<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
,	O
who	O
protects	O
the	O
galaxy	O
from	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
and	O
other	O
malevolent	O
forces	O
and	O
their	O
attempts	O
to	O
harness	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
parasitic	O
Metroid	B-Device
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
combines	O
the	O
platforming	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
the	O
exploration	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
with	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
and	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
nonlinear	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
are	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
3D	O
games	O
use	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
received	O
acclaim	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
hiatus	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
3D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
received	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
received	O
weaker	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
another	O
hiatus	O
,	O
MercurySteam	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
17.44million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
represented	O
in	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
1997	O
Konami	O
game	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
the	O
early	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
defined	O
the	O
Metroidvania	O
subgenre	O
,	O
inspiring	O
other	O
games	O
with	O
continuous	O
,	O
explorable	O
side-scrolling	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
contains	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
shooter	O
,	O
platformer	O
,	O
and	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
classic	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
2D	O
side-scrollers	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
uses	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2010	O
title	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
shooter	O
format	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
two	O
other	O
major	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
from	O
which	O
it	O
borrowed	O
extensive	O
areas	O
of	O
platform	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
from	O
which	O
it	O
borrowed	O
non-linear	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
differed	O
in	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
solitude	O
and	O
foreboding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
exploration	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
backtracking	O
to	O
already	O
explored	O
areas	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
secret	O
items	O
and	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
noted	O
and	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
style	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirokazu	O
"	O
Hip	O
"	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
has	O
said	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
score	O
that	O
made	O
players	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
encountering	O
a	O
"	O
living	O
creature	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
distinction	O
between	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
time	O
the	O
main	O
Metroid	B-Device
theme	O
was	O
heard	O
was	O
after	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
is	O
defeated	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
catharsis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composer	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
themes	O
by	O
humming	O
them	O
to	O
himself	O
while	O
riding	O
his	O
motorcycle	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
to	O
reinforce	O
the	O
series	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
from	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
6	O
MB	O
memory	O
budget	O
for	O
all	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
crucial	O
in	O
producing	O
a	O
quality	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
each	O
sound	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
increased	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
higher-quality	O
audio	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Prime	O
trilogy	O
,	O
copied	O
the	O
musical	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
by	O
keeping	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
themes	O
dark	O
and	O
scary	O
until	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
,	O
when	O
uplifting	O
music	O
is	O
played	O
during	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
where	O
humanity	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
spacefaring	O
sovereignty	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	O
Metroids	B-Device
are	O
a	O
species	O
of	O
predatory	O
,	O
jellyfish-like	O
organisms	O
that	O
feed	O
on	O
an	O
undetectable	O
life	O
energy	O
found	O
in	O
all	O
living	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biological	O
weapons	O
,	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
were	O
engineered	O
by	O
the	O
Chozo	O
to	O
eradicate	O
a	O
parasitic	O
,	O
shapeshifting	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
X	O
"	O
that	O
threatened	O
their	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
succeeded	O
in	O
stopping	O
the	O
X	O
,	O
they	O
became	O
a	O
danger	O
to	O
the	O
Chozo	O
themselves	O
when	O
they	O
developed	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
different	O
and	O
far	O
deadlier	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
center	O
around	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
various	O
organizations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
,	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
,	O
and	O
rogue	B-Application
members	O
of	O
the	O
Chozo	O
race	O
,	O
to	O
weaponize	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
conflicts	O
they	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StoryMetroid	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
,	O
who	O
battles	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
and	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
serves	O
in	O
the	O
military	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
before	O
departing	O
and	O
beginning	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
,	O
while	O
facing	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Ridley	O
and	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Samus	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
planet	B-Application
Zebes	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
to	O
create	O
biological	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
defeats	O
the	O
cybernetic	O
lifeform	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
guardians	O
,	O
Kraid	O
and	O
Ridley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Samus	O
travels	O
to	O
Tallon	B-Device
IV	I-Device
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
from	O
exploiting	O
a	O
powerful	O
radioactive	O
substance	O
named	O
Phazon	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
defeats	O
the	O
titular	O
enemy	O
,	O
a	O
Phazon	O
infected	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
sees	O
Samus	O
respond	O
to	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
to	O
the	O
Alimbic	O
Cluster	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
