GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Metroid is a classic game that is often understood as a clumsy run ...

Metroid was released on the Famicom in Japan on August 6th, 1986, and then August 1987 on the NES in North America. The game follows Samus Aran, the best space hunter in the galaxy, on her mission to ...

Thirty years ago, Nintendo released its action-adventure game Metroid on the Famicom platform. This Saturday, to coincide with the anniversary, a group of game makers pooled their resources and ...

Imagine yourself running through dark corridors on an alien planet. For a moment, there’s no sound but the clank of your metal boots on passageway floors carved from stone, and the slow drip of water ...

Thirty years ago, Nintendo released its first Metroid game for the Famicom platform. Since then, we’ve seen a few refreshes of the franchise, but none since 2004. Not content with waiting it out for ...

In 1986, a number of Nintendo’s biggest franchises made their debut on the Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System. Zelda was one, and now this month, we celebrate ...

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