Metroid: Zero Mission - Best Metroid? - IMPLANTgames

[@patsg1146]

Man, that feeling when you get your suit back at the end and you can finally get revenge on those space pirates is equal to none!

[@undergalaxy775]

for real. I was shouting "what's good!? WHAT'S GOOD!?" the entire time

[@madspunky]

This game was made with speed-running in mind. There are so many shortcuts to be found! Looking forward to your review/analysis of AM2R!

[@jimmyjohnjoejr]

This is one of the few games I've seriously tried to speedrun

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

I would rather see a review of Samus Returns first. I know AM2R was very impressive and important as a fan work that went above and beyond when we had nothing, but I actually adore Samus Returns.

[@noahcorleone1473]

sixstringpsycho SAME! ITS MY FAVORITE METROID GAME!

[@supersmashbro596]

you didn't cover one interesting aspect about the endgame: that tube that connects the ruins to the mothership? you can blow it up with the power bombs, allowing access to the rest of the map. and, if you decide to go all the way back to tourian, youll find mother brains chamber and the escape shaft in ruins, with a strange green acid filling where the lava was (which damages you even in the gravity suit, and it's unique to this specific room.) and, if you power bomb where mother brain was, youll uncover a secret room, much like in super metroid. this pretty much helps bridge the gap nicely between metroid 1 and super.

[@jballs5434]

Omg I never realized this. I thought you were stuck on the mothership once you got to it.

[@supersmashbro596]

@@jballs5434 nope. get the power bomb and replicate the same trick used in super metroid of laying one in a glass pipe.

[@youmgsandwiche]

I knew you could go back but I never thought to check back on the mother brain room, that's awesome that they have the secret room from Super Metroid

[@js200gb]

This game was so engaging and the map took away a lot of the frustration and backtracking I did on the original. This shows how remakes can be done by staying faithful to the game it is based on yet adding new areas, items, and even controls making for more of a smooth experience. I liked how angling to hit enemies with the ice beam made it so you didn't have to time a jump-shot or jump and and onto them. BTW, did you ever do a review of the Ghouls 'N Ghosts series? They SNES and Genesis games are great to play this time of year and very rewarding to learn. Congrats on the growth of this channel. People are noticing good work.

[@implantgames]

Yeah, the original really REALLY could have used angled aiming!

[@mortenera2294]

This is such a great game, although it came out pretty late here in Europe. Still, I totally prefer it over the original Metroid. The NES game might be an immortal classic and stuff, but there are so many flaws I gave up on playing it.

[@duffman18]

Even mega fans know how flawed the original is. That's why they made that romhack which adds tons of stuff like a map and other quality of life additions like you always start with full health rather than a third of your health, and stuff the future games had. The mega fans of the series made that romhack, the people who most love it, know how many issues it has. So yeah don't worry, it's not really an immortal classic beyond the stuff it invented and the series and genre it started. Super Metroid when it came out instantly made the original almost pointless to play, arguably. It was just so much better.

[@mortenera2294]

@@duffman18 My two favourite game of the series is Super Metroid for a reason, but the first one I ever played was MZM lmao

[@duffman18]

@@mortenera2294 Zero Mission is actually the only 2D metroid I haven't played, thinking about it. So I may start it today. Though I'm currently on super metroid again. I've never actually beaten any of them, I always get stuck at some point, but this time I'm further into super metroid than I've ever been before, so I'll beat it first then go back and start zero mission. I do love these games even though I'm terrible at them

[@HaohmaruHL]

It came out only two months later after the US release. The JP version was the latest to come out.

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

@@duffman18 Super Metroid is a completely different type of game, though. You play it for different reasons than the original. The original is about learning the world, drawing the map. Super Metroid is about progression. While Metroid doesn't let progression ever feel more important than exploration, Super Metroid doesn't let exploration get in the way of progression. Neither angle is more right than the other. Metroid has some problems, and as such needs a proper remake, and Zero Mission is not that.

[@FantasyJared]

Great review again Kris! The Metroid marathon continues. If I may offer some opinions, this review felt more like a walkthrough than most of your previous ones, including the Metroid lineup. Particularly, the end of the video felt quicker than it should've, with no comments on the Mecha Ridley fight and much less time spent on game fundamentals than usual. Otherwise, as is usually the case, your words speak volumes when discussing how the game presents good (or bad) design to the player, communicating with them how to tackle the challenges up ahead. I also thought it was a nice touch not outright stating which game you think is exclusively better, as that's not the easiest question to answer for a series like Metroid. Can't wait for the next review! I'm calling either Prime or AM2R next, assuming you aren't totally burned out on Metroid now, haha. Rock on Kris, love your voice by the way. :) EDIT: Alright, I'm actually done editing this comment now. I had a lot more to say than I thought, apparently.