alongside	O
other	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
against	O
a	O
creature	O
named	O
Gorea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
Samus	O
explores	O
the	O
planet	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
split	O
into	O
"	O
light	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
dark	O
"	O
dimensions	O
,	O
and	O
battles	O
Dark	O
Samus	O
(	O
the	O
revived	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
)	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Ing	I-Application
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
,	O
Samus	O
searches	O
for	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
infected	O
with	O
Phazon	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
slowly	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Phazon	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
control	O
Samus	O
,	O
sees	O
Samus	O
mind-controlled	O
by	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
;	O
the	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
battles	O
to	O
rescue	O
her	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Samus	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
homeworld	O
,	O
SR388	B-Application
,	O
to	O
exterminate	O
the	O
species	O
,	O
but	O
saves	O
a	O
hatchling	O
Metroid	B-Device
that	O
bonds	O
to	O
her	O
and	O
delivers	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Ceres	O
research	O
station	O
for	O
study	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
Ridley	O
steals	O
the	O
hatchling	O
and	O
takes	O
it	O
to	O
Zebes	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
clone	O
the	O
Metroids	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
Ridley	O
,	O
Samus	O
herself	O
is	O
nearly	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
revived	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
the	O
now	O
grown	O
Metroid	B-Device
which	O
sacrifices	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
destroys	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
in	O
retaliation	O
and	O
escapes	O
as	O
Zebes	B-Application
explodes	O
,	O
exterminating	O
her	O
old	O
enemies	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
set	O
after	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
Samus	O
investigates	O
a	O
derelict	O
space	O
station	O
with	O
a	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
platoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
humanoid	O
clone	O
of	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
created	O
by	O
a	O
Federation	O
science	O
group	O
;	O
and	O
Phantoon	B-Application
,	O
an	O
interdimensional	O
creature	O
that	O
Samus	O
previously	O
encountered	O
on	O
Zebes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
Samus	O
has	O
her	O
first	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
X	B-Application
parasites	I-Application
after	O
the	O
species	O
reappears	O
on	O
SR388	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
is	O
infected	O
by	O
one	O
but	O
is	O
saved	O
using	O
a	O
vaccine	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
baby	O
Metroid	B-Device
's	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Federation	O
has	O
been	O
cloning	O
Metroids	B-Device
in	O
secret	O
,	O
and	O
sets	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
on	O
a	O
collision	O
with	O
SR388	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
X	B-Application
parasites	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
continues	O
where	O
Fusion	O
left	O
off	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Federation	O
dispatching	O
a	O
squadron	O
of	O
advanced	O
automatons	O
known	O
as	O
E.M.M.I.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
planet	O
ZDR	B-Application
,	O
where	O
X	B-Application
parasites	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|In	O
Metroid	B-Device
(	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
who	O
fights	O
alien	O
monsters	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
Zebes.	O
|alt	O
=	O
A	O
video	O
game	O
screenshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
figures	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Application
series	I-Application
are	O
Satoru	O
Okada	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
created	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
directed	O
or	O
supervised	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
subsequent	O
games	O
;	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
who	O
headed	O
the	O
R&D1	O
division	O
and	O
produced	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
;	O
Makoto	O
Kano	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
co-designed	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
the	O
third	O
;	O
and	O
Hiroji	O
Kiyotake	O
,	O
who	O
designed	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Research	O
and	O
Development	O
1	O
(	O
R&D1	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Okada.Metroid	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
that	O
combined	O
the	O
platform	O
jumping	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
with	O
the	O
non-linear	O
exploration	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
a	O
darker	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halfway	O
through	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
said	O
to	O
his	O
fellow	O
developers	O
"	O
Hey	O
,	O
would	O
n't	O
that	O
be	O
kind	O
of	O
cool	O
if	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
that	O
this	O
person	O
inside	O
the	O
suit	O
was	O
a	O
woman	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Ridley	O
Scott	O
's	O
1979	O
science-fiction	O
horror	O
film	O
Alien	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Sakamoto	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
influence	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
had	O
been	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
staff	O
were	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
creature	O
designer	O
H	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Giger	O
,	O
finding	O
his	O
style	O
to	O
be	O
fitting	O
for	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1991	O
–	O
2002	O
:	O
Sequels	O
and	O
first	O
hiatus	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
further	O
established	O
Samus	O
 '	O
visual	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
bulky	O
Varia	O
Suit	O
upgrade	O
and	O
different	O
arm	O
cannons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
R&D1	O
were	O
committed	O
to	O
making	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
brought	O
in	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
to	O
develop	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
drastically	O
expanded	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
formula	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
new	O
power-ups	O
and	O
a	O
richer	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
acclaim	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
;	O
Sakamoto	O
has	O
directed	O
or	O
produced	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
entered	O
an	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
considered	O
developing	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
generate	O
firm	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
I	O
held	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
controller	O
in	O
my	O
hands	O
I	O
just	O
could	O
n't	O
imagine	O
how	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
