Metroid Fusion by CScottyW in

Runner introduction starts at 0:50.
Run starts at 1:21.
Couch commentary is provided by rossu123, KrunchyLex, and jrp2234
TheBoyks is the host.
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Runner introduction starts at 0:50. Run starts at 1:21. Couch commentary is provided by rossu123, KrunchyLex, and jrp2234 TheBoyks is the host.

[@gangalot]

"when are we gonna get that metroid dread nintendo", there ya go

[@saygan2475]

Donations that aged well

[@theaxeninja9298]

Was gonna say that exact same thing lololololol

[@DirtL]

So is Dread end of metroid timeline?

[@holdthephonexylophone]

@@DirtL Technically yes, probably no. Dread is canonically Metroid 5 and will be the latest game in the timeline. Whether or not it will completely end the Metroid timeline is yet to be seen. The order of the games is as follows (games with " / " are the same game, just remakes): Metroid/Metroid: Zero Mission - Metroid Prime/Metroid Prime Pinball - Metroid Prime Hunters - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Metroid Prime: Federation Force - Metroid Prime 4 (Not Yet Released) Metroid II Return of Samus/Metroid Samus Returns Super Metroid - Metroid: Other M Metroid Fusion Metroid Dread The collective Prime series games are effectively Metroid 1.5, as they all take place between Metroid 1 and Metroid 2. Other M likewise is Metroid 3.5, as it takes place between 3 and 4.

[@SunrisenStar]

@@DirtL unlikely, the series still has room to grow, Fusion used to be the end of the timeline, but now Dread takes place after fusion

[@0megaFan]

35:00 "Hey when are we gonna get that Metroid Dread, Nintendo?" Boy do I have some good news for that guy.

[@jitteryzeitgeist]

Me: you’re not gonna believe this

[@moselzag5451]

It’s such a good game tbh

[@epicnoresh]

holly molly we sure did! :)

[@andracass20]

Best part of stream @ 45:56 crowd on the fusion suit: "It's beautiful!" "No, it's not." "You're beautiful!"

[@Chadius]

COUNTER

[@pollsmor]

You're breathtaking!

[@artimous9108]

@@pollsmor i just heard it and immediately thought the same. glad you beat me to it.

[@JAZPER]

21:05 No body misses yakooza Guy in background: yeah i miss yakooza

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"Ridley's scream waking up my parents." Unfortunately they won't wake up Samus'.

[@MarceloKatayama]

@OLD BIRD CHOZO meroid other m

[@thecocoaking8771]

Too soon

[@OsKarMike1306]

Oh man, that's not ok

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

:((((((((((((

[@lukewilliams6083]

Unfortunately, Samus' scream upon seeing Ridley for the hundredth time in the series and freaking out like a small child is what I remember most about that abomination.

[@thefowles1]

love coming back to this to see all the comments about the donation at 35:04 about metroid dread it's a great time to be a metroid fan

[@thefowles1]

to clear up a little bit of the lore: the metroids were indeed predators to the X parasites, but metroids are not natural beings. the metroids were created by the chozo for the _purpose_ of hunting the X parasites, which, as is seen in this game, have the potential threat of wiping out civilizations due to their infectious and parasitic nature. the metroids we are familiar with, from the beginning of the series up to now, are cloned/hatched from a batch of metroids the space pirates stole long ago and engineered into bioweapons, hence their destructive nature outside of just the X parasite.

[@lukasneller3672]

You got that right!

[@61089loki]

If you pay attention in Metroid II as well, you can also see that the Metroids themselves were not much better. Towards the surface of SR388, the caverns are teeming with life. But as you approach closer and closer to the core, and then the Metroid Hive, the enemies become fewer, smaller, and significantly weaker. It shows the amount of environmental devastation an uncontrolled Metroid hive can cause, making them almost as dangerous a threat as the X are.

[@MidanMagistrate]

@@61089loki Christ you're great, yeah i agree, that little tiny detail in Metroid 2 is absolutely beautiful

[@exetone]

@@61089loki too bad that was removed in samus returns

[@spiggly_digg]

@@exetone yeah I liked samus returns a lot but that was a big con

[@justas423]

Speedrunners complaining about how hard it is to break the game? Congratulations devs. You have done well.

[@ChuuniKaede]

@@Chad_Eldridge Why would this be sarcasm?

[@hatjousuke]

@@ChuuniKaede Metroid games are known for being fun to break, which is what gives them a lot of speedrun tricks. So it could be meant sincerely, as in "Good job, you made a very stable game", or it could be sarcastic, as in "Good job, you took away what people love about metroid".

