The hardware of the SNES is considered primitive nowadays, with even low-end mobile phones far outstripping it in power. However, bits aren’t everything, with the SNES producing some of the best boss ...

Pat Long is a freelance writer who has been gaming since Christmas morning 1995 when he first flipped on his sister's new Game Gear and heard the word "SEGA" ring harmoniously from its speakers. He ...

Boss fights are no stranger to video games, with many known for their overt difficulty. Super Metroid is well known for its boss fights, with new and returning faces to give Samus a run for her money.

For over 30 years, Nintendo has brought some of the greatest boss battles in gaming history to the Metroid series. Featuring gargantuan menaces, mechanical war machines, and even genetic clones, the ...

Having been a huge fanatic of video games ever since she first got a PS3 at ten years old, Leah Donato is a creative and passionate writer who engrosses herself into writing about all things ...

Spencer is a Feature Writer for Collider. He is a University of South Florida alum with a major/minor in English and journalism. He lives in rural Florida and is a huge fan of slasher movies, mecha ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Super Metroid recently celebrated its 30-year anniversary. Below, we look back at how it used and helped to create horror game tropes. It begins with ...

After the release of Metroid II on the Game Boy it was all change for Gumpei Yokoi's R&D1. The team was split into two divisions; Intelligent Systems, responsible for handling console games, and ...