I'm surprised Johnny managed to condense his love for Super into 20 minutes

2011 Johnny: *Sees Giant Metroid* "Sweet Jesus!" 2021 Johnny: *Sees Giant Metroid* "heheh Big Metroid go SUCC."

Samus: *Saves the last metroid and brings it to a space colony after an arduous, tiring, mentally exhausting and long genocidal walk through a planet* Ridley: *Steals the metroid 5 minutes after samus left the colony* *Somehow, from different parts of the galaxy the irritated screams of a woman can be heard*

“Thank you, Rucksack” Don’t think I didn’t notice that Just a Pancake reference.

you say no one cares about Hardy now, but when he’s revealed to be the villain of meteoroid dread you’ll all be sorry for doubting him.

In fairness, Samus didn't lose her abilities from being infected with the X parasite. In trying to treat her for the infection, whole sections of her suit had to be surgically removed. She lost her abilities because they literally removed them from her suit.

3:45 That deflated Metroid was an image I never knew I needed in my life until I saw it.

Regarding Samus losing all her equipment at the start of every game, I always just headcanoned it to be that Chozo weaponry has an expiration date. They were a peaceful, nomadic race, but their weaponry is something to be feared. So maybe the equipment permanently deactivates after a certain amount of time has passed or when the user leaves a certain planet. It's not a perfect explanation, but it's what I use.

If that ain't PERFECT TIMING, I don't know what is. I will see you all tomorrow when the next chapter of Samus's legend finally releases.

1:11 It's always nice to hear the mention of Yokoi. You could picture him as the head honcho for R&D1 Everyone knows he is Nintendo's Handheld godfather. But his role in R&D1 is what insisted on Kid Icarus, Metroid and even Wario Land to stil get games later on. Yamauchi trusted him so much and he was the first mentor for Miyamoto and other coworkers.

The ending with the Metroid Alarm had me laughing. We’ve only got a few more hours before Dread is in our hands at long last.

Tails Doll: Do you seriously still have that stupid alarm?! Johnny: Shut up and finish the dishes.

Ah. Good to see that the Metroid alarm also moved to Georgia.

"Why yes I'm a SIMP." -SomecallmeJohnny Hiralous saying from Johnny that will be timeless for years to come. We'll look back and remember that saying.

Mourning the loss of screw attack guy, he would've loved to see Metroid Dread become a reality

Can we appreciate the fact that he’s playing on an actual SNES

That ending brought a goofy ass smile to my face, and I can't wait to hear you absolutely gushing over Dread whenever you get around to it!

Once that alarm hit at the end and Johnny was just gone from the chair, out loud I said “Yup, time for Dread.”

The timing could not be anymore perfect…..here’s to Metroid Dread, everyone!

This game’s atmosphere is top notch. The red soil theme of Brinstar is one my favorite pieces of video game ost

I love this game’s attention to detail. From the mangled corpses in the opening screen, the bubbles in the lava after Crocomire is burnt to the bone to that little light spark at the end signifying the animals you saved before the Zebes explodes. Hell, I just learned through That Trav Guy that you could use the morphball to slip under the Chozo statue boss’ legs, and I’ve played this game for over 10 years.

“Not that Kenji Yamamoto, this Kenji Yamamoto. The one who didn’t plagiarize songs I still like listening to.” I’m not sure if this is exactly what you meant, BUT plagiarism aside, that Yamamoto’s original score for Dragon Ball Z Kai is absolutely stellar. When he got booked with plagiarism and they had to replace that score with the old DBZ score, a small part of me died inside… For anyone crazy enough to be interested, I still have the first 3 volumes of the funimation release of Kai which came out before they swapped out the score, and I am NEVER letting those babies go. Watching the saiyan saga with that immaculate score… oh it’s just beautiful.

This might be the SGB review I’ve wanted to see updated in Johnny Vs. most.

Over in Japan, several Super Metroid parody comics were made to tie in with its release. They're pretty harmless reads, though I never though I would see a chibi Samus that's obsessed with round objects.

