MAX PLAYS: Super Metroid SNES...FOR THE 1ST TIME! Part 1
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When Max doesn't go left for the Morph Ball, that's when you know he really is new to Metroid.
That hurt me.
So that's the joke that Nintendo lady made during the dread demo. Something about going left first
Also thinking only 1 missile will open the red doors.
@@FandomEntanglement well.. In other games, Red Doors open with 1 missile.. Like.. Zero mission... And there is that Red Door from Prime that only opens with plasma beam.... So.. Yeah. He is new in the SM.
@@LOtLeal why....do...u....type...like...this?
2:07:03 that's everyone's first reaction to shinespark. I love it.
There's something magical about a first timer's experience with Super Metroid. I wasn't able to play it back in my youth since I had a Genesis, so I ended up playing it via emulation about a decade ago. It still stunned me with its atmosphere, sense of isolation, and the glorious soundtrack. There's something about the Brinstar Overgrowth theme that blows me away to this day.
I just recently played it on an emulation as well about a month ago and it was great.
That's it I'm playing it.
My dude...... I played it back in the day. I honestly don't remember if I ever beat it when I was (I think) 11 or 12. A few years later in my late teens I did beat it. But yeah...... the game is just amazing. Its why when you look at lists for the SNES. Super Metroid is within the top 10. Dare I say within the top 5? It's a game I have on multiple consoles and a game I do go back when I wanna play something from that era.
Plus like 27 years later it still looks damn good.
@@TheDarkLink7 Even as someone who had the rival system as a kid, Super Metroid and many other SNES games are part of my own personal pantheon of best games ever. Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania 4, Star Fox, etc. They're all up there alongside my Genesis favs like Phantasy Star 4, Streets of Rage 2, and Shinobi 3 just to name a few.
I'm amazed how the game still look so good in my eyes. So many good memories.
Detailed sprites will always look good, no matter how old the game gets.
This game has aged like a fine wine
He did use an upscaler but looks great even without it
@@vincewilliamss it looks better than dread honestly
It's a supreme achievement of Nintendo. A tribute to their high standards...
I love how natural his sheer confusion towards everything is. Just every “What” “How” and “huh” really gets me
And some secrets he walks right by not knowing where how or what. Or how much trouble he had with the big plant boss who's name I forget that I've done no damage runs of because it's so easy to cheese.
This is possibly the most over rated and non sensical game in existence. Yall fanboys lose all braincells when talking about it, you forgive stuff in this game that if any of it were in another game you would bash it.
@@jonathansoko1085 Yeah-huh. You're definitely 100% correct and not wrong in the slightest.
@@jonathansoko1085 Care to elaborate? I think you can make a very informative TH-cam video about it. Not making fun of you, just curious.
I remembered when the GBA Metroids came out, some fans don't like the way those games gives you hints on where to go, unlike in Super Metroid.
I also remembered when I played Super Metroid the first time it took me the same amount of time on where I should go like Max. But I did die a bunch of times attempting to do a Hell run in Norfair without the Varia Suit and against Kraid. I didn't die against Bomb Torizo & Spore Spawn though.
I like how Max says "Planet Zeebs" and then looks knowingly at the chat as if daring them to correct him
Ha yeah Im like "Its not zeebs like in dweebs its Zebes like in the best" .
yeah everyone knows it Zebeth
What do you mean thats not how its said?
Schwarzenegger would say "Planet Zeebs" too if he played Super Metroid lol
@@Kaarl_Mills It's been officially pronounced "Zeb-ess" both by promotional material and in Other M.
8:10 - Arrival on Planet Zebes
11:57 - Morph Ball acquired
15:42 - Max's first walljump, almost like he knew what he was doing
19:41 - First "Metroidvania moment" (i.e. one-way path to the next upgrade)
21:56 - First death
25:43 - Torizo statue defeated
29:35 - First E-Tank acquired
47:10 - Spore Spawn defeated
49:30 - Charge Beam acquired
53:23 - "N00b bridge" defeated
55:45 - Norfair BURNS
1:00:49 - High Jump acquired
1:13:55 - Kraid defeated
1:40:20 - Speed Booster acquired
1:43:17 - Waxing poetic about the value of a blind Let's Play
1:44:04 - Second "Metroidvania Moment" (unlocking new path to a previous room)
1:57:25 - First (intentional) walljump
2:01:40 - First sequence break (Wave Beam acquired early)
2:07:02 - First Shinespark
2:08:48 - Famous last words?