[@Laternater]

I do so love your delving into the Metroid series, man. Appreciate it!

[@CybeleVG]

I'm glad "Friday release" meant 12:01

[@implantgames]

Haha, hello fellow central time zoner :)

[@alexbubble6952]

The are plenty of sequence breaks. I just played through this game last weekend, and beat Ridley well before Kraid without even trying to sequence break.

[@blu3bird9797]

built different

[@SlyBeast]

I love this game. I can't think of a single thing I'd change about it. When you get the Gravity Suit after the Space Pirate Mothership and the Brinstar theme from the original Metroid kicks in...DUDE.

[@PastoKage]

I still remember when I got this amazing game. I had to do a long train travel (around 8h) and was lucky enough to find it for super cheap the day earlier, the ds was already out and a shop I used to visit from time to time had huge deals on gba games. The travel felt so short, and I pretty much beated it in one sitting. Nice review as always!!

[@kulrigalestout]

The Zero Suit section was my favorite part of Zero Mission. It was the cherry on top of a delicious cake! But I found the Fully Powered Suit section to be an unexpected and unwelcome pit in the cherry. It's easy to stumble onto the final boss in a blind run, and the only thing hinting to the player that they can revisit the rest of the game is a glass tube reminiscent of the Meridia entrance from Super Metroid. The final boss is so easy that it doesn't incentivise hunting for any additional missile or energy expansions, and the most common item rewarded to players by discovering Power Bomb blocks and doors is more Power Bombs, which is not that useful useful of a weapon compared to the Screw Attack and Plasma Beam. Still a fantastic game overall and a worthy modernization of the classic, but the fun ended for me once Samus got her suit back.

[@jessestahl8418]

Glad it was the first game I ever played, such an amazing game, environments, and (controversial opinion with fans of the original) a great soundtrack. This game is a great example of what a game remake should be. Still haven't got bored with it even after almost 16 years!

[@implantgames]

I didn't touch on it in the video, but I did find the remixed tunes to be fantastic. The compositions didn't make much sense to me in the NES game, but the expanding tunes in the GBA are excellent. The chanting/opera/whatever sounds really gave Zebes a haunting feeling, and in some ways, built to the reveal Samus belonged to the Chozo. Really good stuff! I just wish the technical quality was better.

[@atalkstoself]

As someone who just played/finished Zero Mission a few days ago as my first Metroid game, Kraid’s arms aren’t short at all lol. He was the hardest part of the game for me, as even Mother Brain had access to the super missiles (which cuts down on how many shots you need to beat her to 7), but Kraid didn’t seem to have a pattern to learn and avoid. I died a lot due to his arms knocking me down and into his spikes, which take a lot of health when you only have two extra energy tanks. And while I did manage to beat him, I don’t feel like I learned how, I just got lucky enough not to die before landing the last hit. This also made the Ridley fight, though easy, a huge relief as I wasn’t forced into another half hour of retries to move on. Fantastic game though, I was hooked the second I got the long beam. Seeing things open up so much after getting it and the morph ball within minutes felt great.

[@Zazzaro703]

Stuff like bombing all the walls and floors sure seems tedious now, but back then it was all brand new coming from Atari/Intellivision/Collecovision so myself and neighborhood kids did it and liked it 😂 Same with bombing all the walls and burning all the bushes in the original Zelda. We didn’t know any better and just thought that was all part of the game and since the NES blew our minds in 1987 we thought it was amazing game play. The mazes and dead areas weren’t really a bother either because we had never gotten to explore a video game world like that before, if the game wasn’t in Nintendo power we just drew maps. It really was quite the experience growing up with a bunch of kids within 3 years of each other all having Nintendo and swapping games, notes, experiences on the bus and running back and forth between everyone’s houses. Playing neighborhood capture the flag games too for our outside activities, what an amazing time to be alive with no responsibilities but going to school and after school sports/clubs. We have gotten to grow up with the video game industry 🙂 But yeah in retrospect, I know I have extreme nostalgia for those 80s-90s console games having gotten a lot of them at or around release. A lot of them have flawed game design but since it was all brand new we gave it a pass. I’m hoping a remake of the original Zelda eventually gets remade like Links Awakening. Great reviews, I’ve watched the simons quest and this one and will be watching more.

