A product of Nintendo R&D1 led by Gunpei Yokoi (R.I.P.), Super Metroid is the only outing on the Super Nintendo for Samus Aran and the little aliens called Metroids. This being the third game in the Metroid seris, gamers were treated to a little more of the story. There are even a few heart wrenching moments. All in a 2D side scrolling action adventure that fit into a cartridge. Sadly, many games today can’t fulfill half of these things with countless times more memory available).

Previous experience not required

Technically, gamers won’t have to play the previous two titles in the Metroid series. Super Metroid’s story is fairly self contained and easy to follow. If you played the NES game and the Game Boy this entry will feel that much richer.

Metroid II: Return of Samus, follows Samus Aran’s perilous adventure with a Metroid larva that took to her. The story is placed directly after the Game Boy entry. This Metroid Larva felt that Samus was its mother and therefore did what came naturally. Dropping the larva off at Ceres Space Colony, Samus feeling her job is done. Samus leaves and flies off into space, all too soon though. Ceres Space Colony sends a distress call to Samus, who promptly returns to find all hell has broken loose. Scientists are dead, the larva is gone and destruction is left. That sets up the adventure that awaits you in Super Metroid.

Super Metroid holds its own even today

Even today, Super Metroid holds up quite well and is a testament to just how cool this game really was. The Super Nintendo was a powerhouse in the right hands, as proven time and time again. If you have not played Super Metroid then you owe it to yourself to try it. Nintendo has made sure that there really is no excuse not to.

Super Metroid has been ported to the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles and is available at a pretty reasonable price. Grab Super Metroid on Super Nintendo on eBay or Amazon for a deal. For more Metroid games and titles similar, check out our coverage.

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