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  • The beloved Metroid series has been around for over 30 years and Nintendo is in development of Metroid Prime 4. So Join The Leaderboard as we take a look at the adventures of Samus Aran and bring you the complete Metroid timeline.
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    The series has been around for over 30 years and Nintendo has released so many great games in the series, from the original Metroid for the NES, to Super Metroid on the SNES, and to the Metroid Prime trilogy for both Gamecube and Wii. And now Nintendo is in the development of Metroid Prime 4 for the Nintendo Switch. So join The Leaderboard as we take a look at the adventures of Samus Aran and bring you the complete Metroid timeline.
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  • @TheLeaderboard
    @TheLeaderboard  4 роки тому +454

    What is your Favorite Metroid game? Let us know in the comments below!

    • @flaresensei1469
      @flaresensei1469 4 роки тому +163

      Metroid fusion

    • @nintendocat64
      @nintendocat64 4 роки тому +22

      I haven’t played any Metroid games but please make the complete Mario Bros timeline next

    • @themeatpopsicle
      @themeatpopsicle 4 роки тому +29

      All of them except Super Metroid

    • @ryanalegre6910
      @ryanalegre6910 4 роки тому +60

      Metroid Prime

    • @TheLeaderboard
      @TheLeaderboard  4 роки тому +20

      @@nintendocat64 Thanks for the suggestion! We will put it in the suggestion bucket! :)

  • @k1cksforbra1ns
    @k1cksforbra1ns 3 роки тому +771

    Who else is stupid excited to add Metroid Dread to the timeline? Bless the video game lords.

    • @nicegoatdoctor8224
      @nicegoatdoctor8224 3 роки тому +33

      Preach! The fact that it takes place after Fusion and has a living Chozo in it!

    • @LycosHayes
      @LycosHayes 3 роки тому +26

      @@nicegoatdoctor8224 This is the first appearance of a living chozo in a Metroid game.... I am beyond hyped.

    • @nicegoatdoctor8224
      @nicegoatdoctor8224 3 роки тому +6

      @@LycosHayes Right there with ya, buddy!

    • @erickazo5915
      @erickazo5915 3 роки тому +9

      There is an X Parasite already referenced in the game so

    • @ducksama8558
      @ducksama8558 3 роки тому +8

      I'm already getting ready, playing through zero mission, super metroid, and fusion. It's all making me realize why I fell in love with the series in the first place

  • @MoonLight-zj8iu
    @MoonLight-zj8iu 4 роки тому +562

    Let's talk about how the *pirates* have their own extensive R&D department, and continue to make new breakthroughs in various fields of science.

    • @javanphillips9689
      @javanphillips9689 4 роки тому +82

      The pirates arent concerned with morality, so that kind of helps them learn about things others never dared to test.

    •  4 роки тому +47

      javan phillips there the China of the Metroid universe.

    • @cnkclark
      @cnkclark 4 роки тому +55

      As I recall, they have been explained as being an aggressor species with their own fully developed civilization who are expanding into the Galactic Federation's territory. The Federation doesnt know what they call their species, so they have been unofficially officially dubbed Space Pirates due to their penchant for raids and ambushes as opposed to fully-committed interstellar war. Given how they act it seems likely that they wouldn't openly engage the Federation in full scale war until/unless they were certain of overwhelming victory, they are sneaky like that.

    • @miniaturejayhawk8702
      @miniaturejayhawk8702 4 роки тому +24

      @@cnkclark so its basically an intergalactic cold war.

    • @cnkclark
      @cnkclark 4 роки тому +18

      @@miniaturejayhawk8702 Yes, and it's been getting warmer.

  • @lunapyrope9683
    @lunapyrope9683 4 роки тому +1000

    “A fight against any other Nintendo character”
    This is false because we all know she’d refuse to fight her best friend Kirby.

    • @gileswebinger8147
      @gileswebinger8147 4 роки тому +41

      Also, no one can stand up against Boom Boom, the mad lad.

    • @2000fiona
      @2000fiona 4 роки тому +137

      According to The Subspace Emissary, isn't Pikachu her best friend?

    • @monadoslash
      @monadoslash 4 роки тому +46

      @@2000fiona lmao finally someone realizes

    • @BlueRed117
      @BlueRed117 4 роки тому +50

      Also, Kirby has like lovecraftian level power

    • @DharcKarma
      @DharcKarma 4 роки тому +9

      Luna Pyrope no samus likes Pikachu,

  • @brandon694_6
    @brandon694_6 4 роки тому +1168

    Don’t those animals that he said were a waste of seconds to save actually save Samus in Metroid fusion?

    • @matthewwilliams8267
      @matthewwilliams8267 4 роки тому +174

      Yes, yes they do.

    • @superxavxii421
      @superxavxii421 4 роки тому +100

      I think he was referring to the animals being a waste because they add more time to speed runs

    • @trod146
      @trod146 4 роки тому +24

      It was a joke... because gdq...

    • @narudan
      @narudan 4 роки тому +34

      They also helped you learn useful hidden techniques.

    • @GaryX2k3
      @GaryX2k3 4 роки тому +6

      Got to save the frames! The frames!