[@monkeycheese301]

Exchanging infos and tricks was half the game play. I couldn't wait to tell the secrets I discovered, or trying out what my friends found out. I dont think we had nintendo power, but there was that one kid with a Club nintendo membership. He was the king.

[@codydfwn]

Glad more people are talking about this series lately... It used to feel highly underrated but now it's kinda feeling like it's being sung it's well-deserved praises thanks to the KZbin gaming community being suggested these classics and with reviews from fellow reviewers like yourself... It's now finally gaining more eyes than ever!

[@wewyllenium]

Samus' Power Suit is like Thor's Hammer.

[@supersmashbro596]

iron man WISHES he had armor as awesome as samus's.

[@drobnoxius9483]

@@supersmashbro596 what if the chozo were inspired by iron mans suit design

[@DuoStuff]

Fantastic video on Zero Mission. I pretty much agree on all points. Zero Mission is a crazy fun time overall, though personally I think it might be a tad lacking in some of the atmosphere I enjoyed in Super and Fusion. Quick question: are you going to be covering Samus Returns as well?

[@implantgames]

I have no way to capture 3DS footage I'm afraid.

[@DuoStuff]

@@implantgames Oh okay that's fair. I kinda figured that'd be the case, as 3DS capture cards are ridiculously expensive.

[@NickEnlowe]

I thought the original Metroid was damn cool. My heart can't handle all this bashing.

[@implantgames]

Definitely don't watch the stand alone Metroid review then ;) It's just a game mate, don't let my words hurt your heart!

[@succojones]

It's a very interesting game but it can be frustrating to get into for beginners and experts of the rest of the series. It takes a whole lot of patience and knowledge to get anything out of the game and it's understandable that most people don't want to bother.

[@Jack_80]

when it came out it was amazing, but trying to replay it years later was rough. somehow as a kid i had no problem finding my way through the game with no map, but trying to find my way through the game many years later as an adult was much more difficult.

[@monkeycheese301]

Its not any more frustrating than any other nes legend. Playing it after any other metroid feels like hell, but beating motherbrain elavats you to nerd wallhalla.

[@doburu4835]

@@monkeycheese301 bruh, the classic nes mario games hasn't aged a bit and in fact better than some of the modern games. So it being a bit bad/outdated cause it's a "nes legend" is not valid

[@Hirochicken]

I'm not a big fan of way point markers in most games, but Zero Mission did it well and eased the slog of exploring randomly. I'm excited to see which game comes next!

[@kevinvalencia5204]

Hey man, love your work. Actually looked forward to this video. Added to my watch later to make sure I watch the whole thing. Keep up the great work!

[@implantgames]

Thanks Kevin!

[@levzurcher8902]

A great review! But I wonder if you had or hadn't thought to use a power bomb on the glass hallway in the final act of the game. It allows players to explore all of Zebes with every single power up. I don't think the game teaches this as well as other things, though. It's like the Super Metroid glass-breaking moment.

[@DanielisAwesome52]

Ridley's damage scheme is why he's such a great boss, I hate Zelda style bosses that require revealing a weakpoint. Finding how to best DPS him to death is great. Kraid is the border of the style, the fact that you control the revealing of the weakpoint is what makes it bearable in a Metroid game. The fact you can spam attacks into a boss feeds into the speedrunning possibilities that I think are core to Metroid. A good example of the opposite is the only new boss in Samus Returns, the Drilling Robot can only be damaged when he want you to, and you can only deal a set amount of damage in that time, meaning the fight has a fixed time and possibly longer if RNG hates you

[@noahcorleone1473]

DanielisAwesome52 Yes, but the fight is still fun to go with. Yes, the boss shows you it’s weak point, but unless your a speed runner, it doesn’t matter cause you really are focusing on surviving (cause it’s such a hard boss). And btw, Ridley in sr keeps the bullet hell thing from the rest of the games you were talking about. And also, a lot of the other new bosses in ZM also show their weak point so it’s not just SR. Sorry if I sound a bit defensive but Samus returns is my favorite Metroid game so...

