Welcome to the unofficial AM2R Community Update site
AM2R Lives is your one stop shop for all things AM2R including downloads of both the community update launcher and working versions to patch with the launcher as well as Metroid Confrontation just to sweeten the deal
AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) is an action-adventure game developed by Argentinian programmer Milton Guasti (also known as DoctorM64) and released in August 2016 for Windows. It is an unofficial remake of the 1991 Game Boy game Metroid II: Return of Samus in the style of Metroid: Zero Mission (2004). As in the original Metroid II, players control bounty hunter Samus Aran, who aims to eradicate the parasitic Metroids. AM2R adds several features, including new graphics and music, new areas and bosses, altered controls, and a map system.
The game received positive reviews, particularly for its improved visuals. It was nominated for The Game Awards 2016, but was later dropped from the nominee list without notice. Shortly after release, Nintendo sent DMCA notices to websites hosting AM2R, and download links were removed. Though Guasti planned to continue working on the game privately, in September 2016, he ended development after receiving a DMCA takedown request. Nintendo released an official Metroid II remake, Metroid: Samus Returns, in 2017.
From Wikipedia
AM2R is an important piece of fangaming history and deserves to be preserved for years to come. That's where the community update team comes into play. They keep the game updated and playable and with their community updates and even a full-on launcher with mod support as well as an Android and Linux version
Disclaimer: This website is not owned by Nintendo, DoctorM64 or even the AM2R community update team.
For anyone wondering why I used am2r-lives instead of am2r... It was taken by a completely unrelated site. Additionally it seems like I wasn't the only person with the idea for am2rlives (without the dash) but it's kind of barren
