No future for AM2R
Nintendo of America, Inc. has filed a takedown request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). I received the request on my personal email, so I'm complying with their requests.
There will be no more AM2R updates, and no more releases under any platform.
Thank you for the support during all these years.
Comments
DoctorM64, your team's Am2R for me will always be the definitive Metroid 2 now. I don't care what Nintendo says.
From the little references to Prime games in the log, to the cave from Fusion, to every little detail you guys put in, this game is by and far amazing.
I've followed you and this blog for 8 years or so. I've read your updates, bemoaned delays, and eaten up any screenshots you posted. I even specifically avoided all demos before 1.4 so that I could have the full experience if you ever managed to release it. And your team delivered.
So thank you. Thank you so very much for the first ridiculously satisfying Metroid game (and Metroidvania game) I've played in maybe 12 years. This is by and far the best. I do hope Nintendo someday changes their mind, because Am2R deserves more credit.
Sus Juegos son una mierda total y cuando alguien tiene una gran idea y la lleva adelante hacen lo posible por joderle la vida.
Creo que alguien deberia boicotear sus ventas de consolas y juegos a ver si asi se iban a pique de una vez y se dejaban de estupideces sobre dcma y mierdas varias que a lo unico que les lleva es a no vender un solo juego.
Simply do not understand the policy of Nintendo games.
Their games are total crap and when someone has a great idea and carries on doing their best to pounding her life.
I think someone should boycott sales of consoles and games to see if they would pique once and stopped on dcma stupidities and several shits that the only thing that brings them is not to sell a single game.
At best, Nintendo might allow him to port/remake the remake to one of thier consoles, but I don't think Nintendo is currently considering that plan, and if they were, then they'd probably go with the staff they know and hired over some programmer who managed to code an exceptional metroid game. : (
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I really enjoyed playing this remake, it's so much fun.
Thanks for putting so much effort into AM2R. I have witnessed an immense amount of progress since I first downloaded one of your demos that only went up to the second water pipeline area when I was still a little kid. Now I am 16 and was amazed with how it turned out. It is really unfortunate what Nintendo has decided for the fate of AM2R, but you have accomplished so much!
The only issue I found was not your fault at all. The game felt short, but that was the original game's problem too. I played through Metroid II so I could have better context of what I was seeing in your remake. You enhanced the game in every way, and gave it its own original feel. All the cool tricks I could do in Super Metroid were present. That made me happy. The puzzle aspect was cool too. I kind of wish spore spawn or some variation of a plant boss was in the Metroid breeding ground area that had the spores and was dark.
SPOILERS IN THE FEEDBACK BELOW:
I loved how you gave the game a Metroid Prime atmosphere; especially with the final boss fight (each segments where you fight and move forward until you are in a final showdown with the enemy.
The 'count down' bar was such a troll considering that no matter how fast you complete the way back from the depths below the tower, you would still get screwed over by the two doors and the bar speeding up XD.
The implementation of Serris was an awesome idea and got me excited when I heard the Serris music.
Once again, brilliant work! Keep the Metroidvania genre alive!!!!!
I actually have a sensation that they would take this project down (and sadly they did) but in the time that i could downloaded the remake, i gotta to say, it's a 10/10, it have that atmosferic ambient that i could classificate as Metroid itself.
Don't let this strike down in the videogame industry, you have talent, thing that Nintendo would never see on people because they are so greedy in HIS products that they don't even know how to reach his fanbase today.
Search for friends and keep working in more games, people like you (and your staff) are the generation that we need to make decents games once again.
Again, as a simple Super Mario World hacker, i have to say, congratulations from the bottom from my heart, and trust me, people really loved this, they missed Metroid.
See you in the next mission.
(Apologies from some orthography and grammar errors, i'm spanish, Chilean)
Love you all.
Nintendo's actions make me sad. I guess they felt they had to do it on principle... Although, I do wonder if they shut it down because they were jealous.
This game will live in my memory (and probably various backup locations) for as long as I shall live. Thank you to everyone who worked on this, it is truly a masterpiece, and I am grateful to you all.
If this is truly the end of your project, though, I just want to say that you did an absolutely fantastic job on it. The game mechanics, the graphics, the sound quality, and simply how outright authentic the whole game feels...seriously, you did the legacy of the Metroid series proud with this game. Well done.
The original author can't be held accountable for game being available against his will. Therefore I'll invite people who like me downloaded it before it got nuked, to upload it everywhere they can.
wish Nintendo didn't send a DMCA notice though, wish they would just take the fact that there will be fan games of there games, oh well though
Metroid Remake me facion, lo acabo de terminar junto con mi hijo , fue espectacular.
un gran abrazo desde colombia
¡Me cago en el copyright, que ni siquiera protege a los verdaderos creadores, sino que engorda a empresarios y ejecutivos carroñeros, que exprimen obras que ellos no hicieron; no son mas que unos fariseos pedazos de mierda, vaya judiada!
¡Gracias por AM2R, es un sueño hecho realidad!
¡Todo el equipo de AM2R...son los mejores!
¡AM2R hizo historia, y eso ni la maldita DMCA lo borrara!
