Samus Aran Origins: Metroid's Influences Beyond Alien | Hardboiled History (Hidden Influences)

Everyone knows Metroid was inspired by the movie Alien, but what about its other influences? Who did "Samus Is A Girl" before Samus? Why does Adam call Samus "Lady" in Metroid Dread? Were Metroid and Zelda inspired by Rareware games? Why does Samus fight a Mother Brain? Where does Samus' first name come from? What does "Metroid" mean? Why does Adam call Samus "Lady" in Metroid Dread? What is a "bailey"? Who was the first character with an arm canon? And why can't Metroid crawl? Critical Kate explores the overlooked retro gaming history. ► Want to help this new channel reach its first 10K followers? Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3qKDFYh ► Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acriticalhit ► Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/katewillaert 0:00​ Cold Open & Spoiler Warning 0:42 Introduction 1:25 Big Reveal (Baraduke, Alien, Nausicaa, Return Of The Jedi) 5:25 Gameplay (Adventure, Zelda, Underwurlde, Rare Replay) 11:06 End Boss (Section Z, Gradius, Lensman, Lupin III) 15:16 Samus Aran I (Zero Suit, Justin Bailey, Athena, Mega Man, Astro Boy) 20:10 Samus Aran II (Space Cobra, Metroid Dread, Barbarella) COMPLETE SOURCES & CREDITS: https://www.acriticalhit.com/samus-aran-origins-metroids-influences-beyond-alien/ MUSIC: ○ Fast Talking ○ Cool Vibes ○ Backed Vibes Clean ○ Spy Glass ○ Deadly Roulette ○ Dances And Dames ○ Walking Along ○ Faster Does It ○ The Descent ○ Fearless First ○ I Knew A Guy All songs by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) #Metroid #SamusAran #MetroidDread