Super Metroid - Part 1: Learning Old and New Tricks

With Metroid Dread coming out soon, now seemed like a good time to visit the game that got me interested in Metroidvanias in the first place. We're going to attempt to teach some speedrunning tricks in the game, while also showing new players the intended ways to do things, so there should be something here for everyone!
Interested in learning Super Metroid speedrun tricks? Here's some great resources:
Mockball Tutorial - • Super Metroid 101: How...
Speedrun Wiki - wiki.supermetr...
Metroid 2002 (Outdated, but has good fundamentals with videos) - www.metroid200...
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[@GuyYouMetOnline]

"This is probably one of the most games that's been spedrun." Great sentence there.

[@drystofiscalio7545]

It's that Canadian dialect

[@tedioustotoro4885]

Jon can does do of the English

[@Scottrick]

One of the most sentences I've ever heard.

[@drystofiscalio7545]

@@Scottrick One best things to say to reply to

[@CaptainHandsome]

49:31 I like the phrasing of "The whole reason I got into wall-jumping" like Jon just recreationally wall-jumps from time to time.

[@Dragonsamuari]

Well he did play Ninja Gaiden which had wall jumping ninjas...

[@homuraakemi103]

Considering how often he plays games with wall-jumping…

[@shadowrose8907]

D...do you not?

[@qmchale5130]

I still mess up in wall-jumping in this game. I'm not sure if you have to turn away from the wall before touching it or after.

[@newdonktimes2034]

Wow Jon added what the bosses health and damage moves is actually really impressive. I love it when Lp’ers do stuff like that.

[@jtomally9681]

I do that if I realize it before LPing the game.

[@guardian8926]

It's why the Runaway giys are so good. They are dedicated to their craft, ome way or another. Chugga's got amazing research and delves into the deepest corners, Jon's got his immense skill and library of games, and NCS has his unique silly, comfy charm that can relax anyone for a chill playthrough. Truly, the ultimate trio of Guys.

[@grantmortensonva]

@@guardian8926 in the bathroom.

[@Miyamoto_Jim]

Just another reason why Jon is so good at commentating on videogames

[@BubbaYoshi117]

A quick note on the opening narration: it's provided by Dan Owsen, a localisation manager at NOA, and one of the initial members of the Nintendo Treehouse

[@megaplays2748]

Fun trivia about the body found right before facing off Kraid. While it is never confirmed who that is, the sprite does heavily resemble Weavel from Metroid Prime Hunters for the DS. Weavil is a Space Pirate who, after being beaten by Samus during the events of Zero Mission, was reconstructed into a fully mechanical body (safe for his brain and spinal cord) similar to Meta Ridley. His mechanical body is completely grey with an orange visor covering his entire face. If it indeed is Weavel, I wonder what, or who killed him?

[@PuppetMasterIX]

Regarding the Zebes pronunciation, the first instance of its name being said (to my knowledge) is a monologue hidden in the files of Metroid Prime; it was intended for the game's opening cutscene but was ultimately cut. As far as non-cut content goes, the earliest instance I'm aware of is the music track "Opening / Menu (Metroid Prime)" in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It includes a monologue from a deep-voiced narrator at the beginning of the track that's more or less an abridged version of Prime's cut monologue.

[@damaakus]

The name was also said in the first American NES Metroid commercial, for what it's worth.

[@DragonslayerProd]

Like most debated video game pronunciations, the answer lies in the original Japanese. Japanese doesn't have the "e-consonant-e = Long E" pattern such as in the word "genes" ぜべす can be transliterated as ze-be-th or ze-be-su, which makes the pronunciation a bit more obvious. Kinda hard to pronounce zebeth as "zeebth"

[@fernando98322]

My rule is that when not sure, use the japanese pronunciation

[@n64gamefan]

That's exactly where I got the pronunciation from.

[@Maloviel]

I never new about this. I assume it's in Melee? I'll have to look into this.

[@AttackingTucans]

18:00 I didn’t even know about damage boosting. good trick to know, especially for when I get into the randomizer for this game.

[@Strokend]

47:05 Oh, the grasshopper can be killed with a missile aimed straight upward if you don't want to take the time to morph and bomb. 1:00:53 I think the Varia was supposed to be "Barrier" since it provides a barrier against heat. It wound up being mistranslated, but people enjoyed the sound of Varia since it sounds like some sci-fi name rather than just a bland word, so they kept it in later games.

