Editing Super Metroid

{{Game
| name=Super Metroid
| image=[[Image:Supermetroid.jpg|200px]]
| bgcolor=silver
| fgcolor=black
| full title=Super Metroid
| developer=[[R&D 1|Nintendo R&D 1]], [[Intelligent Systems]]
| publisher=[[Nintendo]]
| genre=[[Action]]/[[Adventure]]
| system=[[Super NES]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U Virtual Console|Wii U]], [[3DS Virtual Console|New 3DS]])
| release='''Super NES'''<br />JP March 19, 1994<br />US April 18, 1994<br />EU July 28, 1994<br>'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />US August 20, 2007<br />JP September 20, 2007<br />EU October 12, 2007<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />May 15, 2013<br />'''3DS Virtual Console'''<br />PAL March 10, 2016<br />JP April 6, 2016<br />US April 14, 2016
| gallery=[http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/index.php?cat=133 GH Gallery]
| rating=ESRB: E
|}}

'''Super Metroid''' is an action platformer game released for the [[Super NES]] in 1994. It is the third game in the original ''[[Portal: Metroid|Metroid]];; 'trilogy' and long considered the definitive game in the series. This installment brings the series back from the handheld and immerses the player in a richer, more diverse Zebes than the one in the first game. Despite being often considered one of the best games on the Super NES, it would be eight years before the series received a sequel.

=Story=

The game picks up immediately where ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'' left off. [[Samus Aran]] decides to give the [[Metroid]] hatchling to the [[Ceres spacestation]] for research. However things go ill after she departs and she receives a distress signal. Upon returning, she discovers the [[Space Pirate]] leader, [[Ridley]], has stolen the Metroid hatchling. Samus Aran tracks him down back to [[Zebes]], where the pirate forces have been rebuilt.

=Gameplay=

Planet Zebes has been expanded into a much larger area now. Once again Samus travels the areas of [[Crateria]], [[Brinstar]], [[Norfair]], and [[Tourian]]. New to her adventuring is the underwater region of [[Maridia]] and the mysterious ruins of a [[Wrecked Ship]]. These six areas make for the series largest game yet and features a whole new variety of new enemies and bosses as well as a few familiar faces.

The gameplay adds a whole new dimension of gameplay. Samus can now fire in eight different directions, making smashing enemies easier. All of Samus's old abilities (sans the Spider Ball) return with new ones to boot. The Speed Booster allows Samus to run faster than ever before. The Grappling Beam adds a whole new dimension of travel. Additional abilities, such as the Wall Jump, make Samus all the more versatile.

The game brings with it the integrated map, allowing gamers to track their progress and backtrack far easier. Although it is possible to find map stations to reveal the rooms inside a region, this scratches only the surface of what secret passages lead to. Gamers will not only find extra energy tanks and weapon packs, but also extra powerups not necessary to beat the game.

=Continuity Notes=

*The game follows ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' and ''[[Metroid II: Return of Samus]]'' linearly, being indicated as taking place not long after ''Metroid II''. The opening includes "flashback" scenes of the climactic battles of both games. 

=Legacy=

==Ports/Remakes==

*In 2007, ''Super Metroid'' was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] to promote the release of ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. A demo version was included in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a Masterpiece. It was also released for the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2013 and for the [[New 3DS]] through the [[3DS Virtual Console]] in 2016.
*In 2017, it was among the games included in the [[Super NES Classic Edition]].
*In September 2019, it was among the first wave of Super NES games that were made available to play on the [[Nintendo Switch]] for anyone subscribed to the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service. This version included two player and online options.

==Sequels==

The next game to be released in the ''Metroid'' series would be ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], which takes placeafter ''Super Metroid''. Even later on, ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' was released for the Wii, which acts as a midquel between ''Super Metroid'' and ''Fusion'', taking place directly after this game.

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[[Category: Super Nintendo Games]]
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[[Category: Metroid Games]]
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