Time, %, Difficulty

2007-11-10 02:48:10 pm

Because today it was raining all the time, I started a new a game in "normal" and just finished it. The bosses are SO easy compared to Hypermode, but it is kind of cool to see them die so fast ;)

Anyway here my results:
Difficulty: Normal
Item Rate: 56 %
Time: 4:10 h

I think it is not bad for a third playthrough- next time I'll probably use sequence breaks

robiin

2007-11-11 07:26:59 am

First time, i'm on PAL version also ^^

Difficulty - Normal
Percentage Complete 85%
Total Time 16:07

That's what you get for discovering 8-)

Ki

2007-11-14 11:18:18 pm

Finally finished it today lol.

Percent: 75%

Time: 13:37

That's right. 1337.

Veterent Difficulty, nothing hard about hard mode, died two times =( .

ShadowJedi

2007-11-15 02:30:10 pm

First Completion, Veteran 13:34, 79%
Second Completion, Hyper 11:00 100% (I like ones and zeroes.)

My first playthrough was a mess, since I didn't read stuff enough, went through ares too quick and didn't learn the area layouts. The second I spent lots of time getting all items in the end. Working on a faster Normal low% run now so I've all difficulties beaten.

FirePhoenix

2007-11-17 10:26:29 am

Completion Time: 9:34
Item Percentage: 100%
Difficulty: Normal

My first playthrough. I'm actually surprised how well I seem to have done compared to some of the rest of you guys' first runs...And I'm not even a good Speedrunner. . :P Fastest I've ever done a speedrun was in Prime 1 where I beat it in ~4 hours (Don't remember percentage.)

Now to try Hypermode. :D

goue

2007-11-17 02:20:09 pm

Best attempts so far (PAL)

Time: 2:52
Percentage:36%
Difficulty: Normal

Time: 6:47
Percentage: 100%
Difficulty: Hyper

ShadowJedi

2007-11-21 06:18:51 am

Messed around on Normal mode.
4:02 22%
I don't know how much time was wasted by repeatedly failed BSJs. Probably over half an hour.

kwinse

2007-11-26 09:15:08 pm

7:08
100%
Hypermode

Still died first time against Dark Samus, so I don't know if it adjusts difficulty after a death or if I just better remembered how to survive. :|

Also, Mogenar sucks and is the only other place I died besides some carelessness on Bryyo when trying to abuse hypermode invincibility.

goue

2007-12-01 05:26:33 pm

3:36
100%
Normal (PAL)

get this time only a few minutes ago...could someone say if this or good or not?...don't know other times for 100% completions

Prime Hunter

2007-12-01 05:30:31 pm

http://www.metroid2002.com/prime3/index.php/Speed_Runs

Well, based on the times listed here, which are seriously out of date because nobody uses the wiki anymore, it's the best normal 100% run so far unless someone's beat that time already.

Either way, it's still a great time. I could never do it, I know that much.

goue

2007-12-01 05:47:31 pm

i think someone have already beaten this because i make many small mistakes, the route i use probably isn't the best and i have to beat berserker lord in elysia...but it would be great when it is the best time so far

Mr. Aran

2007-12-28 02:18:56 pm

everybody knows it's true

After four sleepless nights since the best Christmas ever, I am done!

Normal
11:48
84%

MASTER-88

2008-01-04 10:59:41 am

Speedrunner

Yeah i finally completed this:

Normal
Clear time: 17.31
67% items

Game was pretty easy. But many puzzles caused much troubles. I need use alot game faqs and still many puzzles caused much troubles. Luckily last boss was easy. Level itself was really nasty one. Especially last room before Dark samus. Very complicated puzzle and nasty time limit.

Yeah i probably go try Veteran mode next.

rekameohs

2008-01-04 09:54:07 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

Should've done veteran first; it's a difficulty in between the normal and hard difficulties of prior prime games.

And gamefaqs? :(

MASTER-88

2008-01-05 06:44:03 am

Speedrunner

I don,t see much difference between normal & veteran mode yet. I decide try little bit more speed too. I got under 40 minutes landing on Bryyo on Veteran. This is not real speedrun, but i try remember more things.

Hopefully i don,t need game faqs again. Game faqs help me solved all difficult puzzles. It was my best friend my first playthrought. :D W/O game faqs this game took easily over 30 hours to beat your first playthrought. This is reason why my first completion was pretty fast.

Ann-Ti

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Ann-Ti: 2008-01-05 09:51:31 am

2008-01-05 09:48:57 am

Veteran
3:24
39% (or something like that. I was doing Any-% run so...).

If the wiki is outdated then where you can find the best times? I would really like to know what's the best time on Veteran at the moment.