[@axlexe8639]

Would explain why the X that absorbed it is called Barrier Core-X

[@quintonclothier6171]

They probably justified the change with the term variant.

[@LumiRev]

1:00:55 With the varia suit pronunciation, I believe it's supposed to be called the "vair-ee-ah" suit since "varia" was actually a mistranslation of "barrier" suit back in Metroid 1. However, they never ended up changing it back in later games, probably because it sounds too fucking sick.

[@betasprite4239]

The Japanese characters used are "ba-ri-a", with short 'a' sounds for the 'a' and long 'e' sounds for the 'i'. So, it's not like the English's long 'a' in "barrier", it's like the 'a' in "wander".

[@MishKoz]

I can already tell this will be insanely good. I'm so glad Dread has brought the Metroid love out of everyone.

[@duncanidaho7]

Think of how cool it is that the opening scene with Ridley they bothered to make it so you can "win". Rather than just making a "supposed to die/lose" like most games seem to do. And honestly that goes with a lot of the bosses in this game and how there's different reactions to what you do (like chozo statue dodging missiles)

[@megaplays2748]

If I recall, Varia was actually originally a mistranslation of the japanese word for barrier, meaning that it's original name was the Barrier Suit, as its original purpose in Metroid was that it increases Samus's defense, therefore becoming a "barrier." This is even shown in the Metroid II manual as the suit is referred to as the Barrier Suit. It is, however, referred to as just the Varia Suit starting in Super Metroid. So I pronounce Varia like barrier or "baria"

[@reijigamer]

You are correct that Varia was a mistranslation of Barrier so Varia should sound closer to barrier

[@Fruckert]

I pronounce it like "Variable" which happens to be pretty close to this

[@Kazmahu]

This checks out, since IIRC, the English manual for Metroid called the first item the "Maru Mari". This literally means "circle ball" and if you were, say, an office drone given an NES manual and the ROM's worth of text strings to translate without context you wouldn't know what that was supposed to mean, so it was left as-is. Later games gave the localization a bit more thought, calling it "Morphing Ball" before settling on the snappy and now-iconic "Morph Ball". Funnily enough, that name is so well-known when the Western-developed Prime games made it to Japan they brought the name over with them (モーフボール, or "mofu boru", about the closest you can get to pronouncing it with Japanese phonics).

[@megaplays2748]

@@Kazmahu So just like the Varia Suit, we have an iconic item's name all thanks to a botched up English translation

[@iantaakalla8180]

I will admit that while Samus wearing a barrier suit is great, her wearing a Varia Suit sounds like a thing unique to Metroid alone and distinguishes her games from other vaguely Alien-referential or spacefaring games. The same with a Morph Ball, but even more so because calling her famous move “circle ball” is a way to become irrelevant fast.

[@GTK_Aztech]

Idk if you're going to mention it at all, Jon, but the Moonwalk setting is actually very important in speedruns because it allows you to do tricks called moonfall and moondance. While it's faster to take the damage from Ridley in Ceres, there is a category extension called True 100% Completion that requires you to make Ridley drop the metroid. There's yet another speedrun trick that gets you that first E-Tank in old Brinstar. It's called Taco Tank and it's a frame specific wall jump off the right wall. This is a rare situational rando trick, but if you need to check Bomb Torizo, if it has Bomb and you have Speed Booster, you can charge a shinespark in the previous room, then use it to fly out the open door after getting Bomb. Another commentor mentions this, but you can also kill the grasshoppers by aiming up and shooting a missile.

[@Phazonfarmer]

46:05 I like how Jon completely glossed over the Noob Bridge :P

[@coreywong6229]

So begins, a true trek of student and master hand in hand. I like this idea. I always wanted to see an LP, that showed off the tricks as well as what a player learning looks like. This is truly a treat Proton Jon, I will enjoy this. Seeing as metroid series itself, I didn't get intill my mid 20's. Super was my second game after fusion on the Wii U. And I have no regrets to play these gems so late. Dread I am looking forward too.

