Metroid II: Distress Call
Moehr's Metroid II hack tells a brand-new story aboard a research station overrun by pirates, with new maps, graphics and gameplay in a short, self-contained mission.
What it is
Metroid II: Distress Call throws out the Metroid-hunting plot of the original and replaces it with a story of its own. A research satellite has been attacked and its owners have already sacrificed everyone aboard rather than let their weapons project fall into the wrong hands; Samus answers the distress call, docks with the station and has to clear it of the pirates who came for those prototype bioweapons.
What's new
- An original story unrelated to Metroid II
- New maps, graphics and gameplay set inside the station, with a map of the station provided
- Clear goals: defeat 21 pirates and, if you can, recover 35 pieces of equipment
- A compact length suited to a single evening
Playing it
Version 1.01 was released by Moehr in May 2023. The patch is applied to your own copy of Metroid II: Return of Samus following the creator's instructions on the hack's database page linked below. The screenshot here shows the original game.