aie rnorP struction BOO" aYe ‘Thank you for selecting the Nintendo" Entertainment System” METROID” Pak. aa ee Se ; Daun neiers meets "Tie fetal seed is- goue @suttnce that Nintendo”has reviewed this product and Table of Contents that it has met our standards for excellence caer 4 in workmanship, reliability and entertain Mow 10 Start laying Mavis 0 ent value. Always look for this seal when Int Pt ements 1 : ting Sams Assn he Mato = buying games and accessories to The Key to Wing: Hunt Out te Foner amas ccc BY ensure complete compatibility PP ovicisi Hordes of Enemy Characters onthe Fortess Panet Zebos. 27 | with your Nintendo | Entertainment System.+ The METROID Story Inthe yer 20000 the history fhe cosmos, repre- sentatives hom the many aerent planets n te goany etsBtanes a Congres called the Galactic Fegeation, and an age of zrosoenty begen A success exchange of cultures and exlzton rosute. and thousands of inerstotar spaceships fr tied back and forth between Penets. But space pirates ais0_oppecred to attack the scsi. The Federation Bureau created the Galactic Federation Police, but the pirates’ attacks were powertul and it was not easy to catch them in he vastness of space. The Federa- | tion Bureau and the Federation Police called together warriors known fer their great courage and ‘sent them to do hele wth the birates. These great warriors were called “space hunters” They recolved large rewards when they captured pirates, and made their hvx Ing as space bounty hunters.Iniemew year 20X6 ofthe history ofthe cosmos, and something terribie has happened. Space pirates have attacked # deep-space research spaceship and seized a capaule contamning an unknown iife-form that had just boon discovered on Planet SR38B. This ifeform is ina state of Suspended animation, but can be reactivated and wil multiply when exposed to bota rays for 24 hours. itis suspected thatthe entire civilzax tion of Planet SA388 was destroyed by ‘some unknown person or thing, and there isa song possibilty that the life- form just alscovered wes the cause of the planet's destruction. To carelessly let it muatiply would be extremely de gerous. The Federation researchers hhad named it “Metroit” and were 5 ‘bringing tt back to Earth— when it was stolen by the ‘space prates! 1 Metroid is multiplied by the apace pirates and ten used as @ weapon, the entice galactic cvilza- ‘don will bo destroyed. After a desperate search, the Federation Polce hhave at lest found the pirates' headguariers, the foriress planet Zebes. and iaunched a general attack. But the pirates’ resistance is strong, and the Police have been unable io take the planet. Meanwhile, in a room hlasen deep within the center of the fortress, the preparations for multi= lying the Motroid are progressing steady.‘AS @ last resort, the Federation Police hhave decided on this strategy: fo send 4 space hunter to penetrate the center ofthe fortress and destroy the Mother Brain. The space hunter chosen ior this mission is Samus Aran. He is tne greatest of alt the space hunters and has successfully com- ‘pleted numerous missions that everybody thought were absolutely mpossibe, He is 2 cyborg: his entre body has been surgically ‘strengthened with robotics, giving him superpowers. Even the space pirates fear his space sul, which ean absorb any eneny's power. But his tue form is shrouded in mystery The planet Zebes is a natural forress. lis sides are covered with 2 “special kin of stone, andi ts interior is 2 complicated maze, On top of tha, the pirates have planted devices and booby trans inthe maze. and the pirates’ eery followers Mle in walt around every corner. Samus hes ‘now suceaeded in ponotrazing Zebes, Buttes running out. ile be able to destroy the Metroid and save the galaxy?How to Start Playing Metroid 1, Title 2. Start or Continue ‘= Uso tho Select buton to choose ether START or ‘CONTINUE. You can enter ether mode wih the START ton. ‘¢1 you choose START, the game begins ‘SIF you choose CONTINUE, te Paseword soreen ‘eppers. 3. Password Screen 1+ Use the contol pad to move the cursor and select lettre ond numbers. ‘© You ean backspace the register postion by pressing button 8. ‘* when you ish he password, puch the START button ‘and the game wil begin. 11 you make mistake in selecting the password, when you prose the START bution the waning “ERRORITRY [AGAIN wll appoar below the password, 4. When the Game Is Over '¢ “GAME OVER" wil appear. |The pacbword wil appear At this pol, you press the START bution you can continue your last game. #1 you use the pasoword when you sart 8 new game, {yu cen continue your old game using that password. 