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Metroid Prime
Console icon GameCube

Game icon

Developer

Retro Studios

Publisher

Nintendo

Genre

Metroidvania, 3D Platforming, First-Person Shooter

Released

November 18, 2002

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In-game screenshot
Title screenshot Ingame screenshot

Achievements

Authors: TheMysticalOne (34), Ghal416 (28)

There are 62 achievements worth 525 (1,367) points.

This set has 14 missable achievements.

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  • Defeat the Parasite Queen before she fires her plasma breath.

    246 (232) of 1,052 – 23.38%

    22.05% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    23.38% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the Parasite Queen.

    889 (793) of 1,052 – 84.51%

    75.38% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    84.51% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Escape the Orpheon with 4:00 or more remaining on the self-destruct timer.

    154 (148) of 1,052 – 14.64%

    14.07% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    14.64% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Successfully escape the pirate frigate and land safely on Tallon IV.

    818 (729) of 1,052 – 77.76%

    69.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    77.76% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Recover your Missile Launcher capability after a stinging experience.

    629 (570) of 1,052 – 59.79%

    54.18% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    59.79% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Morph Ball

    605 (552) of 1,052 – 57.51%

    52.47% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    57.51% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Charge Beam after getting the Thermal Visor.

    182 (175) of 1,052 – 17.30%

    16.63% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    17.30% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Charge Beam.

    534 (490) of 1,052 – 50.76%

    46.58% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    50.76% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Morph Ball Bombs.

    547 (504) of 1,052 – 52.00%

    47.91% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    52.00% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Flaahgra without it prematurely flipping a mirror back to its sunshine-reflecting state.

    265 (250) of 1,052 – 25.19%

    23.76% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    25.19% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Varia Suit.

    505 (464) of 1,052 – 48.00%

    44.11% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    48.00% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Space Jump before getting the Boost Ball.

    227 (213) of 1,052 – 21.58%

    20.25% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    21.58% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Boost Ball.

    466 (430) of 1,052 – 44.30%

    40.87% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    44.30% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Space Jump Boots.

    475 (438) of 1,052 – 45.15%

    41.63% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    45.15% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Wave Beam.

    441 (409) of 1,052 – 41.92%

    38.88% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    41.92% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Artifact of Nature before acquiring Super Missiles.

    213 (203) of 1,052 – 20.25%

    19.30% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    20.25% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Super Missile beam combo.

    420 (390) of 1,052 – 39.92%

    37.07% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    39.92% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Thermal Visor.

    416 (387) of 1,052 – 39.54%

    36.79% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    39.54% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Thardus without using the Thermal Visor.

    221 (213) of 1,052 – 21.01%

    20.25% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    21.01% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Spider Ball.

    391 (364) of 1,052 – 37.17%

    34.60% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    37.17% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Ice Beam.

    377 (352) of 1,052 – 35.84%

    33.46% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    35.84% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Gravity Suit.

    353 (334) of 1,052 – 33.56%

    31.75% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    33.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Power Bombs.

    337 (317) of 1,052 – 32.03%

    30.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    32.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Grapple Beam.

    331 (313) of 1,052 – 31.46%

    29.75% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    31.46% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the X-Ray Visor.

    334 (314) of 1,052 – 31.75%

    29.85% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    31.75% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Plasma Beam.

    336 (314) of 1,052 – 31.94%

    29.85% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    31.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Omega Pirate without letting him ever fully regenerate his armor.

    175 (170) of 1,052 – 16.63%

    16.16% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    16.63% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Phazon Suit.

    318 (298) of 1,052 – 30.23%

    28.33% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    30.23% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Collect all of the Chozo Artifacts.

    304 (284) of 1,052 – 28.90%

    27.00% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    28.90% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Meta-Ridley without taking any damage after his wings are destroyed.

    147 (142) of 1,052 – 13.97%

    13.50% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.97% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat your nemesis at the Artifact Temple.

    295 (279) of 1,052 – 28.04%

    26.52% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    28.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Metroid Prime's Essence before its fourth phase change.

    94 (91) of 1,052 – 8.94%

    8.65% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.94% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Metroid Prime.

    290 (273) of 1,052 – 27.57%

    25.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    27.57% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the Parasite Queen on Hard Mode.

    159 (155) of 1,052 – 15.11%

    14.73% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    15.11% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the Hive Totem and collect the Missile Launcher on Hard Mode.

    147 (143) of 1,052 – 13.97%

    13.59% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.97% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Destroy the Incinerator Drone and recover your Morph Ball Bombs on Hard Mode.

    142 (138) of 1,052 – 13.50%

    13.12% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.50% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Flaahgra and obtain the Varia Suit on Hard Mode.

    139 (135) of 1,052 – 13.21%

    12.83% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.21% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Sheegoth and collect the Wave Beam on Hard Mode.

    134 (130) of 1,052 – 12.74%

    12.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.74% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Thardus and obtain the Spider Ball on Hard Mode.

    129 (125) of 1,052 – 12.26%

    11.88% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    12.26% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat the Omega Pirate and obtain the Phazon Suit on Hard Mode.

