Featuring Mr. Dream, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario World, Super Metroid and Yoshi on the way soon.

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Meanwhile, the other players were Metroid-style space commandos, running around the battlefield on foot.

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Back when I was a kid, we had games like Contra and Metroid on the old NES that were really agonizingly difficult.

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John made a point that 4 looks to be taking inspiration from metroid prime, and I think hes dead on about that.

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Utilizing the Wii's controls in the first-person shooter category with skillful precision and creativity, Nintendo arguably has created the best game in the Metroid series.

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Nintendo also has been able to offer all of its key franchises in this collection, including Mario, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pikmin and Yoshi.

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The most powerful of these are Mario, Pokemon and Zelda, but they can draw on Kirby, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Donkey Kong and many others if need be.

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We also have big plans for Metroid in our Revolution.

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Series that have been going as far back as the 80s are still going strong, with Zelda, Metroid, Kirby and Donkey Kong titles always the top sellers for each system along with Mario.

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Starting in January and running through July, users will be able to demo one select title per month from the eShop: Balloon Fight, F-Zero, Punch-Out featuring Mr. Dream, Kirby's Adventure, Super Metroid, Yoshi and Donkey Kong.

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