Talk:Metroid/Archive 1

Archive 1

March 2004

Seeing as this page is primarily a guide to the Metroid series, and links to a specific page about Super Metroid, perhaps this page should be renamed "Metroid_(series)", as used an umbrella page. What does everyone think? Adam Conover 01:38, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)

Consolidation

Let me say, whoever did the consolidation for the Metroid series of articles really mucked things up. There is not enough detail in this article to cover everything. Items in the Metroid Series no longer exists, and that was (as I mentioned below) the longest and most detailed article in the entire set of articles. This main article is not long enough, and does not contain enough information, and adding the rest of the information to this article would clutter it up, which is why the other articles existed in the first place. Some of the side articles didn't need to exist, sure, but why take out the Items article?Shralla 08:10, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Themes

Is it just me or is the over all theme of the Metriod series is man VS nature? Also the series seems more like Space Opera then Sci-Fi to me. Zerath13

It does seem to have that specific, overall theme, although that doesn't seem to be something important enough to mention in the article; neither is the Space Opera thing.

Umbrella page? Sure.

I think I like that plan. What says everyone about the Metroids themselves having their own entry, also?

Yes, I'm very much with that plan. And this page, called "Metroid", should be used for the series; the page for NES game should be at Metroid (NES) or somewhere else. Fredrik (talk) 01:28, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Metroid related informations

Is it permissible to add the informations like this? Relating to METROID name exists METROID TEAM, a famous video-game group with international highlights. To add and increases the The Free Dictionary and the Wikipedia Enciclopedia, is valid to agree informations like this. For further informations, follow a couple of fonts to be consulted.

http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=59&kw=metroid (or on www.twingalaxies.com -> Search -> Metroid -> Articles ) --- A lot of texts, links and championship results including Metroid Team. Main links: 8/17/2001 Daily Californian, Salinas, California 3/13/2002 Brazilian Dominates Wacky Races 8/20/2001 Bios for Brazil's Metroid Team 8/23/2001 Brazil's Metroid Team Appears in USA Newspaper 7/27/2001 Metroid Team Big Hit with Crazy Taxi 7/27/1999 Brazilian Players Make PSX High-scores

http://www.twingalaxies.com/cgi-perl/Crazy_Taxi_World_Championship.pl --- Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast) Twingalaxies World Championship;

http://www.twingalaxies.com/cgi-perl/Crazy_Taxi_2_Newsletter_Final.pl --- Crazy Taxi 2 (Dreamcast) Twingalaxies World Championship

http://www.twingalaxies.com/cgi-perl/Wave_Race_Newsletter_Final.pl --- Wave Race 64 (Nintendo64) Twingalaxies World Championship

http://www.twingalaxies.com/cgi-perl/breaking_news4.pl --- Look for Player Profiles. Look for Player Interviews.

http://www.californianonline.com/news/stories/20010817/localnews/885350.html --- "If you need to lose to someone, make it Equipe Metroid." Californian (USA) newspaper with Metroid Team highlights;

http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/equipemetroid/ --- in Portuguese.

http://an.uol.com.br/1999/dez/10/0cid.htm http://an.uol.com.br/1999/dez/18/ http://an.uol.com.br/1999/dez/18/0ane.htm --- "A NOTÍCIA", Brazilian newsletter (and online newsletter) of great importance, about National Championship. In Portuguese.

http://www.twingalaxies.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1286&sid=7709c58c380e1e1330b60d5061375e8e or on www.twingalaxies.com -> Forums -> Crazy Bounties -> 1st Crazy Bounty - VERIFIED !! --- Cristiano (Metroid Team) becoming the first player in history to break one videogame challenge, and Won US$100.

http://www.soniccenter.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=122 --- Important videogame board. Player writing and asking about the "famous" Metroid Team. See: "One more thing: I don't know of anyone on the Metroid Team (for any readers who don't know, that's a famous group of top Brazilian gamers)..."

--- And a lot of non-internet based articles, including Brazilians magazines, and international covers and highlights.

MERGE

Why does everyone want to merge all the side-topics into MP2?

I assume you mean relatively minor side topics like Luminoth and Ing. They're so minor in the grand scheme of Metroid and indeed things in general that they really don't need separate articles. Andre (talk) 02:15, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC)

Metroid Consolidation

I hope I'm not overstepping my limits or stepping on anyones toes with this, but I noticed that there are a ton of small, highly limited pages about Metroid that aren't really very cohesive. In this spirit, I am consolidating much of the smaller pages into an umbrella page here, as it seemed the best place. The goal there being to make a single useful page rather than dozens of small pages that are difficult to find. So if I'm doing something wrong, please be kind in reprimanding me. An example of what I mean: Previously there was a 'Power Suit' and a 'Power Beam' page. These terms could mean something from another game, anime, book, etc. Besides which, the average person probably won't search 'Power Suit' while thinking of 'Metroid.' By putting it in a single page, all the relevant info is right there at the immediate search term. I noticed also that people had talked about doing this, but not done it... so I took a bit of initiative. Chaz 02:22, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC)

Well while your motives may have been good, in doing so you have removed any reference to Samus' power suit(a very important part of the overall games plots), the main article doesn't even mention it and there is only a brief mention of it in the Samus Aron article. Perhaps you could work it in the article before removing a page?--Silver86 07:28, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)

There is another page with ALL the weapons and suits.

Items in the Metroid series

Not anymore there's not. Who the hell removed that and why? That article was the longest and most detailed article about the series, as well as an invaluable resource.Shralla 08:03, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

You're responding to something about 3 years old. It was most likely removed because it was most likely a game guide, or considered too much like one to exist on wikipedia. DurinsBane87 08:09, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Spoiler?

Correct me if I'm wrong,it's been an AWFUL long time since I played metroid, but isn't the fact that the major character is female a huge secret? I seem to recall having to complete the game twice before you get to the sequence where the character takes her helmet off. If this is the case, should the article be so upfont about it?Gmaxwell 05:09, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Well, that was only really the case with the original Metroid, I think. All the rest of the games actually admit their character is a female before the ending. --Sparky the Seventh Chaos 08:27, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)

I added a spoiler notice before the section about Justin Bailey. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 02:52, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Oops, I meant to post that comment on the Metroid article.. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 02:56, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Confused about the Timeline

Let me see if I have this straight as far as the timeline/storyline goes:

1. Metroid 1 (or Zero Mission)
2. Metroid Prime
3. Metroid 2
4. Metroid Fusion

Does Metroid Prime 2 come before or after Metroid 2? All the article says is "Between Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion". Where does Hunters fit in?

Hunters goes after metroid prime 2. So it would be like this:

1. Metroid 1 (or Zero Mission)
2. Metroid Prime
3. Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
4. Metroid Prime Hunters
5. Metroid Fusion

--Zxcvbnm 02:25, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Nobody really knows anything about the story of Hunters yet. Metroid Prime 2 is directly after Metroid Prime, I believe - but I could be wrong. Andre (talk) 02:43, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

This is correct. K1Bond007 02:52, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Hunters follows a totally different story line than Metroid Prime but reportedly it is in that sequence.--Zxcvbnm 02:54, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

This is from Talk:Metroid: Zero Mission:

Nintendo has created a Metroid Prime 2: Echoes bonus disc that is available from one of three sources: the Metroid Prime re-release bundle, by registering 5 GameCube games online, or as an option when you subscribe to Nintendo Power. The disc includes a playable demo of the game, as well as a "Metroid Chronicles" feature that arranges the games (those that had been released at the time, at least) in a historical timeline. The ordering is as follows:

• Metroid
• Metroid: Zero Mission
• Metroid Prime
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
• Metroid II: the Return Of Samus
• Super Metroid
• Metroid Fusion

Zero Mission is placed after Metroid due to the events occuring after Mother Brain's defeat. This is evident from the text descriptions that accompany each game.

Metroid:

Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) Release Date: 1989
"A research vessel dispatched by the galactic federation discovers and captures a strange life-form called a "Metroid" on the planet SR-388. However, on its way back to federation HQ, the research vessel is attacked by Space Pirates, who steal the Metroid. Once they discover the Metroid's ability to multiply through beta-ray exposure, the Space Pirates conspire to make use of the Metroids in their plot to take over the universe. To stop them, Samus lands on the planet Zebes and single-handedly destroys their underground base — and their leader Mother Brain — after a series of intense battles."

Zero Mission:

Game Boy Advance ( GBA ) Release Date: Febuary 2004
"In an expanded look at Samus' first mission to Zebes, the bounty hunter heads to Zebes to wipe out the Space Pirate threat. However, this story doesn't end after Samus destroys the Mother Brain — As she escapes the planet, her ship is shot down by Space Pirates and she crash lands on the surface of Zebes, near where the Space Pirate Mother Ship has landed. Having lost her power-suit in the crash, Samus must infiltrate the Space Pirate ship and fight her way off the planet."

• http://faqs.neoseeker.com/Games/GC/metroid_prime_2_demo_samusx10.txt

I've heard that Hunters occurs between Prime 1 and Prime 2, but I don't remember where I heard that from. --Poiuyt Man ^talk 14:16, 25 July 2005 (UTC) It's in Nintendo Power

I have a question about the chronology of the Metroid series, where exactly was the information for the Metroid Zero Mission description found? I noticed the Japanese flash for Metroid Zero Mission was sited, is this the source? If so, is this a direct translation? Darkpulsaromega 03:16, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm wondering about something, too. In I. Crany's logbook entry in Prime 2, he claims that Angseth said Samus "blew up a planet full of Space Pirates". If this is Zebes, then this seems to imply that Echoes takes place after Super Metroid, which contradicts Nintendo's timeline. Please explain! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.174.66.138 (talk • contribs) .

The Zero Mission site says that it goes like this: Metroid (/Zero mission) Metroid II: The Return of Samus Super Metroid Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Metroid Prime: Hunters? Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Fusion But it was released before Prime 2, but after Prime... 24.7.141.45 —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 04:09, August 26, 2007 (UTC).