move	O
Samus	O
around	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unidentified	O
company	O
declined	O
an	O
offer	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
confident	O
they	O
could	O
create	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
successor	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
left|thumb|upright	O
=	O
1|Metroid	O
Prime	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
introduced	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
series.	O
|alt	O
=	O
A	O
video	O
game	O
screenshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
projects	O
they	O
had	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
spent	O
time	O
playing	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
,	O
a	O
third-person	O
science-fiction	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
tasked	O
Retro	O
with	O
developing	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
terminated	O
the	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
from	O
that	O
moving	O
on	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
moved	O
the	O
nonlinear	O
structure	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
stressed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
but	O
a	O
"	O
first-person	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
received	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
until	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
mission-based	O
structure	O
that	O
gives	O
more	O
guidance	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
next	O
GBA	B-Device
project	O
was	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
received	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
restructure	O
merged	O
R&D1	O
with	O
R&D2	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
shortly	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
around	O
2006	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dread	O
was	O
ultimately	O
revived	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
also	O
released	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sees	O
Samus	O
switching	O
between	O
parallel	O
light	O
and	O
dark	O
worlds	O
and	O
introduced	O
more	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
added	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
and	O
has	O
Samus	O
exploring	O
separate	O
planets	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
shooting	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prime	O
games	O
were	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Fuse	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Software	O
Technology	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
3D	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
received	O
weaker	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
characterization	O
of	O
Samus	O
as	O
timid	O
and	O
emotional	O
and	O
its	O
reduced	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
described	O
Other	B-Application
M	I-Application
as	O
"	O
such	O
a	O
massive	O
misfire	O
and	O
a	O
flop	O
with	O
fans	O
that	O
it	O
practically	O
killed	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
going	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
hiatus	O
for	O
six	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Metroid	B-Device
minigame	O
,	O
"	O
Metroid	B-Device
Blast	O
"	O
,	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
game	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Samus	O
's	O
gunship	O
,	O
while	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
with	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuks	O
control	O
Mii	O
characters	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
wearing	O
Varia	O
Suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
said	O
this	O
reflected	O
his	O
ideas	O
for	O
future	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
artist	O
from	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
said	O
that	O
Next	O
Level	O
had	O
built	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
prototype	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
before	O
Nintendo	O
asked	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unsatisfied	O
with	O
progress	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
Nintendo	O
restarted	O
the	O
development	O
under	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MercurySteam	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MercurySteam	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
was	O
Metroid	B-Application
Dread	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
,	O
a	O
realization	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
project	O
from	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2.9	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
Remastered	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
released	O
by	O
2005	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
top	O
200	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
list	O
,	O
Prime	O
in	O
the	O
IGN	O
top	O
100	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
Prime	O
and	O
Echoes	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
by	O
GameFAQs	O
users	O
;	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
in	O
Game	O
Informers	O
list	O
;	O
and	O
Prime	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
in	O
Edges	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
influenced	O
games	O
including	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
Aran	O
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
"	O
enduringly	O
popular	O
"	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
playable	O
human	O
female	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
mainstream	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
Toby	B-Application
Masuyo	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Kissy	O
"	O
)	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
Alien	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
predates	O
her	O
by	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridley	O
was	O
the	O
second-most	O
requested	O
Nintendo	O
character	O
by	O
IGN	O
and	O
number	O
one	O
by	O
the	O
fans	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
is	O
often	O
named	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
boosted	O
by	O
its	O
"	O
eerie	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
"	O
sense	O
of	O
mystery	O
and	O
exploration	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
moody	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
as	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
in	O
literally	O
every	O
conceivable	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
understated	O
score	O
"	O
which	O
fit	O
the	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
and	O
its	O
excellent	O
stereo	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
an	O
uncommonly	O
good	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
sound	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
winning	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
from	O
various	O
publications	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
aural	O
experience	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
"	O
mesmerizing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Metroid	B-Device
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
best	O
of	O
"	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Primes	I-Device
soundtrack	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
