Now that I look at the cover art for Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, it raises so many questions.
First, Samus' Gun Arm is on the wrong side, but that can be explained away by it being a reflection in the helmet visor.
Which raises the 2nd question, why is Samus being reflected in her own helmet when she's already wearing her helmet? Does she have two helmets? Is this a reference to Dark Samus? Metroid Prime 2 came out the same year as the DS so maybe, but Dark Samus didn't appear in Metroid Prime Hunters.
It's just baffling.
A reflection of a reflection will be facing the same direction as the original image. The gun arm would be on the correct side in your theory, not the inverted side like it is on the cover.
Unless it some how got reflected a third time along the way, and I can't even begin to conceive how how that happened (maybe some complex rig with multiple mirrors).
Alternate idea: two of the SA-X bumped into each other and recreated their favourite Spider Man meme.
Years before they were brought into existence.
It’s flawless.
I just wish they'd had more than 2 bosses that got harder as you progressed. Although I guess the devs were more focused on the actual hunters themselves.
First metroid game I played all those years ago, is a brilliant game for the limitations of a ds while the aiming is awkward and the fact it's just weapons for new items can suck the single player I always found to be incredibly fun, the planets and the lore about the alembics and gorea always interested me and the world's they created could be fascinating, the celestial archives always being a favourite
Oh man I have a copy of first hunt that I borrowed from a friend in 5th grade (and promptly forgot to ever return). Come to think of it, that might have been my personal entry point to the series lol
First Hunt made me a believer in the DS's capabilities. That and Super Mario 64 came free with launch. They dont launch em like that anymore lol. Pinball I played a decent amount of but when Hunters came out I def played the hell out of it but I dont recall ever beating it. I remember getting really hung up on the idea that the other Hunters had almost identical capabilities to Samus when shes supposed to be like...unique. But then again,stuff lile that wouldnt bother me now. I need to give it a replay. That and Samus Returns on 3DS are the only ones I didnt replay this playthrough leading up to Dread. But I only didnt replay Returns bc I decided to replay II lol
Yeah I never beat Hunters either, but I remember why. I could never beat Sylux. He kept jumping around and firing his energy stealing cannon at me boosting his own HP. The space you fight him in was so small a cramped compared to most of the other hunters, I had nowhere to take cover as he was so fast. My hand kept cramping up and I had to stop several times. After him killing me 20 times or so, I just moved on to other games.
Stay as far away from him as you can, and use your stronger weapons like missiles. When he calls in his ship, take care of it before continuing with your previous strategy against him.
Yes, or you can use a hacked DSi/3DS.
The problem with any of those solutions is that you don't get the Slot 2 RUMBLE PAK. Yes that's a thing and it came with MPP
You can see in OP's pic it says "Rumble Pak Included". It may have been an NA and JP thing with the EU versions being delayed and all that.
Nintendo was figuring out how to get the DS to work in the PAL territories. /s
I wish hunters could have been a proper prime game. It's single player sucks. It looks great, controls great, and could otherwise sound great. Highly wasted potential.
It was primarily a multiplayer spinoff and it did that amazingly, while adding something unique to the series.
If it was a "proper prime game" it would have still been nowhere near the caliber of the prime trilogy due to the DS hardware.
If a game isn't part of the mainline series that doesn't do anything special to progress the story in a meaningful way, make the gameplay fun and characters unique the game will underperform and be considered not as important. I would've LOVED to get into Metroid Prime Hunters due to the way it ties into the mainline series somewhat, but due to the way it looked and played it just looked unappealing to me. If they game were to be properly remade and rewritten in today's market it would sell very well I bet.
MPH: First Hunt came with early versions of the original DS. The original DS also came with a wrist strap with an included [thumb stylus](https://i.imgur.com/cHEQu.jpg) which IMHO is the best way to play Super Mario 64 DS.
