Whoa, I haven't heard anyone mention BASIC in years! Hey, did you come across a 2-player war game in BASIC where each player controlled a cannon on the ground and you had to enter langitude and lattitude coordinates in order to fire a shot at your opponenet? If so, Do you rmember the name of the game. It's been bugging me for years!
This is why you're awesome Blake. I'm in tears laughing right now.
I agree with Blake-- they should have left it at Half Life 2 and given it a proper ending. NOW WE"LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!
You know, the funny thing is that I usedto think that Metroid II on the Game Boy was hard to navigate without getting lost. Compared to this game, Metroid II is way less linear.
Thanks for the kind words. It's good to be back.
I use the original hardware where possible. Or they'll be digital downloads (PlayStation Store, Virtual Console, etc.). I only use emulators to capture screenshots. It's much easier than searching google for shots, especially if I want to capture a particular scene or action.
Way ahead of you. I've had Zero Mission on my Game Boy Advance since day 1. I definitely agree with you. Zero Mission is how a remake should be done. Nintendo seemed to have literally taken every major complaint of playing Metroid in modern times (no map, too nonlinear, etc.) and answered it with Zero Mission.
As fate would have it, when I first saw Metroid as a kid, my friends had used the Justin Bailey code and I remember seeing this woman running around shooting bubbles (the Wave Beam). I had no idea who she was or that the game was Metroid. I mistook the jumping sound effects for voice work, so I though she was saying "oops!" everytime she she leaped in the air! LOL.
I think at some point, they reset the game and played it as normal. So when I saw samus running around in her regular power suit, I assumed it was a male character and thought he must have been strong than the lady because he's wearing armor. My lack of understanding always cracks me up when I think about my first encounter with Metroid.
Also, I agree that Zero Mission is a great alternative if you want to play the same mission with better gameplay elements.
Hey guys. Good to know that reviews are good on iTunes for the NWP! Keep up the good work.
I've been away for a while myself. I'm just getting around to writing reviews again. Hopfully I can keep a good momentum going.
