Metroid Prime 100% Non IBBF Route

MP1 100% Non-IBBF Route

Original route by KirbyMastah

Decent Video Demonstration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgbo4n70UbQ

VERY IMPORTANT: To paraphrase t3, if you're just starting out with the game, the best advice would be not to think about what you're learning. Don't think about learning any% or 100% or following x route getting x items. Go on metroid2002.com and learn a few important tricks like space jump first, and then explore around and have fun. Try to break things for yourself. Once you find out how to dash jump/ghetto jump try applying this in places to do things you're not supposed to. This will be a lot more fun and rewarding than following some set out "route". if you approach the game by following some guide you'll likely lose interest very quickly. I can't emphasize this enough. Almost every runner who has actually stuck to the prime games has had past experience with breaking and messing with the game before actually running it (myself included), and almost every runner who didn't follow this advice has not stuck to running the prime games and lost interest.

Note about Charge Beam: The route follows the video route, which gets charge beam in the 2nd visit to Chozo Ruins. This saves a few seconds since you have boost ball at this time, but I'd probably recommend getting it on the first trip, before getting bombs, since it'll make life easier and you won't have to worry much about missile management.

Do SJF immediately to get SPACE JUMP.
Go to Chozo Ruins

***Scan off of tree for grappling missile expansion***
Get 1/2 pipe missile (1/49)
Get Energy tank
	Through missile door
MORPH BALL
	Back, and door up by tree
	Go on your way to charge beam.
	Rune door across from save room
MISSILE TANK (2/49) in Watery Hall Access
CHARGE BEAM

BOMBS, get the MISSILE TANK (3/49) behind it.
	In room where the save door is, make your way to the top
Solve the puzzle
MISSILE TANK (4/49) in Gathering Hall
VARIA SUIT
Go to magmoor

*****Segment****

ARTIFACT OF NATURE
MISSILE TANK (5/49) in Triclops Pit. Either dash to it or use a standable rock below it.
MISSILE TANK (6/49) in Storage Cavern, adjacent to Triclops Pit via morph ball tunnels
	In the main elevator room, go to the right.
ENERGY TANK (2/14) in Transport Tunnel A
Go to Phendrana Shorelines
BOOST BALL
	above the save station
WAVE BEAM
	The Palace
Back to Magmoor
MISSILE TANK (7/49) in Fiery Shores (you can go for it again later if you want; there's no advantage to getting it now or later)
Go to Tallon Overworld
MISSILE TANK (8/49) in Transport Tunnel B
Go to Chozo Ruins


Go to furnace, take lower morph ball path first to get ENERGY TANK (3/14).
MISSILE TANK (9/49) in Crossways
ICE BEAM

***SEgment***

Take elevator to east Tallon Overworld
2BJ to Gate Skip in Great Tree Hall, Open Gate with spinner then take elevator
**Ice door on lower right** to Phazon Mines

MISSILE TANK (10/49) via rotating crane. Dash to the higher ice door to go to Waste Disposal.
In Ore Processing, dash left and get GRAPPLE BEAM. Make your way to Elevator A
MISSILE TANK (11/49) in Elite Control Access.
Beat the invisible drone in Central Dynamo by manually aiming charged ice beam.
	Go up after kicking pirate ass
MAIN POWER BOMBS
 ***Segment***

Deactivate gas in Ventilation Shaft. You can get the e-tank now but ideally you leave it for 2nd visit as a refill for early newborn.
Phazon Processing Center - do PPC Climb and go to Magmoor.
	Blue door bottom right
PLASMA BEAM
ENERGY TANK (4/14) in Magmoor Workstation.
Take elevator to South Phendrana

Middle blue door in front of you
MISSILE TANK (12/49) in Frost Cave
POWER BOMB TANK (1/4) in Phendrana's Edge.
ARTIFACT OF SPIRIT
	All the way to the bottom
MISSILE TANK (13/49) in Gravity Chamber
GRAVITY SUIT
Go to Research Core the backway (don't get thermal visor yet)
Research Lab Aether: If the pirate doesn't break the glass, you have to reload the room again by backing into Research Core Access.
ARTIFACT OF ELDER (in Control Tower; avoid the invisible pirate fight trigger)
SUPER MISSILES
MISSILE TANK (14/49) in Research Lab Hydra. Make your way back to Research Core.
MISSILE TANK (15/49) then ENERGY TANK (5/14) in Research Lab Aether
THERMAL VISOR
ENERGY TANK (6/14) in Transport Access
MISSILE TANK (16/49) in Quarantine Cave
SPIDER BALL
ENERGY TANK (7/14) in Ruined Courtyard
POWER BOMB TANK (2/4) in Ice Ruins West
In Phendrana Shorelines, after ridley cutscene, stay on the same ledge and take the door to the right
MISSILE TANK (17/49) behind ice wall, and MISSILE TANK (18/49) via spider ball, in Ice Ruins East
	*Ice wall is on bottom right after door**
MISSILE TANK (19/49) behind ice wall, and MISSILE TANK (20/49) up the tower, in Phendrana Shorelines
ARTIFACT OF SUN
	Go into palace.

