View Full Version : Playing the original Metroid - which is the best format?
c0ldb33r
09-02-2007, 10:36 AM
Metroid Prime 3 has given me the urge to play the original Metroid. I've never beaten it, or really played far into it at all. I did beat and enjoy Metroid: Zero Mission, but never the original.
So, if I want to play the original Metroid, what is the best format to do so? Why?
klausien
09-02-2007, 10:42 AM
NES all the way. Actually FDS would be even better. No passwords to deal with.
8-bitNesMan
09-02-2007, 11:37 AM
Second the NES, with an Advantage joystick for good measure!
Bratwurst
09-02-2007, 12:43 PM
Emulator with save states because rebuilding your energy after loading a password is a waste of time. Unless you can beat the game in a single sitting, don't bother with the NES.
diskoboy
09-02-2007, 12:51 PM
Actually, I'm gonna have to go with the Famicom, on this one.
It used the better save system. I detested those passwords. But only if you're not wanting to use cheats - if that's not the case, I'd go with the NES.
c0ldb33r
09-02-2007, 02:13 PM
Emulator with save states because rebuilding your energy after loading a password is a waste of time. Unless you can beat the game in a single sitting, don't bother with the NES.
Hmmm... good point. Problem is - I hate using roms, I never enjoy the games as much. But wouldn't the Wii VC version allow you to quit and save your exact progress? I know it does with other NES games.
Thanks for the continued input everyone :D
PentiumMMX
09-02-2007, 02:54 PM
Either Famicom Disk System or Game Boy Advance (Classic NES Metroid or Metroid: Zero Mission), so you don't have to write down long passwords.