Honestly as a beginner I really have a hard time with wall jumping in this game. Also I think it'd be cool if we had a Metroid game where Samus was to keep her arsenal from the last game and got new tools, with her now needing to use what she had from last game (maybe the first area could be dedicated to showing how they all work) along with the new tools such as a Grapple Beam upgrade that could pull enemies/objects to use as a flail, a drone to traverse small areas that the morph-ball can't get to or be in like a maze of electric seaweed for example, missiles that launch Samus back and she could use to rocket jump ala Soldier in TF2, etc. Then again that would be too much for newcomers to the series to get into.

That Scott Steiner clip and that reverberated fart made me crack the hell up. Absolutely stunning job by you and your editor, John.

The way to deal with item select: Have X be to select item and Select be to cancel. Makes it so much easier to swap items in a firefight so you don't take your left thumb off your ability to DODGE THE BOSS ATTACKS WHEN YOU JUST WANT TO SWITCH TO SUPER MISSILES

There are many games I played as a kid that have lost their lustre with age. Super Metroid is one of the few that I began to like more as the years go on.

definitely adding "why yes i am a simp." to the list of things i'd thought i never hear johnny say unless drunk.(do love buff samus aran alongside nyatto's buff art of mai shiranui.:3)

Even though I only played it less than a decade ago and had more experience with the GBA and GC titles, Super Metroid is my favorite in the series for its atmosphere and hidden depth. That said, it's very hard to recommend to totally new players, especially those who aren't used to how metroid games are structured in general. Fairly recently, I saw a group of friends (like 8 or 9 people) try to play it for the first time (or the first time in over a decade at least) and over half of them either bounced off of it hard or at least struggled with learning the game due to the controls (Samus's jump/spin jump in particular) and a lack of affordances in areas like the bomb blocks in the elevator room to Norfair. Can't really blame them for bouncing off of it and I'm sure I looked up a guide more than once during my first playthrough. As much as I wanted to defend the game, I had to recognize that those flaws will stop quite a few players from getting deeper into this game.

everytime you learn a new trick in this game, you NEVER go back to how you were playing before

Last night, while playing super Metroid just for fun, i did my first-ever Sequence break to Kraid early. It felt so good to nail that wall jump. I guess that's one of the hallmarks of this game, that even all these many years later, it's still so satisfying to get better at.

Good to see you, Johnny. Gotta go back in time with classic game of Super Metroid. My favorite classic SNES game besides Super Mario World and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

I'm so glad I got an SNES mini. I know that there are a bunch of great games on it, but having a physical way to play Super Metroid makes my day.

I’ve never been hugely into Metroid, and I was a Sega and Sony boy growing up so I have no nostalgic connection with this game. That’s why it’s a huge deal for me to say: This game is a masterpiece! I may have been late to the party with it but I’m glad I got to experience it!

Gotta love how he doesn’t even give his outro this time, the New Metroid Alarm is blaring and he’s already gone to answer the call!

It makes me feel nostalgic when you mention your uncle. My uncle introduced me to many games that I still love to this day (Super Metroid being one of them). I'm glad you have a cool uncle too, Johnny!

Tomorrow will be dreadfully exciting.

Phantoon's attacks are based on what you hit him with (Super Missile, Missiles, etc.) and he's an incredible push over because you can just go through his flame wheel (his response to super missiles) using the charge beam spin attack (which for some reason just makes you ignore the attack and go through it.)

I love when the Metroid alarm plays, John is just....g o n e. He's already on the move for such an event. Gotta wonder how that's gonna top Prime 4 when it comes out.

My theory is Samus has an emotional attachment towards her base suit. It's the one the Chozo initially gave her so she for the first few games she kept switching back to it. Later, she got over handicapping herself but fate keeps contriving ways that she's reset anyway.

I see John is getting the appetizers ready for the main course tomorrow. Can't believe Dread is almost here but man it's gonna be a good time.

YOU REALLY COORDINATED THAT GAG WITH TRAV HUH? (loved it, nice job you two)

It’s thanks to this channel that I even gave Super Metroid (hell, the entire series) a shot. It’s now one of my favorite games

You can charge up your beam and summersault through Phantoms energy attacks completely invincible

This is going to be awesome. I can't wait to see how Johnny reacts to Metroid dread tomorrow

This is one of my favourite videos of yours in a long time. Great writing and snark and information.

3:45 That fart reverb, though. That got me good.

