Metroid

• Lonely Game

• Chozo
• Maru Mari
• Mother Brain
• Planet Eris
• Planet Zebes
• Samus
• SR-388
• Tallon IV

• Yoshio Sakamoto
• Hirokazu Tanaka
• Gunpei Yokoi

1. Metroid (1986)
   1. Metroid: Zero Mission (2004)
2. Metroid Prime (2002)
   1. Metroid Prime: Hunters (2006)
3. Metroid Prime 2: (Dark) Echoes (2004)
4. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007)
5. Metroid II: The Return of Samus (1991)
6. Super Metroid (1994)
   1. Metroid Eris (2009)
7. Metroid Fusion (2002)

• Metroid Prime Pinball (2005)

The name 'Metroid', explained Yoshio Sakamoto in an episode of 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 Samus' design.

• see also: THE REAL SOURCE OF THE NAME "METROID" - An IC forum post.

• genre:Metrovania

• Abuse
• Blaster Master
• Castlevania
• Cave Story
• Hero Core
• Turrican series

• METROID - article by spinach
• LET'S RANK THE METROID GAMES - IC forum thread
• The Galaxy is at Peace - IC forum thread
• Podcast Episode #41: Fear of a Dangerous Planet - SB podcast episode dedicated to the Metroid series.