Super Metroid - Reverse Boss Order -

GOT IT.
This run can be improved in a few places, and the RNG wasn't all good but ultimately this is the run I was looking for. I'm happy to be done with the category for now at least.
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[@muninraven3327]

My first real examination of Reverse Boss Order. Extremely fascinating and utterly exhilarating/exhausting to witness at this level. Congratulations.

[@muhammadamirfaizal8588]

I just played and beat Super Metroid for the first time in 2024 after playing Zero Mission and Fusion many many years ago. Upon looking at Super Metroid speedruns, I noticed something called Reverse Boss Order. This blew my mind. It's unreal. This is amazing, man.

[@dailydols]

WRs dropping like rain that time of the year! Congrats, Zeni!

[@dailydols]

55:XX next! :D

[@leeartlee915]

Incredible Zeni. This is personally one of my favorite runs in SM so kudos.

[@Mugicki]

Congrats Zeni! I was the one that commented those creep lyrics at the start so, you're welcome? lol. Thanks for being awesome dude!

[@ghosthnw9772]

Can anyone explain what happened at 8:07? I'm confused as to how, after minutes of dancing inside a block, Samus suddenly clip down through the floor in the previous room. PS: haven't watch the full run yet, just stop to express my confusion.

[@ShinyZeni]

It’s a trick called moondance. It builds up your fall speed by doing a bunch of moonfalls over and over. I released a tutorial on it yesterday.

[@skibbles827]

Congrats Zeni!!! Pretty dang fast my dude man bro✈✈✈

[@DestroyerX61]

But I just watched your other record yesterday

[@somniamagus]

Unreal grind, amazing work as always, it's been a blast to see the times drop and drop and drop! 🎉

[@jasonburke147]

You keep breaking your own world records. 😳

[@2bleubird]

I had no idea you could sequence break the game to this extent

[@kevspeedruns9947]

It's barely possible now thanks to Moonfall/moondance. Wouldn't really be doable without this. It's crazy discoveries are still being made that long after the game came out :O

[@matthiasvanohlen2239]

Sick run! That was so freaking awesome to watch! Keep on Going Dude!

[@waldogreen]

This was definitely a sick run congrats

[@jichi9]

Zeni in an entire league of his own!

[@eliseoc.g.6465]

The best metroidvania ever. Nor even Symphony of the Night stood a chance vs this opera prima

[@ShinyZeni]

SOTN is amazing. This came first though :)

[@aapoetik]

Very clean. Amazing 👏🏻

[@GearsGirlsGuitars]

Hells yeah Zeni

[@javierdardon5260]

Why did you do that? 8:48

[@ShinyZeni]

It’s a trick/glitch called moondance that allows you to clip through the floor in the room to the left of this one.

[@Red_Biker_Dude]

Nice run

[@alexolivarez732]

How did you open that barrier at 11:24 without wave beam?

[@ShinyZeni]

Shooting a super from that position will clip the super missile through the gate and hit the switch.

[@JSSTyger]

Whats it like being the GOAT?

[@arleyoliveira3091]

Uma vez fui tentar esse reverse boss parei nesse enigma da porta ai No minuto 23:58😅

[@klubbelalel2821]

what happened at 32:20?!? what is that?

[@ShinyZeni]

@@klubbelalel2821 a crystal flash to restore health and then a glitch called a spikesuit to use a shinespark later

[@xuninx]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Momo-ei6cr]

one day ill see 55 of you

[@JSSTyger]

How is 8:58 not classified a major glitch?

[@Fletcher64]

It's just a bunch of moonfalls, right?

[@delomegan]

Este tipo no es presidente por que quiere

[@ShinyZeni]

You’re right I don’t want to be the president of anything that sounds awful

[@Dangox]

XD

[@Frostschuss]

maybe stop singing

[@benpugh124]

I don't know how it happens, but I've watched Zeni's 1:13:04 Hundo WR live, 1:12:53 Hundo (current) WR live and now this one. I don't watch all that much, but I guess I watch when it counts! Congratulations again, Zeni!

