When was the term "Metroidvania" first used and who started it? | White_Pointer Gaming

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
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Most gamers would have heard of the term "Metroidvania" to describe a specific sub-genre of games, but how many of you know exactly when it was first used, and who started it? In this video, I research the answers to those questions.

Links to sources:

https://www.usgamer.net/articles/design-in-action-%7C-symphony-of-the-night-and-the-metroidvania-lie
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2C0GVET1EEUHX/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00008KU9T&nodeID=468642&store=videogames
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.nintendo/c/Iq7Q2fqdkIE/m/hOLAJKzHR8QJ
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/who-first-coined-the-phrase-metroidvania.791231/page-4

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