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Clip: Japanese Metroid II Commerical

Electronorgtechnica — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:15:18 MST

@gene_the_mofo: Me neither, but a Japanese rendition of Samus Aran beats a Retro Studios one any day. They can't get her damn shoulder pieces right, they're not supposed to be three times the size of her head...

Electronorgtechnica

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Electronorgtechnica — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:05:54 MST

Brent_w, if it's too hard you can just say so. You don't have to go on dissing a game that is obviously got great play control, loads (more than any other Metroid perhaps) of secrets, and challenging bosses. There's no shame in admitting that game is hard----for years I'd beat it with Game Genie, until finally about 4 years ago I was able to do it alone.

Or is there some other reason for you to hate Metroid?

Anyway, it's always great to see another Metroid 2 fan. It's probably my favorite Game Boy game. It's at least tied with Metroid Fusion, in my opinion, but all the 2D Metroid games are great.

Electronorgtechnica

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brent_w — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:47:16 MST

i LOVED metriod 2,
my first Metroid, and just at that most impresionable stage of childhood ...

ahh ... memories ...

i'm glad Metriod 2 was my first Metroid game, and that nobody had tried to show me Metriod on the NES first ... i've tried to like that game ... i really have ... i own the equivalent of 4 copies of it ...

but its just terrible ... :-\

(explanation of the 4 copies:
Metriod NES Cart.
Metroid Classic NES Series GBA Cart. (gift from mom)
Unlockable Metriod Prime + Fusion bonus
Unlockable Metriod Zero Mission bonus )

i've given it another go on each of the 4 occasions, and i just hate the first metroid game ... thank god every one since then has been great ...

brent_w

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CZroe — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:32:14 MST

I actually have the Japanese version of Metroid 2 inside my Gameboy Color right now. ;) I brought it to work to show off but I played Elite Beat Agents all day instead.

CZroe

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Pal — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:49:22 MST

Oh, by the way. Nintendo used to do a lot of stop-motion back in the day, my favorites being Super Mario Land 2, Wario Land and Zelda: Link's Awakening. I grew up with those :)

Pal

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Pal — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:48:09 MST

For those wondering, I've translated the CM:

Hey there, Game Boy!

Let me introduce to you a popular action game in America, Metroid 2.

Metroid has been powered up, now armed with new items and face exciting new enemies!

Game Boy software, Metroid 2!

METROID OMOROID (which translates to "Metroid, It's Fun".)

Omoshiroi = fun. A Kansai dialect changes "omoshiroi" to "omoroi" and just added "DO" at the end to make it sound like Metroido (how the Japanese say it).

Pal

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moonfirelol — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:09:42 MST

@Demaar: Have you seen some of the cheesy rpg/anime commercials in Japan, even the ones that go on to sell over a million there?

moonfirelol

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der-Karl — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:04:17 MST

Nice avatar!

I liked that commercial, one of the few early video game ads that kinda sorta stands the test of time.

der-Karl

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Demaar — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:01:49 MST

I guess this is why the Metroid franchise flopped in Japan? That ad was cheesy as hell.

Demaar

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Bomb-Omb — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:01:42 MST

METROID ... AR-MOR-IOD

Oh man, everyone once in a while when I see a new Metroid figure on the net I feel like buying one... but they're like $100 or something! Where's my moderately well detailed yet $7 action figure that I can pick up at Wally World?

Bomb-Omb

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GOOR — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:56:31 MST

The comic book backgrounds really remind me of Zero Mission. I honestly couldn't stand that art direction.

GOOR

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Flazh — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:53:56 MST

So where can we buy that Samus Action Figure?

I like that Metroid CM where there is actually a live action hot woman playing Samus :)

Flazh

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PSFanBoy — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:47:24 MST

I'd buy it.

PSFanBoy

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UnklDee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:44:39 MST

Man, that commercial makes me yearn for a massive 2.5D Metroid for the Wii or sumthin..

UnklDee

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swift — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:43:55 MST

lol at icepicks commment

swift

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icepick314 — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:18:39 MST

i thought Samus was a female...

that sounded too much like Japanese version of Ahhhnold...

icepick314

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Mohrdikai — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:11:59 MST

Awesome through-and-through. gives me ED-209 flashbacks from Robocop as well.

Mohrdikai

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BuckTwenty — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:09:27 MST

Actually, that was kinda interesting. Although as much as I love Metroid games, I don't think Metroid II was "exciting", if that's what the guy said.

BuckTwenty