The US ZM website's timeline is wrong. The correct timeline is here, and the Japanese ZM site and the MP2 demo disc both confirm the order listed in that section. Arrowned 08:25, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Zero Mission is not a prequel

Please see Talk:Metroid: Zero Mission, anonymous IP User:68.41.169.128 insists on stating that the game is a prequel, without giving any references. I have not received any response to notices I've placed on the user's talk page, and no edit summaries have been given on the reverts. I'd rather not violate the three-revert rule, so help would be appreciated with this situation. Poiuyt Man ^talk 8 July 2005 22:43 (UTC)

References explaining Zero Mission's status as a prequel were given upon editing in the links section of the article. More detailed evidence was submitted in the Talk:Metroid: Zero Mission page an has yet to be replied to at 8:00a.m. EST on July 9th on Wikipedia. Dai Grepher 9 July 2005 12:01 (UTC)

Additional opinions would be helpful on the talk page, as the only current participants are Dai pher and myself. The argument has quickly grown out of control, and doesn't seem to be accomplishing anything. I can't defend the page alone; a consensus needs to be reached to determine the article's content. --Poiuyt Man ^talk 23:11, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Poll

There is now a poll at the bottom of Talk:Metroid: Zero Mission, regarding whether Metroid: Zero Mission should be considered to be a re-telling/remake or prequel of Metroid. Please vote to help us establish a consensus. --Poiuyt Man ^talk 05:50, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Rewritten content

Some comments about my last edit:

• I think it makes sense to separate the historical information about the Metroid games from their storylines. If nothing else, it allows the storyline to be covered in depth while minimizing the scope of a spoiler tag. The current "Chronology" section needs to be expanded, of course.
• I thought it was a little silly to have a long column of the title screens from all the games.
• If anyone misses having a straight list of the games without text between them, remember the template at the bottom of the page.
• The "Themes" section needs some expansion and editing for comprehensiveness and accuracy.
• Maybe there is something to say about fan activity in addition to that about speedrunning? The Metroid Database could be mentioned, for example.

Fredrik | talk 20:30, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

The images that you got rid of should be deleted, since most of them are all orphans now, unless a use can be found for them. Thunderbrand 22:57, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

They could be used in the articles for the individual games. Though, they would not be much more illustrative there. Fredrik | talk 22:59, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Metroid Wikicity

People around here may be interested in the Metroid Wikicity. It has plenty of room for fancruft and strategy guides... perhaps even fan fiction. Some of the Wikipedia articles on Metroid locations and characters would probably be better placed there. Fredrik | talk 02:12, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Metroid Dread

So, has it pretty much been confirmed that Metroid Dread has been cancelled? If so, should it be removed from the "upcoming" section of the series template and be merged into the main Metroid series article? ~ Hibana 21:31, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

As far as I know, Nintendo-Next (see Metroid Dread article) is the only source that has claimed the game to be cancelled. I think more sources are needed before it can be confirmed. --Poiuyt Man ^talk 22:19, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

It was not officially cancelled, but neither was it officially confirmed. It should be merged until its status is known for definite. U-Mos 11:57, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey, I saw IGN's update about the quote in the game and decided to "be bold" and add it to the article, but I wasn't sure if just mentioning the article and date was enough citation, and to be honest I don't know how to cite outside pages-- there's just so much Wikiformatting! It's a bit overwhelming. Anyway, the article is here: [1].--llamapalooza87 08:02, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Secret Worlds

Why the hell is there no article on them? I am not an expert but What. The. F9!

You're more than welcome to write one yourself, but chances are, it won't be considered encyclopedic and will end up getting merged or deleted. ~ Hibana 03:39, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Image

I wanted to find that "Screw Attack S" to put in the page, and I found one... but is kind of small. What do you think? igordebraga ≠ 00:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Okay, I'm starting to get really ticked off about this shinespark thing. How do you do it, where do you do it, and can somebody please tell me in detail? I would really like to know how, because I love easter eggs and the like, but I can't find it *sigh*. Okay, it's been about 13 hours since I typed that last sentence, I've been looking for the shinespark thing, and still can't find it. Somebody tell me!—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.166.78.43 (talk • contribs) 16:18, May 2, 2006

Shinespark! Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 00:57, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I've never heard it called shinespark. ąIf you would read its originaly called Super Jump. Its what happens after you run with the speedbooster upgrade and crouch while glowing. At that moment you can do a number of super jumps, like diagonal which i have always known as being called Spineshank. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.29.241.82 (talk) 22:13, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Non-linear pioneer

Clarifying my edit of the comment "The Metroid games are particularly associated with nonlinear gameplay, which was pioneered by the first installment in the series"; Examples of non-linear games prior to Metroid (August, 1986) include games such as Legend of Zelda (February 1986) and Tunnels of Doom (1982). Druff 21:30, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

correct me if i'm wrong

I think the description of the Metroid Prime Hunters part at least is far too POV. I personally found the single player mode very entertaining and didn't see anything rushed about it. Most reviews agree with me. Further, it took them almost 3 years to make that game with nintendo pushing back a late 2005 release date in response to fans who insisted they wanted an internet multiplayer mode. Thus, if anything, it should be the internet multiplayer part that seems rushed. I understand that longtime fans might dislike the FPS gameplay compared to what was standard in all past Metroid games, and that should be in the article. The other opinions have little basis.

They are opinions, yes, but they are the opinions of the editors at Gamespot, a pretty prominent gamesite. Abodos 05:50, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Linking directly to gamefaqs guides

Gamefaqs has an anti-leech mechanism set up, you can do what some articles do and mention that it requires a cut and paste of the URL, or find another source.--BigCow 20:51, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikiproject?

Anyone else think we should get a wikiproject together? I watch all the metroid pages, but I think there are enough articles to justify starting a wikiproject to make them more uniform, and to create a forum for ideas about the future of the articles. Digital Watches 02:57, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Film Merge

I want to suggest merging Metroid (film) into this page. As it stands now, the info in the film page is identical to the paragraph in the "Franchise Spin-offs" section of the series page, with the exception of one line dedicated towards John Woo. That line could easily be put in the series page, and the film page trashed for now. The film page should certainly come back later on, if the movie starts production and more info begins flowing, but until then, it just seems like a waste of space. Arrow 21:46, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree, it is a waste of space. --Dr. Pizza 17:39, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, sounds like a good idea. The separate page for just a few sentences when it would easily fit in the main Metroid series page is a waste. - ChaosMaster 11:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

What ChaosMaster said. Metakraid 21:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

One of Nintendo's most sucessful franchises?

I admit that I have no sources to back this up, but I thought that Metroid was very unpopular in Japan, and only had decent sales in the U.S. (That would explain why the Metroid Prime triology is developed by a company in Austin, Texas, and why more recent Metroid games are released in the US or UK before they are anywhere else). Can anyone give me sales figures to disprove or back up what I just said? --69.241.228.117 21:44, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I have read that Metroid is less popular in Japan than elsewhere, though I don't know about "very unpopular." Regardless, the franchise is very successful in the US and Europe, especially from Metroid Prime onward. I can't think of another Nintendo franchise that would rank higher, besides Mario and Zelda. --Herald Alberich 22:11, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Corruption in release info

OK, so there's Third/Fourth Generations of Video Games and Fifth/Sixth Generations of Video Games, so why is there no details on Seventh Generation of Video Games when Corruption has been confirmed and there are already details on it? Cipher ^(Yell) 21:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Secret Worlds

Would anyone object if I wrote an article on the secret worlds? I did this for the first game and it was deleted. Would it be acceptable here if it was written in an encylopedic manor? And would anyone be willing to contribute? I am only knowledgable about the secret worlds in the first few games (or lack of, namely Super Metroid). Kinch82 10:28, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

page not found

I was checking on IMDB's page for the Metroid movie and it's gone. With the Transformer movie just now showing up, I wouldn't doubt if they just do the Metroid movie later.

Shinespark clarification needed

The section on the Shinespark move, though extensive enough in examples and history of the move, does not seem to give a clear and concise explanation of what the move actually is, or how it functions. Perhaps someone who knows more about it than me, could add a short (maybe just single line) explanation of the move at the start of the paragraph, to give some more context for the rest of the text. Thanks in advance to anyone who can do that.Frostlion 22:34, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

I think its already described the best it can be. As the super jump and aura your able to preform once you run with the speed booster upgrade. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.29.241.82 (talk) 22:15, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Page Redirects

I think it would make much more sense to link materials like Bendezium and Brinstone to Fictional chemical substances rather than here, as they are never mentioned in this particular article. 71.87.113.191 00:16, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Important People?

Just doesn't sound right for an encyclopediaWii2-13 01:28, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Retrospective

Gametrailers.com has started a Metroid Retrospective ( here ) They've only completed 2 of the 5 planned parts, but so far it's an excellent and informative retrospective, everyone agree that it should (perhaps once 5 parts completed?) be added to the external links section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.120.37 (talk • contribs)

While I usually don't like seeing non-official sites of specific natures appearing as links in certain articles, I'd actually agree with putting this one here. It's an extremely informative set of videos that would be useful for newcomers who've not seen the actual games in action. Arrowned 08:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Added :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.120.37 (talk) 04:58, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Dread merged

Metroid Dread has been merged her, per this AfD result. Interested users may also like to look through Talk:Metroid Dread.

I've placed the text as a subheader of 'Release history', further cleanup/integration maybe required. Someone may also like to remove the references that link to forums, per WP:EL. Marasmusine 08:15, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Featured articles?

I know it's very difficult, but maybe, if we all work together [/cheesy] we could get a Metroid related article to featured article status in time for August 27? Currently the only Good Article is Metroid Prime, which fits very nicely considering MP3 is the last in the trilogy and MP1 is the first. It was just an idea I had. ShadowUltra 21:33, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I think it would be good to have a Metroid article featured on the 27th... we'll have to work quite a bit, though, like you said. Miles Blues 00:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Why not Super Metroid? It's one of the best games in history, it just came out for VC and its condition is deplorable, with almost no development information.--_ZXCVBNM 02:23, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Items in the metroid series (Redirection to this page)

Currently the page has several objects that Samus uses linked to the objects in the metroid series page, which re-directs back here which has very little on the power ups she uses. Was the page for her power ups deleted? Because I remember it being here a while back. Edit: Forgot to sign my postTensa Zangetsu 19:21, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

IIRC, it was moved to [Wikitroid] a few days ago. Arrowned 20:01, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

It still needs to be cleaned up. For instance, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl points "Zero Suit Samus" to Items in the Metroid series#Zero_Suit. That link then redirects to Metroid (series). Meanwhile, the actual Zero Suit Samus article redirects to Samus Aran, which, when you head down to the "Equipment" section, says, "Main article: Items in the Metroid series". And as stated before, Items in the Metroid series redirects back to Metroid (series), where very little information on the equipment of the Metroid series actually exists. -- Masamunecyrus^(talk)_(contribs) 13:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Makes sense to me. Someone needs to either someone fix all the redirects, or reinstate the Items list. LN3000 08:18, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I did lot of that awhile ago, I stopped because I thought ihad gotten at least 75% of it. Guess not. Here's to my second run. DurinsBane87 08:27, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Just wanted to add my two cents. I just stumbled upon this page for the first time today and almost every Metroid page has a few redirects to this page in place of an item or something similar. These need to be cleaned up or the list pages need to be brought back. It's really frustrating when I see a link to the Fusion Suit and, surprise, there's not actually a page or even a page that easily relates to it. It links me to the main Metroid page or, if I'm on the main Metroid page, back to the top of this page. Jay42 23:31, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

With the help of Special:Whatlinkshere/Items in the Metroid series, I believe I've cleared out all the important redirects. There's a bunch of remaining ones in random Talkpages, Userpages, and a few Wikipedia community articles, but nothing in game-specific articles should be double-forwarding back to Metroid (series) anymore. Arrowned 18:50, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Villain roles

Since there seems to be many disputes over this, let's clear them up: Mother Brain - In the early games, it was the leader of the Space Pirates, but that ha since been retconned. It's now just a biomechanical computer.

