Almost 30 Years Later, And Samus Is Still A Girl (Metroid Retrospective)

In space, no one can hear your disappointment in Colonial Marines.​

In order to understand the Metroid franchise, one must first cast their memory (or history lessons if you were born after 1984) back to a simpler time, when men were men, Atari was all the rage, and "A New Hope" was still just called "Star Wars."

The year is 1979. 20th Century Fox had released their first major sci-fi film since "Star Wars." "Alien," directed by Ridley Scott, tells the tale of Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) as she tries to survive H.R. Giger's magnum opus, the Xenomorph.

The film was a big hit, earning almost $204 million US. As a result, it spawned an amazing sequel, a not-so-great third film, an appaling fourth film, a buttload of merchandise, a video game series helmed by Sega... and a very popular Nintendo game series.

I'm guessing this guy is a die-hard Aliens fan.​

Metroid is the brainchild of Gunpei Yokoi (pictured above), who produced the first game in the series.