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‎Stop-on-a-dime

DecafGrub47393 at 21:30, 21 May 2013

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DecafGrub47393 at 20:51, 21 May 2013

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DecafGrub47393: /* Mechanics of the in-game timer */

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‎Mechanics of the in-game timer

DecafGrub47393: /* Varying Samus's hitbox */

2013-05-13T16:25:38Z

‎Varying Samus's hitbox

DecafGrub47393 at 23:55, 12 May 2013

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DecafGrub47393 at 18:56, 12 May 2013

2013-05-12T18:56:06Z

DecafGrub47393: Created page with "Super Metroid was released In 1994 by Nintendo for the SNES, 2007 for the Wii Virtual Console and 2013 for the Wii U Virtual Console. ====Techniques==== ==Varying Samus's h..."

2013-05-12T18:54:31Z

Created page with "Super Metroid was released In 1994 by Nintendo for the SNES, 2007 for the Wii Virtual Console and 2013 for the Wii U Virtual Console. ====Techniques==== ==Varying Samus's h..."

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 Pressing L or R with no direction held for one frame will bring Samus's movement to an immediate halt.
-Charging shinespark in shorter distance
+==Charging shinespark in shorter distance==
 After getting the Speed Booster, Samus's speed is kept track of in two different ways. Her actual horizontal velocity is increased each frame that the dash button and the forward direction are pressed together. During a certain frame of Samus's run animation, the game will also increment the boost counter if these buttons are pressed. This is kept track of visually by the speed of Samus's running animation. Once the boost counter is incremented four times, the speed echoes appear and Samus can break speed blocks.
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 The distance can be made even shorter by using a type of "stutter-walk" during the first 24 frames (NTSC) / 20 frames (PAL). This is done by releasing the forward button following a certain pattern. Samus will be able to achieve the first level of boost in almost no distance at all, and from there the technique is the same. The optimal patterns are:
 • NTSC — press forward for 3 frames, release for one frame, 4 more, release, 4 more, release, 4 more, release, 2 more, then without releasing forward in between press forward+run for 3 frames, and lastly release forward but keep holding run for 1 more frame before pressing forward+run on frame 25 (3-4-4-4-2+3B). The minimum distance required to charge the spark using this technique is 163.1875 pixels (164.1875 to full stop).
 • PAL — press forward for 3 frames, release for one frame, 4 more, release, 3 more, release, 2 more, release, 3 more, release (3-4-3-2-3-). The minimum distance required to charge the spark using this technique is 157.668 pixels.
 ==Wrapping beam shots around==

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 • Door transitions
 • Item acquisition message boxes
 • Frames of lag
 • Pause screens (but ONLY after complete fadeout; thus, it is impossible to save any time by pausing)
 • Ceres station exploding animation
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 • X-ray scope
 • Elevator rides (except for small portion)
 • Refilling energy from reserve tanks (when done without pausing)
 • Refilling energy in Samus's ship
 • Crystal flash
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 • Taking routes which have more door transitions, but are shorter within the rooms
 • Pausing to disable certain upgrades for sequences that may be faster without them
 • Performing lag-causing actions that would be faster (in real-time) if lag were removed (such as the Murder Beam)
 • Entering doors at a different height, which will cause the screen to move the door to its appropriate spot before scrolling
-Opposite actions can be taken to have the reverse effect on the timers. The main point is that both timers cannot be satisfied simultaneously in all circumstances. This raises the question, "Which one do I use when making a TAS?" The answer is that it is up to the author's preference.
+Opposite actions can be taken to have the reverse effect on the timers. The main point is that both timers cannot be satisfied simultaneously in all circumstances. This raises the question, "Which one do I use when making a Speedrun?" The answer is that it is up to the author's preference.
 ==100% item route==

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 Samus's hitbox when jumping is not matched perfectly to her visual sprite. This allows for some time saving maneuvers.
 Landing earlier
 When aiming down or somersaulting, Samus's sprite is smaller vertically. By pressing up, L, R, or shooting, Samus will stand up fully and land a couple frames earlier.
 Note: By pressing the shot button for only one frame while somersaulting, Samus will unspin, but not shoot. However, if you have Charge Beam collected, or have any other weapon selected, Samus will shoot immediately after unspinning.
 ==Corner hugging==

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