Metroid II/2 (1991) | Wranker 4K Gameboy Real Hardware 100% Playthrough | Retrotink 4K

Full playthrough of Metroid II: Return of Samus, released in 1991 for the Nintendo Gameboy, played on the Super Gameboy 2.

Like the 1986 NES original, Metroid 2 was developed by Nintendo R&D1, with oversight from Gameboy creator Gunpei Yokoi. The game received mixed reviews on release, but in all honesty, I strongly disagree with the surprisingly negative reviews. I have only recently started playing the Metroid games after missing on them for many years, and I personally think Metroid 2 surpassed it's predecessor. Considering the low power of the Gameboy, Nintendo got the best visuals possible out of the handheld, with far more intricate gameplay, introducing mechanics such as Spider Ball, Spazer, and Space Jump, moves that would become staples of the series. Metroid 2 also enriched the story in the series setting up the events of Super Metroid (playthrough coming soon).

This is a 100% playthrough/walkthrough, getting all items and power ups. For transparency, while I would love to tell you I used my super gamer skills to memorize the game, I didn't, and I used the Nintendo Power guide to get through. I experienced a weird glitch at the Metroid Queen 02:50:37, the tiles seemed to become misaligned. I reloaded the save but it remained, if anyone knows what is going on there, I would love to hear your thoughts.

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*******Extensive Timestamps*******
00:00:32 It Begins
00:02:57 Metroid Alpha
00:09:32 Morph Ball Bombs (Equipment Upgrade)
00:09:49 Missile Upgrade 1
00:10:55 Energy Tank 1
00:11:35 Ice Beam (Equipment Upgrade)
00:12:12 Missile Upgrade 2
00:12:31 Missile Upgrade 3
00:12:43 Missile Upgrade 4
00:14:10 Spider Ball (Equipment Upgrade)
00:16:21 Metroid Alpha
00:19:40 Missile Upgrade 5
00:19:59 Missile Upgrade 6
00:23:26 Metroid Alpha
00:24:45 Metroid Alpha
00:25:35 Metroid Alpha
00:30:59 Metroid Alpha
00:32:39 Missile Upgrade 7
00:34:31 Missile Upgrade 8
00:34:49 Metroid Alpha
00:35:42 Missile Upgrade 9
00:36:59 Varia Suit (Equipment Upgrade)
00:40:55 Arachnus Boss
00:41:13 Spring Ball (Equipment Upgrade)
00:42:35 Metroid Alpha
00:43:35 Wave Beam (Equipment Upgrade)
00:44:39 High Jump Boots (Equipment Upgrade)
00:45:07 Energy Tank 2
00:45:18 Missile Upgrade 10
00:46:25 Missile Upgrade 11
00:46:34 Missile Upgrade 12
00:47:01 Missile Upgrade 13
00:50:47 Metroid Alpha
00:51:59 Metroid Gamma
00:53:13 Metroid Alpha
00:54:48 Metroid Gamma
00:57:53 Missile Upgrade 14
00:58:52 Metroid Alpha
01:05:29 Space Jump (Equipment Upgrade)
01:06:31 Missile Upgrade 15
01:07:50 Energy Tank 3
01:08:13 Missile Upgrade 16
01:09:21 Metroid Gamma
01:12:46 Spazer (Equipment Upgrade)
01:13:40 Metroid Gamma
01:14:51 Missile Upgrade 17
01:16:04 Metroid Alpha
01:16:42 Energy Tank 4
01:18:23 Metroid Gamma
01:19:30 Plasma Beam (Equipment Upgrade)
01:20:50 Missile Upgrade 18
01:25:38 Metroid Gamma
01:27:13 Metroid Alpha
01:27:57 Metroid Gamma
01:30:59 Metroid Gamma
01:32:55 Metroid Gamma
01:34:14 Metroid Gamma
01:39:23 Metroid Gamma
01:45:24 Metroid Gamma
01:47:49 Metroid Alpha
01:52:55 Metroid Gamma
01:53:37 Missile Upgrade 19
01:54:55 Metroid Zeta
01:56:44 Plasma Beam (Second Chance)
01:57:15 Spazer (Second Chance)
01:57:44 Ice Beam (Second Chance)
01:58:09 Wave Beam (Second Chance)
01:59:15 Metroid Gamma
02:01:23 Missile Upgrade 20
02:03:58 Energy Tank 5
02:05:23 Missile Upgrade 21 (Final)
02:05:27 Energy Tank 6 (Maxed Out At 5)
02:06:46 Metroid Gamma
02:08:14 Metroid Zeta
02:09:38 Screw Attack (Equipment Upgrade)
02:11:32 Missile Upgrade
02:11:42 Metroid Gamma
02:13:52 Metroid Zeta
02:19:59 Metroid Alpha
02:22:04 Metroid Omega
02:29:52 Metroid Omega
02:34:37 Metroid Omega
02:37:30 Metroid Omega
02:45:22 Ice Beam (Last Chance)
02:46:26 Metroid Hatching
02:49:43 Metroid Queen (Final Boss)
02:51:15 Escape
02:53:38 Good Ending

******* Notes on this Video *******
This playthrough was captured on real hardware using the Super Gameboy 2 using the default palette I finally received my RetroTink 4K from the states and used it in this video. It scales the game in a perfect integer aspect ratio, and I highly recommend it to retro game enthusiasts.

The gameplay was recorded in 4K, using the M.2 Avermedia 4K Live Gamer capture card, again, another great bit of equipment, and better than anything I have tried from Elgato.

I upload these playthroughs, mainly for real hardware footage preservation, which is why I use no watermarks or overlays and record the footage in integer scaled 4:3. Feel free to use it as you wish, all I ask, is you don't just reupload it in full. Credit to my main channel would be greatly appreciated, but not required. Youtube, obviously bit-crushes video and audio while compressing, so if you want the raw footage of this video, contact me.

******* PC used for capture *******
Ryzen 9 7950 X3D Processor
Asus ROG X670e Extreme Motherboard
Geforce RTX4090 24GB
128GB DDR5 RAM
Avermedia 4K Live Gamer PCI-e Capture Card
Minor editing done using Adobe Premiere