> [!game] *Metroid Prime*
> ![[Metroid Prime Box Art - MP2 Demo - Front.jpg]]
> > [!art]- Back of Box
> > ![[Metroid Prime Box Art - MP2 Demo - Back.jpg]]
>
> Developer: Retro Studios
> Publisher: Nintendo
> Platform: GameCube
> Release: November 18, 2002
[User Manual](https://ia800202.us.archive.org/28/items/NintendoGameCubeManuals/Metroid%20Prime%20%28USA%29.pdf)
[Save data](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tK5uEMJn2PTVYs2G4pD0vU3R_rqAfxEn/view?usp=share_link)
# Summary
A first-person adventure interpretation of the *Metroid* series made by a newish team in Texas during a near ten year absence from the space bounty hunter. Retro Studios proved that not only could a *Metroid* be adapted to a 3D first-person view, but that elements might thrive where 2D would or could not. It is a vibe from top to bottom, just like a good *Metroid* game should be.
# Acquisition
I borrowed this one from a neighbor kid and, uh, never returned it. Sorry.
# Memories
I don't remember much about my first go around with the game as a lad beyond how cool I thought a two disc GameCube game case was (still do honestly). I am still stuck at Meta Ridley and my save is frozen in amber.
I would eventually beat the game on Nintendo Switch with Metroid Prime Remastered.
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- [[Eon's GCHD MK-II Review — Unlocking the GameCube's Full Potential]]
- [[Rumor - Metroid Prime Trilogy May be Incoming for Nintendo Switch]]
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# Versions
- [[Metroid Prime Trilogy]]
- Metroid Prime Remastered
# Miscellaneous
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This was some of the [only footage](https://youtu.be/CUPWRo8s9-g?si=GQU5CXKW4U4aDZi1&t=3731) I could find of the game's reveal at E3 2001. The final product looks nothing like it, but it is a cool touchpoint.
- [Metroid Prime Roundtable QA](https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/15/metroid-prime-roundtable-qa?page=2) from IGN
- [The rocky story of Retro Studios before Metroid Prime](https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/29/17386066/the-rocky-story-of-retro-studios-before-metroid-prime/) by Blake Hester for Polygon
- [Metroid Prime Development Summary](https://web.archive.org/web/20080228173858/http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=153&view=dev) from N-sider
- I love the postage stamp-sized images.