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NES "any%" Metroid (USA) in 08:52.18 by Ryan Foley (aka. hero of the day).
Download AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 13 MB, length: 11:08) (currently unavailable)
Download FCEU movie (.fcm) (date: 2007-05-02)
Read author's comments in submission #1537
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Obsoletes movie #326 (09:26.42)
Rating: 7.6 (36 votes)
- Aims for fastest time
- Takes damage to save time
- Uses a game restart sequence
- Abuses programming errors in the game
- Manipulates luck
- Genre: Platform

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Metroid completed as fast as possible without holding back, and without concern for game sanity.

Uses a game restart sequence (up+a on the second controller) to save time in backtracking.

Much of this 34-second improvement comes from taking an unexpected route through Kraid's lair: the doors are tricked into teleporting Samus to different rooms with the help of the door glitch. Another substantial improvement came from using a new strategy in the statue room.

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

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- - - - - obsoletes [655] NES "any%" Metroid (USA) by Arc in 17:17.5 (2004-02-22)
- - - - - - obsoletes [656] NES "any%" Metroid (USA) by Arc in 19:13.15 (2004-02-15)
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