Metroid

Metroid LogoRelease Dates:
August 06, 1986 (Japan)
August 15, 1987 (USA)

Consoles:
Famicom Disk
Nintendo Entertainment System
Game Boy Advance
Wii Virtual Console

Developers:
Nintendo Research and Development 1
Intelligent Systems

Publisher:
Nintendo

Designers:
Gunpei Yokoi (producer)
Yoshio Sakamoto (director)

Composer:
Hirokazu Tanaka

After the Federation is created to maintain the galaxy, the Space Pirates interfere and create war with the Federation, seeing them as a threat to their power. The Federation was unsuccessful in many battles with the Pirates. Years later, the Federation discovered the Metroid organism, which would be a threat to the galaxy after close examination. The Pirates heard of this and stole the Metroid in an attempt to make it a biological weapon. They created their base in Planet Zebeth (later known as Zebes), a planet which was extremely difficult to navigate in. The Federation failed in an attempt to raid Zebes so they came up with a new plan. Find the most powerful Space Hunters to infiltrate Zebes, destroy the Metroid, and defeat the mechanical life-form that controlled Zebes, Mother Brain. That Hunter was Samus Aran and this is where the story begins…

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