2:11:05 - Crocomire defeated, first try
2:26:35 - Power Bombs acquired in Norfair
2:31:25 - Grapple Beam acquired
2:50:05 - Ice Beam acquired
3:14:24 - X-Ray visor acquired
3:16:17 - Accidentally pro walljump
3:19:24 - "First" Power Bombs acquired (in Lower Brinstar)
3:28:23 - an ode to the Grapple Beam
3:32:03 - Max's previous save was 12 minutes ago in a different zone
3:35:00 - Returned to Samus's ship
3:42:13 - Phantoon hates Super Missiles
3:46:44 - second Ode to the Grapple Beam
4:00:30 - Phantoon defeated
Thank you for this
Sweet, thanks for this and the other on part 2!
Was there a Crystal Flash moment anywhere? Would be awesome if he somehow discovered that, would want to watch his mind get BLOWN apart
@@MrLinkolin Nope. Chat filled him in on walljumps and shinespark, but among the secret techniques in Super Metroid that one is THE most secret.
My jaw dropped at the wave beam early part. I was so sure he wouldn’t do it, I thought he’s wasting his time. Proved me wrong! Lol.
little young gamer: What emulator your using?
Giga Chad Max: THE REAL LIFE EMULATOR, THAT EMULATES REAL LIFE
Little Young Gamer got rekt.
The only thing that could make it more authentic is if the console was connected to an actual CRT.
man i wish i could have gotten an snes classic but nintendo reeeeeally did not care about keeping up the stock of it, they made one wave after the first and that was it it seems
@@rinnnnnnnnnnrin I have it and to be honest it isn't as good as people made you believe. I even added games from other systems. It's been collecting dust in some drawer somewhere.
@@rinnnnnnnnnnrin the snes classic is just a shitty emulator inside a snes shell. It's completely pointless other then the snes controller shells and buttons from Nintendo. There's better snes emulators that don't charge you.
"Why is it every time I try something, it works?
Because genius game design, This game is an absolute masterpiece!
60% of the time, it works, every time.
As the chat backseat games the entire time
true
@@HonkeyKong54 😮😮megaman
And here we see the effects of backseating. Because somebody tipped him off about the walljumps early before finding the animals, after he got the grappling hook, he missed that the game was trying to teach him about how to use it. The same room and the room after that were meant to do that, instead he completed the grappling hook room by practicing walljumps and missed the grapple block, and same thing with the second room, he just jumped over the gap again not noticing the grapple block. Then on the third room where it's needed, he spent some time confused about what to do, until he realized that "oh wait, I have the grappling hook" and then some more time got spent on being confused about how to use it and fighting and screwing around with the controls.
I agree I feel there was a lot of parts he was lost and the chat was telling him go back or what to do
Cry
@@BDSL Nah, why would I do such a thing when I can just leave you to do it instead?
Shaddap nerd
Back seaters should be executed and turn into fish food
it's amazing after over 25 years, Max was 100% unspoiled about this game despite its placement in many "best game ever" lists over the decades. Watching him play for the first time ever with absolutely fresh eyes and figuring things out on his own was a delight from beginning to end.
I played and beat this game for the first time 2 years ago. Anything that I did know about this series was what ever was represented in Smash games.
And yeah, this game holds up. I can only imagine how crazy popular this game was 25 years ago.
Yeah, wish I could go back and experience it for the first time on console again.
Oh, and hi Lance. Any new art in the works?
I mean there's not a lot to spoil per say...
@@Whienzarth It was straight up legendary. Imagine an era where this game was the most cutting edge game ever. The term Metroidvania didn't even exist back then coz this game is, well, the first part of that term. There would literally not be any metroidvania without Super Metroid.
it is not his first playthrough. He has one in yovideogames from 2015 i think.
1:55:30 I wish no one told him about the wall jump. I actually leraned there was a wall jump when I copied what those little critters are doing. The same thing for super jump. Metroid is all about the environment. Backseaters removes what makes metroid a metroid.
I felt this too. I got really upset when the wall jump and shine spark were spoiled for him. Finding the etecoons and dachora and learning those moves is the one of best parts of this game.
100% with you on this one.
At least chat could of helped him with the phantoom fight. I beat it by rolling into a ball and to the edge of the room to dodge the swirly balls.
