Inspired after playing Smash Bros, tried a series cuz you liked the character? Options

[Lindstrom]

Plain and simple, have you ever got into a game series because you learned about the character(s) from playing Smash Bros?

In an example, Fire Emblem vaguely sounded familiar, but after playing Melee and thinking Roy and Marth were pretty awesome, I decided to give the series a chance. I was fairly surprised and initially disappointed when I got Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (Ike's first game, doesn't feature Roy or Marth) because the game play was fairly limited. I got more interested when I got further cuz I realized it was much harder than other games, including other tactical games. Then later when Ike was announced for Brawl I thought that was pretty awesome, but I miss being able to play as Roy and I enjoyed his game (Fuuin no Tsurugi, or the Sealed Sword) much more than Ike's. I was already familiar with the games from every other series (I even had Game and Watch Gallery for the original Game Boy) so Fire Emblem was really the only one that was new to me.

[Lindstrom]

EarthBound's gameplay is a lot like Pokemon's, with the battles being done by turns and leveling-up, but the experience comes faster and you get more than 4 moves. Also, you can walk in more than 4 directions :P Of course you play as Ness and his friends instead of some kid and his Pokemon. The real draw to it is the humor and plot.

Metroid is mostly 2D adventuring, like older Mario/Sonic games, but you're in one gigantic dungeon full of weird alien monsters and secret items, with the game generally never telling you where to go next. The Metroid Prime games are first-person shooters that still keep the monsters and secrets, but they at least tell you what direction to head in.

Gameplay of EarthBound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twZWNwKaMzg
A boss battle in Super Metroid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_0uGW6Sp9I
A boss battle in Metroid Prime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ungeFHOQMq0