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SR-388: The Bigger, Badder, Not A Metroid II Remake Fan Project

We shan't be lacking Metroid fan made games any time soon, it seems, as news of Von Richter's take on the adventures of Samus Aran looks to outdo "Project AM2R" in features and function. "SR-388," as it's known, boasts thousand of frames of animation, mini-games, new weapons, new mini-bosses and more, as it's more of a re-imagining than a graphical spit-shine. It looks just super and will hopefully give me, personally, the chance to revisit Planet SR-388 without having to compromise my strict graphics whore principles.

6:40 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Michael McWhertor
7,435 views, 66 comments

Latest by MaiAriSquee: This is going to be quite the crowning portfolio piece for everyone involved when it's done... :) Also, I have read that this trailer is already out of date. more »

zombies

Peach, Samus Return To Feast Upon The Living

Peach and Samus? Hot. But Peach and Samus...dead? Then reanimated, and driven by a hunger for the flesh of the living? Not ho-....ah, who am I kidding. Still hot. Maybe even hotter. Samus is obviously above, with Peach after the jump, because she may be NSFW. Things look awfully decomposed down there. Still not 100% sure. More »

4:30 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Luke Plunkett
38,210 views, 115 comments

Latest by diablodevil2: Pictures like these make me sad ._. Well done, certainly, but I just don't like nice people becoming horrible zombies. more »

rumors

Metroid Movie Rumors Resurface

This close-cropped image, purported to be of a poster for a Metroid movie coming next year, proves absolutely zilch. But a Swedish blog says the director John Woo will announce such a film at Comic-Con, now underway through Sunday in New York City.

Metroid was optioned for a film deal way back in 2004, according to the Hollywood Reporter. And then, nothing. I can't get this Swedish blog to load, but the date on this poster — if it's European format, that's February 5, 2009 and that's a Thursday. If it's US, that's May 2 (prime blockbuster season — have we ever had a video game adaptation release in May? I don't follow that closely) and that's a Saturday. US releases typically open on Wednesdays or Fridays.

Oh, and John Woo is not in the Comic Con's list of guests.

Debunked?

John Woo to Announce Metroid Film at NYC Comic-Con [Destructoid, via The Tanooki]

1:00 PM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By ogood
9,214 views, 73 comments

mods

Samus, Unreal Tournament III's Newest Contender

After transplanting Master Chief from his warm, green home on the Xbox 360 to the PlayStation 3, it was hard to imagine a greater iconoclastic modder offense...but one may have just happened. The newest entrant to the UTIII unlicensed mods club is this Samus Aran skin. Play Metroid, kinda, on your PS3!

As Microsoft explained before, there's nothing illegal about creating or downloading such mods. But that doesn't mean Epic will pay you $1,000,000 for one. Their Make Something Unreal Contest bans the use of "third party intellectual property, including, but not limited to software, images, characters, logos, names and trademarks." Still, some pranks are so good, they're worth the free work.

Character - Samus Aran [UT3Mod via PS3Fanboy]

11:40 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Mark Wilson
16,854 views, 69 comments

metroid

Metroid 2 Remake Is Painstakingly Gorgeous

Remakes of old classics - especially ones done by bedroom coders - aren't exactly new, but then they're often not exactly great, either. So it's nice to find "Another Metroid 2 Remake" bucks that trend by looking absolutely wonderful. It's the work of an Argentinean chap by the name of Milton, he's building the whole thing via Game Maker, and it's been nearly three years in the making. Trailer's after the jump if you're interested, and you can check out screens and a project status report at Milton's blog. More »

4:00 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Luke Plunkett
26,183 views, 100 comments

Latest by SuperMaxZero: @krunkjuice: You must be confusing them with Squaresoft, who shut down Chrono Trigger remakes and the like every other day and sue over knock-off merchandise they don't even make themselves. more »

clips

Japanese Women Like Metroid Prime Too

While the majority of the Japanese Wii line-up looks to be targeted at families who wear nothing but sterile white cotton, the marketing for Metroid Prime 3 Corruption skews a bit differently overseas. That image of a lonesome gamer transfixed by the blue glow of a monitor in a darkened room, the very thing Nintendo was rejecting? Apparently, it's kosher again and precisely the kind of thing that appeals to women looking for something to play between bouts of Wii Play. We'll see if attractive, wispy Japanese women and fashionable Japanese men take the FPS plunge when the Wii Metroid ships in Japan next week. I'm expecting a debut somewhere in the teens.

