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Super Metroid: Ascent by Benox50 [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Feb 03, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
71% in 0:00
Difficult but correct!, I only didn't like that you can't go back to previous zones, rooms with water, some room elements that hide your view & parts with Grappling Beam... but, definitely is one of the best hacks, the mechanic with the Shrinespark is entertaining & funny!, & finally... I could see Spazer & Plasma Beam together!, that's was great!, thank you Benox50, this hack is highly recommended!
Ancient Chozo by Albert V. [SM Vanilla+], rated by Kandier on Jan 21, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
100% in 11:28
Version 1.1.5

Very, very good hack, reworked graphics and music, it looks beautiful & sound great, but it has a rare item counter, I didn't find 1 Energy Tank, 1 Reserve Tank, some Missile expansions, but it shows 100% of items, it's necessary the X-Ray Scope earlier & an updated map screen like Hyper Metroid or Super Metroid: Escape II in version 1.1.6... but... despite that, it's highly recommended!
Super Metroid Exertion by Mentlegen [SM Improvement], rated by Kandier on Mar 08, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
37% in 2:00
This hack isn't bad, just is short & seems incomplete, it has some issues like wrong location on map screen & doesn't save your trail after save, a map screen that looks like Hyper Metroid or Super Metroid: Escape II would be great!, it haven't Super Missiles too, but... the ship looks fantastic & performance is very good, the multiple suits idea is good but needs to be expanded, this hack has potencial!
Super Metroid: Escape by Mr. Hiroishi [SM Unknown], rated by Kandier on Mar 06, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
77% in 6:40
Super Metroid: Escape... in general is a very good hack, it gives you great exploration & freedom, it's entertaining and interesting... but it has some little details that can be fixed:

In Brinstar & Wrecker Ship rooms there're platforms that are invisibles, even with the X-Ray Scope, some rooms have parts that propel you up or down, but there's no any indicator & that's annoying, other rooms don't have items, they're empty, like the rooms after Draygon & Ridley, you don't find anything after defeating them, rooms with sand in Maridia are tedious, it has a few small graphic glitches, in Wrecker Ship & Norfair, the map screen has a glitch that loses your progress after save, if the map screen were like its sequel Super Metroid: Escape II with room passages would be awesome!

But... despite that, it's worth playing a lot, it's recommendable!
Phazon Hack by A_red_monk_called_Key [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Feb 07, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
93% in 20:40
Phazon Hack 0.3

It's not as good as it appaers, for now... the level & enemy designs are great, the exploration factor is great too, but... Energy Recharge Blue Sphere is bad idea, it's annoying to wait, it's better the classic Energy Recharge Station, the X-Ray Scope doesn't show some hidden paths, it has some wrong enemy & platforms placements, Dark & Light Beams are too slow, weak & almost useless, the Warp Zone is confused & tedious, isn't possible see the entire map screen on Tetrafuse Zone & isn't accesible on Warp Zone, it doesn't show the item locations & has some graphical glitches where some parts that you already visited have disappeared, if the map screen were like Hyper Metroid or Super Metroid: Escape II would be fantastic!, there's bugs that freeze the game sometimes, the Space Jump is trash!, I had many problems with it, I continuously fell down in open areas, it's necessary the Re-spin & the ending is very hurried on, two bosses continuous?, one after another isn't good & the WORST SHIT is the mockball trick, it's not required to finish the game, but is required for the 100% completion, nobody needs this trick, with the wall jump trick is enough.

For now, Phazon Hack 0.3 is an average hack, but it has potential!, great potential to become one of the best hacks of this site!, A_red_monk_called_Key we need the version 1.0!, all complete, optimized & finished without silly tricks that damage the game's fluidity
Super Metroid: Arrival by Jefe962 [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 09, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
91% in 5:33
Version 1.11

This hack gets so boring & tedious in a few hours, it doesn't offer anything really good beyond the visual... at first it was very well, I had that feeling of curiosity and finding various items kept me interested, but after a while everything that goes away, the areas were some confusing & it gets repetitive and annoying, then, the Space Jump is a complete bullshit!, uncontrollable, almost useless & to get it, I used the infinite bomb jump trick, but I don't know if it was the correct or I broke up the sequence, the map screen has some glitches... this hack was a big disappointment for me
Airy by Cyclamen32 [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 04, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
86% in 9:33
In general is an average hack... but, it has some confusing & tedious places to go through, final part was weird and unsatisfactory, map doesn't show areas that you have explored previously after save & the worst bullshit: the speedball puzzles, they're annoying, I couldn't get any Reserve Tank & wasn't the only one
Reimagined by SavageWizzrobe [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 04, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
73% in 12:50
I remember an impossible Shinespark challenge in Norfair & I couldn't access in a couple rooms in Maridia, most areas are very fine but some are too tedious & boring especially in Maridia & Crateria, also I didn't get the Screw Attack & I was not interested in getting it, if the map screen showed the room's hallways similar to Hyper Metroid or Super Metroid: Escape II, that would help a lot, the escape was confusing & annoying, I didn't rescue the animals due to lack of time, & finally... it forces you to go underwater... the worst... those areas aren't funny
Super Metroid Nature by Jefe962 [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Feb 24, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
This hack was a disappointing for me... I didn't finish it... it's good until more or less the first boss... after that, when you have the Hi-jump Boots, Samus hits various platforms with her head, she looks like Mario or Luigi & isn't funny, it's stupid, I remember a terrible Speed Booster puzzle in Norfair, I couldn't get through, when I went back to Brinstar, it was difficult to get to Crateria, the tour was tedious & annoying, the map screen didn't help, if it had a map like Hyper Metroid or Super Metroid: Escape II would be excellent, but... finally... I got tired of playing it
Vanilla++ by squishy_ichigo [SM Vanilla+], rated by Kandier on Feb 23, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
It's not a funny hack, lack of wall jump & the physics only reduce fun... unnecessarily
Super Metroid: Advent by Shadow96 [SM Quick Play], rated by Kandier on Mar 16, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
28% in 1:11
Version 0.32

