Topic: Super Metroid is Awesome

I see. I just always waited until I had Space Jump.
Are you in Maridia yet?

virtual console FTW

Nope, NEG. How many missiles is decent to have by Mother Brain?

Also, the wrecked ship is creepy. Do I go in the morph ball tunnel in the right-bottom of the hub room, or the one that keeps going down? And why doesn't the save station work?!

re:missiles - If you just casually pick them up, you'll have enough. I usually end up somewhere between 30 and 60, I think. If you run out in Mother Brain's chamber, I think you can leave the room, recharge your missiles, and come back without resetting progress in that room.

re: wrecked ship save station - You need to turn the power back on. There's a boss nearby. Pro tip: Don't use super missiles. Seriously.

Cool, I already have 95 missiles at the wrecked ship, so I'm set!

Actually I already beat Phantoon, but thanks. I found out that charged beam is best from an episode of Nintendo Week when they had a speedrunner giving pro-tips.

I just got the Gravity Suit; I feel like I'm on a roll. There's another key item (i.e. not energy tanks, missiles, super missiles, or power bombs, etc.) here though. I saw it, but I can't seem to reach it. Any pointers?

Also you know that part with the walking Chozo statue that takes you over the spikes and to the Gravity Suit? Well there's a morpball tunnel right by there and I went through it but all there is is an extremely narrow shaft. Do I seriously have to bomb-jump up the entire thing?

@LordAboveSaves - to each his own.
I, however, found Super Metroid to be timeless.

IIRC, you can't bombjump up it—there're speed-booster-blocks at the top. You have to shinespark up there.

Thanks so much dude! Awesomesauce!

Fun fact : there is an unused character left in the final code; a miniature Crocomire called Stoke... There are these smaller Kraids before you encounter Kraid itself, Nintendo probably wanted to do the same with the Crocomire...

Link

@90'sGamer - huh, never knew there was an unused character in Super Metroid.

Me neither the first time a Crocomire-related character was scrapped.

For those curious -- Super Metroid is still indeed awesome. This fact hasn't changed.

I believe the Gravity Suit is the only key item in the wrecked ship.
There are tons of goodies in Maridia, though.

Have you beaten this game yet?

Nope, got to Maridia about a week ago and haven't had time to play the game since, sadly.

If there is something in your life more important than Super Metroid, you have priority issues.

...or maybe I do.

Nice save there.

Agreed.

I could never really get into it. I think last time I played I was up to Kraid. I may give it another shot again someday.