Like Stella, Samus wants her groove back
When we last checked in with Samus, she was trying to score an interview with Tim Rogers, co-creator of Videoball. Despite the fact that she’s been appearing in videogames for over 25 years, he still didn’t know who she was. That wouldn’t have bothered her at all under normal circumstances, but life hasn’t been too good to Samus lately. Nintendo stopped celebrating her birthdays. She hasn’t had a game of her own since 2010. Kids today don’t know why she can’t crawl. It’s gotten so bad that she’s been forced to share a house with a washed up former last boss and a deceased painting instructor from public television.
It makes sense that she would turn to Sean Velasco, co-creator of Shovel Knight, for aid in this time of crisis. He and the team at Yacht Club Games recently announced plans to help Battletoads hop back into the spotlight, after having been shunned by their makers for even longer than Samus has. On top of that, plenty of fans have been asking Sean and company to allow Samus to be a special guest character in Shovel Knight on Nintendo consoles, and Yacht Club is known for making its fans happy.
While he knew that the fans wanted Samus in Shovel Knight, I don’t think Sean expected to have the real live Samus Aran approach him about a cameo, but who better to represent Metroid fans than the star of the series herself? After watching this video a few times, I’m still not sure if Sean went for the idea or not. The only thing I know for sure is, Sean has some pretty awesome ideas on how a Shovel Knight Vs. Tingle boss fight would work. He told me all about it after Samus cleared out. As much as I love Samus, I think Tingle might be the right choice on this one, assuming that Shovel Knight ever ends up with guest Nintendo character at all.
