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Set your freeze guns to full, lock and load your missiles, and set coordinates for SR388, because on Thanksgiving, Metroid II: Return of Samus will be re-released for the 3DS Virtual Console in both North America and Europe! You can purchase the game through Nintendo's eShop. Here is the official bulletin, straight from Galactic Federation HQ:

On Nov. 24, Nintendo will release the original 2D version of Metroid II: Return of Samus. This Game Boy classic has intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran battling Space Pirates as she seeks to destroy Metroids on SR388. The game lays the foundation for the smash hit Super Metroid.

Metroid II has been out of print for more than a decade, so the re-release of this 20-year-old classic is something Metroid fans everywhere can truly be thankful for! It was here that players first saw what have now become Samus's staple equipment, the Space Jump, Jump Ball, and Plasma Beam, as well as the fan favorite, the Spider Ball (no special tracks required!). That's not to mention the titanic Omega Metroid and the menacing Queen Metroid.

Note the catacombs of SR388 are dark and labyrinthine, and Return of Samus came out before we had fancy schmancy maps, so stay on your toes! If you get stuck, the Metroid Database has plenty of information in the Metroid II section of the site, collected over the years by Galactic Federation Intelligence to ease your trip through SR388. Our resources including some nifty walkthroughs and Nintendo Power secrets - even the original instruction manual! And once you have conquered the Metroids, you can always come back and explore the mysterious Metroid II Secret Worlds...courtesy of our own Jesse D!

Until next time...
Captain Commando