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Dear friends, we are fast approaching the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest video games of all time. Do we have a great week planned for you all! To kick it off, I have compiled together what I feel are some of the greatest pieces of Super Metroid fan art you can find on DeviantArt. You may all know how I am a rabid collector of the best fan art on the site. My obsession led to me recruiting many of its members to help with our ongoing Bestiary Project. As of this writing, we are at a whopping 3,743 favorites in our gallery, and the gallery still continues to grow every week. Mastery and quality of work really shines through in these pieces, and I hope you all can appreciate them as much as I do. The effort, time, and sheer beauty sprawling out of these works is a testament to the lives it has touched over the last 20 years. Come back all this week for more features on Super Metroid's 20th Anniversary!

The first round comes from artist Eric Ridgeway, who has created breathtaking pieces of 4 of the 10 bosses from Super Metroid.

Next up we have artist Chris Zesiul whose eight mood-enriching pieces leaves me in utter awe. Just beautiful work here, Chris.

Round three is by Chilean artist Joaquin Zamora, aka Jaquio, another huge fan of the game. His art doesn't focus as much on the epic, or grandiose-scale boss battles, but has instead opted to interpret the quiet moments of Samus's trek across Planet Zebes in the most beautiful way possible.

Of course we can't forget Sebastian Franchini, another Chilean artist (and also friends with previous artist Jaquio) who has drawn two pieces, enriching us with imaginative visions of the alien environments of Crateria and Brinstar.

A traditional artist from Russia, Liris-san's "Whispers of the Maridia" is perhaps one of the most gorgeous interpretations ever made of the area. Though the creatures of the submerged area are not to be taken lightly, this piece leaves me peaceful and satisfied.

The Dachora taught Samus how to use the Shinespark. A recreation of this scene can be seen in these two pieces by Brazilian artist Daniel Uires, aka Snopao.

This is the "Samus in a Badass Pose" section. These images show off Super Metroid in a creative montage with Samus doing what she does best.

The last two pieces are recreations - one is a highly detailed, realistic rendering of the boxart by ImmarArt:

Finally is the title screen, recreated in HD by Modus Produkt. We've posted it up here on our site before, but I felt it deserved another go.

Fantastic work, everyone! You're all amazing artists and fans. Please keep doing what you're doing! This is only a small hint of the fanart that's out there made by extremely talented people all over the world. I highly recommend you visit our DA page and check out the thousands of other works in our favorites gallery.

--Infinity's End