  • @_Teej_264
    @_Teej_264 4 роки тому +1004

    Metroid Fusion is one of my strongest passions in life

    • @Ironbanana777
      @Ironbanana777 4 роки тому +9

      My favorite game of all time

    • @TLcool4
      @TLcool4 4 роки тому +8

      @OLD BIRD CHOZO gaming is not dead

    • @xXDragonTribalXx
      @xXDragonTribalXx 4 роки тому +6

      @@TLcool4 well. I've seen some recent metroid fusion recaps on local game reporting channels and some of the comments man. "Are there no games left or why do you report this crap" broke my heart. Not in agony about feeling personally attacked, but nin sadness about the young generation kind of proving that humans beat evolution and since practically every dna strand has the possibility to breed, not only the best ones. (When I started this sentence, I didn't think it would turn out to be a punchline against about half a generation. I'm sorry future generation, but also not sorry. Just please, prove me wrong.)

    • @jeremyii7511
      @jeremyii7511 4 роки тому +8

      Super métroid so much better!! More liberty and better atmosphere

    • @clickycal
      @clickycal 4 роки тому +5

      That's metroid prime for me.

  • @tan_nerd07
    @tan_nerd07 3 роки тому +343

    And now, Metroid Dread.

    • @benglenn8901
      @benglenn8901 3 роки тому +8

      I can't believe it wasn't a meme in prime 3

    • @carmansi8623
      @carmansi8623 3 роки тому +6

      Lets goooo

    • @Irraptured
      @Irraptured 3 роки тому +2

      Managed to snag the special edition, beyond hyped

  • @sonoftime4879
    @sonoftime4879 4 роки тому +288

    Fusion all the way love the creapy atmosphere

    • @acanaxr2829
      @acanaxr2829 4 роки тому +2

      "Creapy"?

    • @Julesclues2
      @Julesclues2 4 роки тому +1

      Same...

    • @Badself55
      @Badself55 4 роки тому +9

      The creep factor and suspense in Fusion needs to be more prevalent in the series in my humble opinion. It would be kinda like dead space but less on-the-nose.

    • @im_Spade_
      @im_Spade_ 3 роки тому +5

      @@Badself55 well, Metroid Dread to the rescue aye?

  • @TimothyHuneycutt
    @TimothyHuneycutt 3 роки тому +40

    Easily the best Metroid timeline breakdown I’ve seen. Super helpful refresher now that Dread has been announced!

  • @drewforchic9083
    @drewforchic9083 4 роки тому +252

    Slight Spoiler for Metroid Fusion:
    The computer that guides her around isn't just named for Adam. It actually is him, or rather his mind uploaded into the computer.

    •  4 роки тому +29

      Yes, and Samus reveals that all the super computers in the federation is the personalities of ex scientists and military officers.

    • @SatiZakito
      @SatiZakito 4 роки тому +37

      But he is less bossy and less of a D* so maybe there was some data loss.

    • @mustafabaybars381
      @mustafabaybars381 4 роки тому +9

      i think that's a big spoiler

    • @xXDragonTribalXx
      @xXDragonTribalXx 4 роки тому +10

      @@SatiZakito *upgrade.

    • @nickuid1
      @nickuid1 4 роки тому +16

      @@SatiZakito wasn't the computer more of a dick? Samus states that "the real Adam would soften the blow" after she found out about the secret metroid lab and the computer scolds her for doing so.

  • @TheAccursedHunter01
    @TheAccursedHunter01 4 роки тому +142

    This was a pretty concise summation of the Metroid timeline, nice job. Metroid's timeline is pretty straight forward so it isn't difficult to know what games occur in what order. I don't know what the whole "Year 20X5" thing is about though.
    Also, thank you for referencing Samus' cool looking cape at 1:56. For those curious, this is from the awesome manga called "Samus & Joey."

    • @VVO-kb5uo
      @VVO-kb5uo 4 роки тому +2

      exactly! I never struggled with understanding the timeline and know it quite well.

    • @nobodythatmatters4863
      @nobodythatmatters4863 3 роки тому +2

      so in algerbra, X means unknown, which is also the case, means the same thing. It means 2005, 2015, 2025, 2035, 2045,2055, 2065, 2075, 2085, 2095 or 2095 could all be the year. there is also the 'X' in Undertale, a game, which I think has incredible music.

    • @ryyorillion1218
      @ryyorillion1218 3 роки тому

      It could also be 4 the Roman numeral 10 for tens or 10

  • @ryanalegre6910
    @ryanalegre6910 4 роки тому +1257

    I'm a simple man, I see Metroid I click.

  • @FutureRetroRoots
    @FutureRetroRoots 4 роки тому +266

    Zero Misson is actually one of my favorite Metroid games

    • @jessestahl8418
      @jessestahl8418 4 роки тому +7

      It's my favorite game of all time lol

    • @markkestner6514
      @markkestner6514 4 роки тому +2

      Took a great approach to the art style and story of the series

    • @cnkclark
      @cnkclark 4 роки тому +14

      I prefer Zero Mission to Super Metroid because of the story elements like the mural of the Chozo Guardian in a Varia Suit and the detail of kiddo Samus's crude drawing of herself with Old Bird and Grey Voice in one corner - the little touches that underscore that this was once her home. That direct connection to her history with the planet puts ZM over the top for me.

