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."

Another retrospective

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 [gametrailers.com]

What about speed runs?

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?

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

Haloid style ending to Halo?

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 [youtube.com] type ending. Not that it wouldn't be cool or anything, but I don't think it'd be quite the same.

One more 2d adventure... please?

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 [wikipedia.org]

Re:First post for Justin Bailey!

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

Re:Metroid - Oh How You've Fallen

Well, this should make your day: http://ds.ign.com/articles/815/815899p1.html [ign.com] 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.

Re:Stupid Europeans

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