[@mjfilho33]

I never imagined that Grappling Beam also served to pick up items from a distance 😲

[@MattyP84]

moi non plus

[@maxhellesto4245]

Bro is really out here just breaking this game in every way possible

[@AlexZorach]

If you want to see glitches, see some of the stuff that people have come up with to get through Map Rando. Techniques you would probably never even imagine. I don't know if ShinyZeni does any randomizer but some of the best randomizer players (more people play VARIA randomizer) started as speedrunners. It's amazing to see all the weird glitches and techniques people can come up with.

[@iwearthegold]

Taco Tank victory noises made me actually laugh out loud

[@ShinyZeni]

😆

[@adamkeifenheim1727]

The first try taco tank wasn't even the highlight.

[@nimbus3218]

You didn’t save the animals you monster!

[@nicocontreras5366]

I am still playing this game so I don´t want to eat any spoiler but your interpretation was great. It´s a song for many of us game nerds.

[@longaugust]

oh shit whaddup chat

[@enthalpy]

If you can’t get taco tank, what other tank do you get instead?

[@ShinyZeni]

Same energy tank, just later in the run

[@LukeDupin]

Epic job. But does it count if you don't save the animals? Happy for ya!

[@samus6256]

@37:02 How did he shine spark here?

[@icechingu]

Singing stops at 1:52

[@ShinyZeni]

does it ever truly stop though? Or has it just stopped in your heart? 😏

[@FabioGnecco]

Never knew about that shortcut at 56:00 What the heck lol

[@frankstone8930]

Remembering 50 something was WR for any% ... Man, that run was a wild ride 👍👍👍

[@seamon9732]

I wonder who's the madman who devised that route... No varia, no space jump, hell run for dozens of minutes down to a Ridley fight into LN, 4 crystal flashes. I want to know! xD

[@myworldview999]

hey "creep," nice wr! 😁 I've been watching your 100% tutorial--GREAT stuff!

[@patrickthies8683]

I followed your grind for quite some time now and Im happy for you that you seemed to gain some sort of relive after this run. Even if its just for a little bit. I hope you find the enjoyment you are looking for. Thank you for your turtorials and the hours you put into the game. Very enjoyable to watch.

[@maerkliq]

Amazing run Zeni! GG

[@IdequelBernabel]

That was insane!! 😳Amazing!

[@Klonoz]

brutal run

[@890lli]

You are AMAZING!!!

[@joi8674]

8:10 the start of a heart attack

[@magitekarmor6875]

I’m uh creep

[@Mawae602]

How the hell did he shinespark at 37:03?🤔

[@ShinyZeni]

It’s a glitch called spikesuit. The damage on the spikes leaving lower Norfair was intentional.

[@anacletomachio3118]

I am a Metroid Lover and I have the Super Nes with the original Game, and I want to congratulate you on your great career, I saw it complete, with errors or not, you did it very well! You seem to enjoy the game! What makes me laugh a little are some of the comments, are they really envious people? because they look like little children 😂 again Congratulations and a Gem of a Video, Greetings from South America!

[@UbergamR447]

GG congrats on this breathtaking run! you deserve the WR title, awesome video, great entertainment, you are officially the best :)

[@cokeman8768]

I have never been more impressed in my life 😂. I've never watched a reverse boss order. This run is unreal.

[@theloz]

GG Zeni. Amused me seeing your HR go up 20bpm after taco tank 😂

[@skoico]

cant wait for your comeback on this category!

[@SamusA94]

Respect for the run but pleaaaase stop with Sing pleaaase

[@ShinyZeni]

@@SamusA94 no

[@SamusA94]

@@ShinyZeni Just for my ears :). GG for the run

[@SamusA94]

​​​@@ShinyZeniBut im sorry this run is okay with sing, just on start, that's okay :P Is not a hate comment, i love SM run im a speedrunner too just, just, just the sing ^^. Respect for your job

[@al3xm]

wow this is really incredible watch

[@lucodeath]

It take me ages to do a mock ball. No chance of me doing this.