    • @oliverpease6719
      @oliverpease6719 3 роки тому +4

      Zero mission comes at a very close second to my all time fav, SUPER METROID

    • @thomasbryans6547
      @thomasbryans6547 3 роки тому +1

      I love Zero Mission. More than Fusion and I don’t really get the hype around it

  • @FullyBaked3D
    @FullyBaked3D 4 роки тому +122

    "So many great titles, it's really impossible to pick which adventure is the best **cough** Super Metroid"
    Agreed 1000%

    • @alextrochezgomez1266
      @alextrochezgomez1266 4 роки тому

      Lmao I thought other M was a reboot

    • @wesleyoldham4222
      @wesleyoldham4222 3 роки тому +4

      In Metroid you had to win to find out Samus was a girl. In Super Metroid, all you had to do was die

    • @darkside6101
      @darkside6101 3 роки тому

      Lol I saw this comment exactly as he was saying it

    • @General.Noodle
      @General.Noodle 3 роки тому

      Can't lie I didn't really like Super that much.

  • @ThatOneGuyYMK
    @ThatOneGuyYMK 4 роки тому +100

    Super metroid was my first, and favorite. Its damn near perfect.

    • @VGMStudios33
      @VGMStudios33 4 роки тому +11

      Near perfect? Naw bro it IS perfect!

    • @metrosidian
      @metrosidian 3 роки тому +2

      THANK YOU

    • @Blapedred
      @Blapedred 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah same alongside zero mission

  • @Treecks_van_Veluwe
    @Treecks_van_Veluwe 4 роки тому +590

    Hey Nintendo, Metroid Prime 4 please, this century if that's possible.

    • @TheLeaderboard
      @TheLeaderboard  4 роки тому +43

      Hopefully Next year. 🙏

    • @halowillneverbegoodagain1868
      @halowillneverbegoodagain1868 4 роки тому +3

      @@parzivalwolfram7084 Well the Prime 3 devs. (Most of the orig Prime devs left a while back)

    • @marc-antoinehamelin1625
      @marc-antoinehamelin1625 4 роки тому +8

      well, if this title bomb. we can say good by to Samus for good this time. she will be reduce to a smash character without games. like captain Falcon and fox Mc cloud....

    • @ScorchtheHawk
      @ScorchtheHawk 4 роки тому +6

      Depending on how well RetroStudios has been doing, I expect we see something from it next E3. We were probably gonna see lots of it this year had development not needed to restart (why they didn’t just get retro in the first place baffles me)

    • @EddyA1337
      @EddyA1337 4 роки тому +17

      I'd rather have metroid 5, like what happens after fusion

  • @polloman15
    @polloman15 4 роки тому +27

    Super Metroid is and will always be my favorite game of all, period. That game is a masterpiece.

    • @fraserwyllie8840
      @fraserwyllie8840 4 роки тому +1

      Armando Acosta Orduño greatest game of all time mate!

    • @VGMStudios33
      @VGMStudios33 4 роки тому +1

      Exactly! Best game of all time.

  • @BerryTheBnnuy
    @BerryTheBnnuy 4 роки тому +245

    So, an astronaut is trying to make a cup of coffee, and he can't find the milk. So he turns to his partner "I can't find any milk for my coffee". The other astronaut says "in space, no one can. Here, use cream."

    • @shadowdragonx07
      @shadowdragonx07 4 роки тому +3

      idk my everyone can feel chu fart throeys better 😄

    • @TurKlack
      @TurKlack 4 роки тому +4

      That's good.

    • @redhoodreviews8504
      @redhoodreviews8504 4 роки тому +5

      Okay, you made me laugh.

    • @LivingAsABraker
      @LivingAsABraker 4 роки тому +4

      Jeez, this is astoundingly good. Why don't you have more likes?

    • @TegraStorm
      @TegraStorm 4 роки тому +1

      Got it after a couple of mins lmao

  • @sipinthatbub
    @sipinthatbub 4 роки тому +2

    Metroid Prime will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the game I bought together with my GameCube, the first console and game I bought with my hard-earned money from my first job. It was quite a big step for me, like "hey, I can be a responsible adult AND keep playing videogames!"

    • @Icemario87
      @Icemario87 Рік тому

      That was me with Skyward Sword. But Prime is the only Metroid I've ever played. And I got it when it released and played it again this week. So it's awesome to hear your experience with it.

  • @ShawnChair
    @ShawnChair 3 роки тому +17

    And now at E3 2021 metroid dread has entered the timeline

  • @mck_21
    @mck_21 4 роки тому +28

    Metroid Fusion is simply a masterpiece.

  • @mr.vidjagamez9896
    @mr.vidjagamez9896 4 роки тому +35

    I think its a fair assumption, that based on the backstory of the Metroid universe, the F-Zero series also takes place in the same unified galactic government. I even remember back in the late 90s, there were many fans who thought Samus and C.Falcon were siblings, apparently backed up by some piece of media (comic?), but I have never actually seen said source, official or not, so it was probably just a fan theory, but I would personally buy that connection.

    • @lylatfox4
      @lylatfox4 4 роки тому +3

      Actually its heavily implied in multiple games from both series that f-zero and starfox takes place in the same universe

    • @mike-ns6sw
      @mike-ns6sw 4 роки тому +1

      DON'T FORGET KIRBY
      Remember they also take place in the same universe

    • @enforcerridley158
      @enforcerridley158 4 роки тому +1

      @@lylatfox4 F-Zero and Star Fox do not take place in the same universe, but parallel Universes. James McCloud being "dead and an anthropomorphic Fox in Star Fox yet is alive and human in F-Zero is proof of that. There's also G-Zero Grand Prix, the Star Fox Universe equivalent of F-Zero Grand Prix.

