1 month ago
MetroidMania #-2: Is Dynamite Dan II (1986) A Metroidvania?
Released in the UK by Mirrorsoft one month before Metroid, Dynamite Dan II was a sequel to a platform collect-em-up inspired by Jet Set Willy. The original Dynamite Dan …
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3 months ago
MetroidMania #-1: Is Vampire (1986) A Metroidvania?
Released in Spain by Dinamic one month before Metroid, Phantomas 2 was renamed upon its release in the UK by Codemasters three months later. Vampire placed you in the role …
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3 months ago
Exploring Metroidvania: The History Of A Word
“Metroidvania” is a portmanteau of Nintendo’s Metroid and Konami’s Castlevania. But how has its meaning changed over time?
What got its Wikipedia page deleted for almost a decade?
And why …
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Infographic: Wii U Has More Metroid Games Than Any Other Console
To mark my Patreon reaching its first 50 patrons, I decided to create another infographic! This time the subject is “Which Platform Has The Most Metroid?,” a backwards compatibility comparison. …
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Metroid’s Justin Bailey Is A Real Person; Here’s Why He Hasn’t Spoken Up
“Justin Bailey” is one of the most famous secret codes in the history of gaming.
Sure, it’s not as well-known as the Konami Code, but for anyone who becomes interested …
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Make Love Not War: Talking With The Creator Of The First Software Easter Egg
William Weiher created the first software Easter Egg circa 1968, but didn’t realize it until I told him.
Last month, I revealed the previously forgotten oldest Easter Egg in a …
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Moonlander: One Giant Leap For Game Design
Everyone knows Neil Armstrong was the first man on the Moon, but who was the first man in a video game?
Early video game history is littered with “firsts” — …
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Box Art History #3: Fairchild Channel F Wanted You To Collect ‘Em All
Before the NES, before the Atari 2600…
Fairchild’s Channel F was the first video game console to run games directly from a cartridge. While Magnavox’s Odyssey had game cards that …
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