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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] 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
- The soundtrack is available for free at higher quality than in-game here.
Essential improvements
AM2RLauncher
- Requires a zipped archive of the official v1.1 of the game (
AM2R_11.zip
) originally distributed by DoctorM64 prior to the DMCA takedown.
- Needs to download patch data files first, works offline afterwards.
- An unofficial, open-source front-end tool that can launch and update the game with the Unofficial AM2R Community Updates, which features the following improvements:
- New game modes, extra unlockables, and some of the planned but canceled features.
- Widescreen support, although the original aspect-ratio is still available.
- 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.
- Eases creation of an *.apk file to install the game onto supported Android devices.
- Includes Mod Support.
- Makes managing save files easy.
- Keep up-to-date for AM2R news from within the launcher.
How to use AM2R Launcher[2]
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- Download the launcher here.
- Extract the contents of this zip file to its own folder somewhere it can be easily accessed on your computer.
- Get a copy of
AM2R_11.zip and put it somewhere it can be easily accessed on your computer.
- Run the launcher and click the Download button to download the necessary patch files,
- Click on the Select 1.1 button, and select your copy of
AM2R_11.zip . Should the AM2RLauncher show an error here, you have an invalid copy of AM2R_11.zip .
- Make sure Community Updates (Latest) is selected from the drop-down menu, and then click the Install button to install the game and apply the latest Community Updates.
- Click the Play button to launch the game from the AM2RLauncher.
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AM2R Autopatcher
- Requires a zipped archive of the official v1.1 of the game (
AM2R_11.zip
) originally distributed by DoctorM64 prior to the DMCA takedown.
- Needs to be updated manually.
- Alternative open-source tool that can apply the Unofficial AM2R Community Updates with optional high-quality soundtrack, and create an Android build of the game.
- Includes all necessary patch data, works offline.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
-
modifiers.ini
contains settings that alter gameplay and difficulty.
Save game data location
- Save files from previous versions may not be compatible with the latest updates from AM2R Launcher.
Video
Input
Advanced control settings.
XInput controller remapping.
DirectInput controller remapping.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Sound Effects |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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No speech outside of ending. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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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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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
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) |
Mavericks (10.9) |
Processor (CPU) |
an x86 or x64 based processor |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
90MB |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 14.04 |
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 . |
Notes
References