Metroid Fusion/Game Mechanics and Tricks - Revision history

Kirbymastah: /* Pseudo Screw Attack */

2013-06-21T17:58:33Z

‎Pseudo Screw Attack

Kirbymastah: /* Bomb Jumping */

2013-06-21T17:56:38Z

‎Bomb Jumping

JaggerG: added pseudos and bomb jumping, reordered list based on types of tricks

2013-06-20T10:10:00Z

added pseudos and bomb jumping, reordered list based on types of tricks

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JaggerG: /* Ladder Jump */

2013-06-20T06:37:56Z

‎Ladder Jump

JaggerG: /* Double Missile */

2013-06-20T06:35:37Z

‎Double Missile

JaggerG: /* R Shoot */

2013-06-20T06:18:05Z

‎R Shoot

JaggerG: /* General Movement Tips */

2013-06-20T06:13:15Z

‎General Movement Tips

Kirbymastah at 13:59, 17 June 2013

2013-06-17T13:59:21Z

Kirbymastah at 13:55, 17 June 2013

2013-06-17T13:55:29Z

Kirbymastah: /* Weapon Information Dump of damage data for Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid: Zero Mission by PJ Boy - http://tasvideos.org/PJBoy/Dump.html */

2013-06-14T17:21:09Z

‎Weapon Information Dump of damage data for Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid: Zero Mission by PJ Boy - http://tasvideos.org/PJBoy/Dump.html

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 = Pseudo Screw Attack =
-After collecting Charge Beam, you can charge a beam and spin-jump to attack enemies. Some enemies die to one of these attacks before it has a chance to damage you, but it's generally not as strong as a full beam shot, so it's usually useless. But in some special cases, you can pass through parts of bosses using this technique, most notably against Nightmare's arms. Even though the arms have no health, it mysteriously nullifies their contact damage.
+After collecting Charge Beam, you can charge a beam and spin-jump to attack enemies. This is especially useful for defeating weaker enemies that are in the way of your jumps, without breaking out of your spin. It's generally not as strong as a full beam shot. But in some special cases, you can pass through parts of bosses using this technique, most notably against Nightmare's arms. Even though the arms have no health, it mysteriously nullifies their contact damage.
 = Ledge Shot =

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 Fusion has previously received a reputation of ruining the speedrunability of the series for various reasons, and its very limited bomb jumping is an example of such developer control over players. You cannot infinitely gain height by bomb jumping as in all previous games (besides the original played by a human). Bomb jumping is required once, immediately after receiving bombs, but you are then given Jump Ball shortly after that. The only notable advanced bomb jump is used exactly once in 100%, to give you access to a morph ball tunnel slightly too high for Jump Ball.
-To perform a Jump Bomb Jump, morph, jump, plant a bomb at the apex, release jump until you land so that you bounce, then hold jump again so you jump after the bounce. If timed right, you should consistently get propelled from the top of your jump, one block higher. The only reason this is useful is because during a PB explosion, you cannot be grabbing ledges to climb into high morph ball tunnels.
+To perform a Jump Bomb Jump, morph, jump, plant a bomb at the apex, release jump until you land so that you bounce, then hold jump again so you jump after the bounce. If timed right, you should consistently get propelled from the top of your jump, one block higher. You can only get propelled by a bomb in the air if you're ascending and holding A. The only reason this is useful is because during a PB explosion, you cannot be grabbing ledges to climb into high morph ball tunnels.
 = Weapon Information <ref name="Damage">Dump of damage data for Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid: Zero Mission by PJ Boy - http://tasvideos.org/PJBoy/Dump.html</ref> =

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 This is a technique used primarily in 100%.
-This can only be done after obtaining space jump. Samus can jump off the ladder, pull back towards the ladder, and grab it again, then repeat. If done quickly, this is faster than space jumping manually, as you never lose any height for each jump.
+This can only be done after obtaining space jump, or if submerged in liquid before Gravity Suit. Samus can jump off the ladder, pull back towards the ladder, and grab it again, then repeat. If done quickly, this is faster than space jumping manually, as you never lose any height for each jump.
 Assuming Samus is facing a left ladder, simply press right, press A, immediately press and hold left until she grabs it, then repeat.

