Metroid Prime Walkthrough for Gamecube Game Name: Metroid Prime Format: Gamecube Submitted By: cookie monster Welcome to my walkthrough for finding all of the missile upgrades, there are 50 upgrades in total, for ease of use I will group upgrades into location and alphabetic status, also including the items you will need to get to them. Lets get started. Tallon Overworld Since you arrive here at the start of the real adventure it seems like an ideal place to begin. Area-Arbor Chamber Items required-Plasma beam, X-ray visor Just head through the plasma door at the top of the room. Area-Biohazard Containment Items required-Gravity suit, Super missiles Jump into the water and scan the chamber near the middle of the floor to find a weakened door, blow it open and claim your prize. Area-Frigate Crash Site Items required-Space jump boots, Gravity Suit Head into the water and look up and left, using the mesh of roots and weeds you can reach the upgrade with you elite jumping skills. Area-Great Tree Chamber Items required-Same as above Use the visor to find the invisible platforms again and use you bunny boots to do some hopping. Area-Landing site Items required-Morph ball Directly behind your ship is a load of weeds in a kind of alcove, use your morph ball to roll underneath and claim your prize. Area-Life Grove Tunnel Items required-Morph ball, Morph Ball Bombs, Boost Ball Roll through the course and eventually you will come to a steep area that somewhat resembles a half pipe, use boost ball to get to the top of this section and lay a bomb near the centre, you will fall down and collect the upgrade, but unfortunately be returned to the bottom of the half pipe. Area-Overgrown Cavern Items required-None In the save room located just off of the reflecting pool in Chozo ruins, there is a small tunnel, go through this to reach the lift, head up the lift and follow the trail to the upgrade. Area-Root Cave Items required-X-ray Visor, space jump boots Proceed up the root cave jumping across the broken bridge made of roots and turn to the right, turn on the visor to see the previously invisible platforms. Jump up these and eventually you will see the upgrade to the left of the final platform. (It’s concealed behind a leaf wall) Area-Transport tunnel B Items required-None Dead easy, it’s just underneath the bridge. Chozo Ruins Area-Burn Dome Items required -Morph ball and bombs After killing the incinerator Drone, look at the grooves on the floor, near one of these grooves will be a wall section with questionable integrity, Morph Ball Bomb it and roll in. Area-Crossway Item required-Morph ball and bombs, Super missile, Spider ball After dealing with the ghosts blow apart the metal plate on the far side of the room and scan it, now use the half pipe to reach the right hand bomb slot, and bomb it, now boost over to the little piston, which will push you up and onto the right path. Area-Dynamo Items required-Spider ball Jump onto the platform on the left-hand side as you enter and follow the spider ball track. Area-Dynamo Items required-Morph ball and bombs, missiles Go to the watery hall and follow the platforms around to get to where the charge beam upgrade was, shoot the Eyons that plague this area and locate the tunnel blockage, blow it up and follow the tunnel to the Dynamo, there is a metal grate with an eye on it, throw it a missile and grab the upgrade. Area-Furnace Item required-Boost ball, Spider ball, Power bomb Power bomb the area beneath the spider ball track and use the half pipe to get onto the magnetic track. Area-Gathering Hall Item required-Space jump Boots, Morph ball and bombs Make your way up the outskirts of the hall, now instead of going through the door at the top, jump onto one of the red lights at the side, and then up onto the ledge above the door, use morph ball bombs to blow away the metal. Area-Hive Totem Items required-None After defeating the mini boss run over to get the expansion that actually endows you with missile power. Area-Main Plaza Item required-Grapple beam After making your way through the Crossway and using the tunnel in the Chozo statues jaw, you will see a grapple point, you will need to jump towards it to be able to reach, try to do it first time, it’s a long trek back for another go. Area-Main Plaza Items required-Super missile, Space jump boots (optional) As you enter the main plaza from Tallon Overworld you will see a tree to your right, scan the tree for a metal plate, blast it away with a super missile and make your way up towards the area with the wasps, now, jump off this area and angle yourself into the hole in the tree. Area-Main Plaza Items required-Boost ball Use the half pipe to reach the upgrade on the right hand side. Area-Nursery Items required-Morph Ball and bombs Enter the room and turn to the right, morph ball and use the sandy ramp to enter the lower section of the puzzle and blow away the sandstone block, now exit from the bottom, and go up the steps to the second floor, morph ball again and enter from the top most entry point, roll along this course to the upgrade. Area-Ruined Fountain Item required-Spider ball Jump into the fountain and morph ball, the fountain will blow you towards a spider ball tack, at which point you should cling to the track and then follow it around. Area-Ruined gallery Items required-Missiles (another upgrade is here which needs the morph ball and bombs) Scan