Super Metroid

1994 action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo
VideoGame video_game Q1194825
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Super Metroid

Summary

Super Metroid is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,709 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Super Metroid's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Super Metroid was directed by Yoshio Sakamoto[4].
  • Super Metroid's composer is recorded as Kenji Yamamoto[5].
  • Super Metroid was published by Q8093[6].
  • Super Metroid's genre is Metroidvania[7].
  • Super Metroid's genre is shooter game[8].
  • Super Metroid's genre is action-adventure game[9].
  • Super Metroid was produced by Makoto Kano[10].
  • Super Metroid's developer is recorded as Nintendo Research & Development 1[11].
  • Super Metroid's part of the series is recorded as Metroid[12].
  • Super Metroid's Commons category is recorded as Super Metroid[13].
  • Super Metroid's platform is recorded as Super Nintendo Entertainment System[14].
  • Super Metroid's platform is recorded as New Nintendo 3DS[15].
  • Super Metroid's platform is recorded as Wii U[16].
  • Super Metroid's platform is recorded as Wii[17].
  • Super Metroid's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Super Metroid was distributed by digital download[19].
  • Super Metroid was distributed by ROM cartridge[20].
  • Super Metroid's country of origin is recorded as Japan[21].
  • Super Metroid was released on March 19, 1994[22].
  • Super Metroid was published on April 18, 1994[23].
  • Super Metroid was published on July 28, 1994[24].
  • Super Metroid's characters is recorded as Samus Aran[25].
  • Super Metroid's characters is recorded as Ridley[26].
  • Super Metroid's characters is recorded as Mother Brain[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Super Metroid was published by Q8093[6]. It was produced by Makoto Kano[10]. It was directed by Yoshio Sakamoto[4].

Publication

Publication dates include March 19, 1994[22], April 18, 1994[23], and July 28, 1994[24]. Genres include Metroidvania[7], shooter game[8], and action-adventure game[9]. Super Metroid's part of the series is recorded as Metroid[12]. Recorded distribution format include digital download[19] and ROM cartridge[20].

Subject and Themes

Super Metroid's part of the series is recorded as Metroid[12].

Why It Matters

Super Metroid ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,709 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . vg247.com. Retrieved . vg247.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by Nintendo eShop
    Director Yoshio Sakamoto
    Game mode single-player video game
    Composer Kenji Yamamoto
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