Metroid was one of the best adventure/shooter games on the NES console (80s). You played a space bounty hunter named Samus Aran, and Samus' job in this particular case was to stop the Space Pirates of Zebes, by killing their boss, the Mother Brain. In order to do this, you had to run around in the Zebes underground and pick up various powerups, as well as kill two mini-bosses. The game is known for having many "secrets", and for (unlike many shooters) your character being able to go back and forth instead of just endlessly moving forward (like in Kid Icarus, which was released at around the same time).Once again, as a non-video game console gamer, I feel left out... What was Metroid again?
After you completed the game, you got a scene of Samus standing on the planet's surface, and taking off her helmet. Had you completed the game fast enough, she would take off her whole power suit, and wave at you wearing only a one-piece swimsuit or even a bikini (if you were really fast). Then the game started over from the beginning, although if you had completed it quickly she'd still be out of her suit and wearing the one-piece.
There were sequels to the game on the Super NES, the GameCube, and most recently the Wii (skipping the Nintendo 64).
