Metroid Prime Kihunter concept?

2004-04-01 07:59:54 pm

What luck, there's french fry stuck in my beard.

I was looking through the images at [url=www.nintendo.com]nintendo.com's[/url] Metroid Prime section, and came across a conceptual drawing not shown in any of the Metroid Prime galleries that looks something like a Kihunter from Super Metroid.

Just thought worth mentioning, since it's a fairly nifty design, if you ask me. It seems more "Space Piratey." (with the jet pack and all) I suppose it's because, at least according to the Super Metroid manual, Kihunters were another type of Space Pirate.

EDIT: Oh, and there's another conceptual drawing that looks like a Nova from Norfair, leaning more towards the original Metroid design (being covered by fur).

Makes me wonder why these two enemies weren't included. I can see why Nova's probably weren't (so not to have too many enemies from Zebes on TIV), but I can't think of why Kihunters didn't make it. If you ask me, Kihunters could easily replace the flying pirates--replacing them would add a bit more diversity.

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I was looking through the images at [url=www.nintendo.com]nintendo.com's[/url] Metroid Prime section, and came across a [url=http://www.nintendo.com/screenshotlarge?galleryNo=0&currentNo=16&id=m-ime--ArtworkGalleryToXML-593&gameid=m-Game-0000-593#image]conceptual drawing[/url] not shown in any of the Metroid Prime galleries that looks something like a Kihunter from Super Metroid.

Just thought worth mentioning, since it's a fairly nifty design, if you ask me.  It seems more "Space Piratey."  (with the jet pack and all) I suppose it's because, at least according to the Super Metroid manual, Kihunters were another type of Space Pirate.

EDIT:  Oh, and there's another [url=http://www.nintendo.com/screenshotlarge?id=m-ime--ArtworkGalleryToXML-593¤tNo=13&gameid=m-Game-0000-593&gallerytype=artworkgallery]conceptual drawing[/url] that looks like a Nova from Norfair, leaning more towards the original Metroid design (being covered by fur).

Makes me wonder why these two enemies weren't included.  I can see why Nova's probably weren't (so not to have too many enemies from Zebes on TIV), but I can't think of why Kihunters didn't make it.  If you ask me, Kihunters could easily replace the flying pirates--replacing them would add a bit more diversity.

Syl

2004-04-01 08:11:12 pm

woh, some of those concept arts so superior to the final models used in the game. I think the "kihunter" is what eventually became a "flying pirate"

but some of the space pirate models look so bad ass, and these things:

its amazing how much wings can do to make the chozo ghosts look damned awesome. Shame that image has the huge nintendo.com on it.

Retro's artists have some amazing talent, i suggest you look through all of the pictures in that prime artwork section.

Toozin

2004-04-01 08:12:32 pm

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

Well really, flying pirates and kihunters are the same thing. Not the same in that they're the SAME, but they're interchangable in the same way that Iron Knuckles and Darknuts are in the Zelda universe. If that makes sense.

GreenMamba

2004-04-01 08:14:46 pm

What luck, there's french fry stuck in my beard.

Bah. Kihunters are cooler.

Yoshi348

2004-04-01 10:44:15 pm

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Ready and willing.

That second link gives me "Invalid index specified. Please contact site administrator."

ryu

2004-04-02 01:05:47 am

Uhm..that artwork of the Kihunter is in the MP gallerie.
But it's w/o those little effects.

Dark_T_Zeratul

2004-04-02 02:51:03 am

Saying that Flying Pirates and Kihunters are interchangeable is like saying that Stalfos Knights and Armos Knights are interchangeable because they both have swords. Kihunters are completely differant than normal Space Pirates. They're much more like bugs, have natural wings, and spit acid. Flying Pirates are just Space Pirates with jet packs.

skynes

2004-04-02 04:11:04 am

*spasms* *twitch... twitch....* such... *twitch...* cool *.twitch twitch....* artwork.... *twitch*

GreenMamba

2004-04-02 07:12:40 am

What luck, there's french fry stuck in my beard.

