Metroid Prime Remastered runs at a stable 60 FPS with new textures and much better ambient occlusion and antialiasing. 900p 60 FPS docked and 612p 60FPS handheld.
Metroid Prime Remastered runs at a stable 60 FPS with new textures and much better ambient occlusion and antialiasing. 900p 60 FPS docked and 612p 60FPS handheld.
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winterbegins
Wow man they really did a lot to this.
Can we get the rest of the GC lineup with the same treatment aswell Nintendo ?
tweetthebirdy
Okay, damn, they really went all out.
terraphantm
Huh, this actually seems like more than what Nintendo usually does for its remasters. Surprised there was no marketing whatsoever.
RedditIsGarbage1234
900p60 is the perfect combo IMO. Very pleased.
Dukemon102
If it was the whole Trilogy ported, we would have gotten just the Wii version at 1080p like Skyward Sword, instead of looking **this good**. I think this was overall the best decision, so we can get Prime 2 and 3 on this quality in the future.
JAKE-OB
I’m legitimately impressed.
This is a true remaster and only $40 at that. It seems as if almost everything has been overhauled from a graphics standpoint. It’s not just an “upscale the resolution, add some anti-aliasing and charge full price” port.
Sad_Bat1933
Fooled me into thinking it’s native resolution in handheld, it’s still really sharp
ChuyMasta
This makes the wait for the physical release more difficult!
U_Ch405
It’s like Shadow of the Colossus or Crisis Core remakes, everything was remade from the ground up and exactly how you remember now with prettier graphics and details.
anhedonis539
I played through >!recovering the Varia Suit!< docked, then through >!boost ball recovery!< in handheld. It looks absolutely incredible either way, and plays smoothly as well!
johan_84
It’s incredible. It misses beam shots lightning on walls and ground though. I’d love that detail back !
LanternSC
Despite not hitting 1080/720 for docked and handheld, I think this is the most visually impressive game on Switch right now. I was floored when I reached the boss of the opening section and saw how much more detailed the model was. I’m so happy they put so much love and effort into making one of my all time favorite games look modern without sacrificing the locked 60fps that helped make it feel so good to play on original release.
Pretend-Point-2580
Omg this game looks so good on the OLED compared to what I remembered on GC/Wii. Not even being a fanboy lol
Edit: wow this comment really blew up, thanks for the updoots! 🙂
chrisappear
I just started this game for the first time recently on dolphin w a high res texture pack. The switch version looks better with the way they changed it. It’s not just new textures and you can tell in the video. I don’t think the old one showed your face reflection, but idk. Also the sound is really good, the guns/steps react with the environment around you.
_Doctor_Mac
The remaster honestly looks very good
Tempest753
By far the best Switch remaster/HD/whatever in ages and it doesn’t even cost $60.
Good job Retro.
Shiroi_Kage
This is an impressive and substantial upgrade. It’s not something you can just replace with emulation.
delightfuldinosaur
Metroid Prime’s art style has aged incredibly well. Even without the remaster the original game looks great.
mikeysof
Absolutely incredible job. Saw the Nintendo announcement this morning and bought metroid prime five mins later. No regerts
smithdog223
Imo this could absolutely be counted as a remake with how they’ve completely replaced and updated the assets, I’m surprised Nintendo decided to call it a remaster and give it a reduced price.
Dholtz001
Honestly surprised they were able to make a Switch game look that good.
EMI_Black_Ace
It’s more than just an up-res and post process house — it looks like they redid most of the texturing and even the geometry and lighting.
RiseFromYourGrav
Any gyro aiming? Seems possible considering the Wii had motion controls
montybo2
Honestly when this dropped yesterday I was like “thats cool but I could just emulate the GC version on my steam deck and upscale…” Nah not even close. This remaster is actually beautiful and I’m not even that into metroid. They did a good job.
Parasitic_Tampon
Is it worth the purchase? My dirty 30 is tomorrow and I’m looking to enjoy a game I was too scared to play as a kid.
Sileem
I’m really glad because Metroid rules, but I also can’t believe it’s getting a better switch treatment than Mario 64 & Sunshine
Qaebuuz
I’ve never bought a game this fast lol. Turning the Switch into a nostalgia on the go machine and I am fucking THERE for it
Jfedable
I never got the chance to play this growing up, worth it now?
noncompliantandaware
This looks insanely improved. I never played these games, so this will be my first time. Hoping this sells well and they release the other ones as well.
bulletbill23
When I saw the trailer I thought the remaster looked like just a HD update to Prime. Kind of like how the Wii version was really just the gamecube’s progressive scan mode. Then seeing them side by side is just mind boggling what they did here.
Maybe it is just me, but I had no idea this game was even being remastered, let alone released the same day that I learn about it. Was I out of the loop or was this just that amazing of an announcement?
TurboZangief
If the textures are done from scratch, wouldnt this be what people called a remake??
Shadow of the colossus PS4 did this and people call it a remake
Del_Duio2
The graphics are a giant improvement, it’s like it looks how you remembered it looked before. If that makes sense.
crowlfish
Color me impressed, this is a solid overhaul. Shoutout to the original game though, speaks to how astoundingly good-looking it was back in the day
Moon8983
Remaster more gamecube games please (specifically paper mario)
LysanderBelmont
The Switch version looks like what my head made me see when I was thinking about the Gamecube version – really well done
DarthBrickus
Dare i say… Remasterpiece.
ZookeepergameDue8501
Just remaster every GameCube game, it was peak Nintendo anyway!
caristeej0
Just makes Pokémon’s poor graphics and performance seem more and more pathetic
leviathab13186
Not only a shadow drop but runs like a dream. Nintendo did right with this one.
