Submission #1667: Cardboard's GB Metroid 2 - Return Of Samus in 45:08.42

Console:	Game Boy
Game name:	Metroid 2 - Return Of Samus
Game version:	USA
ROM filename:	Metroid II - Return of Samus (UE) [!].gb

Movie length:	45:08.42
Re-record count:	48711

Author's real name:
Author's nickname:	Cardboard
Submitter:	Cardboard

Text last edited at:	2007-08-20 23:28:39
Text last edited by:	adelikat

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Status:	published
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Author's comments and explanations:

VBA 19

Aims for fastest time
Takes damage to save time
Manipulates luck
Genre: Action

This run is 162505 frames (45:08 minutes, according to VBA) long, 4139 frames (68.98 seconds) faster than my old run, and the majority of the gained frames (Approximately 2566 frames) comes from improved Metroid battles. The rest comes from better use of Spider Throw, Corner Cutting, Damage Boosting, and the faster ways to cross 2 * 1 "block" pits etc. The only "route change" is leaving the Gamma Metroid guarding the sector with Zeta Metroids, and killing him as I leave instead.

Every shot and bomb is there for a reason. Either to create lag, manipulate luck or just "Oh I have to wait so I might as well fire off a few rounds to make it look less boring".

Thanks to moozooh for pointing out that a couple of battles were improveable, and the impossibility to hex-edit led to... a few more improvements. Thanks JXQ for making my re-record count look a bit more truthworthy and humble.

Also thanks to adelikat, Rick, meepers' brother, Randil, AngerFist, evilchen, herooftheday, Raiscan, Lag.Com, upthorn... eh, the usual. Also Maximus, since your TASeditor saved me about 200 years of redoing in desperate times.

Suggested screenshot (Until I find a better one), frame 31416: