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Published on 6/5/2004
This is another improved version of the previous Metroid timeattack by Arc (now 40 seconds faster than v4).
Wow :)
Arc is currently working on improving this again.
Most Metroid speedruns used to be about 30-40 minutes long.
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Published on 7/16/2004
Metroid is a game that is very hard to play perfectly fast because the jumping is so slow.
This movie is 43.3 seconds faster than the previous version.
Selected comments from the author:
Main improvements in this version:
  • Almost every room played more precisely
  • The first vertical shaft is many seconds faster
  • Missiles are used more aggressively early
  • Vertical shaft from Hell (Kraid's Lair) improved again
  • Sped up clearing the blocks in the small vertical shaft leading to Kraid's Lair
  • Shortcut into Tourian is the most improved section timewise
  • The 5 Zeebetites were destroyed quicker
  • New strategy against Mother Brain
Most Metroid speedruns used to be about 30-40 minutes long.
We recommend reading the author's comments of this movie.
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Published on 9/28/2004
This is a full completion of Metroid, meaning that all items (100%) were collected. Unlike all the other Metroid movies on this site, this movie does NOT use the Up+A restart sequence.
Selected comments from author:
I used an original route, that saved quite a bit of time compared to the usual route. I found a nice shortcut in Norfair that saved 2 to 3 minutes. Ridley and Kraid battles are extremely short.

I abused a few glitches: the door trick, morph jumping, bomb boost jumping. I also use morph jumping to pass through blocks a few times, which I had never seen or heard of before.

I took hits whenever avoiding them was impossible or whenever it would slow me down more than a few frames. I also used them to my advantage in certain situations. I manipulated monster item drops quite a lot to get missiles.

I used a password to get suitless Samus. The password does nothing else.

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Published on 11/14/2004
Metroid completed using just 1 item: the morphing ball.
Uses a password to get the suitless Samus for fun (no side-effects).
Uses a game restart sequence (up+a on second controller) to save time in backtracking.

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Published on 1/2/2005
From the author's comments:
This movie attempts to complete Metroid as fast as possible without fighting either one of the minibosses. I use the door glitch twice and Up+A once. I collect the Maru Mari, 30 Missiles, and Ice Beam (no Bombs.)
The older playthrough by the same author doesn't completely avoid the minibosses.

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Published on 4/29/2005
Metroid completed as fast as possible without holding back.
Uses a password to get the suitless Samus for fun (no side-effects).
Uses a game restart sequence (up+a on second controller) to save time in backtracking.

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Published on 4/17/2004
This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.
It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.
As for the movie itself... Arc's 4th movie, over a minute faster than his previous. This features the same route but better precision. One large improvement comes from the Kraid fight. This movie introduces the trick of immobilizing Kraid with missiles for a quick victory.
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Published on 3/14/2004
This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.
It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.
As for the movie itself... This is Arc's 3rd version, over a minute faster than before. The improvements come from better precision and a new route to Kraid.
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Published on 2/22/2004
This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.
It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.
As for the movie itself... This movie is nearly 2 minutes faster than its predecessor. The improvements come from greater aptitude for optimization. The route is the same, featuring a Kraid fight and a major shortcut of freezing a Rio to get early access to Tourian.
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Published on 2/15/2004
This is a historic movie, submitted and obsoleted before the creation of the database-based (and wiki-based) site engine, before July 2004.
It was inserted to the database in a history revival project by Bisqwit in autumn 2006.
As for the movie itself... it was among the earliest timeattacks on the site. Thus, the gameplay is very poor. It was played on a 20-FPS Famtasia at 70% speed without ever stopping the movie (i.e. mistakes that were accidentally saved weren't undone).
The movie is noted for being the first attempt at Metroid and for introducing the basic strategy that has been used in subsequent attempts (getting missiles from Kraid and then freezing a rio in order to gain access into Tourian).
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Published on 5/2/2007
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 Metroid Tricks for more information about the door glitch as well as other tips and tricks.

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Published on 7/20/2008
Metroid completed as fast as possible without holding back, and without concern for the game's sanity.
A wealth of new tricks contribute to this 33 second improvement over the previous movie.
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.
Andy Dick has made a video which plays this run on top of the game map. This provides a unique perspective on the door warping glitches.

Published on 7/5/2009
This is a full completion of Metroid, meaning that all items (100%) were collected.
This is a 8 minute 16 second improvement over the previous movie by Zoizite. Much of the improvement comes from using the Up+A restart sequence, though many new shortcuts and optimizations also save time.
This movie has now been console verified. Watch this run being played on a real NES console.

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Published on 12/9/2009
Metroid completed using just one item: the morphing ball.
Uses a game restart sequence (Up+A on second controller) to save time in backtracking.
This is an improvement of around five seconds from the previously published run.

Published on 1/19/2010
Metroid completed using just one item: the morphing ball.
Uses a game restart sequence (Up+A on second controller) to save time in backtracking.
This is an improvement of 36.7 seconds over the previously published run, thanks to a new route and general optimization.

This movie features commentary by the author, which has been added to the encode in the form of soft subtitles. They can be seen when watching the embedded stream via Archive.org.

Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.

Published on 4/2/2018
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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