Metroid Prime

This trick makes Ridley much shorter. While in his air form, wait until he flies above you and crashes down on you. Before he flies back up, hit him with the boost ball. If done correctly, he will lose his wings and the ground form will begin.

1.) Behind Brinstone wall :: Chozo Ruins, Ruined Gallery
2.) Behind Brinstone wall :: Chozo Ruins, Watery Hall Access
3.) Bomb through Sandstone to reveal Morph Ball path :: Chozo Ruins, Burn Dome
4.) Solve the puzzle of the cage by using the double bomb jump :: Chozo Ruins, Vault
5.) Solve Morph Ball puzzle in wall (4.8MB Quicktime) :: Chozo Ruins, Ruined Nursery
6.) Use Morph Ball tunnel that loops in half-circle :: Chozo Ruins, Ruined Gallery
7.) Access from Triclops Pit, roll under grating :: Magmoor Caverns, Storage Cavern
8.) Bomb crates to reveal path. Located high up on elevated grating :: Magmoor Caverns, Fiery Shores
9.) Located under stone walkway; dust and steam pour out from beneath :: Tallon Overworld, Transport Tunnel B
10.) Behind ship in small tunnel filled with Tangle Weed :: Tallon Overworld, Landing Site
11.) Jump on piping, roll in Morph Ball form to access (3.4 MB Quicktime) :: Phendrana Drifts, Research Lab Aether
12.) Use half-pipe. Located under bridge on small shelf :: Chozo Ruins, Main Plaza
13.) Use clean water from fountain to blast upward and connect to Spider Ball track :: Chozo Ruins, Ruined Fountain
14.) Blast weakened metal grating with missiles. :: Chozo Ruins, Dynamo
15.) Use Spider Ball track to access inlet above :: Chozo Ruins, Dynamo
16.) Platform to top of room. Located behind sandstone wall above East Atrium access. Jump on red lights, then double jump :: Chozo Ruins, Gathering Hall
17.) Activate network of pipes by shooting through cordite. Use half-pipe to activate Morph Ball slots. (4.6 MB Quicktime) :: Chozo Ruins, Crossway
18.) Use Super Missile to blast cordite shield on front of temple; Spider Ball track revealed :: Phendrana Drifts, Phendrana Shorelines
19.) Use Super Missile to blast weakened cordite pillar on top floor :: Phendrana Drifts, Research Lab Hydra
20.) Use Super Missile to blast weakened cordite containment door in submerged lower level :: Tallon Overworld, Biohazard Containment
21.) Activate crane controls with Wave Beam at power conduit, scan controls to change crane's position, and use Spider Ball track :: Phazon Mines, Main Quarry
22.) Use Industrual Pulse Beam gun to blast through wall with 8% integrity :: Phazon Mines, Elite Research
23.) Shoot explosive crate in ventilation shaft, use Thermal Visor to locate better :: Phazon Mines, Elite Control Access
24.) Use X-Ray visor in Great Tree Hall; door located behind tree :: Tallon Overworld, Great Tree Chamber
25.) Located in Morph Ball size tunnel amidst Venom Weed :: Tallon Overworld, Overgrown Cavern
26.) Use Grapple Beam to swing into submerged cave (5.3 MB Quicktime) :: Tallon Overworld, Frigate Crash Site
27.) Exit Training Chamber; use ledge and grapple point to swing over to power-up :: Chozo Ruins, Main Plaza
28.) Tree knot can be shattered with Super Missile :: Chozo Ruins, Main Plaza
29.) Sandstone weakness in floor; blast with Morph Ball bomb :: Chozo Ruins, Ruined Shrine
30.) Boost out of half-pipe structure (Note: both sides have Morph Ball tunnels) :: Chozo Ruins, Ruined Shrine
31.) Use X-Ray Visor to jump to very top; look left when facing Plasma Beam door to see it located behind wall of foliage :: Chozo Ruins, Root Cave
32.) Stand next to the two diagonally parallel Spider Ball tracks; flip on X-Ray Visor to scan nearby rock wall; Power Bomb two walls successively; follow Spider Ball bridge and use X-Ray visor to locate last platform :: Phazon Mines, