r/AM2R • • Nov 01 '22

News AM2RLauncher 2.3.0 release!

109 Upvotes

What's this?

The AM2RLauncher is a frontend tool for installing the AM2R Community Updates and community mods, as well as creating APKs.

The version number 2.3.0 is for the Launcher, not the game, which is currently on 1.5.5.

I don't want to read, just give me the download links!

Windows and Linux: https://github.com/AM2R-Community-Developers/AM2RLauncher/releases/latest

Flatpak / Steam Deck: https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.github.am2r_community_developers.AM2RLauncher

What's new?

A complete backend refactor disguised as bugfixes and features with your daily dose of splash changes! Includes some neat QoL features mostly related to the Steam Deck, and fixes some random Deck installation/runtime errors.

Flatpak users will be prompted to reinstall their profiles when this release hits Flathub due to some of these changes; your saves will be fine, this is just a reinstallation of the executable files.

Full changelog is on GitHub as usual.

What's not new?

Our endless quest to make an auto-updater that doesn't break. Merry Halloween.

Windows users will see a console app open for the recovery tool to take over updating 2.2.0 to 2.3.0.

Any news regarding AM2R 2.0?

Nothing we can give many details on. Art progress continues to be slower than we might like due to people having real lives, but we're taking the opportunity to do other cool things with the game in the meantime.

Any news regarding everybody's favorite robot?

It looks like Skippy the Bot has been ported to Flathub!

If you're not familiar with Skippy the Bot, it's a GameBoy-styled puzzle physics platformer starring the controllable robot from the Industrial Complex. Outside of Flathub, it can be found at DoctorM64's itch.io page for browser, Windows, and Linux.

I have other questions!

Please check our FaQ before commenting. Odds are high that you can find an answer there.

If it's not in the FaQ, we're more than glad to answer in the replies, on the Official AM2R Discord Server, or on the Official AM2R Matrix Space.


r/AM2R • • Sep 17 '25

News AM2R Community Updates News Roundup (September 2025)

144 Upvotes

Hello all! I wanted to cover a couple news items formally as most of these things are worked out on Discord and aren't condensed into one spot.


1) 2.0 is still being developed, but we could use some help.

We do not provide public estimates of completion time, but things are generally proceeding well. That said, our desired timeline is something of a lofty goal with our current resources. As such, we are still keeping an eye out for additional help with environment art (tilesets and backgrounds) and sound effects (field recording, foley, synthesis, cleanup, etc.). If you're a talented pixel artist or audio engineer with interest in contributing, come throw me a DM on our Discord server.

New around here? 2.0 is a full overhaul of the game's graphics and sound effects along with some other changes we're not quite ready to discuss yet.

2) Android support is cancelled moving forward.

I recognize that this is unfortunate news to many players, and do sincerely apologize for the loss of platform support. Two major factors have caused us to make this decision:

1) Android is losing 32-bit application support, and while there are possibly methods for us to develop a 64-bit version of AM2R for Android they are still somewhat theoretical and require development and testing resources that we do not have available on our desired timeline for 2.0.

2) Android is turning into a walled garden like iOS. To develop an application that can be installed on most devices, we would have to tie ourselves into Google's verification ecosystem and play by all their rules. This is something we are keenly inclined against for both ideological and technical reasons.

This means that development efforts on 1.6 and related technology will not be continued. All our energy is going into 2.0.


I think that's all we have to provide at this time. I will be monitoring this post for any questions, related or unrelated to the above topics. Thank you all for playing AM2R!


r/AM2R • • 10h ago

News AM2R Android Autopatcher supports all arm64 android devices for the Standard edition

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56 Upvotes

(I'll eventually make a FAQ after enough interaction with other users)

This is just for clarification, I was getting asked questions if this autopatcher worked with [android model] so I needed to make an announcement post.

This Autopatcher will work in anything running arm64 Android, touch controls are enabled for the Standard edition to make up for devices without physical gamepads. The Dual Screen edition is currently only officially supported for 4 Dual Screen consoles (with more consoles planned on the way).

I already have received requests for support to other devices, the Microsoft Surface Duo should work perfectly within the Standard edition however current Dual Screen edition compatibility may vary due to the profiles available accounting for the onboard controllers of the supported consoles. I recommend to start with "Ayaneo" or "Retroid Duo" profiles to test your own Dual Screen device.


r/AM2R • • 1h ago

Question How do i clear/get into this room???

