Metroid For NES Could Be Inducted Into The Video Game Hall Of Fame

I’m shocked it isn’t in there already

i cant stand the original Metroid and think its aged like milk and even i think it deserves to be on there for its impact lol

I'll admit that Metroid NES definitely inspired a smorgasbord of other games of the same caliber and I can wholeheartedly commend it for those merits. It deserved the spot.

...but outside of that, the game hasn't aged well for me and many of the things it brought to the table were fully surpassed by its later (mainline) entries; heck, its GBA remake Metroid: Zero Mission fully replaced it by many angles that it isn't even funny.

Guys I think Metroid Prime 5 will come out before 4 at this rate💀💀💀 lol jk

The weird one out of all these is Guitar Hero? Its just a copy of an old Konami game, even Kojima talked about the theft at the time.
even more if you see they put Tokimeki Memorial its like an apology to Konami or deal with them or whatever

It launched an entire genre that makes up half the yearly indie releases, it should have been there year one.

I feel like when someone starts a hall of fame, they should add 20-100 inductees right off the bat, and maybe try to set the number of new inductees even with or just above the number of new likely candidates that pop up each year. The games they've already added seem like solid choices overall, but at the rate they're going, it'll take them 100 years just to adequately cover the most influential and exceptionally high quality games that exist now.

Long overdue for Metroid to be in there. Pulling for Metroid and Resident Evil to get inducted.

Never liked the original Metroid until years later when Super Metroid came out. I later decided to go back and play the previous two. Zero mission fixed everything i hated about the first game. Having to constantly farm for health and those extremely long passwords took all the fun out it. I mean come on even the original zelda had a built in save and it released before Metroid. Yeah the Famicom version of Metroid had saves so why not in America? Weird decision eh?

I'll take a "unpopular" Position and vote for SimCity, it really was the ground work for such a massive genre

Sheesh...surprised it hasn't already been on that list. Meanwhile, I still am peeved that SEGA's sci-fi RPG, Phantasy Star isn't in there as well...

Honestly this is blasphemy...imo. Maybe I am just complaining like a grumpy'ol grandpa...

As someone who doesn’t like the original game because of its lack of a map I can’t deny the impact it has on the gaming world. So yeah I wouldn’t mind if the original Metroid got in.

@StephenYap3 WORD! I’m surprised that zero mission isn’t on NSO yet.

It should get in this year. Out of the nine previous years, only two of them did not induct a Nintendo game, BUT every year DID induct at least one game that has been represented in the Smash Bros. series in some form or another. Metroid will most likely get in for being a Nintendo game, while Resident Evil might get in since this is the third time it's been nominated (this is Metroid's second time).

If Metroid and Resident Evil do get in, I wonder what the other four games will be. The last time the Hall of Fame inducted six games at the same time was the second year, back in 2016. After that they've always only inducted four games at a time.

@DanijoEX-the-Pierrot Phantasy Star hasn't even been nominated at any point yet. Does that game even qualify for such an honor; i.e. does it have icon status, longevity, geographical reach, and influence?

Elite from 1985 easily deserves the #1 spot.
3D open world game with 5000 planets, nearly 40 years ago.

#2.. Sim city.

Pretty much all of those games are worthy

it 100% deserves it, it and castlevania basically launched an entire genre. although, i would have to agree that Super would also be understandable, although the original makes more sense because its, yknow, the original

Although the original has aged...poorly at best, I feel like when you're so iconic that there's literally a genre named after you, and an incredibly popular genre at that, you kind of deserve to be in the HOF by default.

That is one odd line-up. I guess they all make sense from either a sales or innovation perspective, but to me it's between Metroid, Sim City, Elite and Resident Evil... and I THINK Metroid is the winner here.

I voted for Elite, because that game was light years ahead of its time. Open world, 3D space combat, trading, bounty hunting. And all in so few kilobytes that wouldn’t even be enough for a gif today.

It’s a public vote, so I expect Resident Evil to win the popularity contest, but all these games deserve to be in the hall of fame eventually. Apart from You Don’t Know Jack, maybe - never even heard of that game.

