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Metroid II: Return of Samus on the Game Boy
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03/16/16, 00:30    Edited: 03/16/16, 00:30
 
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I'm still a little bitter at Nintendo for putting this game on the black & white Game Boy instead of the NES where it belonged in full, glorious color.
03/24/16, 01:15   
@TriforceBun

You know what's funny? I didn't know you could kill her any other way. I always had her eat me, and blow her up from the inside.

@Shadowlink

Same here...!
03/24/16, 15:00   
TriforceBun said:
Are you playing Super Metroid next? Would be a cool chaser to Metroid 2 since it follows directly in the story.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question! Yeah, I've played and beat Super Metroid next, but forgot to make a post about it. I'll do that soon!

Zero said:
Now that you mention Other M I think that was it.

There was a boss in Prime 2 that does the same thing. It was the worm-hydra thing. But that game makes it pretty obvious that you're supposed to be eaten.
03/24/16, 17:14   
Edited: 03/24/16, 17:15
@WrathOfSamus777

Yeah, but then we wouldn't have gotten the much cooler-looking, now-iconic Varia Suit design. That upgrade was specifically created to look that way to make up for the lack of color. I've said it before, and I'll say it again; some of Nintendo's best innovations have come from hardware restrictions.
03/25/16, 19:17   
@GameDadGrant
That's the first time I've heard that and I'm not sure what lack of color has to do with it, but OK. I still refuse to play my games in B&W.
03/25/16, 19:57   
@WrathOfSamus777

You could always try the fan remake. I think this game has color if you play it on the super Gameboy too.
03/25/16, 20:24   
@WrathOfSamus777

Wikitroid said:
When added to the standard Power Suit, the Varia provides extra (red-orange) armor. In the original Metroid the Varia Suit would turn Samus' armor pink, but a design change was made in Metroid II, as the Game Boy used a monochrome system.

SOURCE

The good news is, Metroid II was never black and white! It was...green. All green.

@Hero_Of_Hyrule

The Super Gameboy adds a bit of color to the game. It makes Samus appear in her trademark yellow and orange colors. The rest of the world is basically different shades of blue. Which actually works out okay...so long as you don't mind blue-colored lava.
03/25/16, 20:30   
Edited: 03/25/16, 20:31
The Game Boy Color adds even more colour to the game than the Super Game Boy, though still not as much as an NES or GBC game. Still, sure beats pea soup!
03/25/16, 20:53   
@Mop it up CREAMED SPINACH COLOR.

03/25/16, 20:58   
@Zero Sounds tastier than pea soup at least.
03/25/16, 21:01   
Hero_Of_Hyrule said:
@WrathOfSamus777

You could always try the fan remake. I think this game has color if you play it on the super Gameboy too.
I played it in color and beat it eventually on my GBA.
03/25/16, 21:51   
@GameDadGrant
I thought the game looked ugly without color, or with one color. The art looked good though. Samus' model did look very improved.
03/25/16, 21:55   
@Mop it up

My grandmother used to make pea and ham soup. My mother still makes it from time to time.

It is what evil tastes like.
03/25/16, 23:35   
@WrathOfSamus777

Yeah, the trade off for lack of colors was larger, more detailed sprite work for Samus and the various enemies. Thankfully Super Metroid came along and gave us the best of both worlds.

EDIT I'm with you on the idea of a "Zero Mission" level remake for Return of Samus, though! I'd totally be down for that.
03/26/16, 00:23   
Edited: 03/26/16, 00:25
Whoa whoa whoa, split pea soup is great! I need to cook some up for you guys, it's tasty as heck.

I don't even like peas either.
03/26/16, 02:15   
Split pea soup is fantastic! It's even better than Metroid Prime!
03/26/16, 22:25   
Edited: 03/26/16, 22:26
I think I'm gonna play and finish this before Super Metroid comes out. I've never finished it. The lack of a map always gave me pause, just like with the original Metroid.
03/27/16, 04:06   
@Hero_Of_Hyrule

Split Prime Soup.
03/27/16, 10:27   
@Hero_Of_Hyrule Do you even know what words mean?
03/27/16, 20:13   
@sirmastersephiroth

Have you played Metroid: Zero Mission? It will alleviate your mapless concerns.
03/27/16, 22:28   
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