Metroid Prime/General Speed Tricks

General Movement

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Fastest to Slowest: Rolling (Bottom Right), L-Jumping (Bottom Left), Holding L (Top Right), Walking (Top Left)

Listed are various movement forms and their speeds:

• Standard walking (10.8)
• Walking while holding L (10.4)
• Dashing
• Rolling
• Boosting

Some other notes:

• While you have a faster speed in general without holding L, you accelerate to that speed faster while holding the L button. (see also: The L Button)
• There is no sideways speedcap, this makes turning or moving sideways optimal.
• Space Jump Boots give you a higher vertical speedcap.

In Metroid Prime, movement is the highest priority of the game; it is very important to get the fundamentals down, as this is what helps you improve and go faster.

The Basics

This is some of the basic tech you should get down.

• The L Button
• Jumping
• L-Jumping
• R-Jumping
• Bunny Hopping

Dashing

Dashing is the second fastest form of movement and is useful in many situations.

• Scan Dash (Prime)
• R-Dashes
• Double Jump Dashes

Morph Ball

Morph Ball is one of the most useful forms of movement, and is good when jumping or dashing is inconvenient.

• Rolling
• Boosting
• Bouncing
• Instant Unmorph

Out of Bounds

Out of bounds is probably the most complicated thing in the game.

• Aether
• Loading & Transitioning Rooms
• Getting Back Inbounds

Miscellaneous Tricks

Basic Tricks

• Slope Jump
• Ledge-Clip Ghetto Jump
• Rapid-Fire Missiles
• Scan Visor Canceling

Morph Ball Tricks

• Bomb Jump
• Bomb Space Jump
• Infinite Speed