The "Screw Attack" echo is ded anyways. Johnny made sure of that.

@icarusavery5691

3 жыл бұрын

"I shot that bastard dead." ~Johnny

Metroid NES will forever be the game I start up once in a blue moon when I'm bored, play for 30 minutes and then remember why I only play it for 30 minutes before I turn it off and go do something else. Like you said, play Zero Mission instead

@gavinwilson5324

2 жыл бұрын

If you stick with it for long enough, it gets a lot better. It's just a matter of getting to know the game's ins and outs. Zero Mission suffers from its own flaws, and I personally prefer the original.

@FromHerotoZeroYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@gavinwilson5324 Yeah, after having fully played through Metroid on the NES since, I can't really stand by my original comment any more. It's dated and convoluted at times but it's definitely worth playing. It was a real joy to draw my own map and see it play out just like I'd drawn it

“I lasted about 40 minutes before whipping it out…” I’ll take “Things not to quote you on” for $500.

@Faiz_504

2 жыл бұрын

3:28 tho

Every now and then, I just get the urge to rewatch all of Trav's Metroid videos

@ThatTravGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Good timing - My next project is Metroid Prime!

@StardustCorvid

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatTravGuy Oh well then, I'm excited for when that comes out!

Bruh why did you give me that mother brain jar shit, it can never been unseen lmao

Metroid is one of the best female characters of all time. Still wish she could crawl though.

@His0ka

4 жыл бұрын

You mean Samus. Metroid is the title. Its like you would say : Tomb Raider is such a sexy woman!

@SR-388

4 жыл бұрын

@@His0ka you do know thats a joke right?

@creeperwithstyle

4 жыл бұрын

no, metroid is the robot that protects his girlfriend by functioning as armor. such a cool guy, honestly

@durdleburdle3521

4 жыл бұрын

Metroid is also my favorite female video game character, Zelda being my favourite male character.

@gameman250

4 жыл бұрын

*coughzeromissioncough*

1:32 "and it's up to our space hunter Samus Aran, a character the instruction manual can't seem to grasp the pronouns of..." But this was intentional. Samus was originally intended to be a robot or something, but one day, someone on the team said "what if Samus was a woman?", which the whole team loved, so they put it in as a fast completion bonus. It was meant to be a surprise, so to have the manual spoil it by using she/her pronouns would do a disservice to that end. This is why the manual talks about Samus as if they are a legendary figure that they've only heard stories about. It assumes Samus is a guy and even says "Samus' true form is shrouded in mystery", implying nobody has ever seen this person's face. They are just this mysterious lone wolf badass part of an elite troupe of special forces who shows up when the missions are too hard for normal military and fucks some space pirate shit up. So when you beat the game in, what was it, under 5 hours? Samus takes off their helmet and whoa, she's a woman. Not a robot or a man. Of course _now_ everyone knows Samus is a woman, but back then, when NEStroid was the only game in the franchise, it was a secret. If you wanna focus on weird shit in the NEStroid manual, there's plenty, like Ridley being native to Zebes and being mind controlled by MB. Kraid is a 6 foot tall midget dragon with flowing green hair. Mother Brain is the leader of the Space Pirates (and always has been) and they live on Zebes, where Samus has never been before. And all the creatures on zebes are space pirates. Now, almost all of those details have been retconned or erased. Ridley is a high ranking space pirate, a bloodthirsty sadistic bastard who takes pleasure in tormenting Samus and is not native to Zebes at all. Kraid is a towering giant dragon with no hair. MB was the benevolent overseer of Zebes, Samus was raised on Zebes, the space pirates have a habit of taking over planets and then just naming them "homeworld" even though they have dozens of them, and MB joined the pirates willingly and as their leader made them a far more efficient and dangerous force. And of course, the creatures on Zebes are now just typical flora and fauna, while the space pirates have a clear humanoid form and an obsession with self-modification. There's even this weird detail about metroids being able to reproduce by cell division if hit with beta rays, which is apparently still canon.

