shaktool7's Hack Reviews - Metroid Construction

SM Redesign: Axeil Edition by Drewseph [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 14, 2021 (

)

65% in 18:31

Recommended if you can 100% vanilla. Not the best but certainly up there. Also the largest coherent sm hack.

65.5%

Travelled 458.58
Energy Lost 68923
Enemies Killed 4029
Shots Fired 33156
Doors Traveresed 3022

Super Metroid: Ascent by Benox50 [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 17, 2021 (

)

74% in 6:52

Nothing to criticise much in this, It's ambitious but not over the top at most times.

Ancient Chozo by Albert V. [

Vanilla+], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 17, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

Been some time since first playthrough, But the electric water is stupid.

Hyper Metroid by RealRed [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 17, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

Recommended.

Metroid Subzero by Conner [ MZM

Quick Play], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 17, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

Cool (pun intended) little hack. liked it, only problem was the 2 main big hub-kinda rooms were kinda samey-looking which threw me off, if memory serves right.

Project ZM by FelixWright [ MZM

Improvement], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 17, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

fun and simple physics and other qol+ changes, recommended. wished the name wasnt a ripoff off project base though.
also, if you are looking at this, read the readme god damn it. why don't people read readmes?

Super Metroid Exertion by Mentlegen [

Improvement], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 19, 2021 (

)

34% in 1:02

Cool hack. Can use some polish. Final boss track was cool.
01:02
34%
Animals Abducted
Time is IGT.

Metroid: Recovery Mission by alexman25 [ MZM

Spoof], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 19, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

gum

Samus Goes To The Fridge To Get A Glass Of Milk by kkzero [

Spoof], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 19, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

peak of fusion hacks

Samus Goes To The Fridge To Get A Glass Of Milk II by kkzero [

Spoof], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 19, 2021 (

)

% in 0:10

credits were cute, 11/10 would milk again, better than the vanilla game

Metroid: Scrolls 6 by Conner, OneOf99, CaptGlitch, JRP [ MZM

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 20, 2021 (

)

88% in 2:11

Much Cool Hack.

Solum: 3/5
Litore 5/5
Mons: 4/5
Turrim: 5/5
Silva : 4/5
Arx: 5/5
Soundtrack: 5/5

Super Metroid Nature by Jefe962 [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on May 07, 2021 (

)

99% in 4:27

Very Accesible, except for a few flaws:
a) The entrance to mini-kraid's room blends in too well.

b) The tiling makes it look like there's more secrets than there are, every other crevice looks like it might be morph tunnel, this might just be me. This was very apparent trying to 100% and i'm still a reserve short.

c) Could have tried making Beam Burst more apparent(?)

Would rate this 4 and a half. Other than the aforementioned flaws this is a great starting point for hacks. Recommended

04:27
99%
Animals Abandoned

Metroid FreezeFlame 2: Twisted Dimensions by Conner [ MZM

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on May 08, 2021 (

)

78% in 0:58

Ratings below are based on only having played subzero and scrolls 6 before.
FreezeFlame: 3/5
Subzero/DeepFreeze: 4/5
SR387: 5/5
RTZ: 2/5
Scrolls 6: 5/5
Stargazer: 3/5

Super Metroid: Y-Faster by Metaquarius [

Speedrun/Race], rated by shaktool7 on May 28, 2021 (

)

73% in 0:58

lmao this hack thinks it's funny
Recommended.(Unless you are photosensitive)

Metroid: Return to Zebes by alexman25 [ MZM

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Jun 26, 2021 (

)

100% in 2:34

Very fun hack. Could use just a little bit more polish. Highly Recommended.

Super Metroid: Federation Force by Metaquarius [

Spoof], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 01, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

One of the best hacks of the decade 202X. A fun time. Play this. Highly recommended.
Consider making wave beam more apparent.

Super Metroid: Darkholme Hospital by Cloud12 [

Quick Play], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 09, 2021 (

)

60% in 3:50

not enough plague doctors [87

Super Zero Mission by SBniconico [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 12, 2021 (

)

52% in 10:16

Lacking Important Feature: An Actual difficulty curve for heaven's sake

But given how absolutely polished the rest of the hack truly is, I'll assume the difficulty choices were intentional and the rest of the hack does make up for it.
Regarding the stealth section, BAD BAD.

Highly Recommended, if you can handle the heat.

So Little Bubble by Conner [ MZM

Quick Play], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 15, 2021 (

)

93% in 0:15

(Played on MST Difficulty)
ConCon's bubble bubbler makes the bubbles in your hack bubble harder than bubbles in other hacks bubble thus making an objectively bubbler experience. BUBBLES
Highly Recommended, better than FreezeFlame.

