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911230 No.911230 [Reply] [Original]

holy fuck this game is good
i was worried that this was gonna be one of those games were the whole thing is a repeat of the first two hours with slightly higher difficulty, but the game switches things up a lot
so what'd ya'll think about super metroid?

>> No.911234

Incredible atmosphere for a 16 bit game. Masterclass in level design with some great examples of environmental storytelling and teaching the player non-verbally.

>> No.911252

Great game but the first two are better

>> No.911279

For a Super Nintendo title, I was incredibly surprised that it was as entertaining as I originally thought it would be.

Expecting it to be a dull shooter like Contra (Not much of a fan of the arcade shooters), I gave it a miss for 10 years. Pity, really, as this was quite an entertaining and atmospheric game.

I love those little alien critters you meet, especially the dodo birds.

>> No.911289

best one and didn't touch the games after it with a 10 foot pole.

>> No.911303

>>911289
>didn't touch the games after it with a 10 foot pole.
That's not something i'd brag about. You missed great games.

>> No.911335

>>911303
metroid prime 1 and 2 are even better tbh, most atmospheric games i've ever played

>> No.911340

>>911289

you made the right call, FPS doesn't belong on consoles

>> No.911360

I borrowed it from a friend and am playing through it for the first time. Took me a bit to get into it, but now I'm really enjoying it, even though the backtracking is sometimes a bit tedious.

>> No.911374

The shooting was the least important thing in those games. Metroid has always been about atmosphere and exploration (not so much about platforming and shooting), which works really well in 3D games.

>> No.911381

this game also gives you something to shoot for with the timing.. to get the different Samus endings... So replay value.

>> No.911769

>>911230
Greatest game of all time.

>> No.911824

Only game ever I don't look through nostalgia glasses. Aged best.

>> No.912261

>>911289
Yeah. I remember my friends bitching a storm about how metroid shouldn't be FPS. Years later, I got the trilogy collection cheap enough and was blown away. I play it now just to walk around for hours and re-admire the details.

>> No.912298

This is why it's so good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcrdJD8whfE

>> No.914143
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>>911252

>> No.914157

doesn't hold a candle to Metroid II

>> No.914163

>>912298
>www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcrdJD8whfE
truth

>> No.914164

>>914157

guaranteedreplies.jpg


Many, myself included, would consider Super to be the GOAT 2D Metroid

>> No.914168

Good game and underwear Samus is sexy

>> No.914170

>>911340
>Prime
>FPS

a first-person perspective does not an FPS make. The Prime trilogy is better categorized as action-adventure.

>> No.914179

>>914170
O RLY

Do go on.

>> No.914186

>>914179
>>>/v/

>> No.914202

>>911374
If you started with Super, then yes

>> No.914207

Obligatory reminder that Super Metroid was a sales bomb, partly because most people felt that it was just a remake of Metroid, and partly because it was TOO EASY.

>> No.914216

>>914179
Auto-lock and one-button target acquisition are contrary to the FPS standard of manual aiming (sometimes with sticky-targeting assistance, but never with a tracking auto-lock). Bosses don't necessarily just require lots of shots, and weapons aren't categorized based solely on damage/rate of fire. Instead, weapons serve a dual purpose as door keys and secret finders. Shooting is streamlined to place more of an emphasis on movement during combat, and less of an emphasis on combat in general. And of course, there's the obvious fact that the Prime games are first and foremost games of exploration, with backtracking to reach previously inaccessible areas, hidden rooms and passages everywhere, and vast environments filled with platforming challenges and timed puzzles. In short, the shooting isn't the focus of the games, and they don't play much like FPSs. Yes, there's a strong FPS element, but the Metroid Prime series isn't an FPS any more than Super Metroid is a Contra clone.

I hope you aren't implying that first-person perspective = first-person shooter. If you are, play a Wizardry or King's Field game.

>> No.914218

>>914207
It sold more than a million copies. You don't know what a sales bomb is.

