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[apple_of_enlightenment]

From a 1937 literature fiction, could this be the inspiration for Samus? It's Gerry Carlyle from Interplanetary Hunter by Arthur K. Barnes.

"Gerry, being an androgynous name, enables a major theme running through the original books: the masked gender reveal."

I wrote this years ago. https://truthspacer.wordpress.com/2...s-is-a-grappling-hook-length-older-than-that/

 

[German Hops]

I wrote this years ago. https://truthspacer.wordpress.com/2...s-is-a-grappling-hook-length-older-than-that/

jk, that's an interesting read. I love old school sci-fi.

 

[amigastar]

Everyone takes inspiration from someone other and improves on it, so yeah Metroid for sure had it's origins in earlier sci fi.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Metroid was inspired by Alien and Samus was based on the roles played by Sigourney Weaver(Alien Franchise) and Kim Basinger(9 1/2 Weeks and My Stepmother is an Alien).

Nice try though.

 

[Beer Baelly]

OP just remembered his own article.

 

[hemo memo]

Could be.

 

[Ailynn]

My fellow Metroid fans...
You should watch these two videos.

Very interesting stuff!






Thanks for the thread and cool info, apple_of_enlightenment !

 

[apple_of_enlightenment]

OP just remembered his own article.

OP had to wait 2 years for gaf membership clearance then write 50 posts to get thread creation privilege to get feedback on something he wrote 6 years ago that no one read at the time...

 

[Fat Frog]

Metroid was inspired by Alien and Samus was based on the roles played by Sigourney Weaver(Alien Franchise) and Kim Basinger(9 1/2 Weeks and My Stepmother is an Alien).

Nice try though.

Metroid was probably also inspired by 1985 Namco's Baraduke.(Nintendo did the same with Pac Land who inspired Super Mario Bros one year earlier)

And of course, Baraduke was probably inspired by Alien and, Barbarella and Barne...

 

[Ailynn]

Speaking of Metroid, we may be hearing something soon..

 

[Fat Frog]

My fellow Metroid fans...
You should watch these two videos.

Very interesting stuff!






Thanks for the thread and cool info, apple_of_enlightenment !

Holy shit ! She's right, i didn't realize there was so many Cobra inspirations in Metroid. She's right, this is the number one inspiration by far... And Nintendo who stole Rare's ideas for Zelda, Metroid and more lol. As a kid i thought Rare's output were just pretty Nintendo game's clones.In fact, the reality is more : Nintendo's output are just Rare games ugly ripp offs

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

Metroid was a mistake

 

[Scotty W]

Metroid was inspired by Alien and Samus was based on the roles played by Sigourney Weaver(Alien Franchise) and Kim Basinger(9 1/2 Weeks and My Stepmother is an Alien).

Nice try though.

With these old games the simplest explanation is usually true. Link is Robin Hood.

 

[Fat Frog]

With these old games the simplest explanation is usually true. Link is Robin Hood.

Nah. Check the samus aran origins 2 vids: It's crystal clear, it's cobra.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Speaking of Metroid, we may be hearing something soon..

 

[MagiusNecros]

Nah. Check the samus aran origins 2 vids: It's crystal clear, it's cobra.

It's pretty cool stuff.

 

[Fuz]

That's a great find, almost certainly the inspiration for Metroid.

jk, that's an interesting read. I love old school sci-fi.

Old school sci-fi is best sci-fi.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Pete Rawbone is a baller name.