Game Name:

Metroid Prime Hunters [First Hunt]

Video Game System:

Nintendo DS/3DS

Release Year:

2004

ESRB Rating:

RP

Genre:

Shooter

Publisher:

Nintendo

Developer:

Nintendo Software Technology

Player Count:

1 player

UPC Number:

004549646200

SKU:

fdb27225dded0d48ae4c

Condition:

New

Has Manual:

N/A

Condition Notes:

Game Description:

Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (Nintendo DS, 2004) isn’t a full adventure—it’s a demo cartridge developed by Nintendo Software Technology and published by Nintendo. Packed in with launch DS systems, this mini-sized taste of Samus’s first-person shooting action was designed to show off the dual screens, stylus aiming, and just how hardcore portable shooters could be.

1. Demo missions: A handful of single-player trials that let you blast Space Pirates and get used to stylus-based aiming.
2. Multiplayer sample: Local wireless matches with friends—basically a sneak peek at the frag-fest that the full game would bring.
3. Collector’s edge: Since it was a pack-in and never sold at retail, it’s a quirky piece of DS history.

First Hunt is more tech demo than full game, but it nailed its job: proving that a handheld could pull off a proper first-person Metroid experience. It’s short, it’s limited, but it’s a collectible launch relic that showed where the DS was headed.

If you’re collecting DS oddities or just want to own the demo that teased Samus’s stylus era, Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt belongs in your library. Buy retro games on Retro Games eXchange and own a slice of handheld launch history.