Original VS Remake - Metroid and Zero Mission - (NES VS GBA) 

Zero Mission is the canon version. It tells the whole story, while the original Metroid only tells part of the story.

I'm pretty sure Samus wasn't the first female protagonist in video games but she was certainly one of the most prominent. I'm surprised that Metroid's finally able to crawl in Zero Mission. A real break from tradition! XP

Zero Mission introduced Zero Suit Samus, who joined the Smash Bros roster in Brawl.

Fun fact: Mecha Ridley is a lot more difficult if you fight him after hitting 100% collection.

Something I theorize about the gameplay mechanic of the NES variant: It was released during a time when the only prominent design for videogames was through an arcade approach (i.e. getting as far into the game as possible before you die), which might explain why Samus resets at the starting point with all her upgrades removed after every death. Conversely, Zero Mission refined the Metroidvania genre it pioneered, not only taking the items from Super Metroid into the remake, but also the level progression of the game as well.

Despite getting lost and frustanting a lot when I played Zero Mission this year, I can tell its is a good game, I just think the Metroid series aren't for me though.

In Metroid 1, "The path that leads to Kraid" is only one of two paths. The other one is through the green area of the Hideout, which needs a bomb to find, and a bomb to get out of, and I am so used to it, that I always think of the other path as being just the way back.

First timers should play Zero Mission not the original.

Do you know about Metroid Planets fan game? It is the original game made in game maker with a brand new scenario that is like an 8-bit Super Metroid demake. Super well done and the best way to play Metroid 1 with max health upon a respawn, a map, and such quality of life additions.

So far this year I played Fusion, super Metroid and zero mission, and now I love this franchise,can’t believe it took me all this time and I’m from the 80s

Been playing the OG version since '88 I like it better. Love Metroid franchise!

Great video! Space Jump is actually introduced in Metroid 2 for GB (9:15)

wait, you telling me that in the original game, you started from the start when you died? Holy fking sht. Good thing I played zero mission over the original

This was cool. Thanks for making it

I’ve always loved Metroid Zero Mission. My only complaint is that the addition of the Gravity Suit feels completely unnecessary unless you’re going back to collect any items you missed. And even beyond that, there isn’t a single room in the game that has water, whether it’s before or after you get it. If anything, the Gravity Suit in the game is just as useful as the Reserve Tanks in Super or the Diffusion Missiles in Fusion. All that aside, I really enjoyed👍 the video.

The lack of distinguishing features added to the disorienting aura of NES Metroid. You’re always asking yourself “wasn’t I just here?” We didn’t play games for “quality of life” in the 80s 😂

got into metroid. can't get into the nes graphics so I went gba

I would call Zero Mission a retelling or reimagining rather than a remake. It's basically a new game with the plot and map of the old one

Wonderful review! Thank you. However, I love the original, no matter what.

Metroid 1 is still king. Hear me out: 1). Metroid HD: install the HD pack in Mesen NES emulator and enjoy metroid 1 with awesome music and graphics 2). Morph Ball Jump: you can un-morph and jump in mid-air if you don't press anything on the d-pad after un-morphing 3). Power Beam Spam: you can hold the fire button (B) and spam select or other inputs (up/down) to increase rate of fire 4). Wall Wrap: you can get stuck in doors and wrap the screen to locked areas to skip sequences in the game Zero Mission has some nice quality of life improvements, but I feel like it takes away too much from the original game.

Think you could do Conkers Bad Fur Day?

So as someone old enough to remember playing the first Metroid when it came out, not having a map was a plus. People that have never played the original - hear me out. Part of the excitement about the game was making the your own map. Play for a little ➡️ draw a section of map, play more, draw more, etc etc. Your friends took a different route through the game and had a map of an unexplored area. Eventually, a full color map was release in the players handbook, but for the year before the book, Metroid was the hardest and most confusing game Nintendo released to date. At that time, hard was good.

For someone nort much it may brig the changes here too.

Hey, I wonder if this year you will finally do the Paper Mario TTYD retrospective or not?

The original is so much cooler than the remake. Difficult, and sometimes very annoying, but ultimately so much more rewarding.

I had to watch this one while pretending to take a dump in the toilet. My wife refuses to allow Japanese video games in our house 😫