Metroid (video game)
Metroid is the first game in the Metroid series, and was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. The music was composed by Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka.
The first Metroid takes place on planet Zebes, and Samus travels through the planet collecting weapons and upgrades to advance new areas and defeat Kraid, Ridley, and Mother Brain.
This game provided one of the first highly nonlinear game experiences on a home console, and the series continues to provide nonlinear gameplay with the ability to sequence break. This game, along with the rest of the series, is also notable for its blending of various genres superimposed onto a persistent world model of play.
In 2004, Nintendo re-released the original Metroid for Game Boy Advance, as part of the Classic NES Series.
A recent remake of this game, called Metroid: Zero Mission, has also been released for the Game Boy Advance.
JUSTIN BAILEY
JUSTIN BAILEY ------ ------ is a famous Metroid password that gives the player all the power-ups needed to win the game in a short amount of time. Metroid has four different endings that vary depending on how much time the player took to finish. They show Samus Aran in various stages of undress. The "best ending" features Samus in a bikini.
Several rumors surrounded the password. For instance, "Justin Bailey" was originally rumored to be one of the creators of the game. This is unlikely because the game was created by Gunpei Yokoi, Satoru Okada, Hip Tanaka, and other Japanese whose names appear in the ending credits. Later, it was rumored that the Justin Bailey code was mirrored after an English or Australian term for a bathing suit. Supposedly, bathing suits are referred to as baileys, so "Justin Bailey" literally means "Just In Bailey" or "Just In Swimming Suit," which is what Samus wears when the code is used.
It was also rumored that the password violated Metroid's normal checksum verification, which would suggest that JUSTIN BAILEY was deliberately coded into the game. Classicgaming debunked this myth using password generators[1]. The password is now regarded as a total fluke, with no special meaning.
