Metroid Break Down: The Birth of a Unique New Genre

Metroid Break Down: The Birth of a Unique New Genre (subtitled Metroid BREAK DOWN) is the 7th episode of Break Down on The Game Theorists.

Description
''Metroid is one of the most iconic games from the NES system, and Samus to this day is still one of the most popular video game characters of all time. But what made this game so successful and different from all the other games of its time? In this episode of Break Down, Furst takes you through the creation of Metroid and how it carved out a audience for itself while borrowing concepts from a wide variety of gaming genres.''

Trivia

 * The music in this episode was provided by Ace Waters.