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 * BOX-2 - 4
 * Ridley - 6
 = Ladder Jump =

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 = R Shoot =
-While Samus has her beam charged, tapping R makes her automatically shoot it. However, an R shot is different from shooting her beam normally as R shooting does not affect Samus's current state. In other words, Samus's movement will continue as if she did not shoot at all.
+While Samus has her beam charged and has at least one missile available, tapping R makes her automatically shoot it. However, an R shot is different from shooting her beam normally as R shooting does not affect Samus's current state. In other words, Samus's movement will continue as if she did not shoot at all.
 The R shot allows you to shoot your beam while spin jumping, without breaking out of spin. This is the most practical use for R shots, and is required to open doors while spaceboosting. It is also useful for shooting your beam while climbing across ceiling bars without stopping.

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 * Whenever the morph ball fall from a high height and lands, it spends a little time stopping and bouncing. If you have fast fingers, you can avoid this by unmorphing and morphing again a few blocks before landing, so you don't bounce.
 * If given the option between the two, always space boost (or jump with speed boost) instead of shinespark, as shinesparking has a considerable startup and bonking lag that makes it usually slower.
-* When space jumping, optimal space jumps wait until Samus dips down a little bit, then space jump again. Try to lose minimal height whenever space jumping; if there are ladders, or enemies that you can freeze, then it is better to ladder jump or hijump off of frozen enemies, respectively.
+* When space jumping, Samus must be at maximum falling speed in order to space jump again. Because your vertical speed decreases as you approach the pinnacle of your jump, you ascend faster overall for higher climbs if you release the A button about 2/3 the height of each jump.
 * There are several spots in the game where there is a one-sided gate right after a door. The easiest way to shoot them without stopping is to charge your beam and hold L to aim diagonally up before going through the door before the gate. During the door transition, let go of B but keep holding L. Samus will shoot the beam at the earliest possible frame, which will always unlock the gate.
 ** One exception where this may not work is the gate after Ice Missiles and/or Power bombs in Sector 5. If you started running from too far left, then Samus will activate her speed boost before shooting the gate, and thus she'll run into the gate before opening it.

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		+	= Timing =
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		+	Timing standards by the metroid fusion speedrunning community go by in-game time. This means your final time is the time shown at the end of the game, after the credits. The in-game timer counts anytime you see the playing screen, including:
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		+	* Anytime you see Samus moving and/or have control over her
		+	* Item acquisition cutscenes
		+	* Seeing Samus's ship move
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		+	Things that don't count towards the in-game timer include:
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		+	* Door transitions
		+	* Dialogue with Adam
		+	* Samus's monologues
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		+	For racing, RTA timing begins upon hitting "Start Game" on a 00:00 Main Deck File, or "Continue" on a 00:00 Main Deck New Game+ File. RTA Timing ends upon losing control of Samus, or the moment Samus gets beamed back into her ship after defeating Omega Metroid.
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	= Starting a 00:00 Main Deck File =		= Starting a 00:00 Main Deck File =

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		+	= Starting a 00:00 Main Deck File =
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		+	Resetting in Metroid Fusion would normally be very long, painful, and timewasting because of the very long introduction cutscene with slow text that is at least 5 minutes long. Fortunately, the game provides a way to start with an empty file without having to trudge through that introductory cutscene with every attempt via getting a 00:00 Main Deck File.
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		+	On a fresh file, start the game and go through the introduction cutscene. Once you see Samus's ship land in the ship, and the computer starts talking to you, then soft reset. The file you started on should now be a 00:00 Main Deck file, where all you have to do is go through a few boxes of dialog then you can immediately start playing.
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		+	A New Game+ File is especially handy for keeping count of your item count, and also your current in-game time in minutes. A New Game+ file is shown on the file select screen with the screw attack symbol on the right side of the file. To get that symbol, simply play a file and beat it. The file will still be at the last spot you saved, but you will now have that symbol.
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		+	To have a 00:00 Main Deck File with the New Game+ attributes, first get a standard 00:00 Main Deck File. Then play through the file and beat the game without saving. That 00:00 Main Deck File will now have the New Game+ Symbol.
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	= General Movement Tips =		= General Movement Tips =

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 | Bomb || 8 || - || - || - || 6
 |-
-| Power Bomb || 50 || || || || 4
+| Power Bomb || 50 || - || - || - || 4
 |}