This usually takes the form of a list of enemies with short descriptions ( e. g. the Metroid Prime and Castlevania games, as well as Dark Cloud and Final Fantasy ) and may even be central to the plot ( Pokemon series ).

In the Metroid Prime series, Phazon is a highly radioactive, self-regenerating mineral with organic properties that is generated by the sentient planet Phaaze.

In Metroid Prime Hunters, Spire is a rock-like, silicon-based alien.

John Carmack announced the game and said that touch screen controls would not be implemented as much as in Metroid Prime Hunters, for example.

* The Colossus, the name of a Space Pirate ship from the game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

* Aurora Unit, an element of the game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

* The Grapple Beam from the Metroid series, which allows the player to attach to and swing from special points or surfaces, as well as the Charge Beam from Metroid Prime and its sequels, which allows the player to draw power-ups in from a distance.

* Metroid Prime, a first-person adventure video game for Nintendo GameCube and Wii

* Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, a 2007 action-adventure game

* Trace, a fictional character in the game Metroid Prime Hunters

The video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes involves a world, " Aether ", having an alternate self in the, " Dark " realm, universe, or dimension.

* Metroid Prime, a game in Nintendo's Metroid franchise

* Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, a 2007 video game for the Nintendo Wii

* The Ing, a race of dark creatures in the 2004 video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Metroid Prime is a video game developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube, released in North America in 2002 and in Japan and Europe the following year.

Metroid Prime is the first of the three part Prime storyline, which takes place between the original Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus.

It was reissued in 1990 as part of Nintendo's " Classic Series ", along with Zelda II, Metroid, Super Mario Bros., and other games.

Nintendo announced on August 17, 2011, that Metroid II, along with other Game Boy games such as Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins ( 1992 ), Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge ( 1991 ), and several others would be released on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console platform at the end of the year.

Struggling against more commercially popular games, such as Donkey Kong Country in 1994, along with the launch of the PlayStation and Sega Saturn video game consoles, Super Metroid sold poorly in Japan.

He first appears in Metroid as a comparatively diminutive creature, and one of three primary antagonists along with Kraid and Mother Brain.

Kirby's Dream Land 2 was slated to be remade for the Game Boy Color as Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX, but was cancelled along with Metroid II: Return of Samus DX.

Metroid Prime Pinball uses the basic mechanics of pinball, along with typical pinball items.

The rewritable aspect of the disks also opened up new possibilities ; games such as The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Kid Icarus were released to the FDS with a save feature.

* Metroid Fusion: Some Energy or Missile Tanks are actually enemies in disguise, and usually lead to a room with the real power-up.

As in previous Metroid games, Prime takes place in a large, open-ended world with different regions connected by elevators.

Items from previous Metroid games appear, with altered functions.

Prime is one of the first Metroid games to address the reason Samus does not start with power-ups attained in previous games ; she begins the game with certain upgrades, but during an explosion on the Space Pirate Frigate Orpheon, they are all lost.

Players of the game can gain two features by connecting Prime with Metroid Fusion using a Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable: use of the Fusion Suit that Samus wears in Fusion and the ability to play the original Metroid.

When producer Shigeru Miyamoto visited Retro in 2000, he did not like the games being produced, but suggested the development of a new Metroid game, considering the studio could deal well with the license after seeing the prototype of a first-person shooter engine they created.

The Japanese crew, which included producers Miyamoto, Kensuke Tanabe and Kenji Miki, as well as game designer and Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, communicated with the Texas-based studio through emails, monthly phone conferences and personal gatherings.

Retro Studios developed the storyline of Metroid Prime under the supervision of Yoshio Sakamoto who verified the plot ideas to be consistent with the lore of the series ' earlier entries.

On May, the game was showcased at E3 2001, with its name confirmed as Metroid Prime.

The initial Tallon Overworld theme is a remix of Metroid < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Brinstar theme, the music in Magmoor Caverns is a remix of Super Metroid < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Lower Norfair area, and the music during the fight with Meta Ridley is a remix of the Ridley boss music first featured in Super Metroid, which has been remixed and featured in most Metroid games since.

Shortly before the release of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in 2004, Nintendo released a GameCube bundle with a copy of Prime containing a special second disc, featuring both a preview trailer and a demo for Echoes, a timeline of Metroid games and an art gallery.

* Metroid Fusion, a 2002 Game Boy Advance game

Dr. Mario was designed by Gunpei Yokoi, creator of the Game Boy and Game & Watch handheld systems, and produced by Takahiro Harada, who also acted as producer of the Metroid series.

: 2003: Gunpei Yokoi ( 1941 – 1997 ) ( Game Boy, Super Mario Land series, Metroid series )

is an action-adventure video game, the second game in the Metroid series, and the only one developed for the Nintendo Game Boy.

In Metroid II, the developers added round metal shoulders on Samus's Varia Suit to differentiate it from her Power Suit, since both looked similar on the Game Boy's limited greyscale display.

Although not as well received as the original Metroid on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the game was still given generally favorable reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 78 percent from Game Rankings.

Metroid IIs designer, Nintendo R & D1, was also involved in developing the Game Boy Color, a device similar to the Game Boy but with a color screen.

He believed that Nintendo R & D1 included a special " Metroid palette " in the Game Boy Color's hardware, which " makes Metroid II look really, really nice on Game Boy Color ", and remarked that the release should have graphics comparable to the original Metroid on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Due to the black and white color palette used in Metroid II, and because of the canceled Game Boy Color version, there have been attempts to create colored versions of Metroid II.

Although considered by a few to be the weakest game in the franchise, Metroid II still received generally favorable reviews, receiving an aggregated score of 78 percent from Game Rankings.

Allgame believed that Metroid II would please fans of the original Metroid, and they noticed that the backgrounds were more detailed in this Game Boy iteration.