[@DarkonFullPower]

@@hatjousuke Given he never mentioned Metroid, I would guess the former.

[@alternatecheems8145]

@@hatjousuke no, it was intended because fusion is about vulnerability

[@BenjaminAnderson21]

Actually other Metroids are specifically designed in a way that makes it easy to "break" them by skipping certain bosses or upgrades. That isn't a mistake, it's purposeful game design. The reason the Fusion devs made sure it was almost impossible to sequence break is because the strict linearity of the game is important for the plot, and sequence-breaking would screw the game up.

[@Korhanne]

sector 6 [NOC] is actually dark........ but only if you're playing it on the original GBA. the effect worked way better because the screen wasn't backlit.

[@hazardousjazzgasm129]

shit, i forgot about that

[@jruler93]

But you couldn't play it in a car at night, 'cause it's be too dark then.

[@macenanoro826]

You ever just flip open your GBA SP to flex on the un-backlit crowd?

[@AndrewTaylorNintyuk]

@@macenanoro826 And then I bring out my GBA Micro and peeps go OMG What izzz THAAAT?!

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Yeah was going to say that.

[@themorrigan1312]

Ngl, coming back to this and hearing that one donation calling out Nintendo on Dread is,,, something. Dunno whether to say it aged like wine or milk tbh. To answer their question: October 8th, 2021.

[@fenris_wuffy]

definitely wine. We live in a timeline where Dread exists

[@thatsithlord9906]

Bois, the future is now

[@quaternaryyy]

Shoutouts to whoever zoomed the camera really close on that guy's face right at the beginning of the video

[@lucaswatts2141]

Trying to break metroid fusion is like trying to break obsidian in Minecraft with your fists at .25 game speed It took 17 years but we finally did it

[@musiscarrinu3470]

Lucas Watts I would give ya an upvote good sir but you seem to already have the maximum stack of likes.

[@android19willpwn]

Power bombing the RAM... Well, it's no wrong-warping into the title screen, but it's up there.

[@CrimsonPhoenixBen]

35:00 We're finally getting Metroid Dread!!

[@rundyftw]

This isn’t regular darkness. This is... advanced darkness!

[@JenovaAgent]

not gona lie, 7:24 actually scared me when i was a little kid haha

[@namz2k11]

same i still get scared

[@skye3057]

i had to turn off my sound and look away becuase i was so scared

[@gregoryent]

Im 19 years old and that shit scared me. Nintendo didnt fuck around when it came to Metroid cut scenes. Beautifully detailed and surprisingly eerie at times.

[@dChad014]

necro on this old comment but i feel this When I was a kid the part after the spider boss where you get jumped by the sa-x and have to run damn near gave me a heart attack and the amount of times I died before figuring out the escape lmao there's a mod that allows you to get jumped by multiple of them at a time

[@jcace13]

I always enjoy runs where I don’t understand what happened but we’re at the end.

[@Hyperencrpted12345]

This is the longest 6 minute speed run I've ever seen.

[@kirbymastah]

40:23 - Bark here comes the FrankerZ Bark Hear as he barks so free Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark FrankerZ

[@zanderserrine4935]

That's you isn't it...

[@CScottyW]

Bark here comes the FrankerZ Bark Hear as he barks so free Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark FrankerZ

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

Lmao. What Is that? xD

[@Chadius]

EMERGENCY IN FRANKER Z

[@xy3dj3d35]

oh my god, this was beautiful. but now i have it stuck in my head. thanks.

[@digiholic]

35:00 SteeG, your $500 made this happen. The Metroid community thanks you

[@TheMissingLink2]

2 years later, you now have Metroid Dread. 👏

[@tw2846]

35:00 It took them a few years, but you got it.

[@womble901]

*me forgetting the category* "I dunno there's only ten minutes left" Wait what?

[@Coolio_Ash]

"When are we gonna get that metroid dread, Nintendo" Nintendo: *nervously sweats*

[@steveruta8746]

The memory corruption starts at 49:20

[@jettowns7230]

35:03 I have some great news!

[@casper_raine]

35:00 I'm literally watching this run while I wait for Metroid Dread to unlock on my switch xD

[@nolanmonsibay]

Came here from 2021 to bring good news of Metroid Dread on the horizon

[@charlesbenca5357]

At 35:00 "Hey when are we getting that Metroid Dread, Nintendo"

[@DrSchischious]

35:00 that comment is now finally a reality!