[@Sephiroth1204]

Using Super Missiles on Spore Spawner was very cathartic, thank you

[@AttackingTucans]

I’m so happy you’re let’s playing this! I just played it for my first time last year and loved it! I watched Tim’s let’s play if the game a few months ago but his is over 10 years old at this point. Happy to see a modern let’s play of it, especially while Metroid it hyped! I like your inclusion of teaching speedrun tech and making this series educational about the online culture surrounding this game!

[@AttackingTucans]

30:20 I can’t believe all the extra stuff you can get with that speed ball technique. Wowza

[@themagicvideoman]

It's hilarious to me that Jon has to say the exact date in these vids because his upload schedule is just that bananas

[@DarkLink1996.]

The delay wasn't actually that bad this time though

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@DarkLink1996. _This_ time. Knowing Jon's life and luck, the gap between recording and uploading each episode will soon become months. Because god forbid the cosmos allowing Jon to LP regularly without incident 😂 *EDIT:* If any of y'all think this is a dig at him... you're dumb and don't know Jon's luck with timing well enough.

[@RedMimicry]

@@DinnerForkTongue He's made it through several lets plays since he started making them again (Donkey Kong Country, Super Adventure Island and all the one and two shot Lp's), with very few, very short delays and most episodes coming out when he intends them to. Just because he's had recording problems in the past doesn't mean he will always have those problems.

[@MicaiahBaron]

@@DinnerForkTongue If episodes of this are an hour each it should be only 3-4 videos. Super Metroid isn't the logest game ever when you've played it dozens of times.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@MicaiahBaron That is true, but it also has a bunch of tricks that Jon wants to showcase, and how much editing will that take? (I know MTT edits for him, but it still takes some time.)

[@shoken4421]

"I was a really bad mother but I had sick shoulder pads" very funny jon

[@shoken4421]

Edit:28 min in and I'm already liking this playthrough. When the commentary is cool I can dig it.

[@uknownada]

11:45 I like to imagine Samus left her gear at the federation planet or base, maybe even the space colony, between Metroid 2 and 3. Just to save on cargo or energy, because she might not need them. It's not like she PLANNED on venturing into uncharted territory. though uh. you could just keep the morph ball or bombs, sammy-gal.

[@pyroman4554]

“If I had a nickel for every time I had to escape from a timed explosion, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice”

[@yokai59loi36]

3 actually. At current, 6

[@ironfloret]

This is going to be my first time actually playing along with an LP, and my first time playing through a Metroid despite being a fan for most of my life through watching others play them. I normally really struggle with these types of games, but with the help of this LP I think I might be able to do it--I've already played up to the end of the episode and even managed to pull off the sequence breaks. It felt so, so sick to get the hang of wall jumps and the mockball! I've already way exceeded what I thought I'd be able to do. Super excited to continue playing along! Thanks so much for this, Jon!

[@heyitsfriskey550]

We've finally come full circle. Your Meta/Omega Boss Battles videos (which, holy crap the last one came out in 2008) was how I found out about you and your channel. And now you're doing an LP of this. It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@AveragePluto]

It's so nice to finally see Jon do Mockball correctly after all the attempts in the TRG playthrough. I can already tell this is gonna be great

[@dgtlchlk]

Yesss! So glad this was reposted so quickly. Hope this is a long LP…

[@anomalocarislover7254]

Ooh, super Metroid. My favorite game of all time. I’ve played it countless times and learned something new every time. And from just this first episode, I think you’ll do this game justice.

[@scottcameron3030]

Thanks for shouting out the speedrunning wiki! Lots of really good information on there, both speedrun and more casual.

[@cood5018]

I have played this game so many times and have never seen Ridley drop The Baby and pick it up with his feet, you learn something new everyday.

[@SpiritOfWaterMontaru]

59:09 fun thing about how big Kraid is. Because it’s impossible to get this fat behind him to see it, they have never fully sprited his tail since Super Metroid with mini kraid. Even his sprite in Zero Mission is missing the end of his tail.

[@goldmemberpb]

I have always wanted to see an LP that actually incorporates speedrunning strats into a casual playthrough to help enhance the game experience. Normally, it is just a regular LP or a straight up speedrun videos.

[@deatheven13]

I think this is a great way to do a modern Super Metroid playthrough. It's informative without being insufferable. I like the way you cut in alternate timeline/information.

[@yorel4975]

I just preordered Metroid Dread. I searched on here to see what some of the older Metroid games looked like. This was a perfect video you did a fantastic job. I am hooked! I will totally be playing this on my switch. I can't wait for part 2!