    • @enforcerridley158
      @enforcerridley158 4 роки тому

      @@mike-ns6sw Kirby takes place in a parallel universe accessed by dreaming. For example: Planet Pop Star exists in the FS-176 system, right next to Zebes, in the World of Trophies but not in Dream Land nor the Metroid Universe.
      The World of Trophies may exist within Sub-Space within the Candy Constellation in Dream Land controlled by Master Hand although SSBU revealed the existence of multiple Master Hands and Crazy Hands with no ties to the World of Trophies.

  • @freesheep0
    @freesheep0 4 роки тому +18

    Yay! I really love these timeline videos. They help bring my little nephew up to speed on the gaming world.

    • @TheLeaderboard
      @TheLeaderboard  4 роки тому +6

      That's awesome to hear! Glad to hear your both enjoying them. :)

  • @epsilonstudios2014
    @epsilonstudios2014 4 роки тому +14

    For somebody who’s very unknown on the Metroid Lore... this is very simply and easily explained and interesting to look into.
    Thanks for the video, it’s great to finally learn about the Lore of this iconic Universe and Game Series, especially about everyone’s favourite Badass Intergalactic Female Bounty Hunter, Samus Aran.
    Also, I’m always excited for the next Timeline Video, since you guys explain these hugely detailed universes, into easy to navigate Lore Videos.
    That’s something not easy to do and I’m happy you guys take the time to achieve that feat.

    • @TheLeaderboard
      @TheLeaderboard  4 роки тому +3

      Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it and got something out of it! :)

    • @ultraspinalki11
      @ultraspinalki11 4 роки тому

      I recommend checking out Gamespot's Metroid retrospective videos as well. Though they came out around 2010, they cover every game individually (prior to the release of Prime 3) and also cover the timeline. A neat collection of videos imo.

  • @labraderp
    @labraderp 4 роки тому +3

    Metroid Fusion was, and always will be, my absolute favorite Metroid game of the series. The various environments, music, and even the genuinely terrifying atmosphere (for a kid at the time) give me nostalgic daydreams to this day.

  • @ProfCoolio
    @ProfCoolio 4 роки тому +36

    Fusions my favorite. I like seeing how our messing with the ecosystem, could spell universal doom. I also like how the X isn’t acting out of any malicious intent. It’s just doing what it was born to do with no predators.

  • @Chaosu21
    @Chaosu21 3 роки тому +36

    "the baby"
    -Samus Aran

  • @sarcasm-aplenty
    @sarcasm-aplenty 4 роки тому +10

    I can't wait for Metroid Prime 4. It's the whole reason why I bought a Switch.
    I loved the freedom Metroid and Super Metroid give to the player, those two are my favs.

    • @piratemaxine
      @piratemaxine 4 роки тому

      Just so you know super metroid is on the SNES online for Nintendo switch online (there's also one for nes games, save cloud backups and I think a few other things)

    • @jessehelt3899
      @jessehelt3899 3 роки тому +1

      I hope it's good unlike fedition force

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 3 роки тому

      My prediction is that it's either gonna be another open-world game, or it will be a even more restrictive version of the prime games.

  • @brakis0375
    @brakis0375 4 роки тому +56

    Metroid Prime: Echos, I love this one the most because of its chilling atmosphere and hidden secrets. It's great, I love it.

    • @QrazyQuarian
      @QrazyQuarian 4 роки тому +2

      Same. Virtually everything about Prime 2 was perfect. I frankly think it's the Super Metroid of the Prime series.

    • @odin1the1viking
      @odin1the1viking 4 роки тому +1

      I totally agree on that one. Such a great game. Not appreciated enough by the fanbase, however.

    • @ghostofsilence2697
      @ghostofsilence2697 4 роки тому +2

      prime 2 deserves a remaster

    • @cnkclark
      @cnkclark 4 роки тому +2

      It was much better than most of the fanbase seems to think. I love Samus helping out those chill moth dudes.

    • @agoat3557
      @agoat3557 4 роки тому

      Thomas Mercure do it really need one??? It is already great and Holds up well enough

  • @gileswebinger8147
    @gileswebinger8147 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you, I've been looking for a simple summary of Metroid's plot for nearly an hour now.

  • @roxynano
    @roxynano 4 роки тому +16

    Good timing! I just beat Metroid Fusion two days ago! I personally have Fusion as my favorite Metroid game. (I love the horror in that game!)

  • @ChuckyMarks
    @ChuckyMarks 4 роки тому +45

    I hope Prime 4 revitalizes the series. Could you imagine another Metroid trilogy following 4?

    • @josedeleon9273
      @josedeleon9273 4 роки тому +2

      What I am curious is how it will fit into the timeline and make sense story wise

    • @josedeleon9273
      @josedeleon9273 4 роки тому +6

      @bacon froyo I hope it is as well. If they don't however I would like a new 2d metroid continuing the story after fusion. In any case I am hyped for how the monsters will look in hd

    • @fgclash454
      @fgclash454 3 роки тому

      It can do a time skip, sylux is has been spying on SAMUS through Metroid, II and super Metroid, then it can do a “5 years later”
      And show the events of SAMUS blowing up the BSL and SR388 following fusion,
      Then the story can continue from there. Feds want SAMUS dead maybe and sylux is who is sent to take her down.

