<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
,	O
who	O
travels	O
to	O
planet	O
Zebes	O
to	O
retrieve	O
an	O
infant	O
Metroid	B-Device
creature	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
leader	O
Ridley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
established	O
gameplay	O
model	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
exploration	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
searching	O
for	O
power-ups	O
used	O
to	O
reach	O
previously	O
inaccessible	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
staff	O
from	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
—	O
including	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
Makoto	O
Kano	O
and	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
—	O
returned	O
to	O
develop	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
credited	O
for	O
establishing	O
the	O
"	O
Metroidvania	O
"	O
genre	O
,	O
inspiring	O
numerous	O
indie	O
games	O
and	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
primarily	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
Zebes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
—	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
open-ended	O
world	O
with	O
areas	O
connected	O
by	O
doors	O
and	O
elevators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
as	O
she	O
searches	O
the	O
planet	O
for	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
that	O
has	O
been	O
stolen	O
by	O
Ridley	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-ray	B-Library
Scope	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
see	O
items	O
and	O
passages	O
through	O
hidden	O
walls	O
and	O
other	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
end	O
,	O
Samus	O
obtains	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Beam	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
weapon	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
energy	O
given	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
matured	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
larval	O
creature	O
that	O
she	O
seeks	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
saved	O
at	O
Samus	O
's	O
gunship	B-Application
,	O
which	O
fully	O
recharges	O
her	O
health	O
and	O
ammunition	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
has	O
three	O
endings	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
taken	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
determine	O
whether	O
Samus	O
poses	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
her	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
Aran	O
brings	O
the	O
last	O
Metroid	B-Device
to	O
the	O
Ceres	O
space	O
colony	O
for	O
scientific	O
study	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
finds	O
the	O
scientists	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
larva	O
stolen	O
by	O
Ridley	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
searches	O
the	O
planet	O
for	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
finds	O
that	O
the	O
Pirates	O
have	O
rebuilt	O
their	O
base	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
four	O
bosses	O
including	O
Ridley	O
in	O
various	O
regions	O
of	O
Zebes	O
,	O
Samus	O
enters	O
Tourian	O
,	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
Pirates	O
 '	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
several	O
Metroids	B-Device
that	O
have	O
somehow	O
reproduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
Metroid	B-Device
that	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
enormous	O
size	O
attacks	O
and	O
nearly	O
destroys	O
Samus	O
,	O
but	O
relents	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
larva	O
that	O
was	O
stolen	O
from	O
Ceres	O
;	O
because	O
Samus	O
was	O
present	O
at	O
its	O
birth	O
on	O
SR388	O
,	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
has	O
imprinted	O
on	O
Samus	O
,	O
recognizing	O
her	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
mother	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
fights	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
,	O
a	O
biomechanical	O
creature	O
that	O
controls	O
the	O
Zebes	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
overpowers	O
Samus	O
and	O
again	O
she	O
is	O
nearly	O
killed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
larva	O
intervenes	O
,	O
attacking	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
and	O
healing	O
Samus	O
,	O
confirming	O
the	O
scientists	O
 '	O
findings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
kills	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
but	O
upon	O
death	O
,	O
it	O
gives	O
Samus	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Beam	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
weapon	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
kill	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
with	O
a	O
staff	O
of	O
15	O
managed	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
who	O
co-developed	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
with	O
R&D1	O
,	O
handled	O
the	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
almost	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
to	O
let	O
Samus	O
fire	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
while	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Areas	O
from	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
were	O
included	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
familiarity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
,	O
a	O
self-regulating	O
organization	O
,	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
increasing	O
violence	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asked	O
whether	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
controversy	O
would	O
cause	O
a	O
backlash	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
Sakamoto	O
explained	O
that	O
Samus	O
's	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
maintain	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
violence	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
violence.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
Winter	O
1994	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
by	O
GamePro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
and	O
Minako	O
Hamano	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
16-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
sound	O
hardware	O
allowed	O
the	O
playback	O
of	O
samples	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
eight	O
channels	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
three	O
PSG	O
channels	O
and	O
one	O
noise	O
channel	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
created	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
created	O
for	O
an	O
infant	O
Metroid	B-Device
to	O
convey	O
different	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
simultaneous	O
roles	O
as	O
a	O
composer	O
,	O
a	O
sound	O
programmer	O
and	O
a	O
sound	O
effect	O
creator	O
gave	O
Yamamoto	O
ideas	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
distinct	O
Metroid	B-Device
soundtrack	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
sound	O
programmer	O
's	O
ear	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
sound	O
effect	O
creator	O
's	O
ear	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
approach	O
methodology	O
and	O
theory	O
of	O
a	O
composer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrangements	O
and	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
because	O
Yamamoto	O
wanted	O
to	O
satisfy	O
old	O
Metroid	B-Device
fans	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
present	O
"	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
:	O
Sound	O
in	O
Action	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Records	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
soundtrack	O
by	O
Hirokazu	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
tracks	O
arranged	O
by	O
Yoshiyuki	O
Ito	O
and	O
Masumi	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
24-megabit	O
cartridge	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
became	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
trial	O
games	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Masterpieces	O
"	O
section	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
technology	O
to	O
emulate	O
older	O
hardware	O
and	O
have	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
initially	O
available	O
during	O
the	O
trial	O
campaign	O
for	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
before	O
reverting	O
to	O
its	O
regular	O
price	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Nintendo	O
3DS-specific	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
also	O
received	O
the	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
among	O
its	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Slate	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
thoroughly	O
enjoyed	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
easily	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
everyone	O
's	O
high	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slate	O
found	O
the	O
newly	O
added	O
auto-mapping	O
feature	O
something	O
that	O
players	O
really	O
needed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
feature	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
that	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
should	O
have	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concluding	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Slate	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Action	O
fans	O
ca	O
n't	O
afford	O
to	O
miss	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
may	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
wave	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
their	O
only	O
