Stumbling through Super Metroid - Part 1

[davidn]

Having now just about reached a point where I'm no longer utterly sick of the sight of Powerdirector, I've decided to open a new semi-grand project in the form of an extended Stumbling Through of Super Metroid.

This was inspired by the game suddenly landing in the hands of a large number of stupid people via its release on the Virtual Console, which led to a load of posts on Twitter by idiots who can't get past the first obstacles. Or so it seemed - to prove or disprove this, I decided to play through the game myself to see if I could do any better. Wish me luck.

In this first episode, I learn the backstory, bumble around finding my feet, and then get eaten by a fishbeast.

http://youtu.be/bYskLMl1jS8
To disclose fully: I have played this game before, but it was in fifteen-minute bursts on a train on the way in and back from work, and consequently I could never remember what I was supposed to be doing or where I had been or where to go next at any time. Just about everything that I see this time around honestly seems new to me.

Comments

[xaq.livejournal.com]

BOMB EVERYTHING.

Sorry, but it was important enough to bear maximum emphasis. I've only gotten about 7 minutes into video 2, and things are actually becoming about as painful to watch as they are hilarious. (I have to confess, when you were stuck under the breakaway bridge I literally screamed "USE YOUR BOMBS, FOR GOD'S SAKE" at the screen.

I'll let you know in a few minutes if the neighbors called Homeland Security on me or not, or whether Encephalon flags them on me for the words used in this post.

[davidn]

Hah :) I'm very aware that people are going to be watching this frustratedly because they've been playing it for a million years and I still haven't worked out the basic techniques... I'll try to make sure that there is always a decent amount of progress rather than frustration per video, unless it turns out really funny ;)