Kraid - No information has been given about Kraid's role. Calling him a general of some kind is mere speculation.

Ridley - Leader of the Space Pirates. Although that was obviously not his original role, Zero Mission makes it very clear that he is now.

So let's quit messing with that section. 75.153.231.20 20:58, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Areas In the Metroid Series (redirect?)

Various areas in the Metroid Series redirect to this page, which has little information about any of them, except for Zebes (which is the only one to have its own page). I think either a new section on this page should talk about the different planets, or a new article should be created altogether. Besides, didn't there used to be one? Trashydrummer 01:03, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Screw Attack?

I was looking for the article ScrewAttack by typing in the keyword "Screw Attack", but it redirected me here. Is there a reason for this? I don't know anything about the game Metroid, so I can't say for sure. However, wouldn't it be more appropriate to have Screw Attack redirect to ScrewAttack? If there's some move or anything like that in Metroid, it could be mentioned at the start of the ScrewAttack article, and the reader could be advised to follow a link to this article, if that's what he or she was looking for.

I would do that redirection myself, but I have no idea how important the connection between Metroid and "Screw Attack" is, if at all.

84.248.26.163 01:12, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

It's because of Metroid that the term "Screw Attack" even exists in the first place. If anything, the top of the Metroid article should have a forward to the other location; Screw Attack should not be made to forward there. I'll take care of that. Arrowned 04:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps, but is it really more likely that a user typing in "Screw Attack" is looking for the item or weapon in this game, or the website that the ScrewAttack is referring to? There's no mention of what a Screw Attack is in this article whatsoever, and the actual redirection page Screw Attack redirects to a section in this article that no longer exists. Plus, all of the keywords listed here redirect to Metroid (series). If several of them have ambiguous meanings, the top of this article is going to look really ugly, with so many forwarding links to various articles with names similar to the Metroid items.

To me, it would make more sense if Screw Attack redirected to ScrewAttack. It's possible that ScrewAttack was named after the item (or whatever it is. I'm sorry, I really don't know.) found in Metroid. It's quite likely even, considering that ScrewAttack is a site about video games. However, this could be mentioned in the ScrewAttack article (if you can find a source that this indeed is the case). That way, the reader would still know that the phrase originates from Metroid. If there is no information on whether Metroid inspired the name ScrewAttack, then it could be mentioned at the top of the ScrewAttack article that "Screw Attack" is also — something — in the Metroid series, with a link to this article. It would be much clearer that way, in my opinion. I'm just wondering if it's really necessary to have all these items / weapons / attacks / powerups from Metroid redirect here.

And while we're on the subject, could someone tell me at least what a Screw Attack is? It would help me understand why it's so important to have it redirect here. Like I said, the article has no mention of it. There apparently used to be a section about it, but it seems to have been removed long since. 84.248.26.163 21:12, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

The Screw Attack is a power-up Samus gets in near all Metroid games, starting with the original 1986 title, that makes her jumps lethal; most enemies touched while she's spinning through the air will be destroyed. ScrewAttack couldn't possibly be named after anything else, especially considering the fact that near every video I've watched on that site (especially the Top Ten lists) play a remix of the "Samus arrives on a planet/loads from a save room" jingle when ScrewAttack's logo is displayed in the video; said jingle, like the attack, has been in every Metroid game since the first. Also, the site's logo uses a stylized version of the game's icon.

As for your suggestion about having it redirect there and noting on that page where its name comes from, I'm actually starting to lean more and more towards that idea, but I don't see any mention on the site or in its forums where its name comes from, which means such info wouldn't be able to go into the article without a proper citation. Arrowned 22:07, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Unnecessary Page?

I seriously think this article, created a month and a half ago, should be nominated for deletion. I'd do it myself, but I'm unfamiliar with the nominating process, and am busy working on other edits at the moment. Arrowned 20:32, 1 October 2007(UTC)

Got it for you. DurinsBane87 19:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

what happened to the Universe of the Metroid series page? its gone and i can't find its talk page!--Lerdthenerd 19:11, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it got deleted. DurinsBane87 19:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I've just got a message telling me the Mother Brain picture I linked to that article has been orphaned! Now what am i supposed to do with it? Should i follow Betacommandbot's advice and recreate the article??--Lerdthenerd 20:20, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

No. It was deleted for a reason. If you MUST, use deletion review, but I doubt it will work. DurinsBane87 21:24, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Seperation

I think merging all of the Metroid-related articles here. It was way too drastic of a merge. There should be some seperate articles such as a seperate article for the various items in the series and some for certain characters like one for the Space Pirates (and related characters like Ridley, Kraid and Mother Brain). Unknown Dragon 22:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

In case you didn't notice, all those separated articles (as well as the merged one) were deleted due to non-notability. Recreating them would just result in speedy deletes due to rule breaking. Arrowned 00:28, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

But now all of the information is clumped together and is no longer informative, these articles should be recreated within the right specifications. Unknown Dragon 20:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

But the question is, is there really a need to recreate them? It would be far easier (IMO) to just clean up Metroid (series). Since the page is just supposed to be a general overview of the series, the paragraphs on individual elements of the series can be condensed to short ones that do give a satisfactory explanation of that element; they can be informative without being extended.

Recreating the individual articles, while imparting a lot more information, will still run into the exact same problems they did when they were nominated for deletion in the first place: notability. We wanted the articles to stay, but there's little to no significant coverage in reliable, citable sources about those subjects, especially coverage about their cultural impact on the real world. Without that, the articles failed WP:N the first time, and since there's been no magical appearance of coverage for any of those subjects in the last month since they were deleted, they would still fail WP:N when they're recreated. The individual articles are far better off hanging out at Wikitroid. Arrowned 22:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Deleted due to non-notability? What so essentially there was no reason for them to exist? With that logic there's really no reason for Wikipedia itself to exist. Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book are just as informative. An encyclopedia's about being informative and the articles exist to provide information. I think this is too much of a merge. Maybe 'Space Pirates' should be made into its own article with Ridley, Kraid and Mother brain incorporated under it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.14.130.53 (talk) 05:54, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

"non-notability" has a specific meaning on wikipedia. DurinsBane87 06:32, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Hiatus subsection

Could someone find a citation talking about the supposed plans for a Metroid game to come the Nintendo 64?Abodos 02:56, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

According to Nintendo themselves, that was a lie. The rumor seemed to originate at IGN, but was never expanded upon further by them, and never collaborated by anyone else (in fact, IGN later admitted Miyamoto wasn't working on it). Arrowned 02:59, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

There's also this, which has Miyamoto admitting the folks at Nintendo were trying to think of a way to produce a Metroid 64, but couldn't come up with any ideas. It does not actually say they ever started making the game. Arrowned 03:11, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Also, didn't Gunpei Yokoi intend on ending the franchise at Super Metroid? But after his death, Nintendo decided to bring it back anyway?Abodos 03:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Metroid Picture

Shouldn't there be a picture for the Metroid species? As the title characters of the franchise, they ought to have an actual picture on Wikipedia.Abodos 06:13, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Logo at Top

I think that a picture of the Metroid logo should be at the top of the page. Logos portray an important symbol for a franchise, and usually sum up all the moods and imagery in one picture. They have the logo for the Legend of Zelda series at the top of its respective article, so why not do the same for Metroid?Abodos 06:13, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Alright, why was everything deleted?

I hate to bring up WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, but something's wrong. Every single Metroid article, with the exception of this, Samus, and the articles for the specific games, has been deleted. While one may argue they were cruft, an article exists for numerous minor Kirby characters with no more than a paragraph of information, the same goes for Mario. So, can someone tell me why these articles were all deleted, or should I mark the others for deletion? ShadowUltra 20:38, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

• Examples: Tiff (Kirby), Tuff (Kirby), Dyna Blade (Kirby). Not one of these is capable of touching Ridley's notability. I know OSE is a bad argument, but it's really not a choice at this point. If at least Ridley, and maybe Metroids as a species as well, cannot have their articles reinstated on the grounds they weren't notable, then none of the above are notable by the same criteria and should be nominated for deletion. ShadowUltra 20:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Cruft had nothing to do with the deletion of all the Metroid articles that bit it; notability did. If the other articles you mentioned have issues with notability, feel free to bring them up on their individual talk pages (as nominating the pages for deletion without prior discussion won't do much). But yes, their merits need to be decided separate of the merits of the Metroid pages that were deleted. Arrowned 22:00, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

You sort of destroyed your own argument there. "Otherstuffexists" definitely applies in this case.--_ZXCVBNM 23:39, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I know, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't about to waste my time nominating 20+ articles for deletion. ShadowUltra 01:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't the Ridley article at least be kept? I'd say he, at least, counts as notable enough. SouperAwesome 14:51, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

If you can prove his notability, then yes, he could get his own article. No one' proved his notability as far as I know, though. DurinsBane87 15:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, he's appeared in nearly every Metroid game and is widely considered the single main antagonist character - not to mention his cameos in other stuff, such as Smash Bros. I suppose if I/we cleaned the page up a little it could come back? I should probably try to find some sources, too SouperAwesome 13:57, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I aggree with the OP here. Other games have many articles on very minor ingame things, why can't metroid have articles on at least it's most major ingame aspects. These articles should be recreated. Metroid (Species),Items in Metroid especially so. --124.40.47.112 12:42, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Alot of those articles are in the process of being reowrked or deleted. It isn't just happening here. Also the "other crap exists" argument is faulty. There are lots of articles that violate wikipedia's standards, but articles shouldn't be made to match those articles, the violating articles should be brought to standard. DurinsBane87 15:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Mother Brain subsection

Shouldn't there be a subsection under the Space Pirates about Mother Brain? She is far more notable than Kraid, serving more of a purpose for the plot of the games.Abodos 05:21, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

About Length and Citations

I thought everyone would like to know that the Metroid series article is currently about the same length as-if not longer than- the article on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. That's a pretty decent achievement if you ask me. Although, picky Wikipedia editors might state how it shouldn't be that long since Star Wars is much more notable than Metroid; but then again, this is an article about broad topics covering an entire series as opposed to specific topics covering a single installment. Keep up the good work, guys!