negative	O
comment	O
was	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
100	O
megabits	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
would	O
n't	O
be	O
enough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
applauding	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
many	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
often	O
awkward	O
or	O
difficult	O
and	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
power-ups	O
are	O
either	O
lifted	O
from	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
or	O
simple	O
upgrades	O
of	O
other	O
power-ups	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
massive	O
size	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
auto-mapping	O
feature	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
a	O
potentially	O
frustrating	O
game	O
accessible	O
to	O
a	O
far	O
wider	O
audience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Play	O
critic	O
Zy	O
Nicholson	O
said	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
better	O
than	O
his	O
favorite	O
game	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
experience	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Play	O
critic	O
Tony	O
Mott	O
cited	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
as	O
its	O
best	O
aspect	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Aliens	O
,	O
Turrican	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Exile	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nodes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Yesod	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
calling	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
"	O
undoubtedly	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
this	O
year	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
,	O
predicting	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
destined	O
for	O
classic	O
status	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
reviewer	O
,	O
James	O
Leach	O
,	O
agreed	O
with	O
Nicholson	O
and	O
Mott	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
what	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
should	O
have	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concluding	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Leach	O
wrote	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
contained	O
everything	O
he	O
looked	O
for	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
playability	O
,	O
hidden	O
tricks	O
,	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
and	O
steamingly	O
evil	O
baddies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
absolutely	O
marvelous	O
and	O
you	O
should	O
own	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
as	O
"	O
intensely	O
playable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
full	O
of	O
memorable	O
moments	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
Super	B-Application
Metroids	I-Application
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
a	O
"	O
must-own	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launched	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
worth	O
the	O
wait	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
never	O
played	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
claims	O
that	O
they	O
owe	O
themselves	O
as	O
gamers	O
to	O
"	O
finally	O
find	O
out	O
about	O
what	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
missing	O
all	O
these	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
found	O
it	O
"	O
absolutely	O
astonishing	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
let	O
13	O
years	O
go	O
by	O
before	O
making	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
readily	O
available	O
again	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
was	O
that	O
players	O
"	O
can	O
now	O
play	O
this	O
masterpiece	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
cartridge	B-Device
or	O
fumble	O
with	O
legally	O
questionable	O
emulators	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
admitting	O
that	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
was	O
essentially	O
"	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
no-frills	O
,	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
13-year-old	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
cutting-edge	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
still	O
pleased	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
reiterated	O
his	O
belief	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
2D	O
action	O
adventure	O
games	O
ever	O
produced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ninth-best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
with	O
531,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
despite	O
receiving	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
Rus	O
McLaughlin	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
"	O
still	O
fell	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
timing	O
,	O
arriving	O
too	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
lifecycle	O
to	O
earn	O
big	O
sales.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
strong	O
marketing	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
May	B-Application
1994	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
received	O
several	O
awards	O
and	O
honors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
May	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
awarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
3rd	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
10th	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
7th	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
in	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
George	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
3rd	O
in	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
,	O
crediting	O
its	O
"	O
flawless	O
action	O
,	O
impeccable	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
out-of-this-world	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
a	O
totally	O
badass	O
heroine	O
and	O
an	O
enormous	O
overworld	O
to	O
explore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fifteen	O
must-play	O
retro	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
3rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opined	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
"	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
perfect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
17th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
62nd	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
and	O
haunting	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
often	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USgamer	O
remarked	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
you	O
can	O
return	O
to	O
time	O
and	O
again	O
and	O
always	O
come	O
away	O
with	O
some	O
fresh	O
insight	O
or	O
observation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
impressive	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
perfected	O
the	O
aspect	O
on	O
solitude	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
gave	O
players	O
awards	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
quick	O
it	O
took	O
them	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
choice	O
for	O
speedrunning	O
,	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
intends	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
Konami	O
's	O
1997	O
game	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
credited	O
for	O
establishing	O
the	O
"	O
Metroidvania	O
"	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
other	O
Metroidvania	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
and	O
Axiom	B-Application
Verge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ROM	O
hacks	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
were	O
released	O
by	O
fans	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
:	O
Redesign	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
"	O
drewseph	O
"	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
features	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
expanded	O
areas	O
and	O
modified	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
hacker	O
named	O
"	O
SB	O
"	O
released	O
a	O
ROM	O
hack	O
titled	O
Metroid	B-Device
:	O
Super	O
Zero	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
which	O
intends	O
to	O
combine	O
elements	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
another	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
eight	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
did	O
not	O
match	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yokoi	O
left	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
amid	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
died	O
in	O
a	O
car	O
accident	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
eagerly	O
awaited	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
develop	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
as	O
they	O
"	O
could	O
n't	O
come	O
out	O
with	O
any	O
concrete	O
ideas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
said	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
imagine	O
how	O
the	O
N64	B-Device
controller	I-Device
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
Samus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
approached	O
another	O
company	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
offer	O
was	O
declined	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
thought	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
equal	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2002	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
three	O
more	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
spin-off	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
