Gunpei Yokoi
"Super Metroid" was developed by Nintendo R&amp;D1 with a staff of 15 managed by Gunpei Yokoi. It was written and directed by Yoshio Sakamoto, and produced by Makoto Kano. Intelligent Systems, who co-developed the original "Metroid" with R&amp;D1, handled the programming. The opening was narrated by Dan Owsen, a Nintendo of America employee.