Also, it might be important to know that the Metroid series article currently has over 50 citations. When I started working on this article around 2 weeks ago, it only had about 12. That's a pretty sizable achievement as well, but I think the article still needs a good deal more references than it has now. Be sure that you don't cite obscure fansites or those that do nothing but speculate on the roles of Ridley or Mother Brain. Also, when citing videos, be sure the videos only show what is relevant to the text that needs the citation; i.e., make sure the video doesn't include the player taking several minutes to reach a boss when all you need info on the boss itself.

Once again, keep up the good work, guys. This article sure is coming along, and will hopefully give enough reliable information to people to get them interested in the actual games.Abodos 05:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Phazon section Got Screwed up!!!

Whoever decided to make all those edits to the Phazon subsection- whatever their intentions might have been- really jumbled everything up! The reference from the "Leviathan Infant Scan" was unneccessarily added to the actual article itself, the sentences it replaced were put into the reference spot itself, the first few paragraphs of the Game-play subsection were somehow put down in the reference section, and nearly half the later references were deleted or de-linked! I can hardly tell where to start with the corrections, it's been so messed up!

I need some assistance re-linking the references, putting the paragraphs back where they are supposed to be, and putting references back down with the other references, if at all possible. Abodos 02:02, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

I put an old version back (from a couple of days ago), not sure if it is the correct one. By the way, we don't need big headlines to make others notice. -- ReyBrujo 03:47, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

You're right about that; I overreacted a bit. Thanks anyway.Abodos 00:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for randomly making your text bold! It made it so easy to read! --124.40.47.112 12:35, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Musician section needs Expansion

I feel that the "musician" section under Important People needs more information. The "developers" section has some information about those respective people, but the "musician" section just consists of one big list and just some info on how one guy might have or might not have been one of the musicians. Although developers are always the main minds behind the games, that doesn't mean that the music is any less important; these guys deserve more respect!Abodos (talk) 19:22, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Phazon and Metroid Prime

I feel these 2 sections are too short and need lengthening, as well as a mention of orange Phazon. --[color=purple]Chykka207[color] (talk) 19:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC) What Happened to my comment?!

A random funny addition

Removed by someone else puzzledly here: ... (which some say sounded like something of a sinister remix of the theme music to the 1966 television show, Mission: Impossible) ... Well, now that it has been pointed out, the Ridley music and MI theme do have kind of similar rhythm. However, I wouldn't endorse this particular addition, because it's not immediately obvious, we don't know if it's intentional, there's no sources, wording "some say" is kind of weaselly and damnable in itself, and, besides, what's the point. It's funny, the music is funny, space dragons are funny, but I don't think a Wikipedia article is supposed to be filled to the brim with amusing side notes that may or may not be relevant. =) --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 22:27, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, this is exactly why WP:TRIVIA was made; even when trivial comments can be worked into the prose, they're not exactly necessary. Also, that assumption was kind of reaching anyways; just because two songs are both in 5/4 time doesn't mean one suddenly took inspiration from the other. Arrowned (talk) 01:03, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Etymology

The name Metroid is a portmanteau of the words "metro system" (as in subway, or underground) and "android", because the designers thought Samus looked like an android and that the underground tunnels were like those of a metro system, hence... Metroid.

This was revealed a televised interview on Japanese TV, and a copy of N*Revolution magazine (a UK based, Nintendo-focused magazine by Imagine Publishing).

Can someone please add this to the main page? I've seen the subtitled interview (it was torented by some guy ages ago), and I've read the copy of N*Revolution magazine. Not sure if there are other sources, but I thought it was damned interested and needed to be on Wikipedia.

It was added, but I removed it. While it is indeed interesting, that second paragraph isn't enough to cut it. See WP:CITE for details. Arrowned (talk) 18:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Christ, what more do you people want? This is why I don't like Wikipedia, because even when sources are given, you don't accept them. What do I need to provide, so you will include this information? The exact issue number of N*Revolution, with page numbers? Because I highly doubt I can provide links to the torrented TV interview. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.128.119 (talk) 22:17, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually yes, that's pretty much what exactly is needed. Once you have that information, this page shows you exactly how to do a Wikipedia style citation. It's not very difficult, and once you know how, you'll probably remember how to do it easily. Arrowned (talk) 22:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I've got some web links regarding the TV show, I'll dig out an old copy of N*Revolution and find the exact numbers if I've still got it lying around. Otherwise, would these do any good (do a word search on the crunk games page)?

http://www.crunkgames.com/?p=87&page=12 http://selectbutton.net/archive/topic/5865 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.128.119 (talk) 22:27, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. My first thought is that the Crunk Games and forum links wouldn't pass WP:SOURCES since they both seem to be fan-run sites and not industry-linked ones. Select Button actually seems to be as legitimate as Insert Credit, but the forum post wasn't made by someone actually working for the site. We'd need more direct links, such as the video for download (which, as you said, may not be possible, especially if we'd have to link to torrents).

Of course, going with that line of thought, n-Revolution is a well-known UK print magazine that easily satisfies WP:SOURCES' requirement of being a "reliable, third-party published source with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy", so we wouldn't even need to track down an encoded video of this interview. If you don't have the issue lying around anymore, we might be able to do some ol' fashioned Google hunting to track down the issue number if needbe. Arrowned (talk) 23:16, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi, sorry for the delay in getting back. It was issue 2 of N*Revolution, back when they were still know simply as "Revolution". Here's the back issue page:

http://www.imagineshop.co.uk/products_show.php?typeID=53 It was in their mini Retro Magazine supplement (they one each month, along with a handheld supplement). If that covers the need for a reliable source, would it then be possible to include the Crunkgames website as an external link? Although it being fan-based means it's not good enough to a stand-alone source, it is still interesting, relates to the etymology information, and is backed up by the more reliable N*Revolution article. http://www.nrev-mag.co.uk/LatestIssue_BackIssues.html If you scroll down, you'll see the cover of the mini-mag that came with issue 2, it has Super Metroid on the front cover. Hope this is all sufficient. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.128.13 (talk) 18:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Ridley in SSBB

Ridley is going to appear in Super Smash Bros Brawl in Adventure Mode.He`s going to be a boss encountered twice in the game.First as normal Ridley,then he seems to appear as Meta Ridley as one of the last bosses.Just as in Metroid games,there is no special strategy to defeat him.Just dodge for the attacks and hit him until he`s beaten. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.235.144.148 (talk) 12:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for contributing, but our princess is in another castle this information is already in the article. Arrowned (talk) 14:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Good Article nom?

With all the work recently done here, anyone think we should attempt to see whether this page now rates as a Good Article? Or should more work be done first? Arrowned (talk) 05:00, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Let's nominate it tomorrow, that way I can finish up the initial cleanup and we will be assured of the GA star. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:18, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, lets do it now, see what people think :) Judgesurreal777 (talk) 21:50, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Er, speaking of a nom, what happened to all the citations that used to be in the Recurring Characters section? I have a feeling someone will claim that as a reason not to get GA just yet. Arrowned (talk) 00:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I put them back, I was trying to strip everything away and put it back in an improved state. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 02:30, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Ref #92 is broken. Someone should fix it before GA review. --Mika1h (talk) 18:40, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

A lot of the refs aren't formatted with the {{cite web}} template, which doesn't look good. There are also some YouTube refs that should be removed. They can't be used as sources (I think). I haven't seen YouTube links in any GAs or FAs so far, at any rate. The Prince (talk) 19:29, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Recurring characters

The recurring characters section is very long, so it doesn't look nice in the article. May I suggest creating an article called 'Recurring Characters in the Metroid Series', or shortening the section. It would be a shame for this article to fail GA because of such an easily fixable thing. Epass (talk) 19:44, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I see zero chance that an article like that would survive long, as the recurring characters section has basically no references as is, but yeah there needs to be massive trimming. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 19:52, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

You might want to get to that before someone fails it. Either that or withdraw the nomination until the section is shortened. Epass (talk) 17:28, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I've placed it on hold so that it can be fixed. EDIT: Around 3-4 sentences about each character would be fine. Epass (talk) 17:36, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I'll get on that soon :) Judgesurreal777 (talk) 18:38, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Take a look now, it's a lot svelter. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

It probably would be better if it was, let's say, twice the size of Common gameplay elements, maybe a little more. Also, may I suggest putting the character's name in bold the first time it appears in the paragraph, it makes it easier to see. EDIT: Also the Metroid Fusion section could use some tuning, it's twice as big as all the other games sections. Epass (talk) 11:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I was told that its not supposed to be bold in the article for some reason, violates MOS or something. I'll keep trimming the plot and character sections. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 16:56, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Judge is right about the bold in the article; see WP:MOSBOLD. Anyway, I think the lead should be expanded a little bit more to adequately summarize the whole article. The Prince (talk) 20:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Some rules I just don't get. Anyway, I agree with Prince's suggestion. Also, maybe the story and the games sections could be combined somehow. That might help the article. Does anybody else have any suggestions? Epass (talk) 20:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

We should probably just trim down the story section a bunch, it might get confusing if we mix the two. I expanded the lead, will hopefully finish trimming the story and elements section tonight. Any final things to improve for GA other than those two sections? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:15, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

No, it looks good. But one trivial thing: what about a lead image? It would look a lot better with it, I think. The Prince (talk) 22:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

That would be a good thing for someone to get, I'm not sure which one to get or where to get it. If someone could find one, it would be awesome, especially when this goes to FA. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:00, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Maybe a picture of Samus as she looks in brawl. I know she has her own article, but there are no pictures of her at all in the article, and she is the heroine. Also it could be used in the Samus article too. What does everyone else think? Here is a link from the smash bros. DOJO!! if you like.

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/samus/samus_080226f-l.jpg or http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/samus/samus_070718c-l.jpg or http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/samus/samus.jpg or http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/zerosuit_samus/zerosuit_samus_080208a-l.jpg or http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/zerosuit_samus/zerosuit_samus.jpg

Which one is best? Epass (talk) 00:01, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I would love it for the lead, but it probably wont fly...perhaps we can replace the Ridley picture with Samus as she is iconic, and probably an image of Samus in her suit. As for the lead image, is there a lead "Metroid" banner that symbolizes the series? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:33, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, how's it look now? I estimate that it's about twice the size of the story section, which has also been trimmed, and the lead has been expanded to two paragraphs. True, there is more work to be done, mainly copyediting the whole article, getting one or two more images, expanding a bit more, and a few more refernces, but that would get us an FA not a GA :) So I think it's ready for GA status, though it will continue to improve until FAC candidacy. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:50, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Is this the image you wanted? http://vgfreak.com/images/favgames/metroid_logo_future.gif Epass (talk) 11:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Also, did metacritic just not rate Super Metroid and Metroid 2, or do you just not have that information? Epass (talk) 11:25, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I searched for them and couldn't find them. It appears Metacritic does not reach as far back as game rankings. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:39, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think an image of Samus should in the lead. The article is about the whole series, not just the main character. I'm not sure, but I don't think there is a general logo for the series, but perhaps we could choose one of the logos from the games. It can be described in the caption which game the logo is taken from. Just a suggestion. The Prince (talk) 12:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

What game is that Metroid logo from? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:39, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

It just said it was the Metroid logo. I supposed it meant the series logo, but I am not sure. Epass (talk) 19:01, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Seems good, lets load it up and see how it does in the FAC. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

The hold expires tomorrow, so if there is any changes you need to make to fulfill the concerns above, I suggest you did it now. Epass (talk) 11:57, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I think it is ready as is, the suggestions have been addressed, and it is greatly improved from when this review began. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:57, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

As all of the concerns have been fixed with exception of a picture in the lead, this article deserves GA status. Happy Editing, Epass (talk) 13:27, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

FA preparations

Things to do to be ready for FA....