¡Gracias, gracias y mil gracias!
¡Saludos desde Bolivia!
MAA (Kraid´s Lair SSoldier)
You are a truthful master for creating such a master piece. I am savoring every minutes of this game as I play it. I love the challenge that was brought and the atmosphere is so perfectly dark at some time and lively when needed. I would buy 10 games like that if they were to be released. Nintendo should hire you and make you project manager so that you can fix whats been happening to poor samus in the late releases.
Your a god for creating this you and your supporters. I am so afraid to finish it... I don't want this to end. You made it in the top 3 list that's for sure on my list As well. Oh and You shouldn't have to ask Nintendo Nada! They should beg you to join them instead of hunting you down. Love your work. Hope you make more 2dgames:)
You just did the job that Nintendo should have done since many years.
Thanks again.
I'd be happy to see more patches done to the game, be it your work or fanwork.
I feel you may be being hoodwinked here.
With the release of the latest Metroid game, it frankly hurts me how badly Nintendo is treating not only one of it's greatest franchises, but also it's gamers and fans. Even though
they do have the right to protect their IP, at least AM2R is out in the wild spreading all over the internet, keeping itself alive by traveling from place to place, giving others a
piece of Samus Aran's journey.
If you make another game or not, then...See you next mission.
~Serrara
This game is friggin amazing. Thanks for putting so much effort into it.
We the fans have been waiting for years to get another great metroid game and along you came to help feed us with this great game you remade out of love for the franchise.
There's only one thing I hope and that's for you to do a big copy paste of all the comments we've been writing here and send them back to Nintendo.
You obviously got their attention, why not push a bit and try to get them to open their eyes?
Maybe something positive will come out of this and either they will release a new game or even better, take this one and release it.
Great work on a game I have grown up to love.
Thank you so much!!
We the fans have been waiting for years to get another great metroid game and along you came to help feed us with this great game you remade out of love for the franchise.
There's only one thing I hope and that's for you to do a big copy paste of all the comments we've been writing here and send them back to Nintendo.
You obviously got their attention, why not push a bit and try to get them to open their eyes?
Maybe something positive will come out of this and either they will release a new game or even better, take this one and release it.
Great work on a game I have grown up to love.
Thank you so much!!
I rapidly searched the web like crazy to see if there was still any way left to get your game and I was lucky, so now I'm playing it and I have to say... CONGRATS, MAN! IT'S SO AMAZING I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT. I played every Metroid game ever released but Metroid 2 was the only one I never was able to finish, since I got stuck at some point and anyway it was really not appealing to me to play on original GB with such crappy graphics. I fantasized with a remake since then, hoping some day it would be possible.
Your project makes me think you're some divine being that heard my prayers and brought me exactly what I wanted so much, for so long.
For that I just wanted to say, THANK YOU!
I remember when I was a kid, I played the original Metroid 2 game endlessly on my gameboy.
Somehow you guys have made it 10 times better than the original :D It's well balanced in regards of weapons and enemies.
The music/sound effects is/are solid, the pasing is great, the graphics are nice. The environments are so different from one another and when you get to some of the parts of the map, where scientists and soldiers have been defeated by metroids, it just gives some speculation to what has happened here, which gives the game an even greater in depth story.
another thing that I was pleased about, were all the extra things you added to the game. For example the backgrounds that vary from day to evening, and the morphball's effect on the machinery, in different parts of the game.
But all in all guys you made one hell of a game and when I played it, I felt like I was sitting in my room as a kid, playing the original Metroid 2 all over again, which gave me one hell og a big smile.
I think it was a dick move from Nintendo, that they shut this project down. I think that they should have made you an offer so that you could have made the game for virtual consol or something like that.
You should be very proud of the work, that you have done. I hope to see games from you guys in the future, cause there is not doubt about you being a great team :D
This is truly terrible for you guys. I am so proud of every single person who worked on this game. It's honestly is one of the best games I've ever played. I've been a fan of the Metroid series ever since I was 5, and this has made my heart explode with joy.
Though it is sad your game got shot down by Nintendo, there are plenty of space pirates spreading you child that is AM2R all across the galaxy that is the internet. It appears that this time, the space pirates are willing to side with us bounty hunters for the first time in history for the sake of having AM2R touch the souls of many, many more people.
Sincerely,
Rowan Miller
(An AM2R fan that's been here since day 1)
The slightest polish and tons of money could be made.
If rights were split for YOU the developer and they own the title.
I'm sure even if the profits were heavily in their favor... (90/10%)
Still confused how almost entirely fan made things don't fall under FAIR USE ??
Am2r wasn't being sold.(free)
And they don't have any competition with new titles...
The fact that you even added in before the title screen: "Based on a game by Nintendo, Metroid 2." Made me happier than any game Nintendo has made in years because of that continuity.
Thank you!!
SamtheMetroid243
SamtheMetroid243
This game made me so happy when i first got it,and i've waited as this game was updating.
Your game was so good and i really appreciate all your hard work and i hope that one day you'll be a popular game developer
- Julian.
