Underplayed Gems

Super Metroid: Recovery (2018)

Platforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Main story
about 10 hours
Completionist
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A Super Metroid ROM hack reimagining Zebes with a new item order and boss sequence for a fresh but familiar adventure.

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About

Samus has lost her upgrades (again) after her mission on SR388. Journey with her back to Zebes to find the Infant Metroid and to recover her lost abilities. This hack takes the map of the original game and brings a new spin on what you think of as Super Metroid. Explore reimagined rooms with a new item and boss order, as well as two extra minibosses. Many quality-of-life patches and hex tweaks have been applied to make your playing experience smooth. Though for the most part as difficult as the original, there are some parts that are much more difficult. Will Samus be able to recover her upgrades, or will the universe be doomed to domination by the evil Space Pirates?

Screenshots

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