• Check the fair use rationales, make sure they are specific as to why they are being used, not just "they show the game", but "what they show about the game"
• Go through and put citation needed next to any unsourced statements
• Get references for them
• Expand the audio, development, reception sections
• copyedit the article twice
• FAC

Judgesurreal777 (talk) 18:00, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Is that logo on the top of the page really an official logo and not fan created one. I've never seen it. --Mika1h (talk) 21:16, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I am not really sure, it could be fan created, though I feel like I've seen it before....are there any other images that would be legitimate lead images? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 21:30, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

When you think METROID, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Whatever you think of is what should be in the lead. If you need a Metroid logo, here is a nice one for metroid prime: http://chrono.lunar-net.com/cd/dp/metroid/Prime-logo-1280.jpg. Epass (talk) 21:37, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd like to, but wouldn't it be weird to have a sub series logo as the whole series logo? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I prefer to have a logo in the lead, I just think that an official series logo would be preferable. If there isn't one, maybe someone could photoshop "Prime" text out of that picture? I don't think it's a subseries logo wouldn't matter much since if you look at the main series cover art pictures, there isn't any consistent logo. --Mika1h (talk) 23:34, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Metroid Wikia uses cropped Metroid Prime 3 logo: http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Metroid_logo.png --Mika1h (talk) 21:31, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

How does it look? I like it, it will probably pass too. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:25, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

It looks good, I would prefer it over the current one we have. Oh, you changed it already, good job. --Mika1h (talk) 23:40, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Samus's voice

Hey could somebody please add in somewhere that the only places samus talks are in super smash bros brawl and In metroid fusion? and the only place you can hear samus's voice is in brawl when you push up taunt? im not sure where to stick this info in, so could someone please put it in the article? thanks.

66.94.9.52 (talk) 08:58, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that's more appropriate for Samus's page alone. It doesn't seem relevant enough for this page. --Martonimos (talk) 07:10, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

More BS being spread by wikipedia. Samus also speaks in Super Metroid. Start a new game, and you hear a digitised voice which is supposed to represent Samus. Jeez Louise! If I had a penny for everytime someone posted wrong information Wiki, I would literally, yes, quite literally, own the world economy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.146.183 (talk) 00:22, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

That is a mans voice at the opening, and was spoken by an employee of Nintendo. If you read the article and its sources, you would know that. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:51, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Metroid music

The article states that "At all other times, no melodies are present in the game," and references this interview with the original game's composer as its source. However, every area except for Tourian has a very distinctive musical theme. Despite the composer's statements, the notion that "no melodies are present in the game" should be removed from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.243.239.132 (talk) 16:42, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I think he's making a fine distinction, and not saying there is no music in the game at all. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 16:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

"At all other times, no melodies are present in the game." - I came here to add a note about this being false but I see it has already been answered. However, I also agree that this is a confusing way to write this. If he is making a distinction in the article that is not explained here then it needs to be. Otherwise, to contrast this to the Metroid theme playing after defeating Mother Brain is wrong. Lanlost (talk) 16:25, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Ridley Kraid and Mother Brain articles...

What happened to the Ridley Kraid and Mother Brain articles? They were very good and informative. Now they've all been lumped together in a big mess. There isn't even an imagine for them anymore. I suggest we give them their own article again. Aragorn245 (talk) 01:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Those articles had no notability through reliable sources WP:RS, so it was merged in here which will be hopefully featured soon.. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:30, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Super Metroid Guardians

I edited the Guardians' names in the Story section of the article.

I can hardly believe that nobody else noted that there was a terrible mistake in the names: Phantoon is NOT one of the Guardians, but Crocomire is. It's easily verifiable by looking at the statues blocking the entrante to Tourian. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.31.85.106 (talk) 23:30, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Here are the statues. Ridley's on top, Kraid's on the left, Draygon's on the right, and Phantoon's in the center. Crocomire is nowhere to be seen. I believe you may be mixing up your names. Arrowned (talk) 02:32, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Antagonist is a mess!

The Antagonist paragraph is a mess! I can't tell where one thought begins, and another ends. It needs cleaned up badly.

Also, could we put in some pictures for the more important character, such as Ridley, Kraid, and Dark Samus? Aragorn245 (talk) 19:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Using a few pictures would be great, although to keep the article from getting cluttered, one picture will probably be all that can be used.Abodos (talk) 00:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Part of the problem is that the section itself is already a sub-subsection. It's hard to go any further (to label sections for individual antagonists) without making a mess. I might suggest removing "Overview" and just split "Common gameplay elements", "Recurring characters" and "Story" into individual subsections of the whole article. Then "antagonists" could be more reasonably subdivided. Anyway, just a thought. Feebas_factor —Preceding comment was added at 17:11, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

NAME ORIGINS

Can we have an etymology sub-heading, explaining that the name is a portmanteau of android and metro? Heres a source: http://www.crunkgames.com/?p=87&page=12

Go to that link and search for android.

Basically in the interview he says Samus looks like an android and the tunnels in the first game were like a metro system. This is fascinating stuff... Why hasn't this been listed on Wikipedia?!

Another source was UK games magazine N*Revolution, issue number 2, in the retro supplement which comes with every issue.

Also noted in Retro Gamer magazine.

Can someone PLEASE list this information. It is noteworthy, and fascinating. This is one of Nintendo's biggest franchises, and NO ONE seems to be talking about etymology or name history. Why? WHY NOT? This is a HUGE piece of information. It needs listing in a mainstream source like Wikipedia. There's several noted publications which have reported it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.200.240 (talk) 14:27, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Is there a more reliable source, like an official site? Haipa Doragon (talk • contributions) 15:25, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

You mean an official Nintendo site? Not that I know of. I would have assumed N*Revolution magazine would have been enough. It had quotes from Sakamoto. It's a print publication by the UK's second biggest games mag publisher. Here's a URL, scroll down to see their second issue:

[2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.217.109 (talk) 21:43, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Alright, but this should just go in the History section of Development, it would be too small for its own section. Haipa Doragon (talk • contributions) 10:46, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Future

Kotaku, this article states that Metroid devolopment has made a new home at Armature studios, and will try to bring the future of the series to the 360 and PS3. I know this sounds like fan speculation but that is what the Kotaku article says, I think this should be mentioned, please read the link before blasting me.→041744 12:52, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

You've misread; Metroid is still fully owned by Nintendo. It's talking about previous Metroid team-members who are moving on to produce games for other consoles, not Metroid games landing on said consoles. The article itself points out how, though Pacini says he'd like to make more Metroid titles, this new team legally can't. Arrowned (talk) 13:48, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Reception section

Someone added a tag to this section which reads: "The length of this section may adversely affect readability." I think it's of perfect size and 2 paragraphs is definitely not too long. The other tag may have a point, but I suggest removing the first one. The Prince (talk) 11:19, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Milky Way?

This is a random question, but do most of the games take place in the Milky Way (excepting Prime Hunters)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.131.246.58 (talk) 03:47, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

No; or, at least, no sources state so. This isn't the place to speculate about it, though. Haipa Doragon (talk • contributions) 15:01, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Game formats not clear

Article needs a better infobox, or clearer discussion of formats. It is not at all easy to see which formats the games have been released on. Centrepull (talk) 08:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

There is platform info in the text, but I've now added the basic info to the infobox. Centrepull (talk) 08:39, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Story section is unnecessary

The story section seems to be superfluous, since it describes information that already exists in the individual articles. I think it should be made into a game list with gampeplay notes on each game. Also, maybe the Antagonists section could be made shorter by forgoing the story summaries.--_{ZXCVBNM [TALK]} 03:46, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

It seems appropriate to me, but it could perhaps be organized better. Check out other articles to get an idea of how they do it: StarCraft (series), Halo (series), and Half-Life (series). Gary King (talk) 04:00, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Timeline incorrect

Metroid Prime is said to occur after Super Metroid. It is noted in a pirate lore that "Zebes has fallen", referring to its destruction. Steamfraiser (talk) 22:20, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

The lore is very clearly referring to Zebes fall in the original Metroid, not Super. Notice that another piece of lore shortly after that one discusses how one of the three frigates that escaped Tourian's destruction returned to Zebes to rebuild, while the second was the one that crashed on Tallon IV. Arrowned (talk) 22:32, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm not the first guy, but I'm pretty sure Metroid Prime takes place after Super Metroid. You kill Ridley in Super Metroid, but he comes back as Mecha Ridley in Metroid Prime. I don't care what you say about all that lore, Mecha Ridley showing up is in-your-face proof that it takes place after Super Metroid.72.154.144.67 (talk) 05:26, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Never mind. I looked around and it's generally accepted that Prime takes place after the first game and before Super Metroid. For me, this is a "whooda-thunk?" moment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.154.144.67 (talk) 06:28, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

If it makes you feel any better, Nintendo themselves have gone on record as to the placement of the timeline, so our "proof" isn't just fans guessing or anything. Arrowned (talk) 06:49, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Doesn't Ridley die in every Metroid game ever? I don't think that Mecha Ridley tells you anything, considering you kill Ridley in the original Metroid and he's reborn in MP1, MP3, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and maybe others that I forgot...--_{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 00:08, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

And now that has come to mention, Project M should explain how Ridley was captured on first place, shouldn't it? it would be a great piece of information, since you capture Ridley and watch it X-Drained at Fusion (it would clarify some doubts on the storyline, for example Adam's Death)Zbricer (talk) 19:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

It's true that it takes place between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion, so that's a distinct possibility. I'm also pretty sure that it'll have a bunch of flashbacks about Samus and Adam, etc. I doubt capturing Ridley would be the be-all-end-all, since the Space Pirates always manage to clone or otherwise duplicate Ridley. On an unrelated note, I'm actually thankful that the Metroid Prime series is over; while they did a good job with the graphics and the feeling of isolation, the series went downhill when they decided to throw in a bunch of completely random bounty hunters and another Samus doppelganger.--_{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 20:48, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Organization

Can someone clean some of this up? It's kind of an eyesore to read. I'd do it myself, but I suck at organizational skills. Fruckert (talk) 14:08, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Can you be more specific? It looks fine to me. -sesuPRIME 03:21, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Original Metroid

Is it not unfair that the Original Metroid is represented in the Reception scores table by the GBA re-release? The original version was on the NES; the GBA version seems to be considerably worse received by critics than the original. It's confusing and it gives the impression that the original game was of poor/mediocre quality. 87.254.78.91 (talk) 23:10, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Kraid is Female?

