen it seems like there is no distinct Power Bomb ammo. I don't understand Japanese very well but I think the trailer implied that they use Super Missile ammo.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Well, that's not surprising cuz 3DS hardware is outdated as hell shit and it probably can't handle Speed Booster's destructive effects and high speed without slideshow.
I still don't get it, why 3DS instead of Switch? The game could have been so much better at least in terms of visuals alone. Damn.
...The Speed Booster was in the GBA Metroids.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
But this game is in 3D and much more demanding + as i've said, 3DS hardware is outdated POS.
Amiibos back in stock bestbuy, hurry if you want them.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ninten...D=1&siteID=seiFDCjAK_U-gMG6e36LSB_abaiQp7feng
For one, they started making this like 2 years ago. Yea they could have started making it for the switch, but it was known for a while that mercury steam was beta testing stuff for it. Plus it is safer putting it on the at the time and still even now thriving 3ds, vs their wii u successor that they didnt know how it would turn out.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ninten...D=1&siteID=seiFDCjAK_U-gMG6e36LSB_abaiQp7feng
For one, they started making this like 2 years ago. Yea they could have started making it for the switch, but it was known for a while that mercury steam was beta testing stuff for it. Plus it is safer putting it on the at the time and still even now thriving 3ds, vs their wii u successor that they didnt know how it would turn out.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
You still wrong though.. what a boujee observation lol
TheDinoman
Member
Nope, you move Samus around with the circle pad. The D-pad manages the aeon abilities, I think.
Damn lol
I played the demo, the circlepad controls fine.
Where?
I got my pre order yesterday on Fnac online
Jesus.never got the mail to warm me about it. Thankfully I got one pre ordered from media Markt but they couldn't confirm if they would get any units and got a pre order at game uk...still not feeling that I will get any.
Me too, that stuff was up for a couple hours which was surprising, i spent a month stalking that site just waiting for preorders to go live
TheDinoman
Member
Just noticed this timeline they have on the JP site.
A lot of people are gonna be pretty pissed at the Prime games being absent while Other M is still there lol
A lot of people are gonna be pretty pissed at the Prime games being absent while Other M is still there lol
What's the point of activating the mail warning and then you don't receive anything...
Even worse the store clerks told me not to expect pre orders, and when i randomly checked the website yesterday there they were. Got super lucky
Stupid fnac, I kept trying to pre order on the store...well maybe I'll try passing by again.
What, instore clerks? The online help always said to wait for the preorders to go live, of course they never actually said the date or time, but from my experience with other preorders they generally go live at 4pm there
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
About what exactly?
The fuck? Where's Prime series?!
Also, original Metroid 2 should not be there anymore, 3DS game must take it's place now.
Green Mamba
Member
I don't think Nintendo's shown an official Metroid timeline with the Prime games and Metroid II through Fusion together since like Prime 2's release.
TheDinoman
Member
By that logic, the NES Metroid shouldn't be there either because of Zero Mission.
About what exactly?
The fuck? Where's Prime series?!
Also, original Metroid 2 should not be there anymore, 3DS game must take it's place now.
Yet they show Other M...
Shows you how much Sakamoto has "learned" since then.
Green Mamba
Member
The Prime games being separated could very well be Tanabe's decision to keep the Prime series open ended.
The original Prime was a rather neatly fit interquel between Metroid and Metroid II but by Corruption the Prime series had pretty clearly evolved into something else entirely.
The original Prime was a rather neatly fit interquel between Metroid and Metroid II but by Corruption the Prime series had pretty clearly evolved into something else entirely.
TheDinoman
Member
Yeah, when you think about it, 2D Metroid and Metroid Prime basically are like their own distinct series and universes from each other, offering different interpertions of the Metroid universe.
In 2D Metroid, the grapple beam comes out of Samus's arm cannon. In Prime, it's an entirely seperate component attached to her left arm. In 2D Metroid, all the Space Pirates are lobster people. In Prime, they're...basically whatever. In 2D Metroid, Samus is fast and agile and has some sort of character as seen in Fusion and Other M. In Prime, Samus is a slow moving tank and is essentially a silent protagonist not unlike Gordon Freeman and Link. And so on.
In 2D Metroid, the grapple beam comes out of Samus's arm cannon. In Prime, it's an entirely seperate component attached to her left arm. In 2D Metroid, all the Space Pirates are lobster people. In Prime, they're...basically whatever. In 2D Metroid, Samus is fast and agile and has some sort of character as seen in Fusion and Other M. In Prime, Samus is a slow moving tank and is essentially a silent protagonist not unlike Gordon Freeman and Link. And so on.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Nope, just the original... sequel, which simply doesn't exist for me. It's been the original Metroid and then Super Metroid (now that's what you call a true sequel in terms of every aspect... except story cuz... well, obvious reasons) for me all these years before AM2R and 3DS game now.
Um.... i.... actually....
liked.... Other M
As long as they don't exterminate every Metroid or destroy Zebes, the Prime games can work with no problem between Metroid and Metroid II.
Prime 3 suggested Mother Brain was an Aurora Unit. They are still in the same universe.
Minish Cap is more disconndcted to classic Zelda than Prime Trilogy is to classic Metroid.
Prime 3 suggested Mother Brain was an Aurora Unit. They are still in the same universe.
Minish Cap is more disconndcted to classic Zelda than Prime Trilogy is to classic Metroid.
Astral Dog
Member
Two Timelines ✌
Banjotanooki
Member
About what exactly?
The fuck? Where's Prime series?!
Also, original Metroid 2 should not be there anymore, 3DS game must take it's place now.
From what I read, Sakamoto doesn't consider the Prime games canon to the Metroid timeline.
He said that they have no relation with Other M story (which is true), but they are still canon.From what I read, Sakamoto doesn't consider the Prime games canon to the Metroid timeline.
*Looks at timeline
Doesn't look like it, according to him.
I'd bet the English site differs in this regard OR doesn't have it at all. But that'd just show that they don't really understand who can view their website.
Except there was an official timeline around the time of prime 2 coming out from Nintendo that clearly put the prime games in there. So they are canon.
Flying Toaster
Member
I have GCU but the pre-order bonus of that stupid keychain was an immediate override of any common sense on saving money.
For reference, here is the timeline nintendo officially putout on the zero mission site. This is official, and Prime is right there. So Prime is canon.
http://metroid.jp/metroid_version2/history/index.html
http://metroid.jp/metroid_version2/history/index.html
AlexFlame116
Member
Aw look at the mini Samus! She thinks she can kick my butt and look fierce!
Yes she can. Oh yes she can.
I really hope I get there early enough to get it!
Flying Toaster
Member
There are literally less than a handful of things that I just go stupid fan over and throw my money at. Anything Metroid related happens to be one of those things. This game series has been epic for me since it was first released and so many countless hours and hundreds of dollars batteries died in the service of Metroid 2.
Keychain of pixilated Samus... yeah that GCU discount can eat it.