====== Metroid ===== ===== Identifying Elements ===== ==== Themes ==== * [[theme:Lonely Game]] ==== Characters ==== * [[character:Chozo]] * [[character:Maru Mari]] * [[character:Mother Brain]] * [[character:Planet Eris]] * [[character:Planet Zebes]] * [[character:Samus]] * [[character:SR-388]] * [[character:Tallon IV]] ==== Mechanics ==== ==== Key Staff ==== ***[[people:Yoshio Sakamoto]]** ***[[people:Hip Tanaka]]** ***[[people:Gunpei Yokoi]]** ===== Games ===== - **//[[Metroid]]//** (1986) - **//[[metroid_zero_mission|Metroid: Zero Mission]]//** (2004) - **//[[Metroid Prime]]//** (2002) - **//[[metroid_prime_hunters|Metroid Prime: Hunters]]//** (2006) - **//[[metroid_prime_2|Metroid Prime 2: (Dark) Echoes]]//** (2004) - **//[[metroid_prime_3|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]//** (2007) - **//[[metroid_ii_ros|Metroid II: The Return of Samus]]//** (1991) - **//[[Super Metroid]]//** (1994) - **//[[Metroid Eris]]//** (2009) - **//[[Metroid Fusion]]//** (2002) ==== Offshoots ==== ***//[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]//** (2005) ====='Metroid'===== The name 'Metroid', explained [[people:Yoshio Sakamoto]] in an episode of [[wp>Game Center CX]], was formed by combinting 'Metro' (as in: Metro / Subway / Tube --- underground train network) and 'oid' (to describe the robotic or androidish elements of [[character:samus|Samus]]' design. * see also: [[http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/5865|THE REAL SOURCE OF THE NAME "METROID"]] - An IC forum post. ===== Legacy ===== * The [[genre:Metroidvania|Metroidvania]] genre. ===== Related Games / Series ===== * **//[[Abuse]]//** * **//[[Blaster Master]]//** * **[[Castlevania series]]** * **//[[Cave Story]]//** * **//[[Hero Core]]//** * **[[Turrican series]]** ===== Related Media ===== ===== See Also ===== * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=26056|METROID]] - article by spinach * [[http://moon.equipment/otherm.html|Metroid other m is designed to abominate]] - article by deautomate mutation * [[http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/4229|LET'S RANK THE METROID GAMES]] - IC forum thread * [[http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/1051|The Galaxy is at Peace]] - IC forum thread * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=34981|Podcast Episode #41: Fear of a Dangerous Planet]] - SB podcast episode dedicated to the //Metroid// series. * [[http://www.metroid2002.com/|Metroid 2002]] - How to break your favorite //Metroids//.