Metroid (Classic NES Series)

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Use Samus' energy blaster, missile launcher, bombs and balling-up ability to infiltrates a dangerous planet
• Collect power items and health tanks as you shoot your way through alien monsters and space pirates, while searching for the deadly Mother Brain

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002Y67Q0
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,957 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

The original Metroid is the latest offering in the Classic NES Series. Travel to planet Zebes and destory a nest of Metroids, the galaxy's deadliest life forms. You are Samus Aran, space bounty-hunter -- and your legend begins here!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Five-Star game but a three star package, October 27, 2004

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S. Rhodes - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Metroid (Classic NES Series) (Video Game)

Metroid is said to be one of the greatest series in gaming history. Not only did Metroid invent a genre that has constantly been used over and over again, but it had original gameplay that allowed you to explore the world without a set path. The classic NES series gives us all a chance to play the original Metroid again. Unfortunately, Metroid suffers from what other games in the Classic NES Series suffer from. The game, as you probably know, has already been re-released (you probably don't even know you have it) and the price to buy this classic is much too expensive.

Metroid has a simple concept. You're Samus Aran, sent to the planet Zebes to destroy the Mother Brain and the Metroid threat and save the galaxy. Going through the midst of Zebes, Samus will gain new abilities to help her along the way.

The gameplay is pretty basic: If anything moves, shot it. You're job is to explore Zebes, find all your abilities and destroy the Mother Brain. In my opinion this is the most challenging Metroid adventure.

Nintendo has only added one new feature, and its pretty handy. You no longer have to enter a password as you can now save your game onto the cartridge itself. The password is stored in the system and is already on the screen when you choose to continue.

Graphically, it looks no different than it did in 1986. Of course, this in itself presents problems. Since this is a direct port of the original Metroid, all the glitches and such are still there.

Music wise: the game the still sounds pretty good. By now everyone should know the Metroid theme, and the original theme still sounds good even twenty years later.

But of course this game does have its backdrops. I wanted so badly to give this game five stars but there's no possible way I can do it with how Nintendo is ripping people off.

This game, as the previous reviewer mentioned, has already been re-released. If you have Metroid Prime, Metroid Fusion, a GBA and a GCN/GBA link cable you can unlock the original Metroid in Metroid Prime. Also, for just ten dollars more you can buy Metroid: Zero Mission and the original game (which is actually the EXACT SAME AS THIS) can be unlocked. So chances are, you've already got the original Metroid.

This certainly isn't worth forking over $20 dollars for since its already out there enough as it is. Save your money and instead buy Metroid: Zero Mission and unlock the original Metroid game. That's more worth the money because you get two games as opposed to one.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT buy this!, January 10, 2005

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Evil Lincoln (Dayton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Metroid (Classic NES Series) (Video Game)

I am going to disregard reviewing the game itself- aside from saying that it is, for better or worse, the same exact game released for the NES- to comment on the fact that this reissue is completely unnecessary.

If you purchase Metroid: Zero Misson and complete it (not a hard thing to do- the game is pretty easy and over quickly), you will have access to the original NES Metroid, the same game as the Game Boy Advance Classic NES Series Metroid.

So therefore, Zero Mission gives you two games for the price of one, making this release rather pointless.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I have not gotten this, February 9, 2005

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brookesd85 "brookesd85" (Broken Arrow, ok) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Metroid (Classic NES Series) (Video Game)

Let me tell you, I love the Metroid games. All the ones I got have great storys to each of them. I don't own this so I can't tell you what I think. All I wanted to say was to get
Metroid-Zero Mission instead because First of all, it has a great story, and second it also has this game on it. But you do have to get through it first. Or if you just want to play the NES Metroid without having to get through another game, then go for it and buy this. Either way, you'll be getting a good deal.