Metroid SubsetBonus 
NES
NES ![Metroid [Subset - Bonus] (NES)](https://media.retroachievements.org/Images/071476.png)
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Publisher
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Released
August 6, 1986
Achievements
Author: AuroraX (73)
There are 73 achievements worth 1,815 (2,174,900) points.
 Eager McBeaver (25) (30275) Kill Ridley using only 1 Missile pack and nothing else (yes... that means no E-tanks either) (Hint: Patterns). 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Breaking the law! \m/ (10) (12110) Bomb Jump your way up the gaps near the elevator of Ridley's lair, and defy the laws of physics while up there. (May require jumps to trigger) (No Door Wraps) (Leave back to Norfair to reset) (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 I am become death... (5) (6055) Kill about 60-70 enemies in a single room, and stop health drops from spawning. (About, because the game sucks at keeping track of enemy deaths, lol.) 3 (3) of 5,564 0.05% unlock rate |
 Flex Sealed! (25) (30275) Reach the room holding Varia in under 8 minutes 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Crafty Tactician!! (100) (121100) Ride the escape elevator and complete the game in under 26 minutes. (All Bosses must be dead, no passwords allowed, no deaths/up+a) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Obtain the Ice Beam with in under 3:30 of starting the game 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Craig... My beloved! (25) (30265) Reach Fake Kraid in under 3 minutes. (Password not allowed) (No Pausing) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Fast Cheater (25) (30275) Beat the game in under 6 minutes with NARPASSWORD code on. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 John Wick (25) (30275) Have both bosses dead in under 14 Minutes. (Dying/Up+A is allowed) (No Passwords) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Early Bird Special (5) (6055) Enter Kraid's Lair within 1 minute of starting a game. (no passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Flash Bird Special (10) (12110) Enter Kraid's Lair in under 47 seconds after starting a game. (no passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Magician (25) (30275) Upon starting a new game, figure out a way to get the E-Tank behind Ridley with ONLY the Morphball, and NO etanks acquired. (No Passwords) (Missiles are fine) (Hint: Clip) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Use a nifty password, and start the game with Suitless Samus on first loop. (Warning: Please reset afterward) 3 (3) of 5,564 0.05% unlock rate |
 No time for caution. (25) (30275) After Mother Brain dies and a time bomb is set, go through the escape hatch before the blue door spawns over it. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 A Kraidy Secret. (10) (12106) Bomb your way through the secret tunnel that leads to Kraid's Red Door. (Hint: Green) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Round 2! (10) (12110) Beat the Second Loop. (Press start at "The End" screen if it doesn't activate immediately.) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 What Bridge? (10) (12110) Complete the game without killing Kraid or Ridley. (No Passwords) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 SAMUS ZOMBIE!? (10) (12110) Activate the zombie Samus glitch. (Hint: Die on an eleveator, then ride it after Samus explodes.) 1 of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 I have the high ground... (25) (30275) Upon entering Ridley's Lair, reach Ridley's door without getting hit by an enemy. (Die to reset) (Waning: Don't bomb boost!) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Escape Artist (25) (30275) Escape Tourian with 810 seconds left on the timer. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Mission Impossible! (50) (60550) Escape Tourian with 830 seconds left on the timer. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Exceptional Knowledge! (25) (30275) Kill Kraid with only 3 missile expansions (aka, 15 missiles), only 2 E-Tanks acquired, and no major upgrades besides Morph Ball. (No Passwords) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Rapper Protege (10) (12110) Reach Ridley's Lair Without any major upgrade items other than Morph Ball (Missiles and E-Tanks are fine) (no passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Do a tricky wrap and get into the back side of Norfair, and ruin the Norfair and Brinstar palettes completly. (Going right of the elevator will deactivate. Exit into Brinstar to reset. Fall through left-most Norfair shaft to trigger) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 E Sou Rebelde! (25) (30275) Let your first Missile pack be from Kraid's Lair instead of the normal Brinstar one. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Addiction (25) (30275) Re-Maxout your Missiles and E-Tanks in Second Loop. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Perfect Cheater (100) (121100) Beat the game in 5 minutes flat with NARPASSWORD code on. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 No... I don't think I will. (25) (30275) Upon Entering Kraid's Lair, reach Kraids room without getting hit by an enemy. (Die to reset) (Waning: Don't bomb boost!) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Fireworks? (10) (12110) Die in Mother Brain's Hall while in NARPAS mode, somehow... then return to Tourian, and enjoy the light show. (Hint: After flash) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Who left this here? (25) (30275) Find and access the only reachable unused room in the game using clever screen wraps. (Hint: Norfair's longest shaft room.) (Passwords allowed.) