Ok, so in previous #VideoGameClub months I barely made a dent. This month, I FINISHED by the 3rd day! Total time was 5:01. I forgot how adorable the little guy at the end is.

Considering this is a Game Boy game, the build up to the final boss is pretty great. The atmosphere is very tense, there's a fun twist with the Metroid counter, and the music is somewhere between sci-fi and horror. Metroid II is arguably better because of the Game Boy's limitations.

The final boss took two tries. I ended up using the escape route under the queen to resupply. I finished her off with a missile in the mouth, with my health around 60.

I'm feeling a burning desire. I may start another Metroid game now...

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https://youtu.be/zjEiFvMRYjM

We finally reached the real goal of Metroid Prime: get all the Chozo Artifacts. I hope you're ready to run all over the place getting these things... #Switch #RetroStudios #Nintendo #Metroid #MetroidPrime #metroidvania #gaming #SaturdayGaming #TBGN

Which Metroid game should I play for this months Video Game Club? I've tried playing some Metroid games in the past but never really got into them.

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🎮 Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt

In 2005, early adopters of the Nintendo DS received a really cool freebie! In this post, we take a look at the Metroid game which is more of a tech demo.

https://heliomass.com/posts/2509-metroid-prime-hunters-first-hunt/

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Down to 6 Metroids, with 5 energy tanks, 220 missiles, and the screw attack. This area has all 4 beams available. I opted for Spazer because I seem to miss more with plasma. I can't remember if I need Ice for the final sequence.

Just finished area 5 (not sure if these have official names. Area 3 has a section that's only accessible after finishing area 4, so maybe I'm in area 6...? I think Nintendo Power had an article with maps and "official" names that I'll look up when I'm done.)

I absolutely hate the xenomorph-looking Metroids that were introduced in this area. They get really close and tend to stay above you, but you can't hit their feet. To be honest, I like the tension of finding a Metroid more than I enjoying fighting them. All the fights are basically battles of attrition where I just fire missiles like an idiot and hope I hit something.

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A couple of nights ago it came to me in a dream - Samus doing the Akira slide but in her morph ball form. Naturally, I had to bring it to life and into the world :p

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I accidentally played #MetroidII for like 3 hours straight. I don't remember the map at all, but I've stumbled on the Varia, spring ball, Space Jump, High Jump, Spazer, and 3 energy tanks.

What has surprised me is how hard missiles are to come by. Enemies rarely seem to drop them. I probably got more from expansions rather than drops.

I'm also surprised by how good the sound is. The little "oh shit" jingle that plays when a Metroid sees you has made me jump more than once. I also really like the quiet parts where you're mostly just hearing the pitter-patter of Samus's feet.

#VGCMay2025 #Metroid #MetroidII

Pour suivre le thème Metroid du #VideoGameClub en ce mois de mai, j'ai récupéré hier Metroid Prime sur Switch. Le remaster du jeu qui reste l'un de mes préférés depuis plus de vingt ans. C'est reparti.

#Metroid #JeuxVideo #NintendoSwitch

https://youtu.be/47g7_GlQ4-M

Not sure how I feel about Boost Ball in Metroid Prime. It's nice moving faster, but the half pipes are a weird world building thing. Would have preferred Jump Ball instead... #Switch #RetroStudios #Nintendo #Metroid #MetroidPrime #metroidvania #gaming #ThursdayGaming #TBGN

Developer Luto Akino is currently working on a Metroid project for the Nintendo 64.

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So, what was the first videogame music "joke?" i.e. a bit of musical theme that is doing something funny on purpose?

I think it's a toss-up between

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA <-- Tim Follin opening with a down-instrumented version of the kind of fantasy theme that Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy had, and then stepping all the way on the gas

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2k01qmi99k Comparing the NES version of the Metroid escape theme to the Famicom version of the theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLpz_yNIT_o), the original Famicom version has an A-B-B loop structure while the NES version introduces a C part (A-B-B-C). The C part sounds very reminiscent of the themes from Kid Icarus; Hip Tanaka scored both games and the version of the escape theme for the NES originally appeared in public as a B-side track on a game music compilation released in Japan. I think it's either a nod to the game's shared lineage (same composer, same "engine," same dev team), or a nod-and-wink that the end of Metroid is just an enemy-free Kid Icarus level climb.

Are there older examples?

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https://youtu.be/T4iOKMsuhMo

Since we found the Varia suit in Metroid Prime, a question for you all. What is your preferred pronunciation of Varia? I've honestly done both, so no judgement here... #Switch #RetroStudios #Nintendo #Metroid #MetroidPrime #metroidvania #gaming #TursdayGaming #TBGN

I had a dream last night that Samus gets Dual Swords as a type of equippable weapon in the new Metroid game.

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played some more #metroid fusion tonight. hard to say if I like it better than super metroid.

after playing #castlevania aria of sorrow, though, I'm leaning more toward that end of the metroidvania spectrum. perhaps I still have a streak of the teenage goth I once was inside me.

#gba #retrogaming (still feels gross to call GBA "retro" but here we are)

We're down to our final copies of the Pixel Art: Metroid: https://buff.ly/9qGJ3GN

Samus Aran’s original adventure was the first time many of us saw pixels as more than just graphics. The planet Zebes was a real place: a lonely, haunted world full of dread and danger. It was art. It should come as no surprise, then, that nearly four decades later, the series continues to inspire modern pixel artists #gamingculture #metroid

"I liked Metroid (That one that was developed by Team Ninja)".

Unfollow. Block. Report to authorities. Terrorist.

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https://youtu.be/GQ5S1uTrkgk

We're finally back with Metroid Prime, but the next few episodes were recorded before Kirby. So any talk about the new Nintedo Direct is a bit old at this point... #Switch #RetroStudios #Nintendo #Metroid #MetroidPrime #metroidvania #gaming #SundayGaming #TBGN

So I lied. I went back this week and sorted out my Miyoo Plus settings so I could get the achievements correctly. Managed to squeeze in just under three hours without doing anything special. I did have to lookup and backtrack a bit for the last missile tank after I beat the game to get that cheevo.

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I jumped over the first boss' second form in #metroid fusion way too many times before I realized I was supposed to shoot it. #gba #retrogaming

🎮 Metroid: Zero Mission Magazine Ad (Nintendo R&D1 - 2004)

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