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Introduction

GameFAQs Topics

Techniques

Early Items (Quick Links)

Skipping the Thermal Visor

Skipping the Grapple Beam

Skipping the Charge Beam and Super Missiles

Skipping the Gravity Suit

Skipping the Spider Ball

Skipping the Boost Ball

Skipping Space Jump

Without Plasma Beam

Without Morph Ball Bombs

Early Missile Expansions

Early Energy Tanks

Main Plaza

Speed Tricks

Boss Tricks

Version Differences

Secret Worlds

Other

Version Differences: Hive Mecha Scan Point

Discovered by

Nate

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Notes:

The location of Hive Mecha's Scan Point drowned so many North American players that Retro moved it up out of the acid in the Japanese, European and Australian versions of the game.