I beat Super Metroid today. It is a really good game, and I loved it very much, and it reminded me of how-- not unlike the assassination of JFK-- video games have a way of seeming like just a really fun pleasant time, but then suddenly they hit you with surprise emotions that you never saw coming. - ThreadSky

anyaustin.bsky.social • 21 hours ago

I beat Super Metroid today. It is a really good game, and I loved it very much, and it reminded me of how-- not unlike the assassination of JFK-- video games have a way of seeming like just a really fun pleasant time, but then suddenly they hit you with surprise emotions that you never saw coming.

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winter.etheirys.social•11 hours ago

god i love you austin never fucking change this shit made me laugh so hard it hurt

slartibartfass.itch.io•21 hours ago

This is certainly one of the skeets of all time.

damianreloaded.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Dark Souls is like Marilyn's death, probably

swcavan.bsky.social•19 hours ago

What a [...] comparison

lessergames.com•18 hours ago

Oh wow

miesfies.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Have you played Metroid Dread too? Awesome game.
I like it more than Super.

drudeger.bsky.social•21 hours ago

why would you say that

minecreeperlps.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I mean they aren't wrong

drudeger.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I mean, I GUESS 😭

bigjonesyd.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I've got a weird quirk where I sometimes don't realize the last bit of some writing exists...

For about .5 of a second, your post ended at "...fun pleasant time." and I was dumbfounded as to your hidden meaning.

thebestdavid.bsky.social•20 hours ago

There wasn't

There wasn't any other event to compare to

mediocreminis412.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I mean...I wouldn't make that comparison.

silverprint.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I didnt think super metroid had all that many cool and interesting quit spots, or enough people to fill out an employment report.

jcdpb.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Yes, it's exactly like that, I've been saying that for years

horrorfilms101.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Kids don’t believe this, but it’s true.

ridgeway43.bsky.social•21 hours ago

...Yes kinda like that, I guess.

joopeydoop.bsky.social•18 hours ago

this really went to a place I did not expect it to

gabepuratekuta.bsky.social•1 hour ago

100% sub 3 hours?

probablypedantic.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Everyone remembers where they were when Mother Brain killed the Metroid that saved Samus and gave her the hyper beam.

batpotatoes.bsky.social•20 hours ago

I remember interrupting my first grade teacher to talk about Samus and Super Metroid. 20 something years later and I still love it dearly

technissiah.bsky.social•21 hours ago

gabepuratekuta.bsky.social•1 hour ago

"I DON'T WANT TO DIE!!"

phin009.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I've heard it said that it's not a game, it's an experience, and I don't disagree. it's one of the most influential games of all time in my opinion, and yes the feels are there!

jcavasd.bsky.social•19 hours ago

I mean, what?

gazamcnulty.bsky.social•21 hours ago

She takes off her helmet at the end and it turns out it's Jackie Kennedy

kdicaprio.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Finally someone could perfectly contextualize it

gummi-girl.bsky.social•13 hours ago

i hope to someday do a full playthrough of all the significant metroid games.

hopeundying.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid Dread all have this great emotional moment in a game that's pretty cold and harsh feeling. It's always a fun ride

spacebandito.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Is that what happened to JFK? His head exploded because he had some surprising emotions?

flygokon.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I assume the surprise of being shot would count

hmibird.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Seems like you learned a little something about mind-blowing head

blackscout.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I'm confused, glad you enjoyed the game?

phantamsam.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Wordy title, but I’d watch it

luchalutra.bsky.social•17 hours ago

You are really just eloquently describing the experience of eating a really delicious carnitas burrito, and the followup of your decision making when you have to find your new place at the porcelain throne for a solid 10, maybe 20.

mettleslime.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I definitely have nostalgia glasses, but SM is at or near the peak of "golden era" games. The SNES was chugging out banger after banger during this time. It was a great time to be a kid and enjoying console games.

zecaptain51.bsky.social•19 hours ago

🗣️🔥🔥

moosewithablanket.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I play it again every several years. It is a lot of fun. A classic.

osiris018.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Wha

adamchowell.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I remember when I first played and beat super Metroid. I gushed online about how good it was and someone responded that I only liked it because of nostalgia and listed a bunch of indie metroidvainas they said was much better (many of which I’d already played)

nicolekuhn.bsky.social•19 hours ago

i want to take a flashlight through the hallways of your brain and see where it leads me to

subtlebeast.bsky.social•18 hours ago

anyaustin.bsky.social•18 hours ago

This is really, really good

sleepysharky.bsky.social•21 hours ago

They DO

finallay.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Wtf did I just read

nomorespearows.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I was lying in bed last night and the phrase "Ridley Harvey Oswald" hit me like a freight train.

norah.xyz•17 hours ago

I've listened to so many episodes of Just King Things that I'm convinced there's a second layer here about how Stephen King is always referencing JFK from thin air.

musicfighter.bsky.social•17 hours ago

This is correct and more people should say it

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