Complete Walkthrough: Traverse the Metroid-infested planet SR388 using the most effective strategies, with tips and tricks straight from Metroid experts! All Collectible Items: We show you how to get every weapon, ability upgrade, and power-up. Detailed Maps: Our maps are distinctly illustrated to help you navigate every area and find every secret. Exhaustive Enemy Database: We cover the behavior patterns and weaknesses of every foe in the game. Never be caught off guard! Unlockables: Unlock all endings, bonus content, and more! Free Mobile-Friendly eGuide: Includes a code to access the eGuide, a web-access version of the complete guide optimized for a second-screen experience.

A critical look at how the Super Nintendo Entertainment System—and a resistance to innovation—took Nintendo from industry leadership to the margins of videogaming. This is a book about the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that is not celebratory or self-congratulatory. Most other accounts declare the Super NES the undisputed victor of the “16-bit console wars” of 1989–1995. In this book, Dominic Arsenault reminds us that although the SNES was a strong platform filled with high-quality games, it was also the product of a short-sighted corporate vision focused on maintaining Nintendo’s market share and business model. This led the firm to fall from a dominant position during its golden age (dubbed by Arsenault the “ReNESsance”) with the NES to the margins of the industry with the Nintendo 64 and GameCube consoles. Arsenault argues that Nintendo’s conservative business strategies and resistance to innovation during the SNES years explain its market defeat by Sony’s PlayStation. Extending the notion of “platform” to include the marketing forces that shape and constrain creative work, Arsenault draws not only on game studies and histories but on game magazines, boxes, manuals, and advertisements to identify the technological discourses and business models that formed Nintendo’s Super Power. He also describes the cultural changes in video games during the 1990s that slowly eroded the love of gamer enthusiasts for the SNES as the Nintendo generation matured. Finally, he chronicles the many technological changes that occurred through the SNES's lifetime, including full-motion video, CD-ROM storage, and the shift to 3D graphics. Because of the SNES platform’s architecture, Arsenault explains, Nintendo resisted these changes and continued to focus on traditional gameplay genres.

Celebrating the first twenty-five years of Mana adventures! Since the first game's release in 1991, Square Enix has been dazzling fans worldwide with the fantastical and action-packed world of Mana. More than twenty-five years later, the magic of Mana still lives on and now Dark Horse Books and Square Enix are proud to present The Art of Mana. The first official art book of Square Enix's hit Mana video game series, The Art of Mana collects more than twenty-five years' worth of memories with over 200 pages featuring more than 400 illustrations from the original creative team along with detailed explorations of every character, original sketches, world designs, and much more. Presented in English for the first time, this beautiful collection is not to be missed.

Think you know Super Metroid? Think again!! This is the ultimate guide to Super Metroid on the SNES Classic and original Super Nintendo Entertainment System, from the creator of The Ultimate Guide series; bestselling author The BlackNES Guy!! This book is a complete walkthrough guide in The Ultimate Guide series, giving you all the tools you will need to master this game! Ceres Station is under attack! Samus must follow the Space Pirates back to their planet, Zebes, to rescue the Metroid but something lurks below the surface. It doesn't matter if you play it on the SNES Classic or the original SNES, this game is a favorite on everybody's list. First time players or longtime masters will LOVE this guide! Over 100 full-color pages inside including: Full-color maps and screenshots Explore All of Zebes. Learn the most efficient way to collect and complete 100% of the game. Learn Your Enemies. A complete list of enemies and their stats allows you to plan your path and decide which monsters are worth battling. Master Special Techniques. Learn various moves to improve your skill and playthrough time. Experience Every Ending. Provides descriptions of all three possible endings and gives you the knowledge to obtain them. And So Much More. With this guide, you'll have the structure to complete the game and the knowledge to create your own path. Take your Super Metroid knowledge to the next level with The Ultimate Guide to Super

As the wind picked up, a solitary figure clad in gold became more apparent through the smoke and dust, its face a sinister green visor set aglow within its blood-red helmet. The Federation Police wore no such uniform, nor did the Marines sport anything so bright, so lustrous, so torn from the pages of some ancient Chozo epic. Her HUD's oral language translator spoke the ranking Zebesian's utterance in real time. "Tell me your name," he said, "that I might later speak of this glorious kill!" It was that sort of romance that made them pirates.

The Hunter Has Returned - Complete walkthroughs of "Metroid(R) Prime" and "Metroid(R) Fusion" - Detailed maps to help you explore every inch of the terrain - Explanation of Samus's abilities and how weapons enhance them - Every enemy's weak spot revealed - Special morphing strategies - Locations of every power-up, including classics such as Wave Beam and Ice Beam - Special Tactics for destroying every boss for both games - All secret tunnels and breakaway walls exposed - Metroid Prime Endings and other secrets revealed