Title Screen

The Title Screen is the initial screen of every Metroid game. It always features the logo, release year, developer (Nintendo), a background, and usually a message asking the player to press start or another button to go to the Samus Data Screen. The Title Screen in Metroid II: Return of Samus, however, doubles as the Samus Data Screen. If left idle long enough, most Title Screens in the games will begin playing gameplay footage. Some contemporary Metroid games, namely Metroid Fusion, play a cutscene while the Title Screen is loading. The Title Screen in the original Metroid instead shows Samus's mission orders in poorly translated English, as the first ever attract mode in the series. When Metroid: Other M is first loaded on the Wii console, a one-time Title Screen appears asking the player to press 2 on the Wii Remote, to set up language and subtitles, and then the game begins. The normal Title Screen is accessible after this. From here, the Samus Data Screen, Theater Mode and Gallery Mode can be accessed once unlocked.
With the exception of the overseas release of Metroid as well as Metroid: Samus Returns, the title screen and by extension the titles themselves were given in a font that give the illusion of the words rising up, which was similar to the font used for the Alien titles.
==Trivia==
*The Title Screen in Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt was created by Rocky Newton.
*The Super Metroid Title Screen is parodied in Super Meat Boy Forever.
*An early version of the Super Metroid Title Screen can be seen here: 
==Official data==
===Super Metroid manual===
;TITLE SCREEN
:"Press the START button or A button while the title screen is displayed to go to the Samus Data screen."
===Metroid: Other M manual===
;Title Screen
:"When you have save data, a screen like the one on the right will appear. Press the 2 Button to go to the Game Select Screen." 
===Metroid Official Site interview===
==Gallery==
File:Japanese Metroid Title Screen.png|Japanese Metroid Title Screen.
File:Mission Orders Title Screen.png|The mission orders.
File:SDS M2.png|Metroid II: Return of Samus
File:Super Metroid title.png|Super Metroid, featuring the baby in its research capsule on Ceres Space Colony, surrounded by dead Lab Workers.
File:Metroid Fusion Title Screen.png|Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion JP Title.png|Japanese Fusion title screen.
File:JPN logo.png|Chinese Fusion Title Screen.
Metroid Fusion E3-2002 title.png|Early Fusion title screen (E3 2002).
File:MP1 beta title screen.png|Beta Prime Title Screen.
File:MP1 Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime
File:Metroid Zero Mission Title Screen.png|Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid 1 MZM Title Screen.png|Metroid Title Screen in Zero Mission. The land color scheme is changed from green to brown, and the text is somewhat shrunken due to the Game Boy Advance's screen size.
File:MP2 Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
File:MP3 Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
File:MPP Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime Pinball
File:MPH Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid prime hunters title japan.png|Hunters (Japan)
Metroid prime hunters title korea.png|Hunters (South Korea)
File:MPT Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime Trilogy
File:MOM 1st Title Screen.png|Metroid: Other M (first time playing)
File:MOM 2nd Title Screen.png|Metroid: Other M (subsequent plays)
File:MPFF Title Screen.jpg|Metroid Prime: Federation Force
File:Samus Returns Title Screen.jpg|Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid Dread Title Screen.png|Metroid Dread
Metroid Prime Remastered Title Screen.png|Metroid Prime Remastered
===References in other media===
Jimmy Fallon title screen.png|June 19, 2013 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, referencing the Metroid Title Screen.
Super Meat Boy Forever Metroid parody 7.png|Super Meat Boy Forever parody.
==References==
Category:User Interface