{"id":136,"date":"2011-09-12T15:16:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T15:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2011-09-12T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T15:16:33","slug":"super-metroid-super-nes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Super Metroid (Super NES)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As mentioned yesterday, Super Metroid<\/em> was introduced to me by a friend I met\u00a0in\u00a0University.\u00a0 Before then, I had heard a lot about the awesomeness, but never experienced it first hand.<\/p>\n

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1994 - Super NES (Nintendo)<\/p><\/div>\n

When\u00a0this came out in ’94, my interest in video games was waivering a little bit.\u00a0 I wasn’t growing out of them, so much as I was just looking for that next jump games would take.\u00a0 I was somewhat obsessed with the Mortal Kombat<\/em> titles at the time, if only for the fact that the subject matter seemed more adult, which is what I needed (even though I was only 11).<\/p>\n

When Super Metroid <\/em>was plastered all over my issue of Nintendo Power<\/em>, I wasn’t really up for trying it.\u00a0 I had gotten some enjoyment out of the first game,\u00a0but its Game Boy sequel had me less than enthused at the time…\u00a0 this was just another one of those titles with “Super” tacked onto the front of it.<\/p>\n

I was way, way <\/em>wrong about that.<\/p>\n

*Fast-forward to nine years after the game is released, in 2003.*<\/p>\n

A bunch of friends and I\u00a0had gone\u00a0to see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines<\/em> in theatres.\u00a0 I enjoyed the campiness of the movie quite a bit, and I believed it was a great addition to the franchise – many others didn’t seem to think so, but I’m pretty easy to please when it comes to sci-fi flicks.<\/p>\n

After the movie was done, the group headed to the good ol’ Smythe St. apartment, and my friend Mike wanted to show me his “mad skills” with Super Metroid<\/em>, a game he was appalled I hadn’t played yet.\u00a0 He told me he could have the game beat in less than two hours, so I sat and watched as he played through.<\/p>\n

Two things struck me right away – the very first objective is to get the maru mari<\/em> (more commonly known as the Morph Ball), which means returning to the exact area that started Metroid<\/em> for us all back when it came out for the NES.\u00a0 Those who know me know just how much I love anything retro<\/em>, be it music, video games, or television.\u00a0 Going back to this room had me wanting to play it pretty badly.<\/p>\n

The other thing was the music.\u00a0 Oh my, the music.\u00a0 It sets the tone so perfectly for each portion of Planet Zebes, from the swampy marshes of Crateria to the hell-fire depths of Lower Norfair.\u00a0 The best music in the game, however, is also\u00a0the\u00a0simplest\u00a0little tune.<\/p>\n

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