> [!game] *Super Metroid*
> ![[Super Metroid Box Art_Front.jpg]]
> > [!art]- Back of Box
> > ![[Super Metroid Box Art_Back.jpg]]
>
> Developer: Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems
> Publisher: Nintendo
> Platform: Super Nintendo
> Release: April, 18, 1994
[User Manual](https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAHE.pdf)
[Save data](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af8hsOITGdlnUA5LNPDcBCSwJh5BTFvg/view?usp=share_link)
# Summary
An exploratory action adventure game that has you play has the legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran exploring the planet Zebes. Snappy, satisfying gameplay in a world of secrets and self-discovery. The game that put the "Metroid" in Metroidvania.
# Acquisition
I scored my copy way back in 2014 off Goodwill's auction site. I was sitting at my then girlfriend's (now wife) house in their living room trying to win this bid off my iPhone. I snagged the game and *most of* the Instruction Manual. The manual is missing the cover and page one. I wish it was missing the back page and not the cover, but c’est la vie.
# Memories
Like I said above, my first real memory is buying the game. I think this was my very first snag off Goodwill. These days, it is much harder to find a decent deal there.
A few months later, I'd dabble with the game, but on the Wii U. My Super Nintendo didn't work at the time. 🙃 Logan and I played *Super Metroid* for our "Play & Report" segment in the early days of [[Millennial Gaming Speak]]. In particular, it was [[Millennial Gaming Speak – Episode 5 - Nintendo News and Kojima Confusion|Episode 5]]. I never beat the game at the time. 😬
It wouldn't be until 2020 that I'd actually sit down and [[Favorite Games I Played in 2020#*Super Metroid*|beat the thing]]. I had just gotten [[Calibrating for the Next Generation – LG C9 4K OLED TV Thoughts & Impressions|my first OLED TV]] and used my Super NT to explore Zebes.
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# Versions
- Super NES Classic Edition
- Virtual Console, Wii
# Miscellaneous
- [FAQ/Speed Guide (SNES) by nemes1ss](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588741-super-metroid/faqs/10114), which Craig Mod once described as “a beautiful guide and only 101KB!”
- [The World Design of Super Metroid | Boss Keys](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nn2MXwplMZA) - GMTK