Genre changes that worked?

[VGPolyglot]

CaptainExplosion said:

VGPolyglot said:

But Super Metroid was not a genre change from Metroid.

I know that, I was just saying Super Metroid was a better Metroidvania game than Symphony of The Night.

But it seems out of place, because he wasn't comparing its quality to Metroid, more that he was comparing its mechanics.