SNES
Super Metroid PC ports
2 fan projects bring Super Metroid to PC: 1 decomp and 1 recomp. 1 of them is playable now. Each one needs game files from a copy you own.
Updated
The ports, side by side
| Project | Method | Status | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Metroid Launcher | Decomp | Playable | Windows | v1.0 2023 |
| SuperMetroidRecomp | Recomp | Beta | Windows, Linux | v0.3.9 Sep 2026 |
Marked playable: Super Metroid Launcher. Each port's page has its setup steps. Decomp vs recomp explains how the methods differ.
About Super Metroid
The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the deadly Metroid hidden deep within the cave-riddled planet Zebes. Super Metroid features excellent graphics, with a huge variety of enemies and worlds to explore. The side-view action will be familiar to many players, only now there are new weapons and items, including the Grappling Beam, which allows Samus to swing across large chasms, and the X-Ray Scope, which reveals secret passages.
- Released
- 19 Mar 1994
- Genre
- Shooter, Platform, Adventure
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Playtronic
Summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game.