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  • A dedicated team of Metroid fans is recreating the 2002 Metroid Prime in 2D. 1 / 7

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  • Named Prime 2D, the project was started in 2004 by Team SCU. 2 / 7

  • The demo, now available for download features familiar abilities and powerups such as Morph Ball. 3 / 7

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  • Fans can also explore familiar areas such as Chozo Ruins, Artifact Temple and Tallon Overworld. 4 / 7

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  • It is unknown whether Nintendo will seek to have the fan remake removed. 5 / 7

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  • Fan remakes of Nintendo games like AM2R were threatened with legal action and removed. 6 / 7

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  • Metroid Prime 4 was announced in 2017, and development restarted from scratch in 2019. 7 / 7

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