best	O
sound	O
design	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
site	O
OverClocked	O
ReMix	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
the	O
tenth-most	O
remixed	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
video	O
game	O
was	O
twenty-fifth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
excluding	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
remakes	O
,	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
have	O
typically	O
been	O
lower	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
sold	O
32,388	O
units	O
,	O
ranking	O
it	O
behind	O
Ryū	O
ga	O
Gotoku	O
Kenzan	O
!,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gundam	B-Application
Musou	I-Application
Special	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-bestselling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
with	O
45,398	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
ranking	O
it	O
behind	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Diary	I-Application
:	I-Application
Poka	I-Application
Poka	I-Application
Airu	I-Application
Village	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
1997	O
Konami	O
game	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
the	O
early	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
defined	O
a	O
subgenre	O
known	O
as	O
Metroidvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Happ	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
Metroidvania	O
game	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
,	O
defined	O
Metroidvania	O
games	O
as	O
side-scrolling	O
adventures	O
with	O
continuous	O
maps	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
discrete	O
levels	O
,	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
collect	O
items	O
and	O
backtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
Metroidvania	O
games	O
include	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
Hollow	B-Device
Knight	I-Device
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Chasm	B-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
is	O
therefore	O
among	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
genres	O
named	O
after	O
them	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
(	O
Soulslike	O
)	O
and	O
Rogue	B-Application
(	O
Roguelike	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
AM2R	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fan-made	B-Application
remake	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AM2R	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
cleared	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
all	O
five	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
onward	O
also	O
feature	O
Zero	O
Suit	O
Samus	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
heroine	O
using	O
the	O
blue	O
form-fitting	O
suit	O
seen	O
in	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Prime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridley	O
makes	O
cameos	O
in	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
flying	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
Zebes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
both	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
trophy	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
fighting	O
Samus	O
at	O
Ceres	O
Space	O
Station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
Ridley	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
in	O
both	O
normal	O
and	O
Meta	O
Ridley	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
demand	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
Ridley	O
was	O
made	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kraid	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
as	O
a	O
stage	O
hazard	O
in	O
Brinstar	B-Application
Depths	O
and	O
unlockable	O
trophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
other	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Metroids	B-Device
,	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
and	O
Dark	O
Samus	O
appear	O
as	O
either	O
trophies	O
or	O
stickers	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
as	O
battle	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
Galactic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
WarioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Metroid-lookalike	O
enemy	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Komayto	O
,	O
appears	O
in	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
;	O
the	O
characters	O
allude	O
to	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
in	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
one	O
stage	O
is	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
arena	O
in	O
which	O
Samus	O
fights	O
Ridley	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
and	O
features	O
both	O
as	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
;	O
When	O
asked	O
why	O
Samus	O
is	O
not	O
playable	O
in	O
Dimensions	O
,	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
's	O
Yosuke	O
Hayashi	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
to	O
let	O
her	O
focus	O
on	O
her	O
job	O
rather	O
than	O
kicking	O
everyone	O
's	O
butt	O
in	O
[	O
Dead	O
or	O
Alive	O
:	O
Dimensions ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
launch	O
game	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
has	O
a	O
minigame	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
called	O
"	O
Metroid	B-Device
Blast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Samus	O
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
Mii	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
appearance	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
a	O
Samus	O
costume	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Metroid	B-Device
animated	O
series	O
was	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Power	O
Hour	O
,	O
a	O
cancelled	O
animation	O
block	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
aired	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Hour	O
never	O
moved	O
forward	O
in	O
the	O
intended	O
format	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Super	O
Show	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
was	O
the	O
primary	O
villain	O
in	O
the	O
Captain	O
N	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
Master	O
TV	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comics	O
and	O
manga	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
various	O
magazines	O
based	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
in	O
both	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
Aran	O
and	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Device
characters	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Captain	O
N	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
Master	O
comic	O
books	O
by	O
Valiant	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
manga	O
series	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Kodansha	O
's	O
Monthly	O
Magazine	O
Z	O
beginning	O
in	O
November	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
for	O
16	O
chapters	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
collected	O
into	O
two	O
Tankōbon	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
two	O
producers	O
optioned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
rights	O
expired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Foxhoven	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
protective	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