0Important Points to Remember to Advance the Game Destroy the Giant Mechanical Organism—the Mother Brain! Samus? miosion fe to estroy the Mother Bala |p the planets conta! bose. the way, he cone fines to search end- least, nol the Min- Boscas tat he meets ‘TeConttter [I nae severshpats. The Control padtets you move Samu Button A ‘makee him jump, You can soloet weapons p=] withthe SELECT bution You con aioe ‘enemies with buton 8. Moves Samus rato ot 5 Shoot beam or sats Bombs 22 Reading the Screen Displays During the game, data on Samus wi ‘sppe0r onthe seen dep, shown in ‘he plture to the righ Inthe Beginning. ‘only the amount of energy wl be cx ‘layed. But Inter on, when Sars c2p- ‘ures an oneray tank or a mga, thoes numbers wil be displayed Pay attention to tis deta! When an enemy Is destroyed. an energy Bal is sometimes given off. tis energy balls captured ‘Samus’ energy i ncrvasad, but his energy cannot Imorease beyond 99 without extra energy tanks [At the star of the game, Samus caries only a short beam, You have to boost Sam ower by finding the rooms thst ‘contin the Power tome and capture them, Boosting Samu! power ges him new ways to fatack-eueh ae wave beans fing There ae 10 Power tema in total Cote a many a8 youean to forty Samsll The 3 zones of the fortress Zebes! “Tho tre zones inside the fortress ere called Brinstar (rocky 20ne}, Nort (ro 20ne) and Touran (coral bese), You have t coor the fest two zon86 before you can reach Touran, ‘The MiniBosses hie their Rideouts in Brinstar and Norfa. Zap them to clear the area ‘and move on When they ae both dow, you can bridge that wi make take you to ‘Touran, 6 First, clear the giant maze. ‘The Interior of the planet Zobee Is winding, complicated maze. Samus must stack the walls wih beams and bombs hie serching forthe sacra pansagenay through wich he can sdvance. Use the ‘map onthe next page fo work outwhere Samusia beter tl, make a map of your own te gukte you.| “i “The Bie ones open wih on test or your beams thes 5 mote basta t open the red ones ‘and TO mise lasts {fe open tho other ” 18“All:paths start at Brinstar, None ofthe ferce enemies ‘appear atthe sat ofthe same. Use tis time wisely to get rt fal the minor enomles and ‘boost Samus! power. Waring Boware of the water! Fall lard ‘Seamus’ energy is weakered Face the treacherous fire-sea of Norfair! Sams falls tothe fre-s00 is eneray seeps away. You vont got much footxoom. The {ek 1s 1 watoh whore you land 9 Im Brinstar an Noro, Samus has to search out the Min-Boesee In their nideouts and 22p them Look forthe conidors that lead to tei hideout Renew your energy acd z00m ahoad. “At last! You're close to Tourian, ‘Once you've gotten rd of two ofthe Min-Besses, you ave to ithe Min-Bons statue atthe entrance to Touran in order to build the bridge: Now you're ready to enter ‘oui. The only way youcan kil the Metoldistofreezeit ‘with your ice-beam and tack it th missles. Vl Samus discover at last the true nature ofthe Gient Mechanica Organism, the Mother Brain?a = Long Beam _ lenahens the attacking reage of ane owen Hunt Out the Power Items Yor poms eon eo boow te emse Semis! power ot tack weak atthe Besining of the game and hes set racking enemies tom 2 armed with only @ short beam. Its eet to hunt out the Power Items to ss peel @ To make the Power Items appear... | Rooms conning Power foe Beam TM sows you to frsane an anany ieee temporary. f you akeady have long Soe Sai as a ae > cee aoe @ Seo. ae ane ‘enemy, you can elim Power tem appear aeWave Beam the beams are wave-shoped and ae stronger than ae ‘normal besme.f you airady have along beam the tong QoS Screw Attack “Tis super strong Power ‘nem spins in ght 10 atacie the enemy. Samus’ amor fiasnes during screw anock 2 High Jump g wn tee bots, Sern can Plea nealeepwtstne eee oe toa oh walt oe now zones ere“no problem to him + ‘ites. Be sre pet oa chien Varia face eeoee ee sas a ao Fores tog ea Secrectelinm eae ater combat wah the (entsMaru Mari ossageways, wil heli units energy runs out. ‘Samus grows small ane round Hike 3 ball when he gets this Power em ‘Usot when wave . ling. along narrow Bomb Samus can us this bomb white he ie stil emall and round. ‘Use he B bution to attack an enemy withthe bomb. Use the bast to break down barre, You will oned bombs when escaping from the Metroid ro Energy Tank Eneroy is stored in these tanks: Normaly, the amount of Storable enargy cannot 90 ‘above 99, but wth ach tank it grow by 100. Youean collect as many 286 Keep your eye out for fhe and save nich eneray Missile Rocket ‘his sores the miesBos you capture one, you get 3 more ‘misales, Collect missles ftom defeated ene ‘ies You can store a maximum of 255. Pros he ‘Select button to ssiect the mea and prese the AST"—_ ne — —— es Ozer ‘These occasionally fly out of air holes, Hordes of Enemy Characters on the tea tae no naainema ce Fortress Planet Zebes bats to destroy the red ones. Enemy