Actually, an on/off spider ball like in Metroid Prime wouldn't be a bad idea. However, depending on how true to Metroid 2 your room designs are, people may be holding down a button for a while. M2 had some long Spider Balling segments...
I hardly think that is a problem. I have no problem to hold the "L"-button for 30 seconds in some boring Prime-fights.
My philosophy is: I disgust every aspect of the controls which is going too indirect or unergonomic like in Mechwarrior in a game where you are fully going to be an real-time acrobat.
I don't think he was saying that the fights in Prime were boring, just that he had no problems holding a button for an extended period during some of the more drawn-out (boring) fights.
Progress has been quite slow these last months, due to personal isses. But the project is still alive. Here´s a video showing comparisons between the original and the redone versions of some places and events, just in case you don´t remember them. You´ll see a small preview of the Gamma Metroids too.
Looking awesome, Doc! I love the SR388 theme remix. And the Metroids... when they're fully animated, they will be the selling point of this fangame. I haven't been disturbed by a Gamma Metroid since the first time I played M2.
Great work as always! One small suggestion, the room at 1:15 in the video. IMO, it would look better if some of the blocks went alittle further to the right. Just to add alittle variety.
Just pretend the O's are your blocks...
OOOOO OOO OO OOOO OO OOOOOOO OOOO OOOOO OO
The Gamma Metroid looks very nice! As always, can't wait to play this game!
..............I'm speechless . I mean, Metroid 2 is the only Metroid game I've never beaten from start to finish...Hell I've so much as only played the game like 20 minutes. Now that I see this, I believe you have gone above and WAY beyond what Nintendo could've done. This will help me live Metroid 2 for the first time, so thank you for such a wonderful, and beautifully modeled, fan game so far!
S'okay TAxx, we mods can handle the modding. The post was Confrontation-related. But yes, Sa-Ikkillua, you'd be well advised to visit that thread if you want to discuss your fangame further and maybe get some advice.