Loved Metroid since Prime's release but somehow didn't get around to Super until 2021. Was astonished by how well it holds up, even for a new player today. Untouchable masterclass in game design.
Thanks for posting these. Always interesting to see what people were saying back then.Loved this game then, and now. Incredible.
EGM and GamePro reviews
Game Players magazine interview and review:
Same! Dozens of hours.Almost perfect game, but for some tech hiccups and floatiness. Oh, and this part:
I spent hours trying to advance the game before I figured out what you had to do.
Honestly Metroidvanias should be called Metroid-likes unless they're actual Castlevania games.
Thanks for posting these. Always interesting to see what people were saying back then.
"You'll want to play through it again and again even after you've beaten it" No lies detected.
The whole ending segment still hits me deep.
It's sprites but this was so cool and moving and scary.
View: https://youtu.be/tVUYyVfydqY
This song is so 90s in the best of ways. What a mood.
This is still such a great title and intro sequence. It really sets up such a spooky vibe, the alien noises, and the musical cues as it "types up" "M E T R O I D 3".
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zxkkMJ96D/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I drew this a few years back but I still like it (I love this game a lot if ya cant tell)
Damn, almost as bad as their Doom review.Same here, I really enjoy reading what was printed back then.
Here's EDGE magazine's review:
Me too! I think I played in in 2007 when it was released alongside or before Metroid Prime 3. I think the game was about 15 years old then, but my word did it hold up. Absolutely stunning, from start to end.I first played it on Wii VC and it still blew my tiny little mind. I was going into it with high expectations too (EGM named it the GOAT on one of their top 100 lists)
30 years later, still one of the GOATs. Timeless classic.
I have never heard of The Mummy and Aliens infestation, are there any good? they seem like a weird choice to put on the meme... specially with other more popular titles like Shadow Complex or Cave Story...
So much of the music sticks with me, but this one immediately comes to mind. You take the elevator down to Brinstar, and then...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsG3sw51yYI
Chills. Love the way it just fades in.
You're me. These 2 are neck to neck in my favorite game ever, but as of now, Super Metroid is the GOAT for me.Same as I said about ALTTP, this is my favorite game of ALL time, shared with ALTTP. I can never choose between the two. It's a masterpiece. Sequence breaking is the greatest thing in the world. Bomb bouncing to places I shouldn't be shouldn't be as fun as it is.