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 What just happened? (10) (12110) Using screen wrapping, find a way to ride the norfair entrance elevator while it's off screen... and... enjoy the show? (softlock warning) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Oh no... not this again... (10) (12106) Find a way to ride the Kraid entrance elevator while it's off screen. (Similar to Norfair one, but Mid-Air Morph Jump required) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Insert a destructive password, destroy the spacetime continuum, and ENGAGE RIDLEY MOTHER FUC*ER. 3 (3) of 5,564 0.05% unlock rate |
 Hall of Doors (10) (12110) At the left-most dead-end shaft of Norfair. Shoot the top door and QUICKLY enter the room below. Now shoot and jump inside of the impossible door starring at you, and question existence. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 F'n Toast Challenge (25) (30275) Beat the game after having put in the following password at the password screen: MOTHER BRAIN? FUCKIN TOASST 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Task failed successfully. (10) (12110) Fail and succeed in escaping at the same time (Hint: 014) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Fabreeze (5) (6055) Get Ice Beam as your second major upgrade. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Undying Cortex (10) (12110) When the screen flashes white upon killing Mother Brain, go as far right as quickly as you can. You will find a find a bizarre surprise upon returning back towards her. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Pacifist Challenge (100) (121100) Reach Tourian without killing a single enemy or boss. (Deaths/Up+A as well as any expansions are Allowed) (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Cementing the Mastery (100) (121100) During second loop, Re-Maxout out your Missiles and E-Tanks, and beat the game again in under 40 minutes (No Passwords) (No Deaths/Up+A) (Hint: Your major upgrades carry over. Make a solid route before attempting this.) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 It's a Trap! (5) (6055) Reach the top most corner of the super dead end maze area of Kraid's Lair. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 There's One Here Too!? (10) (12110) Find the one and only entry point into the Secret/Hidden Worlds in Kraid's lair. (Hint: Use external map for help) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 I'm not suppose to die! (10) (12110) Beat the Second Loop without dying. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 True Metroid MASTER!! (100) (121100) Get all items, break all red doors and reach the escape elevator in under 1 Hour WITHOUT dying or using Up+A. (Including all redundant upgrade items) (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Metroid Expert (50) (60550) Get all items and beat the game in under 1 Hour (Including all redundant Upgrade items) (Up+A and deaths allowed) (No passwords). 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Spidey Sense (50) (60550) Upon entering Tourian, reach Mother Brain's Hall without getting damaged by a Rinka or Metroid. (Die to reset) (Waning: Don't bomb boost!) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Maximum Carnage! (25) (30275) With the knowledge obtained from reaching the Norfair and Kraid elevators off screen, now do the same for Ridley's elevator. (Which is the trickiest one, so do this last) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Justin who? (2) (1211) Enter in the most infamous code in the game. 4 (4) of 5,564 0.07% unlock rate |
 Only What I Need (100) (121100) Beat the game with ONLY Morph Ball, and Ice Beam collected. (No other expansions or upgrades allowed) (No passwords) (Deaths and Up+A allowed) (Hint: Bosses give Missiles, make use of that.) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Zombie Glitch at home: (10) (12110) Die just as Samus transitions out of Tourian and get the other unwanted Zombie Glitch. (Hint: 25 var, 51 nrml - hp) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Multiversal Exterminator (25) (30275) Kill any instance of Ridley in the Secret Worlds/Hidden Worlds. (Warning: Do not enter Ridley's Floor Level. If you do, restart the game.) (Passwords Allowed) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 American Metroid Idiot (50) (60530) Upon starting a new game, grab every expansion and upgrade in Brinstar without getting hit by an enemy or being boosted by bombs. (Hint: Grab Ice Beam fast to get RNG out of the way, and to aid. Use door wraps for Varia entry and exit) (NO BOMB BOOST) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 A Use for A Useless Room <3 (10) (12110) Find the dead end crumble block shaft in Golden Brinstar. Upon hitting the very bottom, escape the trap area in under 17 seconds (No entering Norfair, and no passwords) (Touch the floor to restart) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 SKY DIVING!! (10) (12110) From the left most empty shaft of Ridley's Lair, reach the top most part of the shaft, and from there, fall all the way down to the floor without hitting anything. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Dirty Cheater... (1) (605) Hi! Aurorax again. Thanks for inputting Narpas, but no NARPS cheating is allowed in the set, unless stated otherwise. Enjoy! UwU 4 (4) of 5,564 0.07% unlock rate |