@BradenBest

2 жыл бұрын

"When you die, the game starts you off with a third of your health" 30, actually. It's always 30, no matter how many E-tanks you have. Dying to Mother Brain _sucks._ "The morph ball was created because animating crawling was too difficult at the time" Not too difficult. Just took up too much space that they needed for other stuff. When the art director first joined the team, he had actually made very detailed sprite sheets for Samus, but they ended up removing over half of them to save on cart space.

@mogscugg2639

Жыл бұрын

I do wish Samus had kept the football linebacker physique she had in super metroid She's alright now, but I want my 6 foot, 200 pound space mom

As an avid Vinesauce watcher, the SPEEEN at 3:33 had me in tears. I was not expecting it.

@z0mbieMinion

2 жыл бұрын

It made me very happy too

@nicoexists

2 жыл бұрын

Where’s that from

@SiberianScytheYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicoexists it's from a channel called Vinesauce, SPEEN is an inside joke in the channel.

@nicoexists

2 жыл бұрын

@@SiberianScytheYT I know vinesauce but what videos did that speen come from

@SiberianScytheYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicoexists not sure.

Metroid nes, while hasn't aged well. That does not undermine its importance in gaming. It in many ways is very forward thinking for its time.

@roetemeteor

2 жыл бұрын

That being said, at this day and age, there is going to be a ton of hacks for it that add in what it's missing. Don't look at me like that, we all know that you're playing this you're emulating.

@cypher838

2 жыл бұрын

@@roetemeteor I don't have an nes. I have to emulate metroid nes.

@CountDoucheula

2 жыл бұрын

This title is highly disingenuous. You could replace Metroid with Mario, Kirby or any other franchise of that era that are all classic games, but technically lacking compared to future releases in their franchises. They're lacking because he's a child who grew up playing later releases. What he doesn't understand is that these games aren't just forerunners in their individual franchises, but forerunners for their genres. The entire premise of the platformer was still in flux in those years, and would take time to find it's bearings. When you're a kid playing the first Mega Man game or og Mario, you have nothing to make comparison against, therefore it wouldn't be lacking.

As a wise man once said, " I love the kind of woman who can kick my ass."

A very badly aged game that was revolutionary in its time. The gameplay is very clunky and dated, but the game still has a certain atmosphere and a sense of isolation that was recaptured only in Super Metroid (Zero Mission has a different tone) The soundtrack is a treat, too.

@user-fy1nq3nf1q

4 жыл бұрын

How's it clunky and dated? It makes you work hard to make any progress in the game...

@vdayucla

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-fy1nq3nf1q | It lacks a cover system and regenerating health, it's literally unplayable.

@nicoloenricorimoldi7425

4 жыл бұрын

@@vdayucla lol. By "clunky and dated" I meant to say that player movement is severely limited (you can't shoot diagonally or downwards in the air), the drop rate of items is abysmal, the areas of the game are too similar and maze-like (expecially without a map) and the idea at the idea the game is built on has been executed better by Super Metroid.

@doofusloofus8359

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicoloenricorimoldi7425 Yeah as someone who beat both Metroid 1 (with the map) and zero mission, Metroid 1 is clunky and stupid when it comes to progressing in the game because bombing a random block in the wall isn't gameplay, it's bullshiz.

@gavinwilson5324

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicoloenricorimoldi7425 You can actually get a really good feel for the layout after playing for long enough. This is why I always tell people to play retro games without looking up a map, it cripples your sense of direction and ability to memorize the layout for yourself.

Can’t wait for this channel to blow up :)

But Trav, where does Metroid keep all his missiles? And if Zelda were a girl, would he date Metroid?