    116 (112) of 1,052 – 11.03%

    10.65% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Meta-Ridley on Hard Mode.

    115 (111) of 1,052 – 10.93%

    10.55% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.93% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Defeat Metroid Prime on Hard Mode.

    116 (112) of 1,052 – 11.03%

    10.65% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Wavebuster beam combo.

    342 (320) of 1,052 – 32.51%

    30.42% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    32.51% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Ice Spreader beam combo.

    280 (268) of 1,052 – 26.62%

    25.48% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    26.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Obtain the Flame Thrower beam combo.

    306 (287) of 1,052 – 29.09%

    27.28% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    29.09% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Download the Map of the Frigate Orpheon.

    891 (783) of 1,052 – 84.70%

    74.43% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    84.70% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Visit every room in the Tallon Overworld.

    274 (260) of 1,052 – 26.05%

    24.71% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    26.05% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Download the Map of Chozo Ruins.

    598 (544) of 1,052 – 56.84%

    51.71% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    56.84% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Visit every room in the Chozo Ruins.

    298 (282) of 1,052 – 28.33%

    26.81% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    28.33% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Visit every room in the Magmoor Caverns.

    314 (295) of 1,052 – 29.85%

    28.04% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    29.85% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Download the Map of Phendrana Drifts.

    405 (375) of 1,052 – 38.50%

    35.65% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    38.50% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Visit every room in the Phendrana Drifts.

    280 (263) of 1,052 – 26.62%

    25.00% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    26.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Download the Map of the Phazon Mines.

    323 (303) of 1,052 – 30.70%

    28.80% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    30.70% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Visit every room in the Phazon Mines.

    295 (278) of 1,052 – 28.04%

    26.43% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    28.04% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Achieve 25% item completion.

    402 (374) of 1,052 – 38.21%

    35.55% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    38.21% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Achieve 50% item completion.

    332 (313) of 1,052 – 31.56%

    29.75% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    31.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Achieve 100% item collection to unlock Image Gallery IV.

    191 (186) of 1,052 – 18.16%

    17.68% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    18.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Completely fill out the Research section of the Log Book.

    214 (206) of 1,052 – 20.34%

    19.58% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    20.34% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Achieve a 25% scan rate.

    458 (426) of 1,052 – 43.54%

    40.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    43.54% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Achieve a 50% scan rate to unlock Image Gallery I.

    369 (349) of 1,052 – 35.08%

    33.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    35.08% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Achieve a 100% scan rate to unlock Image Gallery II.

    149 (144) of 1,052 – 14.16%

    13.69% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    14.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Complete the game with 3:30 or less on the in-game timer.

    98 (95) of 1,052 – 9.32%

    9.03% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    9.32% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

Recent Players

skullwall skullwall

10 Dec 2024, 10:54am

US-02 • Samus is exploring Pirate Frigate Orpheon at Deck Beta Conduit Hall • 0.86% Scan Rate • 8/99 Items • 0/12 Chozo Artifacts • 8/28 Rooms Visited [4:57]

LordButthurt LordButthurt

10 Dec 2024, 10:26am

US-02 • Samus is exploring Chozo Ruins at Save Station 1 • 32.17% Scan Rate • 11/99 Items • 1/12 Chozo Artifacts • 41/64 Rooms Visited [1h45:10]

pandaman999 pandaman999

10 Dec 2024, 9:37am

US-02 • Samus is exploring Pirate Frigate Orpheon at Emergency Evacuation Area • 0.86% Scan Rate • 8/99 Items • 0/12 Chozo Artifacts • 4/28 Rooms Visited [3:53]

KrystalizedKey KrystalizedKey

10 Dec 2024, 9:10am

US-02 • Samus has completed her mission! • 84.34% Scan Rate • 72/99 Items [13h35:06]

LASCARIUS LASCARIUS

10 Dec 2024, 8:35am

PAL • Preparing for exploration...

gunzerker gunzerker

10 Dec 2024, 6:25am

US-00 • Samus is exploring Tallon Overworld at Alcove • 3.47% Scan Rate • 1/99 Items • 0/12 Chozo Artifacts • 2/44 Rooms Visited [15:01]

Arenity Arenity

10 Dec 2024, 5:13am

PAL • Samus is exploring Pirate Frigate Orpheon at Exterior Docking Hangar • 0.00% Scan Rate • 8/99 Items • 0/12 Chozo Artifacts • 1/28 Rooms Visited [2:08]

retrojess retrojess

10 Dec 2024, 4:21am

US-00 • Samus is exploring Pirate Frigate Orpheon at Air Lock • 0.00% Scan Rate • 8/99 Items • 0/12 Chozo Artifacts • 2/28 Rooms Visited [1:58]

tanukiOnRA tanukiOnRA

10 Dec 2024, 3:51am

Playing Metroid Prime

AdamM AdamM

10 Dec 2024, 3:11am

US-02 • Samus is exploring Pirate Frigate Orpheon at Cargo Freight Lift to Deck Gamma • 2.60% Scan Rate • 8/99 Items • 0/12 Chozo Artifacts • 13/28 Rooms Visited [14:28]

Recent comments

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TheMysticalOne 1 Aug 2024 01:54
US-00 is linked now
xTr4ceur 3 Aug 2024 22:47
whats the difference? just the scan dash or something more?
14ausher 4 Aug 2024 00:41
There's a lot of other little sequence break things you can do as well, though I don't know if allowing them was the intention of linking it... I'm not sure what other reason there would be though, every difference from US-02 listed on TCRF is either a bug fix or a sequence break prevention.