SexyOctagon
One thing I haven’t seen mentioned, but is worth mentioning, is the load times. There’s was always a lag of a couple seconds waiting for the a door to open in the original GC version. Even emulators couldn’t fully get rid of it. But the Switch remaster loads lightning fast.
zjthoms
Can’t decide if I want just pull the trigger now and get digital, or (somehow) wait til the physical release 😣
Harrypumfrey
More impressed by this then I was from the new Zelda
ThunderStruck115
Damn. I thought it native 1080p as it looks sharp on my 4K TV
junkyard-godd
Never played before, downloaded last night, man this game is amazing
45 Comments
Wow man they really did a lot to this.
Can we get the rest of the GC lineup with the same treatment aswell Nintendo ?
Okay, damn, they really went all out.
Huh, this actually seems like more than what Nintendo usually does for its remasters. Surprised there was no marketing whatsoever.
900p60 is the perfect combo IMO. Very pleased.
If it was the whole Trilogy ported, we would have gotten just the Wii version at 1080p like Skyward Sword, instead of looking **this good**. I think this was overall the best decision, so we can get Prime 2 and 3 on this quality in the future.
I’m legitimately impressed.
This is a true remaster and only $40 at that. It seems as if almost everything has been overhauled from a graphics standpoint. It’s not just an “upscale the resolution, add some anti-aliasing and charge full price” port.
Fooled me into thinking it’s native resolution in handheld, it’s still really sharp
This makes the wait for the physical release more difficult!
It’s like Shadow of the Colossus or Crisis Core remakes, everything was remade from the ground up and exactly how you remember now with prettier graphics and details.
I played through >!recovering the Varia Suit!< docked, then through >!boost ball recovery!< in handheld. It looks absolutely incredible either way, and plays smoothly as well!
It’s incredible. It misses beam shots lightning on walls and ground though. I’d love that detail back !
Despite not hitting 1080/720 for docked and handheld, I think this is the most visually impressive game on Switch right now. I was floored when I reached the boss of the opening section and saw how much more detailed the model was. I’m so happy they put so much love and effort into making one of my all time favorite games look modern without sacrificing the locked 60fps that helped make it feel so good to play on original release.
Omg this game looks so good on the OLED compared to what I remembered on GC/Wii. Not even being a fanboy lol
Edit: wow this comment really blew up, thanks for the updoots! 🙂
I just started this game for the first time recently on dolphin w a high res texture pack. The switch version looks better with the way they changed it. It’s not just new textures and you can tell in the video. I don’t think the old one showed your face reflection, but idk. Also the sound is really good, the guns/steps react with the environment around you.
The remaster honestly looks very good
By far the best Switch remaster/HD/whatever in ages and it doesn’t even cost $60.
Good job Retro.
This is an impressive and substantial upgrade. It’s not something you can just replace with emulation.
Metroid Prime’s art style has aged incredibly well. Even without the remaster the original game looks great.
Absolutely incredible job. Saw the Nintendo announcement this morning and bought metroid prime five mins later. No regerts
Imo this could absolutely be counted as a remake with how they’ve completely replaced and updated the assets, I’m surprised Nintendo decided to call it a remaster and give it a reduced price.
Honestly surprised they were able to make a Switch game look that good.
It’s more than just an up-res and post process house — it looks like they redid most of the texturing and even the geometry and lighting.
Any gyro aiming? Seems possible considering the Wii had motion controls
Honestly when this dropped yesterday I was like “thats cool but I could just emulate the GC version on my steam deck and upscale…” Nah not even close. This remaster is actually beautiful and I’m not even that into metroid. They did a good job.
Is it worth the purchase? My dirty 30 is tomorrow and I’m looking to enjoy a game I was too scared to play as a kid.
I’m really glad because Metroid rules, but I also can’t believe it’s getting a better switch treatment than Mario 64 & Sunshine
I’ve never bought a game this fast lol. Turning the Switch into a nostalgia on the go machine and I am fucking THERE for it
I never got the chance to play this growing up, worth it now?
This looks insanely improved. I never played these games, so this will be my first time. Hoping this sells well and they release the other ones as well.
When I saw the trailer I thought the remaster looked like just a HD update to Prime. Kind of like how the Wii version was really just the gamecube’s progressive scan mode. Then seeing them side by side is just mind boggling what they did here.
Maybe it is just me, but I had no idea this game was even being remastered, let alone released the same day that I learn about it. Was I out of the loop or was this just that amazing of an announcement?
If the textures are done from scratch, wouldnt this be what people called a remake??
Shadow of the colossus PS4 did this and people call it a remake
The graphics are a giant improvement, it’s like it looks how you remembered it looked before. If that makes sense.
Color me impressed, this is a solid overhaul. Shoutout to the original game though, speaks to how astoundingly good-looking it was back in the day
Remaster more gamecube games please (specifically paper mario)
The Switch version looks like what my head made me see when I was thinking about the Gamecube version – really well done
Dare i say… Remasterpiece.
Just remaster every GameCube game, it was peak Nintendo anyway!
Just makes Pokémon’s poor graphics and performance seem more and more pathetic
Not only a shadow drop but runs like a dream. Nintendo did right with this one.
One thing I haven’t seen mentioned, but is worth mentioning, is the load times. There’s was always a lag of a couple seconds waiting for the a door to open in the original GC version. Even emulators couldn’t fully get rid of it. But the Switch remaster loads lightning fast.
Can’t decide if I want just pull the trigger now and get digital, or (somehow) wait til the physical release 😣
More impressed by this then I was from the new Zelda
Damn. I thought it native 1080p as it looks sharp on my 4K TV
Never played before, downloaded last night, man this game is amazing
How tf is this $40 and skyward sword was $60