The Music of Video Games [03] Metroid

[GoongalaGoongala]

Its hard to imagine that back when Metroid was first released backtracking was a new and novel concept and now it is almost universally loathed. How gaming has changed in the 20 plus years since.

[mikesmithsupersaiyan]

7:33 on ...

[poepiebanaan]

The person playing this is pretty good.

[evilmidget]

We miss you Gunpei. You know, I wonder what he would say if he were still alive seeing as how Nintendo's newest "3D" system is being pegged as a failure not unlike his failure they shamed him and humiliated him over despite being the man that turned the company around when people stopped buying their playing cards and toys.

[KnaRRaN1989]

battle music against kraid is epic or is it lower brinstar ahh i dont remember :] take care

[KoToCoNDoR]

if you didnt have a map fot this game.... god help you XD

[JewelOfSoul]

@KoToCoNDoR if you didnt have a map for this game... make your own! i did, for this and many other NES games....

i wanna be a child again!!!!!!!

[Cexee1]

Think i played this when i was six. STILL, when watching this after more than 20 years, i still remember certain maps/monsters/shortcuts. Pretty sick!

[rawrrawrbamf]

is there a name for the song at 3:18? If so, does anyone know it?

[SoullessOmega]

@rawrrawrbamf is the soundtrack for the Kraid area

[supersmashfan08]

If DooM was a sidescroller.

[TheNattak]

Why not label the tracks in these videos?

[ihateniggers98100]

The beginning music kinda sounds like atari music

[Viper2k3sr]

Best Game EVER. One of my favorite game soundtracks

[MrPlayerAAA]

@ swordo21 Nes/Famicom have probably the largest in quantity and quality game library ever. There are really masterpieces of gaming developed for Nes/Famicom. Like the legendary Nekketsu Kunio Kun series of games im a big fan of. Never seen games as good as those, in any other console, old or new.

[saleson]

its was soooo relaxing to play this gime, i love it.

[1977mrclassic]

norfair music is my favorite

[magicsXfive]

what is the name of the second song?

[Strahlenreiter]

eeek! I love Metroid but playing as Samus without armor just looks shitty.

[infinidominion]

@Strahlenreiter it looks like it hurts rolling on those rocks and stuff.

[Strahlenreiter]

@infinidominion yeah and the ugly green hair sure does not help...

[assneit]

I LOVE MTROID!!!!

[zzyzx0788]

7:33 The elevator theme from the original metroid is something I expect to hear all the time if I ever go insane.

[Egryn]

@zzyzx0788 I make the elevator noise whenever I ride one.

[zzyzx0788]

@Hittman305 Kraids music seems like something you'd be more likely to hear as you were walking through the gates of hell..

[Crowster12781]

Fun fact...God himself wrote Kraid's Theme...true story.

[TheBfutgreg]

The person that's always playing the games is so pro....

[Uglimusashi]

Sitting here listening to the ESCAPE theme is the first tim i ever realized how closely it resembles Kid Icarus' overworld music.... wonder if thats in the list?

[MrGossardX]

My absolute favorite music in this game is the music to Kraid's lair! I used to stand on the elevator in the game just to listen to it.

[Wraythhmark]

I am a Zen Master at this game

[JustinMH28]

Ninetendo is by far the greatest gaming console ever made.

[KingBazia]

suit-less Samus? how.. what.. *confused*

[guashin]

3:18 great!!

[spacemarshmallow]

how did u play with no suit?

[Duckhammer]

@spacemarshmallow Beat the game in under a couple hours. Or look up the "justin bailey" cheat.

[CMOODO]

great music, nomraly the 8-bit music is better, but i think the super metroid music is better :P

[thisisrumorcontrol]

Hey does anyone have a fusion powered Delorean time machine that I can use so I can go back to 1985 and relive the next 10 years of my life in what was arguably the greatest period in video game history???

[Duckhammer]

I guess Samus isn't a natural blonde.

[GialloHorror]

Hey garu, not to take anything away from what you do, because I, absolutely, LOVE, this stuff, but I didn't here the them music from Ridley's lair or did I miss it someplace?

[CMOODO]

1:42 = leet music

[llS2639ll]

who thought of megaman at 1:28?

[phoenixelixir]

3:20 pure gold

[brickman409]

i didnt know zero suit zamus was in the first metroid

[96gamerdude]

@brickman409 that was the justin bailey code

[Yoshiboy510]

At first I didn't know that she was a girl, it took me until Super Metroid came out, how silly of me...lol

[JLMBfreafin]

Nintendo knows, by far, how to make classics

[pander22]

This music tanks. Bow down to MM2!!!