The atmosphere & graphics are very well, but, you can't save in Save Stations, if you save in the ship the game will crash, it has some tileset glitches & doesn't combine the beams, change between them is a problem, it has some wrong enemy placements, the map screen is a trash & lose your progress... in general is too short... this hack has potential, but for now is incomplete & not worth it
So Little Piracy by mccad/MetroidMst [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 09, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
It's a hack with good graphics, but everything else is shit, big shit!... despite the graphics, it has some tile glitches, the background is very well but is some confusing, sometimes it blends with normal platforms, the music is maddening & loud, it's not as good as it seems, the battle with Spospo was trash, very stressful & tedious, those parts with Grappling Beam... really?, why don't the creators understand that Grappling Beam is one of the worst shits in Super Metroid?, after that, next part with morphball before getting the Speed Booster, seriously?, I couldn't continue without savestates, when you're forced to use savestates, you know that this hack is not worth it, this hack compites with Redesing to be the worst!, I'm very disappoinment & annoying, I enjoyed nothing... just the beginning, please don't waste your time with this shit, better play another hack!
Super Metroid Frostbite by Jefe962 [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 09, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
82% in 0:27
Ridiculous and ugly hack, nothing interesting, it's too short, with map screen glitch & poor area desing, I just wasted my time, same the other hacks from this author, I didn't like any hack
Legacy by Banana Oyaji [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 07, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
Boring & tedious hack, the layout is confusing & annoying, inferior than original & the map screen is shit
Super Metroid: Exercise by Mr. Hiryu [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Mar 05, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
This shit is ugly, saturated & stressful, one of the worst I've played!
Rewind by squishy_ichigo [SM Unknown], rated by Kandier on Mar 04, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
Stupid thing, very bad sequence, you can get caught & is necessary restart the game sometimes... not recommended!
Super Metroid: Super Kill Time by Stacy [SM Unknown], rated by Kandier on Feb 23, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
The map screen has a glitch where it loses your previous trail & is annoying, also it's boring, tedious & insipid... same as Super Metroid: Kill Time, not worth it!
AngryFireChozo by DSO [SM Quick Play], rated by Kandier on Feb 23, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
This hack is trash, it has graphical issues, just at the beginning, the ball doesn't see & those issues continue, you can see Samus running in the air... & of course, physics are shit!, but, even if it would have normal physics, it would still be trash
MockingBird Station by Xaggoth [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Feb 10, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
Ugly & weird hack, everything looks almost saturated & it doesn't even have a map screen
Super Metroid: Kill Time by Stacy [SM Unknown], rated by Kandier on Feb 10, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
One word describes this hack: MUCK!. It seems that is unfinished, it has several annoying graphic glitches, the exploration is boring, tedious & insipid... so, why does it have three orbs?, it doesn't deserve them!, one orb is too many for this shit
B2-TW by Grime [SM Quick Play], rated by Kandier on Jan 27, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
Limited and ugly hack
Super Metroid: Black Plague by JamieWebb16 [SM Quick Play], rated by Kandier on Jan 27, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
It's not interesting, I don't wish more
Ice Metal Uninstall by Crys [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Jan 27, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
It seems good... but isn't, it's annoying, too many unlinear makes it confusing and boring... and is VERY tedious with the bomb jump
Hallow Eve by Grime [SM Quick Play], rated by Kandier on Jan 22, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
Another piece of trash...! again!, I just wasted my time... again, this isn't Metroid
Eris by Digital_Mantra [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Jan 22, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
BIG piece of shit!!!, I just wasted my time, this TRASH isn't Metroid!!!, don't play it, better look for another hack
Super Metroid: Redesign by Drewseph [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Jan 22, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
This hack is a BIG piece of shit!!!, the worst hack I've played!!!, this TRASH isn't Metroid!, WHY IS THIS CRAP POSTED HERE?, please don't lose your time with this, there's much better hacks
Super Metroid: Vino by Cyclamen32 [SM Unknown], rated by Kandier on Jan 21, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
This hack is trash, nothing interesting, don't waste your time
Super Metroid: Z-Factor by Metaquarius [SM Exploration], rated by Kandier on Jan 21, 2021 (Star Star Star Star Star )
No completion stats.
I've been playing version 1.3 until Norfair and I'm not going to continue, it's ridiculous to take damage from the high temperature, it's trash, that's not interesting or funny, I don't recommend it, better play another hack