Do You Even Remember This Guy?? │ Metroid Zero Mission Part 6

[@KaedeLanyo]

Of course I remember that guy. I played this game like two years ago. I also have a fantastic memory for games. Less-so for literally anything important.

[@pharmcat8484]

5:20 any room you go into becomes a hot room. Boom, gottem

[@ProJaredPlays]

Roasted.

[@NERVTHIS]

Shaddup. GBA came out a few years ago. 8, tops. I am still young and cool and hip!

[@robertjenkins6132]

NES came out 3 years ago. I'm like 19 or something.

[@Ails1234]

24:14 Those are the Faces of Evil- wait, wrong series

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Mah boi

[@tljscrewjob6397]

4:40 Us old people have to stick together, Jared. 😅

[@InannaHankerheimer]

I'm so old I started gaming on Atari 2600 and Commador 64. I feel ya!

[@db_524]

🙂‍↕️🥹

[@DanielMWJ]

Back in my day, we didn't care if the lava was fake! We farmed health and jumped in to explore anyway!

[@SBFSachiel]

Metroid Fusion is the best horror game on the GBA

[@AshWareEntertainment]

''the GBA is over 20 years old'' well i dont feel old at all, still remember playing it in high school isolation

[@tljscrewjob6397]

15:53 That’s way cooler than the three ~ beams in Fusion! 😮

[@expressionamidstcacophony390]

I casually watched a playthrough of NES metroid a while ago and I swear they went through fake lava several times. I couldn't keep up with the navigation so some of it might have been redundant, but it's certainly a classic metroid thing.

[@AndresLionheart]

That's some good ol' NES secret bs to sell some more Nintendo Power magazines and calls to the hotline.

[@gavinwilson5324]

@@AndresLionheart Well, no. At least one of them has a waver in it, suggesting there might be a secret. Once you find one, you'll think to check other lava/acid pits. The lava/acid really doesn't do a lot of damage (to the point where deliberately jumping in can be preferable to taking hits from enemies), so it's not a big ask.

[@gurvmlk]

@@gavinwilson5324 The only real problem is getting back out before you have high jump. It's supposed to be acid, but trying to jump out of it in the original Metroid makes it feel more like quicksand.

[@gavinwilson5324]

@@gurvmlk Yeah, but luckily the game's jank is overwhelmingly in the player's favor. That one bomb jump glitch is almost as good as the high jump, and it's trivial to do.

[@gurvmlk]

@@gavinwilson5324 I'm unaware of a bomb jump glitch.

[@MattKimura]

You got the varia suit the non intended way, coming in from the right side. which is why the obstacles didn't make sense in the acid area. Also, fake lava was a thing in the original NES version.

[@burritospaghetti]

It's hard to forget the guy when you've played this game 200 times like I have

[@alancalvillo6756]

Samus can't be stopped

[@BonesAlexander]

I was in middle school when the GBA came out so thanks for making feel old lmao. I definitely remember that's when The Minish Cap first came out.

[@magnanimouz4712]

Probably already finished recording, but either way: The fake lava is the only lava where you can see enemies inside of it, so there is something you can observe about them, starting from the first time with Kraid where you can see the 'platform enemy' move back and forth under the lava's surface.

[@duckerdoo]

24:29 Ugh. Nobody told me there'd be homework. :(

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

You don't have to do anything.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

You should always expect homework.

[@DepthsOfOcanthus]

5:51 the Midwest in Jared came out hard right there!

[@Salvidrim]

Jared: "Hm I think this item might have been optional" *immediately runs into the next two progression rooms where the item is mandatory and barely notice*

[@Leron...]

I also think the spook factor of Metroid: Fusion adds to its perceived difficulty... Being chased makes players panic and causes them to make more mistakes. Seeing Nightmare's face melt made me super uncomfortable as a kid... but the worst (read: best) thing Metroid: Fusion did was destroy the sense of safety you feel when riding an elevator. Elevators in Metroid games are supposed to be safe spaces and Fusion took that concept and turned it on its head.

[@VictorStave]

10:05 - I understood what you said. And don’t call me Shirley

[@charlesbernier990]

Jerd: Ridley you got your own part of the planet named after you! still Jerd: you narcissist. Kraid: '(>_>)

[@bluestreaker9242]

I get what you mean about the fake lava/acid bits, yeah, but credit where due, there's enough of a hint there to let you know something's not quite right. In the instance you experienced, there's a gap in between the one block to signify that it's not quite as solid as it first appears. It's the kind of design that's not unfair or unreasonable, because it plays to the strengths of Metroid: exploration through observation and experimentation. :3 I don't know if this only applies to Dread, btw, but I believe the revealing explosions from Missiles are coded the same way as Morph Bombs, so if you're struggling to reveal secrets, try using Missiles? It's been a hot minute, so I don't recall if that's how that works. But yeah, the X-Ray Scope from Super Metroid was really pretty useful and I thought it was cool the way they used it in Metroid Prime; I actually found myself using it more in Prime than in Super Metroid considering in the latter I would just use Bombs & Power Bombs to reveal secrets...never did like how the X-Ray Scope forced you to stop dead in your tracks just to look around...the scroll also felt too slow for my liking, hence why I'd just bomb everything. XD

