Favorite Metroid Game

**ThirdMarioBro** · 08-25-2007, 01:47 PM

I'm leaving the Smash Bros. games off this list because they don't count, and Prime 3 because its not out yet (though knowing what I know....if it were on this list, I'd probably vote for it). Now...

What's your favorite Metroid? I put a ton of thought into this. Super Metroid is going to get my vote by a VERY slim margin, but I have to give a special nod and shout out to the almighty Metroid Fusion because of story. With Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain dead, and what was left of the last Metroid in DNA sample containers, Intelligent Systems focused on Samus herself. The story between her and Adam was freaking amazing, and they kept you guessing until the end. Samus narrated the entire story, and being hunted throughout the colony was awesome. I also think it had the best "countdown escape sequences" of the series bar none. It was just an amazing game, and an amazing story in every way.

That said, Super Metroid is better by a slim margin. No game sets the tone of isolation better, and the style, music, and atmosphere have no equal. Still, with the things I've seen of the Metroid Prime 3 story....daaaaaaamn.

愛 · 08-25-2007, 01:51 PM

Why even put Hunters on there. lol

But anyway, Super Metroid. I'd be dumb to put anything else. I almost put Zero Mission, though. That game was simply awesome. But I grew up with Super Metroid, and I remember the first time I beat it. I was so excited.

*Aelia* · 08-25-2007, 01:57 PM

Super Metroid for me as well. I don't think I've actually ever beaten it.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 08-25-2007, 01:58 PM

Hunters just has to be there so people can scowl at it. NST can't make a Metroid for sh*t.

The first Metroid Prime though can breath right down Super Metroid's neck. Retro just came out of nowhere. I thought Prime would murder the whole series, but it wound up saving it and is (to me) one of the greatest games of all time, and easily (again, IMHO) the best game of last-gen. I didn't enjoy Prime 2: Echoes NEARLY as much (the whole dark Aether thing got old), but everything I've seen & heard of Prime 3 amends that.

**GK Punk** · 08-25-2007, 03:53 PM

This is an unfair question

I can't pick just one

**Barkworm** · 08-25-2007, 04:05 PM

I picked Fusion, suckers!

**GK Punk** · 08-25-2007, 04:09 PM

I went ahead and voted for Metroid 1. First Metroid I played.

愛 · 08-25-2007, 04:10 PM

Fusion? YOU GOT MENTAL PROBLEMS!

Okay, the game was really good.

*Deathknight* · 08-25-2007, 09:43 PM

Zero Mission was my favorite. Though I almost put the original Metroid because that is just such a great game but Zero Mission was just more advanced yet it still held that classic feel. Didn't like any other Metroid games I've played though.

OA · 08-25-2007, 10:15 PM

I went with Prime...simply loved that game from begining to end...

*Spitfire* · 08-25-2007, 10:59 PM

I liked Metroid Fusion so I voted for that. I'd vote for Super Metroid but I didn't play it all the way through and I had more time with MF.

*XERO* · 08-26-2007, 12:35 AM

Super Metroid, ftw.

It's just... perfect.

*KROW* · 08-26-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

I liked Metroid Fusion so I voted for that. I'd vote for Super Metroid but I didn't play it all the way through and I had more time with MF.

Same for me. I didn't get to play Super Metroid very much and when Fusion came out, I played that to death (and still do on occasion). I'm not a big Metroid player, actually, as I've only played the original, Fusion, and bits of Super and Prime.

*Mecha Cow* · 08-26-2007, 05:34 PM

Zero Mission. Never played Super Metroid and I don't like Prime. Fusion is good too, I just prefer Zero Mission.

*Drtooth* · 08-26-2007, 06:23 PM

The first one is the best one hands down Those 3-D ones are a total pile of doo doo to me. 8-Bit rules.

Well... 2-D traditional playing rules. I hate 3-D games.

*Spitfire* · 08-26-2007, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW

Same for me. I didn't get to play Super Metroid very much and when Fusion came out, I played that to death (and still do on occasion). I'm not a big Metroid player, actually, as I've only played the original, Fusion, and bits of Super and Prime.

Same here actually, man the NES one is hard as hell.

Peanut · 08-26-2007, 06:30 PM

There was a good Metroid game!?!

愛 · 08-26-2007, 06:43 PM

Get out of here, you mummy lover!

*Spike Spiegel* · 08-27-2007, 03:47 PM

I loved Zero, and I haven't played Super Metroid yet...so I'd have to say Zero.