[@wewyllenium]

The power suit is a suit that adapts to whatever scenario and environment it is thrown at it. Though it needs to absorb and process materials for functions to be developed. Also, the suit transforms into a ball that samus can pilot. It shinks Samus ala ant man. It's an actual exploration vehicle.

[@itchyisvegeta]

Fun and great game. But I love Super Metroid more and wish the GBA games' gameplay felt closer to Super. Still great though, and that fan game, AM2R, is phenomenal.

[@Knuxfan24]

Zero Mission is a game that was clearly designed to both appeal to series fans, while also being accessible to new players. If you know how to work it, you can find all sorts of alternate paths that exist PURELY to skip things or do things backwards. Hell, the LONG BEAM can be skipped, the initial tunnel that needs it, has some breakable blocks just above the door that can be shot out without it.

[@LucasMBoysOurRoy]

My first Metroid game. I absolutely loved it when I played it in 2016. Great review!

[@implantgames]

Glad to hear it Lucas!

[@dinar8749]

Yeah Metroid Zero Mission using Map waypoints may annoy some metroid fans, but I think it was a good decision that pleased the majority of metroid fans overall, as zero mission is a lot more fast paced as a metroid game in terms of controls and game speed, and it would've felt jarring to be stumbling around for hours trying to find the next needed item to progress like in the other, slower metroid games. Also some people hate guided exploration like this but I disagree with that, I think guided exploration is necessary if your game's level design isn't super metroid tier levels of quality in terms of leading the player naturally to one place to the next, and even super metroid has some cryptic moments like the fake wall in ridley's lair needed to get to ridley (that even the xray scope doesn't work on). In hollow knight, the reason why getting lost is so fun is because the game is challenging in general and the game goes out of its way to make you feel like an adventurer/explorer, charting the map on your own and stuff. But even hollow knight can be annoying to some metroid fans who got into the series from games like fusion and zero mission, not super metroid. However, it can also go to the other extreme, metroid other m. That game is too linear for a metroid game in my opinion as it doesn't let the player explore in their own time, but forces them to do each mission objective one after the other, no time to backtrack optionally.

[@dinosoid2000]

Eh Metroid Prime was my first exposure to the series so it doesn't bother me all that much. It was technically Prime that introduced the concept into the series. Of course Zero Mission (being released in conjunction with Prime 2) followed suit.

[@zakuguriin4521]

This is definitely my favorite. I actually like it more than Super Matroid which was my favorite Metroid before I discovered this game and really got to fully understand what all you can do in Zero Mission and fully realize it's brilliant game design. Zero Mission is without a doubt the best 2D Metroid Nintendo has ever made.

[@CompleteAnimation]

I'm surprised you didn't mention how you can bomb the glass tube and explore the entire map with all the powerups.

[@madspunky]

Yeah, the third act is especially long if you're going for 100%!

[@nidoqueenadvance6798]

This game is up there with the dragon's trap remake as one of the best video game remakes ever made. Also while the nes original is heavily flawed I still think it's pretty cool that they included it as a bonus for completing the game.

[@cinemagoose]

My favorite metroid game, love this review!

[@genyakozlov1316]

For whatever reason I found shooting while jumping to be really hard, so Kraid and the captured larva were really difficult for me. Ridley was still disappointingly easy thought. In fact, since I found Kraid hard, even more so.

[@GuineaPigDan]

I think it’s also worth mentioning Zero Mission has tons of hidden short cuts that allow the player to skip items or get items early. This may or may not be a plus depending on the player since it means sequence breaking was intentionally designed into the game, however for me it adds to the re-playability trying different routes. And knowing a lot of these shortcuts are mandatory if you try to beat the game with 15 items or less to see the best endings.

[@shinypb]

Excellent video, as always. Thanks for making it!

[@implantgames]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@mariolavoie8545]

It's cool to see how much you like the game with just two playthroughs. The designers implemented intended sequence breaks, that makes the game even more replayable. If you ever replay Zero Mission, hopefully you will be able to find some of these sequence breaks.

[@christianm4947]

Did a play through of this one a while back and loved it!!! Being my first Metroid game, it was an great introduction to the series. And as always, amazing review!

[@implantgames]

Thanks DPP!

[@mikeblish7528]

This was well thought out review. Great work!

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Man you are killing it lately!! Metroid Fever!

[@SirAnthonyChirpsALot]

How dare you call the Neo-Ridley fight a missile spam fest! That is an insult to the boss fight! It's OBVIOUSLY a charge shot spam fest!

