I don't know if this counts, and it probably doesn't, but how to get across the magma pool without grapple beam is the annoying tbj. Some people find that easy, but i can not do a tbj, and am trying to beat the game without grapple beam and spider ball, and gravity suit. I know this is possible, but you should save before the attempt.
In the magma pool, there is a pillar that almost sticks out of the lava. You can't see it, but it's there. If you L-lock spring space jump you should land almost directly on it. Stand on the highest point of it, quickly for you are getting injured, and L-lock spring L space jump yourself to a small lip to the left. If done correctly, you should land on the ledge. You are across the magma pool now.
Another way, that I am still practicing, is coming from the opposite direction. Here i have two ideas. From the main plaza, climb to the top. Don't cross the bridge. If you face the bridge there should be a lower platform to your right. Jump on it. Now, on an alcove further right, there is a missle expansion. You have to L-lock spring jump L space jump onto the alcove, or onto the sand by the alcove and walk over there. From here look across the room. That is your goal. If you can find a point to lock on, or didn't get the missile expansion, you can dash jump over there possible(haven't tried this), or you can try a L-lock spring L space jump (why do I use so many of these, and I have tried this one and failed.
My other method is to get onto the lower platform described above, and jump on top of the super missile plug on the tree that holds a missile exspansion. From here, I have no idea. I'm still trying to find a different place on this tree that I can stand on.
This may help in a 100% speed run so you don't have to come back, but it most likely will not. Just remember that all above methods need to have at least half of the credit given to me, unless already discovered by someone else, and already posted. If you post these methods and do not give credit to me, you will be added to the metroids hit list.
In the magma pool, there is a pillar that almost sticks out of the lava. You can't see it, but it's there. If you L-lock spring space jump you should land almost directly on it. Stand on the highest point of it, quickly for you are getting injured, and L-lock spring L space jump yourself to a small lip to the left. If done correctly, you should land on the ledge. You are across the magma pool now.
Another way, that I am still practicing, is coming from the opposite direction. Here i have two ideas. From the main plaza, climb to the top. Don't cross the bridge. If you face the bridge there should be a lower platform to your right. Jump on it. Now, on an alcove further right, there is a missle expansion. You have to L-lock spring jump L space jump onto the alcove, or onto the sand by the alcove and walk over there. From here look across the room. That is your goal. If you can find a point to lock on, or didn't get the missile expansion, you can dash jump over there possible(haven't tried this), or you can try a L-lock spring L space jump (why do I use so many of these, and I have tried this one and failed.
My other method is to get onto the lower platform described above, and jump on top of the super missile plug on the tree that holds a missile exspansion. From here, I have no idea. I'm still trying to find a different place on this tree that I can stand on.
This may help in a 100% speed run so you don't have to come back, but it most likely will not. Just remember that all above methods need to have at least half of the credit given to me, unless already discovered by someone else, and already posted. If you post these methods and do not give credit to me, you will be added to the metroids hit list.