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    Super Metroid (SNES)

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    Super Metroid on the Super Nintendo was the sequel to Metroid II: The Return of Samus which had been released about three years earlier on the NES. Super Metroid was released in 1994 which was kind of late in the life of the Super Nintendo. Even though the SNES enjoyed immense success, it really had a relatively short commercial life compared to other successful systems. Next generation CD based consoles like the Saturn and PlayStation were only about a year away at this point. The SNES had been kind of late to the 16-bit party with the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 having been introduced a couple of years earlier.

    Nevertheless, Super Metroid was a huge hit and is widely regarded as one of the best games, not only on the SNES but of all time. It is a side scrolling action adventure game much like the previous games but updated to take advantage of 16-bit hardware. However, it’s really the playability that makes this game so successful.

    You don’t even need a Super Nintendo to check this one out. Super Metroid was released on the Wii’s Virtual Console in 2007, on the Wii U’s Virtual Console in 2013 and on the New Nintendo 3DS’s Virtual Console in 2016.


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  • Super Metroid (SNES)

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    Super Metroid was published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo in 1994. It was the third game in the Metroid series. The original Metroid was released for the NES while Metroid II was released for the Game Boy. Super Metroid is a sequel to Metroid II.

    The Metroid series, at least up to and including this game, was a 2D side-scrolling action adventure series. The gameplay of Super Metroid was much like the gameplay of its predecessors with some enhancements. In addition to the much prettier graphics the 16-bit Super Nintendo allowed, Super Metroid also featured a new inventory system and the ability to fire in all direction in addition to other enhancements. Super Metroid would be the last game in the Metroid series until Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime were released eight years later.

    There were high expectations for Super Metroid and it lived up to them. The game received very good reviews, won numerous awards and sold well. The one thing that may have held it back somewhat was the fact that it was released relatively late in the life of the Super NES. Nevertheless, this one definitely goes on the list of must have games for that platform. Beautiful graphics, excellent gameplay and a large world to explore are some of the highlights.

    In this iteration, the player as Samus has brought a Metroid larva to a space colony where scientists hope they can harness its power. However, just after she left the colony, the Space Pirates attacked and stole the larva. Now you have to search for the stolen larva and battle the Space Pirates in their newly rebuilt and expanded base.

    Super Metroid has been re-released on a number of occasions so you won’t necessarily have to track down an original cartridge. It was released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007, the Wii U Virtual Console in 2013 and the 3DS Virtual Console in 2016. In addition, it is also one of the games available on the recently released Super NES Classic Edition (though it might be easier and cheaper to get your hands on an original cartridge).

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