Has Samus always been a girl ?...

[lkermel]

Has any of you finished the Famicom Disk version of the first Metroid only released in Japan ? I wonder if Samus was depicted as a girl in the original Metroid or if it was something added later to the NES version ...
I'm trying to finish the Disk version to find out but I tought it might be quicker if somebody's been through it already
Thanks for your help

[K3V]

Are you implying that Samus is a tranny?

[exit]

I'm pretty sure she was always planned out to be a girl, mainly because that wasn't common at all back then. Infact, people still can't beleive that Samus is a girl and always refer to her as
"Metroid."

[jajaja]

Are you implying that Samus is a tranny?

Haha i was thinking the same thing when i read the topic

I think the NES manual refer to Samus as "he" tho. Never been into Metroid, but i've heard that atleast. But it might be, that they changed Samus from a man to woman.

[lkermel]

Are you implying that Samus is a tranny?

English is not my native language and now that I'm reading my topic's title again... it can be indeed confusing, This is so funny

I think the NES manual refer to Samus as "he" tho.

Sometimes I wonder if people who write game manuals actually play games in full anyway
But Samus being a girl was supposed to be a surprise I think, so it kind of make sense not to mention anything in the manual. Keep in mind that players would only find out if they finish the game in less than 5 hours, so it was a sort of reward.

[dedtech]

IInfact, people still can't beleive that Samus is a girl and always refer to her as
"Metroid."

Okay I was into Sega back in the day so I didnt play Metroid but, My brother and his friends did so I knew what they told me. Also, on G4 they did a thing about that and one of the endings has Samus in a bikini at the end. So.... either cross dresser or a woman. which one would bother them less??

[rbudrick]

I think the NES manual refer to Samus as "he" tho. Never been into Metroid, but i've heard that atleast. But it might be, that they changed Samus from a man to woman.

I remember participating in a rather heated discussion on this once:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62789

-Rob

[dedtech]

Heh Heh...

Page with all the endings including pics and the Bikini shot.

Metroid Database

[CosmicMonkey]

I remember entering the 'Justin Bailey' password to play the game with armourless Samus. So, who is Justin Bailey?

[Mayhem]

I believe the argument that wins most votes is that it means "just in bailey", with "bailey" actually being a old slang term for swimsuit/bathing suit.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I think that she's only refered to as a "he" in the manual to keep the shock value intact. I remember the first time I beat the game and realized that she a woman, and it definitely suprised me. If somebody were to read the manual before finally beating the game, that would be ruined.

[link1110]

Sometimes I wonder if people who write game manuals actually play games in full anyway

Remember the manual for Super Mario Bros. 2? Birdo (although always female in Japan; her Japanese name was "Catherine," go figure) was referred to as a cross-dressing male who'd rather be called "Birdetta."

[Evangelion-01]

samus = chick from aliens

[Contrabassoon86]

I believe the argument that wins most votes is that it means "just in bailey", with "bailey" actually being a old slang term for swimsuit/bathing suit.

If you look up the word "bailey", you can define it as the "what is enclosed within an outer wall, like a castle". Samus' suit of armor is like her "outer wall". So there you go, another take on Justin Bailey.

[FullCircle]

I believe the argument that wins most votes is that it means "just in bailey", with "bailey" actually being a old slang term for swimsuit/bathing suit.

Ah, but can anyone tell me what this Metroid password means:
N A R P A S S W O R D 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I was told it was a coincidence that this password triggered the debug mode, but I think "nar" may be null or generic?

[Push Upstairs]

Seems Samus isnt a natural blonde...

[GarrettCRW]

"NAR" is believed to refer to "North American Release" (since the Japanese version didn't have the password system) or T. Narihiro (who converted the game to the NES, and would therefore need such a password).

[Veepa]

I think the NES manual refer to Samus as "he" tho. Never been into Metroid, but i've heard that atleast. But it might be, that they changed Samus from a man to woman.

I remember participating in a rather heated discussion on this once:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62789

-Rob

Aaah... Those were good times. Back when I would go on and on through several paragraphs about nothing important.

I think I made a good point there, though. If you're going to make a plot twist, you can't lie to use beforehand.

[FullCircle]

"NAR" is believed to refer to "North American Release" (since the Japanese version didn't have the password system) or T. Narihiro (who converted the game to the NES, and would therefore need such a password).

Ah. That makes sense now.

[ALAKA]

I remember entering the 'Justin Bailey' password to play the game with armourless Samus. So, who is Justin Bailey?

I found this at the metroid database:

WHO IS JUSTIN BAILEY?!?!?!

Although rumors have abounded over the years as to the identity of Justin Bailey -- ranging from some kid who beat the game to claims of "bailey" being a slang term for "swimsuit" (just in bailey, get it?), the truth is that the JUSTIN BAILEY password is a total fluke. If you play around with Metroid's password system something you can do with the Metroid Password Generator program, found in Fan Apps), you can come up with other names and words that work as passwords. The "Justin Bailey" code is one which was found early on and happened to work pretty well, so it became widely reported. In other words, there is no Justin Bailey who is associated with the Metroid universe and got his name made into a password.