>> No.914220

>>914207
>TOO EASY
Probably the same reason A Link to the Past and Final Fantasy 7 bombed so hard.
/sarcasm

>> No.914221

its not retro, but the first metroid prime was really good and the people who bitched about it are on par with the people who bitched about wind waker being cel shaded

>> No.914225

>>914218
>>914220
confirmed for not being alive when SM released or even knowing how successful the first 2 were

Just because reality conflicts with the popular internet opinion of today doesn't mean it's wrong.

>> No.914230

>>914225
But what I said is true. It sold more than a million copies, it became a part of the Player's Choice series of games, which proves that it sold at least one million copies. But hey, don't listen to me, whatever gives you the chance to claim someone is underage, eh?

>> No.914237

>>914230
Nintendo made it Player's Choice based on critical success rather than sales records.

Just because it barely managed to break a million doesn't mean it was somehow mystically beloved by all the people who clearly skipped it after owning the first 2 Metroids.

>> No.914241

>>914225
The first one wasn't very popular at first. It took a while to build up steam.

>> No.914243

>>914237
[citation needed]

>> No.914249

>>914237
You just read the wiki article didn't you? You must really know what you're talking about ;^)

By the way, I never said that just because it sold a million that everyone loved it. But have fun with your shit reading comprehension, buddy.

>> No.914251
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>>914230

i wouldn't say it "bombed", but the first Metroid solid almost twice as many copies as it, and Metroid II solid markedly better as well.

looking at other contemporary nintendo IPs, Link to the Past sold three times as much. F-Zero sold almost twice as much. Super Mario world sold almost TWENTY times as much.It's pretty clear that super metroid was on the lower end of the spectrum

not same anon btw

>> No.914931

>>914170
>>914216
Please fuck off with your pretentious Primefaggotry. This is not an argument we need to have here.

>> No.914942

>>914207
Actually the main reason Super Metroid sold so poorly is because it came out at the exact same time as Donkey Kong Country.

>> No.914959

>>911360
Fuck me, I just got to the quicksand part, it's pissing me off!

>> No.914961
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914961

Who cares how much it sold, it is arguably the greatest video game ever made

>> No.914979

>>914942
And when I was a small boy, monkeys fighting a stupid crocodile in a colourful and graphically awesome looking game seemed to outdo the grim futures of sci-fi.

>>914961
It might be a nice piece of design work and fun to play, but it'll always be the 'greatest video game ever created' in the eyes of those who it appeals to the most, only.

>> No.915025

>>914251
Super Mario World was a bundled game, of course it would sell more. It fucking came in the box. Holy shit, we're dealing with geniuses over here.

>> No.915036

>>914931
>stop liking what I don't like

In any case, Super Metroid still holds up today, which is one reason it should be considered a gaming masterpiece. A lot of games don't age well. It's sad but true. But when it comes to Super Metroid, it still feels like a fresh game.

>> No.915051

Loved it. Played it for the first time recently, and I posted on here getting stuck in two parts: wall jumping and the glass tube.

I also didn't know that the super jump is called shinesparking. Now I do, and I'm a better man for it.

>> No.915059

>>915036
>stop liking what I don't like
Uh no, it's
>stop posting about non-Retro shit on a Retro board

>> No.915068

>>915051
>I also didn't know that the super jump is called shinesparking.
I don't believe it actually had a name until Fusion/Zero Mission.

>> No.915095

>>915059
They just mentioned how he was missing out on great installments in the series. Stop going full autism mode and stop saging a proper vidya thread.

By the way, if it's your first time you should really learn how to wall jump. It makes a big difference in the game and you can even grab pick ups earlier than intended if you're good.

>> No.915129

>US copies are now $40
>SFC copies still $20
Oh, how I love Japan

>> No.915147

>>915129
with it being the same exact rom, it's even more ridiculous.

>> No.915668

>>915147
Everything's identical? Even the title screens, ending screens, and credits? Seriously? If so, I'll get the SFC version instead.

>> No.915679

>>915668
Yes.

>> No.915750

>>915679
Jeezy weezy okay time to fly over to Japan and pick up a copy, brb.

>> No.916014

>>914961
I prefer to disagree. Sure it's a well-crafted game, but it really is just a cakewalk. It's something I'll play over the weekend as a relaxing break, but if I want a genuinely challenging and mazelike experience I'll be looking elsewhere.