This is what started it all....

User Rating: 7.5 | Metroid NES
By Desulated | Review Date:
The NES can be regarded as one of the pioneer consoles of the 1980s-after all, that old-school piece of contraption was what saved the world from the dreaded 1980s video game crash. Not only did it save video games, but it also spawned some of the best well-known franchises of all time-among the list was Metroid.

Story:

The year is 2003 of the cosmic calendar. The Space Pirates, vicious aliens with a bad attitude itching for trouble have stolen a parasitic creature known as the Metroid-you, as Samus Aran, bounty huntress extraordinare, you are comissioned by the Galactic Federation to break into their fortress on Planet Zebes and exterminate this threat.

A brief story, but remember-this was what spawned the famous Metroid series.

Gameplay:

Imagine Mario, but instead, you get a ton of weapons to play with and a massive, mazelike world at your disposal to explore. Collect powerups such as the Morph Ball that literally transforms you into a ball to navigate small spaces, Ice Beam to fire arctic-chilling blasts down your enemies, and Missiles to provide formidable power against the few bosses you'll run across.

For a NES game, there are quite a few enemies that you're going to face. Zoomers, small creatures that do nothing more than crawl on walls can be disposed with the simplest firepower. However, the real fun begins when you meet the Metroids, which requires the Ice Beam and a ton of Missiles to destroy.

Bosses are a different story-prepare for quite a fight. And bring missiles. LOTS of missiles because you'll need it.

Music:

The tunes from this game was what brought the well-known Metroid soundtracks to the world today-Brinstar's theme is well performed out, 8-bit style while Tourian's theme will give you chills even in its NES version.

Graphics:

It's NES graphics. From the 1980s. I don't need to explain myself here.

Difficulty:

Oh, this game is a challenge. No kidding. You won't get to save until you die, and of course, after you do that, it'll be a hassle recovering all your health. Bosses won't go down easily either. You'll have to play this game yourself if you want to believe it.

In conclusion:

Compared to the modern games of today, this game doesn't even rank up there. But hey, before we had the Prime series, this was the only game in town, so give this old-schooler a break. From my opinion, beating this game is an accomplishment. Why? The harrowing difficulty of only allowing you to save and the sheer toughness of the bosses explains that.

Without you, NES Metroid, we wouldn't know the bounty hunter that is the name of Samus Aran.

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