@@KiyokaMakibi You can also jump while charging your beam
@@july7498 I didn't know that when I first played it when I was growing up XD
Max slowly revealing the SNES controller is one hell of a flex.
i mean you're in 2021. this guy showing that he plays the original Game on the ORIGINAL hardware shows how in pristine condition his stuff is. basicly saying. his hardware is like 30 ish years old and still works like a charm. not many people can say the same thing. especialy with 30+ year old electronics.
its indeed a MASSIVE flex move
@@cherrydragon3120 is he not using the snes classic?
@@TyranBatten Nah, he's using the SNES *actual* classic lol
@@cherrydragon3120 this is fact. My NES barely works anymore, but it still works.
Looping back to the ship the first time I played it in the 90s was mindblowing, didn't experience that same feeling again until Dark Souls over 15 years later
Here we go, boys. METROID FANS UNITE!!!
1:08:15 "save rooms generally don't have any secrets, don't waster your time" ...and then Fusion/ZM happened, hehe.
Frfr I remember being a kid playing Fusion on my SP and finding that little crack in the save room somewhere in sector 4
I was literally punching the air bro I went bananas
yeah.....i was running for the 100% first time in Fusion and that was a nightmare of three months.
Nintendo: "pulled a sneaky on 'ya"
@@Creammm69 That wasn't even a secret either it was required for progression. It took me forever to find that.
Tangentially related:
Took me forever to find that one in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance.
Already looking forward to the Metroid Dread stream Max!
Same here! Great to see him enjoy a classic like this blind playthroughs are hard to come by nowadays.
Did he even played Fusion? ... Doesnt make sense to play it then... just sayin...
Metroid dread finally gives me a reason to buy a switch.
@@venar4248 that’s a dumb though process
@@venar4248 You don't really need to have played Zero Mission, Samus Returns, Super Metroid, Other M and Fusion before playing Dread.
When I first played this I had no concept of the Chozos and they didn't explain who they were in-game. I thought the statues were just giant, fossilised chimpanzees. And the ones that came to life were impostor bird creatures.
I don't think that a lot of people did have any concept of the Chozo until Prime, Fusion, and the manga. Fusion fleshed the Chozo via the backstory in the manual, while Prime fleshed out the Chozo via in-game lore (with the lore in the European and Trilogy versions of Prime being treated as the canon versions), and the manga fleshed out the Chozo through the events that unfolded. Though the Japanese guidebook for Super Metroid did mention Samus as having been adopted by the Chozo, this wasn't expounded upon until the manga.
There was also a non-canon Super Metroid comic in Nintendo Power Magazine, however. And it's worth noting that many characters introduced in it became canon immigrants via their inclusion in the manga, which was solidified to be canon thanks to Zero Mission.
Fossilized chimpanzees was youre guess? Thats unironically hilarious
@@LittleAl016 If not for Nintendo Power magazine, I wouldn't really have known about the Chozo. Even the scant mention in the SM manual really didn't say much about them at all.
I haven't seen someone who doesn't know what they're doing in this game since 2010 so this is fascinating.
I've never played but im waiting for that push
I recently played through all the 2D titles 100% for the first time in preparation for Dread. Super is definitely the top, but I’ve gotta be honest it took some getting used to. Definitely a game you’ve got to spend a lot of time getting a feel for, and I envy those who grew up with it and thus had a good amount of time to take everything in.
agreed max might be our hidden gem for him to know how it is to play this gam efor the first time and watch his brain blow up when he learns the advance techs and then finds about randomizers
DeeBeeGeek is also going through it blind
@@jamesmith1048 same here. Wish it was more easily playable and/or not locked behind a subscription.
I’m sorry but towards the end the “urge to KILL RISING!!” Had me dying! The grappling hook is life. I’m glad you are playing this masterpiece before Dread. I hope you get to fusion.
1:40:20 All I wanted was his reaction to the speed booster. The coolest item in all of 2D metroid
love that it's coming back in dread
NAH... the shine spark. took me forever to learn that back in middle school
@@NpausAsHawj tbf its not an item
Super Metroid is one of those games that is best played in a dark room at night and alone then pair it with whatever nice set of headphones or speakers you have lying around to get the most out of its gaming experience. I mean just look how dimly lit some of the places there, you wanna enjoy that by setting the mood of your own place like that too.
Seeing Max get himself out of a softlock with wall-jumps (2:23:29) let me know that even though he might muddle through & figure out how everything works, he'll be alright.