[@Jimbobalina1]

This is my favourite 2D Metroid game, I was really impressed with it.

[@MisterSouji]

A lot of the parts I consider "hand holding" compared to the original can also be attributed to a major difference between the two: this is a handheld game. Aimlessly wandering if more acceptable in a console game, but when you're playing on the go you dont have the time to waste. I still enjoy Metroid 1, but for completely different reasons. Great review by the way. Will you be doing Samus Returns 3ds next?

[@MisterSouji]

@Christopher Simon I wouldn't call it lazy. I'm actually a fan of the original Metroid, as it actually gives the player a sense of isolation better that any game in the series, and any game at that time. The repeating corridors that all look the same? They used the NES's limited storage to make you feel lost. Have I been here? Have I not? I'm less of a fan of the bs progression issues. While some you can find out, the "place a bomb exactly here" in one area is too cryptic. I feel like this is metroid fusion meets nes metroid. I feel some things hold your hands too much and you lose that sense of exploration. But I don't think it was trying to replicate that same sense. Comparing this to NES metroid, while it's based on it, is like comparing Mario Bros to Mario 64.

[@SturmAH]

The "real" genius of this game only reveals it self in the 15% challenge. I still remember planning the route out, the struggle against Ridley, the Metroids and thoese two last Space Pirates. I did make the mistake of picking up the Power Bomb and only learned later about the small secret passage to the final boss room.

[@ChrisGorski]

Great review. I do wish there was a harder mode that turned off the Chozo navigation though

[@mattasaurs]

Zero mission might actually be my favourite game.

[@Sly88Frye]

I think I'd like to revisit playing this game. Honestly when I first played it I saw the game as being too short considering how I felt like it took me longer to complete Super Metroid which came out a decade earlier. but maybe the fact that the game isn't long is actually a good thing. Honestly Super Metroid isn't very long game but I do think it's longer than this game.

[@LinkAranGalacticHero]

Another very solid and well-crafted review! Congrats man, your job is much appreciated! Now Metroid Prime seems a natural step... Then I'd be 100% sure you'll change your mind on vs Ridley fights being disappointing ;)))))

[@SNKBossSyndrom]

In terms of quality remake, this is like The Thing from 1982. My favorite Metroid game and my choice if I'd had to pick just one.

[@doormatcat]

Funny how this is a better channel than all the big ones.

[@hiiambarney4489]

Tarnishing this nice piece of Gaming History is only the fact that they stood so true to the original that they added gameplay elements after the final boss and before the real Final Boss... It's too much. You have to do this victory lap right before the final boss for no other reason than to get 100% and some of those are cryptic as all hell. Even getting out of the pirate spaceship... Fusion almost had the same problem but there where fast travel sections between the sectors that made this ordeal a lot easier. And in similar fashion Metroid 2 for the 3DS, the Remake if you will did this same mistake. An entirely arbitrary lap you had to go through to get all the items. And while Zero Mission had a lot of Sequence breaks from the start, which Fusion and Samus Returns lack completely Fusion was the one that has like 9 different endings based on your time and number of items acquired. This whole thing feels just frustrating to me. Basically demanding the player to solve a puzzle that they can't until they basically beat the game anyways. Zero Mission at least rewards a more worthy Final Boss in the occasion you find all these and in Fusion some of these upgrades are cryptic as all hell... (Similar to Super Metroid, which was probably to boost sales of Nintendo Power, at least from what I can tell) Like you just gave me my first E Tank... How on earth would I figure out I need to Missle a ceiling before a drop to the first boss to get another one...? It's sad you can't play AM2R because in a way Milton remedied these almost post game but not quite yet shenanigans.

[@mattasaurs]

I haven't played this game awhile, but if I recall, Ridley is less of a "missile spam fest" on the hard difficulty, which I found very challenging back then

[@akairink2170]

Metroid Zero Mission is my favorite 2D Metroid, very accurate review i really liked your video c:

[@LowKeyTired-q7d]

Good content. Good review. Good presentation. Good commentary.

[@implantgames]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@TheLaLeeee]

22:08 I was ready to chuck my controller at the Mother Brain bossfight.

[@jogymogy3691]

Gaaaawd I love this game so much. Besides Golden Sun 1+2 and Minish Cap my favorit GBA Game

[@bcarr1122]

Golden Sun is such a terrific game! My impression is that it's underrated--perhaps substantially so.