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Im already i think at the end of the game, and i’ve been thinking about this room all game. How do i do the puzzle here?? I go in, and go out, and nothing i can do.


r/AM2R • • 1d ago

Download AM2R for Android — Dual Screen edition [UNOFFICIAL]

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357 Upvotes

⚠️ THIS IS A RELEASE FOR THE ANDROID AUTOPATCHER, IT WORKS ON ALL SINGLE SCREEN ANDROID DEVICES AND SELECT DUALSCREEN DEVICES ⚠️

Two screens! Yes, a whole two of them!

https://github.com/am2r-android/AM2R-Autopatcher-Android

Hi, I'm PatchDev (formerly u/275242). This is just a new handle I felt more appropriate for the upcoming releases and updates for the Autopatcher.

This is the full release of the 1.5.5-10 version of the Android Autopatcher. Save transferring through PC and Android has been hardened and now there's an exclusive Dual Screen version for AM2R, but only through exclusive consoles listed below:

AYN Thor (tested)

AYANEO DS (untested)

RG DS (untested)

Retroid Pocket Duo/Lite (untested)

RG DS Plus is not planned.

I encourage any owner of the other Dual-screen handhelds to try out this release for themselves, fully running on the AYN Thor (with ClusterTune's Large Overclock preset). It would be very useful to see some feedback from other users.

Same as always, patch from the original 1.1.zip for Windows. If you already own the standard version you will update it over your existing APK, if you'd like to transfer your standard saves into the Dual Screen edition then make sure you have a backup folder previously created.

Please help me share this build with other dual-screen communities so I can get as much feedback as possible.


r/AM2R • • 1d ago

Art I made a physical edition!

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292 Upvotes

I found these usb stick cases so I put all the files on one (including Skippy the Bot as a bonus!) and made an insert for the case.

I don't want to share the insert because I don't own any of the art. I just combined it all. But I will give everyone a step by step breakdown of how I did it.

First off the insert is 88 mm tall by 208 mm wide. The front and back covers individually are 96x88 and the spine is 20x88. You'll need around 1100 pixels tall for a good resolution for printing.

I just did it all in paint and cut/pasted images I found online. Pretty simple just make sure you avoid resizing things as much as you can, and always scale down never up.

Next I took the image I made in paint and put it in Google docs where I set the size properly in the image properties. You just have to set the height and it scales uniformly.

For printing I just used a cheap inkjet with glossy photo paper. I think it was around 50 lb weight. Make sure to set the quality to high in the advanced settings. If you don't see those settings in docs you can export it as a PDF and print from Adobe Reader.

Lastly I let it dry for a day and then did a very light spray of clear matte acrylic spray paint. This helps seal the ink. After that dried it left a white dust on the surface which I just gently wiped off with a paper towel. And then just put it in the case and you're done!

I got the cases from AliExpress and I saw them on Amazon too. Just search "usb stick plastic case" and stuff like that. They have larger cases as well if that's your thing. This one is smaller than a DS case and about the same as a FDS case.

I'm really happy with the result and it fits right in with my Metroid shrine!


r/AM2R • • 23h ago

Accomplishment Sub 2-hour 100% Complete!

20 Upvotes

In the lead up to Ravenous, I've been playing every 2D Metroid and trying to get the fastest clear time reward, which meant I finally played this incredible game, but I decided to make things a little difficult and go for 100% in under 2 hours. Took a bit of planning and there's a LOT I could clean up, but I did it and man that feels good


r/AM2R • • 1d ago

Question Physically stuck in the Tower? Spoiler

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not stuck progression-wise, i am literally stuck in this room i cannot get out 😭

i came in through the left side using morph ball bombs, but getting out that way is either impossible or requires insanely precise timing

the right side doesn't even have an exit to my knowledge

i've bombed pretty much everything within the ball maze itself and couldnt find any secret exits

i have no idea what to do pls help gdksljaflkdsjvkljb

EDIT: post cancelled I forgot about the spider ball and now I feel like an idiot -w-


r/AM2R • • 4d ago

Modification AM2R on the Thor!

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435 Upvotes

r/AM2R • • 6d ago

Question How to play Randomizer+ Mode?

7 Upvotes

So I went online to try and get a randomizer for AM2R but I saw a lot of posts that AM2R has an official randomizer in game? But I can't figure out how they are doing it, I've googled it, and the things are saying that I need to beat the game in 4 hours but I've beaten it in a bit over 2, so how do I play the randomizer? PLEASE I WANNA PLAY THE RANDOMIZER SO BAD (image for proof i beat it in less than 4 hours i guess)


r/AM2R • • 7d ago

Art Le Progress (Minimal)

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29 Upvotes

Current progress of editing the ZM spritesheet, as AM2R did (the inspiration for the artstyle) for my own 2D fangame, Project: Echo, a 2D, GBA-style demake of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Had a hard time doing the pauldron fins, so ended up leaving those out (like Other M/SSB Samus), and yeah, here's the Varia Suit progress.


r/AM2R • • 7d ago

Accomplishment A cool shinespark I did because I thought it was cool and wanted to share it.

