For a company that is mainly focused on family-friendly franchises like Mario, Kirby, and Zelda, Metroid is notably dark for a Nintendo IP. The series began on the NES and has appeared on almost all ...

When it comes to legendary gaming franchises that have endured the passing of time, Nintendo's Metroid franchise is among the most interesting. While Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zeldadominated ...

When I was a kid, Super Metroid was everything. Weaned on Nintendo’s haunting, Alien-inspired side-scroller, I spent countless hours watching my father trudge through the depths of the planet Zebes as ...

Released in 2016, this Metroid Prime game was supposed to answer almost nine years of fans demanding another title game. The problem? This game had NOTHING to do with the Metroid Prime series outside ...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a game we’ve been waiting a long time to find out more about, but Nintendo has kept it elusive. Thankfully, we got a big new look at the game during the Nintendo Direct ...

Needless to say, there was plenty of big news coming out this week, thanks to the great Nintendo Direct that happened on Tuesday. While there were numerous announcements that were worthy of attention, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Being a gamer all his life and enjoying everything from ARPGs like Diablo to JRPGs like Pokemon and Persona, ...

It should be noted that trademarks are renewed all the time by companies, and it does not necessarily mean that anything new is happening; Eternal Darkness fans can attest to the fact that Nintendo ...

When we think of the Metroid games, naturally protagonist Samus Aran is the first character who comes to mind. But her enemy, the dragon-like Ridley, is nearly as ever-present. He has not appeared in ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Super Metroid recently celebrated its 30-year anniversary. Below, we ...