In Super Metroid, you fight a miniature version of Kraid before fighting Kraid him/her yourself. This is an indication to me that either Kraid is an Asexual being, Kraid is Female, or there are multiple "Kraids". Many people also refer to Kraid as a her, so should we change Kraid to be gender neutral? Refering to him/her as an it? -Digman14 10:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Digman14 (talk • contribs)

Do you have a reference for that? That would help immensely. Gary King (talk) 15:29, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, it should probably be gender-neutral. It's best not to assume one way or the other with something so ambiguous. Haipa Doragon (talk • contributions) 16:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

No sorry, no references, its just an opinion, this one just happens to be shared by many people. -Digman14 1 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.84.192.129 (talk)

I would assume that the mini Kraid is a clone. The space pirates deal with the technology plenty of times, even cloning the Metroids in Super Metroid, the game where the Kraid and Mini-Kraid are featured.

Why would seeing a smaller Kraid have any bearing on his sex? In all the Metroid documentation and hint books, etc, throughout all of Metroid history, Kraid and Ridley are consistently referred to as male. A couple quick references: his article on the Metroid wiki and the original manual for the NES version. (I'd link it, but it's against wikipidia rules, just google for it and you'll probably find a scan of it). Rifter0x0000 (talk) 04:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Pages moved  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 01:47, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

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Metroid (series) → Metroid — Since the launch of the first game Metroid has developed into a wide series consisting of numerous games, a sub-series "Metroid Prime" as well as mangas. Thus Metroid is now more commonly referred to as a series rather than as simply the first game. The move is also supported by the disambiguation section of the naming conventions for the series. Hence the first game should be moved to Metroid (video game) and the series page should be moved to Metroid. An example of how this has been done before is that Final Fantasy directs to the series page while the first game, Final Fantasy is under Final Fantasy (video game) KiasuKiasiMan (talk) 08:04, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Metroid → Metroid (video game)

• Support Move it. Gary King (talk) 08:53, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support In addition to Final Fantasy, I was involved with a move just like this over at The Legend of Zelda not too long ago, and consensus was to move for the exact same reasons. This looks to be a new precedent with WP:VG. Arrowned (talk) 04:37, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support In line with WP:VG naming guidelines.--_{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 05:53, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
• Support Not all series should be in the main article spot, but Metroid has clearly grown past its first installment; Super Metroid and Metroid Prime are often considered two of the best video games ever created, for example. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 18:21, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Phazon is not gone

I am pretty sure that phazon is still around, just less of a threat than it was before Phaaze was destroyed. Phazon does not work like a "hive-mind", because in a hive, only the queen insect (which in this case is Phaaze) reproduces, and none of the workers (Phazon) can. However, Phazon is capable of reproducing itself. Sure, Phaaze was desteroyed, so no more Leviathans could be sent to corrupt other planets, but those planets that were already corrupted and turned into "Phaaze clones" would still be around. 98.242.49.145 (talk) 17:31, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

The destruction of Phaaze was intended as a conclusion for the Prime trilogy, and according to the article, destroying it rendered all Phazon inert, though the reasoning behind that is unclear. Apparently Phazon was some sort of telepathic organism with Phaaze acting as the galactic brain, similarly to Gravemind. In any case, if the Phazon was not destroyed, Samus would still be corrupted. She is not, hence proving that all Phazon was destroyed. Not to mention, there would be no reason for Phazon to still exist, seeing as the Prime series is over.--_{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 05:00, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Not quite ended , you still see the usual continuation hint if you beat the game on 100% , and it really is something they'll actually think up after or another developer or whoever might continue it, Retro studios just taken a break because they were exhausted of perfection like this the best 3D First person adventure games ever made. Just because of the hint you still see how they still love the franchise and would love it to continue , just remember metroid is going for like more than 20 years , and it still can go further , that's really impressive, i am so sorry about the original creator who died in an accident. Xowets (talk) 14:20, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

I know someone already took out the Metroid vs. Alien part...

...and I can see now that Wikitroid I guess isn't a reliable wiki, but I found that many other sites talked about this Metroid being heavily inspired by Alien, including IGN.com! So, of course, I can understand why it was taken out, but I'm just wondering. I now have 4 more references to that. By the way, I'm new, and I mostly work at those Wikias. -- Gar-Art Studios (talk) 13:39, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

WTF?!!

The storyline section for Metroid Other M is horribly long. I think it should be reduced. --190.121.238.135 (talk) 19:58, 22 September 2010 (UTC) Um, that's because it is a long game. Ian (talk) 23:21, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Are You Sure?

I looked at the "Audio" section and you guys said it was 6 MB was the limit for audio for the early Metroid Prime games? Are you sure? I use GarageBand and Logic Pro 9 and both use up a good 8 MB on 1:30 songs that don't have a lot of effects (Compressor, Echo, Reverb, etc.)! That is over-the-top crucial. Are you sure about that?

--Gar-Art Studios (talk) 22:34, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

The Super Metroid

There should definately be more information about the Super Metroid, it is the most important one after all.--67.49.103.120 (talk) 15:52, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

At first I was going to disagree, but I guess you have a point. While the baby Metroid only really appears for all of five minutes at the end of two games, it's plot-important to both those and a third. But I'd like to see others' opinions on this first before we add it. Arrowned (talk) 23:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm leaning towards yes, but where would this new information go? -sesuPRIME 03:28, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

You know, I would like to have some more information about it. I think it should go in the artice, in Plot. Ian (talk) 06:35, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Carrots

I don't know how to change this stuff, but someone put a line about carrots in russia into the second paragraph of this. Someone should take it out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.40.6.118 (talk) 20:36, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

It's easy. Just edit that part and take it out. take out writing in this kind of thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ian.bjorn (talk • contribs) 06:40, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Sug: Remove the IGN April Fools Joke

On April 1, 2005, IGN posted an April Fool's Day article reporting critically panned director Uwe Boll would be directing the Metroid movie, with Samus being portrayed by Michelle Rodriguez, who stated the Nintendo GameCube is for kids.[48]

Does a rather poor, unlikely and uninteresting april fools joke really need to be here? It's not like the Legend of Zelda live action joke which was and is rather noteworthy. Just because IGN is a popular website doesn't mean everything they do is encyclopedic. While it might make sense in an article about IGN and say a list of their more noteworthy April Fools joke but in an article ON Metroid it feels out of place. - RamdomWolf 198.96.35.166 (talk) 23:06, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

I agree with you. Not everything from IGN (although it is one of the top gaming sites around) has to be entered into this site. --Gar-Art Studios (talk) 02:40, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Why is there...

Virtually NO MENTION of Metroid Dread? KP McZiggy ^{(Allow Me To Introduce Myself...)} 10:42, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Because its fake. Wikipedia is a place for fact, not hoaxes. noskap (talk) 13:08, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

It is not fake http://ds.ign.com/articles/107/1077429p1.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.32.82.141 (talk) 18:17, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

"Most financially successful" needs reference

I feel that the line "As well as being one of Nintendo's most financially successful franchises with over 16 million games sold" needs some sort of reference and/or a date. I also don't think that it can be counted as "one of the most successful" when you compare it to the Mario franchise which at >250 million units is more than 15 times that figure. An actual ranking with figures would be better for clarification as to how successful it is/was. 118.209.97.203 (talk) 12:32, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Audio / Music

The following is grossly incorrect regarding the original game:

“ The only time the main Metroid theme was heard was after Mother Brain is defeated; this is intended to give the player a catharsis. At all other times, no melodies are present in the game. ”

The link given for a reference for this is dead, and it's just not true. The music from the metroid series, and the first game is quite notable and memorable, and in the first game it does play throughout (with different themes for different areas). Check out The Minibosses or play a copy and see for yourself. The rest of the stuff about the audio is interesting, so it would be nice to be able to save it and rewrite to maybe capture what was meant by the composers or otherwise fix this without just ripping the whole bit out. Maybe just taking those two sentences out would do it. I think part of the problem is that this article is for the series and the text seems to refer to specific games in the series. Rifter0x0000 (talk) 04:34, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. It's possible this was the composer's original intent or desire, but the game most definitely has music playing throughout. Thatfield977 (talk) 15:30, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

According to the cited source (an interview with the composer), this is indeed what the composer says, but then he contradicts himself in the next couple paragraphs. It sounds like he may have been talking about a pre-release version of the game, because he also mentions a "disk system," which is clearly not the Famicom or NES. (Perhaps it's the MSX?) Either way, the statement in this article about Metroid not having music is entirely false. Thatfield977 (talk) 15:36, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Justin Bailey

It's annoying that Justin Bailey redirects here but isn't mentioned at all once in the article. --67.80.8.233 (talk) 20:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

What's especially annoying is that, in a back issue of Nintendo Power, Nintendo confirmed the story about the Justin Bailey password being, "just in (a) bailey," with bailey being a nickname for a swimsuit, but there's not a single reference anywhere on the internet to that being the official explanation (but there are a few claiming it's just a rumour that's been debunked). I know it is. I read it in Nintendo Power. That can be solved easily by phoning up Nintendo and specifically ordering the back issue with that article. 85.237.212.250 (talk) 17:40, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

One of the first female protagonist?

I have found many more female protagonists in video games before Samus: Leading female characters in video games:

Apple ][: Female player selection (Akalabeth: World of Doom, Origin, 1979)

Arcade: Ms. Pac-Man (Ms. Pac-Man, Bally Midway, 1981)....Lady Bug (Lady Bug, Universal, 1981)

Atari VCS 2600: Billie Sue (Wabbit, Games by Apollo, 1982).... Alice (Alice Adventure, Quelle, 1983).... Blond girl (Ghost Manor, Xonox, 1983, selectable).... Leading Lady (Beat ‘em and eat ‘em, Mystique, 1983).... Strawberry Shortcake (Strawberry Shortcake, Parker, 1983)

Atari 8-bit: Kim Kimberly (Snowball, Return to Eden, Level 9 Computing, 1983, 1984)

Sega SG-1000: Papri (Girl's Garden, Sega, 1984)

Apple ][: Jenny (Jenny of the prairie, Addison Wesley, 1984).... Clair (Cave Girl Clair, Addison Wesley, 1984).... Lauren (Lauren of the 25th century, Addison Wesley, 1984).... Chelsea (Chelsea of the south sea Ilands, Addison Wesley, 1984)

C64: Barbie (Barbie, Epyx, 1984)

NES: Samus Aran (Metroid, Nintendo, 1986) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.158.236.137 (talk) 20:15, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the research on this - it does back up the statement "One of the first female protagonists", since arguably Samus wasn't THE first. That said, this is a pretty comprehensive list of games hardly anyone has ever heard of - I'd venture that Ms. Pac-Man, Barbie and Strawberry Shortcake are the only ones of any real notability, and of them, Ms. Pac-Man is probably the only one of significance as a protagonist. Barbie and Strawberry Shortcake are toys turned into game characters (and really, those games were just advertising for the toys), and many of the rest of these examples are either generic characters (you do realize there are male ladybugs?) or incidental characters that you could select from a list - not the same thing as being a full-on protagonist.

