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26 May 2016, 12:56 am

....Huh.

I'm quite surprised to hear that Super Metroid in particular didnt sell as well. It's considered such a classic and was of such great quality... that's just baffling to me. Granted, if I recall correctly there was a LONG time between Metroid 2 and Super Metroid's release (er... I think) but still, I'm surprised that people would lose interest in it so much like that.



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26 May 2016, 2:13 am

^yeah, same. i expected to be on the very top and nearing zelda 1 numbers.

there was only about a 3 year gap between the release of those two games.

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Funny thing about Metroid 2 is that it's probably the most linear of all of the Metroid games, but alot of players still get lost.

It's definitely one of the harder games in the series though.


Agh, I miss the 2D Metroid games. Never quite forgave them for the switch to Prime and such....


probably because everything is in the same 4 shades of pea green and black. color does a lot to make places in a game recognizable.

did the switch to prime prevent the development of 2D games?

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Whereas Metroid 2 focused on exploration, Fusion has you being hunted by a superior enemy.


yep. whether nintendo intended for she SA X to be as scary as it was or not, fusion did the survival horror thing pretty well.

another metroid in that same vein would be interesting.


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26 May 2016, 4:30 am

Misery wrote:
I'm quite surprised to hear that Super Metroid in particular didnt sell as well. It's considered such a classic and was of such great quality... that's just baffling to me.


It would explain why it was in the bargain bins back in the day, and why it's so expensive today.


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26 May 2016, 10:57 am

Misery wrote:
....Huh.

I'm quite surprised to hear that Super Metroid in particular didnt sell as well. It's considered such a classic and was of such great quality... that's just baffling to me. Granted, if I recall correctly there was a LONG time between Metroid 2 and Super Metroid's release (er... I think) but still, I'm surprised that people would lose interest in it so much like that.


The game did launch in 1994 globally.
Sega Saturn was getting press coverage along with Nintendo 64 and PS1 who were all supposed to launch in 1995 in the West.

Many of the SNES games from 1994 and up (last Nintendo made game launched in Japan in 1999), quickly died at market with everyone ready to move on to the next gen.
SNES games did get a slight sales bump, when Nintendo 64 was delayed until 1996.

Super Metroid, like Earthbound and many other Nintendo made SNES games wound up in bargain bins due to low sales.
Literally at one point Super Metroid was as low as $5 as was Earthbound a few months after launch, just so retailers could clear out the stock.

These game were never restocked due to low demand.


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26 May 2016, 10:58 am

I want to play Earthbound and Super Metroid on my 3DS. :( I have neither a WII U nor a NEW 3DS. :(


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26 May 2016, 11:51 am

Far Cry 4

As much as I want to enjoy this game, I am finding it rather dull to play. At the moment, I merely complete one mission and then switch my PS4 off. When I consider its popularity amongst gaming fans, I am beginning to think that maybe playing video games isn't an interest of mine.


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26 May 2016, 12:27 pm

Super Metroid being a poor seller is news to me. I actually own a "Player's Choice" cartridge of it. It looks something like this:
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I bought mine second hand at a game store in Edmonton back in 2008 for $35. This is right around the time the "retro bubble" started.

Truth be told, I've never even come close to beating the game. It's a classic for sure, and definitely one of my top SNES titles, but the farthest I've gotten is somewhere around Norfair, maybe past it.


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26 May 2016, 1:53 pm

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I actually beat Super Metroid, and Norfair is rather close to 70-80% of the story, not that there's much of a story to it. :D
If I were to judge what your percentage was, I would say you currently have collected about 57% of the items in the game. Good job!


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26 May 2016, 3:52 pm

Kuraudo777 wrote:
I want to play Earthbound and Super Metroid on my 3DS. :( I have neither a WII U nor a NEW 3DS. :(


Well, none of the EarthBound games are on 3DS yet, so you're not missing out ;)
Super Metroid, I'm not sure.


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27 May 2016, 1:42 am

pretty sure it's on the virtual console for the new 3ds.


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27 May 2016, 8:21 am

^Oh. ##^!(#*$&! [Symbol swearing is fun!]
Darn it, Nintendo. :wall:


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28 May 2016, 1:40 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
pretty sure it's on the virtual console for the new 3ds.


I guess I must have missed that one, I think I only saw the first batch of SNES games.


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28 May 2016, 10:36 am

SabbraCadabra wrote:
Kiprobalhato wrote:
pretty sure it's on the virtual console for the new 3ds.


I guess I must have missed that one, I think I only saw the first batch of SNES games.

They've released numerous SNES titles since then.


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29 May 2016, 12:28 am

Yeah, I haven't been paying attention because I already own most of them on SNES, and there's no cross-buy.

Although I know that each EarthBound purchase puts Nintendo one step closer to releasing Mother 3...


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29 May 2016, 10:50 am

^Is Mother 3 a bad game to play if you are often overly emotional?


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29 May 2016, 10:55 am

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I actually beat Super Metroid, and Norfair is rather close to 70-80% of the story, not that there's much of a story to it. :D
If I were to judge what your percentage was, I would say you currently have collected about 57% of the items in the game. Good job!

Well, let's see, I managed to get the super missiles, super bombs, high jump upgrade, charge beam, and I think the Varia Suit as well. I might have also gotten the freeze beam and the grapple beam, but I don't remember. I can't really check either since my SNES and all my games for it are in storage a few hours away.


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