I’d been waiting for this game for 18 years. I love the Metroid series, and the first Prime game is one of my favourites. This game seems to have had a very troubled development, it took eight years and they changed developer partway through from Bandai Namco to the developer of the original trilogy, Retro.
This is the original Metroid game for the NES. I loved Super Metroid, and felt like I should go back and finish the original. I’ve played it several times over the years, but I never got particularly far. The game is incredibly hard, and does not feature a map like the later sequels.
This is a Game Boy Advance remake of the original Metroid for the NES. I’ve never finished the NES one since I always get lost, it lacks the map of Super Metroid and the graphics aren’t detailed enough to make the areas as distinct. I’ve finished this one a couple of times now, and it’s excellent. It’s a pretty short game like all Metroids, but the whole thing flows so smoothly and there is no padding.