10 Worst-Kept Spoilers In Video Game History
5. Metroid - Samus Is Female
It’s hard to believe that this was an enormous plot twist at some point considering Samus’ general video game presence as a series leading protagonist, but her gender wasn’t actually revealed unless you completed the original Metroid in under five hours.
With it being common knowledge at this point and with an unmasked version of her featuring in the latest Smash Bros. instalment, back in 1986 there weren’t too many female protagonists in video games, so finding out a young woman was under that helmet all along was a pretty big twist.
While not a spoiler by any standards today, back in the 80s this would have been a huge reveal to anyone, as the general impression was that she was male, whether they’d completed the game or not.