[@jogymogy3691]

@@bcarr1122 yea, Nintendo should put more attention to it. Even though they have Xenobalde and Fire Emblem as their JRPG flagships. Golden Sun has enormous potential.

[@chainsblood]

it also doesnt need the exact upgrades for certain items for example misiles+morphball+bombs=varia suit, all you need to do is spam the bombs and youll get to the varia suit

[@doormatcat]

I'm planning on buying one of the gba metroid games so thx for this.

[@BlueTyphoon7]

it'd be awesome if you did look at AM2R before, or after Samus Returns. I know it's not an official game but in my opinion (and I think many others share in it) it took the lessons this game taught and brings them up to a new level. at times it's difficult, maybe even unfairly so asking the player for alot of mastery in a short amount of time. but it's also pretty much a Metroid Fans Metroid Game in more ways than the obvious.

[@sebastianpompa3633]

First Metroid game I ever played... I can say its my favorite game of all time...

[@nrrork]

Yeah, it probably didn't need the Chozo statues setting waypoints like that. The game is good at conveying "You can't be here yet.", but a lack of a map and everything looking the same is what made the NES Metroid so hard to navigate. A map and just more graphical diversity is enough to take care of that. That's basically what Super Metroid was, and that was immensely easier to navigate than the first two games.

[@AkaiAzul]

I wonder what’s next in your review: AM2R and/or M2:SA

[@implantgames]

I think you will be disappointed...

[@alexneil394]

Dude idk how I was able to hand pick this 11 years old when I got my GBA SP. turns out it was one of the best games ever . I had no clue. I did know I LOVED playing it

[@gonzalotorres5282]

I played ZM in a Hospital, recovering from an injury. It kept me keen and saved my life. I could recommend playing this for those who want to enter this franchise (which has my age).

[@LaunchStar340]

Do you plan on doing samus returns and/or am2r?

[@UgandanPrinc3]

Zero Mission, the game that made me get into Metroid and take it seriously enough to get back into the series after trying and beating MP3 as my first Metroid game. I had fun with MP4, but ZM made me a Metroid fan

[@LucasMBoysOurRoy]

MP4 isn't even out yet

[@DeskoDev]

I think you mean MP2 and MP3 since 4 isn't out yet.

[@UgandanPrinc3]

Fate For Windows yeah I mean MP3

[@waffles8144]

I remember I had a save file where I would purposely not save in the stealth segment so I could play it over and over again.

[@YoMamaBih]

I knew there was a reason I couldn't sleep.

[@Trundalassk]

True

[@drogado1]

The fact that it is so short gives it a lot of replayability, in my opinion. Another great Metroid review!

[@bakubread9308]

I know it's not really the point of this video, but my absolute favorite aspect of this game's design is the intentional sequence breaks that are built into the map. Replaying this game with knowledge of all of the hidden paths is a joy, you can completely ignore every guiding marker after the first, you can beat the game with like, six or seven items? not including the ones you get with the fully powered suit. It is by FAR the most replayable entry in the series and, at least to me, that is one if its greatest strengths!

[@InternetTAB]

Zero Mission was one where I just couldn't play anything else until I finished it. so good

[@ethanvania3630]

Did you Record this on the original GBA? (Just curious) also will you do the Metroid Prime series?

[@implantgames]

This was recorded on a Game Boy Player. I have them Prime games for Wii but haven't fired them up yet, someday I hope :)

[@KidPrarchord95]

This was a treat to come home to

[@shivalah]

4:11 That right here flies into the face of conventional game design. Why would the developer expect players to use 5 missiles on a door? It goes against everything a "gamer" would do: "It didn't work when I shot it once or twice. Why should it work after I shoot it 5 times? Its a door, not a Boss." and Missiles are LIMITED. We all meme'd how we finish a RPG with 99x "Mega-elixirs" because "we might need them later on". And now they expected us players to "waste" all of our precious missiles? I am so glad they remake'd Metroid into Metroid: Zero Mission. It makes the original defacto obsolete aside from mild curiosity.

[@DevinBauer]

Zero Mission is a favorite and one my fonder memories on the GBA. Too damn short though, not difficult at all to get 100% in under 3 hours

[@orinanime]

Great video. I love your assessment and overall presentation. If I had any criticism it would be the following: @ 5:40 "my intent here is not to give a beat by beat replay of Zero Mission" But... then you do exactly that for over 18 minutes. The replay isn't a problem. Because I get that you were offering observations and comparisons chronologically as they occurred within the game. .... But if there was any other way to do it, one should have done so. Or at least just remove the bit you said @ 5:40.