Metroid FreezeFlame by Conner [ MZM

Challenge], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 15, 2021 (

)

75% in 0:50

(Played on Green Whale Mode)
ConCon's freeze flamer makes the freezes and flames in your hack freezier and flamer than freezes and flames in other hacks' freezes and flames thus making an objectively freezier and flamier experience.
2hot4me
Highly Recommended, better than So Little Bubble.

ConCons first hack by Conner [ MZM

Quick Play], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 15, 2021 (

)

3% in 0:05

2con4me
conner's magnus opum really

Super Metroid: Y-Faster 2 Fast by Metaquarius [

Speedrun/Race], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 20, 2021 (

)

53% in 2:17

(Spoiler Warning?)

What a work of art, had so much fun playing this, meta is a legend.
Overall, Baby don't hurt me out of 10
2fast4me

Metroid Fusion: Special Edition by Lostglaceon [

Vanilla+], rated by shaktool7 on Aug 08, 2021 (

)

53% in 3:15

(Review for v1 below)
Achieves what it wants to rather nicely, Isn't really feature heavy at this point and has some bugs, so I'd rate it 'Ok' as of now.
(As of v4.20)
It's nice.

Oxide by Cyclamen32 [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Sep 09, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

So, sit down with me as I try to be "that guy" which poos on a hack the rest of the reviews like. It's like a small hack suffered a last minute decision of being made 4 times bigger in the worst way possible. There's way too many kill doors in big hall-like rooms. Ridley was a pain to find because of needing to go through seemingly solid walls. The escape sequence has the same thing with which door you need to and which door you don't. All the area aesthetics were, "intresting" exepct ridley's lair, but the hack lasts too long for what it can do in that time. To me this just wasn't what the other reviews seemed to promise. Quit after dying in the escape.

SMChallenge by SMILEuser96 [

Speedrun/Race], rated by shaktool7 on Sep 29, 2021 (

)

106% in 0:13

intresting looking squirrel ngl

Super Duper Metroid by Metaquarius, Daltone [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Dec 10, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

Hack Of The Year 2021.

Project Base 0.8.1 by begrimed [

Improvement], rated by shaktool7 on Dec 12, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

a project which is objectively based

Super Metroid: Y-Faster 2 Furious by Metaquarius [

Speedrun/Race], rated by shaktool7 on Dec 13, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

Good hack, not so good y-faster hack, it's near impossible for me to beat it because of how much time I waste at the slower areas/puzzles but I appreciate the effort which went into this, 2Fast is better with the timer because most parts of the game are fast-paced, while AFC and SYL drag me down in 2Furious.

Metroid: J.R.P. by Cpt. Glitch [ MZM

Challenge], rated by shaktool7 on Dec 24, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

This is good, Play this. Short, Sweet, and simple.

Super Metroid: Hotlands by MetroidNerd#9001 [

Exploration], rated by shaktool7 on Dec 27, 2021 (

)

No completion stats.

Short, sweet and simple. Good custom music, level design (as expected from metroidnerd) and grafix.
Some of the pirate bosses mnerd does feel a bit too claustrophobic for my liking but that's not much of an issue.

Vermifugal by alexman25 [ MZM

Quick Play], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 06, 2022 (

)

No completion stats.

I'm surprised KPF isn't here yet.
This looks like the kind of thing he'd specifically pick up to hate. Hi KPF if you ever come!
As for the hack "Intriguing" describes it pretty well.
Would be much more fun if the few crashes here and there would be fixed.

Metroid: Salt Mission by alexman25 [ MZM

Spoof], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 02, 2023 (

)

No completion stats.

madlad managed to make power grip compelling, impossible. alexman keeps pioneering gbatroid romhacking.

Gaslight, Gate Glitch, Miniboss by Croakomire [

Unknown], rated by shaktool7 on Apr 02, 2023 (

)

No completion stats.

Spent an hour in the landing site and honestly this gaslight me so well. Two stars because there's the gaslighting and gate-glitching promised, and another for the dedicated effort.

Super Metroid Containment Chamber by Lioran [

Challenge], rated by shaktool7 on Feb 29, 2024 (

)

% in 2:01

Recommended if you are somewhat patient and don't mind having to hunt for the right pixel. The puzzles that applied tech I knew beforehand tended to be more fun but the actual learning tended to be a slog.

Super Metroid: Eleven by Metaquarius [

Quick Play], rated by shaktool7 on Jul 08, 2024 (

)

86% in 2:04

Some phenomenal twists and turns and compelling design, and I appreciate a slower and more intimately cramped Project Base experience.
I don't feel the PBase tech that was needed was too advanced, and if you're well-versed with vanilla tech even you probably wouldn't need them aside from what you can understand of PBase's nuances yourself. I'm pretty sure I'm exactly the target audience for this hack and I can see why people could bounce off of this, but it does really well what it wants to.

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