**Segment***

Take elevator to magmoor
ARTIFACT OF STRENGTH
POWER BOMB TANK (3/4) below the artifact
ICE SPREADER
Elevator to Tallon Overworld, then to Chozo Ruins

MISSILE TANK (21/49) in the giant tree in Main Plaza
MISSILE TANK (22/49) up halfpipe in Ruined Shrine.
WAVEBUSTER
ARTIFACT OF LIFEGIVER
MISSILE TANK (23/49) in ground floor of Ruined Shrine
MISSILE TANK (24/49) up halfpipe in Main Plaza
	Blue door on bottom
MISSILE TANK (25/49) in Ruined Nursery
	**SEGMENT**
MISSILE TANK (26/49) in tunnel and MISSILE TANK (27/49) behind wall in Ruined Gallery
MISSILE LAUNCHER (be sure to skip Hive Mecha by going around!)
ENERGY TANK (8/14) in Transport Access North
ARTIFACT OF WILD

MISSILE TANK (28/49) in Vault
ENERGY TANK (8/14) in Main Plaza, coming out from Plaza Access
Kill the scarabs in Ruined Fountain Access to get power bomb drops. Make sure you're full on them, at seven!
POWER BOMB TANK (4/4) in Magma Pool (you can get this on the way out too)
MISSILE TANK (29/49) behind branches in Training Chamber Access
ENERGY TANK (9/14) in Training Chamber. Go back to magma pool.
MISSILE TANK (30/49) in Ruined Fountain
Go to Watery Hall
MISSILE TANK (31/49) behind grate and MISSILE TANK (32/49) up spider track in Dynamo
MISSILE TANK (33/49) underwater in Water Hall
MISSILE TANK (34/49) in Furnace
ENERGY TANK (10/14) in Hall of the Elders
ARTIFACT OF WORLD
Go to Transport to Tallon Overworld East

***SEGMENT***

(behind Save Station 3) and go to Tallon Overworld
MISSILE TANK (35/49) in Overgrown Cavern.
MISSILE TANK (36/49) underwater in Frigate Crash Site. Go into crashed frigate
ENERGY TANK (11/14) in Cargo Freight Lift to Deck Gamma
MISSILE TANK (37/49) in Biohazard Containment, behind super missile barrier
ENERGY TANK (12/14) in Hydro Access Tunnel
MISSILE TANK (38/49) in Great Tree Chamber. You can see rain hitting the invisible platform in Great Tree Hall
MISSILE TANK (39/49) in Life Grove Tunnel
X-RAY VISOR
ARTIFACT OF CHOZO
Go to Phazon Mines

From Main Quarry, go to Security Access A; basically go through phazon mines normally
MISSILE TANK (40/49) in Security Access A
FLAMETHROWER
ARTIFACT OF WARRIOR
MISSILE TANK (41/49) in Elite Research, using the laser to blow open the wall
In Ore Processing, climb up to the second floor.
ENERGY TANK (13/14) in Ventilation Shaft. Make sure to take as little damage as possible from here on out if you're going for early newborn.
MISSILE TANK (42/49) in Metroid Quarantine A
MISSILE TANK (43/49) in Fungal Hall Access
ARTIFACT OF NEWBORN (if you're getting it early; if not, backtrack to get it after phazon suit)
MISSILE TANK (44/49) in Fungal Hall B; if you aren't going for early newborn, get this on your way to newborn during the detour
MISSILE TANK (45/49) in Metroid Quarantine B
PHAZON SUIT
ENERGY TANK (14/14) in Processing Center Access
MISSILE TANK (46/49) using a power bomb in Phazon Processing Center
Climb PPC again to go back to magmoor

Go through magmoor and take the elevator to tallon
MISSILE TANK (47/49) behind the grass wall and MISSILE TANK (48/49) behind the plasma door, in Root Cave
MISSILE TANK (49/49) in morph ball tunnel behind the ship, in Landing Site
ARTIFACT OF TRUTH
Endgame