I apologize for make you feel uncomfortable.
but nintendo is really ***hole when it comes to copyright issues...D:(
Did you heard 'AM2R (Another metroid 2 remake)'?
AM2R is metroid fan game development began in
2008, completed and released on August 6, 2016.
It was well-made metroid fan game & it also been awarded at the amateur Nintendo 2nd creative
game contest.
As far as I know, The developer has already
received development approval from Nintendo,
and there were no actions or claims during
development either.
However,soon after AM2R was completed,this
game was banned by Nintendo. A year later,
Nintendo released new official remake named
'Metroid samus returns'.
That was trecherous and cowardly decision..
Not only a betrayal to fans and users, but also
intercepts the developer's ideas and efforts.
Don't you think?
After AM2R was banned, Nintendo has banned the
distribution of over 562 fan made games in the
same way. That's why I really hate Nintendo and
I don't want this game to be another victim of
Nintendo's copyright policy.);
It's fine, I wasn't exactly feeling uncomfortable, it was more disappointment in how boring companies are.
I know about AM2R, not as much detail as you explained but still.
I don't think this will be the same case though
(especially after the metroid has been removed)
for multiple reasons:
1 - I'm not calling this metroid or trying to make it seem like an actual metroid game.
2 - All my graphics are original and isn't made to completely look like metroid. (although with obvious similarities)
Even the actual metroid easter egg sprite was made by me but that one is too similar so it's going away as mentioned before.
So I don't really see how this could be a victim of copyright issues when everything is original.
But with all of that being said, this game is not done and will receive numerous changes over time so other things may or may not be removed/changed as well.