Metroid
| All time rank: | 241 |
|---|---|
| 1980s rank: | 16 |
| 1986 rank: | 2 |
| Developers: | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Platforms: | Arcade, Famicom Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Year of release: | 1986 |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Open world, Platform |
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All time Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 1997 | 44 | 100 Best Games of All Time |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 2002 | 69 | 100 Best Games Ever |
| Game Informer | 2009 | 7 | The Top 200 Games Of All Time |
| Game Informer | 2018 | 57 | The Top 300 Games of All Time |
| GameSpot | 2003 | 1 | The Greatest Games of All Time |
| Hyper | 1995 | 1 | Top 100 Video Games of All Time |
| Hyper | 1997 | 1 | The 50 Best Games Ever! |
| Hyper | 1999 | 38 | The Top 50 Games of All Time |
| Next Generation | 1996 | 70 | Top 100 Games of All Time |
| Next Generation | 1999 | 6 | The Fifty Best Games of All Time |
| Nintendo Power | 1997 | 35 | Nintendo Power's 100 Best Games of All Time |
| Nintendo Power | 2005 | 11 | Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games |
| Polygon | 2017 | 89 | The 500 best games of all time |
| Time | 2012 | 1 | All-TIME 100 Video Games |
Hyper
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year:
1995
Rank:
1
Hyper
The 50 Best Games Ever!
Year:
1997
Rank:
1
Hyper
The Top 50 Games of All Time
Year:
1999
Rank:
38
Decade Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | 2024 | 16 | The 50 best games of the '80s |
| GameSpy | 2009 | 4 | GameSpy's 50 Favorite Console Games of the '80s |
Miscellaneous Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| GamesRadar+ | 2024 | 4 | The 10 best NES games of all time |
| IGN | 2017 | 6 | Top 100 NES Games |
| Rolling Stone | 2025 | 7 | The 20 Best NES Games of All Time |