[@Schwarzorn]

I assume it will be completely different from this. It's by the people who remade Metroid II, so expect it to spit in your face if you try to speedrun or sequence break, expect it to waste your time (the Metroid you fight to progress run away and then you have to spend another 10 or 20 minutes looking for it, only for it to run away another two times), and expect it to play like Other M rather than a 2D Metroid.

[@JM64]

@@Schwarzorn I'll admit Samus returns is NOT a speed game... but 10-20 minutes looking for a metroid that scurried through a tunnel? Bruh, half of them scurry to rooms that are connected directly to whatever room you're in, the other half are in small areas you can't leave until the metroid is dead meaning there is very little searching

[@famouscharactersplay4298]

I miss these Jon. You were my first KZbin I ever subscribed to on my first account watching Mario's Wacky World and Quick Mario. It brings back memories. Thank you for being such a great part of my life Jon. We love you.

[@darklordzagato]

This is one of the few games I would call perfection. I wouldn't change a thing about it, not even if I could go back in time and be on the dev team. I'd want it to stay exactly the same.

[@Zronium]

Super excited for this series. I had sooooo much fun learning a lot of the speed tech in this game. For something that can be beaten in 8-12 hours blind, I've somehow managed to put hundreds of hours into it and enjoyed every moment.

[@MrMcJazzhands]

The moment I saw the title, I wondered if you were going to show off the Sporespawn skip. That said it's nice to see you showing off some tricks in addition to the intended route. That's a really nice way to handle things and as someone who's only played Super Metroid once, I really appreciate it! My first game in the series was Metroid Prime, followed shortly afterward by Fusion, but man it is nice to see the earlier installments get as much love as they do. Samus' running animation is particularly smooth, too.

[@diddyknux]

I love the in-depth commentary style your LPs have, so its great to see Super Metroid get that treatment. Part of me would love to see (after you clear the game) you run through again, but full speedrun this time. But if not, I'll be content with this playthrough anyway.

[@Finnycoco]

I’m so excited for this LP, it really feels like Jon enjoys this game for the same reasons I do. Totally on point about wall jumping feeling so satisfying in this game and it really is the primary reason I come back to it time and time again. Looking forward to more episodes!

[@GuyYouMetOnline]

1:01:04 Metroid Prime 3 says it like variable as well (it's said by the ship voice in the background as Samus wakes up at the beginning)

[@supermario643]

"but i warmed her up with missiles" I see what you did there jon! Meta/omega boss battle reference to when mother brain was blue for some reason

[@NotTerravin]

God, it feels weird that stuff like Omega boss battles was 12 years ago. I remember watching that as it was coming out, along with Mario's Wacky World. Funny to think I was only around 7 years old at the time, though I don't think I should have been watching that young given some of the potty mouth words I heard occasionally lol. You and NCS were some of the earliest people I watched on this site, and I found so many games I love now because of that. In fact I think the Boss battles hack was how I discovered Super Metroid in the first place, and now I'm sitting here having beat every game and eagerly waiting for Dread in a couple weeks. I might mostly watch Emile now since I prefer his style more, but I love the entire TRG crew for the content I've been watching for over half my life. I'll be sure to watch through this entire thing, and thanks for everything so far.

[@DevilHunterWolf]

I've always wanted to try out that LTTP / SM combo randomizer but even if I think I know Link To The Past well enough, I definitely don't know enough tricks and item locations for Super Metroid. This video series so far is looking like an excellent resource for that!

[@wilseibel556]

This is absolutely a game of my childhood, so glad you're LPing it! I distinctly remember trying to do the sequence break at 46:36, wall-jumping up there... ^_^

[@maguc5906]

Jon: Spends the first 50 minutes trying not to spoil what the power bomb icon is Also Jon at 56:50

[@ProtonJon]

I noticed that in editing, went "Huh, why did I even bother hiding it if I was just gonna blurt it out?" and just shrugged and moved on. Wondered if anyone else would notice, hahaha.

[@marshmonty6035]

God this might be showing my age or yours Jon. But damn I remember when you did Meta boss battles and this is bringing me back to my childhood with the game, and your let’s plays. Thanks for this my dude!

"Hopefully you enjoy it." Well, I wouldn't be giving you an hour of my day if I didn't like seeing you do things your way. It'll be great, man.

