Take on a legion of Space Pirates and a new Metroid force as you forge into the underworld of Planet Zebes! It's up to you and Samus to recapture the long-surviving Metroid hatchling before evil hands unleash its energy. An army of ominous creatures are poised for battle at every turn of Zebes' twisted threatening passageways...including the menacing Ridley and the great lizard Kraid. Knock down enemies with a killer somersault and swing on an electric beam through narrow passageways! They're no match for you and Samus...but wait! It seems the Mother Brain has returned...
A trip down Super Nintendo Memory Lane isn't complete without remembering this gem. Super Metroid was another one of those crowning jewels in the SNES library that will cement it as one of the, if not THE greatest system of all time. When the Super Nintendo hit, a lot of sequels or what were later thought of as "remakes" got the "Super" prefix added to it. Super Metroid, Super Castlevania, Super Bomberman, Super Doubledragon, so on and … more
The inter-galactic bounty hunter Samus Aran, discovers an egg that immediately hatches revealing a small Metroid larva. The creature becomes attached to Samus thinking her as its mother. Samus takes the creature to a group of scientist on an asteroid known as Ceres Space Colony for testing, and learns that the creature has incredible energy levels that can be harnessed for good. After leaving the colony, Samus receives a distress call, and upon returning she's thrusted into a battle with … more
Built upon and improved greatly on the old NES space exploration game with more ammo, power ups and an easier time navigating and powering up and it can still be a challenge. Lots of hours have been killed on this classic.
I have fond memories of beating Super Metroid on Super Nintendo. The graphics were amazing for its time (and still hold up on medium-sized TVs). The amount of detail and complexity of the planet Zebes still boggles my mind. If you've beaten Metroid Prime and want more, I definitely recommend downloading this game from Wii's virtual games menu and trying it out.
I have fond memories of beating Super Metroid on Super Nintendo. The graphics were amazing for its time (and still hold up on medium-sized TVs). The amount of detail and complexity of the planet Zebes still boggles my mind. If you've beaten Metroid Prime and want more, I definitely recommend downloading this game from Wii's virtual games menu and trying it out.