Brutal Exploration
SydLexia’s Ranking: #12/100
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The NES is unique in gaming because it was the introduction to so many franchises: Mario, Final Fantasy, Zelda, Metroid, and more. These franchises have now spawned several sequels or spin-offs that appear on every platform possible. Metroid is one of those seminal events in gaming where a new concept arose and technology was finally good enough to execute it.
My concern was that I had never played this game before, and returning to a game that was made in 1986 (which almost doesn’t seem possible) after playing all of the newer versions might magnify the limitations of the original. I also thought of an article on Cracked : games used to be all about fun, unlike today, but truth is when you return to the them, you realize how frustrating they were.
Simply put, the original Metroid can be BRUTAL.