[@OhNoBohNo]

34:20 It's funny Jon talks about things he'll bring up later, because there's a small thing I think first-time players might want to know right here, although they can also extrapolate it from the Torizo boss' room locking until you beat it. Grey doors usually require you beat all enemies in the room to open them back up. You should not be, in normal play conditions, stuck because of them. True to his word, though, Jon DOES bring it up at 52:30

[@Neogears1312]

I’ve never been a big fan of Super metroid; the beginning is easily one of the slowest of this genre and it just wasn’t for me. But I think we can all agree this game deserves all the respect. Especially considering how 80% of all indie games are trying to be this. I just hope while everyone is remembering how much they like the series is finally getting a new game people actually BUY dread; instead of the usual metroid trend of people voicing their favorable opinions about how this metroid game does it all, except apparently give them a reason to vote with their wallets and it doesn’t sell well.

[@Vexal50]

Super Metroid is probably my favorite game in the series to watch but my least favorite to play that isn't the original versions of the first two games. I was never a fan of weapon cycling in Super, and something about how Samus moves when you aren't holding down the run button just feels....off

[@Arcon1ous]

@@Vexal50 Super is definitely a game that has the unfortunate problem of not feeling all that great to play until you are great at it, once you know how to move and can do all the fancy stuff, the game feels great, but without that, it feels sticky and slow. its feels great when you get there though.

[@crowofcainhurst2236]

This has already taught me quite a few things I didn't know you could do in this game, like the increased Bomb Spread. I'll have to give the Kraid instakill a shot at some point. Definitely skipping Spore Spawn since the most dangerous thing about him is wasting your time.

[@XperimentorEES]

Ever since TerminalMontage started covering older games, can't help but think of the memes during speedrun events XD

[@DavCube]

So, funny thing: it took way too long as a kid for me to notice the baby's capsule room was littered with bodies. I was no more than 8 or 9 when I was renting this for the first time, and given the dead scientists all have bright pink anime hair that i'd pretty much never seen before I just thought it was debris scattered around the room. Which makes sense really, given that the rest of the room is surprisingly untouched aside from the tube.

[@theawesomevlogchannel816]

I should say Jon that you and the Runaway Guys have helped me get through a lot of hard times with your fun videos

[@nichalasfink7952]

So about the Varia Suit, it's actually a mistranslation of Barrier Suit. So it is pronounced like variable but with a bit of an accent added.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

Me: Okay, time to fall asleep. It's midnight. ProtonJon: *reuploads start of Super Metroid LP* Me: I guess I can stay up for another hour.

[@benhensley3621]

Me too xP

[@TheGamesterLP]

Same

[@Kool-Jay]

I need to play Super Metriod through the Nintendo Switch Online service, this is immaculate. Also whatever that last thing was the Jon showed in the demo reel has me pondering what is going on.

[@Marcirez]

Fun Fact: Within Super Metroids Data there is Code for a "Long Beam". Enabling it does nothing but it's assumed at some point your beam was going have a shorter range at the start. this was dropped but the name is still within the game.

[@Shadowofawolf]

I'll happily use this first episode as a starter for me. But afterwards I'll be on my own. I wanna submerge myself into the game with no help afterwards whatsoever. The wall jump is very abusive but ill try not to use it too much. Plus im glad many of us are warming up for the upcoming Dread bc im very excited for it. (Not even being a metroid fan either) Thank you Jon!!! Keep on being awesome

[@ITDBruins]

I remember shortly after the TRG playthrough of SM started, my friend got it on the Wii U, and after watching Emile fail at Mockball for like 10 minutes it took me 4 tries to get it. and that is quite possibly one of my proudest gaming mometd

[@ZomBRagdoll]

Metrood is a series I've always loved because of the GBA games but never got to play super metroid and wasn't even aware of a lot of these abilities. I'm hyped for dread and watching you play this and explain everything really shows me how little I know XD

[@YourPalRal]

I'm very interested in seeing this LP! Super Metroid is one of those games I think I enjoy watching people play instead of playing it myself.

[@benhensley3621]

Oh *heck* yeah! I remember the Boss Battles stuff, and I'm looking forward to Dread too! Never played this one- likewise grew up with Fusion.