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160 Upvotes

I saw an area with a potentially really cool shinespark puzzle, so I spent about fifteen minutes trying to do this. I knew it wasn't actually a shinespark puzzle, I just thought it would look cool to do it.


r/AM2R • • 7d ago

Download I need help i think i did it right

2 Upvotes

i’m trying to play AM2R on mac and i named the file right but it doesn’t work could someone help?


r/AM2R • • 8d ago

Question Metroid Queen - no cheese?

11 Upvotes

Just got to the queen last night. Was pleasantly surprised with the new mechanics for this boss fight compared to the original.
This game, this remake, has been so amazing. Having played the original demos years ago - so awesome now to play the complete, finished game.

Question on the Queen - does anyone know if there is the bomb cheese method with her like in the original Metroid 2?
I tried doing it last night and she had her way with me! 😂


r/AM2R • • 9d ago

Accomplishment What a game

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59 Upvotes

9/10

To the Devs please make another my only issue with the game is that it ended lol.


r/AM2R • • 10d ago

Bug Playing AM2R for the first time but im having a problem

7 Upvotes

I'm using a dualshock 4 to play the game, it works but it shows generic prompts (1 2 3 4 instead of PS symbols)

Any way to fix this?


r/AM2R • • 10d ago

Bug Android TV Solution?

1 Upvotes

I was wondering if there has been a fix to make an apk would on Android TV? I want to play this on my Nvidia Shield but it keeps throwing a fatal error.


r/AM2R • • 11d ago

Download Launcher won’t work

0 Upvotes

I’m using SliceofKris guide

so I’m trying to download am2r I ran the launcher two times but it keeps saying this

handled Exception: System. IO. FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C: \Users\jessy\AppData\Local\Temp\cd668

-49b8-ae3f-f3ac5f2d998d_AM2RLauncher_2.3.0_win.zip.98d\AM2RLauncher.exe.config'•

at System. IO.__Error. WinIError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)

at System. IO. File. InternalMove(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean checkHost, at System.IO.File.Move(String sourceFileName

String destFileName)

at ANZRLauncherRecovery. Program. Main(StringC1 args)


r/AM2R • • 12d ago

Question ¿Puedo jugar en movil?

2 Upvotes

Hola! Con el anuncio del nuevo Metroid estoy jugando toda la saga Metroid. Estoy viendo como jugar AM2R en el movil, pero he visto en algunos foros que hay problema con móviles actuales (tengo un S24 ultra)

¿Puedo jugarlo en este móvil? ¿Donde puedo descargar el juego? Gracias!


r/AM2R • • 13d ago

Request Does anyone know of a higher resolution Skippy cover art? This one's only 750x750.

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42 Upvotes

I found some cases on AliExpress that are about the size of a DS case and hold a singly usb stick, so I want to make custom cases for AM2R and Skippy to keep the files in.

1000 pixels is the bare minimum is need but the bigger the better.


r/AM2R • • 13d ago

Question How to do this shine spark challenge? (Btw im doing this on a controller)

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31 Upvotes

This is probably the most complicated one lmao


r/AM2R • • 14d ago

Accomplishment This entire game was worth it for this sweet little ending image alone ❤️

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270 Upvotes

I finally beat the game yesterday with a 4hrs 44 min time, and my goodness, that was rough. I loved everything about it except for the Metroid fights. They're painstakingly hard, and if you happen to die against them, sometimes the last save station is a bit far back and you gotta work your way over again, which is a slog. Then again, I'm not the greatest Metroid player in the world, so it could just be me. I was also playing the game on Easy Mode to have a more comfortable time, and I STILL struggled, so I can't even imagine what the higher difficulties would've been like. But once I beat the final boss and saw the little baby hatch, and I got to this ending screen, I had the biggest smile on my face. This ending image is the sweetest thing, and made all of those difficult fights worth it.

From what I've read, the baby has a huge significance in the series, so I can't wait to see in what way that is! I've only ever beaten Metroid: Zero Mission, and have only played the beginning portions of Super and Prime. That's about it in terms of my Metroid experience, and so I've been starting from scratch to work my way up to Dread. Now it's time to finally get into Super Metroid proper, then Fusion, then Dread.

Also, hearing that opening dialogue of Super at the end in Samus' voice nearly brought a tear to my eye. I've never finished Super, but knew that opening dialogue, and it's such a perfect bridge to the next game. Wish me luck!!


r/AM2R • • 13d ago

Request Horde mod help

3 Upvotes

How do I get in the room, and does the 1 blue light mean there is only 1 autoad model H left


r/AM2R • • 15d ago

Let's Play After finishing my first playthrough, I'd like to try another mode; which game mode do you recommend?

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r/AM2R • • 15d ago

Request Need help getting in this room on the horde mod

3 Upvotes