Super Metroid is Flawless | Gaming Through the Years

Even 30 years later, Super Metroid still holds up as the gold standard of its genre.

Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Atmosphere
3:31 - Learn by Doing
5:27 - Samus' Loadout
7:27 - Clever Game Design
9:08 - Kenji Yamamoto (Not That One)
11:17 - Combat & Bosses
12:29 - Storytelling & Climax
15:21 - Conclusion

Endcard Artwork by OcaRockaRina (Twitter)

Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion © 1986, 1991, 1994, 2002 Nintendo
Sonic & Knuckles © 1994 SEGA, Sonic Team
Hollow Knight © 2017 Team Cherry

Featuring Music by Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano

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