Welcome to the Metroid Database! This site is an unofficial informational resource dedicated to Nintendo's Metroid videogame series. The MDb was first launched on October 16, 1996, making it the very first Metroid website on the Internet, and has since grown to become the largest, most comprehensive volume of Metroid-related information in the world! Please enjoy your stay at the Metroid Database and visit us again often!

MEET TEAM MDb

The MDb was started by and maintained by one person, TJ Rappel, for the first five years of its existence. However, January 2002 brought about the first stages of a complete overhaul, and the current version of the site was launched in May 2002. With the newer, even more complete format came the addition of MDb staff members, affectionately known as "Team MDb."

In mid-2007, when two new dedicated members were added to the staff, TJ passed on the torch to them and the MDb took off once again, reaching out to Metroid fans far and wide.

	CapCom | Contact Fan Submission Administrator, Music Archivist, Forum Administrator Soon after his first introduction to the world of Metroid through Metroid II, CapCom quickly absorbed Metroid and Super Metroid before stumbling upon the MDb. Since then he has involved himself in many Metroid fan projects, including the Metroid Interactive Fan Fiction and the Metroid II Secret Worlds websites. An enthusiastic and ambitious Metroid fan, CapCom brings his youth and vigor to the MDb by administrating the fan submissions and seeking out the best in Metroid music recordings and remixes.
	Infinity's End | Contact Graphics Artist, Contributing Editor, Forum Administrator Infinity's End has been a huge Metroid fan ever since the original version. Super Metroid's release caused this kid to rent the game on four seperate occasions before he actually went out and bought his own copy. He has been playing it through at least once annually ever since. IE brings his skills to the table, as he is a college graduate in fine arts, and hopes to one day be a professional artist in the gaming industry. He'll be helping us out on the visual side of things, including banners, buttons, backgrounds, and other miscellaneous graphics. He has been visiting the MDb since '99 and is the proud owner of a Samus tattoo that was given to him by TJ. IE is also the only staff member to have met the rest of the staff in person.
	Jesse D | Contact Programmer, Contributing Editor, Forum Administrator A regular to the MDb community since 1997, Jesse D has been an avid fan of the Metroid series since his introduction to the series through Metroid II in 1992. He first developed his basic web programming skills with the Metroid II Secret Worlds website, which he maintained for a total of six years. He has helped with re-encoding the MDb into a much more manageable structure, and now handles the behind-the-scenes webapp work. This is the guy to pester if you find broken links.

TJ Creator of the MDb TJ is the founder and "big cheese" of the Metroid Database. He spent 6 months doing research and gathering information on Metroid before launching the MDb in October 1996, and wrote the majority of the text, tips, features, news and HTML on the site for 5 years before finally smartening up and adding some staff members to the project. A hardcore videogame enthusiast since 1980, TJ's collection includes approximately 40 systems, hundreds upon hundreds of games, and a number of arcade machines.

Of course this site would be nothing without the great TJ Rappel. Although he is no longer directly involved, we will always be grateful for his support and for founding this website. Please feel free to visit TJ's site, Krushervision.com, and buy some of his swag while you're there!

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TECHNICAL

The MDb is best viewed in Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera or Google Chrome with a minimum resolution of 1024x768. The MDb is coded by hand in HTML and CSS (and made dynamic with PHP) using Notepad and VIM. Graphics are created using Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, digital cameras, and/or scanners. This site is hosted by Konfiskated Teknologies.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The MDb would not be what it is today without the generous contributions of information, images, advice, support or other assistance of the following individuals. Special thanks to (in alphabetical order):

...and of course Thank YOU for visiting.

(Apologies if your name belongs on this list and is missing!)

LEGAL/TERMS OF USE

METROID and all related characters, names, titles, likenesses and other works are TM and © Nintendo of America, Inc. and Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Japan.

The Metroid Database, or MDb, is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with Nintendo of America, Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd., or Retro Studios. The authors take NO credit and imply NO rights to any official images, text or other works contained herein. "MDb" watermarks are placed on scans of official art and images to denote the files themselves as having been scanned and/or stored by the Metroid Database, and to deter theivery by other websites; these watermarks are not intended to imply any copyright or trademark ownership by the Metroid Database whatsoever.

The content provided on this website is for entertainment and informational purposes only. The creator and authors obtain no financial profit from the MDb website whatsoever.

The Metroid Database does not provide or distribute Nintendo game ROMs. The MDb wishes to cooperate with Nintendo and the ISDA by avoiding the illegal distribution of such copyrighted material.

All original content is © 1996-2010 MDb. Original MDb content, including but not limited to graphic design, images, HTML coding, artwork, audio files, video files and text, may not be used on other websites or duplicated in any other media.