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Metroid
| Title | Metroid |
|---|---|
| First release | 1986 |
| Developer | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Famicom Disk System, NES / Famicom, ArcadeADB |
| Genre | Metroidvania |
| Also known as | メトロイド · Metoroido |
| Players | 1 player |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Famicom Disk System: 1986-08-06 (NTSC-J) NES / Famicom: 1987-08-15 (NTSC-U), 1987-08-15 (NTSC), 1988-01-15 (PAL) |
| Wikidata ID | Q2530723 |
Samus Aran navigates through multiple areas of planet Zebes, using her arm cannon to battle enemies and collecting power-ups to enhance her abilities, in a solo mission to stop the Metroid threat.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
TheGamesDB
(123,60220,108546,108819)
· last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | pc_mtoid |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Metroid (PlayChoice-10) |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Year | 1986 |
| Genre | Platform / Run, Jump & Scrolling |
| Players | 2 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Nintendo); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 ·
romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) ·
fetched 2026-10-02 16:24 UTC · filled here: platform
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 3
Screenshots 5
Logos 2
Artwork 2
Commons 1
Sprites 4
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art
(1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Sprites (4): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Logo: Nintendo,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Metroid-Logo.png”)
Sprites
NES / Famicom version · 4 sheets · Metroid on The Spriters Resource ↗ (13 sheets on the site; 4 stored here)
Samus Aran (Power Suit)
#1774 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:12 UTC
Enemies & Bosses
#1776 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:12 UTC
Items & Objects
#1777 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:12 UTC
Tileset
#166543 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:12 UTC
Sprite sheets are fan rips of copyrighted game graphics (© Nintendo),
credited to the ripper and linked to their page on the source site; internal use only.
“Rip by” is the uploader credit shown on the site. Click a sheet to view it at full size (pixel-exact zoom).
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Videos
FDS Longplay [036] Metroid
