A game so great people still play it today.
The controls are perfect, absolutely no complaints whatsoever. Jumping, shooting, moving and aiming is all flawless. The music is top-notch, moody tunes darken up the atmosphere and it fits in well with the entire game. The boss battles are challenging but fun. You will have to be a hardcore gamer to get far in this game, luck will get you nowhere. You can acquire certain suits and abilities for Samus which will help you throughout the game such as the screw attack which will make you jump higher and the varia suit which will protect you from heat. Just like any other Metroid game you can acquire energy tanks which will boost your health, make sure you conserve health or you'll be dead. Super Metroid is a magnificent game, with Excellent graphics, superior controls, great boss battles, very helpful abilities, solid gameplay and overall a masterpiece. The only down side was that the difficulty could get out of hand for newcomers and the backtracking is insane but overall it is one of Nintendo's greatest achievements. Download it now.