[@AnarchyApple]

So having one of my favorite KZbinrs running both Jet Set Future and Super Metroid at the same time has increased my mood insanely

[@IdahoFox]

"I hope you enjoy it." It's ProtonJon playing Super Metroid. Heheh, I think we will very much enjoy this, Jon. Might even be fun to add in some behind the scenes anecdotes about the TRG LP of the game while you play in addition to other goodies you have planned.

[@gmaster2647]

That is cool, I actually never knew about the charged Bomb Spread, the one that throws the bombs farther. That'll make some things easier on a replay.

[@gunnararc]

Super excited for this series! Great start. You can tell from the way Jon is talking and playing that he *really* likes this game.

[@CrispyBaconYT555]

I’ve been speedrunning this game for years at this point and I’ve still learned multiple things from this video. Keep up the good work Jon :)

[@DarkAeroWarrior]

Glad this got reposted quickly. This is a game that I got when I was roughly around 4 years old, and I liked and didn't like it for a good long while. Of course, growing up and learning how to be more efficient with the game, I've come to like it so much more over the years and it has become one of my top favorite games on the SNES. On a sidenote, for the skip mentioned around 46:36 or so, I usually just get rid of those guys with Super Missiles to get THAT item early. Makes doing that jump past the regenerating block _significantly_ easier.

[@meganmartin3373]

Jon: Wants to show off speedrun strats Also Jon: Backtracks to pick up a single item he doesn't need, in an area he has to revisit later with improved mobility options anyway Moral of the story: Speedrunning is more than just doing cool tricks! Routing is important! Just because you _can_ get something early doesn't mean it wouldn't be faster to pick it up later! (yes I know this isn't a speedrun; I just really like routing)

[@ProtonJon]

Haha, I know this isn't going to be an actual speedrun, trust me. I talk and like to explain stuff too much to do it. I just wanna show off strats to people. It also helps people who play randomizers. But yeah, definitely better to wait until it's time for Billy Mays.

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

I wish for Warioland 2 or 3 to be a LP in the future pls Jon make it happen!

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

I am already loving this series, which isn't surprising. Jon always nails Let's Plays. This will be a perfect companion to what I'm doing. I'm playing through all the Metroid games again in timeline order, including the ones that I haven't actually finished yet (Pinball, Hunters, Federation Force, and Other M) before I play Metroid Dread. I'm currently on the first Prime Game, so I probably won't get to Super Metroid until after several more episodes come out. I might just try to incorporate some of the more difficult tricks into my playthrough. I usually don't do anything fancy aside from the Mockball in that one hallway, and wall jumps throughout. I can't wait to see more from this series.

[@shinlucius9001]

I can't believe that Jon was recording this while I was celebrating my birthday, hyping myself up for Metroid Dread. Pretty cool if I do say so myself.

[@C_Arson]

Nice timing, I managed to get the best ending (with 100% items too) for the first time a couple days ago, which felt pretty good. Emile's TRG run was actually a major factor in me trying this game and Metroid in general, so it's interesting to see you play this now. Super Metroid can be really fun, especially as you get more power-ups, though something about the controls doesn't feel as intuitive as later games (mainly switching between items, and I remember the default controls feeling awkward as well). That being said, this has the best world design and item progression of any Metroid game in my opinion, so that makes up for it, even if I think I still prefer Fusion overall. This seems like it'll be a fun playthrough. Learned some things (like the fast Kraid kill) that I don't think I knew about before.

[@trafalgarlaw3486]

You know I'm glad you are doing more Metroidvania games because your Let's Play of Castlevania Aria of Sorrow was the first I have ever watched and is the first Metroidvania game I ever played. And it made me want to play more Metroidvanias.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

This was one of my favorite tRG run-throughs, and I'm looking forward to seeing you tackle this solo.

[@gjet35]

Your meticulous penchant for information and Super Metroid go hand in hand. This is going to be a fantastic playthrough, I'm sure of it. As someone myself who also grew up with this game, I can't wait to see your spin on it.

[@TheBeserkerLord]

Slightly disappointed you didn't touch on the infamous "noob bridge" even as a footnote. I definitely fell victim to that myself my first time playing. XD

[@laughsitup]

@15:20, and @17:05, the Energy in the roof, you can get it there by using a wall-jump on the nearby wall. It is somewhat of a precision jump however.

