Posted on August 20, 2007 - Filed Under Casual Gaming, Industry News, Nintendo Wii, Retro, Virtual Console |
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Nothing says Virtual Console Monday on the Nintendo Wii like Super Metroid for the SNES. This title will be, by far, one of the hottest selling titles on the Virtual Console in my opinion.
This game was originally a whopping 24-megabit cartridge size, the largest game available for the console at the time of its release. Now, it’s just an electronic download which arrives in seconds through the “tubes” of our faithful Internet.
What better way to kick off a week than playing a bit of this 1994 classic… wow, 1994 is considered a “classic” time in video game history–we’re getting old.
“Super Metroid shares many aspects of gameplay with other games in the Metroid series. It takes place in a large, open-ended world with different areas that are connected via doors and elevators. Samus traverses the planet through its complex cavities to hunt down the Space Pirates. In order to progress in the game, Samus must defeat four main bosses: Kraid, the giant lizard whose base makes up a large part of Brinstar; Phantoon, a spectral entity that controls the desolate Wrecked Ship; Draygon, a crustacean monstrosity that occupies a submerged pirate lab in Maridia; and Ridley, who controls Norfair.” –wikipedia
If there is one title you must download and relive for the Nintendo Wii it might just be Super Metroid. It will also prepare you for the very soon to arrive Wii title: Metroid Prime 3. Coincidence the SNES classic is arriving now?
I don’t think so.
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