So, I was talking about games to a non gamer friend and she asked me which one I loved the most.........I couldn't say. But I gave Super Metroid as an example of an exemplary game. So I sez:

"This game blew my mind when I first played it on my snes. At the start it scared me half to death. I actually got so scared I didn't play it for 2 years!!! I even tried destroying the game!

She bursts out with:

"Hahaha are you serious?!"

I quickly counter with:

Bare in my mind I was very young!!! Well, when I DID get around to play it I was very pleased that I gave it another shot. It still scared me but I could bare it.

The game is about a woman that is trying to get to the bottom of an alien infestation on a planet that she just left an extremely valuable alien creature on. You view the action from the side in a 2d view and at the most basic level you run, jump and shoot stuff. But on top of that there is a WHOLE lot more. Very few games have come close to its sheer vastness and atmosphere since.
The game is intricately designed and took me many weeks to figure out the puzzles it posed. No, it doesn't present to you an assortment of puzzles. It presents to you situations that you must overcome. In a way I think it really helped me as a I grew up. I actually think the tough challenges it presented me with really set me up to deal with later life. In fact I bet it would challenge even you or any of my professors. You may laugh but I really think it would!"

To which she replies:

"Yeah, thats all nice and dandy but you were a kid at the time. I hardly think it would challenge you or me now! You're overestimating it."

To which I said:

"Good point. But you are wrong. You see, when I completed it as a kid I barely scraped through. Now with the availability of the internet I have found out this game contains a plethora of secrets that I never dug up before. I actually played it again about a year ago....TWICE! I actually think I will go home and take a trip down nostalgia road tonight in fact!"

She says:

"Blargh, "wonzan" how did we even start talking about games anyway?? Hardly something to talk while having a coffee after 2 weeks!"

I say:

"¬___¬......well I didn't want to hear about where you got your purse from either but you don't see me complaining!"

*Both laugh*

@Dear Readers,

I hope you like my unorthodox review. If you have not tried this game out then I suggest you do so immediately! The beginning of this game is stellar and will really dig its hooks into you! If you HAVE played this game, PLAY IT AGAIN! You probably haven't completed it fully. Trust me, there are some AMAZING secrets in this game. Take care =D