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Super Metroid - Y-Faster

Original game : Super Metroid

Platform : SNES

Author : Metaquarius

Release date : 25 August 2016

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, L, T, P, O

Downloads : 1079

ROM Information

Super Metroid (Japan, USA) (En,Ja).smc - NOINTRO
CRC32: D63ED5F8
MD5: 21F3E98DF4780EE1C667B84E57D88675
SHA-1: DA957F0D63D14CB441D215462904C4FA8519C613
SHA-256: 12B77C4BC9C1832CEE8881244659065EE1D84C70C3D29E6EAF92E6798CC2CA72

Hack description

Entry for MetConst Summer Contest "Race to the Finish"

Plot : A flying brain from another dimension is wrecking the galaxy, Samus has decided to put an end to this.
She has less than one hour to complete her task otherwise she'll die from heavy brain damage.

Goal : Defeat 4 main bosses in 4 distinct areas then head to the final area as fast as possible.
Each area can be completed in one run and in any order (no need to go back and forth between areas to progress).
There's a bit of exploration thrown in for good measure but for the most part, the main path is quite straightforward (I think?)
In case you're confused, look at the map - all area maps are available from the start.
Backtracking is usually needed when you're exiting an area to go the next one.
Most enemies has altered vulnerabilities, health and damage so you should be able to deal with them under-equipped.
That includes bosses & zebetites weak to uncharged shots, etc.
Yet, as a general rule of thumb, bumping into everything (ie enemies, spikes) isn't the best way to progress.

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Reviews

Original and surprisingHrith2016-12-29Version 1.0

I have to write a review for this ROM hack. It is stupefying. I was not expecting something so good from such a format - by that I mean a time attack run - but it's breathtaking how original, clever and fun to play this hack is.

I had not had fun playing a Metroid 3 hack in years, and I play every single one I can find here or on sites more dedicated to hacks of the Metroid franchise.

This hack could seem intimating at first, since most areas are not that small, and you have a one-hour timer counting down, but even if you do fail, restarting immediately will allow you to do things differently and beat the countdown.

Because of the very idea behind this ROM hack, it has immense replay value. You should play it five or six times before you have experienced the hack fully, or figured out how to obtain all items within the time limit.

One can tell the hacker (Metaquarius) had a lot of fun with room design, enemy placement and how bosses are fought.

A brilliant idea very well executed. I hope to see more of such hacks in the future.