As someone who struggled through the entirety of Metroid 2 many years past its prime, I jumped at the chance to get my hands on Metroid: Samus Returns, a 2.5D remake of what has historically been the weakest link in the Metroid series. I played the first 90 minutes of Samus Returns this week and compared it to what I remember of the old Gameboy classic, and the other Metroid titles that have come since.
DoctorM64 spent over ten years remaking Metroid II: Samus Return in his free time, only to have Nintendo send him a DMCA and have to take the project down. Now that Nintendo has announced their own reimagining of the same game, he's just as pumped as everyone else is.
The Game Awards will be held next week, celebrating AAA gaming as well as smaller projects. Two fan games based on Nintendo IPs, AM2R and Pokemon Uranium, have disappeared from the "Best Fan Creation" nominees.
