Super Metroid

Super Metroid
Franchise	Metroid
Developed by	Nintendo R&D1 Intelligent Systems
Published by	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date	April 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)
Genre	Action-adventure
First LP
Played by	Rick Desilets John Selig C/J Haley
Original run	October 21 – October 26, 2011
No. of episodes	5
Episode length	8–14 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	1:05:33
Second LP
Played by	Lindsay Gibbons
Featuring	Rick Desilets John Selig Ben Mooney
Original run	October 19, 2017
No. of episodes	1
Episode length	22:41
Video	link
Super NES Classic Edition
Preceded by	EarthBound
Followed by	Mega Man X
Third LP
Played by	Rick Desilets
Original run	July 16 – July 21, 2021
No. of episodes	2
Episode length	223–331 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	9:14:50
The Screwy Let's Play
Preceded by	Metroid II: Return of Samus
Followed by	Metroid Fusion

Super Metroid is a 1994 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third game in the Metroid franchise. Beginning immediately after the end of Metroid II: Return of Samus, the plot centers on Samus Aran's return to Zebes in order to rescue the last surviving Metroid larva from Ridley. It expands on the gameplay of the previous games, adding further movement options for Samus, most notably diagonal shots and the ability to wall jump, and new items such as the Gravity Suit, Grappling Beam, and Speed Booster. It is also notable for being the first game in the series to include a map. The game was played on The D-Pad in 2011 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The incomplete LP consisted of 5 episodes, released on weekdays from October 21 to October 26, 2011.

Super Metroid is one of the twenty-one games included in the Super NES Classic Edition dedicated console. This version of the game was played on The D-Pad in a one-off episode in 2017, as the thirteenth game in their Super NES Classic Edition series. The episode was released on October 19, 2017.

The game was played on The D-Pad a third time by Rick in 2021, as the third game in The Screwy Let's Play. Episodes were streamed live on the dpadfm Twitch account before being posted to YouTube. The LP consisted of 2 episodes, released from July 16 to July 21, 2021.

Episodes

2011 LP

This LP was re-released on The D-Pad Unpaused on September 1, 2022.

Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
1	"Space Colon Forschungsstation"	12:42	John	Rick, C/J	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
2	"It's Morphin' Time!"	14:57	John	Rick, C/J	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
3	"Let Me Tell You About Djinn"	14:58	John, Rick	C/J	October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
4	"The Bullshit Path"	14:44	Rick, C/J, John		October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
5	"The Worst Let's Play Ever"	8:12	John, Rick	C/J	October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)

2017 LP

SNCE#	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
16	"Specifically Trilobites"	22:41	Lindsay	Rick, John, C/J, Ben	October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)

2021 LP

TSLP#	Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
7	1	"RIP Forschungsstation"	3:43:43	Rick		July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)
8	2	"My Husband's Name Is Chardles"	5:31:07	Rick		July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)

Gallery

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2011 LP 

Super NES Classic Edition 

The Screwy Let's Play