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Super Metroid Redesign Hacks Up The House

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/metrede.jpg The folks at Vintage Computing have posted their latest 'Hacksterpiece Theater', "a regular column devoted to fun, odd, and interesting retro game hacks", and this one is devoted to the 'Super Metroid Redesign' hack for the SNES.

As he explains: "Super Metroid Redesign is exactly as its title says: a complete redesign of Super Metroid. It has a completely new world map, some new items, physics changes, and a few other new features." Looks like hacker Drewseph has gone to a lot of trouble to make a new version of the awesome SNES title - fun.

The best bit is probably Drewseph bothering to justify his changes in terms of series canon: "Something that always bothered me has been the horribly slow falling speed in this game. Every time I jumped I felt like I was wasting time waiting to land on the ground. My reason for changing it is backed up by a Pirate data in Metroid Prime that states Zebes total mass nearly equivalent to Tallon VI." Oh, well that's OK then!

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I downloaded the Super Metroid Redesign hack and "fused" it with Super Metroid (JU) [tried normal SM too], but it just wont work in Zsnes 1.5 (tried with older versions too...
I'm a HUGE metroid fan and I'd like to test out the so praised Redesig

If you read my readme it states that ZSNES does not work. there is an error in the emulator that does not work with SM

ok i am a No0B and do not has pass.. :( lol .... how do i get da pass?(im soo a n00b

no0b, read the readme.
Authors oftan add valuable info in those! ;)

Hi. um... listen i have watched some parts in the Redesign video, i have a few questions. First, it says above that the ROM won't work on ZSNES. Do you know one that does work with it? As in others, how much misslesEtc. do you get from a tank, im not seeing a pattern. Last, what do those chozo mean when they say, "sector * Crateriaetc. secured, gaurdian disarmed"? please be able to respond if you do respond to these
P.S. Yes, i realize i made a lot of typig mistakes(I just did one!:)

i have downloaded SM redesign and everything had seem to be working well until it froze at a certain part....i kept on reseting but it freezes a the same place.....what should i do??

if your wondering where to get super metroid (JU) type on google insane roms and it will bring up the torrents index click roms then snes roms then click the other type roms then scroll down till you find it. it is there i've seen dont the listed alphabetically

i am sending an error complaint about smr.

there are several "what if" errors in the game i've listed them.

1. high jump boots are required to get out of red brinstar and i can't go back to get them.

2. a part of smr require's a double bomb jump to get to torizo what if people cant double bomb jump

3.theres an item in red brinstar that is surrounded by series of small spikes when you this concealed area (there is plenty of room to stand up in) you cannot leave morph ball mode.

drewseph i've just defeated kraid and all i got was a bloody save station now i cant get out of red brinstar.

sorry mate but none are as good as you at playing this it requires way to much ability to complete it you worked but always and i do mean always remove the what if errors they are real bad problems in games design.

quero que me mande novidades,para meu email

impressive but... it seem's that varia suit is unreachable by any means possible. but you worked really hard i'm impressed it's a shame i didn't think of redesigning it myself. i just wish it was easier to play.

you need to pass trough norfair without the varia suit witch is one of my favorite parts of the game

^^First, this hack is fucking great!

But like others ask:
How the hell do I get out of red brinstar?? I killed kraid and got nothing..
I got sick of it and watched a emulated speedrun of the game,(spoiling a lot yes but I started to wonder if there was a serious error in the hack) there I see that you must be some insane bomb jump freak to get the varia???
is this really how it should be?

I dont know what to say besides

THIS
GAME
EFFING
ROCKS

It wasnt really that hard but it was the most fun game ive ever played

props

Ok. Ive gotten everything possible : / its VERY hard but ive done it. ( i mean items like suits / weapons not all containers ) and i know where all the statues are too : D im not going 2 say anything else but this. There ARE ALOT OF HIDDEN THINGS : /

( and btw you need 2 find like 6 statues to get into the area with mother brain. One for every area, ALSO places where you have space 2 stand up but it dosnt let you is SUPPOSE 2 be like that. )

ok, for anoybody playing, or has tried playing this game, i HAVE beatin this game... it IS POSSIBLE to beat without being an insane ball jumper. i suck at ball jumping, i can do 2 consecutive jumps b4 i fall back to the ground. thats basically all u will need.

oh, and this hack, fucking OWNS!!!!!!!
its *ALMOST* as good as the original, great job Drewseph

I love this game... best Metroid ever...

I am stuck, I hope someone can help. I just got out of Norfair after getting the power-bomb. I can't seem to find what to do next. I think it has something to do with the grapple beam, but I can't find it.

I tried breaking the pipe behind Kraid's Room. This lead to a place in Norfair where I got stuck. The walls are covered with grapple beam hooks so this has to be it, but I fell and can't climb out.

From the Pipe it is down and to the rightmost room. Note: I couldn't get high jump yet since I need a grapple to get it. I know the bomb climb trick, but can't do it to get High Jump. Anyone know how to get the grapple beam???

i got the rom and patches together..when i run the rom it goes to the title screen with *impossible* under the title and all..but when i start the game it just goes black everytime...i tried diff versions of snes9x and still get black after the title screen....HELP!@@@

i have done everything tht the read me tells u but every time i boot up this game a black screen will come up and thts it what should i do well nothing it freezes my laptop so whats wrong with the game ah

Somebody Please give me a copy of there working sm redesign then i could play it i really want 2 play it, Please help. my e-mail address is matty_elite@hotmail.co.uk

you'll need this rom:
SUPER METROID (JU) [!].SMC
just search google, you should find it.
you need the ips patch - STOP, when you have them both name your game to a unique name then name the patch to the same name. use zsnes, and enable "auto ips patching" run the renamed game and off you go

okay im pissed, in the speedrun, they got 2 energy tanks before going to norfair BUT when i went-there were none, i busted my @$$ getting 2 hidden ones-so is tht y those 2 spots were blank!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??

I know everybody hates this kind of post. So do I. But, I have searched all over and cannot get a successful download of Super Metroid (JU). I already tried it on my old version of the game and it scrambles at the beginning. So, could somebody please post the exact URL of a site where I can download a Super Metroid game that works with the hack? If at all possible, no torrents please.

I also can't find this super metroid (Ju) rom anywhere. If someone could upload this game somewhere:
For example
www.megaupload.com

And then send the downloadlink here.

You can downlad patched game here:
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/files/hacksterpiece/smr.zip

wow read the read me

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