There are a whole bunch of fan-made remakes of retro games out there, and not many are good. The exceptions (that I can think of) include Super Mario Galaxy DS and what I'm about to show you. A guy from Argentina has been working on a remake of Metroid 2 for the past three years, using Game Maker. It is visually stunning, and I can't wait to try out the tech demo. You can get updates about the project over at Milton's blog. You can also download the tech demo of this game at either YoYo Games or 64Digits. And here's a video for you to love.
I feel bad for the Japanese. No, I really do. Americans got to play the latest Metroid game in August and Europeans got their hands on it in October. Our friends in the Land of the Rising Sun, however, haven't even had a release date, until now that is.
Nintendo of Japan has announced that the final game in the Prime series will be released in Japan on March 6th. What took so long? The fear of poor sales? Can't be worse than Super Mario Galaxy's sales ...
Hooray! Those in PAL regions (Europe, Australia, etc.) finally get the Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Preview Channel for your Wii. Just a shame you got it after we posted all the video a while ago.
All the same, now you cen see the gameplay videos in better quality. Go download it now!
Metroid has been a core Nintendo franchise since its debut in 1986. When Metroid Prime was released in 2002 for the Nintendo Gamecube and was the first 3D game in the franchise. It was a success to all, and was followed by Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in 2004, the first Metroid game to feature multiplayer. The Prime trilogy returns - and ends - with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Nintendo Wii.
Some of us here at N+ were lucky enough to get this game (some of us for free - ), and I would like to share with you some of my own impressions of this fabulous ending of a wonderful storyline. Read on.
Well folks, it appears that IGN is trying to pit or beloved Samus Aran against the Master Chief in some sort of dual. It's a voting dual. Both characters apparently get their powers of destruction from fans cheering them on. So why not hop on over to the "I don't have to join IGN to vote" poll (because seriously, why would you join ign?) and root for your favorite bounty hunter... we don't want Samus getting pwnd like a n00b do we?
(I forget where this banner artwork came from, I found it in a messy folder in my old PC)
If you're a regular here at N+ you've probably noticed that the site has slowly changed over the past month or so. That's been my doing. I don't do many news posts on here, and I spend most of my time with N+ changing the visuals. I was asked to become a moderator for N+ to do just that, and here's what's become of my efforts so far.
The page still remains the same width, but with the removal of the background gradient I was able to remove the outside padding and gain some content space in the process while simplifying the page. Now the focus is on the header imagery and the content itself, which is what it should be. In fact, that's all that's left.
It is my idea that from time to time I would create a header image to commemorate a particular part of Nintendo be it a person, character, game, etc. This time it's to commemorate the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. This took me quite a while to finish painting it, and I can say I'm relatively happy with the result. It's not the best work I've ever done, but it's gotten to a point I'm ready to stop work on it. I think overall it's an excellent start to what I hope will become a long series of artwork created for N+. You can view a rather large version of the header image in the photo gallery.
I felt that it was time to make it live rather than continue to tweak minor details. I will most likely make the tweaks gradually over time, so this is only the start. Enjoy the new design. I can't wait to do the next one!
Maybe now I can get the time to actually play the game...
MyCheats.com has posted a SuperGuide for metroid Prime 3: Corruption. I don't have the game so reading it will only help me get sadder and sadder, so I won't. But for those of you playing the game and are getting stuck, the little bit I have read should help you a whole lot.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is released tomorrow (in America), and recently Nintendo has been rewarding (American) Wii owners by providing them with videos that show certain portions of the game. But what about those who don't have a Wii (or aren't American)? Well I have made a collection of all the videos availible on the Metroid Channel for those of you unlucky enough to own the greatest console ever (or live elsewhere). UPDATE: I noticed that none of the videos previously posted work (at least for me), so I have uploaded them all to our DailyMotion account.
Yup, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption now has a full mini-site (that's not an oxymoron, is it?)
The new site which just launched a couple of hours ago, has a gameplay trailer, the basic plot overview, information on the Bounty Hunters (Samus, Rundus, Gandrayda, and Ghor; though Samus is the only one up right now), and information on the controls, which are in my opinion what really makes this game awesome.
And just a heads up that the embargo for Prime 3 ends in about ... 10 minutes, so expect a ton of screenshots and impressions around that time.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption hits US stores shelves on August 28, 2007.