[@darcyska]

As always, appreciate all of your playthroughs - such chill and fun videos to watch or even just have on in the background

[@Nicholas_Steel]

Tha fake lava has a Tell, there's wall crawling enemies that emerge from the floor there if you wait, indicating a passage within it and when you take a leap of faith in to it you find it to be a safe place to explore.

[@TheIronarm]

Metroid Samus always awesome! Someday I’ll finish that screenplay…

[@Arkanemacht]

4:30 don't worry, we are not old, we are all 28 or 29, just like you ^^

[@CloudCuckooKing]

Fake lava, specifically fake lava in vertical areas, is a classic Metroid thing. You'd know cuz it was in vertical areas - the game was hard coded to alternate between horizontal and vertical navigation whenever you went through a door, and the lava's damage was actually just hard coded for the bottom edge of horizontal areas. that said, this game doesn't always respect that, but you have already figured out to test it.

[@shadowspeedy]

Love this playthru!

[@05trowa]

I think you might have missed the boat on the GBA being the popular style for indie games. That seems like its heyday was the RPG Maker horror boom in the early 2010's.

[@peterdamstedt1114]

10:13 of course you don't go the right way, because good adventures go left

[@breathstealer5486]

I'm really enjoying this

[@Megamanexe]

That room with the vines and such Jared, you could have ran from the left side to the right o that hallway. On the account there's nothing standing in your way to do the speed boost to the floor.. So yeah it is possible, granted it probably will click to him that he can but he also not going for 100% as well so gotta remember that too lol.

[@gurvmlk]

Given some of the tricks you need to pull off in order to acquire some of the speed booster secrets, the decision to not get 100% in Zero Mission is a sign that you still have your sanity intact.

[@Megamanexe]

@@gurvmlk Indeed, definitely so considering if Dread was to go anything by I know different games- but considering the tricks you need for that one to acquired certain upgrades...yeah lol.

[@gurvmlk]

@@Megamanexe I believe I actually did manage to 100% Dread. And also Samus Returns, which required a bit of ingenuity as well with figuring out a trick or two that the game doesn't explain at all. I never got 100% in Zero Mission, though. Because until much later in life, I never even thought to consider some of the necessary stunts as being a thing you could even do. It wasn't until I watched a friend do a let's play of it, that I was like, "How the hell was I supposed to know that was even possible?"

[@Megamanexe]

@@gurvmlk Yeah, that what makes Metroid creative in terms of getting upgrades without handholding the player too much. I think it's the only series I can think of that doesn't explicit tell you how to get said upgrade either? Minus LoZ of course.

[@gurvmlk]

@@Megamanexe Indeed. It might tell you the basics in the instruction manual, or tutorials. But it's up to the player to figure out for themselves how to push those abilities to the limit, if they want to acquire all the secrets. And sometimes, that requires thinking outside the box, and learning new abilities that the game doesn't tell you. Some people might call that cheap, or cryptic. But the game wouldn't be as interesting, or fulfilling if it just told you everything. Besides, there's nothing quite like the rush of succeeding in a game because of your own ingenuity, without any help from the game itself.

[@magicalsleeper]

12:40 I always forget to look in the backgrounds of MZM but this room reminds me why it needs to be done

[@AviFagan]

I understood what you were saying... and don't call me Shirley.

[@luketeddymh]

I prefer the 16-bit style graphics, especially the ones from the late SNES/Genesis era. But that graphic style is very rare in modern indie games. Most developers prefer the 8-bit style, probably for nostalgia reasons, but the 16-bit style is still superior, in my opinion.

[@Deedonis]

Zero mission is the easiest one just to beat any% at a relaxed pace, but the hardest by far to 100% by getting all endings, because the low% hard mode runs are insane. Also has some of the trickiest shinespark puzzles.

[@WillKeaton]

Considering you have to fight the boss _twice,_ I'd say he's one of the more memorable bosses.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

How did I miss this upload? Dammit KZbin.

[@Avigorus]

I think that route you got stuck on approx 2 mins in was to allow people with the varia suit to be able to get to the chozo statue from behind, since it doesn't like doggie.

[@ColdSnapVA]

"Now my shots go wiggily-woo!" Jaren Knabenbauer, 2024

[@John-bj1zx]

I could see GBA-style RPGs making a comeback in modern times. Like Golden Sun look, or platformers.

