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British Steel

September 16, 2012 - 11:09am

I like the huge open world thing. The only thing that sucks is that the game didn't give you a progression-map like Zelda or the Super Metroid (that fills in when you enter that room). But the huge open world is why I loved the first Zelda game, Super Metroid, and Castlevania SotN.

firehazard51

August 20, 2012 - 6:22pm

Yes, this was such a HUGE issue for me. To this day I haven't beaten the game. I stopped playing after I think 5 years or so as a kid and wrote it up as impossible. I was like 10 at the time with no guides so yeah...it was fucking hard to beat.

Blue Madness

August 16, 2012 - 6:27am

Now THIS is the main bullshit that keeps me away from the original Metroid. Zero Mission FTW.

MaTTaX

August 15, 2012 - 3:47pm

thats the reason why people made their own maps and this again was one of the reasons why people loved this game!

Azure Knight-Zeo

August 14, 2012 - 10:39pm

How the hell were you supposed to know that you could bomb one of the blocks in Norfar? I had to look at the Nintendo Power map on this site just to beat it.

supermatt64

August 14, 2012 - 9:41pm

GET THE POWER, NINTENDO POWER.

werdman24

August 14, 2012 - 5:41pm

I manged to beat it without a map. Besides, I plan to create my own map using screenshots from my 3DS.

NODlike

August 14, 2012 - 4:46pm

Without the maps in Nintendo Power, I don't think I would have ever finished this game.

DustinLovesMario

August 14, 2012 - 4:04pm

wasn't this kind of a good thing though. it brought a sense of adventure

Tom the Iron Man

August 14, 2012 - 3:04pm

Not having a map in the original was a huge handicap

caboose_-1

August 14, 2012 - 4:07pm

Heck, even with the map it got aggravating. You could see there was a room somewhere but you just couldn't seem to get to it.

Tom the Iron Man

August 14, 2012 - 4:45pm

Metroid and A Boy and His Blob were games I played with graph paper to map out everything, it was the only way to survive.

caboose_-1

August 14, 2012 - 4:54pm

Now THAT is dedication right there.

seniormeld

August 14, 2012 - 2:45pm

Sometimes I think Nintendo made games like Simon's Quest and Metroid just for the sole purpose of selling Nintendo Power alongside the games. Also the Nintendo help line which would eat up money like nothing.

TigerNightmare

August 14, 2012 - 6:38pm

The help line was free. The only cost to you was the long distance phone bill charges if you lived outside the Redmond area. You could also write them a letter if you don't mind a good wait.