Metroid Prime is a first-person action-adventure video game made by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube game console. It is the first 3D "Metroid" game, and it had a lot of controversy over it. It has had a lot of follow-up titles. It has had two sequels called "" and "", a side game called "Metroid Prime Hunters", and a spin-off called "Metroid Prime Pinball". It takes place after "Metroid", but before "".