Super Metroid
The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items,…
Atmosphere, freedom and design discipline in perfect balance.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- A single huge map that keeps folding back on itself
- Moody, wordless storytelling
- Endless room for speedrun tricks
Not so much
- Controls take a while to click, especially wall jumps
- Easy to get lost without hints
Play it if players who love exploring, mapping and slowly mastering a world.
Skip it if anyone who wants clear objectives and hand-holding.
No cheat codes
Super Metroid doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Play it better
- Bomb and shoot suspicious walls and floors; the X-Ray Scope, once found, reveals breakable blocks.
- Pause and check the map often; rooms with unexplored edges usually hide upgrades.
- For a wall jump, spin-jump into a wall, then press away from it and jump at the same moment.
- Run with the Speed Booster, press down to store a charge, then jump to launch a Shinespark across the room.
- Save at every save station before a boss, and keep spare Missiles for Kraid and Draygon.
- Energy and Reserve Tanks matter more than weapons; grab them before taking on Ridley.
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Trivia
- It was co-developed with Intelligent Systems and directed by Yoshio Sakamoto.
- At 24 megabits it was one of the largest SNES cartridges of its day.
- It is one of the two games that gave the 'Metroidvania' genre its name.
- It remains one of the most popular speedrunning games in the world.
