Prime 2D is a fan-made remake of
Metroid Prime in the style of the 2D
Metroid games, developed by a group known as Team SCU. It is not, however, aiming to recreate a 1:1 version of
Metroid Prime in 2D. Instead, it uses familiar elements from that game, like locations, music and enemies, and adapts and translates them to 2D as a commentary on the shift from 2D to 3D gaming. "Instead of copying the source material exactly, we are instead focused on taking the core concepts, translating those, and then implementing them in a logical 2D solution,"
reads a post by one of the team members from their official forums. "By doing this we allow ourselves to focus on building a good game first and foremost, and then using that as a base on which to create a familiar experience, rather than constraining ourselves to trying to implement 3D ideas in 2D space."
According to a post on their forums, work on
Prime 2D started in 2004 and has continued irregularly since then, seeing several shifts in personnel along the way. After a lengthy silent period, Team SCU released their first full demo on their official forums on April 1, as a reference to a long-running gag of releasing fake demos on April Fool's Day. Currently, it is only runnable on Windows and requires a mouse and keyboard to play. It is unknown if gamepad controls will be added to this demo or future releases.
You can download the Prime 2D demo at this link or at the source link below.
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