Metroid - 40 Years of Blasts, Beams & Backtracking

<p>Metroid is 40!</p><p><br></p><p>We head back to 1986 to discover how one of Nintendo’s most important games helped create an entire genre, turned brutal hardware limitations into ground breaking ideas, borrowed more than a little inspiration from Ridley Scott’s Alien and delivered one of gaming’s greatest reveals with Samus Aran.</p><p>Along the way we uncover the bizarre truth behind the legendary JUSTIN BAILEY password, discover why the Morph Ball exists, marvel at 24-character save codes, talk speed running, questionable bikini rewards and somehow end up discussing phone books, The Terminator and chained pieces of paper. </p><p><br></p><p>So join us as we celebrate 40 years of a game whose DNA can still be found everywhere today — and tell us in the comments: what’s your favourite Metroid game or memory?</p><p><strong>App: Gaming Views: Game Tracker</strong></p><p>Check out our game tracking app available on IOS/Android.</p><p>✅ Track upcoming game releases</p><p>✅ Build a watchlist</p><p>✅ Get release day reminders</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamingviews.app">⁠⁠Android⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaming-views-game-tracker/id6801985905">⁠⁠Apple⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>VISIT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSITE</strong></p><p>Gaming Views has a new home! Explore our episodes, blogs, latest news from across the industry and what we’re playing:<a href="https://gamingviewspod.com/">⁠⁠gamingviewspod.com⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>See us on YouTube!</strong></p><p>Why not catch us (kinda) in person over on YouTube. See us discuss the games and also some bonus clips from some of the games - ⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GamingViewsPod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gaming Views YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>JOIN THE GAMING VIEWS COMMUNITY</strong></p><p>If you like what you hear - please do like, subscribe and consider leaving a review where possible. If you&#39;d like to be on the show, or would like to say hi or suggest a topic, you can find us at the following:</p><ul><li>gamingviewspodcast@gmail.com</li><li><a href="https://x.com/GamingViewsPod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gamingviewspod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>⁠<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gamingviewspod.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.gg/6CcV2aDEpp" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Discord⁠</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>#GamingViews #GamingPodcast #VideoGames #GamingNews #resident evil requiem #pragmata #crimsondesert #Nintendo #Switch #PlayStation #Sony #PS5 #Xbox #Microsoft #GamePass #Valve #SteamMachine #GamingTrends #IndustryAnalysis #HandheldGaming #Gaming2026 #PCGaming #GamingCommunity #videogamenews #Gaming #VideoGames #gamingnews </p><p><br></p>