Metroid (1986) (VG)

Release Date:

1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Ancient Civilization | Alien | Morph Ball | Tourian | Lava

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:E

Company:

Nintendo

Trivia:

Only Metroid game in which Samus can't crouch (hitting down on the control pad performs the ball morph, there's no "in between" state like in later games.)

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening story, the planet Zebes is referred to as "Zebeth". This is due to a mistranslation from Japanese to English. In Japan, the "S" sound and the "TH" sound are interchangeable.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strongbad_email.exe (2004) (V)

Best ever!

This is by far the best video game to have come out, ever. I know that's a heck of a sweeping statement, but it is. The play is fantastic, the objectives and goals of the game are extremely well thought out, and it actually requires skill! Even with the new, fancy shmancy video game systems out there with the far better graphics capabilities, I've yet to see one game since the original Metroid that actually meets the goals of video games: fun! As far as I'm concerned, Metroid shows that impressive graphics and sound don't make the game.