[Varacus]

One of my all time favorites.

[Barla90]

That is MIDI Prog Rock! Ohh yeah!

[sonicmario64]

I think the Item Discovery tune should have been used in this video; it's one of the best themes heard in this game... :)

[ThePotterman10]

Awesome 8 bit graphics, beastly main character, surprise ending, and an epic soundtrack to boot, Metroid is and will forever be the greatest scifi robot lazer sidescroll alien surprise end videogame.

[gdodd12]

One of my top 3 games of all time, still to this day.

[newcoke23]

I never could beat Mother Brain. *sniff* Great music, though.

[p800207]

I first played the game back in 1989. It was a stunning masterpiece in those days and compared to many modern games it surprises how great the game still is after all those years.

[tixchicken]

who plays all these games on garudohs uploads these guys are experts!

[blacksixspeed]

@tixchicken i think he uses speedruns for alot of the videos

[staightflush123]

i never knew where to go in this game. was i the only one?

[johnnyphoenix74]

@staightflush123

Did you have this one and play it when it came out?

[cerebain]

This was a pretty great adventure game as I remember it, back in the day and the whole fun of it was trying to figure out where to go and all the hidden areas/secrets because all of them gave you bonus missles/energy tanks/etc to defeat the various zones and various bosses (to complete the bridge to get to the metroid mother brain so you could die over and over again to floating cheerios with knockback (that would knock you off the tiny platform you need to stand on to kill mother brain)

[colepepper83]

ahh another classic, my first gaming twist.

wow what a twist!

thus my obsession with tomboys began

x0

[Crooky0]

TBH I think the only reason the music of this game is EVER talked about is because of Kraid's theme being SO good and the game overall being SO good and such an experience. That theme is so simple but creepy and it's a great example of a theme that really enhanced the atmosphere of that game.

[WhyIdontknowmyname]

The Music from the Metroid-series is one of my favourites Game-Music.

Great Soundtrack and great Games.

[reniisgod]

3:18 is epic

[Budoooooooo]

The ending theme is my favorite song of the game.

The epicness can be feel. When you heard that theme you know you've done a great job and that the game is over.

[AOClaus]

Love Kraid's theme.

[Crowster12781]

I've never beaten Metroid, I didn't own it though, a neighbor did and he let me borrow it. I love it but 9 time out of 10 I have no clue where I am going or where to go...now that I got it on virtual console I'm dedicating myself to beating it finally.

[NeuralNetProcessor]

wow electricpuppy Im glad to see Im not the only one who thinks Kraids music is so awesome. I was humming it to myself at a bbq a few months ago when a complete stranger walks up and says "...is that Metroid?"

[MajorLeaguerAnubius]

@NeuralNetProcessor Whoa. That's awesome!! Glad to KNOW there's a LOT of awesome Metroid fans out there! Too bad the NEWEST Metroid is glitched up like hell!

[Undechypheredcrab]

@MajorLeaguerAnubius Too bad the latest Metroids focus more on DRAMA than the classic exploration.

[MajorLeaguerAnubius]

@Undechypheredcrab ...

[Man1cmanMario]

@Undechypheredcrab Obviously you must not be including the Metroid Prime series as "latest" then, because those were 80% scanning/exploring/solving puzzles for me. Comparatively LITTLE shooting combat-wise.

[Man1cmanMario]

@MajorLeaguerAnubius Really? Mine didn't have any noticeable glitches (and I avoided "that" part.

[MajorLeaguerAnubius]

@Man1cmanMario Huh...

[Vladimast]

@NeuralNetProcessor That is awesome.

[Hendrikspan101]

Only Pros go left at the start! :P

[SimonLoveridge]

The escape music at 4:09 has gotta be the best

[electricpuppy]

wow i thought i was the only weirdo out there with an odd obsession with Kraid's theme. Haven't heard this music in about 20 years and I find myself whistling and humming perfectly along as if i've been playing it every day since the 80's.... interesting how the human brain files things like that away.

[digitalmashup]

same ways where have the days of innocence gone? i loved this game im singing the tunes like ive had em on me ipod for years!!!

[hammerbrother]

For those who don't know Hip Tanaka's work, he created music for this game along with Kid Icarus, Dr. Mario, Super Mario Land, Wrecking Crew, Balloon Fight and Mother aka Earthbound Zero. He also created everything in the original DK arcade game, he wrote the sound effects, music and he even setup the amplifers in the DK arcade machines!

