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Loosely defined, "Metroidvania" is supposed to be a 2D video game style in which the gameplay is focused on considerably non-linear [exploration], item retrieval and proper usage of these items in order to fulfill the game's primary objective and achieve the desired outcome.

A combination of "Metroid" & "Castlevania" coined after "Symphony of the Night" (Castlevania game) because of the exploration aspect of the game.

It's a stupid term because games that could be described this way were around before there was ever a Metroid or Castlevania game.

Just a very short list of games that could arguably be classified as Metroidvania or have similar exploration and/or action credited to Metroid that were released well before or around the same time as Metroid:

1) Dizzy the Ultimate Cartoon Adventure
2) The Ultimate Play the Game games like Sabrwulf, Jetpac.
3) [The Rocky Horror Picture Show] (ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64)
4) Many games with "[Treasure Island]" in the title
5) Gauntlet
6) Batman (ZX Spectrum)
7) Dandy
8) Saboteur! (good example)
9) Cobra
10) Bruce Lee
11) Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future

and many others that are probably even better examples than these.

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