In the 8-bit hey-day, Metroid was cutting edge. Metroid was released for the NES in 1987. Metroid – The Lonely Space Hunter with a Big Secret I already gave the game some real shit, but hear me out. “Still the Ultimate Space Adventure” ~Nintendo Power, referring to the first Metroid on the NES, circa 1991.īefore we talk about Metroid: Zero Mission, we need to talk about O.G. What improvements did it take to make this ground-breaking, genre-creating game go from something I could shrug off, to something I got excited to play for the third time? I hate the original Metroid, but I love Metroid: Zero Mission. Metroid: Zero Mission is a retelling of 1987’s original Metroid.