@Orange_Swirl

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, this is painful

@quainejohnson4808

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@epichuman3198

2 жыл бұрын

Metroid is obviously the name of the planet not the character idiot smh 🤦‍♂️

@sebastianward2188

2 жыл бұрын

@@epichuman3198 it's the name of the creature the name of the planet is Zebes

@BradenBest

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianward2188 A rare metawoosh

i love the original metroid. it’s janky and difficult but it’s an experience like no other. quick tip for anyone wanting to get into it: do as the manual says and *DRAW YOUR OWN MAP.* do not raw dog it without one, do not pull one up online, getting out some graph paper and jotting down where you’ve been is part of the 1980s fun. i certainly had a blast doing it

2:04 Is that your record time for No Nut November?

@thatonetrainer5818

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO underated comment

@5w4m9y

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@ShibuNub3305

3 жыл бұрын

same

@omniscientbarebones

3 жыл бұрын

“Before whipping it out.” Adds to it.

That SPEEEEEEEN out of nowhere really got me. Well played

I love this game. I can remember as a kid how the map seemed to go on forever. Going back and playing it again as an adult though I was surprised by just how small it actually was. Young me didn't realize how much backtracking and going in circles I was doing. It's still a blast though and I enjoy playing through it again at least once every couple of years.

This kind of quality seems more fitting on a channel of at least 50k subs! Really appreciate the videos.

Found you through Joey's Twitter share and glad I came. great job on the video!

Love the reference to SomecallmeJohnny when dialing the phone

That ending was great

2:41 this got me wheezing so hard because i remember inputing the code so many times

I think the point of them referring to samus as a guy in the manual is because of a reason that is stated in the game world most people don't even know how samus looked under the mask at that time in lore neat touch tbh!

This video is awesome and has such good quality

2:52 the fact that this is a real password in an Nintendo game is absolutely hilarious.

I started playing through some of the metroid games from your metroid videos. I'm currently playing zero mission and I'm having a lot of fun.

i played the game while drawing my own map and it was so much more fun than if i just looked one up online. there was still some bullshit, like the location of ridleys lair and the high jump boots being hidden behind a random bombable wall with no indication that i only knew to check because i've seen a similar spot in super metroid. as far as i know that was the only mandatory secret, the rest are all just missles or e tanks or the varia suit (which is optional, i didn't even find it in my playthrough), and you don't need them to beat the game but otherwise everything was pretty fun. i still find the 30 hp thing frustrating though, and i'd still probably rather play zero mission, but i had fun.

That Trav Guy @ 2:00 : "I only lasted about 40minutes before whipping it out..." Myself a gentleman: "That's a respectable amount of chill.

I finished this game a couple days ago on the switch and I have to say I loved it. I love how alieny it feels like it’s super creepy but cool at the same time.

@Gatorade69

Жыл бұрын

Play Zero mission if you haven't before. It's a remake of the first game. Edit : Doesn't appear It's on the Switch unfortunately but there's always emulation. However Metroid Fusion is on the switch and that game is also great.

The heroic bit of the escape music was added in the Western release and not present in the Famicom Disk System original, which is why it was sadly omitted from Zero Mission.

3:33 Please help I'm dying of laughter god fuck-

One of the few classics on my dad’s NES, and I played it on a big TV, input lag and all. Was way more fun with a map, and while my dad said I was being cheap, with Metroid I feel the map is the closest analog to the future titles’ maps.

I really do hope that you make a video for A.M.2.R [ Another Metriod 2 Remake ] as it really deserves a place among the other Metroid games despite being a fan game for all the work that went into it.

Fun Fact: in the original english translation of the game, the planet was actually called Zebeth

8:28 Oh shit! THAT JAR!?

Man, Metroid is such a cool dude.

Did not expect Vinny's speen to appear here. Made me choke on my drink

Nice vinesauce ref with the SPEEN

@theakiwar9118

4 жыл бұрын

YEOOOOW

2:03 naughty boy

3:34 I see your a man of culture.

Good video! :)

What Doom Guy makes videos awesome. Hey it's Johnny 😁😁😁. Congrats on another video trav.