[@miigs9499]

Very enjoyable run! Scotty is a beast of a runner ^^ Really inspires me to start runnin Fusion!

[@MangoTurtlenova]

Jesus christ This is the first time I ever watched this category and I kept wondering where the memory corruption would actually come into play

[@BarbeqdBrwniez]

Same lol. Watching like "wow this is going fairly far into the... Oh.... There it.... Was..."

[@RadikAlice]

I honestly didn't know it was Memory Corruption until I saw your comment, and even after. I was waiting

[@sebastianwillows]

35:00 what a coincidence- that's what brought me here!

[@zTayx]

This is such a great game

[@maximusz3059]

I'm from the further future metroid dread came out and it's 🔥

[@mrunicycle4232]

Ridley X, the loudest entity to ever exist

[@DanOMega215]

"When we gonna get that Metroid: Dread, Nintendo?" 2021 - "Funny you should ask that..."

[@spacejunk9904]

I wanted to listen to music instead, but I got entranced with this speedrun. A sincere thanks, GDQ.

[@mateusmundstock8225]

I love how Samus literally dropped power bombs in the game memory

[@SimonsChannel]

Sector 6 on a non backlit GBA is kinda darker than that, at least it felt like it

[@theshadowdirector]

35:00 - Well, welll..... Well

[@ksheehank]

"When are you going to get to metroid Dread, nintendo?"

[@mattaugustine5542]

What a intresting run. I've only seen any % so glad to see a new category being ran

[@slaysomemore]

This was the first run I saw live at a GDQ event. Thanks Scotty!!!

[@CScottyW]

slaysomemore 👍

[@StuartMiller1229]

"when are we getting metroid dread?" well I guess we are getting it in october of this year.

[@IeFrenchGuy]

Well Dread was finally announced !

[@rnelson1415]

WOW they finally broke Metroid Fusion! I still remember I was so happy I got under 1:40 when I was a kid

[@bearnip]

I remember getting 1:30 and never being do it again

[@rainlawrence8663]

@@spike333s3 he meant 1h40m. No glitch needed for that it's actually pretty slow

[@kaley3280]

35:00 they listened to the dono oh my god

[@papikilgore]

35:04 we now have metroid dread.

[@1nintendofanboy1]

35:00 Well I’ve got some REALLY good news for that guy

[@UndertakerDMCFan0]

Space Federation: Samus help! We need-- Samus: one hour.

[@puckie643]

Aw, screw you guys. Fusion Varia Suit looks fabulous and goes perfect with purple Wide Beam. Forever my favorite combination :D

[@Mr_Doon]

The only fusion suit that looks decent is the original color one

[@jordanneal576]

"When are we going to get that Metroid Dread Nintendo?" I'm talking to you from the future. The answer is October 2021, and it looks great.

[@ryancox191]

Hell yeah, Metroid is the main reason I watch gdq.

[@VideoGameAnimationStudy]

Pretty sure Super Metroid is a big reason speed running began in the first place. Probably why they keep it as a big thing for the end of most AGDQs.

[@peterhenzsel361]

I love the metroid series! I started to watch you guys and I started to play metroid 3 on my nintendo switch.

[@MHAAAAANZ]

This game made my childhood on gameboy… what a masterpiece

[@Palhec]

35:15 Metroid Dread now is a reality!

[@ArtoPekkanen]

Absolutely amazing :D

[@luckyfox2997]

Thanks for making me remember the nightmare fuel that is the thumbnail. Edit: aww you guys changed it.

[@Snikpoh1390]

I like the kid announcing. Informative.

[@xzackly7131]

The one in the middle? JRP is a top runner in this game, he definitely knows it well!

[@animeking1357]

"Oh is this Super Metroid? I guess so." *Zooms in on SA-X* "Ah!" Yo Scotty skips Nightmare, Ridley, the final SA-X fight and the Omega Metroid fight?!?! Scotty op please nerf.

[@ginho3857]

He skip 7 boss fight total

[@SpryCheetah6]

Ah this game brings me back. Im replaying the entire metroid series right now from the classic NES metroid to playing the fan made supermetroid remake. Love this series and I wish it would get more games added to the series. So good.

[@witchdrbob4944]

Metroid Dread joke has aged well

[@ryanmarks4277]

To be fair it’d still be almost 3 years after this video’s post date

[@RegrettableDeed]

35:00 Me watching in 2021: Metroid Dread hype noises.