 Un-Freakin' Believable. (100) (121100) After using the upcoming password, enter the Mother Brain Hall room, and kill ALL 5 Zebitites and Mother Brain without getting hit even once: [- - - - - - - -7m03 k-y000 00y036] (NO Exiting Tourian, B Boost, or touching froze Rinkas) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Killimanjaro! (50) (60550) Kill Ridley in under 6 minutes and 28 seconds of starting a new game. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Hall of Tears. (25) (30275) After using the upcoming password, enter the Mother Brain Hall room, and kill ALL 5 Zebitites and Mother Brain with only 3 hits or less: [- - - - - - - -7m03 k-y000 00y036] (NO Exiting Tourian, B Boost, or touching froze Rinkas) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Minimum Artillery (10) (12110) Finish the game with only 75 Missiles acquired. (No Passwords) (Deaths/Up+A allowed) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Bomb Jump Connoisseur! (10) (12110) Obtain the Blue Brinstar ceiling E-Tank as your first E-Tank with only Morph Ball and Bomb upgrades collected. 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Extends Levant (10) (12106) After collecting Ice Beam early, get out through the fake lava area without Bombs. Hi-jump, door wrapping, or d-boosts. (Hint: Extended Jump Trick) (No Passwords, and don't touch frozen enemies) (Reset to try again) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Super Bomb Jump Chain. (5) (6055) Upon entering the first room in Kraid's Lair, fall all the way to the very bottom and bomb up through the right Morph Ball tunnel. (Do not enter any other room or Door Wrap) (Enter Brinstar to reset) (No Passwords) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Get 99 Energy before grabbing any upgrade or leaving Brinstar. 4 (4) of 5,564 0.07% unlock rate |
 Obtain Hi-Jump as your second major upgrade after Morph Ball. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Swag Death (5) (6055) Mash SELECT after the Time Bomb Explodes and the screen goes white. You will be met with an odd glitch. (and yes, you can still control her... lol) 0 of 5,564 0.00% unlock rate |
 Obtain the Morph Ball in 8 seconds or less of starting a new game, and begin Samus in second gear. (Mr. Mitchell will also be there with flowers and roses.) 4 (4) of 5,564 0.07% unlock rate |
 Pause Warning! (0) Hi, Aurorax here! Don't pause the game or else all time based achievements will not work! I don't want the chance of cheating to occure! (Use an extenernal Emulator feature to pause the game instead.) 5 (5) of 5,564 0.09% unlock rate |
 Six E-Tanks% (50) (60550) Reach Maximum Energy capacity in under 16 minutes (Up+A/Death abuse IS Allowed) (and yes this is actually an SRC category, lol) 1 of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Obtain Missiles in under 1:38 of starting a game. (Hint: Use enemy pattern manipulation to go faster.) (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Gambling for SPEED! (25) (12106) Have Bombs, Ice Beam, and Morph Ball collected in under 5 minutes and 23 seconds. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
 Intended Cosmic Anomaly. (10) (12110) After going throught the secret Hi-Jump tunnel, immediately find and locate a gap in a wall, and go into it. HOLD LEFT until Samus reappears on screen (If you don't, achievement will not trigger. Hold left to get back in bounds) 2 (2) of 5,564 0.04% unlock rate |
 A Duct Tape Game. (3) (3633) Figure out a way to softlock in the first room, and learn that this game is kinda a busted mess. (lol) 2 (2) of 5,564 0.04% unlock rate |
 Glutton for Pain. (5) (6055) Complete a game while having no E-Tanks. (No Passwords) 1 (1) of 5,564 0.02% unlock rate |
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Hubs
Achievement Distribution
High Scores
| # | User | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AuroraX | 1350 |
| 2 |  clymax | 25 |
| 3 |  CobaltZeroni | 22 |
| 4 |  Tuddywutwut | 12 |
| 5 |  xelxlolox | 8 |
Leaderboards
Any% Warpless
Beat the game as fast as possible. (No Deaths/Up+A) (Passwords not allowed) (No Pausing)
100%
Beat the game as fast as possible using any means while having collected all items and all red doors destroyed. (Passwords not allowed) (No Pausing)
100% Warpless
Beat the game as fast as possible using any means while having collected all items and all red doors destroyed. (Passwords not allowed) (No Deaths/Up+A) (No Pausing)
NARPAS%
Beat the game as fast as possible after entering in the NARPAS password. (No Pausing)
Escape Speedrun
Escape the TIME BOMB SET, as fast as you can!!
First Missile Pack Speedrun
Grab the first Missiles as fast as you can.
It is HIGHLY recommended that you look at the forum topic, and the guide video there ALONG with all resources placed in it's description before you attempt this set.
Strong and serious knowledge of the game will be required to complete this set. Every inch of the map is explored and unique ways of going about it will be necessary.
Almost all known glitches are also showcased here (as well as 2 which have never been documented anywhere else).
This set is not for the faint of heart. If you do not like hardcore speedrun challenges, or brutal no hit challenges... this set is not for you.
This set is simply a labor of love for a game that deserves way more respect for it's impact on games as a whole. Enjoy the set and good luck on the runs.