3:33 SPIIIIIIII

3:33 why did *spiiiiiiin* make me die?

I once played Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS, enjoyed it. Perhaps I should one day play the actual Prime games.

This game makes me appreciate zero mission even more now

3:33 He need some milk.

It's obviously "Narpas Swordo." And yeah, I know the last O is actually a zero, but it sounds funnier.

5:35 I got the screw attack early on my first playthrough

Omg you got Johnners 😃

YO, I WASN’T EXPECTING A SOMECALLMEJOHNNY CAMEO

Wait, do people not like Kraid’s Lair in Smash Bros? It’s one of my favourites!

I'm just gonna say it: Metroid 1 on NES is an all time classic like Super Mario Bros and the Legend Of Zelda. If the only complaints for a game boil down to a skill issue, that's a sign of greatness. Though there is some jank like enemies being able to hurt you during screen transitions and bad placement of said enemies in front of doors.

2:05 Look, you do you, but we don't need to know when or why you whip it out. TMI and all that

SPEEEEEN

Trav is a thirsty boi with the subtle innuendos! 😏

I always liked the kraid smash map

Oh man, I just played through the originals Metroid this month and I've never played any other Metroid game before that but I still ended up having the exact same experience which is pretty interesting to me. I don't know, I guess just I'd think that having experience with many of the other games would change how people look at this one but apparently not

Despite the same thing being present for every other Metroid game, NES Metroid is the only game in the franchise that makes me feel truly powerful, and I absolutely adore it for that. Also, gotta love those age old physics and sound effects :)

There's a lot of problems with the first game, that's for sure but it's still kino

Although I can appreciate it for its time, I generally don’t have much interest in the NES era of games, I feel like a lot of them don’t hold up well unless you have nostalgia for them. However, once you get into the SNES era, that’s when they actually become classics that hold up. Super Mario World, and A Link to The Past are still games I can go back and play and have a great time with.

@MrGul

2 жыл бұрын

There are are a bunch of NES games that I consider classics that still hold up. Super Mario Bros. 3, Shadowgate, Mega Man 2, Batman: The Video Game, Tetris, TMNT II: The Arcade Game, Punch-Out!!, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Bucky O'Hare, Tetris, Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Duck Tales, for example. And that's not nostalgia talking either, because I never had an NES as a kid. But, granted, the amount of SNES titles that I consider classics that still hold up far exceeds the NES ones. I do have a shitload of nostalgia for the SNES though, because that's what I grew up with.

@jaredarmstrong7403

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGul SMB 3 holds up incredibly, along with Tetris of course, I just have so many more SNES games that I played when I was older such as Donkey Kong Country games that I can replay countless times.

3:33 lmao

Did you know the game CONTRA was based off the CRACK WARS IN THE 1980S. THEY SENT CONTRAS INTO NICARAGUA. THE FIRST OPENING LEVEL IN THE GAME CONTRA STARTS IN NICARAGUA. WEIRD. ONE OF MY MOST PLAYED GAMES WHEN I WAS 4, 5 YEARS OLD WAS A GAME BASED ON THE CRACK WARS. STRANGE

"I lasted 40 minutes before pulling it out" *Hey phrasing*

This is the first video I've seen that explains why metroid can't crawl

I started with Prime because yes I’m young...well old now that the GameCube is a retro console

@ThatTravGuy

4 жыл бұрын

I was always a few generations behind when it came to consoles. Everyone in my age group started with Prime, but I started with Super Metroid 'cause that's all we had at the time.

@neko_knockout

2 жыл бұрын

I understand that all too well. I grew up with Fusion not too long ago :)

10:56 ... _screwattack_

It's not all that weird that Metroidvanias are named as they are, originally FPS games were, well, DOOM-clones! Usually the genre eventually gets a new moniker, this one has just been particularly long-lasting. Saying that though, people are trying to popularise "Search Action" I believe, which i'm... mixed on.

