Super Metroid proves modern gaming is crap...

[TheSonicRetard]

lol @ the premise of this thread

because Super Metroid was basically Metroid: For Kids when it was released.

[TrekkiesUnite118]

Oh I'm not saying Super Metroid was easy by any means. Just that where some of these kids are getting stuck are some of the simplest parts in the game. It's funny because they've become so used to handholding that they aren't even trying to think or figure it out on their own. They are getting stuck around the first 3 power ups for crying out loud. The normal thought process should be "Gee, I just got this new ability, maybe I should try using it."

[TheSonicRetard]

As far as I know, there is no guide for Metroid 2. Then again I never bothered to look for one either.

To be fair it didn't really need one. It was a pretty linear game - branching paths were confined to "zones" and you could never go to far forward because of the lava that needed to be lowered. At worse, you backtracked a few steps to take the other branch offered when you reached a wall, and at best you were constantly moving forward. Metroid 2 isn't nearly as labyrinth as the original, which is much more difficult than any other metroid game, especially blind.

[KitsuneNight]

Oh I'm not saying Super Metroid was easy by any means. Just that where some of these kids are getting stuck are some of the simplest parts in the game. It's funny because they've become so used to handholding that they aren't even trying to think or figure it out on their own. They are getting stuck around the first 3 power ups for crying out loud. The normal thought process should be "Gee, I just got this new ability, maybe I should try using it."

id love to see them flail around in morrowind

[Drakon]

Well it's honestly just my opinion, I said it's my favorite, wait *checks*, oh, no I didn't, sorry. Yeah, I could have phrased that a bit better, it's my personal favorite game on the SNES, not the greatest game on SNES, I see where I made the mistake.

Yeah I understand what you meant, I just think it's surprising this game would be anyone's personal favourite. The snes has quite an awesome library.

[TrekkiesUnite118]

Super Metroid is by far my favorite SNES game. I've been in love with it since I first played it at a friends house in 1993.

[Drakon]

Super Metroid is by far my favorite SNES game. I've been in love with it since I first played it at a friends house in 1993.

For a game released in 1994 that's quite impressive that you played it in 1993, but for once I think we agree on something, it's in the top two best snes games of all time.

[TheSonicRetard]

The best game ever made is Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis.

I disagree, it's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.

[TrekkiesUnite118]

For a game released in 1994 that's quite impressive, but for once I think we agree on something, it's in the top two best snes games of all time.

While I could be wrong, I don't think that's right for the release date. You see, I was in Kindergarten from 1993-1994. And I specifically remember playing it at my friends house when I was in Kindergarten. My family moved at then end of that school year and if the game was only out for 2 months I doubt my memories of playing it would be this vivid. In fact, I specifically remember over Christmas break playing it. I also remember that his dad had a save for each different ending at one point.

The April 1994 release date seems to stem entirely from Wikipedia who get's it from Gamespot. Gamespot has had release dates wrong in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if this one is wrong too. I've seen the date October 10th 1993 also thrown around for it, and honestly that fits in much better with what I remember.

[GameMaster600]

Yeah I understand what you meant, I just think it's surprising this game would be anyone's personal favourite. The snes has quite an awesome library.

It sure does, but I just find everything so awesome about that game. Each level is unique and not like one another, the music is Konami (nuff' said), the gameplay is overall really fun and challenging (not too hard, just about right), the length of the game is perfect, and so on. My friend complained about the controls saying they were a bit NES-ish (whatever that means), but I never had a problem with them.

[Assman]

I disagree, it's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.

Donkey Kong sucks!

[KitsuneNight]

Donkey Kong sucks!

good thing its not called donkey dong then

[TheSonicRetard]

Donkey Kong sucks!

You know something? YOU SUCK!!

[Chilly Willy]

What do you want to bet that most/all of those folks asking how to play Metroid are Kinect users. It's been demonstrated that most Kinect games can be "played" by just standing and flapping your arms randomly while the "game" plays itself.

[Drakon]

While I could be wrong, I don't think that's right for the release date. You see, I was in Kindergarten from 1993-1994. And I specifically remember playing it at my friends house when I was in Kindergarten. My family moved at then end of that school year and if the game was only out for 2 months I doubt my memories of playing it would be this vivid. In fact, I specifically remember over Christmas break playing it. I also remember that his dad had a save for each different ending at one point.

The April 1994 release date seems to stem entirely from Wikipedia who get's it from Gamespot. Gamespot has had release dates wrong in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if this one is wrong too. I've seen the date October 10th 1993 also thrown around for it, and honestly that fits in much better with what I remember.

I turned 14 in 1994, I remember it coming out when I was 14. 1993 I spent whoring out secret of mana and starfox. Then again, I live in a different part of the world than thee. Atleast you're not claiming you played super metroid when you were 2 haha.

It sure does, but I just find everything so awesome about that game. Each level is unique and not like one another, the music is Konami (nuff' said), the gameplay is overall really fun and challenging (not too hard, just about right), the length of the game is perfect, and so on. My friend complained about the controls saying they were a bit NES-ish (whatever that means), but I never had a problem with them.

The music I never was big on, the gameplay was pretty decent and the graphics are well done, atleast to me. Controls are fine, when I think of "nes-ish" controls I think of four directions only.