4:20 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Michael McWhertor
4,049 views, 72 comments

Latest by Saith17: @Kai_: I switched the trigger to b before even pressing A once. more »

art

Incredible Samus 16-Bit Painting

Kotakuite the-hypnotoad toiled for months on this truly incredible 16 bit Samus painting. It is approximately three feet tall and stands watch over his desk. I've seen quite a few pixel paintings in my time and none of them comes even close to this. No decals here folk, that's all hand painted. Amazing work, the-hypnotoad! Make the jump to check out a nice close-up of the work.

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2:00 PM on Sun Feb 10 2008
By fdemarco
14,309 views, 88 comments

Latest by DicksonPoon: @Eienhander: I dislike it greatly when people try to come off as an authority on subjects as subjective as art. I also second everything else in your post, and regret that, in my haste, I forgot to compliment the-hypnotoad's wonderful work. more »

legos

Mother Brain and Others in Legos

Lego wrangler Lwelyk has put together a little blog featuring his video game Lego creations. Each piece is an exact recreation of the original 2D sprite artwork where one pixel equals one square Lego block. Aside from Mother Brain we also get Phanto, Mushroom Block, Flying Shy Guy, Tingle and tons of others. The Mother Brain is by far the most impressive but the Twinrova piece definitely gets an honorable mention.

Lwelyk's Legos

2:00 PM on Sat Jan 26 2008
By fdemarco
6,387 views, 56 comments

Latest by Omnidum: Just to annoy, but why have a danish invention been made into art? more »

wii

Metroid Prime 3 Dated for Japan (Took Long Enough!)

This one goes out to readers in Japan. Well, readers in Japan with Nintendo Wiis. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is *finally* getting a long overdue release date for The Land of the Rising Sun. The game will drop March 6 for ¥6,800 (US $64). The game was first released in North America last August, then in Europe in late October and finally in Australia in early November. Sure the series is more popular in those territories, but PAL countries getting games before Japan? Hello backwards day!
Metroid Prime 3 [Dengeki Online]

11:00 PM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
2,566 views, 60 comments

Latest by drbrownt0wn: those complaining about the controls in Prine 3 are have the wrong settings, period. That, or you guys donthave.. arms and thumbs and all that good stuff. Theres a reason why this game is considered one of the BEST FPS'controller more »

coolness

Amazingly Amazing Gaming Balloons

There are some posts that make us deliriously happy. This is is one of them. Flickr user TwystNeko has been twisting and tying up a steady stream of nerd-related balloons. From Mario to Mega Man and from Portal to Pokémon, the site has a nice cross section of gaming balloons. Sure, that cake might be a lie, but it still actually looks delicious. We've seen the future, and it's inflated.

Balloon a Day [Flickr, Thanks Chris!]

1:00 AM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
5,757 views, 38 comments

Latest by Dudemeister3: Oh mah gawd. These are awesome! more »

metroid

Bloody Samus Cosplay Done Right

Most cosplay fails from either poor costume construction or the revealing of too much unruly flesh. Few want to see Tifa reimagined as a heroine whose shorts are bursting at the seams with layers of manifested laziness, one reason why the generally slender cosplayers in Japan are held in high regard in such circles. Thankfully, this Metroid Prime-style Samus Aran cosplay, as performing by Swedish student Jenni Källberg hits all the right marks. Good outfit, adequate wig, excellent details and a distinct lack of body sloppiness. Many more photos at the link below.

Final score: A-.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Samus Aran Cosplay [Pixelninja]

3:40 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Michael McWhertor
19,077 views, 135 comments

Latest by That Girl Hates You: HOLY SHITE THATS AWESOME! more »

almost really hot

Playboy's Annual "Tribute" to Gaming Ladies

Playboy is paying a fourth annual tribute to the fine virtual ladies of video gaming by displaying them buck naked in their December issue hitting newsstands today. The 'Playing Rough' foxes include "Keaira" from Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, "Church & Black" from Jericho, "Morenn" from The Witcher, "Yoko Retomoto" from Kane & Lynch, "A'Kanna" from Conan and "Sarah Morrison" from Tabula Rasa. Ooh, for a moment I thought I saw Morris as in "Zack Morris," and uhh....was totally grossed out.