As influential and of historical significance as Metroid is (and personally is my favorite game on this list), I think some of the other finalists are more important in video game history... Asteroids, Sim City, Tony Hawk, and Guitar Hero had greater impact over all.

Looks like most of those games deserve to be inducted.
My question is how come they've got all those games from different time periods alltogether?
I would imagine each year you vote for the games of the past year and then you're up-to-date till the next year. You know, like that word ... what was it ... oh yeah, chronological maybe, why not?!

I would put Super Metroid or Metroid Prime over the original Metroid in the Hall of Fame. When push comes to shove, I’d rather not see Metroid be inducted amongst this group.

It’s a great potential lineup of inductees this year though. The one I’d say belongs there the most is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Still, one of the highest praised games of all time. It’s one of the few console games at its time to have such a huge cultural swing during its time. Tony Hawk, who’s is recognized as the legend in his sport, put a huge mark into the series like no other sports game or really any celebrity associated game beyond Earthbound/Mother. Most importantly, it’s also gameplay that stood the test of time, which is more than can be said for a few a few of these nominees if I’m being honest.

What an honor it is

for the Video Games Hall of Fame

Don't think so, bucko. Asteroids would be my pick.

Stiff competition. Probably all these games deserve to be in.

@Krull It was a big deal in the early days of CD-ROM. Fun game. The company who made it is now doing the Jackbox Party Packs, which are similar in some ways.

Wait.
Metroid, Myst, Sim City, Asteroid and FREAKING ULTIMA are not there yet?

Should probably think of adding several entries to speed up the process a little yeah?

@mlt
I agree. Those are all iconic games in their respective genres and need to be in. Of course if you look at the list of all the games that have been inducted, it's hard to argue virtually any of them not being in before these (except for maybe The Last of Us).

Gonna be honest, I think the first Splatoon is more worthy of a spot. Super Metroid is far more impactful.

Metroid and Resident Evil deserve it so much. Very surprised neither’s been inducted yet.

Going to buck the trend and go with Neopets. Especially considering they're doing a whole event with their 25th later this year.

You know it's a british thing when frigging Elite is in there lol.

Stacked list!

The only ones I'm not so sure are Guitar Hero and Neopets, the rest I'd say "Induct them already".

@RudyC3 It was also the first open-world game. So pretty important, regardless of nationality.

@batmanbud2 It's not necessarily which is the best game, it's about influence and impact on the industry. I think most gamers would agree that Super Metroid is far superior to the original NES Metroid game, but the original launched the series and a genre.

They should probably try to find the original Guitar Hero on PS2 instead of that Wii one.

A fantastic game, still is. The only flaw is you start with almost no energy after resurrection, and have to shoot flies for something like 10 minutes to fill up your energy tanks every time you die. Other than that, excellent game!

I cosider a crime that this game isn't there yet (mybe due to a time eligibility thing but still) Metroid!!!!!!

In order to judge the value of a video game and its play through you need to be in the moment. There are many games that did not “age well” but backwards perspectives are skewed by present knowledge. Many of these original games seem clunky and rote now but “in the moment” they were good games and sometimes great games. Some of these were influential enough to change the industry in some form.

It can be very difficult to play older games now because so many aspects of design have changed including save states, graphics, story and hand holding for some people. Again, in the moment, they were all that we had and people will have nostalgic ties to some of these that others hated. It is just the nature of the business.

The first Metroid was innovative in many ways but had issues that many games had then. The creation of a genre merits inclusion on its own.

@Krull
I took a look at the gameplay and you are right. That was groundbreaking for standard cartridge game.

Glad to see Myst nominated again and hope it finally gets inducted. I mean, it's the best selling PC game of the 20th century for goodness sake! That's not to mention the influence it's had. In many ways I feel it paved the way for more slow, atmospheric and exploration focused games.

How is this even a discussion? I mean, DUH!!

Cool, it's a great game oozing with atmosphere and mystery. I love it.A great start to the series. Cast my vote.

I feel like Super Metroid is a significantly better option for a Video Game Hall of Fame.

@mystman12 Username checks out.