Part of what set Samus apart was that she had a real, well-developed identity that stood as one of the first examples overall of a character people could really connect with, much like good movie or book characters. Prior to this era of games, very few games had central characters that actually had any real plot - most of them were really just symbols representing the player's actions, but with no real identity of their own. Add to that the fact that Samus was also the star of one of the most successful and recognizable game franchises of all time, she certainly deserves credit as one of the first females to really BE a protagonist.

(In other words, nearly every other game in the list above would be the same game even if the characters were different. Metroid, on the other hand, wouldn't be the same - Samus is central to the story. Substitute someone else for her, and it would be a different game even if the gameplay were identical.) — KieferSkunk (talk) — 05:45, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi thanks for the answers. I don't agree with Metroid having an identity, as you didn't even know until the end of the game she was a woman. Throughout the game many players classed her (it?) as an android or robot killing machine.

I heard some kids 'oh she's not a robot, just a girl' comments. Basically she was substituted, it could have been anyone (anything).

Billy Sue in Wabbit (Games by Apollo on Atari VCS 2600) on the other hand, is a real strong character, she was a fighter and had to defend her farm, a very real plot for sure.

Kim Kimberly, another very strong female character, just read about her here on Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_(game)#Snowball), and you'll see she's like the original Lara Croft, only better.

I realise there are male ladybugs, but in this game from Universal, she's female for sure, just check out the cover from the Coleco conversion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.158.248.10 (talk) 08:47, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

On Samus's identity: It's true that most people playing the game for the first time (and without knowledge of the overall franchise) likely don't know or need to care that it's Samus Aran in the suit. But once her identity is established at the end of the game, it creates a psychological and emotional connection between the player and this character, and that's one of the qualities of Metroid that has endured since this Big Reveal.

As I said, Samus is regarded as ONE OF the first female protagonists. She's definitely not THE first. But she IS one of the most NOTABLE first-female protagonists mainly due to the success of the game, and in fact, the way her identity is revealed is a major reason the franchise is so famous. Had this plot element not been revealed in the way it was, Metroid as a whole might have been received very differently.

Ultimately, though, this article's assertion about Samus's notability is based on what our sources have asserted. Wikipedia policy dictates that we basically repeat what reliable sources have said on the subject, even if they aren't necessarily the most technically accurate or truthful of sources. Most game articles are sourced heavily from reviews and analysis done by major gaming websites and magazines, but of course reviews by their very nature are opinions. So we do our best to get multiple points of view. Last I checked, Samus's status as "one of the first female protagonists" is largely agreed upon in most such sources, so our job is to reflect that in the article. (Unfortunately, while the list above is quite complete, including it in the article to refute the assertion would qualify as original research, as this info is not very likely to be covered in our sources. Further, I believe it's not all that relevant to the article in the first place, as Samus being "one of the first" isn't really disputed.)

I hope this helps. — KieferSkunk (talk) — 02:24, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

And I just found out from a professional programmer that Wabbit, the first console video game to feature a female protagonist (Billie Sue) was written by a woman named Ban Tran (Vietnamese), how cool is that!

Follow the story here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/169826-is-laser-gates-really-inner-space/

History pace doesn't mention Fusion

The history page doesn'e mention the Fusion title at all. It is my favorite title in the series, so it makes me slightly sad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Derfpace (talk • contribs) 21:32, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Galactic Pinball

There has been a bit of back-and-forth on this, so rather than add to that I thought I'd bring it here for discussion. The question is, essentially, should Galactic Pinball be included in the timeline and the games section?

It is included in the Games section, stating the game takes place in the Metroid universe, but there is no source backing this up. The most recent edit adding the game to the timeline states that the linked article has information on it. Reading the main Galactic Pinball article, it only mentions that Samus has a cameo in that game, along with Star Fox characters etc. It does not state that the game is set in the Metroid universe, as this article states. Looking at the other games on the list, these are all core Metroid games, not games including Metroid elements as a cameo.

As such, in my opinion, it appears that one of the following is true. First, the game is part of the Metroid universe, but more sources are needed to show this, and the Galactic Pinball article itself probably needs a lot of work. Second, the game is not part of the Metroid universe, and should be removed from the Games section and the timeline. Third, the game is not part of the Metroid universe, but it and other games including Samus as a cameo (most obviously the Smash Bros games) should be added to the game list and timeline.

Thoughts? Aawood (talk) 12:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

As I am partially involved into this I will make a comment as well. I think the second proposal should be done. There should be a mention in this article that samus makes a cameo in the game, by having a metroid themed stage. But that is about it. I do not think it should be added to the time line because of this. Also I see no connection to the metroid universe at all. But I would like to see some reliable sources to back up that claim, for people that think it is. NathanWubs (talk) 12:23, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

It would likely be hard to gather source to show that the game is not part of the Metroid universe... But rather I think we should be asking for sources to show that it is, if it's to keep the prominent position it currently takes on this page. For my part I'm also in favour of removing the game from the Games section and timeline, but I haven't been as active here as many, and don't want to push the issue if I'm just missing something. Aawood (talk) 12:30, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Of course its not up to us show negative evidence of such a thing. Its up to those that proposed this to show positive evidence. However, even in the article itself it just say that samus has a cameo in the game. and after watching a long play on youtube of the game. The cameo is indeed minor, or at least not the whole stage as the quote says. It being set in the same universe is far fetched and there does not seem to be any reliable sources for it. I find that it should be removed, unless we want to add all the games with cameos. Which means indeed adding Super Smash in the time line. But lets say this game is in the same universe as metroid and also I guess starfox. It still is not a game that released as metroid or as a spin-off from metroid. So either way it should be removed. NathanWubs (talk) 19:40, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I agree. With that in mind, I'll leave this another couple of days for comment and, if no-one comes forward with any contradictory sources, I'll remove this from the article. Aawood (talk) 11:40, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

You could always bring it up at WP:VG if you want more comments. NathanWubs (talk) 11:53, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

I think we've got enough here to go on, we can always open this further if needed. For now, in the absence of any dissent, I'll make the relevant changes. Aawood (talk) 11:37, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

As one last point, I noticed while making the change that Galactic Pinball isn't referenced anywhere else in this article, nor on the "List of Metroid media" article linked to in the games section. If we're wrong, and it should be there, there's far more work to do than simply re-adding and sourcing it. Aawood (talk) 12:03, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

It is referenced in the other media section. But if it would be re-added to the time line, then there should be an expansion at least. but there is not much to expand without overshadowing the article of Galatic pinball in the first place. Also their refrence that they use has a virus it seems. NathanWubs (talk) 12:26, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Unsourced Lead

Hello everyone. I noticed that the lead is completely unsourced. I can go ahead and find some sources to implement in that section, if you all think that is necessary. Let me know, thanks! GordonFreeman1 (talk) 16:46, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Leads do not need sources if its uncontested and as long as it reflects the body of the article pretty well. But considering it kind of does not adhere to that. Go ahead and add some sources. NathanWubs (talk) 17:00, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanks! GordonFreeman1 (talk) 17:04, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Games Section

One more thing -- under the "Games" section, where it lists each game released in the Metroid series, should be also include which console each game belongs to? For instance, Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy, Metroid Prime for the Gamecube, etc etc. Let me know if you agree, and I'll go ahead and put that information in. Thanks! GordonFreeman1 (talk) 16:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Fusion is for the gameboy advance. Metroid: return of samus is for the gameboy. But I understand what you mean. I do agree that you should do that. Not on the timeline but in the games themselves yes. NathanWubs (talk) 17:01, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

I'll go ahead and start that soon, let me know if there are any mistakes. Thanks! GordonFreeman1 (talk) 17:04, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Etymology

Are there any sources about the etymology of the name Metroid? Metro is derived from the Greek word for mother, and -oid is a suffix denoting similarity. IsaacAA (talk) 17:03, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Turns out the actual etymology is much more mundane. IsaacAA (talk) 17:07, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Deleter Mis-identified

This seems rather irrelevant since Other M contains glaring continuity flaws, but it says in the plot for Other M that the "Deleter" is thought to be James? I never saw ANY implication of that. James died right after Maurice. By process of elimination, the only Marine that didn't die (besides Anthony) is K.G. We already know Anthony is not the Deleter (the Deleter isn't equipped with a plasma cannon), so it logically follows that K.G is the Deleter, I haven't found any relevant facts showing that the Deleter is James, apart from him surviving apparently the longest time after the assassinations started. Any sources for the "apparent proof" that James is the Deleter would be appreciated, as the article doesn't mention them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.228.139 (talk) 21:49, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

The only evidence I found on the Deleter's identity is from Nintendo World Report's feature article "Other M: Deleted Plotline." The source mentions that James is the Deleter, therefore as quoted: "James Pierce is found dead at the spot where the Deleter had confronted MB". The Deleter's identity is already cited with that NWR source in Metroid: Other M#Plot and I added it in Metroid#Games recently, as NWR is considered a reliable source per WP:VG/S#Reliable sources. I hope this is the source you're looking for, as there are no other reliable sources that covers on the Deleter. -- Hounder4 01:12, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

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Mark "Metroid Prime" series as "spinoffs."

A lot of people considered the Metroid Prime series to be a spin-off, should we include it in the infobox? I mean it would make sense, the Metroid series and Prime series' perspective and gameplay is very different. So should we include the Metroid Prime series? GeekFreak98 (talk) 20:11, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

I don't think it's right to consider the Prime games spin-offs as they're just continuations of the series. See also, for example, Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 in the Sonic series, Mario Galaxy and Mario Galaxy 2 in the Mario series, Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal in the Doom series. What would persuade me to describe it as a spin-off series would be if multiple reliable sources described it as such, but I don't think they do. Popcornfud (talk) 20:16, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Would need official sources to count those games as "spin-offs". Just because "a lot of people considered" them so, doesn't make it so. Basically, ChaosMiles07 (talk) 20:21, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Alright, thank you guys for your time. We'll think about this. GeekFreak98 (talk) 20:44, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Incorporating Metroidvania

I found it very odd that the entire Metroidvania genre isn't even mentioned until the last sentence, to an uncited statement. As cleanup is done here, I think we'll have to consider how we work that in a little better. Red Phoenix ^talk 03:15, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Red Phoenix, for sure. I'll see about fixing that this weekend. Popcornfud (talk) 13:44, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Awesome. I see plenty of opportunities here as well; we have three massive paragraphs about the original Metroid but little to nothing about Metroid II or Super Metroid (surely there is more to say about the original Metroid, but I'm concerned at just how unbalanced it is that WP:DUE might be a concern). The rest of the section too is essentially a list of releases; surely there is more about the series' progression, such as the greater focus on the story and remakes, and some of it is a little inaccurate - Metroid: Other M is rightfully regarded as a step lower, but it did receive generally positive reviews according to its article; it just received specific criticisms as well.