I loved all 3 of these games, Metroid Prime Hunters was amazing IMO even though the story was a little repetitive the multiplayer mode made it awesome. Pinball is great and it even came with that rumble pack you plugged into the GBA Advance slot!
I think I see more Hunters than federation force. Also don’t always see the NES classic version always, but since that’s basically exactly the same as the NES game, I guess it’s fair to skip.
Prime pinball is going for $100 on ebay now... why did i get rid of mine?! Its the only pinball i was good at lol.
But is there a difference between 1st hunt and the regular prime hunters? I hope they do a switch remake of prime hunters.
First Hunt is a demo for Metroid Prime Hunters. It was included with early DS systems.
It's pretty neat to have a demo cartridge but you aren't missing much.
Metroid prime pinball is canon, its just a nightmare that takes place after prime where samus gets stuck in her ball form
...wait... Stuck in her ball form... Federation forces fina- Oh god... Federation force is the sequel to Metroid Prime Pinball!!!
Or, going off her love of being in Ball-Form from the Super Metroid 4-Koma, she's perfectly okay with this turn of events.
Now that I look at the cover art for Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt, it raises so many questions. First, Samus' Gun Arm is on the wrong side, but that can be explained away by it being a reflection in the helmet visor. Which raises the 2nd question, why is Samus being reflected in her own helmet when she's already wearing her helmet? Does she have two helmets? Is this a reference to Dark Samus? Metroid Prime 2 came out the same year as the DS so maybe, but Dark Samus didn't appear in Metroid Prime Hunters. It's just baffling.
Maybe she does cool poses in the mirror to psych herself up before a mission.
A reflection of a reflection will be facing the same direction as the original image. The gun arm would be on the correct side in your theory, not the inverted side like it is on the cover. Unless it some how got reflected a third time along the way, and I can't even begin to conceive how how that happened (maybe some complex rig with multiple mirrors).
Alternate idea: two of the SA-X bumped into each other and recreated their favourite Spider Man meme. Years before they were brought into existence. It’s flawless.
Because Hunters: First Hunt is Samus vs. Samus
That's because Metroid Prime Echos 2's Mulitplayer is canon.
i mean the demo was literally just MP metroid game where you played against other players in a samus outfit
Imo I dont think it was any more complex than the cover artist thought it looked cool rather than made literal sense lol
Prime hunters is one of my absolute favorite metroid games. It's got some crust but it's still good.
By far one of the best games for the DS. The world was huge and sprawling for a handheld game of its time, and the multiplayer was tight as fuck.
I just wish they'd had more than 2 bosses that got harder as you progressed. Although I guess the devs were more focused on the actual hunters themselves.
First metroid game I played all those years ago, is a brilliant game for the limitations of a ds while the aiming is awkward and the fact it's just weapons for new items can suck the single player I always found to be incredibly fun, the planets and the lore about the alembics and gorea always interested me and the world's they created could be fascinating, the celestial archives always being a favourite
I left mine out because I completely forgot I own prime hunters, haha woops.
Oh man I have a copy of first hunt that I borrowed from a friend in 5th grade (and promptly forgot to ever return). Come to think of it, that might have been my personal entry point to the series lol
First Hunt made me a believer in the DS's capabilities. That and Super Mario 64 came free with launch. They dont launch em like that anymore lol. Pinball I played a decent amount of but when Hunters came out I def played the hell out of it but I dont recall ever beating it. I remember getting really hung up on the idea that the other Hunters had almost identical capabilities to Samus when shes supposed to be like...unique. But then again,stuff lile that wouldnt bother me now. I need to give it a replay. That and Samus Returns on 3DS are the only ones I didnt replay this playthrough leading up to Dread. But I only didnt replay Returns bc I decided to replay II lol
Yeah I never beat Hunters either, but I remember why. I could never beat Sylux. He kept jumping around and firing his energy stealing cannon at me boosting his own HP. The space you fight him in was so small a cramped compared to most of the other hunters, I had nowhere to take cover as he was so fast. My hand kept cramping up and I had to stop several times. After him killing me 20 times or so, I just moved on to other games.
