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[Tier: Stars][Console-verified][Fastest Completion]NES Metroid (USA) in 07:57.38 by The8bitbeast.
BizHawk Movie (.bk2) (date: 2018-04-02)
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Submission #5858 — Author's comments
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Obsoletes movie #1144 (08:19.32)
Rating: 8.7 (15 votes)
   
- Takes damage to save time
- Uses a game restart sequence
- Heavy glitch abuse
- Heavy luck manipulation
- Genre: Platform
Metroid completed as fast as possible without holding back, and without concern for the game's sanity.

The8bitbeast improves the previous publication by 21.94 seconds, thanks to better optimisation and new tricks. Please read the author's comments for more details.

The run uses a game restart sequence (Up+A on the second controller) to save time in backtracking.

See Metroid Tricks for more information about the door glitch as well as other tips and tricks.

Watch this run being played back on a real console.

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Added [Tier: Stars][Console-verified][Fastest Completion]NES Metroid (USA) by The8bitbeast in 07:57.38 (2018-04-02)
- obsoletes NES Metroid (USA PRG0) by Lord Tom in 08:19.32 (2008-07-20)
- - obsoletes [Tier: Stars]NES Metroid (USA) by hero of the day in 08:52.18 (2007-05-02)
- - - obsoletes [Tier: Stars]NES Metroid (USA) by Zoizite in 09:26.42 (2005-04-29)
- - - - obsoletes NES Metroid (USA) by Arc in 11:45.42 (2005-01-02)
- - - - - obsoletes [Tier: Stars]NES Metroid (USA) by Arc in 13:31.1 (2004-07-16)
- - - - - - obsoletes [Tier: Stars]NES Metroid (USA) by Arc in 14:14.4 (2004-06-05)
- - - - - - - obsoletes NES Metroid (USA PRG0) by Arc in 14:53.6 (2004-04-17)
- - - - - - - - obsoletes NES Metroid (USA PRG0) by Arc in 16:11.35 (2004-03-14)
- - - - - - - - - obsoletes NES Metroid (USA PRG0) by Arc in 17:17.5 (2004-02-22)
- - - - - - - - - - obsoletes NES Metroid (USA PRG0) by Arc in 19:13.15 (2004-02-15)
Added [Tier: Moons][Console-verified][Has commentary]NES Metroid (USA PRG0) "low%" by Lord Tom in 11:08.78 (2010-01-19)
- obsoletes [Tier: Moons]NES Metroid (USA PRG0) "low%" by sgrunt in 11:45.46 (2009-12-09)
- - obsoletes [Tier: Moons]NES Metroid (USA) "low%" by Zoizite in 11:51.08 (2004-11-14)
Added [Console-verified]NES Metroid (USA PRG0) "100%" by Lord Tom in 33:25.7 (2009-07-05)
- obsoletes NES Metroid (USA) "100%" by Zoizite in 41:43.33 (2004-09-28)

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