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Cheats and Secrets
IGN's Metroid: Samus Returns cheats and secrets pages records every cheat, hidden code, helpful glitch, exploit, and secret in Metroid: Samus Returns.
Bomb Jump Timing
You can use bombs to reach areas before you have abilities like the Spider Ball and Boost Jump. This allows you to 'sequence break' a bit and get items out of order. To properly bomb jump:
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1) Drop a bomb and, a split second before it goes off, drop another. 2) Leave one bomb at the top of your jump arc. 3) As you land, the first bomb should propel you upwards to be propelled upwards AGAIN by the one you dropped in the air.
This sequence can be repeated in the air, but you need to time your button taps carefully. Here's a trick: Time the taps for the alarm sound your suit makes when you are just about to die. Learn this pacing and you'll master the bomb jump. Watch the video below for a demonstration:
Ending Unlockables
Beat on Samus Returns on Normal to Unlock Hard Mode and Fusion Mode (Fusion Mode requires scanning the Metroid amiibo as well to unlock in the file save menu.)
Ending Variants
Metroid: Samus Returns features nine different ending screen variations. Each one is unlocked based on the difficulty and the completion time. Collecting items does not factor in this time! Each difficulty setting has three possible outcomes. What changes is Samus and her appearance after she jump sin the air and lands on the Clear Time screen.
Difficulty | Requirement | Ending |
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Normal | Over 8 hours | Gravity Suit |
Normal | Between 4-8 hours | Gravity Suit, helmet off |
Normal | Under 4 hours | Zero Suit Samus |
Hard | Over 8 hours | Gravity Suit, new pose |
Hard | Between 4-8 hours | Gravity Suit, helmet off, green hair?(Justin Bailey) |
Hard | Under 4 hours | Justin Bailey Samus - pink, green hair |
Fusion | Over 8 hours | Fusion Suit |
Fusion | Between 4-8 hours | Fusion Suit, helmet off |
Fusion | Under 4 hours | Metroid Fusion ending suit |
Check out the different ending screens below:
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Normal (8+) | Normal (4-8) | Normal (-4) |
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Hard (8+) | Hard (4-8) | Hard (-4) |
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Fusion (8+) | Fusion (4-8) | Fusion (-4) |
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Watch the full final battle and ending for a Normal 8+ hour run below.
Chozo Memories
Did you know the game has a gallery diving into some of the Chozo lore on SR388? There are 11 gallery images in total, each depicting scenes of the Chozo and their involvement with the Metroids and X Parasites.
Each gallery image is split up into four unlockable sections. The more you collect and fill the completion percentage of an area, the more the gallery image fills up.
Image | How to Unlock |
1/10 | Get 100% in the Surface Area. |
2/10 | Get 100% in Area 1. |
3/10 | Get 100% in Area 2. |
4/10 | Get 100% in Area 3. |
5/10 | Get 100% in Area 4. |
6/10 | Get 100% in Area 5. |
7/10 | Get 100% in Area 6. |
8/10 | Get 100% in Area 7. |
9/10 | Get 100% in Area 8. |
10/10 | Complete the game. |
2d/10 | View all 10 Chozo Memories. |