This is the first in a three part series looking back on the history of 2D Metroid games in anticipation of the upcoming release of Metroid Dread. Today, we'll look at Metroid for the NES and Metroid ...
Since this franchise title makes up one half of the inspiration for the genre term “metroidvania,” you probably already know what a typical 2D Metroid game looks like, but I’ll break it down anyway.