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Metroid II - Return of Samus

Metroid II - Return of Samus, developed by Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo, was released for Game Boy in North America on 1992-01-21. Its documented physical format is Cartridge. The catalog classifies it as Adventure · Platform · Shooter. PLAYBACK links 1 documented physical package to this game family.

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Metroid II - Return of Samus is documented as a physical Cartridge release for Game Boy. Developer: Nintendo R&D1. Publisher: Nintendo. Cataloged genre: Adventure · Platform · Shooter. The archive records this package family for North America with a documented release date of 1992-01-21. This family currently groups 1 documented physical package.

Released
January 21, 1992
Platform / family
Game Boy
Format / type
Cartridge
Region
North America
Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Adventure · Platform · Shooter
Exact physical item

Source-verified package identity

2 IDs

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Verified identifiers

Documented package components

Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Metroid II - Return of Samus is developed by Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo. The source-linked collector record documents a Cartridge release for Game Boy in North America, dated January 21, 1992. The catalog classifies it as Adventure · Platform · Shooter.

Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is January 21, 1992 for North America on Game Boy. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

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Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

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Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

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Editions and revisions

No separate limited, bundle, or collector's edition is currently documented beneath this game family.

Research sources

  1. github.com — catalog record ↗