GameCubeExcellent
Metroid Prime
The impossible pitch that worked
Retro Studios2002Action, FPS, Exploration
Emulator
Dolphin
Quality
Excellent
Notes
Full speed on M1+. 8× resolution. Retro Studios' lighting holds up beautifully.
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The Story
Retro Studios convinced Nintendo to let them make a Metroid game as a first-person perspective game — a pitch that nearly got the project cancelled and the studio shut down. The result is considered one of the greatest games ever made. The Scan Visor world-building, where the entire planet's history is readable in optional scan entries. The isolation of Tallon IV. The mirror of the player's eye in Samus's visor. Metroid Prime is a first-person game that refuses to be called a shooter.
Tags
explorationfpsmetroidvaniaatmospherenintendo