Super Metroid
SNES1994Windows, LinuxBeta
Runs natively on PC through SuperMetroidRecomp.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- SNES · Nintendo, 1990
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Beta
- Latest release
- v0.3.9 ↗
- Last update
- Sep 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
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
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Thriller
- Modes
- Single player
- Series
- Metroid
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Playtronic
- Rating
- 96/100 from 1,085 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
Super Metroid PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Super Metroid?
- Yes. SuperMetroidRecomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Super Metroid PC port finished?
- It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Sep 2026, and the latest release is v0.3.9.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. SuperMetroidRecomp translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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