Metroid (NES, 1987)
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Metroid was one of the killer apps for the NES. This game is frequently ranked high on top 10 and top 100 lists. In terms of game play, it isn’t fundamentally different than 2D platformers like Super Mario Brothers. You run, jump and battle enemies in a 2D environment. The difference is that Metroid is more of an adventure game. The world is larger and more open ended and there is more of a process of discovery in that there are things to find, some of which must be found to complete the game. In other words, exploration is an important part of the game.
In Metroid, you play the role of Samus who is sent to destroy Mother Brain, the biomechanical creature that commands the Space Pirates. It seems that the Space Pirates have attacked a research vessel that was carrying parasitic life-forms discovered on another planet called Metroids (hence the name of the game). The Space Pirates intend to use these creatures as biological weapons.
There have been many sequels over the years. The original Metroid has been re-released a few times as well. The original Metroid is available as a bonus upon completing the 2004 game Metroid: Zero Mission for the Game Boy Advance. Metroid: Zero Mission itself was an enhanced remake of the original. There was also a standalone Game Boy Advance version released in 2004 as part of the Classic NES Series. In addition, the original Metroid was released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2007 and for the 3DS Virtual Console in 2012. This is definitely a must play game for all fans of video games and there are plenty of ways to give it a try.
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Metroid is possibly the most successful Nintendo series behind Super Mario Brothers and Zelda with its first installment being released in 1987 in North America. It was originally released in Japan for the Family Computer Disk System in 1986 and featured the ability to save your game. For Europe and North America the game was converted to cartridge format and a password system was used to save games.
While the series has been popular, several years have often gone by between releases. The sequel, Return of Seamus was released on the Game Boy in 1991 after five years. Super Metroid came out a few years later for the Super Nintendo and then there was an eight year gap before the next installments came out on Game Boy Advance and the Gamecube. From then there were a flurry of releases and then another big gap between 2010 and 2016. This sort of thing isn’t unusual for Nintendo’s big first party titles though and probably just serves to build anticipation and huge sales when they do come out.
The title screen from the original Metroid on the Nintendo Entertainment System is shown above and for me this one will always be the best. Metroid should have stayed in the 2D realm.
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