One of the Nintendo DS' earliest games (a demo was even bundled with the console at launch) was a spin-off of theMetroid Primeseries:Metroid Prime Hunters. The game tasked Samus Aran with hunting down specific bounty hunters all across the galaxy and even had an online multiplayer mode to boot. Rather than being developed by Retro Studios, Nintendo Software Technology took the reins and the game was directed by Masamichi Abe, who also directedPikminandMario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again. And now one of its designers has expressed a desire to seeMetroid Prime Hunterseventually get a remake.
Speaking to Kiwi Talkz about his time working on the game, Richard Vorodi explained that while he believesMetroid Prime Huntersis perfect the way it is, if the fans wanted to see a remake bad enough he would be all for it. Vorodi says that seeing all the hunters in full resolution and the little details that would be able to be added to each character design would be exciting to see. Claiming that the FPS genre has seen the most growth out of any genre in the industry in the 16 years since the title’s debut, Vorodi says that it would simply beunbelievable to see howMetroid Prime Hunterswould play today.
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Elsewhere in the interview Vorodispeaks on the development process for aMetroidgame, claiming that Nintendo has a “MetroidBible” that it gives to each development crew working on anyMetroidgame no matter mainline title or spin-off. Some bounty hunter names even had to be changed over the course of development onMetroid Prime Huntersas a few were found to already be registered trademarks. Vorodi also explained that the hunter Weavel was inspired by the painful experience of being bitten by a weevil bug as a child.
While the odds of aMetroid Prime Huntersremake are admittedly pretty low,rumors of a remake of the originalMetroid Primehave been swirling around as of late, as have rumors that Nintendo has been sitting on a finished remaster of theMetroid Prime Trilogyfor years now.Metroid Prime 4is currently in development as well, so it is likely Nintendo is waiting to release the trilogy closer to the release of the nextPrimeentry.
However, an additional remaster ofMetroid Prime Hunterswouldn’t be minded.Now thatMetroid Dreadhas brought the series backinto the forefront of the gaming industry there is no better time than now to bring it out.
