Another Metroid 2 Remake: Return of Samus

Another Metroid 2 Remake: Return of Samus

Developers
	Milton "DoctorM64" Guasti
Engines
	GameMaker
Release dates
Windows	August 6, 2016
macOS (OS X)	2016[citation needed]
Linux	2016[citation needed]

Metroid
Metroid: Confrontation	2012
Another Metroid 2 Remake: Return of Samus	2016
Super Metroid (unofficial port)	TBA
Metroid Prime (unofficial port)	TBA

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. An unofficial patch, however, is available.

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

Unofficial AM2R Patch

Requires a zipped archive of the official v1.1 of the game (AM2R_11.zip) originally distributed by DoctorM64 prior to the DMCA takedown.

Adds the following improvements:

• New game modes, extra unlockables, and some of the planned but canceled features.
• Implements the remastered, high-quality soundtrack originally planned for a v1.2 update.
• Option for PlayStation and Nintendo SNES/Switch controller prompts; only applies to XInput-based controllers.
• Various bugfixes and tweaks.

How to install Unofficial AM2R Patch

Download the latest patch here. Extract the contents of this zip file to its own folder somewhere it can be easily accessed on your computer. Drag and drop the official AM2R_11.zip archive onto the Drag-and-Drop AM2R_11.zip onto Here!.bat file included in the patch. A prompt will also appear if you wish to install the remastered soundtrack during the patching process, if desired. After successfully patching the game, a new AM2R_* folder should appear where you extracted the patch's folder, containing the game with the latest patches.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AM2R\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AM2R\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save files from previous versions may not be compatible with the latest updates from Unofficial AM2R Patch.

Video settings

Video settings.

Input settings

Advanced control settings.

• 

  Keyboard remapping.

• 

  XInput controller remapping.

• 

  DirectInput controller remapping.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	90 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
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.