Samus' Game Boy Outing Metroid II Returns In Latest Nintendo Music Update

I get that the last update was one of the strongest for the app, but we haven't had an update in 2 weeks, so this feels really weak, and maybe they should have included Samus Returns...

Definitely a bit of an oddball choice imo, there are both other Game Boy games and other Metroid games that I think should have been a higher priority. Would have been nice to see the remake get released alongside this as well. I'm glad that they didn't forget about this game regardless though!

This really brings game preservation into view. What happens when this console retires?? Will people still listen to the music that’s been released on the switch?? I think most people will just move on to the next console. Does anyone listen to their 3ds dsi music anymore?? No. Everyone’s moved on to the switch.

I never played this game back in the day, so it’ll be cool listening to this for the first time.

I’m still riding high on the Thousand-Year Door soundtracks, so Nintendo has a lot of leeway with me for these smaller OSTs right now.

@MarcusIsCool
This is a mobile app though? I can get your comments about future-proofing in general, but this app isn't actually available on the Switch.

@Robot99 never knew it existed.

@MarcusIsCool
Ah, that's fair. Edited my post above, but I don't actually disagree with you about Nintendo's previously-weak future-proofing.

@Robot99 I figured that would be true. If we only had a unified way to play. I’m sure people here would love to play ds/3ds games. GameCube? Wii?? But thanks for the clarification. Personally I don’t own a switch so Ofcourse I wouldn’t have known.

@JJtheTexan
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That's how you do it, just remove the spaces inside the brackets. I added them because the site would otherwise think I'm trying to actually add a hyperlink.

About this update, I too was expecting them to add Samus Returns at the same time as Metroid II. However, I cannot complain for having more Metroid in Nintendo Music.

Formative game for me in the early 90's, some nice nostalgia here!

@MikeJones Thanks for pointing out the Metroid thing for platinum points! I'm close to having 1,000, should reach it once the monthlies refresh in November. Hopefully, it's still available then.

The first couple sentances had me a little hyped as i didnt play am2r or samus returns on 3ds and i find the gameboy version basically unplayable. Then oh it is just the music...I was hoping for something else.

Yeah, this is not a good one for music, the hardware is way too archaic for the melodies to shine. Way too many screechy beeps and boops that assault my ears.

Not exactly the perfect music when trying to get in a workout. But that Vs Metroid theme is kinda banging though.

underrated ost in my opinion

It’s obvious not every update is gonna be a “home run” but Nintendo Music at this point has several good additions at this point and tbh a nice companion app for my actual music app + music stream app for the Nintendo catalogue.

Would be nice if Xenoblade gets added eventually, but been enjoying the increased Fire Emblem presence since launch.

@MarcusIsCool
The NSO expansion has A LOT of games at the moment. Especially N64 has a few gems I never thought I'd play again! (Banjo Tooie, Paper Mario, Mario party 3! 🤎)

They're taking their sweet time, but slowly releasing GameCube games too...granted you play through Switch 2. Chibi robo is on there right now with F Zero GX.... It's awesome!

I liked the main planet theme, and "escape" is otherworldly!

I still think the fan remake is the best way to listen to this OST! 😂🤎

As a kid I never had Metroid II, which is a big shame, because I wouldn't have shut up about it to my friends, back then. It's such a good game and I finished it last year, mastered it even on Retro Achievements, which was pretty cool! It's so much better than Metroid 1. The only jarring omission is a map, but regardless, the game isn't that big of a maze and the seperate areas don't force you into huge backtracking trips, either.

Love that they added the OST. But I'm still impatiently waiting the Xenoblade series OSTs!

Love this game! Surface of SR388 theme needs more representation in the series and it's cross over appearances such as Smash Bros!

This is a fantastic soundtrack! Doubters, just give SR388 Main Theme a spin for 20 seconds, and you’ll believe too.

Underrated soundtrack (and game, since it's popular to hate on the first two Metroid games now). Ryoji Yoshitomi was a sound engineer first, tasked with making the music and creatively pieced together a lot of the music from SFX. It's like the game sampling itself. And it's a perfect fit to the mood of the quest. As with a majority of Nintendo Music app drops I already had this streaming on my own server many years ago, but it's really cool they're highlighting a lesser praised and more unusual OST.

I liked Metroid II. A lot more than Samus Returns, which I didn't finish.

@JJtheTexan One of the worst tracks in Nintendo history, agree. This song along with a few others is the reason why this Metroid is the worst musically in the franchise. Thanks for sharing.

@MarcusIsCool What are you talking about? The 3DS and DSi didn't have music apps. This is a mobile app as part of NSO and it'll keep going as long as Nintendo has it's subscription service.

@MarcusIsCool Then what 3DS and DSi music were you talking about that people were apparently listening to at some point before moving on to the Switch? You don't need to have a Switch to know about Nintendo Music, you can just read Nintendolife articles like this one here, that mention several times that it's an app.

@MarcusIsCool relax

@MikeJones Thanks again! I don't do mobile gaming, so completely forgot those games give platinum points. Maybe I'll install for a day.

Reminder that Super Metroid is STILL not on the app

@MarcusIsCool Good game music is always good game music. I was just listening to all manner of NES, Super Nintendo and Gameboy music today through the app

@Coalescence SR388 Ruins is a mood. Really tense and alien sounding (kinda like “Norfair” from Metroid 1)

@Kilroy I remember waking up early on Christmas at my Gramp’s and finding this game in my stocking! I couldn’t wait to relay we got it, to my older brother (who was still asleep with the rest of my family). The box art is still epic.

@Antraxx777 that’s good. 😊. Sometimes listening to music is the best therapy there is. I typically download music on iTunes after hearing a song that I really like on the radio.

Still waiting on Super Metroid. Guess we'll get that when MP4 drops.

@Antraxx777 That's great about your Christmas. RoS was (sort of) the first game that felt like I was free to do what I wanted in a game without a timer or anything like that. It's weird, I played Zelda 1 before that and I think Metroid 1, but I guess I didn't appreciate it until RoS. Metroid becoming my all time favorite series was probably born that day.

Samus's iconic stance from RoS is burned into my brain and Samus Returns's update of it is so good. SR itself is okay, but took a different direction and not one that thrilled me. Still, it led to Dread existing, so it's okay.