Metroid: Samus Returns

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What can be randomized?

  • All items, including ones normally locked behind amiibo
  • Starting locations
  • Door locks
  • Elevator destinations
  • A new goal has been added (DNA Hunt)

What do I need to play?

  • A modded 3DS with Luma3DS, or Citra
  • A dumped RomFS of your original game. Any region works.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the icons on the bottom of the HUD?

From left to right the HUD shows: the amount of DNA you currently have, the amount of DNA collected per area out of how many in that area, and the amount of Metroids that are still alive.

Do I still need to beat Metroids and collect DNA to progress areas?

No, you do not. All the hazardous liquid has already been drained. Metroids can now drop any item in the game, as well as DNA.

Do I have to beat the Queen Metroid to beat the game?

No. In order to beat the game, you must collect the required Metroid DNA, find the Baby, and defeat Proteus Ridley.

How much Metroid DNA is required to beat the game?

The amount of required DNA is configurable from 0 to 39 DNA.

How do I access Proteus Ridley?

After having collected the Baby and all DNA, enter the transition between the Surface Teleporter and Landing Site. Going through the transition without the requirements will give you access to the Ship instead.

Are there any hints?

All Chozo Seals have been repurposed to provide a hint to an item somewhere in the world. The region the item is located will be specified.

New seals have been added in all areas, which hint at the location of DNA. Additionally, the HUD also shows how much DNA is located in each area. See the Hints tab for more information.

Why is this pickup not animating?

While progressive pickups update to have the correct model, due to limitations these models are not animated.

I collected Beam Burst, but I cannot use it.

Beam Burst requires at least the Wave Beam to function.

What are Reserve Tanks?

Reserve Tanks are items that restore a certain ammo type when depleted. In vanilla, these tanks can be unlocked by using certain amiibo, but in the randomizer, this has been changed to make them be actual pickups.

By default, the Energy Reserve Tank restores 299 Energy, the Aeion Reserve Tank restores 500 Aeion, and the Missile Reserve Tank restores 30 Missiles or 10 Super Missiles. Note that when the Missile Reserve Tank is depeleted, it only restores whatever ammo was last used, and not both.

I collected the Missile Reserve Tank, but I cannot see nor use it.

Due to limitations, the Missile Reserve Tank will remain deactivated until the Missile Launcher is in your inventory. This prevents a bug where the reserve will activate even if you have no usable Missiles.

Why did my Power Bombs disappear during the Diggernaut fight?

Due to technical limitations, Power Bombs are temporarily disabled while fighting Diggernaut. If Diggernaut is defeated or a checkpoint/save is reloaded, your Power Bombs will be re-enabled.