10 Video Game Remakes That Erase Their Iconic Originals

1. Metroid: Samus Returns

Like Zero Mission before it, Samus Returns is the next best thing we've got to a full-on Super Metroid sequel in the modern day.

Completely rebuilding the Game Boy original and adding in a number of new abilities inspired by the divisive Other M (such as melee counters and finishers), this isn't just the definitive sequel to play after Zero Mission, but one of the finest Metroids of all time.

Honestly it owes but the barest of resemblances to Return of Samus, but by providing better navigation tools and a sense of locomotion from place to place, the 1991 release can all but be forgotten about.

There's something about Metroid's blend of side-scroll platforming, run-gunning and suit power-ups that means you're always uncovering a new ability, a new way to get around or another piece of the environment worth taking in. Samus Returns perfects that mixture in a way even Super Metroid couldn't due to releasing on SNES hardware, resulting in an essential new instalment in one of gaming's most iconic franchises.