This is a toolassisted speedrun. For more information, see https://tasvideos.org/3666M
TAS originally published on 20180402
Metroid completed as fast as possible without holding back, and without concern for the game's sanity.
The8bitbeast ( https://tasvideos.org/Users/Profile/T... ) improves the previous publication ( https://tasvideos.org/1144M ) by 21.94 seconds, thanks to better optimisation and new tricks. Please read the author's comments ( https://tasvideos.org/5858S ) for more details.
The run uses a game restart sequence (Up+A on the second controller) to save time in backtracking.
See Metroid Tricks ( https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N... ) for more information about the door glitch as well as other tips and tricks.
Watch this run being played back on a real console ( https://archive.org/details/metroidn... ).