Quote from Yoshi348:

That second link gives me "Invalid index specified. Please contact site administrator."

Yeah, I know. I can't get them both to work at the same time....

Quote from Ryu:

Uhm..that artwork of the Kihunter is in the MP gallerie.
But it's w/o those little effects.

Nope, I think you're thinking of the different picture of the Piratey thing with the Metroid like thing attached to its back.

The Last Metroid

2004-04-02 11:00:56 am

Kihunters are so damn much like Flying Space Pirates, it really doesn't matter. And, the pirates fit better with the story.

Xoc

2004-04-02 04:51:57 pm

Me + boredom + Photoshop = THIS. My attempt to remove the Nintendo logo using the clone stamp tool.

Dark_T_Zeratul

2004-04-03 02:35:28 am

Quote from The Last Metroid:

Kihunters are so damn much like Flying Space Pirates, it really doesn't matter. And, the pirates fit better with the story.

How are Kihunters like Flying Pirates? The only thing they have in common is that they both fly. Observe now, if you will, the diferences: Flying Pirates use jetpacks. Kihunters have wings. Flying Pirates have blasters. Kihunters spit acid. Flying Pirates are just like Space Pirates in every other way. Kihunters are a completely different species.

Syl

2004-04-03 08:06:26 am

...just wondering, but where are kihunters in the games?

or are they just those ugly bug things in 3?

because... that concept art definately has some sort of gigantic flaming jetpack on the back of it, and looks FAR more space-pirateish than "huge mantisy bug with acid eye sockets with wings"

Dark_T_Zeratul

2004-04-03 01:58:30 pm

Kihunters were indeed those ugly bug things in 3 (and 4), and werne't found at all in Prime.

Rox

2004-04-04 05:07:41 pm

Ummm... yeah... as far as I'm aware, Kihunters didn't fancy bio-mechanical enhancements, and they certainly couldn't emit electricity from their arms...

That's nowhere near a Kihunter. It doesn't have the same shape, no part of it, it lacks wings, it uses mechanical parts, it fires lightning-bolt like stuff... That looks more like what the space pirates would do to a mosquito if they had the chance. Come on, it even has that blood sucking device on its head...

KennyMan666

2004-04-04 05:18:44 pm

Viking

Precursor

If you ask me, it looks like a very early version of a flying Space Pirates. It kinda looks like a pirate. Just skinnier.

MetalRidley

2004-04-14 05:54:00 pm

It has a jetpack on, it's just an early model flying pirate. Kihunters never use anything mechanical. That artwork is seriously great, though...

the don killuminati

2004-04-17 06:15:04 pm

Hey, Xoc, that was a great job. I cant even tell the difference.

Aznwhore

2004-04-17 08:34:41 pm

metalridley is right
that one u put a link to is a space pirate on a jet pack
ki-hunters were never involved in MP, they came from a dif galaxy

Toozin

2004-04-17 09:29:04 pm

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

Your sig is making my eyes bleed. Is it supposed to do that?

chinchillax13514

2004-04-17 09:38:17 pm

Yes, the green burns. Doesn't make my eyes bleed...but it does burn.

MetalRidley

2004-04-17 09:57:11 pm

What is Samus supposed to be looking at? Is she asleep with her head on a computer screen?

Aznwhore

2004-04-17 10:04:22 pm

lol, sry, it was for a dif forum, ill change the color
<i did an animation b4 but it was WAAY too huge>
dun have it anymore either, comp broke down a few days ago

EDIT: cant make it no more, color blended it
again, blame it on software i dled for my comp...

MetalRidley

2004-04-17 10:32:10 pm

Now that it's posted, you can just copy and paste into Paint.[/img]

Aznwhore

2004-04-17 11:36:59 pm

yeah but since it was saved as a .jpg file, the green part's blended into what its supposed to be black...im gonna have to spend another few hours on that then