Let me clarify: Metal Storm is not one of those games that have terrible flaws that are redeemed by some hidden virtue that a dedicated person uncovers after hours of labored play. It wasn’t until I came back to it, and found myself standing on a ceiling and firing downwards at an enemy that was placed above me, that I finally understood what a jewel I had found. My first impression was that of a drab, plain shooter with what I assumed to be an amusing but shallow gimmick. It received from me enough playtime to ensure that it worked, and was then quickly discarded in favor of Mega Man 3 or some other such infallible title that is appropriate to keep in one’s system. It was over a year ago that I acquired Metal Storm at a flea market.
I must confession that I too am guilty of misinterpretation and neglect. Today Metal Storm is probably most often experienced by a bored person sifting through a bunch of NES roms they just downloaded they will come upon the game in question, play it for 15 seconds or so, and then move on thinking it’s just another platformer/shooter. Its library feels like it has been fully explored, thus the average player can simply get by knowing only the traditionally canonical titles like Super Mario Bros 3 and Contra. Part of the problem I think is that the NES has entered a state in which it is regarded as a collectable to keep around as a conversation piece or to play when one wishes to be “old school” or perhaps just ironic. Metal Storm seems to be one of the rare cases in which a game was good, available on a popular console, well placed in contemporary media (cover of Nintendo Power, March 1991), and yet fell almost immediately into inexplicable obscurity, only discussed now by the handful of individuals who still cling to the NES as their platform of choice. Part of the problem I think is that the NES has entered a state in which it is regarded as a collectable to keep around as a conversation piec." " Metal Storm seems to be one of the rare cases in which a game was good, available on a popular console, well placed in contemporary media (cover of Nintendo Power, March 1991), and yet fell almost immediately into inexplicable obscurity, only discussed now by the handful of individuals who still cling to the NES as their platform of choice.
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