On a related note, are there protections in place for things like killing Thardus with a powerbomb? Because that essentially instant kills him, rendering the leaderboard (and a challenge achievement) pointless. Funnily enough, I think that Thardus challenge achievement is the only one made easier by the additional simple sequence breaks you can do, and I don't think any non-Thardus leaderboards would be affected beyond the full-game speedrun ones.
keiya 9 Aug 2024 12:22
It's also just convenient 'cause that's the version a lot of people have, and it's the version you need for Samus Goes To The Fridge To Get A Glass Of Milk 3D.
TheLooseGroose 15 Aug 2024 20:55
Set seemed kinda daunting at first but it's actually quite a fair set, taught me a lot of little things about the game I never knew and I had fun for all three of my playthroughs. Great set, can't wait for Prime 2 that's one of my top 3 video games ever.
HollowerKnight 18 Aug 2024 08:52
Does using the high res texture pack stop achievements working?
xTr4ceur 18 Aug 2024 09:03
No, texture packs doesn't change anything in the game. You're good to go.
TrogdorTheBurninator 19 Aug 2024 23:03
So you wanna know what's really crap? There's a Grapple Beam point in the Gravity Chamber that just randomly stops working later in the game, which means you can't get the Missile Pack in that room, which means I gotta do this entire damned game over again to get 100%. Just complete crap.
TheMysticalOne 19 Aug 2024 23:04
Did you melt the ice with plasma?
TrogdorTheBurninator 19 Aug 2024 23:04
That I did! And I stepped out of the room without gathering the Missile, because I didn't realize it was there.
TrogdorTheBurninator 19 Aug 2024 23:05
There's a speedrunning tech trick to get it without grapple that I'm going to try to learn. Fun times.
14ausher 19 Aug 2024 23:25
Good luck with that; I had the same exact issue a while ago and I ultimately just played the game again, unable to actually get that trick to work.
TrogdorTheBurninator 20 Aug 2024 00:27
Turns out you can do it with a Ghetto Jump and manipulating the Bombus by charging across the room. What a relief.
jabman696 1 Sep 2024 08:22
190th Master. My childhood Metroid is finally mastered (hopefully for now at least). Loved this game as a kid and this set was beautifully done. A couple of the achievements were a pain in the ass, especially the Pooling Your Resources one. The speedrun achievement was a bit of a challenge at first but the video guide, plus with another guide that I have followed and a couple of skips (thankfully the 0-00 is supported), it wasn't too bad. Can't wait to play the 2nd game in the series.
BashPrime 15 Nov 2024 07:06
fittingly enough, my first master

did almost 3 whole playthroughs: first was a any% style run in normal mode, second was 100% scans and item collection in hard mode, third was pseudo any% to get the thermal before charge beam and omega pirate 1 cycle achievements. A bit pissed because I technically got the omega pirate 1 cycle in my first playthrough but didn't notice that it registered.

ah well, was a super fun time overall, tackling prime 2 cheevos next :)
Nuno 15 Nov 2024 19:27
Thanks for the support of the PAL version, it's appreciated for non-English speaking players. However, it's a shame to have created an achievement only obtainable in the US versions. I quote tcrf.net for the PAL version: "Metroid Prime's Core Essence form has twice as much health and moves twice as fast."
A patch was apparently proposed but in any case it remains a little too restrictive for a simple achievement so "Pooling Your Resources" should be demoted or replaced by something else IMO.
Nuno 15 Nov 2024 19:27
Another notable point, the leaderboards should be separated according to the versions. The differences are quite numerous and it doesn't make any sense to mix everything together. For example, "Quick Escape" can be achieved faster with the Scan Dash, a technique (or a glitch) only possible in the first US versions. It's even more edifying on "Dashing Dragon Destroyer" and "Precise Pool Planning", due to power and resistance of Meta Ridley and Metroid Prime's Essence on the PAL version, the times are not really comparable.
TheMysticalOne 15 Nov 2024 19:40
Patch for PAL essence health exists (though there's a glitch approaching Flaahgra in hard difficulty). Can grab it from the supported game files. Saves are compatible with PAL.
Diedntgo 16 Nov 2024 00:49
Mastery #2: Metroid Prime
Finally mastered my favorite Metroid game. Prime will always be a precious game to me, and every time I play it I seem to always learn something new. This was especially true in doing the achievements for it. Overall this was an amazing set to do, even if some of the challenges were frustrating at times.
Blais 30 Nov 2024 03:18
Mastered. Outside of the Prime Essence achievment, this was pretty fun!