Metroid (Japanese commercial)

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Samus in the commercial.

"Metroid" is the live-action commercial for the original Metroid game, and therefore the very first commercial for any Metroid title.

An upscaled version of the commercial can be viewed here. It was formerly available on the Metroid Zero Mission Official Site, but has since been removed.

Synopsis

The commercial begins with a view of the Milky Way Galaxy, as a beam shot is fired at it. This explodes, as a live action Samus Spin Jumps out of the blast. She lands on a Famicom Disk System cartridge, aiming at the screen as the Metroid game logo is shown at the bottom of the screen. Short clips of footage from the game are seen as the commercial cuts back to the live action Samus, who is running, with the Power Suit giving off a large cloud of steam as she jumps into the screen and turns back into her 8-bit self. After another gameplay showcase, Samus flies out of a beam of light. [1]

Production

The actor who portrayed Samus in this commercial is unknown. It was narrated by the late Kenji Utsumi.

Narration

“	銀河連邦指令 メトロイドを破壊せよ！ 地底深く広がる迷路要塞に 宇宙征服の野望が渦巻く 行け！宇宙戦士サムス ファマリーコンピューター　ディスクカードに メトロイド! やればやるほど　ディスクシステム Ginga renpo shirei, Metoroido o hakai seyo! Chitei fukaku hirogaru meiro yousai ni Uchu seifuku no yabou ga uzumaku Ike! Uchu senshi Samusu Famiriikonpyuuta disukukaado ni Akushon'ando meiro geimu Metoroido! Yareba yaru hodo, Disuku System The Galactic Federation orders you to destroy the Metroids! In this maze fortress stretching deep under the earth, Your goal is to conquer the swirling conquest of space! Go forth! Space warrior Samus On floppy disk for the Famicom, An action maze game! Metroid! Disk System. The more you play, the better it is!	„
—Dialogue in Japanese, romanized and English.

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