The History of Metroid

Just in time for the EU launch of Metroid Prime 3, Eurogamer has a retrospective on the Metroid series well worth checking out. "The first Metroid presciently set the tone for the future of the franchise by appearing first on a struggling format and only reaching foreign shores after lengthy delays. Metroid was initially released only for the Famicom Disc System in 1986. The FDS was one of Nintendo's first attempts to monkey around with new storage methods, but its success was limited and it never made it beyond Japan. One year later, Metroid finally appeared on the plain old NES in North America and then, another year later, we pox-ridden Europlebs were deemed worthy of having a copy to call our own. Hmm. Sounds familiar."

Comments

Another retrospective

[PeelBoy]

I haven't seen this one yet, but GameTrailers also did a cool 5 part retrospective on Metroid not too long ago.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5261.html

Metroid 3 Roxors My Boxors

[Anonymous Coward]

Seriously, what a fun game.

Re:First post for Justin Bailey!

[Anonymous Coward]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bailey says its just a fluke.

Re:Metroid - Oh How You've Fallen

[Anonymous Coward]

You're a fucking moron.

Try playing the game.

Re:Metroid - Oh How You've Fallen

[Faylone]

Well, this should make your day: http://ds.ign.com/articles/815/815899p1.html Metroid Dread, what seems to be Metroid 5, is nearing completion. Personally, I find the Prime games fun in their own way, but I'm still looking forward to a new 2D Metroid.

What about speed runs?

[Spy der Mann]

The very concept I loved in Supermetroid was the possibility of making a speedrun. By using special techniques you could get to certain areas without the required items, allowing you to skip long walks (er.. runs). I could beat the game with 100% collected items under 2 hours, and I'm glad to find out that some people have been able to do it under one hour!

Without speed runs, the time would go up to 6 hours. Speedruns give the game a wonderful replay value.

Re:What about speed runs?

[PeelBoy]

But if you use tricks to slip items how do you beat it with 100%? ;)

Re:What about speed runs?

[PeelBoy]

slip=skip

Re:What about speed runs?

[Chyeld]

You skip item requirements, not the items, meaning you can do things in a far more efficent fashion as opposed to having to backtrack.

Re:What about speed runs?

[PeelBoy]

I was kidding, but he said "you could get to certain areas without the required items" and then "could beat the game with 100% collected items under 2 hours"

Haloid style ending to Halo?

[Alzheimers]

I'll admit, it's coloured my expectations of enigmatic faceless space soldiers ever since, and I was hugely disappointed when I reached the end of Halo and Master Chief stubbornly refused to reveal that he was really a Mistress Chief all along. I mean, I had tissues ready and everything.

I think the author's just pining for a Haloid type ending. Not that it wouldn't be cool or anything, but I don't think it'd be quite the same.

Re:Metroid - Oh How You've Fallen

[Anonymous Coward]

Unfortunately, the Dread reference in Prime's been proven false. At least, the developers have said it wasn't intended as a reference to another project.

They might just be covering though. Who knows.

Re:Stupid Europeans

[pipatron]

I'm never going to but my hair, you insensitive merkin-clod!

One more 2d adventure... please?

[thanatos_x]

I seriously want them to restart the project that was going to bring a new 2d game to the DS. Not that I haven't enjoyed the prime series, but 2d has something to it. Hell, I wanted a 2d game on the GC/Wii, one that was monstrously large and had very good graphics...

I'd also be happy with a port of super metroid to the DS. Best metroid game of all time, in my opinion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_(series)#Metroid_Dread