Category:Metroid

Metroid is an NES game. It was later remade as .

Overview
Metroid is an open-ended platformer and the beginning of the Metroid franchise. This game built upon the adventure-style gameplay flow seen in , but added gravity (and thus platforming) to the mix, pioneering a new genre of exploration-based platforming also known aptly as Metroidvania. Despite being a success at the time, the game is generally considered to have aged terribly due to lacking quality-of-life features that would prove to be essential to the genre.

The game's backstory revolves around the parasitic Metroid species: After the Galactic Federation's reserve of them was raided by the Space Pirates, they enlist the help of lone bounty hunter Samus Aran to eradicate the Space Pirates' base on Planet Zebes. The game then picks up and sees the player, as Samus, exploring Zebes to find upgrades for Samus' Power Suit and kill the Space Pirate leaders Kraid, Ridley, and Mother Brain. If one manages to complete the game fast enough, it will be revealed in the epilogue that Samus Aran is actually a girl.

The music, composed by Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka, was an attempt to create a more ambient feel on the limited NES hardware. In stark contrast to similar games like  (also composed by Tanaka), the Metroid soundtrack generally avoids catchy melodies. The title theme, as well as the game start and item acquisition jingles, would become series staples after the genre-codifying  re-used them; however, the rest of the soundtrack is considerably less iconic. That being said, certain tracks from the game have been arranged for the Super Smash Bros. series.

Rips

 * Title Theme
 * JP Version
 * Game Start
 * Alpha Mix
 * Beta Mix
 * Brinstar
 * Item Acquisition
 * JP Version
 * Unused Version
 * Kraid
 * Alternate Mix
 * Beta Mix
 * In-Game Version
 * OST Version
 * Norfair
 * Alpha Mix
 * Beta Mix
 * Ridley
 * Beta Mix
 * Secret Room
 * Famicom Disk System
 * OST Version
 * Tourian
 * Alpha Mix
 * Beta Mix
 * Mother Brain
 * Quick Escape
 * Ending
 * Alternate Mix

References in other rips

 * Brinstar: Crash - Animal Crossing: The Movie, Main Theme - The Legend of Valkyrie, Yule Log Medley Collab, Stage Select (Full Version) - Mega Man 3
 * Kraid: Chargestone Cave - Pokémon Black & White, Sakado Graveyard - Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, Silph Co. - Pokémon Red & Blue, Snowman (In-Game Version) - EarthBound Beginnings/MOTHER, SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day Tournament Direct 9.21.2019 (Beta Mix), Announcer Reel 3: It Gets Worse - SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day, 8-Bit Beast's Haunted House Fusion Collab, An announcement from Gustavo, I Don't Remember If This Was In The Game - Crypt Worlds: Your Darkest Desires, Come True
 * Title Theme: Death Ending - Banned From Equestria (Daily)