    • @gremlinschanges
      @gremlinschanges 3 роки тому

      @@fgclash454 that last portion is giving eerie halo 5 vibes and I dont like them vibes

    • @fgclash454
      @fgclash454 3 роки тому

      @@gremlinschanges is that a good or bad thing? Lol

  • @zidanestrife7659
    @zidanestrife7659 3 роки тому +5

    Metroid DREAD announced baby

  • @zachampsonartist
    @zachampsonartist 3 роки тому +19

    We need the metroid primes ported to switch while we wait!!

    • @Euruk1
      @Euruk1 3 роки тому +4

      I bet it will come next year. They want us to all buy Dread and on the road to Prime 4 hype they will probably give us the trilogy on Switch.

  • @arcterramusic
    @arcterramusic 3 роки тому +19

    Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is definitely underrated though. Such an amazing game 🥰

    • @courdell7426
      @courdell7426 3 роки тому

      It is violently underrated and i think it's the best prime game

    • @rafaeldurban2034
      @rafaeldurban2034 2 роки тому

      Agree, the hype from the previous game didn't help the expectations but it's an awesome game.

  • @zetazimmer4769
    @zetazimmer4769 3 роки тому +24

    I’d love for there to be a Metroid horror TV or film series, but it’s definitely tricky material to adapt

    • @fradiangue2793
      @fradiangue2793 3 роки тому +2

      Just watch the Alien movies. They are basically the basis of Metroid origins, they even have an alien queen, just like the Metroid queen

    • @zetazimmer4769
      @zetazimmer4769 3 роки тому +3

      @@fradiangue2793 but I want Samuuuuuuuuus

    • @fradiangue2793
      @fradiangue2793 3 роки тому

      @@zetazimmer4769 Samus' character was also inspired by Aliens' protagonist, but Samus got blond just not to be exactly a copy so we can have this conversation

    • @zetazimmer4769
      @zetazimmer4769 3 роки тому +5

      @@fradiangue2793 I know but...Samus.

  • @Jmac1493
    @Jmac1493 4 роки тому +9

    Metroid Fusion has always been my favorite. I always thought the platforming in Super Metroid was less precise along with a clunky HUD and a dash button. In Metroid Fusion, all you need to do is hold R for your weapons and you already run fast enough so I never feel that I am missing a dash button.

    • @cypher838
      @cypher838 3 роки тому

      Super metroid tbf had a massive map, which warrented having a run button. Fusion had a more condensed map and samus was naturally fast.

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 3 роки тому

      Fusion and Zero's mission Samus is way to slow, one of the only thing that I like better about Super's controls is the run button. Am2r solved this problem by making the morph ball faster and having a faster shinespark start and finish animation so that it's actually worth using it.

  • @WhyOhElOh
    @WhyOhElOh 4 роки тому +8

    This was actually so well put together, great video!

  • @GloberMast
    @GloberMast 3 роки тому +16

    Who's here after Metroid Dread official announcement?
    (Just to prepare 😂)

  • @eltigreandthewalrus
    @eltigreandthewalrus 4 роки тому +5

    I just realize that Mando with baby Yoda is just Samus with baby Metroid. going around doing bounty hunting stuff together. So does this mean that Mando's true identity is really Samus's long lost brother Solomon, who actually survived the space pirate attacks? bringing two of the greatest outer space series together at last as cannon????

  • @blackinkster
    @blackinkster 4 роки тому +22

    Glad to see this! Metroid love has been dwindling for a long time, hopefully Prime 4 will fix that.

  • @johnsharplin
    @johnsharplin 4 роки тому +3

    Metroid has always been a series very close to my heart solely because of Super and the first Prime, and I've always felt that it deserved more love than it has ever got.

  • @ivansoedjono
    @ivansoedjono 3 роки тому +6

    And now almost 2 decades later, We get the follow-up of Fusion.

  • @jake_a.lien_
    @jake_a.lien_ 4 роки тому +9

    Just played through Super Metroid and came here! I'd say overall I liked Metroid Zero Mission more, but I loved the final boss in Super Metroid! Both great games. And I hope they'll remaster the Metroid Prime series for Switch! :)

  • @Abbyga1e
    @Abbyga1e 3 роки тому +5

    Just saw the new trailer and have never played one, time to learn the entire story

    • @Shoe_e
      @Shoe_e 3 роки тому +1

      Lol, same tho

    • @maizjsj
      @maizjsj 3 роки тому +1

      You should play Super Metroid. It’s an amazing game

    • @seankeogh8134
      @seankeogh8134 3 роки тому +1

      I agree, I have only played the original three games but they are all very ggod

    • @yerman0564
      @yerman0564 3 роки тому +1

      Play Zero Mission first if you want to get into Metroid. Phenomenal game.

  • @sspectre8217
    @sspectre8217 3 роки тому +6

    Apart from the cutscenes Other M was pretty good imo. Kinda wish they’d let you play with a joystick but the dodging mechanic was awesome

  • @immyopic3319
    @immyopic3319 3 роки тому +3

    Yes, I enjoyed Metroid: Other M so much that I actually beaten it 4 times. It was when I first got my 720p HDTV with the Wii component cables.

  • @Pijinnn
    @Pijinnn 3 роки тому +14

    Anyone else here getting caught up for metroid Dread? 👀

  • @WhiteWolf-fb5pg
    @WhiteWolf-fb5pg 4 роки тому +5

    Metriod fusion is my favorite hands down. Love the fusion suit!!

  • @PhantomCitadel
    @PhantomCitadel 3 роки тому +5

    Don’t know any lore but I’m excited for dread so I’m here.

