Metroid Timeline
Table of Contents
Introduction
In this webpage, I have made a brief guide to the main-series Metroid games. I will not be covering the Metroid Prime series, due to a lack of time and the effort required. I chose this topic because I like Metroid and I have played a lot of the games. I hope you like it!
Metroid 1
- Console: Nintendo Entertainment System
- Made in: August 15, 1987
Metroid 1 takes place on the planet Zebes, were Samus Aran, a bounty hunter, has been hired by the galactic federation to destroy all Metroids. Metroids are floating space jellyfish that suck out life force, and whose only weakness is extreme cold.
Fun fact: Metroid was originally intended for the Famicom disk system
Metroid: Zero Mission
- Console: Game Boy Advance
- Made in: February 9, 2004
Metroid: Zero Mission is a remake of the original Metroid. It details Samus' first adventure, and is the first game in which it is possible to play as Zero-Suit Samus without the aid of ROMhacks. It is mostly the same as the original, however the graphics are much better, and there are a few new areas and mechanics. Also, it is not a buggy mess like the original.
Metroid II: Return of Samus
This game is set on the planet SR388, the Metroids' homeworld, where Samus investigates the dissapearance of Galactic Federation Soldiers. Samus must eliminate all metroids on the planet, to end their scourge of the galaxy. After defeating all the Metroids, Samus discovers an unhatched Metroid egg. The egg hatches, and the Metroid larva believes that Samus is its mother. Fun fact: In this game there is a counter that keeps track of how many Metroids there are left to eliminate. No other Metroid game has this! |
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Super Metroid
- Console: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Made in: March 19, 1994
In Super Metroid, Samus goes to a space station to investigate a distress call. There, Samus finds that Ridley, one of the leaders of the Space Pirates, has kidnapped the baby Metroid Samus found in Metroid II. After a brief fight with Ridley, who flees, Samus must escape the space station before it explodes, after which Samus travels to the planet Zebes. There Samus discovers that the baby Metroid has matured, and is now humongous. In a battle with Mother Brain, who is a brain in a tank, but then for some reason transforms into a dinosaur, the baby Metroid sacrifices its life to save Samus from Mother Brain, and give Samus the Hyper Beam ability.
Metroid: Other M
- Console: Wii
- Made in: August 31, 2010
In Metroid: Other M, Samus goes to a space station to investigate a distress call(this happens a lot, apparently), where Samus finds an empty Galactic Federation ship. After a bit of exploring, Samus discovers a squad of Galactic Federation soldiers. It is then revealed that Samus used to be in the Galactic Federation army, and that this is her former squad. The leader of the squad, Adam Malchovich, told Samus that if she wanted to help, she had to follow his orders. After a bit of investigation, Samus discovers that the Galactic Federation has been bio-engineering creatures to use in battle, which is against their own laws. They also discover that there is a secret Metroid breeding project, which could put the galaxy in danger if the Metroids got loose. Adam decides to destroy the breeding environment, but doing so cost him his life. Samus then learns that Mother Brain has been recreated as an AI to control the Metroids, and Samus must defeat her.
Not so fun fact: This game is widely regarded to be one of the worst metroid games, along with Federation Force from the Prime series. Howerver, I disagree and think that it is a great game.
Metroid: Fusion
- Console: Game Boy Advance
- Made in: November 17, 2002
In Metroid Fusion, Samus goes to the surface of SR388 to help with some research. There, she is infected by an unknown virus. She falls unconscious, and parts of her Power Suit have to surgically removed. However, the virus, which is known as the X virus, has infected her spinal column, and is too embedded to remove safely. Then, somebody uses a cell culture from the baby Metroid as a vaccine, which cures her. Then, Samus goes to the BSL space station to investigate a mysterious explosion. Once there, she takes instructions from her ship computer, and with it's help discovers that the X virus is mimicking her. The mimic is designated the SA-X. After some exploring, Samus's ship computer betrays her, and prevents her from initiating the station's self-destruct sequence to destroy the X virus. However, it turns out that the ship computer is actually the uploaded mind of Adam Malchovich, Samus's former CO, who then breaks free of his programming to help Samus initiate the self-destruct.