My first Metroid experience was the original for the NES way back in the day...we rented it and I'll never forget the wonder I got from that game. It felt like an endless possibilities of areas to explore. Heck, it took us longer than I can recall to figure out how to use the morph ball to roll under walls.
So, from the very beginning, I was hooked, and have always been there from subsequent releases of Metroid II and onward (and I pretty much own every game in the series). I still remember the first time I saw the Super Metroid commercial, when Samus broke the tunnel with the Power Bombs. Or even the first time I saw Fusion, which was a measely few seconds of video from E3. And all the controversey surrounding Prime, defending it from the so called "fans" who hated the thought of it being first person. There were veen some fanboys/haters so desperate that they PRETENDED that they went to E3 and played MP1 at a closed event, only to talk about how bad it was and that it was nothing more than walking down endless corridors and shooting mindlessly. I don't know how but IGN even ended up quoting these "insiders." I'd like to know who these jackasses were.
Tag - "No trolling on my watch!"