  • @jonathanodude6660
    @jonathanodude6660 4 роки тому +2

    i literally spent the whole of today thinking about how id explain the timeline to one of my friends and then i come home and this video is in my recommended

  • @Knifetogunfight18
    @Knifetogunfight18 4 роки тому +7

    "Saving the animals which wastes precious seconds" (eleven'ish in case anyone wondered :3 ) I like this guy XD

  • @gawaynelowers5164
    @gawaynelowers5164 4 роки тому +41

    Metroid Fusion is *Definately* the best.
    It's what introduced me to the series in the first place.

    • @orangejuice4266
      @orangejuice4266 4 роки тому +4

      Fusion is a very weird way of spelling federation force

    • @KaiSupaGaming
      @KaiSupaGaming 4 роки тому

      Same here. got it for christmas. then my best friend got prime and that started my fandom

    • @MajorasWrath1
      @MajorasWrath1 4 роки тому +5

      fusion is meh. it's flashy but not really Metroid. super and am2r are superior

    • @KaiSupaGaming
      @KaiSupaGaming 4 роки тому +10

      “Not really Metroid” ummmm what? I’ll admit super Metroid was probably a better game but saying fusion isn’t really Metroid is ridiculous

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 4 роки тому +1

      Fusion was my introduction to the series too. Maybe too much dialogue but that gameplay, graphics, music, everything... So good!

  • @electric_creeper
    @electric_creeper 4 роки тому +4

    0:37
    me and the boys discussing our plans to see the leaders of earth

  • @rohankar1090
    @rohankar1090 4 роки тому +2

    The first ever Metroid game I've played was Metroid Fusion. That masterpiece game introduced me to this amazing Series. Fusion gave me really Sci-fi Horror/Thriller vibes and still it holds a special place in my heart.

  • @TheLuke712
    @TheLuke712 3 роки тому +1

    Fusion is my favorite. The atmosphere, the boss fights, the level design, and just the feeling of pure helplessness against the SA-X...

  • @milotic4243
    @milotic4243 2 роки тому +4

    It’s confirmed that Dread will be a direct continuation of Fusion, so no wonky prequel-timeline shenanigans.

  • @spencermaley4390
    @spencermaley4390 4 роки тому +15

    0:03
    Me: HOLD UP

  • @pupulauls
    @pupulauls 3 роки тому +2

    Very fitting that Fusion is at the end of the timeline because Metroid Dread is now confirmed to take place right afterwards

  • @Veersinsky
    @Veersinsky 3 роки тому +4

    I like the moment when The Federation recovered Ridley's corpse from The Bottleship and transported it to BSL, so they can clone him. Again. Great plan, right?

  • @_mar_mar
    @_mar_mar 4 роки тому +5

    "And why its super metroid " I lost it XD

  • @robertpowell9982
    @robertpowell9982 4 роки тому +15

    That's a strange way to say "Metroid Prime"
    but yeah Super's aiight :P

  • @HeffboomKonijn
    @HeffboomKonijn 4 роки тому +1

    4:31 try AM2R because when you freeze anything. even a flying creature they fall to the ground and shatter. the Metroid don’t shatter but still fall to the ground. its a cool effect and good attention to detail

  • @kingvictorino
    @kingvictorino 4 роки тому +32

    When in the timeline does she fight Mario, Peach, and all the other Nintendo characters?

    • @rrrush
      @rrrush 3 роки тому +4

      I think it's a kid who gathers characters and plays with them in a room. The theory or story goes something like that... Got this from game theorist. Or I could be wrong and it might be real..

    • @rrrush
      @rrrush 3 роки тому +2

      @@leon.brocki yeah and the trophy characters too

    • @markroy8342
      @markroy8342 3 роки тому

      I imagine the 'Smash' games are a planet the characters all travel to to hone their skills, gladiator style, but no one can actually die on the planet or something...Idk. That's why I liked Brawl so much, it actually gave story to the game.

    • @kohlrak
      @kohlrak 3 роки тому +1

      @@rrrush Close: they're just various toy versions of the characters. And the kid has a name... Wanna take a guess?

    • @rrrush
      @rrrush 3 роки тому

      @@kohlrak hmmm..honestly I would get this wrong, but the creator of the smash bros universe?
      (Edit)
      Idk the name 🥲

  • @lukebailey3662
    @lukebailey3662 4 роки тому +6

    What i want to know is if she ever truly gets cured from the metroid infusion.
    Great video. Grew up playing OG metroid and have enjoyed it since. Super metroid being my favorite

  • @FGj-xj7rd
    @FGj-xj7rd 4 роки тому +22

    I am quite sure they didn't think that a game made in 2002(Fusion) was gonna be the last in the chronological order.

    • @ScorchtheHawk
      @ScorchtheHawk 4 роки тому +1

      Metroid Dread

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 4 роки тому +4

      Still waiting for Metroid 5... Since Samus has metroid dna in her body, the main antagonist could be the federation trying to capture her to produce more metroids for their evil schemes.

    • @Sluppie
      @Sluppie 4 роки тому

      IIRC They pretty much made Fusion to be an ending to the series, so yeah. The ending of Fusion heavily implies that Samus isn't going to be a bounty hunter anymore.

