I'm glad I played the NES game before this because I hated that one, but that made this game just so much better for me. I was really intimidated by the Metroid series but I decided to put that fear aside and just play it, especially since one of my best friends is a big Metroid fan (and Zelda, which I'm also working my way through) so I wanted to play those eventually. I'm happy to say that unlike the original, I have literally no complaints about this one. The gameplay is much smoother, the game ACTUALLY tells you what the items you get do, the game also tells you where to go and is much more forgiving, it actually has a map (THANK GOD, I knew they'd eventually add maps but this is my second Metroid game so), the game is much more forgiving, the OST isn't completely ear grating, and it doesn't lag like the original does. It's such a massive improvement over the original and not only is it better, but it's actually fun enough to REALLY hook me. It was also a pretty good length, not too short and didn't overstay it's welcome either. Each area was pretty fun to explore and Zero Mission even has an exclusive area that wasn't in the original, which was definitely my favourite part of the game. Being able to play as Zero Suit Samus in a sort of stealth area, getting the suit back, and having an awesome sequence with the Brinstar theme was just so awesome and that final boss especially was surprising. There was a lot of details I really appreciated that any mistakes I made were MY mistakes and not a result from the game being extremely clunky. Seriously, it was a great time and I'm now looking forward to checking out the rest of the Metroid series. Overall, a much better impression of the Metroid series for me and a very well made remake that makes for a perfect entry point.