Our favorite bounty hunter and her series, Metroid, were surprisingly absent from yesterday's Nintendo Direct, and it is currently her 35th anniversary. This is why it stings.
Super Metroid was a monumental triumph of interactive art, a game that achieved new heights in presentation, level design, and pacing, and despite a few flaws, manages to hold up astoundingly well to this day.
"30 years after its launch, however, Super Metroid for the SNES remains the undisputed king of the franchise in terms of its atmosphere and tone. " - Ollie Reynolds | NintendoLife
Fusion did a great job at it. Really love that horror feel with metroid. I mean you are completely alone on alien planets filled with horrific monsters and toxic environments.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
Agreed. When I got my NES back then, I of course had Super Mario Bros. But I also got Double Dribble, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Rad Racer, Zelda and Metroid. Loved playing all of them over and over. But Metroid was so deep and the music was so other worldly, that that game has stuck with me to this day decades later.
Sure other awesome games came along like Contra, Castlevania, Mega Man, etc. But Metroid really hit that sci-fi fix. And the twist of finding out who was in the suit was one of those great moments in gaming history talking with other friends in the neighborhood that had the console that rushed to the end to find out for themselves.
Definitely deserves hall of fame like many other picks. Should have been inducted a long time ago.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
Yea, I agree that Super Metroid REALLY raised the bar on atmosphere and exploration, still in my Top 10 or 20 games of all time. The original Metroid did set a good framework, but Super Metroid perfected it in its first sequel. Since it's the only one up for vote, I'd still vote for the original Metroid bc it did establish a very good concept of gaming in a more primitive gaming era. But, you're absolutely right.
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
Imo I think even Nintendo knows why they can't do a proper evolution of Metroid or release some new info, and that's because their several years old spec gaming device, with the Switch they will never reach the evolution leap like they did with Metroid Prime in the Gamecube, and since the Switch is selling, Nintendo is like: *Why we would it need a new gaming device with better specs?, since our consumers are buying our old thingy?, let's keep selling this thing * , also poor Platinum games with development of Bayonetta 3 pretty sure there are having lot's outcomes while developing this sequel with such limited hardware.
Saw the Nintendo Direct yesterday, and daamnn! it kept coming to mind while watching that , we are in 2021 right?, oh well.
I love Splatoon and even I wasn't expected Splatoon 3 to be announced or shown before Metroid, I wanted Metroid it's been to long I can play still play Splatoon 2 and it feels fresh. I think Splatoon makes more money for Nintendo then Metroid ever did and that sucks because it means we get less Metroid if any.
I'm glad Splatoon 3 was announced but I wanted Metroid.
I'd love a metroid 2d collection in the vein of mario all stars. And then a 3d collection with the prime trilogy. All of that could lead up to the release of prime 4. Is that really too much to ask for nintendo?
As I watched the Nintendo Direct yesterday I kept looking at my Switch thinking to myself....welp I won't be using you for another year. That showing was absolutely pathetic. I didn't see a single game I want. Despite my opinion I'm sure most of those games will sell MILLIONS of copies because Nintendo knows who to market to and it sure as hell ain't people like me.
Yes yet again no Metroid, to be honest expected to be disappointed. Always am from nintendo lately.