[@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht]

11:53 how did he get out here? Dont you have to kill the hoppers to get out?

[@ShinyZeni]

@@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht the door stays unlocked after you open it once. That’s how all flashing doors work.

[@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht]

@@ShinyZeni really? Also in the on highest at the wrecked ship? I remember always having to fight the kihunters and floating balls things.

[@ShinyZeni]

@@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht kill all the enemies, open the door, then reload the room and the door will be blue without killing the enemies.

[@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht]

@@ShinyZeni have to look out for this next time

[@NifE4HD]

That handcam is wild

[@CosmoRetroGaming]

AMAZING! Geez Master Zeni, you are awesome!

[@megatallica20]

eres un crack compadre!!!

[@thevisualmoon546]

Es una rom modificada

[@ShinyZeni]

No, it’s the original game.

[@thevisualmoon546]

@@ShinyZeni ver japonesa!?

[@ShinyZeni]

It’s the original NTSC version of the game, which was the US/Japanese version.

[@L3SL13_]

damn, what a gg 🎉

[@brockb6]

55:XX incoming!

[@sebengabriel]

Parabéns cara, vc é demais!!!

[@mirairamiel]

holy shiiiii......

[@metroidgameplays4656]

Congrats Zeni

[@kevnastics]

Fuck yes!

[@colombahidalgom]

Quliao bueno

[@joesoq]

sheeesh gg

[@runagaterampant]

Hell yeah 👍

[@molnarr2]

Congrats, Zeni! Awesome run.

[@pegasus567]

New to watching this category, when did he store the second and third spikesuits??? I only saw him charge the first one. I'd especially like to know about the one after Draygon

[@ShinyZeni]

3? From memory there are only the 2 stored sparks. 1 leaving Lower Norfair, charged on the spikes after the fire fleas room. The other is a shinespark given by interrupting Crystal Flash when Draygon grabs Samus.

[@pegasus567]

@@ShinyZeni Ohhhhhh. Was the one from after LN stored all the way until 37:01 (after Botwoon)? For some reason I thought the first charge was used before that, mb. Good to know on that tech where you get one from Draygon interrupting the CF, I'd no idea that was a thing.

[@ShinyZeni]

@@pegasus567 yes the LN one is stored until after Botwoon as you said :)

[@CloudVII315]

23:22 how do you that 🤔

[@ShinyZeni]

It’s called a Crystal Flash. You have to be low on energy, with enough ammo, and then you hold a button combination after laying a power bomb.

[@renaudgass3146]

Rho cheater

[@ShinyZeni]

What ?

[@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht]

Damn cheating on the 17th letter of the greek alphabet never wouldve expected it from you

[@ShinyZeni]

@@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht …. What??????

[@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht]

@@ShinyZeni thats rho

[@priestessofkek2406]

Noice! :))

[@masive3217]

This aint TAS right? Even if it was, ur skills are so insane boi i lov u

[@ShinyZeni]

Nah this was played by me. Thanks for the kind words :)

[@masive3217]

@@ShinyZeni i know just wanted to praise u

[@silentx9470]

GOD !

[@ShinyZeni]

Nah

[@lake4ishikawa]

siiiiiick 💯

[@xboxgamer474246]

Godlike

[@MultiSatox]

dude u playing much better than singing!

[@luxx090]

I was interested until he started singing Radiohead

[@ShinyZeni]

@@luxx090 aww dang, I’m sorry that me enjoying myself means you can’t watch. Hope you can find joy and happiness in your life in other things and stop leaving pointless comments like this. Have a nice day!

[@luxx090]

Bro took it seriously 😭 I watched the whole run actually i was just playing ahhaha. Reverse boss order is my favorite category of Metroid speedruns, you did great!@@ShinyZeni

[@publicnotice1199]

Please stop singing

[@ShinyZeni]

@@publicnotice1199 thanks for the engagement 👍👍👍👍

[@CastZ4000]

Please don't sing 😡