But still will there really be Another Metroid 3 Remake? When I saw that message, I almost passed out of overhype!
Man bro, this fan game had so much potential too. Too bad Miyamoto is Jelly of the fact that you're doing a better job than he ever could. Also since I can guarantee that this was in fact not a project meant for profit in anyway, shape or form. Then allow me another question, What part of the words "non-profit" does Nintendo apparently have trouble understanding, just like with the Super Mario 64 (unity ver.) and Pokemon Prism version. I still firmly believe that Miyamoto is just bitter that other people are actually showing him up on his material no less. Now that's some shame right there.
Now that the switch is out, perhaps you might be able to suggest that this title become available on their e-store? All it would take is some joy pad remapping. I realize the internet will not let your effort fade away, but for those who never really venture outside of the content provided directly on Nintendo devices, it would be wonderful for those individuals to have a chance to experience the wonderful work you have done.
Even if this project has truly come to an end, I want to once again express how much gratitude I have that you took such care and effort to remind me of why I love the Metroid games. Thank you and best wishes for your future endeavors.
I just want you to know that Nintendo of America can go die in a fire. This isn't the first time they've treated their Fans poorly or straight up ignored them. Honestly they aren't even making another Metroid game (as far as I know) and they have the terrible judgement to pull this from further development. AM2R, had it gone the way of things like the Black Mesa Mod, could very well have been a great money maker for them, and they're missing out.
As for the game itself; it's absolutely marvelous. I say it 100% literally when I say that it is awesome (i.e. Left me in awe and wonder). This game is exceptional, with nods to older games as well as a well designed story line that fits well into the game. Pacing and gameplay are perfect. The only 2 extremely minor complaints that I have are that the Omega Metroids are really easy, and that there isn't more added in the new areas.
I thank you guys for your hard work and dedication. You renew my faith in that SOME people still make games that are worth playing. You should all get together and form your OWN company and design your OWN games. I would have gladly dropped 30-50 dollars on this one, and would happily buy games from you in the future should you choose to organize as such.
How dare you Nintendo? To knowingly undermine your most dedicated and loyal fans? So that's how it is? We sink thousands of dollars into all your consoles, all your games, and this is how we are treated in the end? Some of your games and developers will always be my favorites, but your corporation is absolutely shameful at this point.
You screwed up by giving Sakurai too much freedom for Other M, and you chose to release Federation Force that was developed so many years ago that it wouldn't be well received regardless of bias.
Keeping the Metroid franchise and its loyal fans in the dark for 7 years, cutting your losses and giving up because of your incompetence, is not the solution to your petty financial problems.
This is OUR fandom, OUR gaming hobbies, and OUR creativity that you are trifling with. We are not your property, Nintendo. We are free men and women who will express our right not to be silenced by you.
I hope you will have a shiny future and a realy great time. A time so good like all the fans had while by playing your Metroid 2 Remake. Thank you for the great time you gave us with your game!
Guys, you have done amazing work and make many people happy. Including me. I started to play this series only now and now i know why peoples loves it so much.
Everyone that has worked on this game has done a great service to the Metroid community. Thank you for all your hard work and see you next mission.
Talk about copyright, i'm ashamsed that nintendo was in my live
Tu AMR2 tiene igual o más calidad que muchos juegos que están saliendo para Switch.
It's not just me just being a salty Metroid fan- F-Zero fans, Star Fox fans, and pretty much any non-Mario/Zelda/Pokemon fan has had to deal with their indifference and arrogance for years.
It still boggles my mind how many people defended Nintendo's actions. Have they been paying attention at ALL at the middle finger Nintendo's fans have been getting all these years? It just goes to show how strong Nintendrones' fanboyism is. Nintendo could take a dump in a game box, put 'screw you' on the cover, and fans would STILL defend it.
But, enough negativity. Please, AM2R team, make a new, original game. I'd support it in a heartbeat. AM2R was almost perfect- you needed a Gunpei Yokoi memorial in there (I'm surprised there wasn't one!) I thank you for taking the high road despite the circumstances.
...and now i'm immensly pissed off for no reason
Today we learned Metroid Prime 4 and Metroid: Samus Returns were both under development, and it makes sense now why they made this request.
Best wishes, hope you'll be enjoying those games when they arrive.
Cheers.
My compliments on the wealth of original content as well. Creating new mechanics, new music, new bosses, cutscenes... The level of dedication really came through and convinced me that your team has a bright future in game design or wherever you wish to take your talents. Thank you very much for your hard work over the years and good luck in your future endeavors.
I'm sad though this project was taken down. It shows a lot of love for the franchise and its infuriating to see a lot of work from a bunch of talented people to go to waste, shame on you Nintendo.
Its within their rights to cease the game distribution, but hell, it could have been done in a gracious way. The original is 20 years old and this one would not hurt its sales, if so it would increase them by putting it on the spotlight again.
You have my appreciation for the work you all done and, for me, it still counts as one of the best 2D Metroid games ever.
You did a great job guys, i'm really sorry for the turn of events and i hope the next Ori game will be great because the first one was alos awesome.
With kindest regards,
a fan
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