I was just teaching my friends little brother the ins and outs on this classic not too long ago. He had pretty much the same reactions Max had when he was playing it lol. Now he NEEDS to play Metroid Fusion next!
Oh geeze, I hope he’s got strong nerves, the SA-X is scary as hell to deal with for first timers.
Fusion is one of the best next to Super
@@knox7945 Funny enough, had a friend that posted on Twitter saying, "Fusion is the worst of 2D Metroid" the other day.
And they said they'd let M1 and M2 slide because of limitations... in which I had to remind them that there are hacks, playable on real hardware, that fix 99% of the jank of those games, and they even then still said Fusion was the worst.
Like alright, it was linear as hell and enemies hit like trucks, still has a better overall design than most other metroidvanias despite its linearity.
No lie, there’s a certain point where you have to do a hit and run encounters with the SA-X at certain points and as my first metroid game, Fusion legit scared me from finishing it and had to get my friend to help me get past some of the points. Even as an adult those encounters still fucking make my skin crawl.
Fusion will test Max.
@@TheDarkkilla12 Oh yeah, it took me awhile too to screw up the courage to get past each SA-X encounter my first play through. I’d still dread (pun unintended) doing it in subsequent play throughs, much like I dread doing the bottom of the well dungeon in Ocarina of Time due to THAT mini boss.
My husband is gonna be playing this through for the first time soon and I'm beyond excited for him. Super Metroid holds up so well its ridiculous
Did he love it?
I too am playing this for the first time ever with Dreads soon release. And I was watching a streamer recently say that they've played this game so many times that they have no idea how to play the game "normally" they always play it with the game breaking mechanics. And say it's always interesting to watch a newbie play this
I grew up with the game and it’s so instinctual for me to sequence break as I have been doing that since the 90s. I would have to concentrate to NOT sequence break.
One thing I love about this play through is that despite not having “nostalgia goggles” for this game, Max’s still able to put his mind back into the 90’s to appreciate the detail that was insane for the time that most kids nowadays probably wouldn’t be able to appreciate.
I first played the game in around 2014 when I was about ten-ish. While I loved the gameplay loop, I didn’t get most of that detail until years later and now it’s still me of my favorite games, despite being about a decade older than I am.
I mean, to be fair, Max is kind of perpetually in the 80s/90s, so it's not that hard for him to put himself there.
It's not nostalgia, this game is still one of the best
He didn't have to put his mind back into the 90's. It's still a superb game with fantastic art direction, amazing level design and controls that complement the game perfectly.
jesus you are so young but I am happy that the younger generation /gen-z still enjoys a masterpiece like super metroid
I mean games now still get this kind of style (probably inspired by this game), so it's not too hard to appreciate it. Not to mention it still plays great.
it's crazy he took this long to finally get into the Metroid Franchise
considering it's no secret that he's a HUGE Aliens fan and the aliens franchise inspired Metroid as a whole, so I thought it'd be a no brainer for him to be a fan of Metroid
but oddly no, he skipped out on it
Glad to see he finally went in
I hope he plays Fusion sometime tho, that'd scratch his "Scary aliens" itch too
I think dread and fusion is more faithful to Alien because they'er more creepy, were as Super Metroid is more Non-liner.
I hope he goes through fusion or zero mission at some point.
Yeah, he DEFINITELY has to play them. Specially Fusion.
On stream fusion will be pretty funny with how obnoxious the level design is with hidden bullshit
@@Gustavozxd13 Can't wait until he fights nightmare - If he doesn't tilt, he isn't human.
@@skorgex9118 Imagine him having the missile counter below "normal" in this fight... Oh hell... And I know that is possible because it happen to me... I was a really mad guy in that moment. Lmao
all the games lol
the best part of this streams was probably Max trying to solve puzzles for 1 hour and the Chat losing his mind, and also his reaction to the badass ending that this game has overall
Has Max mentioned on Stream if he’s gonna play Metroid Fusion before he does Dread?
@@ArtificialXD I'd love to see him play both! As well as him playing Samus Returns!
@@ArtificialXD He did say he will try playing Fusion if he has time.
@@Shindenize The paranoia of the Samus suite chasing him would be gold.
"Man this game actually just got 3 times easier, there's not even any.."