If your wondering about the "is it just nostalgia" thing lemme say this: Im not the biggest fan of metroidvania games, this and aria of sorrow are the only ones ive ever completed. AND ive never had patience for any game before the ps1 era aside from a few exceptions. And even with all that, i played this game for the first time ever when it came out on switch a couple years back and absolutely loved it. It was so good, i genuinely think its one of the most well aged (i feel i could probably word that better...) games from that generation.

The only thing harder to wait for that Metroid Dread is Johnny's Metroid Dread review.

Ending startled me so much it took me a second to recognize the gag and another second to realize "Oh shit, IT'S ALMOST HERE!"

Glad you mentioned the dog commercial! _"Ship it!"_

"Why yes, I'm a simp." -SomecallmeJohnny, 2021

Is it weird that this was my first Metroid game, even though I am terrible at video games, but I remembered really enjoying playing this game. In fact, it was one of my very first video game that I got to play. Super Metroid was just one of my favourite childhood games ever, along with super smash brothers melee. Even though my friend and I started playing this game around when the Wii came out, her sister just so happen to have a Super Nintendo, with that game. So we always took turns playing the game, by alternating who’s playing every time someone dies. My friend and I had a blast playing it since both of us love competing against each other, we just went all out, trying to see who can get the furthest, who can beat a boss the fastest, etc.

I enjoy these “gushy” videos from you. It’s always fun hearing you talk about your favorite games.

The rematch against Sonic 06 is getting closer

Fresh from seeing an archive of Johnny's reaction of the Final Smash presentation on Twitch and watching Johnny revisiting Super Metroid? This has been one exciting week indeed. 😄

Can’t wait to see your Zero Mission review, that game is so tight

"Btw amazon samus is best samus" What a man of culture we have here

Dang back to back videos so close together. We love you Johnny!!

22:59 Its been an eternity in the metroid fanbase. The galaxy, has lost its collective shit. Good video :)

As someone who is far younger than Johnny and didn’t play Super Metroid until very long after the Prime games were already available. I can say it absolutely holds up. I can maybe understand that it might feel a bit floaty to some people, but I really think you get used to it rather quickly, and the design of the game is still absolutely stellar. Give it a shot.

I've never played a game so deep in its control scheme where you can pull off so many cool tricks. You're spot on with the whole learning to ride a bike analogy - it took me years to master the wall jump and now I can do it without thinking. It's so hard to not get that first missile in Brinstar or the wave beam early!

Samus at an interview panel: "And that's how I aimed diagonally at the Baby Metroid in II Johnny: "THAT'S BULLSHIT"

We've gotten reprints of the Mario and Zelda Nintendo Power comics, we need the same for the Metroid comic.

Random story: Johnny appeared in my dream last where I was hanging with him and Elliot reviewing Sonic games. Next day he uploads a video. Must be a sign!

"you should never find yourself lost in this game" I don't believe we had the same experience

I was never much into metroid, I never really had access to many of the games or the time to play them. But I was replaying Super Metroid for a second full playthrough, and I discovered that if you are holding a full charge and go into morph ball, it drops about 5 bombs around you. I'm sure many already knew that, but I'm pretty much learning from scratch. I thought it was so cool to discover something like that.

I'm honestly glad this game and fusion got me into the series, I would have never tried out games like hollow knight otherwise

Super is a game that I have SUCH conflicting opinions on. On one side: I absolutely love the stuff you can do in this game. Unintentional like the mockball or intentional like shinespark or walljumps. It's just fun to get through this game. ... but on the other side: I can't jive with the controls AND the weapon select system. Specially since I played this game AFTER Fusion and Zero Mission. Those games are just so snappy and satisfying to control, and for me that's the most important thing in a game, specially one where movement is as important as Metroid is. I also don't really like this game much visually. The atmosphere is amazing and most of the bosses look awesome, but again, I got spoiled by later games which made sound effects, visual effects and Samus sprite a lot more "in your face" and it makes Super look a bit meh in the end. Also I think the level design can be a bit dickish, nothing major but stuff Johnny mentioned like the sand in Maridia and other stuff like it... It can be a pain. But in the end, I always liked going back to this game, even if not as much as the GBA games or even Samus Returns. It's my least favorite of the "good" 2d Metroid games, but it's still a blast.

The scott steiner joke caught me offguard so I jumped and laughed at the same time. Great video!