*Dr. Doom* · 08-27-2007, 04:11 PM

Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime.

View Poll Results: Favorite Metroid game?
Metroid	2	11.76%
Metroid II: The Return of Samus	1	5.88%
Super Metroid	4	23.53%
Metroid Fusion	3	17.65%
Metroid: Zero Mission	3	17.65%
Metroid Prime	4	23.53%
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	0	0%
Metroid Prime Pinball	0	0%
Metroid: Hunters	0	0%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

08-25-2007, 01:47 PM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Favorite Metroid Game I'm leaving the Smash Bros. games off this list because they don't count, and Prime 3 because its not out yet (though knowing what I know....if it were on this list, I'd probably vote for it). Now... What's your favorite Metroid? I put a ton of thought into this. Super Metroid is going to get my vote by a VERY slim margin, but I have to give a special nod and shout out to the almighty Metroid Fusion because of story. With Ridley, Kraid, and Mother Brain dead, and what was left of the last Metroid in DNA sample containers, Intelligent Systems focused on Samus herself. The story between her and Adam was freaking amazing, and they kept you guessing until the end. Samus narrated the entire story, and being hunted throughout the colony was awesome. I also think it had the best "countdown escape sequences" of the series bar none. It was just an amazing game, and an amazing story in every way. That said, Super Metroid is better by a slim margin. No game sets the tone of isolation better, and the style, music, and atmosphere have no equal. Still, with the things I've seen of the Metroid Prime 3 story....daaaaaaamn. __________________ Last edited by ThirdMarioBro; 08-25-2007 at 01:55 PM.

08-25-2007, 01:58 PM	#4
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Hunters just has to be there so people can scowl at it. NST can't make a Metroid for sht. The first Metroid Prime though can breath right down Super Metroid's neck. Retro just came out of nowhere. I thought Prime would murder the whole series, but it wound up saving it and is (to me) one of the greatest games of all time, and easily (again, IMHO) the best game of last-gen. I didn't enjoy Prime 2: Echoes NEARLY* as much (the whole dark Aether thing got old), but everything I've seen & heard of Prime 3 amends that. __________________ Last edited by ThirdMarioBro; 08-25-2007 at 02:08 PM.

08-25-2007, 04:05 PM	#6
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	I picked Fusion, suckers! __________________ Make ****, not kill!

08-25-2007, 09:43 PM	#9
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	Zero Mission was my favorite. Though I almost put the original Metroid because that is just such a great game but Zero Mission was just more advanced yet it still held that classic feel. Didn't like any other Metroid games I've played though. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

08-25-2007, 01:51 PM	#2
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Why even put Hunters on there. lol But anyway, Super Metroid. I'd be dumb to put anything else. I almost put Zero Mission, though. That game was simply awesome. But I grew up with Super Metroid, and I remember the first time I beat it. I was so excited.

08-25-2007, 01:57 PM	#3
Aelia Hamfisted Bun Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,582	Super Metroid for me as well. I don't think I've actually ever beaten it.

08-25-2007, 03:53 PM	#5
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	This is an unfair question I can't pick just one

08-25-2007, 04:09 PM	#7
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I went ahead and voted for Metroid 1. First Metroid I played.

08-25-2007, 04:10 PM	#8
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Fusion? YOU GOT MENTAL PROBLEMS! Okay, the game was really good.

08-25-2007, 10:15 PM	#10
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	I went with Prime...simply loved that game from begining to end... __________________

08-25-2007, 10:59 PM	#11
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I liked Metroid Fusion so I voted for that. I'd vote for Super Metroid but I didn't play it all the way through and I had more time with MF. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

08-26-2007, 12:35 AM	#12
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Super Metroid, ftw. It's just... perfect. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

08-26-2007, 05:34 PM	#14
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Zero Mission. Never played Super Metroid and I don't like Prime. Fusion is good too, I just prefer Zero Mission. __________________

08-26-2007, 06:23 PM	#15
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	The first one is the best one hands down Those 3-D ones are a total pile of doo doo to me. 8-Bit rules. Well... 2-D traditional playing rules. I hate 3-D games. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

08-26-2007, 06:30 PM	#17
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	There was a good Metroid game!?!

08-26-2007, 06:43 PM	#18
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Get out of here, you mummy lover!

08-27-2007, 04:11 PM	#20
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime. __________________ I love you, Pickle.