Super Easy Metroid

Super Easy Metroid
Release date: Jul 27, 2005	Author: Crocomire	Download: Version 1.0 [UH] (864 downloads) Download: Version 1.0 [H] (618 downloads)
Genre: Vanilla+ [?] Game:	Difficulty: Beginner [?]	Average runtime: 1:06 Average collection: 60%
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Description

This hack is the opposite of Super Hard Metroid in that in this hack everything is made easier. All enemies are half as strong and have half the health and all hidden passages and items are shown. Also, all hard to get items are easier to get such as the main street Maridia missile where you need to shinespark at the right spot to get it.

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Ratings and Reviews

By Aran;Jaeger on Dec 08, 2016 (

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100% in 1:21

Animals saved.

Quick Summary of the meaning of my SM hack ratings:
5 orbs: SM hacks within the 80% to 100% (90% ± 10%) range of perceived perfection; SM hacks for outstanding wholesome playing experiences and at most minor inconveniences.
4 orbs: SM hacks within the 60% to 80% (70% ± 10%) range of perceived perfection; Well done SM hacks with noticeable design problems.
3 orbs: SM hacks within the 40% to 60% (50% ± 10%) range of perceived perfection; Normal decent average SM hacks.
2 orbs: SM hacks within the 20% to 40% (30% ± 10%) range of perceived perfection; Overall messy, confusing, or punishing SM hacks with some upsides.
1 orb : SM hacks within the 00% to 20% (10% ± 10%) range of perceived perfection; Ruthlessly unplayable, broken, or barely from the original game changed SM hacks.

Judgement parameters summary:
° Creative ideas and features, polished design, how enjoyable and fun the hack can be, lack of hard to find or cryptic required game elements, the difficulty, and if the hack can be finished without major guides or tools.
° Note that the length of a SM hack will not necessarily contribute to my rating of the SM hack, since instead the averaged out experience over the whole hack will be taken into account to get a relative comparison between SM hacks.
° Besides this, lack of impactful changes from the original SM game also went into the evaluation of SM hacks (otherwise one may consider them among the 3 stars hacks) as follows: Ultimately, for my ratings I consider a situation in which an SM enthusiast that already has, knows about and is familiar with the original game and its prominent mechanics could only choose 1 new SM hack to play and thus would really want to make sure he/she will get a fresh and fantastic experience or journey out of his/her 1 choice.

The goal of all these SM hack ratings is so that rather new players have an overview of the whole spectrum of SM hacks and how to sort them in, in relation to each other, where SM hacks that are rated lower might still be enjoyable for more experienced players.

Finally, sometimes for SM hacks it can be relevant that they may be significantly more enjoyable from a player standpoint at which the player is well practiced and familiarized with Super Metroid's game mechanics in general, and that in particular some of the best SM hacks may not be the outright best first SM hack choices to play otherwise because of this, and for beginner SM hack players this typically steers the best first SM hack choices towards some of the SM hacks that I rated with 4 orbs instead of 5.

Rating for some hacks may be off by 1 Star, but arguably not more, and ratings are not attempted to be provided within the precision of ''half orbs''.

By Sapphron on Jul 31, 2019 (

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15% in 1:04

Something that bothered me about this hack is that the enemies are halved in dmg + health, but environmental damage (like spikes, acid, etc.) are not halved. I know that's not in the description at all but it would've been a nice touch.
Mother Brain has 18,000 HP instead of 9,000 like the hack would lead you to believe, making my low% +1 a little more stressful. :p
One other thing is that the creator did not group together shot blocks/bomb blocks like they're grouped in vanilla, like you can see in the screenshot on the right. Some blocks also respawn when they shouldn't, making things a little annoying at times like climbing Red Tower.
Overall, it is what it says. A super easy metroid.

By Syphon on Dec 27, 2019 (

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100% in 1:17

Really not much to say about this one.

Same old Super Metroid but easier.

By Kriken Empire on Jul 17, 2022 (

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No completion stats.

Honestly, I'm just glad this hack exists. Having options is good IMO. Though it's unlikely there'll be too many people struggling with SM so much they dive deep into the hacking community to have an easier time.

By Megabrainz 357 on Apr 28, 2023 (

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No completion stats.

It’s an interesting idea to make an easier Super Metroid. Everything else is described in the description of it. Worth playing once.

By ClaireDiviner on Feb 25, 2024 (

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23% in 0:43

There's really not much to this hack. It is what it says it is, to be fair. This is something you give to your young nephew, or something, to introduce them to Super Metroid. Even then, a kid could reasonably beat this, as most people on this site did just fine during their childhoods in this game. My one nitpick is the removal of the hidden path with the crumble block in Blue Brinstar Energy Tank Room (Taco Tank Room), as it was there as a safety measure, should the player run out of Power Bombs; with that path removed, a player can softlock if they happen to use their last PB, and proceed to Billy Mays.

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