Minor end-game SPOILERS, I guess.

So, to bring the thread back into topical territory, anyone else hate those bugs that block all the power bomb doors? I don't know about you guys, but I got rocked by one of those things while I had all of my energy thanks and missiles full thanks to not backing myself into a corner where it couldn't sneak up on me. So, yeah, whatever those shield bugs are called, they suck (especially since they can regenerate all their health if you don't kill them fast enough, not to mention they hit hard)...

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_{samus rocks! <3}

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@Metroid_Fan
Yeah those things are ridiculous. If this is any glimpse into the difficulty of hard mode, we may have a serious challenge on our hands. Any word on if the cutscenes are skipable on subsequent playthroughs? This game seems like it would be fun to speedrun.

@Kid_A: I was able to skip the final cut scene at the end of the game, but that was on my current file, I don't know about new files. Hard mode should be fun, but it'll have to wait a few months...

@Machu: That she does, my friend...

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@Metroid_Fan: I hated them until I realized that all they take is about five or six charged plasma beam shots and a takedown move. There's no point in just shooting them, you must FINISH THEM!

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Just got 100% on this. Hells yeah.

Is Crocomire in this game or not?

@Dragoon
Nope. But there's a much, much cooler Lava boss. I always thought Crocomire was kind of silly, myself. Besides the fact that his name is the BOMB.

So for the WHOLE game you start with all weapons and such and when you replay it you have to find them?

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@Panda: Oh, yeah? My method was to back myself into a corner and shoot three Super Missiles at them. The key to fighting those things is to get a good distance away after the Power Bomb goes off, because those things are a nightmare at close range due to their speed, plus they can teleport, too...

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No.... Crocomire? He was my favorite SM Boss...

@turtlelink: Think you can ask your question a bit more coherently? I don't quite understand what you're asking...

nevermind I figured it out
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and I got the speed booster and wave beam

@Metroidfan, I heard you can't use any of your weapons at will and have to wait for someone to tell you to use it iirc. But i also heard once you beat the game and replay it, you get to use your weapons anytime.

NotEnoughGolds, I've beaten the game once or twice. But starting with 30 energy is not teaching you to survive. It's teaching you how to be bored to death. Refilling all those energy tanks is not remotely fun. Challenge should be through good, fun level design (which it has), not the unrelenting tedium of killing those infinitely spawning enemies over and over. And yea, Ridley is easy. I find Kraid is really tough though. His missiles are overwhelming, so I just freak out on the attack button and make sure I have a ton of energy tanks before. I find him harder than Mother Brain, actually.

Romulux, Ridley is killed in Metroid 1 from all looks and appearances. He disappears. And in Super Metroid, there is no indication whatsoever that he's been revived with prosthetics. And manga is not remotely canonical. The explanation in Other M is satisfactory (and kind of amusing), though. What you were responding to was before I got past him.

...WTF? Just defeated this robot thing not too long ago that was intensifying the gravity...Apparently it wasn't a robot either, WTF?! xD
(it sounded like a baby when it died too)

Kinda reminded me of Nightmare.

@turtlelink: You heard right, you're not allowed to use any weapons or suit upgrades until Adam gives the word. As for being able to use them all when you replay it, you'd have to be more specific. If you mean "replaying" as in starting a new file, then I doubt that it's true (you do have free reign to use them all once you beat your current file, though)...

@BellGoRiiing:

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I'm pretty sure that was Nightmare, or at least an earlier version of it...

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Haha, Bell, that was a weird but cool end to the boss fight.

Google searches Holy crap, it was! xD
Didn't expect that. lol

Hey, its full of spoilers, guys! Pay attention!

Also, Adam, About the manga:
Manga = canon. I can't provide enough reasons for this, really. For starters, it was published on Nintendo's japanese website. It was also illustrated by the cut-scene artist(s) of Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission, and several of the unlockable bonus pictures in Zero Mission adhere to the manga's storyline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnKZ0yWfF0w&feature=related (look after the middle)

Wait, I was just reading somewhere else that there was an art book as a bonus for preorders at Gamestop? I didn't get one! Is this true? Or was there some sort of catch? Is it worth going complain to them about?

Edit: Eh, believe what you want about the manga. The guy who did the art work is not the guy in charge of the series' plot. Bonus pictures aren't exactly proof of anything, either. They're "bonus" for a reason.