Prime Hunter

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Prime Hunter: 2008-01-05 04:36:00 pm

2008-01-05 04:15:16 pm

Well, according to that you beat my personal Veteran best of 3:29, which was also a 22% run. Not sure if anyone else has passed that yet, but I'd imagine it's probably happened by now.

Edit: I just ran through this topic for a few minutes, and unless I misread something I think you have the new best time for Veteran mode. Seeing as it's been nearly three months since I did that run I'm very surprised at that to be honest.

Ann-Ti

2008-01-06 12:45:16 pm

Veteran
3:13
37%

Changed my route a bit with good results. Next time I'll try to skip Hazard Shield (for some reason I couldn't skip Command Courtyard [?]) and maybe my time will be under three hours.

Mr. Aran

2008-01-07 12:02:20 pm

everybody knows it's true

What route do you use?

Ann-Ti

2008-01-08 11:21:28 am

It's mostly the normal route.

At Fiery Airdock I don't use the shortcut back to the ship but instead I open the ice door route. That way it's faster to get back after Ship Missiles. I also skip the first turret in Thorn Jungle.

In Elysia I use the Berserker Lord skip (PAL-version so I can't really skip him) but mostly I just use the normal route. It's pretty straightforward.

There aren't many routes from which to choose in Pirate Homeworld either. In the previous run, while getting Hazard Shield I decided to get back to the ship instead of using the "train" to get back to Command Center. I have no idea why I didn't do that earlier...

I can try to describe it better later, but now I'm in bit of a hurry.

craztad

2008-01-08 09:43:58 pm

kyupi+yakisoba=win

A while back i got a 2:50 something in veteran mode any%. I think it was in the upper 50s though. If you follow my test run it is pretty much exactly the same way you should go through veteran mode just with a few tricks i missed. crap i just remembered that i never got the rest of the run up on youtube. It just ends before gandrayda. Nate did you by chance recieve my discs yet?

MASTER-88

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MASTER-88: 2008-01-10 01:46:14 pm

2008-01-10 01:24:21 pm

Speedrunner

Well i finally make my first speedrun, this is my second completion. My biggest trouble was memorize that route. It took alot restarts and still i choose wrong way couple times but it never cost me very much. I trying avoid my big mistakes but yeah i don,t care my little mistakes. Example boss fights suck. Mogenar took whole 12 minutes here.

Yeah my time bit suck, but i am still happy with this. I don,t care much about my little mistakes. Some sequence breaks/speedtrick here. Example: jungle turret skip, elysia bersekker lord speedtrick, couple bsj shortcuts and Valhalla energy sell skip before pirate code

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-Cleartime 4.11
-Veteran mode
-PAL versio
-42% item (11et, 40m)
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This run is done with veteran mode. Last fight was pretty hard here. Took me couple deaths. How hell Paraxade can beat hyper 22% less than 10 deaths. Question

It looks bit there is no way survive Phaaze with 1et max. He need some special methods here. This must be see.

Next i probably go try hyper mode. But i think no speedrun.

Well i finally make my first speedrun, this is my second completion. My biggest trouble was memorize that route. It took alot restarts and still i choose wrong way couple times but it never cost me very much. I trying avoid my big mistakes but yeah i don,t care my little mistakes. Example boss fights suck. Mogenar took whole 12 minutes here.

Yeah my time bit suck, but i am still happy with this. I don,t care much about my little mistakes. Some sequence breaks/speedtrick here. Example: jungle turret skip, elysia bersekker lord speedtrick, couple bsj shortcuts and Valhalla energy sell skip before pirate code

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-Cleartime 4.11
-Veteran mode
-PAL versio
-42% item (11et, 40m)
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This run is done with veteran mode. Last fight was pretty hard here. Took me couple deaths. How hell Paraxade can beat hyper 22% less than 10 deaths. :?: It looks bit there is no way survive Phaaze with 1et max. He need some special methods here. This must be see.

Next i probably go try hyper mode. But i think no speedrun.

rekameohs

2008-01-13 04:43:53 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

I got a 2:43 with my new route.

SuperMissle

2008-01-13 09:33:03 pm

Mysteries are slowly becoming extinct.

11:47 100% on Hyper! :-D

MASTER-88

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MASTER-88: 2008-01-17 08:38:49 am

2008-01-17 08:36:25 am

Speedrunner

JES!!!!

***************
Clear time 5.31
Items: 46% (all energy tanks)
Hyper mode

PAL-versio
******************

It is finally over. I have 4.57 before Phaaze. This mean my last fights was pretty fast. AU head was crazy. I have empty phazon metter when i beat AU-main phase. I was close deaths. I lose 75-80% my energys against head. Today i have good luck. I beat this my first attempt. I think i don,t never want touch hyper mode again. Just last boss is only reason with this. Overall this not too hard to beat hyper mode.

Low-% normal challenge interesting me or any-% normal speedrun. We can see.