So I played the entire trilogy and decided to leave thoughts on what made each one good while it is all fresh in my mind as someone who only saw bits and pieces of the original NES game and dabbled with Blaster Master Overdrive on the Wii (♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ew). I had a little bit of hesitation going in to BMZ1 due to my prior experience, but I had more confidence after hearing the first area theme and seeing the layout.

While you could play each BMZ game separately, there is a recurring plot for each game so you should start with 1 and play the trilogy in order proper. BMZ1 is a good entry point for anyone as it serves as a bit of a "remake" of sorts for the first game featuring similar area layouts as the NES game. Perfect for newcomers and those who haven't played since NES, most of the game will end up being pretty manageable to get through and 100%. There is no fast travel in this game much like in the NES game, but no limited continues that may have haunted some old school players. The one gripe I can legitimately give is that as long as you remained power up, the game is extremely easy to the point that several bosses won't do anything by the time you kill them and only a couple will potentially put up any kind of fight. It's a good game to get your feet wet and see if you like the general premise, and if you do should definitely move on to continue to the next two games as they are much better than 1 and build off of the first game's mistakes.

Great remake of the original.