Super Metroid: Darkness Returns is a ROM hack for the Super Nintendo, crafted by Lunaria as part of a level design contest in 2013. The game emphasizes exploration and emotional engagement, drawing inspiration from the earlier hack Darkness Spreads 2. Players assume the role of Samus as she investigates strange energy readings on planet Asruigher following an incident aboard the GF Chaos ship. The hack offers a unique yet brief experience for seasoned players.
Darkness returns is a decently short super metroid hack designed for a level design contest on metconst during late summer 2013.
This short hack is designed around the concept of exploration as well as giving the player some sort of emotional feedback that one may not often see. At heart the hack was inspired by another one called Darkness spreads 2 which was made very early on in the super metroid hacking scene, and this is what one could imagined it to be like if re-made today.
So if you got some experience with super metroid and want a short, but unique experience, this is may be the hack for you!
Darkness Returns
A super metroid ROMhack by Lunaria! AKA (But not limited to): Green-Kirby, Crys, Metroidball
Inspired by Darkness spreads 2 by boostguardian.
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Story
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Samus was tagging along on a GF ship exploring undocumented areas of space,
when the GF Chaos was in low orbit of planet Asruigher however, it picked up
strange energy readings and Samus was sent down to explore and document the source.
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Info list
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1. For use on an unheadered Super Metroid (JU) ROM.
2. Save rooms don't work (And has been removed as a result.) due to last minute patches; For the most legit play use save states in the save rooms!
3. Item % don't say anything.
4. It is recommended to have at least some skill at super metroid before attempting this hack.
5. Was originally made for a contest on metroidconstruction.com
6. This is not a terribly long hack.
7. There is no map.
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Credits
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Nintendo: owns all rights to the original game and the metroid brand.
Lunaria: All design and modification changes not made by anyone else.
Jam: Some pretty cool ASM patches that are used throughout this
???: The halloween ending BTS code.
PJBoy: Torizo startup modifications. (Thanks man!)
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Special thanks
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Boostguardian: For inspiring me to make this piece of shit and getting into hacking in the first place! (The user, not the boss.)
Eppy: For let's playing the contest version of this.
Metroidmst: For let's playing the contest version of this.
Crash: For let's playing the contest version of this.
MM200: For playtesting and providing feedback.
Note: This hack was made in half a week.
No-Intro Name: Super Metroid (Japan, USA) (En,Ja)
(No-Intro version 20130701-030720)
ROM/File SHA-1: DA957F0D63D14CB441D215462904C4FA8519C613
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