N+ loves Metroid Month! What with all the VC Metroiding going on, the Wii updates giving us those sweetley sweet preview videos, and the big Metroid Prime 3: Corruption coming out soon. We thought it would be pretty kicktacular if we presented you with the New Metroid Prime 3 Gallery! I spent a good amount of time trying to wrangle up alot of prime screenshots and artwork. Most of my efforts were to try and get most of these images clean of watermarks, but there are A TON of images in our gallery! So if the watermarks proved too difficult to blend away, I added a simple "N+ Gallerii" watermark instead, I thought about just cutting the bottom section of each image off, but that would ruin some of the picture for you guys, and I didn't want to do that. Also EVERY IMAGE has been uploaded in it's original size, so if you open an image you like out of the gallery, you can click it again to get it's original large size! some are as large as wallpapers!
So hop on in there! and let us know if you find some images we don't have!
Finally, after weeks of waiting!. Metroid! It looks like they were waitingto release these for what we now know will be the Month of Metroid.I was right...Cough! N + Metroid® NES®, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points The first installment of the immensely successful Metroid series introduces us to the hideous title creatures and the slick, cybernetic bounty hunter Samus Aran. As Samus, your mission is to penetrate the space pirates' home planet, Zebes, and keep them from destroying the galaxy with the dangerous life forms known as Metroids. Metroid has all the high-tech weaponry, creepy tunnels and crawly alien creatures that anyone could ask for. With its deep and complex game play, excellent music and a rare sense of setting, it establishes a frightening ambience that will haunt and entertain you for a very long time.
N + Shining in the Darkness™ Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points Dark Sol has vowed to reign over the enchanted Kingdom of Thornwood, and only you can stop him. Find the powerful Arms of Light and battle the deadly beasts that keep your people desperate and starving in this epic journey for peace. Roaming the dark Labyrinth, you'll seek out enemies and collect weapons, all of which will help you pass the test of the Ancients and become a shining knight. Get into the adventure with a stunning 3-D perspective, amazing cinematic views and fast-paced scrolling. You'll move from battle to battle, solving puzzles and discovering secret items in this engrossing struggle between good and evil.
N + Cratermaze™ TurboGrafx16, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 600 Wii Points Cratermaze is a comical action game set in a parallel world. While on a trip through time, you and your friends are confronted by Kublai, henchman to the evil Zenzombie. He traps your friends at separate points in the space-time continuum. Now you must fight your way through 60 rounds of mazes to save your friends. Dinosaurs, ninjas, robots and other enemies lurk within the mazes, spanning from primitive times to the future. Escape the enemies by digging holes to trap them in and then filling the holes to finish them off. Collect all the chests within the time limit to get the key and exit to the next round. With special items such as shovels and spring platforms, Cratermaze takes its game play to new heights, making for an unforgettable gaming experience.
For a list of all games on the NAVC (now with added Retro Review goodness) head here. The list of EUVC games can be found here and check out the Japanese Virtual Console list kickyhere!
Today I rose from bed like a zombie who had way too many hot wings last night. As I shuffled my crippled body to the basement where I would find cloathing so that I may start my day I noticed that an ominous blue auora filled the air, and it was only then did I realize I had a Wii update! Huzzah! "Really though, so soon after the last update" I asked myself. Oh well, I checked anyway and found that it wasn't really a Wii update, but a letter from Nintendo that said that the Wii Shopping Channel had new downloadable content! and it was in fact a preview channel for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It was a very short download that put a neat channel (that I wont get rid of) that gives you two video previews from the game to watch, "Corruption" and "Bridge Fight" and two other videos that will become available 8.13.07. You can also close the docked window panel to play a game of "Uncover the cool Samus Artwork". Also the Wii Shopping Channel informs us that North America gets a Metroid Month! (thanks luther for the heads up!) The month brings us:
Metroid on the 13th
Super Metroid on the 20th.
Metroid Prime 3 on the 27th
- Captain Seagull
P.S. Update not available in Europe, can anyone confirm Japan? Australia? P.P.S. It also appears that the last update also changed mail notifications a little as well, A sonar ring comes out of the "mail" button with an accompanied sound to inform you of the new mail.
No, none of your music collection has been corrupted, don't worry about the precious video game soundtracks, they are all sleeping peacefully in your hard drive. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, now thats worth posting news about! If you wanna see "the pretty" inside this new game, then by all means, "Read More", Video and Screenshots to make your mouth water...
Ever since the boxart was revealed, there has been some speculation over the absence of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo.
It was confirmed yesterday that Metroid Prime: Corruption will not be playable online.
For many this won't stop them purchasing the game, but for me, the online play was a big draw. The Metroid Prime games have been good, but I've never been overly excited about them. Hunters on the DS was different - the online play added that extra that made the game more playable for me. Now I'm not so sure if I'm going to be so eager to pick up Corruption when it gets released over here. Hopefully by then a few of you will have played it, and we'll know if it's worth it.
What about you? Does this affect your decision?
It's not all bad news - there are some incredible new screenshots for you too look at, whilst you wait for the 27th August (US).
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