[@ogscale9756]

I just rewatched the TRG letsplay of this recently, super excited for this one too

[@gamefan6219]

Buzzsaw Man Pants.

[@ogscale9756]

@@gamefan6219 I was watching television

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

28:26 You can stand on the edge of the tube, crouch and just shoot repeatedly, the pickups have larger hitboxes than the enemies, so you can just mash and it'll kill the enemy and you'll immediately pick up the item.

[@MacmanReturns]

Watching you explain the Bomb Spread, reminds me of one thing I *super* like in AM2R which is that the charged Bomb Spread technique would cause you to create a pillar of bombs. Incredibly handy for checking a wall for breakables or a quick mid-range bombjump.

[@mariofan20]

I never thought I'd see you do a Let's Play of Super Metroid. I already know a lot about the game but it will be interesting to see what else I can learn from watching. Looking forward to the rest of the episodes of the game Jon.

[@JinFreeks]

21:37 - I have an ominous feeling about this room. Something like a hundred and more cries of help gone unnoticed. Don't know tho. Straaaaaaange. 21:48 - OOOOOOOOOOOOORB

[@LuckyIStar]

Funnily enough, figuring out the Wall Jump to get to the Spazer also ignited my love for the Metroid series. Kid me just thought it was SO cool to get this powerful weapon before the game said you could.

[@harizonflamingice3167]

Glad to see you LPing this game. Between your Romhack LP back in 2008, TRG's walkthrough, Tim's playthrough and also Tim's Randomizer's and Fake Sequilitus video, Super Metroid is easily within my Top 10 Games ever.

[@blivveries]

Well, I've never done a mockball or Kraid quick-kill in my life. Or played this game past Phantoon. Today was a first time for at least two of these things.

[@viper32153]

Oh man that's some nostalgia. The first ProtonJon video I ever watched was the old meta/omega boss rush series back when I was in primary school

[@losisansgaming2628]

... more metroid content from jon. YES PLEASE!

[@SirShyGuy]

I remember watching NCS do the mockball trick in his LP, first time ive ever seen a speedrun trick. this game looks and sounds amazing even to this day!

[@thecracksoverhead]

I hope the Samus Aran Bombing Power Hour makes a return.

[@YOM2_UB]

Those grasshopper dudes that latch onto you can also be killed with missiles, though if they're latched on you need to aim up. Can be a lot easier and faster than bombs since they don't take damage when you jump off a bomb.

[@drenkrod9811]

I was 55 seconds into this the first time when it was taken down. I'm excited to see how this goes!

[@CCCM89]

1:01:00 Varia suit is Engrish mistranslation translation of Barrier. In the Original Metroid's manual, it was listed as the Barrier Suit, but the mistranslation was in the game itself, so they just went with Varia Suit moving forward.

[@centurionquincy3899]

I thought this was gonna be like Donkey Kong: Through the Kong-Verse, so I didn’t check it immediately as I wouldn’t get the jokes, but I’m glad I checked this. I have seen a LOT of people play this game, and NEVER seen it done correctly

[@redtwo006]

Hi Jon! I know you probably won't see this, but I'm really glad to see so many people are learning all the tricks because of your work. I played Super Metroid for the first time after you and Tim taught Emile on TRG, so I'm really grateful for all you're doing, and consider you a great inspiration.

[@laary7589]

I shall now call it the Vah-rai-ah suit

[@itranscendencei7964]

Man I gotta be honest, watching you play through this game so many years later is kinda surreal. I watched your whole playthrough of the boss run, and couldn't have found this playthrough at a better time. I've recently decided to get into Metroid, but have been having difficulty finding Zero Mission fun. Maybe I can play along with this and find a better appreciation, because the story really does interest me. Would like to get into it.

[@ApocApocrypha]

I'm playing through Circle of the Moon with the Castlevania Advance Collection that just released and I've been getting some powerups earlier actually with some good combo of double jump and wall jump. In this one it's a powerup and it's not as broken but you get it quite early compared to the late game ability that make those very easy to get. It was quite rewarding to make some of those jumps. It's nice to see some sequence break in one of the game that started it all.

[@Zethoro]

Glad to see you revisiting this game. When you did DKC I was hoping you came to play this one as well.

[@BlueToadGames]

I love super metroid, I've seen the tricks used on trg, but there seems to be a lot I've never seen, so I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of this playthrough