DeviantART user Elemental7 has remastered the 1994 16-bit classic Super Metroid into a modern work of art. The original game was directed and written by Yoshio Sakamoto, and produced by Makoto Kano with Gunpei Yokoi serving as general manager. The game’s story follows Samus Aran as she attempts to retrieve a stolen Metroid from the Space Pirates. Continue reading for a video and more information.

The game was given universal acclaim, receiving an aggregated score of 96 percent from Game Rankings, making it the website’s 9th highest-rated game. Electronic Gaming Monthly named it the Game of the Month for May 1994, gave it an Editor’s Choice Award, awarded it as the Best Action Game of 1994, and named it the Best Game of All Time in 2003. In 2007, IGN ranked Super Metroid 7th in its list of Top 100 Games of All Time.

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