Will we ever get remasters of the Metroid Prime trilogy?

[TheSpaceBetween]

Some of ya'll who actually own the games and never played them but refuse to play them cause you want them on Switch...

If Retro Studios is doing the remasters, there's no way they'd half-ass it.

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They left out the amazing menu music in the Wii U trilogy, and vfx on Samus' arm cannon, and nerfed the difficulty in Prime 2. Unacceptable.

It's annoying if it's true that they're waiting for MP4 to release it. I haven't played any of them, so dumping a trilogy on me before the latest one hits will just burn me out.

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My guess is that if it's real (which is no guarantee), they'll do it about a year in advance. They're not super long games (by today's standards... about 12-20 hours) so it shouldn't be that bad.

 

[Jet Jaguar]

$69.99 MSRP
4:3 Aspect Ratio on MP1 and 2.
Can't invert X / Y axes
Available for a limited time (physical and digital)

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[Diego Renault]

A remaster of the trilogy would be so sick. Which studio would be the most suited to do the job? Panic Button?

 

[IronFalcon1997]

If you believe the insiders, then yes, it's coming. However, we were "supposed to see it" several times now, and while I get that with the delay they would delay MPT as well, it's pretty odd that there's been like 3 or 4 "last minute changes" where we haven't seen it. What I'm trying to say is, don't place your trust in insiders

 

[oatmeal]

In a year with a void in releases, this really would have helped.

 

[JCal]

MPT HD was the friends we made, as we suffered, along the way.

 

[takriel]

I only want it if it can hold 60fps at 1080p in docked mode with good-looking visual enhancements.

 

[MayorSquirtle]

It's really difficult to believe the line about how a trilogy port has been done for *literal years* and they didn't see a pandemic year with an anemic release schedule as a good time to deploy it.

 

[dancingcactus]

New Metroid is the only reason I would buy a Switch.

 

[electroshockwave]

It's really difficult to believe the line about how a trilogy port has been done for *literal years* and they didn't see a pandemic year with an anemic release schedule as a good time to deploy it.

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This is how I feel too. I'm sure they're just sitting on it to increase hype for Metroid Prime 4 on the Switch 2.

 

[bdwnfn99]

After how Mario 3D All Stars was treated I'm expecting the lowest possible effort being put into these ports, and nearly expecting MP1 on the cartridge and the other 2 being downloads.

I expect the absolute least now, given how Mario was treated.

 

[thepenguin55]

Honestly, I'm still convinced that it's been done and they're sitting on it. In fact I think that collection was the template they used for the Mario 3D collection so I'd expect some straight bare bones remasters. Also would not be shocked if it's available for only a limited time.

 

[dogbox]

I'm picturing a 3D All-Stars style minimal package, 6-12 months before Metroid Prime 4.

 

[HeyNay]

PLEASE NINTENDO

 

[AndrewGPK]

A remaster of the trilogy would be so sick. Which studio would be the most suited to do the job? Panic Button?

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Would be amazing. Panic Button seems to focus on making graphically demanding current gen titles (or I guess last gen now...) run on Switch. Does Nintendo work with any company like Sony does with Bluepoint that specializes in remasters and remakes? Seems like that would be a real value to them.

 

[Deleted member 6730]

I think all those insiders were fed bullshit.

Like ok, holding off game releases for a few months isn't uncommon in this industry. Holding off for three years when there were plenty of opportunities to release it earlier is. And Metroid Prime isn't Kingdom Hearts, you don't need to play the previous entries to understand what's going on so I don't buy "we're saving it so it's closer to Prime 4" either.

 

[Lord Azrael]

Will we EVER get them? Yes, eventually

 

[Jahranimo]

Yeah, it'll probably release closer to when Nintendo internally sees a viable window for Metroid Prime 4 to come out.

I can see 2022 at the latest.

Fortunately in the meantime, it's still available on the Wii U digitally :)

 

[Menx64]

Will we EVER get them? Yes, eventually

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Define ever! That sounds like 2050!

 

[Lord Azrael]

Define ever! That sounds like 2050!

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Well OP asked ever, so maybe it's five generations from now but gosh darn it we're gonna get 'em

 

[Stairouais]

Remasters? nope.
A port of Trilogy as is? probably.

 

[Princess Bubblegum]

They left out the amazing menu music in the Wii U trilogy, and vfx on Samus' arm cannon, and nerfed the difficulty in Prime 2. Unacceptable.

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Yes, the Wii ports of Prime 1 & 2 have flaws but it's not half-assed. Reworking both games to take advantage of the Wii remote could not have been simple.

 

[Vidpixel]

Hell, I'd simply take a Metroid Prime 1 remaster at this point. The GOAT.

 

[Deleted member 24079]

Here's the Nintendo method, never expect anything and once in awhile they'll surprise you

 

[molnizzle]

Some of ya'll who actually own the games and never played them but refuse to play them cause you want them on Switch...

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I refuse to play SD games unless pixel art. It's nearly 2021 and life is too short to spend it looking at trash.

 

[Hieroph]

Fusion first, then MPT.

And I'm talking about nuclear fusion here, not Metroid Fusion.

 

[Leo-Tyrant]

You know what?

I no longer care. I have been waiting for these 3 HD remasters since the 1080p era.

I expect them to be 8K, Dolby Vision 3.0 and 240fps when they finally happen in 2030. Or 2040 with the state of Nintendo in the IQ department.

I also want them to have regular controls options, Wiimote was nice but at the end and I enjoyed the cube controller in a more methodical way.