Chapter 1 - General Strategies
This section provides general strategies for Metroid: Zero Mission, including performing special maneuvers like wall jumping and bomb jumping, and tips on completing the game as quickly as possible.
- The Metroid enemies are certainly there to get in your way and be a hassle but many of them are little more than keepers of health and ammunition. Most dead enemies will reappear after you've returned to the location. There's no need to defeat every enemy every time you move through the same room (unless of course you need some health or ammo). In fact, if you're looking to beat the game quickly, ignoring most enemies is one of the important keys.
- Whenever you see a pipe coming from the ground (think Mario type pipe), expect some Metroid enemies to emerge. These enemies are excellent sources of health and ammo. The enemies that emerge from pipes reappear even if you don't exit the room completely. If you're low on health or ammunition and need some easily, move around the pipe and eliminate the enemies that emerge.
- One of the most impressive ways to complete the game is by collecting as few power-ups and items as possible. Some power-ups are mandatory, such as the morph ball and bomb. Others, however, are optional and can be skipped such as the charge beam.
- If you're looking to finish the game quickly or collect items as soon as possible, then you should master the art of the wall jump. In Metroid: Zero Mission, you can scale a wall by jumping alongside the wall. Perform a jump into the wall then tap the opposite direction and hit the jump button again. It will look like you're literally spinning up the wall.
- The bomb jump is another maneuver you can use to collect items as early as possible and even get the varia suit well before you are "supposed" to acquire the power-up. Collect the morph ball and bomb power-ups then you can perform the bomb jump. Enter morph ball mode and continually drop bombs. You will be propelled upward by the bomb explosions. If you time your bomb drops correctly, you can continue to ascend as high as you need to go with the aid of the explosions. You can even aim diagonally or cross small gaps with the aid of the bomb explosion. For instance, to get the varia suit after you have acquired the bombs, maneuver under its location in Brinstar. Bust the blocks above you and use bomb jump to reach the chamber. Next you'll have to bomb jump diagonally to the ledge on the left side then use the bomb jump to reach the door above. Once inside the overhead chamber, use bomb jump to reach and cross the pillars to the far left side. Release the parasites to destroy the organism then scamper to the statue and recover the power-up.
- If you can't find a hidden item even though it appears on your map, try bombing the various surfaces around the room. The bomb may destroy blocks or at least reveal what you'll need to destroy the blocks that lead you toward the hidden item.
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