**proceeds to get mauled by water plant**
It's really fun watching someone that never played this having a go at it
I tuned in to this stream and I remember right before he started playing he said “I’m NOT going to beat the game” since it was his birthday and planned to play other games. Then lo and behold this was his whole birthday stream lol and beat it the night after. It was awesome!
1:10:51
"Why is it that every time I try something it actually works? That's so weird."
The brilliance of the level design/invisible guiding hand in Super Metroid explained in the form of a question from a new player. Goddamn I love Super Metroid so much.
yeah, this game has some 4D chess class level design, there is little to no tutorial* and your hability to find shit is limited to your curiosity.
*As in MEGAMAN MEGAMAN!! type tutorial
Upon watching this and re-thinking of my own playthrough of this game back in around 1995... I'm realizing especially now how _AMAZING_ the sound design in this game is.
I know the SNES' sound chip was capable of surprisingly complex music and sound quality (well, for the time and in retrospect) but the more I think about it and make comparisons to other SNES games and the more I'm starting to believe that Super Metroid may well have the absolute best sound design in the entire SNES library. And by sound I don't even mean the soundtrack (which itself is incredible). I mean the various little blips and environmental ambient sounds of the various maps. The _atmosphere_ and the feeling of 'dread' in this game just coming off of the sound design alone is top notch. From the sound of the suit's Cannon, missiles, lasers, to the sound of the doors opening (about as memorable as the doors sounds in DOOM), to the footsteps to the super powers when they kick in, the enemies and sound cues when getting hit, to the eerie background atmosphere and unsettling bosses screams. It's just a marvel work of art.
I think that Super Metroid is so good for being a 16-bit game that I would say that's the sort of a 2D game I imagine would have been made for the Sega Saturn or PS1 instead. It's really an outstanding game and probably represents the peak of 16-bit gaming. There's a lot of amazing games on the SNES (and Genesis as well) and I could easily think of Mega Man X, Link to the Past or Donkey Kong Country of course but... jeebus man Super Metroid does something so great it's almost unbelievable it was a Super Nintendo game.
The SNES has a really good sound chip
I mean this and other stuff like ki really are just still a good liste .
Watching people play this blind is like a drug. It's one of those games that just feels right even if you know every secret. I love your epiphany moments. Was about to search the VOD on Twitch but thanks for the upload.
Especially when they take hours upon hours to beat it. (Looking at you, Gawr Gura! You too, DeeBeeGeek!)
When he was about to drop into crocomires room and said "i don't need to save" had me in stitches.
Seriously, the journey you're going through shows just how incredible the design of this game is. Without any sort of tutorial the game teaches you it's mechanics through it's level design. Your experience is all of ours: "What", "Huh", "Wait, what?", "I can do that?", "dude..." lol.
Somehow one of the moments I like the most is when Max is concentrating so hard on fighting Phantoon that he can't even speak.
This is one of my all-time favorite games. You are completely immersed in a world of monsters and secrets. "DREAD" is the sequel we've all been waiting for. . .🤩🤗😎👌💯
You know if Samus had just broken the glass on the metroid container when Ridley was kidnapping it... Game would've been over right there.
But then there's a chance she'd hurt *The Baby*
@@Zappy_C Considering Samus Returns, trust me, *nope.*
@@Zappy_C Only thing that can hurt a Metroid is freezing.
@@MarginalSC Anything can hurt metroids, as you can kill them without any form of ice weaponry; metroids just have an extreme weakness to cold.
@@MinecraftMinersUnity I know that's true in the Prime games but I don't think its true in Super. I know canonically you have to freeze them when they are in their 1st form.
I love seeing Super Metroid's game design work smoothly. It's very satisfying to see.
I loved this game. The feeling of just this lone person on this planet, with unknown mysteries and secrets around any corner, and the music plays so well into this as well. Man, there's just so much to love about it
"The Grappling Beam Sucks" in the Key of D was pretty amazing! 🤣🤣🤣
@3:26:47
Pause it there, see Max's reaction and facial expression. That's where he truly fell in love with this game. It's a very memorable zone.
"we're almost at the end chat" LMAO I had to do a double take and make sure I was actually 10 mins into the video and I didn't just space out for 3 hours
The gaming logic and playstyle of oldschool vs new Gen gamers is really interesting
Could you elaborate on that?
I find it annoying. Some things are so obvious and he cannot figure them out without being told by the chat.
