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Was Metroid ever good
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Date: January 12th, 2026 5:51 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference After watching 500 Metroid videos on YouTube, my curiosity was piqued. Got Samus Returns for 3DS. I cannot play the game for more than like 45 minutes without being like “fuck this” and putting it down. Had the same experience with Super Metroid in 1995.
Also I have Huge Hands so using a handheld for an action game sucks. 7” dick btw.
A lot of Nintendo games are like this. There are very few that are addictive enough to hook you the way that western Scumgineers strive to get gamers hooked on their insipid, predatory shovelware.
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:03 PM Author: lake shitlib you just don't like anything that isn't a jrpg. you seriously don't seem to like ANY other Games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584261) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:05 PM Author: gay adventurous hospital he hates them because he sucks at these types of games. meanwhile jrpg's do not require any skill besides grinding. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584267) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:09 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Metroid games are easy and beat it iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584279) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:09 PM Author: lake shitlib even MGS he claims to like but I remember one time he brought out that old canard “oh stealth isn’t fun gameplay” or something like that. What the fuck? Stealth is the entire point of MGS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584282) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:10 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Sounds intellectually dishonest of you tbh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584285) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:30 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Also MGS1 is a Trojan horse fake stealth game. It’s just a vehicle to deliver Cutscenes and boss fights. “Stealth” and being a 1 man stealthy killing machine is the bait to get the common Scum hooked. You spend like 40 minutes of the entire MGS1 playthrough Sneaking. The others are hit and miss. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584341) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:33 AM Author: stirring peach keepsake machete orchestra pit Sort of agree but seems like you are Gatekeeping when it comes to MGS1 a bit.
Tenchu was the first true pure stealth Game of that Gen, and I think it even came out before MGS1 IIRC |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 2:23 PM Author: yellow razzle-dazzle factory reset button didnt he beat elden ring? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586470) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:10 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference https://www.reddit.com/r/metalgearsolid/comments/1nc6le6/it_aint_much_but_its_honest_work/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584283) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:13 PM Author: lake shitlib Is that the European Extreme difficulty? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584290) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:25 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Regular Extreme. EE wouldn’t even make a difference bc to get the Foxhound Rank, you can’t get spotted a single time anyway. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584321) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:10 PM Author: Aqua partner trust fund Of course not (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584286) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:11 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Did Gen X guys in Suits play Metroid 2 for game boy in 1992? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584287) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:17 PM Author: Aqua partner trust fund I've only ever owned a super nintendo and a Wii (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584303) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:26 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Does that make you Gen X (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584329) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:27 PM Author: Aqua partner trust fund I'm Chinese, we don't think in those terms (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584331) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:15 PM Author: hilarious liquid oxygen https://r34i.paheal-cdn.net/67/ca/67ca15370618bf6f0d2ef979e7126923 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584293) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:15 PM Author: smoky abode associate metroid and metroidvanias are inherently autistic (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584295) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:24 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Speedrunning was born from Metroid and the desire to see Samus’ boobs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584319) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:54 PM Author: exciting nudist public bath 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584440) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:02 PM Author: mint massive philosopher-king (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584474) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 7:44 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585565) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:53 PM Author: exciting nudist public bath what about Autoadmitvanias? Asking for a friend 🐶 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584439) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:16 PM Author: hilarious liquid oxygen https://rule34video.com/video/3466260/zelda-and-samus-getting-buttfucked-by-horses/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584300) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:30 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference I want to bang Samus. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584344) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:30 PM Author: brindle point in the 80s, Metroid was the only one of the super longform 'epic' games I could tolerate. i absolutely hated 'Zelda.'
then post NES/SNES, when 'games' started getting super complicated, and took like 5 weeks of daily effort to 'play,' I dropped video games entirely. that shit is gay. i hate to even imagine the state of things today.