[@genobreaker1054]

My first time ever playing Metroid fusion, I only got 5 or 7 energy tanks I don't remember which. it wasn't until I started looking up information about the game but I realized just how many I had missed after realizing my percentage when I beat the game was so blasted low.

[@craigteanelson176]

35:00 well this guy is getting his metroid dread lol

[@humanafterallTF2]

I love fusion. My first metroid game. I also just want the story to continue after fusion story. I would love to see what they could do with the story of parasite x vs metroids.

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

So, what do you think of what they did with the story now? ;3

[@FreshFrixy2358]

35:02 me just starting metroid dead in 2021 :0

[@DrGamer365]

35:00 only took 2 years :)

[@glacierfox5237]

can't wait to see Scotty break metroid dread

[@keiduu6731]

35:00 "Hey when are we gonna get that Metroid Dread, Nintendo?" October 2021 would be the answer

[@Chyeaahbrah]

35:02 greetings from the future

[@yesitwasmejojo3324]

Great stuff thank you

[@KiyokaMakibi]

Great run! Love seeing memory corruptions.

[@geceron]

35:00 Listen this gives sastifaction right now.

[@Otaku_Sama]

"ITS BEAUTIFUL" " *no its not* " " *YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL* "

[@allooutrick8266]

Those chatty few in the crowd were just amazing.

[@brann6849]

35:00 that fan popping off now after seeing Metroid Dread confirmed

[@lukekinder4959]

One day I’ll actually have money to donate lol. That’s awesome! Never seen fusion run like this before

[@CezrDaPleazr]

Thanks for this

[@itsybutsy]

don't worry, steejee. we have metroid dread, now.

[@Plaguelight]

Fusion is the BEST 2D Metroid, cause we saved the animals from Super AND we save them again in this one.

[@dontbeweirdrj1805]

I loved loved LOOOVED Playing Metroid fusion on the bus.

[@hijeejoo398]

That guy in the background kills me. Hilarious.

[@Limit741]

2021 later: im sorry for hurting you nintendo

[@noahwhite3528]

They had no idea how close Metroid Dread was

[@user-zx6jd8hv3t]

My favorite Metroid game, never got anywhere near an hour in my dozens of playthroughs as a kid though lol

[@BMW-sd6nn]

My favorite Metroid game!

[@PoisonInc]

If not for Super, this would be the best Metroid game hands down.

[@kringhetto]

I'm personally partial to Zero Mission. Though it was my 1st Metroid game, so I may be a bit biased.

[@waytodawn96]

I'm partial to prime 1/2 myself, followed by zero mission, then fusion.

[@Gnidel]

I like Zero Mission and AM2R more, but Fusion is a fantastic entry.

[@richbreezy9920]

yeah fusion is a close 2nd then zero mission

[@casmx7300]

I'd even go so far as to say that this game and Super are on the same level. I really don't think I could choose one over the other, they're both so good.

[@GoingMenthol]

35:00 Announced for October 8, 2021

[@KyuuStarr]

35:00 apparently in late 2021 says Nintendo

[@Randomninja47]

So, I played Minish Cap the other day for the second time ever and then remembered I never actually beat Metroid Fusion so I'm currently playing that but I wanted to see some nice tricks since Metroid runs are always great speed runs. Gonna watch this and then a normal any%

[@maxcardillo6390]

Just beat the game for the first time it took me 6 hours and I only got 59% of the items. And I thought I had like 75% lol this game was great

[@Morni_]

Nice run 👍

[@sylvansorrow]

Just rewatching this...to answer the the donator who was asking when we would get Metroid Dread.....October... October is the answer!!!

[@meadowsama]

Scotty a legend

[@jareddegear7503]

35:03 Metroid Dread comes out in 2021 apparently

[@kyosukeplays]

They absorb the memories of whomever they infect, right? Is it not Samus' pent up door rage?

[@largepoodle6036]

wow, dude showed me something I've never seen before with that glitch ending!

[@DarkonFullPower]

That's cause when this video came out the glitch was basically just discovered. I still remember the day the TAS demo came out. Everyone rushed for a real time set up.

[@KianCruz-gy6mh]

I love this game❤. I play it once in a while for nostalgia.

[@guttgrinder1626]

This is my first metroid game and truly love it! Also I didn't know that Samus can do that dash thingy after the speed boost.

[@Orange_Swirl]

It's called the Shinespark, and you can perform it by pushing down on the D-pad and then jumping in the air and holding the direction you want to Shinespark in.