November Retro Community Playthrough - Super Metroid

[techwizard]

wow Duke, nice! good clear time too

[JerryGreenwood]

Beat it last night.

2:52 (my first time under 3 hours!) I'll take a picture later, the screen disappeared too fast.

I finished with a measly 50% 
8/14 Energy Tanks
2/4 Reserve Tanks
No Screw Attack
80 Missiles
20 Super Missiles
25 Super Bombs

Now I'll go back and find the other half of the items.

Also, to those who beat it....

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Did you remember to save your friends?

[singlebanana]

Well, who needs sleep anyway? Such a great game.
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Congrats Duke!

[SirPsycho]

Did you save the animals?

[singlebanana]

Did you save the animals?

Does that affect anything?

[JerryGreenwood]

Does that affect anything?

Not really....just their LIVES!

[Shadow Kisuragi]

It affects donation amounts on charity marathons.

[Duke.Togo]

I did save the creatures. They taught me all the valuable skills, so I owed it to them. Got out with about 17 seconds left.

[techwizard]

i had no idea saving them was even a thing, i just watched a video of it and that's really cool. i was too stressed out just trying to escape

[RetroRage]

It affects donation amounts on charity marathons.

I think last year's AGDQ raised nearly $100,000 on that alone.  I cant wait to see what they raise at AGDQ 2015.

[singlebanana]

Instead of "saving" them, I go into the room and drop a power bomb to put them out of their misery. I mean really, how are they going to

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escape the planet before it blows up anyway?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[SirPsycho]

They hitch a ride on Samus' ship.

[Disposed Hero]

If you save the animals, there will be a spark leaving the planet during the scene when Samus' ship escapes.  It's very hard to notice and most people will miss it if they don't know what to look for.  You should definitely save the animals because

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it is canon and they make a return in Metroid Fusion.  Not saving them will create a paradox and cause the Earth to implode.  True story

[MetalFRO]

you can go back to Brinstar to get the Charge Beam, but it's gonna take you a few more items to get back. 

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 you need the Super Bombs, Grappling Hook, Ice Beam and Sprint Shoes.  Make your way back to Red Brinstar from Norfair.  Climb ALL the way to the top of the Red vertical hallway using the Ice Beam to freeze those floating snail/turtle enemies to get up there.  Go through the blue door to the right.  Make it through the venus flytrap hallway and go up the next vertical climb.  Once you reach the top there should be an orange door that leads to Crateria, the surface of Zebes.  Bomb that door and go up to the surface..  Head left through the door and you'll see a wall you can sprint through.  Your ship will be on the other side!  Stop by to get a refill on your life and items, and then save.  From there you can work your way back down to the Charge Beam.

I know about the freeze beam, but I'm not sure where to find that.  If I could find it, the grappling hook, OR the Power Bombs, I could access different places, but right now I seem to be stuck.  I did find the speed boots, and that helped me unlock a new area, but I got stuck in that spot because once I ran past something, I didn't have enough room on the other side to run back

[singlebanana]

Possibly the most leet apron eva!