Super Metroid - Any% "GT Code" speedrun in 0:18 by Saturn

This is a any% run of Super Metroid, demonstrating how to considerably shorten the completion time by using the "GT Code", a trick discovered in late 2010 by JAM. It's executed by holding the A, B, X, and Y buttons during a door transition to the Golden Torizo room (regardless from which side), which immediately gives you all items except of Screw Attack, 700 Energy, 300 Reserve Energy, 100 Missiles, 20 Super Missiles, and 20 Power Bombs. This allows to introduce many not in regular runs available speed tricks and rare boss strategies with the help of Plasma/X-Ray combination exclusively developed for this run, to pace through the rest of the game very quickly.

Furthermore it presents a very optimized Mother Brain battle, showing the full potential of the "Stand Up Glitch", which, if you have exactly 700 Energy left before MB's 1st Hyper Beam, can also be executed without delays when having the Gravity Suit equipped.

Recorded between December 2, 2010 and February 23, 2011.

Enjoy!

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Notes:

The complete run is also available in a high quality video file for download:
http://www.archive.org/details/SuperMetroid_TAS_GTcode_18_Saturn

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. More info at http://TASvideos.org/

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Super
• Metroid
• Any%
• GT
• golden
• torizo
• code
• speed
• run
• speedrun
• TAS
• 0:18
• Saturn

[sectb42]

so if you use this code what's inside the torzo balls where the items are supposed to be? is it possible to get over 100% items?

[SaturnTAS]

@sectb42: Yes, the items are still there and you can get well over 130% that way.

[fredrickpendragon]

How the FUCK do things get found 17 goddamn years after the game's release? This is the weirdest thing. There are map editors for this game, it's been decompiled, but it hasn't been torn to shreds trying to find interesting shit or impossible easter eggs?

[Ranzear]

@SaturnTAS So potentially there could be a 'max percentage' run? Get to Gold Torizo with minimum pickups to maximize the over-percentage of re-collecting items?

Challenge Accepted?

[ElectrumZephyr]

But for Samus, this was just Tuesday.

[TrynaBeeFunny]

RBO GT Code.

[zellthemedic]

Legendary.

[homicidemanex]

Two questions mate, when you do the torizo room cheat does it only work the first time you enter? If so does it not work on the PAL version of the game?

[l2eeve]

This is a great TAS! Congratulations! Are you working in any other TAS for Super Metroid or any other game? I love your work.

[MarcBrightside]

@EclipseMoonXIV Yeah, at the time I didn't know what a TAS run was. Not much of a speedrunner myself, I prefer to get 100% in any game I play.

[EclipseMoonXIV]

@MarcBrightside

it's tool-assisted. He used savestates to perfect the run.

[uut0]

I think there are probably codes like this for every boss :O.

[darkcross1337]

Metroid @ 27:53: Alright Samus, I'm going to drain your energy now.

Samus: Nope. -Exits room.-

[rehctelfnaes]

BUT YOU DIDN'T SAVE THE ANIMALS!

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF!