Metroid Week: Judge a Metroid by its cover
by Eric Caoili 
{ Aug 30th 2007 at 6:10PM }
You know how much we love to discuss boxart here at Wii Fanboy, so it seemed obvious to us that we should take a look back at past Metroid covers during our commemorative week. We've gathered up all the packaging art we could find from Samus's tenderfoot days on the NES to her later outings on the Game Boy Advance, and have posted them all past the post break for you to scroll through. Feel free to queue up Kenny Rogers's "Through The Years" for maximum enjoyment.
Metroid (US)
Metroid reissue (North America)
Metroid (Japan)
Metroid (Europe)
Metroid (Canada)
Metroid II: Return of Samus (US)
Metroid II: Return of Samus (Germany)
Metroid II: Return of Samus (Japan)
Super Game Boy (US)
Super Metroid (US)
Super Metroid (Japan)
Super Metroid (Europe; sorry for the blurriness!)
Super Metroid (Germany)
Super Metroid oversized (Germany)
Metroid Fusion (US)
Metroid Fusion preliminary packaging (US)
Metroid Fusion (Europe)
Metroid Fusion (Japan)
Metroid Zero Mission (US)
Metroid Zero Mission (Europe)
Metroid Zero Mission (Japan)
Metroid Zero Mission pirated packaging (Japan)
The adventure continues tomorrow with Samus's Metroid Prime boxarts!
[All images courtesy of Moby Games, Metroid 2002, and Metroid Database]
[All images courtesy of Moby Games, Metroid 2002, and Metroid Database]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 30th 2007 7:06PM
Final time I use this joke, needs more Samus.
Marasai @ Aug 30th 2007 8:45PM
Needs more samus?
Patius @ Aug 31st 2007 12:33AM
Not bad, but what about the Primes?
They have pretty good boxart. I like Prime 3's boxart. And I'm looking at the box right now!
Doug @ Aug 31st 2007 12:43AM
"The adventure continues tomorrow with Samus's Metroid Prime boxarts!"
Just_a_guy @ Aug 31st 2007 2:59AM
why is it that Japan always gets the best box art?
Necroticism @ Aug 31st 2007 4:15AM
Are you sure that the Canadian boxart is really Canadian? I can read the italian translations of the terms "adventure series / serie avventura", "game of / gioco di" and "password pack / parola d'ordine". Plus, it's distributed by Mattel. Seems like an italian box to me.
Ependyma @ Aug 31st 2007 6:14AM
I live in Europe and our boxart for the first Metroid
is still my favourite. I really don't like Samus Aran
with the oversized shoulders (Metroid II, Super Metroid).
My favourite suit is the one on the boxart for Fusion.
I really, really love it! ^^
doogles @ Aug 31st 2007 3:37PM
Japan Zero Mission and Japan Super Metroid are my favorites.