This week in Platformer Shorts, Jonathan goes on about the Nintendo game Metroid, the side-scrolling ,open world, action platformer: the first of a great franchise.

Some tips for the American version with passwords: the "JUSTIN BAILEY" code lets the player play as Samus without her Power Suit, and "NARPAS SWORD" grants Samus infinite ammunition, health, all power-ups, and a modified Ice Beam.