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Game entry

Super Metroid

1994 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Action-adventure · Super Nintendo, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U · Nintendo

Super Metroid is ranked no. 123 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,828 and 78% of duels won.

World rank

no. 123

ELO score

1,828

Wins

78%

Duels played

655

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About Super Metroid

The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.

The community says

Come on, this game basically invented half the genre we still argue about today, that alone should count for something.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,828 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Super Metroid sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 120 Europa Universalis IV 1,829
  2. 121 Prison Architect 1,829
  3. 122 Grand Theft Auto V 1,828
  4. 123 Super Metroid 1,828
  5. 124 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 1,828
  6. 125 Pokémon SoulSilver Version 1,828
  7. 126 Balatro 1,828

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  1. NovaAce2

    Come on, this game basically invented half the genre we still argue about today, that alone should count for something.

    Jacquet46

    J'y ai touché bien après sa sortie, sans savoir qu'il avait posé les bases de tout ce qu'on citait autour de moi.

    Cosmo_Corrales

    Inventó el género, VALE, pero de ahí a que nadie lo supere hay un trecho largo.

    DavidRider

    Puede que tengas razón en lo histórico, aunque a mí me costó bastante entrar en el ritmo la primera vez que lo probé.

    fatima_barragan

    ¿Y quién dice que no lo merece? Yo sigo votando por él en cada duelo sin remordimiento alguno.

  2. FramePlayer

    Put maybe 40 hours into this over the years, and it still handles better than half the platformers I bought last year.

  3. ArcadeKnight

    Solo le dediqué un fin de semana entero hace tiempo, entre otras cosas que tenía pendientes. Me bastó para entender por qué la gente lo defiende tanto, aunque no lo terminé del todo.

    hamon_dominique

    ÉNORME jeu. Un week-end ne suffit clairement pas à tout voir, mais ça suffit pour comprendre l'obsession des autres.

  4. CoopPhoenix2010

    Lo jugué solo, de noche, sin saber nada del mapa. Me perdí como tres horas en una zona que ni recuerdo el nombre. No me importó.

    CritMaster95

    Same feeling here, still love it though.

  5. Arnaude_40

    j'ai voulu le refaire avec ma nièce qui ne connaissait rien à la saga, elle a trouvé ça joli mais elle a décroché après une heure sans comprendre où aller

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