the wall across from where you enter the room for the brinstone wall; blow it apart with a missile. For the Morph ball missile upgrade, look for a raised hole and bomb your way to it, roll through the tunnel to get the upgrade. Area-Ruined shrine Items required-Morph and boost ball Use the half pipe to roll to the right hand platform as viewed in morph ball view. Area-Ruined Shrine Items required-Morph ball and bombs Scan around and find the blockage, bomb liberally and then enter the tunnel. Watch out for beetles though. Area-Training Chamber Access Item required-Grapple beam, Morph ball After the magma pool go through this corridor till you reach the door, roll into a ball and roll through the foliage on the left. Area-Vault Items required-Morph ball and bombs This will be a nightmare if you cant morph ball double jump, bomb each of the 3 “locks” and the vault will open, each lock is progressively higher than the last, so practice those jumps. Area-Watery Hall Access Items required -Missiles Scan for brinstone wall and shoot. Area-Watery Hall Item required-Morph ball, gravity suit Roll into a ball and head towards the back right hand side of the room and roll through the tunnel, jump out of the water at the other side and bob’s your uncle. Magmoor caverns Area-Fiery Shores Items required-Morph Ball Go through the tunnel destroying the debris in your way and follow to the tunnels conclusion. Area-Storage Cavern Items required-Varia suit, Morph Ball Bombs Roll down among the Triclops and destroy the grating, follow this to the upgrade. Area-Triclops Pit Items required-X-ray Visor, Missiles Use the x-ray visor to identify the pillar that is missing about half of its mass when the x-ray visor is turned on, and then blow away its right side with a missile, now use the X-ray visor to see the invisible floating platforms, and jump around to the upgrade, be careful the first one can be a real pest to get onto. Phendrana Drifts Area-Frost Cave Items required-Grapple Beam, Missiles Jump to the top of the cave and use the grapple beam on the glider to cross to the other side, no spin around and look up, Use a missile to dislodge the stalactite. Investigate where it hit the cave bottom. Area-Gravity Chamber Items required-Grapple Beam, Plasma Beam Melt the icicles hanging on the ceiling and use the grapple beam to get to the ledge with the expansion. Area-Ice Ruins East Items required-Space jump boots, Spider ball Hop from building to building and find the Spider ball track Area-Ice Ruins East Items required-Plasma Beam Go for the door that is highest in this room, but do not go through it, beneath it is a patch of ice you can melt with your plasma beam Area-Phendrana Shorelines Items required-Super Missiles, Space Jump Boots, Spider ball Scan the left hand side of the Chozo ice temple to find a weak wall, blow it up, and scan what was behind there, now a spider ball track will be revealed Area-Phendrana Shorelines Items required-Plasma Beam Melt the ice pillar to get the upgrade Area-Research Lab Aether Items required-Morph Ball, Space Jump Boots In the area where the gun turret was, is a thin platform, morph ball and jump onto it, follow it around (be careful) to find the upgrade Area-Research Lab Hydra Items required-Super Missiles As you come into the room from the top entrance a cordite pillar is staring you in the face, blow it open Area-Quarantine Monitor Items required-Grapple Beam, Spider Ball Use the spider ball tracks to reach the largest platform in the cave, now use the grapple beam on the grapple point to reach the door, go through it to reach the upgrade Phazon Mines Area-Elite Control Access Items required-Missiles Destroy the explosive box next to the vent in the ceiling with the green gas coming out Area-Elite Research Items required-Boost Ball, Space Jump Boots Using the morph ball spinner aim the turret at the left hand wall with the pipe sticking out of it, now fire the cannon up Area-Fungal Hall Access Items required-None Look under the big mushroom Area-Fungal Hall B Items required-Power Bomb, Thermal Visor Switch on the visor and look for a circle of mushrooms, power bomb the centre Area-Main Quarry Items required-Spider Ball, Thermal Visor Head onto the main crane deck, and use the thermal visor to find the conduit, shoot it with your wave beam, now go to the control station (to the left of the conduit) and scan the central console. Now use the morph ball track to roll along the crane arm, dropping on to the crate and then jump into the upgrade Area-Phazon Processing Centre Items required-X-ray Visor, Power Bomb, Space Jump Boots Locate and follow the hidden platforms using the x-ray visor to the ledge, now use a power bomb Area-Metroid Quarantine A Items required-None Turn off the force field and destroy the canister on the right hand side Area-Metroid Quarantine B Items required-Space Jump Boots, Power Bombs, Spider Ball, X-ray Visor Bomb the wall to the left of the upper spider ball tracks, and repeat again inside, follow the spider ball track and use the Visor to find the hidden platform Area-Security Access A Items required-Power Bombs Blow the gate with a power bomb Well, that covers all 50 expansions, collecting them all will stand you in good stead for the final boss battles, and they are essential for that 100% final mark. Good Luck. This walkthrough was made by Cookie Monster for www.ukwalkthroughs.com