This is so wholesome & amazing: a recording of my favorite TH-camr playing my favorite game for the first time
not first time tho
This was awesome to watch seeing Max play through the whole thing
As fun as it is to watch the sequence breaking, I kinda wish chat let him make some of these discoveries on his own
This is why I don't like watching streams live. Too many backseaters. Let the streamer discover the game.
I agree, spoiling the wall jump was a little bit disappointing. After he got the speed booster, I was waiting for him to remember the gates that lead to the ice beam that he spent forever trying to get through and having the "a-ha" moment about them. (Maybe he does when he gets there, still watching).
@@douglashudson4706 Yeah because of the wall jumping crap, Max started to overthink everything and pretty much started having even more trouble than if he would had just played the game normally.
Makes me wonder if it’s possible to get plasma beam early. Like, before wave or ice.
Yeah I dont like sequence breaking. I don't mind people helping in the chat when the streamer wants help-I do that myself. But sequence breaking is different, I would never encourage that. And I don't spoil the story or tell them what they need to get something. I would have just told him he needed something else to get the Wave Beam
DK and this game still stand up so so well. As good as any game ever made.
4:02 When Max said "Electric cars for all!" I started imagining everybody driving around in cars with a bottled up metroid as part of the engine, LOL!
This stream was so awesome. I still can't believe I got to be there to watch you play one of my favorite games as a kid, for your very first time.
This is amazing, I can't wait to see just how much fun Max has with my favorite video game series.
I watched this on the Twitch channel, and this was one the most entertaining play throughs Max has ever done. So much fun.
Caught some of this on stream. My favorite SNES game from my youth. Was fantastic seeing Max struggle with some of the sections I had the same problems with over 25 years ago. Glad to see these on TH-cam. Really excited to see the rest of the playthough.
Yaass! I saw Max run this live, had a hell of a good time watching him discover one of my all time favorite Nintendo titles, but reluctantly had to turn in after Brinstar and was starting to worry this wouldn’t get posted. Thank You Max & Co.! 🙏🤓🕹
I managed to watch it live at least on the key parts (start, boss fights, ending) and I'm really happy that you got to experience the game for the first time. I hope you'll get around to the other parts in the series (at least the gameboy ones) and also Dread which is imminent! Cheers!
Probably one of the top three most influential games of all time.
Doom may be more popular but Super Metroid came first.
@@orangeslash1667
I would probably say that DOOM is more influential. Just like like Super Metroid takes most of the credit in Metroidvania - Half Life 2 takes the DOOM Blueprint and charges that landscape of storytelling within gameplay. It's really hard to narrow down a top-three because of the way games influence each other. I'd say that both Doom and Metroid deserve to be there. Coming up with a third knowing of the countless others that deserve a spot is almost impossible for me.
@@Sticks_of_Truth Doom and Metroid have one thing in Common. The creators of both both games confirmed the the Aliens series was a very big inspiration.
@@orangeslash1667
I'm talking about gaming. It's no secret that Aliens is a huge influence on many classic games. Definitely in my top ten of best movies ever. If not top five, but that's another impossible list.
@@Sticks_of_Truth Theres actually a really underrated manga I recommend called(Samus and Joey) that is available on the Metroid data base.
That whole exchange in Norfair with the big room and the falling platforms had me yelling at my screen after he obtained the Power Bombs. But the reaction at 2:30:48 was so worth it XD
(And don't worry. That was also me during multiple parts of the game. It feels like experiencing this for the first time watching Max play. Feels great!)
I envy Max, the very feeling of playing one of the greatest games ever made for the very first time. I wish I could have that experience all over again.
I played Metroid 1-4 for the first time this year as Dread prep, and it is absolutely insane how good these games are still in 2021.
Did you give the prime series a go? They're really well done and the music and atmosphere is as good as any metroid.
Just stay awsy from Other M
Man it'd be cool if Max ended up playing Zero Mission and Fusion later down the line.
Zero Mission is godlike. Probably my most replayed game ever.
He did express interest in playing them after he finished Super.
sadly he played other games this days and it's too near dread, i'm surprised if he play even one of 2
Zero Mission is a favorite after 3
It gave me pure joy watching you play and react to this for the first time! Thoroughly appreciate you sharing this experience!
Watching you play this with no insight was so pure and hilariously infuriating because you were so lost. Great series of my favorite Metroid from my favorite Dood!
