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"Nintendo’s focus with the Wii U is a return to the Core Gamer. The same can be said of the 3DS now that the company has arguably over-saturated the casual console market. That being said, one of Nintendo’s most hardcore games of all time has to be the Original Metroid games on the NES, Gameboy and SNES. Their sprawling world maps meant the game could take months to get through with secrets hidden throughout and special rewards given for those willing to beat it through to 100% item collection."
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A game's setting is as important as its characters, stories, or weapons. They're the canvas on which stories are painted. Joystick Division pooled its collection of beautiful gaming brains to come up with the definitive list of the most iconic settings in video games.
"Last week’s Electronic Theatre Sunday Special was the run down of Top Ten Videogame Heroes; featuring the protagonist you loved like Sam Fisher, Sonic the Hedgehog and Link. So to prove that the games industry isn’t just a man’s game, this week we focus on the Top Ten Videogame Heroines. Ten of the females that got you hot under the collar, and not in the Dead or Alive Paradise way, but stayed on track with the heroic mission which faced them have been chosen for this week’s feature article."
"These giant jellyfish, reaching up to three meters (around 10 feet) in diameter, are a spitting image of the Metroids of Nintendo's titular Metroid series of games. Not only are these two creatures similar in appearance, but also in their predatory nature."
Although not a name you would as much as associate with new age gaming, Yoshio Sakamoto, who after making his debut on Donkey Kong Junior, went onto making Kid Icarus and ofcourse, Metroid. Metroid is a series that has done nothing but moved from strength to strength since it's very first game back in 1986. IGN look into the depths of this fantastic series from Nintendo, and they look into how the series started.
""With such evolving gameplay elements within the Metroid series, it would be impossible to deny that the series is innovative, revolutionary, and influential.""
In 1986, Metroid spawned an iconic franchise that would span many gaming generations. The game was tough as nails, and these days it's hard to find the level of challenge that Metroid offered. That's why this game is such a great addition to the Virtual Console. Games like Metroid are hard to come by.
"It's early on a Saturday and it looks like the crazies are already coming out. It appears that there is a rumor going around that Jessica Simpson, the former Nuclear Scientist and MIT graduate (j/k), is slated to play Samus Aran in the upcoming Metroid movie that is supposedly directed by Uwe Boll?"
"While the women in fighting games tend to get the most attention for being considered "sexy", their cousins in the action genre are out shooting it up and exploring boundaries well beyond the confines of a ring. Just because these characters are rendered in more than bikinis doesn't mean they're not sexy.
The action genre has been dominated by male characters since the creation of gaming. But there have been a few exceptions to the rule of sexes. And of course, these female exceptions have..."
"Video games are packed with a lot of outrageous and interesting characters. One of the most intriguing things about gaming is that male gamers never have a problem playing as women. Maybe that’s because the female characters aren’t designed to look tough like the male characters. We’ve picked the five hottest female characters in video games."
"Below we have a list of possibly some of the best endings out there. But be warned, everyone probably has a special game in their heart with an ending that gave them goose bumps and made them feel all gooey on the inside, but sadly we cannot cover them all."
With the extensive amount of pre-order bonuses being offered by Gamestop in North America, Nintendo is trying to promote the release in the UK by allowing players to download the original Metroid on the Virtual Console for free. The catch is that you have to be amongst the first 5000 people to register the game on Club Nintendo.
"Oh the 80s. Bad haircuts, moderately entertaining family sitcoms, and the first glimpses of the technology boom. What else were the 80s known for? How about the emergence of the home video game platform that entertained an entire generation of people with great games?"
Do you remember playing Doom and laughing at all your friends who didn't have it? Or played a recent Star Fox game and wished they'd stuck to the high standards set by Star Fox 64? Have you been a devoted Metroid fan right from the start?
This article is all about games and their transformations over the years. It gives you the run down on each game and the big changes, along with bringing back a lot of fond memories.
Are there any other games you felt have really evolved over a long pe...
Starting August 15th at 6PM CST, TheSpeedGamers will be hosting a event called "Metroid Marathon" to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, who aim to cure sick children. The marathon lasts 72 hours.
The "Metroid Marathon" will consist of nine Metroid games, including Metroid, Metroid Prime, and Metroid Fusion. If you want to see all of the games that they are playing in order, hit the source.
In addition, TheSpeedGamer will also be offering prizes for completing a...
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"Some established franchises just feel more natural in 2D. Even though I love the Metroid Prime series, I still long for the polished 2D gameplay of the earlier installments. Just for fun, I wanted to think about five different projects or ideas that would suit Nintendo just fine in filling the 2D drought that we have experienced since the GBA Metroids. If you have more ideas, Id love to hear them"
Remember that Metroid II remake? Looks like a dude by the name of Von Richter is looking to outdo that version in just about every respect ("all my work, for nothing! Nooooo!"): the game looks smoother, flashier, the music is completely sweet, and it has more of everything. Titled Metroid: SR388 (referring to the planet it takes place on, which we first saw in Metroid II, and later, Fusion), the game doesn't appear to be based on any particular Metroid title.
A higher quality version of t...
Rumour has it that sometime between April 18th-April 20th (NYC's Comic-Con), John Woo will officially announce a Metroid film. He's had rights to make the film for some four years now...add a poster roaming around the Internet and we've got some possibilities.
The date, however, doesn't check out with this rather bland poster, May 2nd, 2009 being a Saturday (films don't usually come out on a Saturday), but that's likely to change if this is true. Only time will tell.
In this edition of the Wii Virtual Console Wrapup, we'll review the two weeks that have gone by, and the new games that have been added to the three Virtual Consoles. For those who have been paying attention, the regular on-the-correct-day-non-late-and-actually-on-time articles will resume next week.
First of all, let's recap the last week of February, 02/25/08 - 03/02/08:
On Monday the 25th, the North American Virtual Console was updated with two new games, already previewed on GameGrep...
"In an effort to get you excited for the late August release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Nintendo today announced that they'll be releasing the original NES Metroid onto the Wii Virtual Console on August 13 for 500 Wii Points.
The fun doesn't stop there. On August 20, Nintendo will release the SNES Super Metroid for 800 Wii Points. Boy, if I was to get into either of those games again, I might miss out on the launch of Metroid Prime 3.
I better stay away from them. They've already ta..."
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