I remember going to Sears back in 1994 and they had a set with this game on a Bose home theatre system... The experience was leagues beyond amazing, I am 36 and I still remember that moment like it was yesterday. I honestly don't know how to play these but I love em and respect them.

Even if Super isn't my favourite, (that would be Zero Mission) there is absolutely no denying that this is one of the most influential and important games ever made. That fact that so many games to this day are still modelled after Super just to go how much of an impact it has made.

Personally, I only played Super Metroid for the very first time less than a year ago. I definitely think it holds up brilliantly and would recommend it as a first Metroid game. Being really shitty with the controls and slowly getting better at them is part of the experience of the first playthrough. Yeah, I couldn't get the hang of the wall jump. Yeah, shine sparking took me 3 tries to get a single one right. But the rush when I pulled them off was crazy. Absolutely love this game.

So funny to see you post this today! I just finished my first run through this game last night! I stayed up all night; really felt like a kid again.

That's dope af. I never seen the self heal thing before

You can actually "beat" Ridley on Ceres? Crazy how I'm STILL learning new stuff about this game.

One of my personal favorite from the classic library of the SNES Collection.

Nice to see that the metroid alarm you installed came with the new place at the end.

I finished this game like 2 months ago and this game has so much more than I realized. I wanna watch your playthrough again now

Super Metroid is a weird one for me _personally._ I myself _am_ a huge Metroid fan - absolutely. Massively so. But... I just don't really fancy Super Metroid that much. I recognize its importance... the brilliant elements of many parts of its design... the dense atmosphere... all of that. So I totally see why many think it's amazing - it just somehow doesn't click with _me,_ y'know?

100% agree, Amazon Samus is pure awesome and how she should have been since Super.

3:45 see a Metroid all flat with the reverb fart noise makes laugh soo hard

0:47 finally got the reference. It is from the Super Metroid commercial. Good one Johnny.

I find it interesting that you hesitate to recommend Super Metroid to new players. For one of my cousin’s birthdays, I bought the Wii Points for my little cousin’s Wii and DL’d Super Metroid specifically to his system for him. He was 13-14 at the time. I honestly think it speaks to the craftsmanship of a game when a child can pick it up for the first time almost 20 years after the initial release and fall in love with it. I would recommend Super Metroid to literally anyone with even a passing interest in video games in general.

I relate to Johnny's, "Am I too old?" when discussing whether a game has problems or not. I grew up with PS1 RPGs, I was fucking spoiled by the golden age of RPGs to the point that I just can't enjoy RPGs today because, in my eyes, they're not as good. Yet when I play something like Chrono Cross and someone points out some of the major problems with it, I shrug it off as, "Oh you're too harsh" even though they're more than likely right. (Also not helped that I feel RPGs of today try to hard to cater to NES/SNES era of games, their stories are about as in-depth as those games but are stretched out to 60+ hours, and rely too heavily on FFV job system. [Bravely default 1/SL/2, Octopath Traveler, Yakuza 7 {Love this game but it does fall into that category}])

You have been working your ass off bro! Thank you for years of content.

I'm loving that you're calling attention to some of the Super Metroid speedrunning tricks in this video. Moonfall is a great little technique!

16:28 Super Intelligent Metroid Player

I just started playing super metroid the day you uploaded this. I'm having a lot of fun!

When I was younger I always thought the dead guy outside of Kraid's room was the blue armored guy from the Nintendo Power comic.

Ah. The classic "New Metroid Game Coming Out" Alarm.

I love your enthusiasm for this series！

I always thought the Hyper Beam came from Samus' sorrow and wrath over the murder of the baby metroid, like she breaks the limits of her armor by combining every beams even tho it might damage her gear.

16:17 my theory is that all that excess weaponry consumes a lot more energy and isn’t really necessary for Samus’s other bounty hunts, so she generally has them removes

Nintendo: We force censored Mortal Kombat & Wolfenstein 3D because they're too gory & violent. also Nintendo: So here's some dead bodies in Super Metroid.

I lol'd at 7:14 "Someone saying no" That really tickled me

"This is the future, ladies and gentlemen" -car ad starts playing- Such a sneaky sponsership, eh Johnny?

"Someone saying, 'No.'" 🤣🤣

Funny you did the Trav glyph gag as I only just watched their Super Metroid video today, talk about great timing