Playing Metroid 1 for the first time, come hang out or whatever

[the_dengle]

So far I have the Morph Ball, Bombs, the Long Beam, 20 missiles, and 399 max health. In the early parts of Kraid.

I played Zero Mission once a couple of years ago, so I remember a few vague things, but not much (that's how I'm playing -- on my Zero Mission cartridge).

I'm not looking for tips or anything, I want to beat the game on my own, just thought it might be neat to discuss while I'm playing. So far the only thing that actively bothers me is how they start you with less than 1/3 of your health right off the bat, and every time you die you respawn with 30 health. Since the only effective way to heal is to camp in front of an air hole for a few minutes, which is not fun, it's a real drag.