general | March 05, 2026

Where can I play Super Metroid?

If you’re a Switch Online subscriber, you can play Super Metroid right now for free by downloading the Super Nintendo Entertainment System app.

How much does Super Metroid cost?

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2021-06-30Super Metroid (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 1994) authentic game only$85.00
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2021-06-29Super Metroid (Super Nintendo SNES) Authentic – Cleaned, Tested and Working$89.95

Is Super Metroid on NES?

In September 2017, Nintendo released the Super NES Classic Edition, which included Super Metroid among its games. Super Metroid and other Super NES games were added to the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in September 2019.

What consoles can you play Super Metroid on?

Fortunately, “Super Metroid” (1994) remains the best introduction to the series and to the genre, and is readily available on all Nintendo platforms, including the Switch’s Super Nintendo app.

Should I start with Super Metroid?

Just start with Super Metroid. I think it’s by far the best series entry point. I for one think you should start with Zero Mission if you can. Other than being an infinitely superior remake to the original, it’s easy enough and concise to make a great entry point.

Is Super Metroid worth playing today?

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yes, what’s wrong with you!? Super Metroid is one of the best games ever made, you’re damn right it’s still worth playing. Keep in mind that, I say this as someone who had a very similar first experience with the game.

Why is Super Metroid so expensive?

There is a very limited supply of old SNES cartridges out there because no one is making them anymore. That means the cost of them goes up and up as the supply gets lower and lower, assuming there’s a demand for them. When there’s an effectively unlimited supply of something, the cost is X.

Is Super Metroid rare?

Super Metroid is one of those rare games that doesn’t take a single false step, and its failings ultimately boil down to a matter of taste: Samus’ floaty aerial physics, the precision required for wall-jumping, the way the game occasionally leaves players to their own devices in order to find the way forward.

What makes Super Metroid so good?

Super Metroid offered players a significant upgrade in terms of content and volume over its predecessors. Well, sort of; its labyrinth is only moderately larger than that of Metroid II, but because it’s so much more intricate in its design and its secrets are so much more dense and interconnected, it feels far meatier.

How long does it take to beat Super Metroid?

Updated:

Single-PlayerPolledAverage
Main Story4207h 42m
Main + Extras5048h 53m
Completionists1289h 04m
All PlayStyles1.1K8h 26m

Is Super Metroid easy?

Super Metroid is not hard, per se, it just has a kind of steep learning curve (which can be said for many 8/16 bit games).

Is Metroid easy?

The Japanese version of Metroid Fusion features an Easy Mode and Hard Mode. Metroid: Zero Mission is the first 2-D Metroid to feature multiple difficulties in the Western version of the game. In both games, Easy and Normal are available by default while Hard is unlocked by completing the game on Normal.

Which Metroid is the hardest?

The original metroid IMO was the hardest as there were no save locations, or maps. Easiest would be Other M as you could abuse the mechanics easily to be immortal. Along with the 0 exploration you just had to go in a line, and you would auto do everything.