A dedicated fan going under the moniker of DoctorM64 has taken it up on himself to remake the Gameboy's Metroid II: Return of Samus. Some might already know a bit about this, as its been in development for quite some time.

This is awesome news, especially if you're kind of a shallow gamer like me who finds it a struggle to play anything pre-SNES/Genesis era. A gameplay video can be found at the bottom of this post.

[He's] ripped the assets out of Metroid Fusion and used them as a starting point to rebuild the ol' monochrome beep-fest in much the same way Nintendo did for the original Metroid with Zero Mission.

It's Windows-only unfortunately, but judging by the video at the source, it's some impressive work that clearly took a really long time to do. Let's keep in mind that the better this man does, the more likely he is to be shut down with a firmly-worded cease and desist letter. He even points out that he's aware of that on his blog.

chautemoc via aeropause.com »