The one plus about all this? We have a lot of great articles on the Metroid games for us to borrow sources and even a bit of prose :) Red Phoenix ^talk 13:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Yes, agreed on all counts. The coverage of the games needs expansion. As does the gameplay section. And... Popcornfud (talk) 14:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll throw out as well that if we're looking for more cites, fr:Metroid is a featured article in the French Wikipedia, and barring a couple of idiosyncrasies, the references section looks very solid. Sometimes the French writing style I've found too flowery for encyclopedic writing, so a direct translation isn't a good idea, but it has some great resources. Red Phoenix ^talk 02:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

I agree, adding MetroidVania in there would be nessecary in my opinion. I see nothing wrong with that. GeekFreak98 (talk) 11:44, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

The French Connection

As this article is very well-covered in French, I’m thinking in the next week or so I’ll translate it and put it into a sandbox. Then, we can take the pieces we like and can verify, and that will give immense opportunities for expansion. Red Phoenix ^talk 01:51, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Red Phoenix, that would be great! Popcornfud (talk) 01:54, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

I've started it here. So far I've only done the reflist, and that will need a lot of weeding out to remove unreliable sources and format them for English, but I did a lot of the work already to make them compatible with the English Wikipedia. Because I used the same ref tags, using the source code from the French Wikipedia will work with the ref tags in the sandbox. Red Phoenix ^talk 04:27, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Okay, yeah, this'll take a while. Translating the French and copyediting it is the easy part; French Wikipedia code being so messed up and the English Wikipedia barring the use of the content translation tool is making this difficult. The time consuming part will be fixing all the French templates, and I found out I can't just block-run it through a translator because that will mess up the ref tags :( Red Phoenix ^talk 02:33, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

I apologize, I think my timeline's going to be wrong. This is taking a lot more effort than I thought it would, and I won't stop but it's going to take a while on my own. Since it's a repetitive task, it's super not fun to do and hard to stay engaged doing it. There has been progress made, though I'm not sure how useful what is done so far will be. I do think, looking at it, that there are more promising bits to come. Red Phoenix ^talk 23:11, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Red Phoenix, your work here is appreciated - I sure as hell wouldn't have got this far. Feel free to abandon it at any point. To be brutally honest, I'm not actually convinced this material is going to be that useful. I don't speak French, but from the look of what I can understand, I'm not tremendously impressed by this article, though perhaps we can still harvest the sources. For example, here's what the Chronology (History?) section says about Super Metroid:

Super Metroid (sometimes called Metroid 3) is an action-adventure game developed by Nintendo R & D1 and Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo for Super Nintendo in March 1994 in Japan then in April in the United States and in July in Europe. It is the third game in the series and a direct sequel to the first two opus.[2][15] The game was reissued in 1995 in the United States in the Player's Choice range.[16] In Japan, the game was re-released in September 1997 via the Nintendo Power cartridge service for Super Nintendo.[17] It was also reissued on the Wii virtual console in the United States in August 2007,[18] in Japan in September of the same year[17] and in Europe in October.[19] The game was subsequently re-released on the Wii U virtual console in May 2013 in Japan[17] and then worldwide.[20][21] It is also reissued on the New Nintendo 3DS virtual console in March in Europe[22] and in April 2016 in Japan[17] and North America.[23] It is also in the game library of the reissue of the Super NES Mini console released at the end of 2017.[24]

So basically a dense paragraph of release dates, and nothing else. Not great. Popcornfud (talk) 23:18, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Exactly what I thought so far. That being said, later on we have a couple of developer quotes, development history, and other detail. I don't speak or read French either (though I read Spanish, which has a number of similarities), so I'm optimistic there's more here.

We do need to determine reliability of the following sources used in the French Wikipedia:

• Christophe Mallet, L'Histoire de Metroid (in French), published by Éditions Pix'n Love, 2016, (ISBN 9782371880382)
• fr:Gameblog, a French video game website used extensively here. French article says it was founded by journalists from Joystiq and PlayStation Magazine
• fr:Gamekult, a French video game website. Says in the French Wikipedia article it was published by CNET until 2014, and currently by TF1 Group
• I removed one source that was listed on the English Wikipedia blacklist, though it looks like it may have only been used to show off a Samus cosplay

Red Phoenix ^talk 00:51, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

I haven't actually looked at the sources used in the French article. I was kind of assuming they would be mainly using English ones considering there's presumably much more RS coverage of Metroid in English than French, and considering the generally high standard of English ability among native French speakers. This is making this look still less appealing to me, as obviously dealing in French sources is harder when you don't speak French, and it's not like we're lacking English-language coverage. (I can use some Japanese sources too at a push, though it's always a bit of a chore for me.) Popcornfud (talk) 01:05, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, Popcornfud, this is starting to look bad. Yes, the French sources are actually predominantly English, but there are some French sources there, most curiously a whole book. That being said, I don't know anything about the author and very little about the publisher. I'll leave the sandbox as it is because I do bet there are English and French sources there worth using. (As a side note, a machine translation will work much better for French sources than they would Japanese, as European languages are easier understood by translators and only the jargon might be a little confusing). I am going to abandon the translation at this point, because on reviewing there are some interesting tidbits but not a lot we haven't covered more concisely here. We may instead want to look to the game articles, aside from sources. Red Phoenix ^talk 01:30, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

The plot and timeline

Something we're missing badly is the series' plot. There's been a template for ages explaining the timeline and how the games are out of sequence from their release date, but it's never been sourced. I've been looking for some sourcing for that but could use assessments of reference reliability and how to use them best..

• SVG, ran by Static Media and claims they have a fact-checking process but it's not one I'm familiar with, and not listed at WP:VG/S as either reliable or unreliable. If it is reliable, this is a fantastic and thorough source that could also help with summarizing the series' plot as a whole. It also talks about the manga and where its canon falls.
  • Side note: author Christopher Gates is a video game writer who has written for ESPN, Vice, and Playboy (the latter, remarkably, considered by WP:RSN as a very reliable source). I think that helps the case.
• IGN; this 2002 article is missing a lot of entries and has Metroid II before Metroid Prime instead of after. I question its accuracy, though IGN is generally reliable.
• GameInformer review of Other M, stating Other M follows Super Metroid.
• Eurogamer places Federation Force between Metroid II and Super Metroid

Red Phoenix ^talk 02:09, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

VG release template

@TheJoebro64: and @GeekFreak98:. TO avoid an edit war, I thought I bring up the discussion. The reasoning I saw in the edit summaries was because there's a list article for the media. I find this reasoning odd because one of our featured articles, Final Fantasy, uses the same formatting as this article, also has a list of video games and a list of media, and still makes use of a VR release timeline template.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:22, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

On AM2R

I'm seeing low-level edit warring on its inclusion in the history, so my 2cents: as a fan game that did not influence the main series, it should not be included in the history section, but there absolutely should be a section on this past about games inspired by Metroid (eg Axiom Verge, perhaps Shadow Complex) of which you then can include fan games. This can be wrapped into a Legacy section that includes the current section on Metroidvanias. --Masem (t) 21:24, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

agreed. i brought this up in WP:VG without realizing it was going to be brought up here and it looks like we're on the same page.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 21:59, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I reverted the IP's initial deletion because they had simply deleted sourced, notable content from the article. I don't feel strongly about where exactly it should go in the article, but it needs to be there somewhere. Popcornfud (talk) 22:08, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I've taken Masem's suggestion to create a Legacy section for this information, and moved the Metroidvania stuff into it. Ideally this section will be expanded, so it's not just an awkward space shared by these two rather disconnected subject matters - but assuming the objection to the (sourced and notable) AM2R coverage is that it's simply in the wrong place, putting it in a Legacy section is a better option than just deleting it. Popcornfud (talk) 22:44, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Some fan games are notable enough to be mentioned, and this might have enough third party coverage to qualify. But I agree that’s not about the history of the series. A notable fan action should be mentioned in a section about the game’s community or legacy. Archrogue (talk) 17:39, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Chronological order

Since chronological order means groupings of the subseries is no longer possible, such as the original series and the Prime series, I think ordering should reflect the different subseries instead. It's also easier to find information with more structure, instead of walls of nebulous text. Ozdarka (talk) 14:49, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

I disagree, because the article shouldn't merely present a list of games. It's a history of the franchise including its development, and shifts in technology, developer etc over time influences each instalment. Popcornfud (talk) 15:23, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Gonna +1 Popcornfud. JOEBRO64 15:29, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

What specifically is lost though? I did the edit, and no points like that were removed. To me, chronological order is hardly necessary for mentioning information on developers and technology. The content needs more subsections, and reading the content, what already distinguishes the paragraphs from each other is the games.Ozdarka (talk) 19:02, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Well, what's lost is the history. A history is a chronology of events, right? We don't want to just provide an overview of the games in the Metroid series - ie, we don't want to just produce a glorified catalogue. We want to place them in context. Popcornfud (talk) 22:08, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

The problem is that it's synthesis. The notion that there was a 2D era, then a Prime era, etc. is something that has been made up here on Wikipedia. The reality is that stuff happened in between, as shown in the content of the sections: the Prime era section, instead of the spinoff section, is where the Pinball game is mentioned, and the section about the "return to the core franchise" (this "return" itself a fabricated concept) mentions both 2D games and a Prime game, so it's not even clear what is meant by "core franchise". The attempt at chronological order simply results in the content being incorrectly categorized and hard to find.

The context of each game can be easily mentioned in each game's respective section, as it was in my version. Ozdarka (talk) 10:05, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Good point regarding the "names" of each era; regardless of synth issues, they're not necessarily even the best descriptors, so we should fix that. Still think a chronological order is the best way to present the info - see Sonic the Hedgehog for a more sophisticated example of the same thing, and something we should be aiming for. Popcornfud (talk) 12:01, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Metroid™ logo replacement

Anybody thinking of replacing the Metroid logo with the new logo from Metroid™: Samus Returns and Metroid Dread? It would be a cool replacement.

What y'all think? GeekFreak98 (talk) 13:34, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

What about the lightning bolt symbol that's free? can that one be used?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:23, 28 October 2021 (UTC)