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]
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Metroidvania, Platform, Shooter
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Metroid

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 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

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Upscales from 320x240 between 1x-4x or stretched to aspect-ratio in fullscreen using nearest neighbor scaling.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		2D game.
Windowed		Can be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter or from the Options menu under Display Options.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Advanced control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput supported.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For XInput controllers, movement is bound to both left analog stick and D-pad. For DirectInput controllers, movement can be assigned to either left analog stick or D-pad.
Controller sensitivity		Deadzone and analog movement option available.
Controller Y-axis inversion		2D game.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		Numbered button prompts when using a DirectInput controller. For Nintendo button prompts, install Unofficial AM2R Patch, then go to Options → Display, then under Notifications set Controller Tips to Nintendo Pro or SNES Colored.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Only for XInput controllers.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Game switch dynamically switches between keyboard and controller prompts.

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  Keyboard remapping.

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  XInput controller remapping.

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  DirectInput controller remapping.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech outside of ending.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

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.