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    Metroid

  • First released on 6 August, 1986 for Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System
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  • First released on 6 August, 1986 for Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System

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    About

    It's you against the evil Mother Brain in the thrilling battle of Metroid! You're inside the fortress planet Zebes. The planet of endless secret passageways where the Metroid are multiplying. Left alone the Metroid are harmless. But in the wrong hands they could destroy the galaxy. It's up to you to prevent the Mother Brain that controls Zebes from using the Metroid for evil purposes. But that won't be easy. You'll have to use your spacesuit to absorb valuable energy for your search to gain the use of power items like the Ice Beam, Wave Beam, High Jump Boots and Varia. If you survive, it will be you and your acquired powers against the Mother Brain.

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    Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Virtual Console, Nintendo Wii U

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    Nintendo was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1889 as a manufacturer of hanafuda playing cards. The company went through several small niche businesses before becoming a video game company.
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