Metroid Prime (PAL) Single-Segment 1:12 by Besmir "Zoid" Sheqi

This is a single-segment speed run of the PAL (European) version of Metroid Prime by Besmir "Zoid" Sheqi, completed on 6/18/11. It beats the previous record of 1:16 by Stefan "Mister Shin" van Dijke. Zoid (MPzoid on YouTube) asked me to upload it because his YouTube account is restricted to 15-minute videos.

You can download this run here:

http://www.archive.org/details/MetroidPrimepalSingle-segment112ByBesmirzoidSheqi

Here are Zoid's comments on the run:

"Metroid Prime PAL Single-segment 1:12. accomplished on: 18.06.2011

This Single-segment run was by far the most intense SS-run I've ever done. It took me much much more time and many more attempts than my ntsc ss any% 1:06 and than my ntsc ss 100% 1:29 altogether. This run is better done than the ntsc ss 1:06, but that doesn't mean that it's easier. No way! It's far more difficult than the ntsc ss any% run. But I put a lot more sacrifice and effort into this run that's why It turned out to be even better than the much easier ntsc run. I'm not sure how much time working on this run took me but I think the work on this run took me about 3 or 4 months. Though I think thanks to this
run I got good enough to make the pal segmented 1:07.

This is the first Single-segment run that features the Thardus Jump Route. The thardus jump route isn't really faster than the IS route which Stefan used in his previous 1:16 run, both routes are about equally fast. Actually the IS route is even about 15 seconds faster than the thardus jump route, though it doesn't let you collect the ice spreader which can save time at the final boss whereas with the thardus jump route you can grab the ice spreader so with the thardus jump and ice spreader route you would end up being faster considering that you can get a faster prime fight with the ice spreader. So this was one of two reasons why I chose the thardus route. The other (main) reason why I chose the thardus jump route is, because the thardus jump route doesn't require going out of bounds, whereas the IS route clearly features a grave out-of-bound glitch. And I am strictly against OOBs and I will not trespass against my own rules! So that's mainly why I chose the thardus jump route. But it was a much tougher route. There are almost no mistakes in this run, at least no big mistakes in it. there are only 3 or 4 minor mistakes: The first one was in magmoor caverns when I failed trying to get out of the lava twice. Actually it look easier, but that place is not as easy as it looks, since I don't have gravity suit which makes it harder to get out of the lava (without gravity suit it also harder to get out of water). The second mistake was in life grove at the place where you get the x-ray visor when I fell off that pillar-thingy once. But that even happened to Stefan in his segmented run, so... The third mistake was in Phendrana's Edge when I was hindered and delayed by the flying pirate shots for a moment; actually I was very lucky there that I didn't fall down. It could have ended up even worse if I fell down. The fourth mistake was at thardus when I got stuck on thardus and failed getting the thardus jump on the first attempt so I jumped off of thardus again and got the thardus jump on my second attempt. That cost me about 5 seconds. But even there I was very luck, it could have ended up worse if I had triggered the thardus fight, that would've ruined my run. So I was still really luck. This run is really optimal, but of course that doesn't mean it's perfect, it's impossible to do it perfect. If I did this SS run perfect I would get even a faster time than my segmented 1:07 as I wouldn't lose time with saving.

First, I'd like to thank god for making it possible for me to make this new pal SS 1:12 world record speedrun. Then I'd like to thank Stefan van Dijke for making the pal ss 1:16 run whose run was definitely a help to me too.

Well that's it, I don't know what else to say, this run was really a hard work for me, so I hope you enjoy watching it.

MPzoid"

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[maxwillich]

I just say, GameCube is a classic, but at the Wii somehow the Game is better, 'cuz the Suits have other models (The Shoulders have 2 really big balls) and it have the 'Ball Jump' when you get the Morph ball bomb. You so just have to pull the Wii-Fb up! And the Doors open immediately!

Sorry for my bad english, I'm german and I'm in the seventh class!

[ultimademon3098]

Holy

[stevensda1]

would love to speed run this, but i can never do the bloody combat dash to get early space jump. i suck at both of them ;_;

[LPNogga]

yea zoids new runs are impressive

[ToxicxEternity]

Wow... 1:40?! Great job man!

[juliano6010]

O_O! 

[DarknessKight]

I watched the entire thing :D great job

[andypanther666]

Yeah, finally a new prime 1-run!