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Samus Aran and her battle against the Metroids form one of Nintendo’s most iconic series – a franchise that has seen 17 releases throughout the company’s storied history – a beloved mainstay of everything from Gameboy to Super Nintendo, GameCube to Switch.
And yet – for all its critical acclaim and longevity – it exists in the shadow of its siblings – never finding the financial success enjoyed by Mario, Zelda or Pokémon and often disappearing into painful hibernation.
Today we’re going to be exploring this contradiction. How can a series run for four decades, define genres and platforms and yet constantly be on the cusp of extinction?
It’s part critique, part retrospective, part review and part history lesson – obviously full of spoilers and obviously full of my opinions
Credit for the incredible thumbnail goes to the immensely talented – @MicahTheBrave
Chapters
00:00:00 – An Icon of the Past (Introduction)
00:04:25 – Metroid
00:25:28 – Metroid II: Return of Samus
00:43:27 – Super Metroid
01:11:35 – Metroid Prime
01:42:05 – Metroid Fusion
02:06:51 – Metroid: Zero Mission
02:31:16 – Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
03:01:50 – Metroid Prime Pinball
03:11:42 – Metroid Prime Hunters
03:28:52 – Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
03:53:33 – Metroid Prime: Trilogy
04:03:55 – Metroid: Other M
04:32:10 – Metroid Prime: Federation Force
04:47:50 – Metroid: Samus Returns
05:13:05 – Metroid Dread
05:48:12 – Metroid Prime Remastered
05:59:26 – An Icon for the Future (Conclusion)
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