[@anfumu]

interesting note, Jerd. The GBA did have an interesting sound and video feel, BUT! it didn't have dedicated audio chips. audio was handled purely by the CPU, so the more interesting the music, the less potential processor ooomph for the game.

[@johnnygames857]

As far as 2d metroid games fusion was the hardest followed by dread then super Metroid because it’s so modable 😊

[@FloTaishou]

and thank you too for being here :)

[@zannrazor8569]

That sounds cool, I love to see GBA design in games. Also the “Who lives here” also applies to RE Games, why did you design the place like this, how do you move around?

[@tljscrewjob6397]

Right, like the OG RE2, with the ladder being the only way up to the second floor. 😂

[@WillKeaton]

A brand new GBA game, Goodboy Galaxy just released last year.

[@mario_maniac9368]

I wish someone would bring back the gba graphics to you can tell between gba and ds. I'm about to be 32 so thanks for reminding me I played the game when I was 11 or 12 😂

[@kathedgecoth4453]

Starts watching a ProJared video looking for a chill & fun time, finishes a ProJared video feeling really old thanks to the GBA facts 🧓

[@andreasgrunebaum811]

3:49 he wasn´t even trying , he "just" did it... Sometimes I wonder...

[@TigerNightmare]

I must have x-ray scanned every wall, floor, ceiling, and object in Super Metroid. That's how I know that not every power up or passage is revealed by it.

[@andreasgrunebaum811]

Fake acid and fake lava have been in the original game, too Jared ;) Also --> At 2:27 apparently Jared doesn´t know that you can reactivate the speedboost with a special techniqe on diagonale floor... Let´s see if he figures out .. either by accident or - he just does it without thinking wether if he can do that or not, straight out of knowledge and forgetting to play stoopid...

[@tljscrewjob6397]

If this guy wasn’t in Metroid Fusion, then no, I do not remember him. Although he does remind me of Metal Head Kor in Jak II, where his first phase was him attached to the ceiling by some tendrils and then the second phase he moved around the pit of the Metal Head Nest.

[@Chadjessup41]

Great video Great videogame Great youTube player

[@rickmartinez3268]

Gross looks monster

[@jameshaggard5320]

The game it sefl is not to difficult until you go for 100% some of the moves you need to pull off is something I will never try again

[@tljscrewjob6397]

7:43 I’m re-watching your LTTP/Super Metroid randomizer and you trash talk the X-ray visor there since you know a lot of secrets after the first playthrough…Or was it the grapple beam once you get the space jump.? Anyway, I was in the first few episodes and glad to hear your new thoughts on the X-ray goggles.

[@Mr8bit-s7h]

Dragon: Marked for death is the most gba like game I've seen its a mission based arpg where you can craft gear a la Monster Hunter. you can connect for up to four players. Gear doesn't change your appearance

[@Mr8bit-s7h]

It's a side scrolling platformer Metroidvania style

[@mostlyghostey]

I'm glad we can be old together 😞

[@trident042]

Well I guess I've gotta go make a 38 minute video essay.

[@TransientWitch]

"Why the fake lava?" - Literally only because it was in the original game...And it is not more obvious on OG hardware, the hint that you might be able to pass through it is the map itself, since it shows two sectors of that vertical shaft and by this point you've encountered the fake acid from before...But it really is here because it was in the original game. The fake acid pool, at least, had enemies come up out of it, which doesn't happen anywhere else. The fake lava pool does have enemies in it...But the same type of enemies can be seen in other lava hazard rooms just chilling out in the stuff, so they don't serve as a good marker. At least Super's hints about fake floor hazards had them look a little bit different as the hint to clue you in.

[@joshua1822]

PS1 Suikoden 2 Pixel Graphics is perfect

[@senor-achopijo3841]

4:27 Why, Jared? What have I done to you to deserve such a dreadful reminder?

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Who designed this place? Isn't it the Chozo? 1:40 It's not lava, it's acid The Gameboy Advance is over 20 years old. Old 👴...

[@KairuHakubi]

I would argue that most indie pixel games _do_ go GBA, because they have easy sprite scaling and rotating built into the engines. Sonic Mania was explicitly like "what if there had been a 2d Sonic on 32X" Oh oh and sprite shading. like you walk into a room and shadows dynamically affect the sprite. that's very 32-bit too.

[@gurvmlk]

Well, Knuckles Chaotix was a 2D Sonic game on the 32X. You just didn't play as Sonic, and it had a really weird co-op mechanic.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@gurvmlk oh yeah. Maybe they said 'saturn' I can never remember the sega consoles because they doubled up in the same generation and fell on their faces

[@gurvmlk]

@@KairuHakubi Not to mention that, after the Genesis, Sega's consoles were pretty much flop after flop. At least, outside Japan. I hear the Saturn was actually hugely successful over there. It's a lot easier for me to remember though, because I actually had a 32X growing up. And actually loved it, with a solid library of fun games in my collection. I never even realized it was a failure until I saw AVGN talk about it.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@gurvmlk yeah when I was a kid I had no idea other sega consoles existed, didn't even know about the 8-bit one. it was just genesis, that was all we knew.

