I didn't make the link with its birthday when I removed the dust of my old snes and metroid cartridge and played that game again last weekend. I still have my personal best 100% completed run saved on it: 1 hour 40 mins. After all these years, I still have to play the game once in a while and I'm always satisfied when I do so, doesn't seem like a waste of time at all... Its my personal favorite, I love also the first metroid, its hard and unforgiving for poor players, no saves, no easy missile or energy regeneration stations, no scanning device to help you find secret passages, just skills and a good memory can help you to kill mother brain... (yes you have the codes, but you begin with no missile and 30 health points, it will take you almost the same time trying get back all these lost missiles and health points than replaying the game from the beginning and for those who have the original game, good luck killing mother brain on first try even with 200 missiles and full health...)