[hammerbrother]

Hirokazu Tanaka did an amazing job this soundtrack I love it! You can see where his 60's rock influences come into play in his music!

[Camwi]

That intro music just gets me every time. Holy crap is that haunting.

[BLARGHALT]

In all honesty, the original Metroid has not aged well. Still, it created a franchise that is absolutely awesome.

[gunstar9]

graphically it didn't age well. the music is still golden though.  very eerie.

[85EbutUoy]

Kraid's theme :)

[gojira12345678910]

It gives me the chills every time.....

[superarticulation]

I clear all stages on GBA version.

[beefMERCIFUL]

i have this, The Music of Video Games: Zelda II and Symphony of the Night on repeat

[beefMERCIFUL]

oh, and madara

[cannedkitty]

every song in this game is great. i really like that chord progression at 3:00-3:04. sounds great on a piano. of course kraid's layer is one of the most awesome things composed. lots of versions of that track on youtube but the best is the original. nothing tops the ambience of those cold frigid synths

[Snyper009]

i think they should bring the NES back and make more 8 bit titles. who else thinks so!

[WhatPixelYouOn]

Count me in. :)

[P4W3R]

and my axe

[beefMERCIFUL]

when they started phasing out the nes the titles were just starting to get sophisticated. i mean, look at the difference between super mario bros. and kirby's adventure. huge!

[FleshMan7063]

@Snyper009 that sir......is a genius idea

[sunnysolaris]

@Snyper009 Played Mega Man 10 or Breath of Death on 360? The legacy lives on ;)

[GialloHorror]

@Snyper009 I'm with ya! I think it's AWESOME that you can buy these games again and download them to the Wii. It saved me from trying to find an NES Console.

Metroid = LEGENDARY! NES GREATEST video game console EVER!

[cocolaboom]

@Snyper009 * bit titles own, but I would love to see some more 16 bit titles as well (SNES FTW)

[TeamNES1]

@Snyper009 I second your opinion. They really should bring the 8-bit generation back.

[organs]

@Snyper009 I like the idea of making new 8 and 16 bit games with current hardware. That means all the power and memory we have today can be used to make longer, more involving games. I don't care how pretty the damn thing is; just make it fun!

[swordo21]

@Snyper009 your forgetting the millions of HORRIBLE NES titles that were made. Don't get fooled by the few good ones that existed

[JackTheRipper8202]

@Snyper009 As long as they make good games only. There were quite a lot of crappy NES games.

[happy7117]

What peice is 3:18 !! That is my favorite track!! Especialy when coming down the lift hearing that.

[NoticTheSheriff]

Kraid's Lair...yeah it's pretty much the best song in a game with amazing music. What I love about Metroid is that all of the musical tracks are based on atmosphere, but still have structure to them.

[azcomember1]

i like the metroid series and i got notice well i looked in the internet that in august 24# is going to be another game of metroid and the name is metroid prime trilogy only for wii that´s so cool.

[Roboy213]

kraids theme has to be one of my favorite pieces by in nintendos non koji kondo games.

[aeronaut174]

brinstar theme is the best, hands down.

<3 it

[uze6666]

I never played the title long enough to realize the title music was so great...thanks for your work on immortalizing that awesome stuff!

[Golgolath]

Hell yeah. The metroid opening theme is beautiful

[stingfeyd]

I love this game and if Nintendo wants to make LOTS of Money...you make a brand new 8-Bit Metroid game for Wii Download!!

[mikerowaves]

you're dumb.

[AwesomePhilchief]

Mikerowaves, you don't need to call people dumb just because of their opinions, and I'm pretty sure any true gamer who has played Metroid wants another 8-bit one.

[darthbargas]

Wow! I really love this game. I really hate that they made this game into a FPS. Do we really need anymore FPS. The music here was great, i actually noticed while playing how cool some of the themes were.

[SgtRedHotPepper]

F*&%!!! This game's hard...even with cheats! Why do you only ever continue with not even one bar of health?! SO cheap...otherwise, this game is pretty sweet.

Yes to Kraid's theme - awesome stuff. Not the hardest of bosses, but definitely one of the coolest

[AmitZN]

One of my most favorite VG music is Kraid's Lair.

[capcommaster1881]

amazing music

[Alianger]

overrated, but the intro tune is classic.