these kids are playing 'games' like it's a full time job. |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:30 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Kids can be forgiven. Adults? Lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584346) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:04 PM Author: lake shitlib this is what I do now - treat Games like a job. I've never been happier afaik. I hope it makes you MAF too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584481) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:04 PM Author: Aqua partner trust fund It was really mathematical and the controls were forgiving to people who don't have lightning fast reflexes. You could let muscle memory handle all the movement while you looked for ways to solve puzzles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584484) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:12 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Iirc mother brain was not to be trifled with (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584524) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 9:38 PM Author: Aqua partner trust fund You could measure each pixel on the screen with such precision that you knew whether each jump was within your reach without even trying it most of the time. If I died beating a final boss IDC, that's as good as winning for me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584991) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 6:57 PM Author: mint massive philosopher-king NES Metroid - maybe cool at the time but really hard to play now, confusing layout easy to get lost, still worth playing
Game Boy - Metroid II: Return of Samus - same issues as NES but cooler atmosphere and worth playing imo especially the colorized version
Super Nintendo - Super Metroid 180 GOATED game and still holds up today
Nintendo GameCube: Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Didn't play these, looked lame
Game Boy Advance: Metroid Fusion, Metroid: Zero Mission - Both 10/10 masterpieces
Nintendo DS: Metroid Prime Pinball, Metroid Prime: Hunters - Didn't play this shovelware shit
Wii: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid: Other M - Didn't play, looked. Trash
Nintendo 3DS: Metroid Prime: Federation Force - utter shit, Metroid: Samus Returns - excellent game
Nintendo Switch: Metroid Dread - 180 game, Metroid Prime 4 - looks really bad |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:11 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Pretty much credited I guess. But I still wonder if the whole thing is mass millennial psychosis since the games aren’t addictive. Also since Metroid Prime 1’s popularity is a mass fanboy psychosis it has me questioning the whole franchise.. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584520) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 7:12 PM Author: mint massive philosopher-king It's like breaking bad where its good maybe overall but not rewatchable. I wish I could wipe my memory and play super metroid again for the first time but it has no replay value to me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584527) |
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Date: January 12th, 2026 9:31 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference I can play it once a decade or something (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49584978) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:19 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Super Metroid btw has a map where areas look distinct and unique with exquisite soundtracks for each area. Samus Returns has a random lava room here and there and most of the areas look the same. Super Metroid has a contiguous lava zone that leads to a more dangerous and badass lava zone leading to Ridley. Nothing really matched that buildup in the successor games afaik. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585938) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 7:50 AM Author: Dark disrespectful chad Metroid 2 for gameboy was a solid game (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585580) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 7:52 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference I could not progress on it in the 90s despite having No Life. No map and everything looks the same. Looking back though, it is decent for an early GB game (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585582) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 9:06 AM Author: Dark disrespectful chad I beat it and I suck at Games. I never even played the original or any other metroids. you just stock up on missiles iirc and make good use of the items where you turn into a ball (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585664) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 9:10 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference I’ve been playing it on switch…. I still get lost/bored. It’s not the combat, it’s the getting Lost and being too lazy to memorize where everything is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585668) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 12:59 PM Author: mint massive philosopher-king Play the colorized romhack, they added a map to it too. Makes it playable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586276) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 9:45 AM Author: medicated office pocket flask Super Metroid was 180 in that a casual player could still beat it but if you were hardcore and mastered wall jumps you could pull off insane shortcuts that were mostly intentional. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585705) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:47 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference I never did a single one of these shortcuts 😔 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585821) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 3:27 PM Author: mint massive philosopher-king Wall jumping is hard af iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586655) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:47 AM Author: Naked messiness Metroid Prime was way too hard for people to enjoy. It basically killed the series. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585818) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:48 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Are you talking about the combat or getting Lost (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585825) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 10:48 AM Author: Naked messiness Normal people hate getting lost and getting lost is the whole point of the series. Not a smart design (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585828) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:02 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference They tried remedying that in Prime 4 and millennial Losers were like “what the fuck 😡” Meanwhile the actual audience of 9 year olds probably loves it |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:03 AM Author: Naked messiness Whatever Halo 4 sold a lot too and everyone that bought that game deserves to die (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585883) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:06 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Prime 1 sold a lot, Prime 2-4 didn’t. Nintendo fans don’t take the hint that it sucked and was forcememed bc GameCube was on the cusp of Ruin and it was T-rated, so fans and reviewers all worshiped it despite the lack of entertainment value
Same thing with FF8 selling a lot bc of FF7. FF9 didn’t sell as well because people felt burned out after FF8
MGS2 sold like crazy bc of MGS1. MGS3’s sales were way lower because the common Scum hated raiden
I can make this point 100 times on the internet and the common shitlib NPCs will say it’s because of The Economy and their favorite game actually isn’t hated by legions of Scum. |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:12 AM Author: Naked messiness Prime 1 sold 3 million copies, e.i. only 1 out 7 Gamecube owners even owned it. Prime 2 sold 1 million copies. Prime 3 sold 1.5 which is preposterous failure considering even my Grandma owned Wii so that she could do Wii Fit exercises
What were they even thinking making a Prime 4 |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 11:16 AM Author: Talking Athletic Conference 3 million is really good for a GameCube game. Especially when you consider that it was only popular in the west. So more like 1 out of 3 or 4 western GameCubes. Better than the attach rate of an FF game or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49585928) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 2:21 PM Author: lake shitlib The entire Fatal Frame series has sold a cumulative 1 million afaik. Metroid might be niche but it’s not as niche as my beloved J-Horror games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586468) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 3:16 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Is Fatal Frame the same thing as System Shock iyo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586619) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 3:18 PM Author: lake shitlib Not even close. God you’re a Joke. System Shock is a PC immersive sim and the precursor to the lesser but more popular Bioshock games. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586622) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 5:40 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference Stop stating your opinion as though it were a fact. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586953) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 5:45 PM Author: lake shitlib (imo) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586967) |
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Date: January 13th, 2026 5:48 PM Author: Talking Athletic Conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5821225&forum_id=2).#49586971) |