In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 225, The Nerd takes a look back at the Metroid series’ early beginnings with the original Metroid for NES, Metroid II: Return of Samus on Game Boy, and Super Metroid on SNES!

This is a fully re-recorded studio version of “Mighty Wings and Hadoukens” with the current lineup of the band. The song is Mighty Wings by Cheap Trick as heard on the soundtrack to Top Gun (1986). The VGM tracks are Street Fighter 2 Ken Stage and Punch Out fight theme.

Rex Viper performing “You’re the Best” from The Karate Kid (1984) soundtrack, originally performed by Joe Esposito, written by Bill Conti and Allee Willis. Also heard in the arrangement is the Killer Instinct theme.

James and John go at it head to head in James Bond’s Nintendo Gamecube shooter, NightFire!