This game has one of the most beautiful pixel art ever
Happy belated Dood. I was impressed how he quickly adapted and learned some of the stuff for a blind run. Nice job Max!
2:23 It’s pronounced “Zeh-bes”.
7:35 You do get a higher jump if you do a diagonal jump.
11:13 This part is meant to look like that.
16:29 No, Max. That’s where the map terminal is. The frame is where you are.
22:56 You can shoot his bomb things to get health and missiles. Also if you stay in Morph Ball form, Torizo can’t hit you unless it lands on you.
Every time I see this game I want to replay it. That's amazing how this game never ages. Top 10 maybe 5 games ever.
Having recently finished this game for the first time myself, this was awesome to see in my feed. The fact that this game still holds up so well today is just amazing.
Here's hoping Dread is even half as good as Super
I hoped to catch 40 minutes to an hour of this stream while I was making dinner. Unfortunately it was Max and chat faffing around with the hardware and visuals for the majority of what I saw, so I’m glad this has been uploaded.
Watching you go through this for the first time was pretty damn great especially you losing your mind with the grappling hook
I really enjoyed this game's incentive to explore, and they subtle ways the game teaches you how to play it.
I legit jumped when I saw this notification. DEFINITELY looking forward to watching this all the way through. This game is a blast and if you haven't played it yet do yourself a favor and try it out. There are a lot of games from the late 90's/early 2000's with legendary reputations and I would say this one lives up to it.
Edit: Max shoots one missile at the door. "That didn't work."
Oh... oh this is gonna be goooooooooooooooood.
Edit 2: Max slowly descending into madness having to use the grappling beam is one of the funniest things I've seen all year.
Missed some of the streams you did on this so can't wait to watch you play this dood ^^
This is one hell of a surprise. To see one of my favorite content creators playing one of my favorite games. Wish I could have made it to the stream. Weird to see blind runs of this game nowadays. Haven't seen one since I barely knew what the Internet was.
If my guy starts liking this form of gameplay he gotta give Castlevania a try.
Peak Metroidvania experiences.
Yes, amongst the metroidvania genre of games, Metroid and Castlevania offer some pretty memorable entries, weird how that works
Agreed. I had a better time with the Metroid and Castlevania games than I do with other titles of the genre.
Igarashi basically only added some (lousy) rpg mechanics to the proven formula of Metroid in Symphony of the Nigh, so to use "vania" is kinda unfair. 90% of the experience is metroid, 10% is Castlevania... and that alone justifies the moniker? I disagree with that notion, "metroid-like" is a better and more factual description imo but "metroidvania" stuck around
I personally find Metroid better than Castlevania but that doesn't change the fact those games are still also incredible so yeah, he totally needs to try them out. Starting with Symphony of the Night of course
@@RRRRRRRRR33 🤷♂️ I like the rpg elements for the form of managing your character and grinding low drop rates for good stuff.
Metroid is the simpler version where Castlevania would add newer mechanics to their GBA/DS games.
glad to see more people joining the Metroid hype train, this franchise really needed the attention because it's really good, Super Metroid was already a good game and now they are tapping to the potential of the franchise even further because Dread looks so smooth, can't believe this is happening, 5 more days until Metroid Dread!
I am really looking foward of more Super Metroid gameplay from you. Its one of my favorite games and I had a lot of fun watching someone discovering the greatnes of this game, totally agree with you!
I see Max plays this for the first time and is already sequence breaking the Wave beam brings a tear to my eye. He is one of us at heart. A true Metroid Weeb.
I still think Super isn't the best Metroid experience, solely because of the Jank but damn. They WENT HARD with this game in the 90ies. The sheer amount of weird tech you can pull off alone is just bliss. I love that!
The Shinespark, Walljump, Bomb jumps, Charge Bombs, Poor Mans Screw Attack, the weird amount of beam combinations with unique special moves for most of them, the Crystal Fucking Flash!? Jesus.
2:11:08 - 2:11:55
I had a similar reaction when fighting this for the first time. It's such a good moment in the game.
Great game. I love it. Played it as a kid back in the 90s. Great music and great mechanics.
So glad that you played this, it's my favorite game of all time.
Watching you experience it for the first time has been delightful :)
Dood!!! I have been following your channel for YEARS, HUGE fan, and I'm about 1000% sure that you can kick my ass in ANY fighting game. My first fighting games were Mortal Kombat 1 and Street Fighter II, both on SNES, and been playing fighting games since, but I'm nowhere close to an expert like you are.