Ok I am watching this video about the original Metroid that got recommended to me by KZread and then I get hit with a Vinny reference out of nowhere... AWSOME

8:41 that sounds familiar

I found this series after beating metroid dread. Is Good, Want more.

It's because of the Justin Bailey code I thought Samus' hair was green, and her skin was snow-white. That's kinda how she is in my personal headcanon.

I will be honest Metroid is one of the first if not the very first nes games I’ve played.

0:43 one of my favorite early metroid before everyone knew samus was a girl was the manga that came out around the first game that inadvertently made samus into a lesbian

Any chance on you going over Zero Mission?

5:35 is that a somecallmejohnny reference???

What happened to the mega man x6 review? Is it still going to happen?

Now that I think about it (could be completely wrong) could narpassword be short for North American release password?

'Screw Attack'

I like the original more than zero mission purely because of the vibes it gives off. the og kraids lair is still one of my favorite areas in the metroid series. the original metroid is hard, clunky, and dated. But that dosent change the fact that it was one of the first games I ever played, and one of my favorite metroid games in the series.

I like all Metroid games including other m because I don’t care that people hate it I just like it because I’m not a hater like all of the people out there

5:35 I don’t get the joke but the beeps sound like somecallmejohnny

@SapphireSolstice67

2 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD SOMECALLMEJOHNNY IS IN LATER IN THE VIDEO WOW THE SOUND MUSTVE BEEN INTENTIONAL

Whether you like the game or not...................................... ........... HOW COOL OF A NAME IS *"GUNPEI YOKOI"* ?????

Always fun to see how your favourite game franchises started out, but there's no real reason to play the first two games when they both have adequate remakes.

0:07

Mothball???

not 1/3 of your health. 30 health

Weaker than Other M? Ouch.

3:33

@magepumpkin

2 жыл бұрын

SPEEEEE-

Funfact: the whole "OMG, i played a woman the entire game"-thing was done by the game "Baraduke/Alien Sector" by Namco, 1 year earlier in 1985.

I was kinda hoping the entire video was just you saying "Metroid" then 11 minutes of silence.

Zebes. Zee-bus

Great video, only reason I beat Metroid 1 is cus of the special version of the game on nes online. Zero mission is definitely the definitive way to play the first Metroid game. It's also easily one of the best remakes of all time.

@gavinwilson5324

2 жыл бұрын

I strongly disagree, it tries to apply the game design principles of Super Metroid to an approximation of Metroid NES's map, which it was simply not meant for. Overall, I'd say that Zero Mission is just as flawed as NES Metroid, just in different ways. It only seems better because NES's flaws are more noticeably irritating at times.

@smittywerbenjagermanjensen8674

2 жыл бұрын

@@gavinwilson5324 Hot take alert

That's why there is a remake called Zero Mission. The old one is for nostalgia only.

Uh oh! Spaghetti-Os!

The only thing I don't like about this video is the title. It certainly was not lacking in 1986, and even by modern standards, it's not that it lacks conceptually. On paper it's essentially the same game they've been remaking and refining for decades. It's just been outdone many times over. I mean, I agree that it has not aged well, especially compared to Super Metroid which is still one of the best of the best. Don't get me wrong. The video you have here is fair and objective overall. It's just that when I clicked in, I was expecting you to bash the game based on the title.

My 2nd favorite metroid game of all time and 1st is super metroid. Unfortunately have to disagree with you on this vid but I also grew up with this game so nostalgia.

Will in zeromissins she dos at a point hav go in to the spacepieratsis shipe in het zerouits with a suntpisdlle and not hav her power uits so she has to seek in and cral around the spacepierstsis shipe and wilde do so get a new power uit befor leveing the planitey on a spacepieratsis a capspod hav a nices day also thers the chozo menorysis to in it hav nices day

WHENS METROID DREAD IT'S BEEN 2 MONTHS!

@ThatTravGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Not until I review the rest of them

@agamecube7288

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatTravGuy ah

Mega man but orange