[@kinorai]

20:03 Oooooh These controls are TIGHT! - Metroid Zero Mission Pitch meeting

[@implantgames]

What is the opposite of floaty?

[@kinorai]

@@implantgames Maybe my joke/comment was a tad too obscure 😅 I'm referencing Ryan George's "Pitch meeting" videos!

[@implantgames]

Haha, it went right over my head :D

[@victordoesyoutube]

aye we didn’t get jesus is king tonight but we got another metroid review jahmen

[@gaminggeorge1903]

The original Metroid was my first game ever. Zero mission was my second game. It blew my mind!

[@evilashxero]

Super Metroid and Zero Mission are THE Metroid games, for me.

[@stormdiver]

Great review! Zero Mission is such a great game

[@Dr.SamCarterPhD]

Hey, do you remember that broken tube in Super Metroid? And then the tube that you could break by power bomb-ing it? And then how there's a tube just like that in Zero Mission, in Chozodia? Yeeaaah

[@AstroTibs]

It's a fine game. Definitely an improvement, but I think it lacks a bit of the eerie isolation of the original (e.g. hallways are more condensed and lively and the map/waypoint system holds your hand a bit), which is another thing that Metroid 2 nailed but its official remake failed to recreate.

[@luk3y935]

Backtracking is part of Metroid, it's about exploration so personally I don't ever view that as a negative. Samus controls very well in this game too

[@Akay4444444444444444]

Zero Mission? Are you skipping Prime or just doing them out of release order?

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

While I feel this is the easiest game in the 2D series, it's still a damn good game. This was the last Metroid game made in house at Nintendo and is a true love letter to Super Metroid fans. It's so damn close to being the best in the series but it's hard to top what Super Metroid accomplished in 1994. If you were to remove the nostalgia from Super or were playing it fresh, then yeah this game is by far the best. I to was blown away by the plot twist at the end. The game is long enough to where fighting Mother Brain feels like the end of the game. In the previous Metroid games when Samus gets in her ship that means it's over so getting attacked and having the game go on took me for surprise. But yeah, easily the 2nd best Metroid game ever made.

[@plasmacrowcodile9145]

The remake of the first is arguably the easiest. The (official/second) remake of the second is arguably the most difficult.

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

@@plasmacrowcodile9145 Yeah, Samus Returns gets pretty tough. It's no where near as good as this game though. At least IMO.

[@plasmacrowcodile9145]

@@GoodVibeCollecting It's quality in relation to the others is largely subjective, I find SR to be on the same level as ZM, for one.

[@GamingWithCalvin1]

this game is in my top 10 favorites ever

[@Alianger]

2:00 It's a safe move.

[@implantgames]

Bold! :D

[@batman200]

Samus’s backstory is she was raised by the chozo after ridley helped kill her parents

[@freddyr8318]

Metroid on NES is just playable with a guide. I love to play through it.. but with a guide. Nevertheless, Zero Mission is the best way to Start with Metroid now.

[@erikmccall6577]

Yes it's the best 2d installment at least

[@hodun8]

How are you playing these GBA games? On GameCube?

[@monkeycheese301]

The original metroid is more than just a nes average. Its not faire to compare it with next gen games. All the reasons it gets so much hate are the same that makes zelda1 so beloved. Its a juggernaut, up there with ninja gaiden or ghosts'n goblins. Nobody would believe you if you tell them you've beaten it. Its a must play for every retro gamer!

[@opaljk4835]

I kind of wish they didn’t add the last section for some reason. Also, both my zero mission and fusion cartridges freeze soon after turning them on. Unrelated, but I find it curious that those are the only 2 gba games that have ever happened to that I own

[@tyrusplus3633]

Great video!

[@GregGarciaHouse]

Now Samus Returns, please. I’m waiting patiently

[@rjmario2234]

This games progression is on point

[@marcuslouise1463]

I didn't think anyone would praise the mini-bosses.

[@HaohmaruHL]

Samus returns 3ds remake next? (and, Possibly AM2R too, pretty please?)

[@victorkuruk238]

My 15 year old game. (Still have and will play again soon after this) Agree 100% Hate getting lost in games That's why I can't play Zelda

[@DingusButDead]

I'm disappointed they didn't call it the Long Shot.