With that been said, Super Metroid has been my ALL TIME FAVORITE GAME since I was about 12 years old around 1995 since I my parents got me that game. I used to play it all day. I can probably get about 99% items with my eyes closed. Watching you play this for the same time had so many amazing moments (and some cringe since right at the beginning you missed 2 missile upgrades and I wanted to tell you how many things you were missing or wasting time on), but it reminded me of how much I loved playing this as a kid, exploring every nook and cranny, wasting hours and hours trying to get items just to have to come back later once upgraded.
I watched all 4 hours and I'm about to start part 2. This is seriously not something I thought I would watch on your channel. Thank you for this!!!
I've done a fair bit of Super Metroid speedrunning, and posted several glitches/strategies on its GameFAQs page. If this were any other game, I'd be bothered by all the mistakes Max is making. But Super Metroid is special case; it rewards attention to detail and thinking outside the box. It's always so interesting seeing how a new player figures it all out.
Right!? Omg is the worst when you're so young i had to play the game all over again years later because it was so difficult 😫
For anyone wondering, the magic moment when Max falls in love with the game is at 2:04:25
It is genuinely a joy watching someone who has never played any metroid games to find shit and discover things on their own. With Max's love for Aliens (franchise) and the fact that this game is an absolute masterpiece, although confusing to new players. As someone who only finished it a couple of months ago, it is just amazing to see people fumble around and admire some clever things this game and others like it could present that are fresh and interesting. This video and other video's like it where people first experience super Metroid are a joy to watch to reiterate.
It's bizarre how entertaining it is to watch you experience games I grew up with for the first time. Thank you, Max.
Chat telling you how to wall jump takes away the ability to learn it from the little creatures that are supposed to teach it to you.
It is a very sequence breaky first playthrough, but the sequence was made to be broken.
Seeing Max play Super Metroid on stream with a bunch of other people live was such an enjoyable experience. Was hoping Max would try out either Fusion or Zero Mission.
Nonetheless, Metroid Dread is upon us! Can't wait to see him play it.
He said he might (play Fusion, especially) at the end of this series' streams. Has he said otherwise since then?
@@ShadowMKII I don't think he will stream anything Metroid related before the Dread release on friday. Considering he doesn't stream on mondays and there's only 4 days left... Well, you know the answer. But maybe I'm wrong. We will see.
@@samy29987 Gotcha. We will see indeed!
Such a classic game, glad to see you experience it Max!
Waitinng on part 2 Max, this run has been a treat as I just recently beat this game as well for the 1st time.
Max: "I need a way to fire faster!"
Me screaming at the screen: "You can literally fire as fast as you can hit the button like every other game from that era" 😂
Yup
And turning into morph ball is indy limited buy how fast you can hit down down
technically that would be 60 times per second at best.
I played this game over and over as a kid. Easily one of my favorite games of all time. Probably my favorite Metroid as well. 🤘 Rock on.
I just really wish the chat wouldn't have gave away the wall jumping mechanic. He did figure out shinesparking on his own, which I loved his reaction for!
The only nitpick I had on the chat was they didn't backseat Max to save his soul on the water bridge and suggest *not* jumping to secure the grapple.
Considering I've been playing this game since 1994, it would be great to watch a blind play through again (outside of the React channel)
Im finishing this up for the 1st time myself! I’m really enjoying it. Needed a guide for few rooms but the gameplay and exploration is legit. Can’t wait for Dread!
I did the same thing last month. I know 0 about metroid and playing the game blind is what made this game garner all its credit
These streams were so amazing to watch!
Max that was throughly entertaining! As someone who’s played this in their childhood and many times after, it’s been interesting (and admittingly frustrating) to watch a new player at this game! I’ve always followed the normal route of acquiring the ice beam then wave beam, which you did in reverse! I couldn’t believe the wall jumps you used to get one of the shots! Trust me, you saved a lot of backtracking doing it in this order. Next time I play this game I’m going to copy your techniques to get those shots earlier!
I did find myself wishing I was there for the live stream, as I was yelling (okay it was more acceptable volume of speaking) at the screen to say what to do, specifically the Phantoom fight. To dodge those swirly fireballs you had to get into a morph ball and move to each corner of the room (this is how you dodge that plant monster in Brinstar too).
Really enjoyed this part and look forward to the final.
First time reactions to crocomire's death are always 10/10