Glad I got around to playing this classic. This was my first metroid game. It’s undeniable what this game did for Metroid and its history. Incredible soundtrack & atmosphere, with some great bosses and power ups to collect. Only seeing Samus with the morph ball and arm canon so I was pleasantly surprised with all of the power ups in this. Theres a great story and lore by using the scanner visor. A lot of the enemies have cool designs. Some of the bosses are a bit boring though in my opinion (hive mecha, Sheegoth, Thardus). While others are great like Flaahgra, Meta Ridley, and Metroid Prime. The end game is where the game is a lot more lackluster and tedious with the backtracking. I think it would be a lot more beneficial to not have to collect the artifacts. Overall, an amazing game I enjoyed a lot