checked-part =>Debug Mode: Enter the password |NARPAS SWORD| (the remaining spaces can be empty or filled with any characters you wish). You'll begin the game with unlimited energy and missles as well as all powerups (you'll have the ice beam equipped). It is impossible to die in this mode, as your energy will always remain between 29 and 39 units full. ->Normal Passwords: |007ltp W20000 025kHa 8A00?Y| In Brinstar, slightly powered |00U--- -u0000 0AFw9Y 1800sb| Ridley's Lair |0Gz--- -m3e0G 00VvjS 3m00n?| Ready to defeat Kraid |M7---- --zOA0 2T-tfm a000d5| Atop Tourian |X----- --N?WO dV-Gm9 W01GMI| Ready for Mother Brain (in power suit) |022400 A00000 05?00m 0000aS| Second Quest ->Odd Passwords: |0WX002 W00004 1VW0C0 0000MO| Second Quest, no armor |mMuiS1 II6-GE Jls?h0 m00WRM| No Suit, All Weapons |uVt-Fq boo-W7 9t?lM0 O00GSi| No Suit, end of game, best ending |Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel| Weird Code: Freeze/Varia/no bombs/bad ending. |XXXXXX XXXXXX KKKKKK KKKKKK| NO Equipment in Tourian; trapped and unable to escape from Metroids (no ball) |JUSTIN BAILEY ------ ------| Ball, Long Beam, Bomb, Jump Boots, Varia, Wave Beam, Screw Attack, 5 Tanks, 205 Missiles, no Armor, in Norfair. |JUSTIN BAILEY ------ 000000| Ball, Long Beam, Bomb, Jump Boots, Varia, Ice Beam, Screw Attack, 5 Tanks, 255 Missiles, no Armor, Kraid's Hideout. (Also, your Ice Beam shot looks like a Wave Beam shot. |JUSTIN BAILEY | Ball, Long Beam, Bomb, Jump Boots, Varia, Wave Beam, Screw Attack, 5 Tanks, 205 Missiles, no Armor, in Norfair. (NOTE: The 2nd line consists of SPACES.) |justin bailey ------ ------| Resets to title screen |KIDICA RUSc19 86NINT ENDO--| Kraid's Hideout, 4 takns, 42 missiles |999999 999999 KKKKKK KKKKKK| Bomb, Wave Beam, Screw, 1 tank. In Hideout II, dead Kraid, no Varia, No Mother Brain nor escape timer ->Endings: Depending on how much time it takes you to complete the game, you will see a different ending when you finish it. * Less than 1 hour: Samus appears in a bikini. (Easiest when playing the second quest.) * 1-3 hours: Samus appears in a leotard. * 3-5 hours: Samus removes her helmet. * 5+ Hours: Samus appears in full armor. * 5+ Hours while playing in Leotard: Samus turns her back to you. =>Second Quest: After finishing the game, press [START] to replay the game with all power-ups you earned in the prior title (although you will need to recollect the missiles and energy tanks). * Leotard Samus: If you earned the "Samus in a Leotard" ending by beating the game in less than 3 hours, Samus will appear clad only in a leotard while you replay the game. =>Quit Game: Press CNTRL I: [START] to pause the game, and while it is paused, hold CNTRL II: U+A, and you will jump to the PASSWORD screen, where you can copy down your password. =>Jumping Tricks: Samus is able to jump whenever the game "thinks" she is standing on the ground. It's possible to use this to your advantage. * Bomb Jump: Drop a bomb and then stand up before the bomb explodes, but make sure not to move Samus right or left. The explosion from the bomb will send Samus into the air - and you will be able to jump while in the air, after the explosion. * Midair Hop: Curl into a ball and roll of an edge. While falling, tap U to stand. You'll be able to jump even as you fall through the air! =>Wall Climbing: Shoot a blue door to open it up, then stand inside of it and repeatedly jump so that the door shuts on you, locking you inside while you while you above the ground. Once you're stuck in the door, repeatedly tap U D U D and Samus will slowly begin to inch up the wall as she curls into a ball, stands up, then resumes ball form. Once you get near the top of the screen, repeatedly jump jump to scroll the screen upwards, then resume tapping U D. Using the "Wall Climb" in certain areas can lead you to 'hidden worlds.' * In Hideout II - Ridley's place - there is a small, single-screen room with an invisible hole and an energy tank. Jump to the left side of the screen, then do the Wall Climb in the left door, facing right. * In Hideout II, after getting off the elevator, go right and continue right until you reach a vertical shaft. Do the Wall Climb here. NOTE: This 'hidden world' aspect of the game has been open to great debate and concern. People have searched long and hard for meaning to these rooms and the specific entrance points. If you really want it, I (David) have a text file dealing with these 'worlds' which I will e-mail to you if you request it... unless, of course, you are reading this book 4 years after I wrote it & abandoned it ... in which case, good luck! Stuff on the Net never really disappears (like this code book, for example), so you might still be able to find the info.