Pros: Tons of gameplay variety, from sidescrolling platforming to dungeon crawling, and even a fun shooter segment. There's a decent amount of challenge here too, but was never too much for me to quit. The world of the game is pretty charming as well, with a fun sense of humor and hummable melodies.

Cons: The controls aren't great, would be nice if you could slide around while aiming upwards for instance. And some elements feel rather cheap, like falling into pits as the camera scrolls up, on stage one of all places. Of course, there's being turned into an eggplant, that's a chore, heh... And without save scrubbing, the game is a lot more... painful.

What it means to me: I don't know why I was compelled to play this game, perhaps it was because of Smash Melee, which discussions of characters like Pit joining, had me curious to try the titles. So I did! And I played through the game multiple times to get the best ending, and y'know, I think I enjoyed myself with this more than the original Metroid for NES, not bad at all!