New Nintendo 3DS · Super Famicom · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U
4.44 from 2732 ratings · #43 top rated on Grouvee
5521 members have it in their collection · 242 playing now · 1367 backlogged · 615 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 8h · 100% 7h (from 83 logged playthroughs)
Status AlexGarbus Dec 14, 2019
Game finished with 62% completion. I decided to play through this after having a blast with Metroidvania-roguelike A Robot Named Fight and realizing I've never played Super Metroid beyond the demo they had in Brawl. The controls for aerial maneuvers were a bit wonky, but beyond that I'm amazed at how polished the game feels.
Status Reset_Tears Oct 8, 2019
I'm playing Super Metroid for the first time. I have a few questions:
I'm playing Super Metroid for the first time. I have a few questions:
Status Chovus Sep 8, 2019
I regretfully never owned this game. I did beat it at least twice while renting it back in the 90s. I got the player's guide book for it for free from Nintendo Power back in the day and of course I specifically rented it again to 100% complete the game.
This game has some of the best atmosphere and storytelling …
I regretfully never owned this game. I did beat it at least twice while renting it back in the 90s. I got the player's guide book for it for free from Nintendo Power back in the day and of course I specifically rented it again to 100% complete the game.
This game has some of the best atmosphere and storytelling ever. Even now over 20 years later I remember many of the scenes and environments. Most memorable of all is the first time I finished the game; feeling good about finally defeating Mother Brain only to hear the self destruct time limit come on and then the feeling of anxiety and sweaty palm as I told myself not to screw this up. Truly one of the best games of all time.
Update 2021:
Played through the entire game on emulator. It was a nostalgic experience, and a lot of fun. I did find some of the platforming annoying (especially the grappling beam) and was glad to have save states. I did get kinda stuck after getting power bombs because I forgot where I could use them. I eventually found it. I did get stuck in the wall jump and shine super jump training areas because it was not really clear how to time the button presses; I did look up a move guide to learn how. After I was able to use ice beam, wall jumps and bomb jumps to reach some places I was not meant to go yet, including a 1 way ticket to the x ray scope; nope don't have enough health to make it back out. By the end I had found most power ups. I had like 170/230 missiles, 45/50 super missiles, 50/50 power bombs, and was missing 2 energy tanks, 1 reserve tank and the spring ball. I knew where a few of those were but was not sure how to get them. I then read a walkthrough to find everything except 1 missile upgrade. 99% item completion. Good enough. I really don't feel like tracking down the 1 thing I missed. Then I beat the final boss, failed to escape in time twice, and then managed to save the animals and escape with like 6 seconds to spare. I know for a fact that I got out 1st try as a kid. I think what got me this time was a long fall after a platforming fail, on top of all the little fails and going the wrong way.
Still one of the best games of all time. I love the attention to detail and sense of wonder in the exploration. The cool things you can do without the game telling you about the possibility, further enhancing the sense of wonder and discovery. The creepy, foreboding and isolated atmosphere. The challenging but fair gameplay.
9.5+/10
Status hyrumsutton Apr 16, 2018
Nevermind, I can't beat Phantoon. I give up. I see the appeal, but it's not for me.
Status hyrumsutton Apr 16, 2018
Just picked this back up after a few months away, and it's so hard to figure out all the controls again.