[@gurvmlk]

@@KairuHakubi I knew about everything beyond the Genesis, but I also didn't know about the Master System until years later. I still remember back during the golden age of emulation, when I was struggling to find a rom for the first Phantasy Star, and couldn't figure out why no rom site seemed to have it. They had 2-4, but never the first game. Only to then discover years later that the reason for that was because the first game was on the Master System, which I never knew existed. Hence, I could never find the game on any list of Genesis games.

[@captainn389]

I thought metroid other m was the easiest. But I am one of the selective few that loves that game. I did not like metroid dread though. But that's just my opinion lol! Really enjoy your videos Dude. Keep it up!

[@Avigorus]

Pretty sure the fake lava/acid in ZM was purely a throwback to the NES having it first, but why they did other than they could and it made the game harder for those not in the know (thereby increasing the game's playtime which back then game designers would intentionally do so people felt like they had more value for their buck) is unknown to me.

[@riemaennchen]

Zero Mission definitely has the easiest bosses. Mother Brain is a bit annoying but all the other Bosses barely fight back. Especially Ridley just evaporates if you even so much as think about firing Super Missles at him.

[@genesisSOC]

Metroid Zero Mission is what I consider to be the easiest Metroid for sure, Fusion absolutely has some challenging boss fights. But Zero Mission's Hard mode is very enjoyable; there's way more enemies, they move way faster, they do way more damage, energy tanks only give you 50 energy instead of 100, and missle tanks only give you 2 missiles, not 5. So there's a lot more scarcity and a lot more danger of game over everywhere

[@D2v0n]

@1:35 never played this so no idea.

[@Bempes3477]

I’m not sure if I could single out a specific Metroid game as the “easiest.” I guess I remember Other M being a bit of a pushover but that game doesn’t actually exist so it doesn’t count.

[@EricOugel-vs6fm]

The music

[@ALEX19960609]

It's because Silent Hill and Resident Evil, that's why horror games are like we ps1 now

[@johnnygames857]

No the original Metroid for nes it was more hidden gba kinda dulls that by making it go transparent when you step in it so i agree with you there

[@ZombieJesus1987]

5:40 This is the only Metroid game that I have completed, so it's definitely the easiest one. I am also dogshit at Metroidvania games to begin with, even tho I love them lol

[@silverlight6074]

5:29 I would say Super Metroid is the easiest of the series

[@gurvmlk]

There exist games that have wanted to recreate the PlayStation 1 aesthetic? Did the people who made that decision not realize how terribly the 3D graphics of that era have aged?

[@TheDirtbaggrif]

You're not old, you're only 28 or 29

[@hellslayer1349]

I know a good metroid like for the next game scurge for GBA

[@Lulzaddict]

jokes on you im already old.

[@Link-ho8yq]

I wouldn't call it the easiest Metroid game, if only because it has the hardest shinespark puzzle in the series.

[@Bempes3477]

Never mind the GBA, the _DS_ is 20 years old now

[@XperimentorEES]

Well there probably would be another renaissance of gameboy styled fan games, if emulation & preservation wasn't constantly under attack by the laziest game corporation. Not sure which metroid is the easiest or hardest, played more indies inspired from it than games from the actual series. I could've sworn you can speedboost straight down too, though I also entirely forgot about the trio of caterpillar minibosses lol.

[@GeoffreyEG]

You can get a 36 min video essay when you put out a 36 min video…

[@chaosmiles07]

It's the easiest Metroid game to learn. It's not the easiest to complete and master.

[@MiguelAngel-wq8lm]

By far the easiest in my opinion. It's handholdy, and bosses have wet tissue paper HP. It's unfortunate it's an awesome game.

[@kikyoohellkite6688]

I will say that I think Metroid prime 3 or Metroid other M are probably the easiest Metroid games.

[@Enchurito]

You don't want to replicate the GBA audio hardware. It's crunchy, low bit rate and objectively awful.

[@mikehab7453]

Agreed! Finally, someone said what I was thinking!

[@Kerrpllardy]

It has its charm, but yeah, not great.

[@Mr8bit-s7h]

But my nostalgia

[@meapickle]

That objectivity sounds subjective

[@mikehab7453]

Personally, I never really cared for GBA games, because the sound and music always sounded so… off. I can’t explain it, it just always sounds gross. I grew up on snes and genesis, so maybe it’s just because that’s what I’m used to

[@vedbergsmagicalworld]

make 1 hour episodes of this gameand finish it, so you can focus on playing FF6 t edition , or else its gonna take the whole next year to go through it