The standard technique for double missiles is used for defeating the core-x of bosses more quickly. Typically, against a normal core-x, you hit it with a single missile then it is invincible for a few seconds, and you repeat. However, by hitting it with two missiles on the same frame, you can skip one round with each successful double missile. The key to double missiling a core-x is the fact that the core-x's hitbox is a square. The standard method is to lure it to come sideways from high up, and shoot two missiles upward as closely together as possible. If done correctly, the side of the core-x's square hitbox will hit the two missiles and both missiles will hit it. With the standard method, while aiming up and holding R, fire a missile up, immediately jump vertically, then while still rising in your jump, fire the second missile as early as possible. The first missile will have been fired as low as possible, and the second missile as high and early as possible, so both will be very close together. If you have normal missiles, you can also hit the core-x easily if it's low. Simply stand near the core-x, and while it's forming, fire two missiles quickly. If done at the right time, both missiles will be inside the core-x by the time it forms, and it will be hit by both. The timing for the double missile varies depending on what kind of missiles you have. Each upgrade to your missiles increases the cooldown after firing a missile, and the missile also travels faster than the previous type. Thus each upgrade makes it more and more difficult to double missile. The player should be able to master the timing for all four types (normal, super, ice, diffusion) to reliably double missile all standard core-x. Beam Core-X are near impossible to double missile, mainly because the hitbox is much, much smaller, so both missiles must be at the same spot on the same frame. It is unviable to double missile any beam core-x besides the charge beam core-x. List of Core-X and how many missiles they take: Arachnus - 3 Charge Beam - 4 Zazabi - 4 Serris - 5 Mega-X - 6 Wide Beam - 4 Yakuza - 6 Nettori - 5 Nightmare - 6 BOX-2 - 4 Ridley - 6 You can also double-missile eye doors, specifically before Arachnus and the Charge Beam core. To do so, you must stand about 3 blocks back, jump straight up, simultaneously hit A and B, then land and shoot another missile as soon as possible. The key here is that, for some reason, if Samus is changing animations, the missile starts from the back of her sprite, thus your second missile is fired in front of the first. If you're spaced at the right distance and timed your missiles exactly right, the first missile catches up to the second as they hit the eye. This is obviously the hardest of the double missile strategies, and even the best players get it less than 10% of the time, but you need to grab the red X to refill missiles regardless, so there's practically no cost to attempt it.
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The SA-X used to scare me, then I saw your run.
Even though it was edited by a "TAS" it was STILL dope as fuck! iv'e never seen anyone play like THAT B4!!!
I like TAS Runs more than normal ones.
Especially for this game since it's so hard to Sequence Break. n-n
The real hero of the story is Samus' animal buddies. XD
So this story plays after Metroid other M? Cool :3
thanks for uploading this, but i don't think it will get many views, considering how high the view count is on the other video.
oh man i laughed so hard when he coppied the SA-X's movements in the restricted lab at 1:10:35
I don't understand what he does to kill bosses faster... Does he shoot super fast or what? I don't get it :| Anyway, great video
The standard technique for double missiles is used for defeating the core-x of bosses more quickly. Typically, against a normal core-x, you hit it with a single missile then it is invincible for a few seconds, and you repeat. However, by hitting it with two missiles on the same frame, you can skip one round with each successful double missile.
The key to double missiling a core-x is the fact that the core-x's hitbox is a square. The standard method is to lure it to come sideways from high up, and shoot two missiles upward as closely together as possible. If done correctly, the side of the core-x's square hitbox will hit the two missiles and both missiles will hit it.
With the standard method, while aiming up and holding R, fire a missile up, immediately jump vertically, then while still rising in your jump, fire the second missile as early as possible. The first missile will have been fired as low as possible, and the second missile as high and early as possible, so both will be very close together.
If you have normal missiles, you can also hit the core-x easily if it's low. Simply stand near the core-x, and while it's forming, fire two missiles quickly. If done at the right time, both missiles will be inside the core-x by the time it forms, and it will be hit by both.
The timing for the double missile varies depending on what kind of missiles you have. Each upgrade to your missiles increases the cooldown after firing a missile, and the missile also travels faster than the previous type. Thus each upgrade makes it more and more difficult to double missile. The player should be able to master the timing for all four types (normal, super, ice, diffusion) to reliably double missile all standard core-x.
Beam Core-X are near impossible to double missile, mainly because the hitbox is much, much smaller, so both missiles must be at the same spot on the same frame. It is unviable to double missile any beam core-x besides the charge beam core-x.
List of Core-X and how many missiles they take:
Arachnus - 3
Charge Beam - 4
Zazabi - 4
Serris - 5
Mega-X - 6
Wide Beam - 4
Yakuza - 6
Nettori - 5
Nightmare - 6
BOX-2 - 4
Ridley - 6
You can also double-missile eye doors, specifically before Arachnus and the Charge Beam core. To do so, you must stand about 3 blocks back, jump straight up, simultaneously hit A and B, then land and shoot another missile as soon as possible. The key here is that, for some reason, if Samus is changing animations, the missile starts from the back of her sprite, thus your second missile is fired in front of the first. If you're spaced at the right distance and timed your missiles exactly right, the first missile catches up to the second as they hit the eye. This is obviously the hardest of the double missile strategies, and even the best players get it less than 10% of the time, but you need to grab the red X to refill missiles regardless, so there's practically no cost to attempt it.
I just love how he rapes the games code. It's freaking amazing. Love this.