characters hove cferentoersonaites, bt thy all wy fo obsinet ‘Semus progress. You Rave 1 memorize he paces each characters ely Door ee ese ecUeE aon ‘move along the floor of up and down walls, There are wo Bi err = aeaee Oveton mare | | ona no Go First, the enemy characters in Brinstar ‘hore are 7 types ot enem charocters in Brinstr. Zap them a5 they appear 9 move oo!Osuce QO wever as ; They stick to the colng ane len These. powerful enemies Muter wait for Same. When he appreeehes, around in ereglar pater Shoot at they s0in downwards epee enemies insice He to atck in a 2 Be carehd as they fail on Samusin gure % . They ae the weakest ene inte ie Ripper Orc ‘out 20 i's up to you to destroy them. These sttange creatures do not These ae also prety song, They have brains. They simply iy around 200m down to ltack Sara fom the slugalchy bn staight oper walle The ree Mio Bess Hideout is iden somewhere in Binstar end there are 7 kinds of ‘Thay come out through ‘irholes and ty sigewaya. “There are to types ond the brown ones ve ice the strength,‘Toy w¥o tele wings ike i Gsee Se (Side Hopper mmr SoS ances ceneta ces reas Se ee he groupe second only to the Mink Ozcci ‘Thess boneless animale : jf Bean Destroy hen with ce creep along horizontal and rise blast Pa Oe es barat eS ee ie SS cor hes ae ome weakened a lot aNext, the Norfair enemies! There are 8 kinds of enemy chorocters in Nori: Make eure you know thelr Qitctio trom mom» wos en ve See Ee saa ee sewer Occamet /Squeept They emerge rom he Le mises thn one tet of he mr bm odes tem @ Poiyp,. me wernt iow out of the ar holes: They a weak nem and have no le force Qrova Thoin sce toes ae fia covered in apy Rersct oo an ty rt aed Se too Abele bt [Sten ty oo Deer iter matte MOY iit he ons an four Dis baton ones ‘Their bodies are covered by #'eperhard shall They fy oul ofthe ai holes and attack Semis. The teds ones howe twice the strength 8 the othersQiiperz ‘These Rippers are more advanced than the Rippers who appear in te ‘oc tone. They can ook fio andy ‘ta hah speed They look he same as the other Ripers but they fy 2 lot ‘These ancient Dragons lve in tho love and stick tek heads out to Blow feet Samus, Bowarel lf Samus shit by thei fre blasts, hs energy =e 6 Multiviola am . a Oceruta a » These simolestnucture organ Iams are rofiected ot the wale and ounce around. They are pretty powerful but are atfou to ata. with the normal beam 3¢ he walle reflect them and they are says ‘moving. Use » Power ite to boost ower fst One missile Bist wil ‘hen destroy them. “The akin on these powerful oppo- ‘ons can generate fre and rade the eneray inside tho bodies. Be ‘especialy corfu of the strona red ‘nee, These croaturas are the most powerful to appoar inthe soane,Enemies in Mini-Boss Hideout II Min-Boss Hideout Ii hidden somewhere a Brnstar and there ar 6 kinds of ‘nami inside. \Zebbo _ Tet Wy od atte 0 shel ly ue owe t,t ees Sis wetaca tes me iepuwee Taso the weakest opponents in the hideout. “Thee creatures fy down trom the cok ing, ack Samus ond thon fy beck up. “Anmorploted ice the Goruts, they ate loo armed wthiwo hors takes several lasts (ofthe normal beam ora single missle blast {© sestroy the blue ones a ae me IMisttivicta Tre sieo expo te fe recon You have be xt care fof tom 09 er move much felt Thao ee proc of the le force thet Notre Erin Drenthes to the mtn rock Yj Tm pow oe sam seine power othe Hols ad tn Dose RF see rom in some noe Viola These are Multiviola tars ies Ui ferret ans ES) _, 30“They fowarSamisto tack Cesture In te Neout ater the Mink oes, tates sever! lois of the normal bear or one mis bast te estoy hem ts the need of MinkBose Hideout Itt jrmpe up into the ft and broathes tre. Its the orsinal te form of the planet Zebee.and le contoied by Mather Bran. Decoy i and you win 75 nied blast!!! The enemies Tourian ‘Conauir the unknows organism the Metroid and destroy tho almighty Mother Brain Finks rm tate cnt wnt i ‘appear in the last scene. Lots of them sppe0r but they are nol very stone eet OMe eee a San cng oe Sara ay na sion onorsy Rat be eroyre Sess ot saab re 0a @ zccbetite “The energy source ie tl for Keeping Mother Brin ale 1 no moro than a lif-supportng system and therefore wort tack, butt mast be destroyed ond only miosles wll othe jb. ‘One missle blast isnot enough Other weapons are harmless ‘against I. You hoe to hep wowing mises ori wil imply come to if ogain i Mother Brain er an inte sent nn ite orm net Zaben te ane oth sce pres to Irate mig acon spre ota 1S ry source fou tna acne tm Fs so es re es ee a fe Beis ating e If you destroy Mother Brain... you manage to destroy the lst enemy, Mother Bran, wat fora moe- sage to fash across he sereen a cocondlatr Something big iin etore for vou! 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