    • @Radley1982
      @Radley1982 4 роки тому

      @@Sluppie Storywise, I can see that. The Space Pirates are dead, the Metroids are dead, the X Parasites are dead. But since Samus essentially thwarted the Galactic Federation's plans, she'd be labeled a traitor and hunted down herself. So while she could still conceivably be a bounty hunter, she'd be no longer supported by the Federation. Though I'd really love to see a continuation of what happens after Fusion, and how Samus' story ultimately comes to an end.

  • @DreadKiwi
    @DreadKiwi 4 роки тому +1

    Metroid Fusion was how I was introduced to the series, so I have soft spot for it.
    However, Metroid Zero Mission is absolutely fantastic. The movement and combat mechanics are crisp and it's jaw-dropping how many alternate routes and shortcuts were built into the map. LOADS of replayability. Ended up unlocking all 8 endings for it.

  • @eckitronix
    @eckitronix 4 роки тому +3

    1: FINALLY someone who pronounces Samus Aran's last name correctly
    2: FINALLY someone who explains Metroid's timeline in a way that makes sense
    3: FINALLY someone who manages to fit Metroid Pinball as an official game

    • @Littleton3513
      @Littleton3513 4 роки тому +1

      Eckitronix number 3 is the most important one of course

  • @Kevin-yn4od
    @Kevin-yn4od 4 роки тому +5

    Hey really great video I absolutely love the metroid series and can't wait for Metroid Prime 4. However You missed some really important parts like when Samus infiltrated a space ship and saved an electric rat from being used as their generator. And how the electric rat helped defeat Ridley. Otherwise really good job!!!

  • @d34db0y4
    @d34db0y4 4 роки тому +3

    In the first age, in the first battle--when the shadows first lengthened, one stood. Burned by the embers of Norfair, her soul blistered by the fires of the Dragon, and tainted beyond ascension. She chose the path of perpetetual torment. In her ravenous hatred she found no peace, and with boiling blood she scoured astral plains--seeking vengeance against the Great Dragon who wronged her. She wore the crown of the Chozo. And those who tasted the bite of her blaster, named her, “Samus.”

  • @dr3wt947
    @dr3wt947 3 роки тому +1

    I love super Metroid and Prime. I had a lot of fun playing both them

  • @pen_rook8898
    @pen_rook8898 4 роки тому +2

    My favourite game is metroid prime 2 I love the light-dark aspect of the game as well dark samus's first appearance being so memorable to me

    • @QrazyQuarian
      @QrazyQuarian 4 роки тому

      Echoes is the Super of the Prime games.
      *Change my mind.*

    • @pen_rook8898
      @pen_rook8898 4 роки тому

      You good friend are a man/women of good taste

  • @casual_Nova
    @casual_Nova 4 роки тому +6

    Metroid Prime 3 and Metroid Fusion on my favorites also I'm really hoping Metroid Prime 4 takes place after Metroid Fusion it only makes sense for too

    • @DarkeeseLatfiah6
      @DarkeeseLatfiah6 3 роки тому

      Prime 4 will most likely take place before Metroid 2

  • @stueyman2099
    @stueyman2099 4 роки тому +16

    16:55 Clearly there's a traitor afoot! Now, if only the game remembered that and bothered to resolve that part of the plot...

    • @existentialskeleton3837
      @existentialskeleton3837 3 роки тому

      MB killed him

    • @SureenInk
      @SureenInk 3 роки тому

      Didn't it? I swear I remember them revealing that Adam was the "traitor" himself.

    • @existentialskeleton3837
      @existentialskeleton3837 3 роки тому

      @@SureenInk No the traitor was James iirc. MB killed him in a cutscene when he tried to assassinate her. She summoned a bunch of monsters to kill him.
      The game never explains any of this, you have to pay close attention to the cutscenes

    • @SureenInk
      @SureenInk 3 роки тому

      @@existentialskeleton3837 Ahh, well, it still does end up telling you in some way. Still, if it's not explicitly stated, then I could see how people missed it. I knew I remembered the traitor being revealed, though.

    • @existentialskeleton3837
      @existentialskeleton3837 3 роки тому

      @@SureenInk I think it's a really neat bit of visual story telling but it's kind of irrelevant to the plot as a whole imo

  • @williamzeo2493
    @williamzeo2493 3 роки тому +1

    X Samus is one of the fewer video game characters that scared the hell of me.

  • @justincaldwell3634
    @justincaldwell3634 3 роки тому

    OG Metroid on NES is my fave. First game I ever beat. I remember I used to play it super late and the music CREEPED me out! Ah, the late 80's... :)

  • @AlfonsoSRT
    @AlfonsoSRT 4 роки тому +5

    Hmmm pretty sure Metroid Prime was one of the Metroids the pirates had with them, which absorbed way too much phazon. Anyways, great video, it was pretty funny and a great summary. Good job!

  • @BisectedBrioche
    @BisectedBrioche 4 роки тому +59

    The key to good Metroidvania design is to remember that Super Metroid exists, is perfect and you'll have to settle for making something else. :p

    • @JoakimOtamaa
      @JoakimOtamaa 4 роки тому +9

      I prefer Fusion and Zero Mission. R1 as missile is so much better than Select. And yeah, Metroidvanias are awesome, my favorite games!

    • @metamarx8409
      @metamarx8409 4 роки тому +6

      The key to good metroidvania design is to look at hollow knight

    • @abdel4455
      @abdel4455 4 роки тому +4

      @@JoakimOtamaa Yeah that's more convenient but Super is still a better game overall

    • @gamephreak5
      @gamephreak5 4 роки тому +1

      The key to good Metroidvania design is to remember Zelda II Adventure of Link was the huge inspiration to Iga, not Metroid.

