Super Metroid Guides and Walkthroughs

Super Metroid is a critically acclaimed action-adventure platformer video game that was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1994. The game was developed and published by Nintendo, a prominent Japanese video game company. Super Metroid is the third installment in the Metroid series and serves as a direct sequel to the original Metroid game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Players control the iconic character Samus Aran, a bounty hunter equipped with a powerful suit of armor, as she explores the mysterious planet Zebes. Samus must navigate through a vast interconnected world, battling hostile creatures and overcoming environmental hazards, while uncovering the truth behind the Space Pirates and their plans to exploit the power of the Metroids, a species of deadly alien creatures.

The gameplay in Super Metroid features a combination of exploration, platforming, and action, with a heavy emphasis on non-linear progression. Players must traverse through diverse areas, uncovering hidden pathways, acquiring new abilities, and backtracking to previously visited areas with newfound powers to access previously inaccessible areas. Along the way, Samus encounters a variety of enemies and powerful bosses that require strategic use of her arsenal of weapons and upgrades. Super Metroid is known for its atmospheric and immersive gameplay, with a rich and interconnected world to explore, filled with secrets, power-ups, and upgrades. The game also features tight controls, memorable music, and a sense of isolation and foreboding that enhances the overall experience. Super Metroid has been praised for its level design, storytelling, and its innovative gameplay mechanics, which have become hallmarks of the Metroid series. Upon its release, Super Metroid received widespread critical acclaim and has since been regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time. It has won numerous awards for its gameplay, graphics, sound design, and overall quality. Super Metroid has also been lauded for its influence on the action-adventure genre and has inspired many subsequent games with its exploration-focused gameplay and non-linear progression.

 

Super Metroid Game Genie Codes (USA)

Super Metroid Pro Action Replay Codes (USA)

 

 

 

 

How to Unlock Each Ending

Easiest Ending: Beat the game and make sure your file has a record of more than 10 hours of playing.

Best Ending: Beat the game within 3 hours.

Alternative Best Ending: Beat the game within 3:01 to 10:00 hours.

How to use a Beam Shield: Create a beam with the following options: Ice, Wave, Plasma, Spazer, Select the Power Bombs and charge your beam up.

Supercharged Ice Beam: Pause the game and select Samu Screen. Except spacer and charge, turn on all weapons, select Power Bombs an charge the beam up for 2 seconds.

Rare Shields

Enable to access the following you have to charge the Beam and turn on the Bombs first.

Ice Shields: Obtain the 4 stars Ice Shield by turning on the Ice Beam, charge it up and hit down.

Spazer Shield: Turn on Spazer, charge it up and hit down.

Wave Shield: Turn on Wave, charge it up and hit down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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