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Ander Amo del Ser is a former engine programmer at MercurySteam, and one of several for Metroid: Samus Returns. This was his first and only game for the company. He left MercurySteam in March 2018 after two years. Del Ser is a former teacher and assistant at the DigiPen Institute of Technology in Zierbana, Spain. On Twitter, del Ser described Samus Returns as having "mad compile times". [1]
Del Ser is now a systems software engineer at Electronic Arts, where he has worked since April 2019. He worked for Ubisoft as an engine programmer from May 2018 to March 2019.[2]
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![Del Ser's Legacy Edition, signed by the MercurySteam team, with a mug from the Game Awards (where Samus Returns won Best Handheld Game).[3]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_autographed_MSR_Legacy_Edition.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser autographed MSR Legacy Edition.jpg (146 KB)")
Del Ser's Legacy Edition, signed by the MercurySteam team, with a mug from the Game Awards (where Samus Returns won Best Handheld Game).[3]
![Del Ser's Larva Metroid amiibo with the Morph Ball 3D Keyring.[4]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_Metroid_amiibo_and_Morph_Ball_3D_Keyring.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser Metroid amiibo and Morph Ball 3D Keyring.jpg (121 KB)")
![The face and claws of the Alpha Metroid cake made for MercurySteam in celebration of Samus Returns 's release.[5]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_Alpha_Metroid_cake_(face_and_claws).jpg "Ander Amo del Ser Alpha Metroid cake (face and claws).jpg (145 KB)")
The face and claws of the Alpha Metroid cake made for MercurySteam in celebration of Samus Returns 's release.[5]
![Cake modeled after Samus Aran.[6]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_cake_Samus_closeup.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser cake Samus closeup.jpg (123 KB)")
Cake modeled after Samus Aran.[6]
![The Alpha Metroid and Samus cake, alongside some of the cupcakes.[7]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_Alpha_Metroid_and_Samus_cake.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser Alpha Metroid and Samus cake.jpg (170 KB)")
The Alpha Metroid and Samus cake, alongside some of the cupcakes.[7]
![One of the cupcakes.[8]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_MSR_cupcake_closeup.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser MSR cupcake closeup.jpg (120 KB)")
One of the cupcakes.[8]
![Closeup of the Alpha Metroid and Samus.[9]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_Alpha_Metroid_and_Samus_cake_closeup.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser Alpha Metroid and Samus cake closeup.jpg (167 KB)")
Closeup of the Alpha Metroid and Samus.[9]
![Del Ser's Samus Returns collection, including the game's Legacy Edition and contents, amiibo and Samus Returns issue of Games Tribune.[10]](/wiki/File:Ander_Amo_del_Ser_MSR_collection.jpg "Ander Amo del Ser MSR collection.jpg (201 KB)")
Del Ser's Samus Returns collection, including the game's Legacy Edition and contents, amiibo and Samus Returns issue of Games Tribune.[10]
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- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Thank you :) (mad compile times in that project btw)" 9 Jan 2018 6:43 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/950860563852259328
- ^ Ander Amo (berserkerage). "Hi #MeetTheDev! I'm Ander, a Digipen graduate currently working at Ubisoft as an engine programmer. Previously I worked on Metroid: Samus Returns and also did some games while in college." 1 September 2018 10:05 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/1035891465304662016
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Tercero en la porra de los Game Awards 💪" 11 Dec 2017 5:04 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/940145158934421504
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Mi amiibo de la larva va perfecto pa sujetar el llavero morphball" 19 Sep 2017 9:37 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/910120540853166081
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Di no al consumo de carne de Alpha #freemetroids" 15 Sep 2017 10:33 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/908685204889522176
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "No se habla mucho de el rig de Samus" 15 Sep 2017 10:11 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/908679660216705024
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Estamos todos esperando aquí a que venga alguien y corte el Alpha ese" 15 Sep 2017 10:10 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/908679481593942021
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Uoh" 15 Sep 2017 9:22 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/908667421099270144
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Omg" 15 Sep 2017 8:49 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/908658993865924609
- ^ Del Ser, Ander Amo (@berserkerage). "Soooo, we made a thing" 15 Sep 2017 5:50 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/berserkerage/status/908614045309206528