[JokinJoe]

I feel the same. Metroid music is.... kind of strange. If Metroid wasn't a big Nintendo franchise, I'm sure the music would be forgotten.

[speeps84]

nah kraids lair is the best theme ever

[KillerHeroes]

You could say that about any franchise. It's the music and atmosphere that makes Metroid fans love the series.

[JokerDoopliss]

man this game is for NES, Wii virtual console, gameboy with zero mission, and for gamecube on metroid prime!

ive beaten it with NARPASSWORD

[Oldschoolvillian]

I used to own this game when i was a kid. I never beat it. Not without codes anyways :) The music brought back alot of memories.

[damon2nice]

i used 2 play this for hours u could also get different colored suits

[gamer025]

wtf where is the suit?

[kurizzos]

When u beat the game 2 times in a row, that's what u get when playing it the 3rd time.

[Strakester]

Always loved the music to this game.

The Japanese version had better music, though, except for the escape theme. Half of it got cut out, maybe because it sounded too much like Kid Icarus music...

[babybignose2012]

the music in this game is so groundbreaking in my opinion. each metroid game actually is really good at melding its tracks with the atmosphere of the level. btw metroid prime 1 end credits is my favorite post Y2K vg music track and right behind is Tallon IV overworld theme #1 also from metroid prime. (which is the main metroid theme).

[SauceGhey]

I enjoyed this game and the fact that "The Minibosses" have covered some of the music from this series. I'd like to see them cover some others.

[lovemusicsomuch]

I unfortunately haven't played this game, but I already picked out that I love the theme at 3:18

[xxcrysad3000xx]

ah the kraid theme. nothing tops goat's metroid medley "the ice beam cometh"---always gets me pumped.

[lovemusicsomuch]

I'm sure I should know this, but what's her name? is it Samus or...?? sorry, don't slay me for my ignorance. I'm lucky I know this game at all.

[garudoh]

Yep, her full name is Samus Aran.

[ThePianoBro1]

@lovemusicsomuch Right now, it seems like Zero Suit Samus

[sunnysolaris]

@lovemusicsomuch I do have to ask...how old are you?

[n3vmc]

I was 11 when this came out and I had received this game and Topgun along with my 1st NES.

I still have the NES & the games (which included gyromite & duck hunt) 22 years later.

10/10 for one of my favorite VG's of all time.

[FraggleGod]

duck hunt... will we ever see such a legendary game again of equal status in our lifetimes?!

[rakshiv]

I never played to original Metroid all the way through so it cam as a shock when the theme at 4:10 started playing. I thought they made that for one of the Prime games! XD

[LAGERL0UT]

hey who stole her suit lol

[snus666]

You can enter a code so that you play the game without the suit

[dynamik008]

I think he knew that

[chaoticzer0]

Justin Bailey

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man I still remember that shit haha

[froggycyrus]

9/10

Highlight's: Intro, Brinstar, Kraid' Lair & Staff Roll

[BPhoenixProductions]

Is that from Metroid 2 at 1:40 or am I just messing up my memories again?

[sebiiithaax]

NES=best music forever(metroid, ninja gaiden megaman 2,super mario bros 3, castlevania contra,metal gear, the legend of zelda, and more

[LucasZeb]

I don't remember the part at 4:14. ??  anyone?

[Alkaline67]

It's the music that plays when you escape Zebes after defeating Mother Brain.

[Klatrymadon]

The bit at 4:14 plays during your escape from Zebes at the end, mate. :)

[megabrain3000]

Nice entry, the main Metroid Title theme still stands as one of my favorite peices of music.

=D

Miitube, if you wanted people to mind their business and not talk about ur comment, why did you post it? Not trying to insult, I'm just curious, because posting a comment kinda comes with the chance that its going to be discussed. Subjects that you want people to stay out of are usually subjects u don't post about on youtube.

[hewhoponders]

@dbzelda123 Everyone isn't from America.

SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES USE FOR WHAT /WE IN THE STATES/ CALL "BAKINI"

He is.

allrequiredfields, it isn't necessary to criticize someone harshly over a spelling mistake. And just because it's not slang where you're from, doesn't mean it is elsewhere.

miitube, the dictionary is your friend. (Not to criticize, but it's a useful resource.)

Phonetically, it is still "bikini". "Bakini" would be a distorted pronunciation.

Great music, awesome game.

Done.

[upponer]

Kraid's theme is amazing.

[xtcdukes]

Super Metroid had much better music I found. I'm going through your list, hopefully I'll see that. Great post.

