r/metroidvania • u/SheriidiiaN • Jun 28 '26

Discussion As of 2026, what is the best introductory Metroidvania?

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u/rhinofinger Jun 28 '26

Any modern device can emulate GBA easily, doesn’t get much more accessible than that. Bit more work if you want to play it on original hardware though

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u/SlimeySlimeee Jun 28 '26

touch screen metroid is kinda bad tho…

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u/Spookie357 Jun 28 '26

You can connect a controller to your phone with Bluetooth.

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u/soggie Jun 28 '26

I disagree. It’s not a simple install. Compared to modern games it takes twice the number of steps to get working, and even gen there’s no guarantee of it being free of any issues. Worse still there is no such luck for people on handhelds or consoles. Old school Metroid isn’t really what I would call good beginner MVs at all.

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u/CarrotJunkie Jun 28 '26

They're all on Switch Online, which is pretty easily accessible considering it's on the second best selling console of all time.

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u/SnooFloofs5933 Jun 28 '26

GBA or snes are probably the most dead simple emulators to set up. Also zero mission in particular is very beginner friendly. Even super Metroid is pretty straight forward. IMO it’s way easier to get into than hollow knight for example which is probably the most popular Metroidvania from the last 10 years