Metroidvania Works An exploration of the games that lead to the Metroidvania genre. We have 15 videos in this series. May 26, 2021 Knightmare and Metal Gear (MSX) retrospective: Konami kombo | Metroidvania Works #014 Oct 28, 2020 Castlevania II / Golvellius retrospective: ’Vania mania | Metroidvania Works #013 Aug 5, 2020 Romancia / Ys / Legacy of the Wizard / Faxanadu retrospective: Falcom Works | Metroidvania Works #12 Jul 29, 2020 Zelda II / Rygar / The Goonies II retrospective: NES is more | Metroidvania Works #11 Jun 24, 2020 The Wing of Madoola / Relics / Zillion retrospective: Side quest | Metroidvania Works #010 Jun 3, 2020 Metroid / Vampire Killer / Milon's Secret Castle retrospective: Namesake | Metroidvania Works #009 May 27, 2020 Knight Lore / Xanadu / The Legend of Zelda retrospective: Moonmadness | Metroidvania Works #08 Nov 6, 2019 Pitfall II retrospective: Get Lost | Metroidvania Works #007 Sep 5, 2018 Metroidvania Works #06: Montezuma's Revenge [Utopia/Parker Bros., 1983] That funky funky flow Apr 19, 2016 Metroidvania Works #05: Pitfall [Activision, 1982] Dec 29, 2015 Metroidvania Works #04: Venture [Exidy, 1981] Apr 2, 2015 Metroidvania Works #03: Donkey Kong [Nintendo, 1981] Dec 25, 2014 Metroidvania Works #02: Adventure [Atari, 1979] Dec 1, 2014 Metroidvania Works #01: Zork [1977/1980, Infocom] Jul 11, 2014 Metroidvania Works #00: A Mission Statement