15th August 2005, 2:30 PM
Ice Climber was released a year before Metroid according to GameFAQs so Nana was the first unless there was some obscure game before 1985 that we don't know about.
As for games to recommend for ABF, most of them have been covered, but I have to emphasize getting Yoshi's Island. The game was pretty innovative for it's time, a lot of fun, and also pretty challenging. And it is pretty funny that the reason most people like Metroid is what you don't like about it. I will say it is a bit easier to get your bearings in Super Metroid than it was in the original, but you'll still find yourself getting lost a lot. Also, if you like the Castlevania series I'd recommend Super Castlevania. It is a bit dated if you compare it to the more recent GBA games, but if you can get it cheap I'd definitely recommend it.
As for games to recommend for ABF, most of them have been covered, but I have to emphasize getting Yoshi's Island. The game was pretty innovative for it's time, a lot of fun, and also pretty challenging. And it is pretty funny that the reason most people like Metroid is what you don't like about it. I will say it is a bit easier to get your bearings in Super Metroid than it was in the original, but you'll still find yourself getting lost a lot. Also, if you like the Castlevania series I'd recommend Super Castlevania. It is a bit dated if you compare it to the more recent GBA games, but if you can get it cheap I'd definitely recommend it.
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