[miitube]

I'm a grown ass man. How would know how to spell bikini without looking it up, and why make such a big deal if it? Huh, sissy boy!!

[miitube]

Dear Mrs comment to someone who did not ask you anything. Mind your F#@$ing business bit$%!!!!

[miitube]

To: BeefBoullionare. JUSTINBAILEY is not a person at all. "BAILEY" IS A TERM SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES USE FOR WHAT WE IN THE STATES CALL "BAKINI". So, the password is actually - Just In Bailey - as in, just in bakini. Make sense?

[allrequiredfields]

Dear mister random-all-caps-guy: WHAT the FUCK are you talking about?! "bakini" isn't even a word!

Few things are more annoying than a moron who always feels the need to interject, regardless of how little he may know on a subject.

[dbzelda123]

dumbass... he/she meant bikini you retard. everybody isn´t from america or england and in many countries english isn´t even teached so shut the FUCK up

[allrequiredfields]

I considered that but hey fucktard, can you please tell me which country uses 'Bailey' as a term for Bikini?

I just can't stand people that need to make up bullshit just to be heard. In your case, you're just fucking stupid, nothing can be done about that.

[Rashaed]

This was an awesome game. Good thing Nintendo Power put out the map or I never would have finished it when was a kid

[Dispale]

i wonder if i would feel so glad hearing that if i had not discovered this game since i was a child

[BeefBoullionaire]

And by the way garudoh, thanks for putting together such an awesome collection of history's greatest game tunes. Sorry for clogging the comment box with so much obsessive rambling. Thanks to anyone who actually read it all (not likely). What can I say? I love great games, great music, great YouTube projects, and writing comments! This concludes another episode of "BeefBoullionaire's Krappy YouTube Komments"!

[BeefBoullionaire]

It gets me to wondering... Who is Justin Bailey? I mean, I know that the JB code has been proven to be a naturally occurring password, and not deliberately programmed into the game like NARPASWORD. But still, the person who first discovered it must have had some reason for trying that particular name. Ether that person was Justin himself, or they knew someone by that name. Somebody should do a search.

[BeefBoullionaire]

The first step would be to find the earliest published mention of the pass in a magazine (Nintendo Power?). Then try to track down people who worked there during that time, and see if anyone remembers where they got the code from. Then see where that leads, etc. It would be cool if the searcher brought a camera along and made it into a documentary. Maybe if I ever get money, a car, and a camera, I'll do it myself someday, if Justin hasn't already been discovered by then.

[SgtStrungOut]

I am THE Justin Bailey

[GensonPR]

NES Metroid is truly a master piece, that game will always live inside my heart.

[allrequiredfields]

Yeah, my life's biography would definitely have a whole fucking chapter called Metroid! Haha!

[Starkiller13576]

haha nice :)

[Bobban]

I recognize the music from 3:40... is that tune also in an other game? or am i just being retarded?

[4Kidsenthater]

Go play Super Smash Brother Melee

[Bobban]

ah! Right.. true true.. Great game =)

[jamiehouse73]

when i found out she was a girl... i shit my pants. seriously, i wouldn't play the game for months. i was a little boy, so i took it hard. GOD I LOVED THIS GAME THOUGH. Jesus i just hate that these will never be around again.

[AquamentusZero]

When the japanese found out Samus Aran was a girl they shat bricks. So you reacted decent in compare.

[RMFOcarinaOfTime]

yep, Metroid was way more popular in the USA because the Japanese audience hated the fact that it was a girl... Shame on them.

Samus rules :D

[EvilWilderness]

I agree with you RMF!!!

Samus Rules baby!!!

[allrequiredfields]

I Almost wrote the exact same comment, word for word. I was so pissed - I was 10 or 11, I think.

[DaPieguyProductions]

how come samus never had her suit???

[JDtheDrunk]

Either replay the game after you beat it or enter a password like JUSTIN BAILEY

[BeefBoullionaire]

There's lots of password that cause that. The password code has actually been cracked, and people can make passwords that do whatever they want, and try to make them say whatever they want. Somebody actually succeeded in making a password that spelled Gunpei Yokoi's name and gave you tons of stuff. At least that's what I remember reading. The password used on the top video on Speeddemosarchive is like a 2 at the end of each line, the rest blanks. Don't know if this is the same video, though.

Don't really feel like comparing them too closely. I think another code that does this (takes off the suit without giving you anything) is all blanks on the top and all zeros on the bottom, or something like that.