Post by: LassePalle on January 22, 2004, 06:27:51 AM
Source: Nintendo News Letter
Nintendo has just released some new info about their upcoming GBA title Metroid Zero. Scheduled to release this February, the game will be an updated remake of the original Metroid for the NES. Apart from improved graphics and sound, the game will have an expanded plot. While the basic story elements will be familiar to fans of the original, new cut-scenes have been implemented to bring the plot further to life. Also, new power-ups can be acquired - some of which stem from other installments of the series, while others - such as the Power Grip and the Zip Line - have never been seen before. What these do is still a mystery.
For more information, you can check out http://www.metroid.com/zeromission
Edit: Link fixed.
Post by: Chode2234 on January 22, 2004, 07:22:10 AM
Post by: PaLaDiN on January 22, 2004, 07:25:47 AM
They better make it slightly better than the last one though. Less linear, less story.
Heh, I never thought I'd want a game to have less story.
Post by: BlackGriffen on January 22, 2004, 08:32:27 AM
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Post by: Jonnyboy117 on January 22, 2004, 09:35:50 AM
I'm pumped about these new powers. I was really disappointed in the lack of new upgrades in Fusion, even though there were some new intrinsic abilities like being able to hang on ledges. It looks like even some of the recycled powers from other games have been tweaked in various ways for Zero Mission.
Also exciting is that since Zero Mission is based on the original game and therefore will probably reuse much of the old level designs and sequencing, we probably will get a more open, slower-paced experience than Fusion was.
By the way, we are going to have a ton of new information on Zero Mission next week, including impressions of the final version and a review before the ship date.
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 22, 2004, 09:37:49 AM
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Post by: Bartman3010 on January 22, 2004, 04:11:42 PM
...whats next?
Must be Super Mario Advance 5: Super Mario Bros.
Post by: Djunknown on January 22, 2004, 04:18:10 PM
A little story/cutscene never hurt anyone. My guess is this title will bridge some gaps. As long as it doesn't hold your hand, it should be ok.
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Post by: FroM ThA GamEcAve on January 23, 2004, 06:50:15 AM
my parents went away on a business trip and left me completely alone (my Nintendo was my babysitter)
I had gotten tired of trying to escape minus world on SMB (25 times in two minutes yea right!) and needed a change, so I popped in Metroid after I realized that this game had (well) hidden powerups , I began exploring.By about 6:00 in the evening I had made it deep into Norfair. This was my first expeirence of a survival horror game . If you tried to correct your step on a small ledge after killing a huge Disega( i think that was what those side hoppers were called in Norfair) Another would pop up just as fast as you scroll the screen making my small fingers work at light speed. The music sent chills down my spine as nightfall hit . I remember taking a break and walking around my house with that music still playing it felt like my house was an extension of Zeebes but, the only enemies were the ghosts of my solitary paranoia I beat Metroid around 10:30 that night and it changed my tastes for games forever .Prior to Metroid there were very few games that didn't require you just to get from point A to point B (besides zelda anyways) . I must admit that Metroid PRIME made some of those paranoid emotions surface again ( the research facillities in phendrana drifts [!]) I am VERy intrested to see how they have remastered the great Gumpei Yokoi's masterpeice. Now they just have to re-release all 4 prevoius metroids in 2.5D on cube and i'll be able do die a happy man.
PS ... a new KID Icaraus is a must!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DANGER TERROR
HORROR !!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ian Sane on January 23, 2004, 07:34:49 AM
) I have never beaten any of them because, well, I suck at beating the bosses. I love the exploring gameplay style but I've always been bad with game bosses and sure enough there's always one that schools me everytime.My big gripe with the original Metroid is the same gripe I have with a lot of NES games: the technical limitations make the game unnecessarily difficult. Just like how it irritates the f*ck out of me that Link's sword has no range in The Legend of Zelda I can't stand how Samus is unable to shoot diagonally in Metroid. That just makes the game brutally difficult because some of flying enemies come at you at an angle thus making it nearly impossible to shoot them. With that technical limitation gone and with a map (another missing element that makes the original too hard) Zero Mission should make for a much more playable Metroid game. I can't wait even though I'll likely get smoked by some boss I can't beat like always.
While I typically don't care for re-releases and remakes I think remakes of some of the best NES games for the GBA would be great. Aside from Metroid I'd like to see remakes of Kid Icarus, both Zelda games, and maybe some more obscure stuff like Star Tropics. Unlike SNES ports these games actually could use a redoing. It would be nice if they included the originals too for comparison.
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Post by: LJKKJLCM9 on January 23, 2004, 10:41:11 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on January 23, 2004, 10:54:13 AM
It also bugs me that we're expected to pay $30 for each Mario game seperately when ten years ago we could get four Mario games on one SNES cartridge. If it's an old game I shouldn't be expected to pay full price for it. They should come in collections like Midway Arcade Treasures or Sonic Mega Collection. Those re-releases are amazing because not only are the games in their original form but you also get a whole bunch of them for the price of one.
Post by: vudu on January 23, 2004, 10:55:43 AM
Post by: FroM ThA GamEcAve on January 23, 2004, 01:16:45 PM
Yes the first Metroid had some control issues but really what games did'nt back then?. (Even the first SMB had sluggish control) I mean were talking 1986- a time when if you fell down the same path that you traveled up, the screen wouldn't scroll and you would die. When I mentioned "Survival Horror" earlier, a BIG part of that horror WAS the lack of a diagonal shot and unless you had the screw attack or the ice beam you would constantly be firing and backing up a little - only to scroll another copy of the enemy back on the screen. Back then you had to figure out alternatives to sloppy control, we are spoiled theese days !!. As for remakes, of course we want to see new franchises but honestly theese companies know the have a "sure bet" releasing a revamped classic title. Kid Icaraus is a title that I know everyone wants to see re-released , but I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo was trying to figure out a new way to play it. Really that game WAS a test of several ways to improve on the traditional side scroller. you can see Marios' influence, some early vertical scrolling even some Zelda-esque duengeon crawling. To bring it into the new day you would see a game that played very similar to the new castlevania on PSpoo (heavy 2.5d influence with some 3D deungeon exploration). Star Tropics would also bea great remake!!! Bring em' on!!!!!!!!!!