If someone were to post naked pictures of me on the Internet, I'm not sure if the word "tribute" would be the first to come to mind. But if that someone were Playboy, and that Internet were Playboy magazine, maybe I would feel differently (don't worry, I'm joking and would never do anything to hurt pornography). See the KSFW but probably NSFW promo pics after the jump (you pervs).

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1:22 PM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Mark Wilson
37,793 views, 51 comments

Latest by RawSteelUT: @belo: That's a problem in and of itself. You don't see this as a technique to get people to see a new movie, at least not this blatantly. more »

halloween

Metroid Pumpkin Glows, Might Eat Your Head

I know, some of you are getting sick of the pumpkins, but just remember, in one more day they'll be gone forever. Reader Christopher sent in his beautiful Metroid pumpkin along with several pics of the construction process. While we would never question the talents of such an Artist, what's the general consensus on power tool use in pumpkin carving? Is harnessing electricity considered, dare we say, cheating, in some circles?

1:40 PM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Mark Wilson
3,218 views, 24 comments

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Remembering Gunpei Yokoi

Today, October 4th, 2007, marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Gunpei Yokoi, the Nintendo engineer responsible for inventing the company's Game & Watch and Game Boy hardware. Yokoi also acted as producer on Nintendo-developed software like Metroid and Kid Icarus with the R&D1 and Intelligent Systems teams. For those who haven't yet watched RobotBling's fantastic piece on Yokoi titled "The Greatest Inventor", I highly recommend doing so.

Great thanks to Eric for the reminder. RIP Gunpei.

6:20 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,221 views, 50 comments

changed

Giant "S" Means Samus Wii Mod?

Wowzers! That's a Metroid Wii mod from modder Ramon. It's been painted Samus Varia Suit colors (red, orange and green) and even has a Wii-mote battery charger built-in. How's that for fancy? It's on the eBay auction block, but a portion of the proceeds goes to Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity. Sounds good, and all, but what's up with that giant "S"?
Metroid Wii [Gizmodo]

6:40 AM on Thu Sep 27 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
11,167 views, 53 comments

take it off!

Nintendo Is A Metroid Dread Tease

Anyone remember those rumors of a 2D Metroid title for DS called Metroid Dread? Formerly all but extinguished, the fanboys became rabid again after this message was found in Metroid Prime: Corruption:
Experiment status report update: Metroid project 'Dread' is nearing the final stages of completion.
So this means Metroid Dread is coming, right? Wrong. More »

10:40 AM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Mark Wilson
21,283 views, 97 comments

Latest by supercrap: If nobody remembers, Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission were announced (with screenshots and game footage) over a year before their respective release dates. If they haven't announced it (or are denying it), chances are we've got a lot of more »

prime time

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Drop Day

It may not hit Europe until late October, but Metroid Prime 3: Corruption finally gets its release. Yes! Soon people will be using their Wiis to play an actual game. It's due in stores today, and the title's website has gone live. There's a new MP3 ad with those Wii-mobile dudes as well as other stuff to click on. Anyone picking this up? Personally, my Wii is starved for Something. Anything.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption [Nintendo.com]

12:00 AM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
4,166 views, 95 comments

Latest by L_K_M: @Booji-Boy: Dunno, the reviews say it's faithfull to this. I was disappointed with the DS version, though. more »

vc update

Metroid Shines Through The Darkness

It's Metroid Monday! Today's VC update brings Samus Aran's debut video game to the Virtual Console lineup. Metroid for the NES (500 points) introduced the world to that five note musical intro that still gives me happy chills every time I hear it. It's part of the Month of Metroid leading up to Metroid Prime: Corruption's release on the 27th. Shining in the Darkness for the Genesis (800 points) is not, but it is still a fine example of a first-person dungeon romp RPG. Rounding out this week's trio is Cratermaze (600 points), a maze game featuring a time travel theme. Opi must rescue his friends from the villainous Zenzombie using...bwahahahahaha! Zenzombie! That's so awesome. Anyway, two excellent games including an opportunity to brush up on your Metroid skills in time for the big day...or you could just battle the evil Zenzombie *wipes at tears*. Your choice! More »

8:20 AM on Mon Aug 13 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,475 views, 29 comments

Latest by Norellicus: @RageKage: Myyyyyyy preciousssssss.... Super Metroid shall be mine! Original Metroid was too obscure for my tastes. If they'd update it with a map (the hugest change that Zero Mission made that improved the game imo) I'd probably buy it. more »