need help on mother brain!!!

Asstastic

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2004-03-05 12:10:27 am

keep dying after blowing up glass!!!!!!! any suggestions???? :( :( :(

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Toozin

2004-03-05 12:17:21 am

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

Perhaps you should switch to decaf.

Anyway, fire missiles or super missiles, whatever you got, right into MB's eye. You'll have to crouch to hit her. Stay on the right platform to avoid the gun turrets, and use your screw attack to take care of the Rinkas (Cheerios of death). On Normal (and Easy, I think) she fires off a beam every 5 missiles or 1 super missile, or every time you drop below the platforms. Just jump over it, and make sure to spin jump so your screw attack clears out the obstacles in your way.

Asstastic

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2004-03-05 12:52:07 am

thank you very much.

elbryan42

2004-03-05 01:55:03 am

I'd like to add that she'll only open her eye if you successully dodge the fireball.

Faust

2004-03-05 02:38:48 am

Quick question: can you dodge her blast by hanging off the side of one of the platforms with the power grip? I seem to recall one time where I was hanging off the right platform and the blast missed me but I also seem to recall being in the same location and her blast hit me and knocked me into the lava.

I don't have a convenient save near MB or I'd check myself.

Light of Day

2004-03-05 02:45:16 am

I recall both being hit by the blast and not while hanging, too. I wouldn't purposely try to avoid the blasts that way, especially since dropping that low means Mother Brain won't open its eye, and will shoot another blast as soon as you get as high as the platforms again. I usually dodge by either jumping over the blast to the other platform, then jumping back again (maybe stopping to shoot a missile or two first), or jumping up on to the gun turret on the right. You can also just jump in place over it and land back on the same platform, but it's not as easy.

MegaMyke

2004-03-27 12:10:47 am

Is it just me or did anyone else die 30 bazillion times from those freaken ....circly...uhhh..rink.... things tossing you into the acid/lava then struggling to jump back onto the platform only to be tossed back into the lava!

Syl

2004-03-27 12:57:02 am

the cheerios? theyre a pain, but i find that screw attack makes mother brain VERY simple.

Metroid Prime

2004-03-27 09:44:55 am

Quote from Syl_Aran:

the cheerios? theyre a pain, but i find that screw attack makes mother brain VERY simple.

Well, if you have some Energy Tanks and all.

Syl

2004-03-27 10:59:28 am

Quote from MMcLean54:

Quote from Syl_Aran:

the cheerios? theyre a pain, but i find that screw attack makes mother brain VERY simple.

Well, if you have some Energy Tanks and all.

nah, not really, i only had 1.5 energy tanks full on my hard 100% <2 hour file im working on, and i beat her no problem. I just didn't want to spend the time to fill up on health, i just grabbed all 4 super missiles, about 40 missiles, and beat her no problem. (i gathered them after i destroyed the zebetite, i know its slower that way, but its safer for me)

Anyway, what i usually end up doing..

I stand on the right platform, jump between platforms randomly, when she fires im hoping to be on the left platform, jump over her blast onto the right platform, crouch, shove a super missile/few missiles off, jump back on the left platform.

ive never really had an issue doing that, not since my first time through the game.

MegaMyke

2004-03-27 01:04:35 pm

show off... I just can't seem to get back upon the platform...and i had like all he energy tanks Crying or Very sad

... these little smilys are pretty neat

SABERinBLUE

2004-03-27 03:43:24 pm

Cook of the Sea

The general strategy you ssee on GameFAQs if you need refills on anything is to cling to the right side of the left block, hold L and shoot the rinkas that come at you for powerups. The turrets and the Eye Beam will not hit you there (The Eye Beam will hit you if it is fired, but she won't fire it if you keep hanging there) Then they say to jump up onto the platform to grab the powerups. The problem that I ran into is that about every third time you jump up MB fires the Beam and it is difficult to avoid. My solution: Hang on the block like before and shoot the rinka at the last possible moment (When they are superimposed over Samus's Arm Cannon). If they are close enough, you will automatically grab any powerups they drop without having to move. Problem solved. If you shoot them too soon and they drop something that you would have to jump for, don't jump for it unless it's Super Missiles and you need some, because they're very rare. But in general, you can refill from zero to full on everything without taking damage using this method.

The general strategy you ssee on GameFAQs if you need refills on anything is to cling to the right side of the left block, hold L and shoot the rinkas that come at you for powerups.  The turrets and the Eye Beam will not hit you there (The Eye Beam will hit you if it is fired, but she won't fire it if you keep hanging there)  Then they say to jump up onto the platform to grab the powerups.  The problem that I ran into is that about every third time you jump up MB fires the Beam and it is difficult to avoid.  My solution:  Hang on the block like before and shoot the rinka at the last possible moment (When they are superimposed over Samus's Arm Cannon).  If they are close enough, you will automatically grab any powerups they drop without having to move.  Problem solved.  If you shoot them too soon and they drop something that you would have to jump for, don't jump for it unless it's Super Missiles and you need some, because they're very rare.  But in general, you can refill from zero to full on everything without taking damage using this method.

MegaMyke

2004-03-27 05:17:04 pm

I really dont use strategy guides pr anything of the sort because it removes all elements of surprise... and if they're removed..you dont get surprised... and where's the fun in that? but still thanks that strategy IS useful =)