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Retro Studios is a developer founded in 1998 by Jeff Spangenberg. The studio is based in Austin, Texas, making it one of Nintendo's few Western first-party developers. Retro Studios is responsible for Nintendo's Metroid Prime franchise, but have had numerous canceled titles as well.
When the company was founded, it struggled at first with numerous canceled Nintendo GameCube titles, including Raven Blade (an adventure game), Car Combat (a combat racing game), NFL Retro Football, and possibly more. In 2000, they were approached by Nintendo. This was a pivotal time for the company, and they began development on Metroid Prime, a complete reworking of the 2D franchise into the third dimension. Metroid Prime became one of the most well-received titles on the GameCube, both critically and from a sales standpoint.
After the release of Metroid Prime, Jeff Spangenberg left the company, and Michael Kelbaugh became the new president of Retro in 2003. By then, the studio was working on Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, which released in 2004 (and was nearly just as well-received as the first game). Retro then developed the last in the trilogy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, which released in 2007 for the Nintendo Wii. In 2009, Retro also released a compilation game containing all three of the Metroid Prime games, titled Metroid Prime Trilogy.
Current projects of Retro are unknown, but interviews with various employees of Nintendo and Retro have led fans to believe that they are not working on another Metroid game, but rather something different. This was further confirmed when it was announced at E3 2009 that Team Ninja is developing Metroid: Other M.
Retro Studios is a current-day game developer for Nintendo. Currently to date they have only completed games for the Metroid Prime series.
Overview
Photo of the Retro Studios lobby, just inside the doors.
When the company was founded, it struggled at first with numerous canceled Nintendo GameCube titles, including Raven Blade (an adventure game), Car Combat (a combat racing game), NFL Retro Football, and possibly more. In 2000, they were approached by Nintendo. This was a pivotal time for the company, and they began development on Metroid Prime, a complete reworking of the 2D franchise into the third dimension. Metroid Prime became one of the most well-received titles on the GameCube, both critically and from a sales standpoint.
After the release of Metroid Prime, Jeff Spangenberg left the company, and Michael Kelbaugh became the new president of Retro in 2003. By then, the studio was working on Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, which released in 2004 (and was nearly just as well-received as the first game). Retro then developed the last in the trilogy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, which released in 2007 for the Nintendo Wii. In 2009, Retro also released a compilation game containing all three of the Metroid Prime games, titled Metroid Prime Trilogy.
Current projects of Retro are unknown, but interviews with various employees of Nintendo and Retro have led fans to believe that they are not working on another Metroid game, but rather something different. This was further confirmed when it was announced at E3 2009 that Team Ninja is developing Metroid: Other M.
Games
2002
- Metroid Prime (GameCube)
2004
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube)
2007
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
2009
- Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii)
Canceled
- Raven Blade (GameCube)
- Car Combat (GameCube)
- NFL Retro Football (GameCube)
| Company Name | Retro Studios |
| Street Address | 100 Kramer Lane |
| City | Austin |
| State | Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www.retrostudios.com |
| Contact Email | N/A |
| Phone Number | N/A |
| Date Founded | July 8, 1998 |
| Count of Games Published | 0 |
| Count of Games Developed | 5 |
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Metroid Prime first in Metroid Prime |
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Samus Aran first in Metroid |
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Ridley first in Metroid |
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Hive Mecha first in Metroid Prime |
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Parasite Queen first in Metroid Prime |
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Flaahgra first in Metroid Prime |
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Omega Pirate first in Metroid Prime |
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Thardus first in Metroid Prime |
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Incinerator Drone first in Metroid Prime |
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Plated Beetle first in Metroid Prime |
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