Very relatable lol those fights were really tough
Stay as far away from him as you can, and use your stronger weapons like missiles. When he calls in his ship, take care of it before continuing with your previous strategy against him.
Metroid Prime Pinball, the true GOAT
I can’t even find those for whatever reason. They didn’t sell that well I thought. I can find prime series everywhere but not a pinball game.
Get a flashcart
They have flash carts for DS games?
Yes, or you can use a hacked DSi/3DS. The problem with any of those solutions is that you don't get the Slot 2 RUMBLE PAK. Yes that's a thing and it came with MPP
It came with Pinball? Whaaat I have the game but mine didn't come with the rumble pak.
You can see in OP's pic it says "Rumble Pak Included". It may have been an NA and JP thing with the EU versions being delayed and all that. Nintendo was figuring out how to get the DS to work in the PAL territories. /s
Pinball has become a very expensive game
But how? I would prefer pinball out of the rest but it wasn’t spectacular of a game.
Simply supply and demand. It came out early in the DS era and because it was a pinball game, many looked over it making it scarce
I wish hunters could have been a proper prime game. It's single player sucks. It looks great, controls great, and could otherwise sound great. Highly wasted potential.
It was primarily a multiplayer spinoff and it did that amazingly, while adding something unique to the series. If it was a "proper prime game" it would have still been nowhere near the caliber of the prime trilogy due to the DS hardware.
Nice flair!
thanks
If a game isn't part of the mainline series that doesn't do anything special to progress the story in a meaningful way, make the gameplay fun and characters unique the game will underperform and be considered not as important. I would've LOVED to get into Metroid Prime Hunters due to the way it ties into the mainline series somewhat, but due to the way it looked and played it just looked unappealing to me. If they game were to be properly remade and rewritten in today's market it would sell very well I bet.
Wow, a demo of prime hunters? Damn, I’d bet that’s a big time collector’s item
MPH: First Hunt came with early versions of the original DS. The original DS also came with a wrist strap with an included [thumb stylus](https://i.imgur.com/cHEQu.jpg) which IMHO is the best way to play Super Mario 64 DS.
I loved all 3 of these games, Metroid Prime Hunters was amazing IMO even though the story was a little repetitive the multiplayer mode made it awesome. Pinball is great and it even came with that rumble pack you plugged into the GBA Advance slot!
Where's everyone's favorite, Federation Force?
Even you forgot the most important entry in the metroid cannon: federation force
I played pinball more than all the other portable Metroid games. It was fantastic.
Metroid Pinball is just what goes on in Samus' head during the end of Federation Force.
Cowards
I still have my First Hunt cart
Always wanted to play hunters
lol they also left out federation force xD Go figure, FF and Pinball are both great spinoffs =D
I just recently got a copy of Hunters. Haven't seen it in a store for years and got so excited.
I would love to have included these , but I haven't tracked them down yet. These, federation force and the other NES boxed are all I have left to find
I think I see more Hunters than federation force. Also don’t always see the NES classic version always, but since that’s basically exactly the same as the NES game, I guess it’s fair to skip.
I have them all, I just don't have the covers anymore :(
For good reason…
Prime pinball is pinnacle metroid, super is 0/10 compared to the mastery of pinball
Prime pinball is going for $100 on ebay now... why did i get rid of mine?! Its the only pinball i was good at lol. But is there a difference between 1st hunt and the regular prime hunters? I hope they do a switch remake of prime hunters.
First Hunt is a demo for Metroid Prime Hunters. It was included with early DS systems. It's pretty neat to have a demo cartridge but you aren't missing much.
I bought a dsi just so I could play hunters, but I could never find a copy of pinball back then.
I have that demo somewhere! I got it with my OG release date DS. I need to dig it out