    • @elbucho8867
      @elbucho8867 4 роки тому

      But then the game that was made sotn is VERY similar to super Metroid.

  • @acttinium
    @acttinium 4 роки тому +1

    this script and delivery was so much fun.

    • @marcusjahn4909
      @marcusjahn4909 4 роки тому

      Arel Christian Tanio hey thanks I appreciate you!

  • @glilui
    @glilui 4 роки тому +2

    So I have to say this because you said it SO many times:
    Aran is pronounced like the name Aaron
    Citation: Metroid: Other M
    Thank you for your time

  • @IsraelSetroxGaming
    @IsraelSetroxGaming 4 роки тому +16

    So your telling me that metroid fusión is the last game in the series story wise WHAAAATTT and here I was thinking it was like the front runner that lead to everything else.

    • @clickycal
      @clickycal 4 роки тому +4

      I mean it's called metroid 4 in the intro screen

    • @IsraelSetroxGaming
      @IsraelSetroxGaming 4 роки тому +1

      @@clickycal you're right what the heck. I do remember seeing it but never payed that much attention

    • @MARSHT0MP404
      @MARSHT0MP404 4 роки тому

      Silly fool, Metroids are predators to x

  • @dezheathen
    @dezheathen 3 роки тому +6

    Need to review this to play Metroid Dread

  • @derickito
    @derickito 3 роки тому +2

    This video is about to get a surge in views

  • @TheUncannykodiak
    @TheUncannykodiak 3 роки тому

    THE OG METROID was the greatest gaming experience of my childhood. I can ALWAYS tell when someone didn’t find that game first. I had never played a spooky dark game like that. Before METROID there was nothing like METROID. Before “super” Metroid, there was, ah, METROID!!!

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 3 роки тому

      That's good and all, but now the game kinda sucks. Awful controls, small world, few powerups, lazy design of vertical rooms(despite playing zero mission before, I had trouble knowing where I was), and I could keep going...

  • @NoMoreSuperHero
    @NoMoreSuperHero 4 роки тому +9

    Come on people, Zero Mission is the best, at least when it comes to 2D Metroids!

  • @Gyaku91
    @Gyaku91 4 роки тому +8

    Fantastic timeline. And yes. Super Metroid is the best. Don't even gotta argue that one.

  • @RadicalAkira
    @RadicalAkira 4 роки тому

    Finally. Marcus taking it easy with significant facts and proper pacing. Not like in Metal Gear time-line. Good job. I don't even play Metroid but I understood the story telling. Thanks Marcus and LB

  • @koolkat6269
    @koolkat6269 4 роки тому +2

    Literally just beat Metroid Fusion yesterday, loved it!

  • @BilbyOfficial
    @BilbyOfficial 4 роки тому +3

    Nicely done bro.. dropped my like for this awesome content

  • @sofiafly1887
    @sofiafly1887 3 роки тому +17

    Here because they just announced Metroid Dread

  • @jimbolic0809
    @jimbolic0809 4 роки тому +1

    Love how you fit Pinball into the Metroid history mix, lol!!!

  • @firespinner1276
    @firespinner1276 4 роки тому +1

    Cool thanks for the awesome video of Metroid timeline of the video game 😎👍.

  • @raygun8308
    @raygun8308 4 роки тому +4

    Samus + Doomguy = the great unknown

  • @sevonnclayton6308
    @sevonnclayton6308 4 роки тому +10

    Wow... So this whole time It was Metroid Prime then MP: Hunters.... I always thought it was Mp3 then Hunters..
    Now I know

  • @ExtremeAce
    @ExtremeAce 3 роки тому

    I loved Fusion the most, but Super Metroid, Zero Mission and the Prime series are all some of my most beloved video games.

  • @anthonygrimshaw3830
    @anthonygrimshaw3830 4 роки тому +1

    your energy and excitement are what we metroid fans deserve in their representation, thank you
    i love the liberties you take in smoothing the timeline for new fans, but by not mentioning that Zero Mission is a remake of Metroid 1 (as was described for Metroid II), it would be confusing for new fans to try to follow those two minutes of transition
    additionally the director in Other M was named Madeline Bergman; Melissa is the impostor's "real" name

    • @marcusjahn4909
      @marcusjahn4909 4 роки тому

      Thank you so much for your kind words and constructive criticism!
      You're right. I think my bias, nostalgia, and love for the original made me want to put it on its own pedestal, but I could've definitely mentioned ZM as its remake. The Madeline/Melissa mixup was pure oversight, good catch

  • @QuantaSolace
    @QuantaSolace 4 роки тому +4

    The Prime series were always my favorites. The official Metroid 2 remake I thought was pretty good, but of course, AM2R will always be my favorite unofficial remake. And yes, Super Metroid is really good as well. I never got to play it as a kid because my parents at the time couldn't afford the Super Nintendo. I eventually got the game on my 3DS and played the hell out of it.

  • @calebp6114
    @calebp6114 3 роки тому +5

    Who's here after Metroid Dread was announced?

  • @Kr8ZBot
    @Kr8ZBot 4 роки тому +1

    Fusion is my favorite, something about it made it quite fun

  • @axelwoni.m.8940
    @axelwoni.m.8940 2 роки тому

    I really liked the inclusion of Metroid Prime Pinball. You just have to include the most important spin-off of them all!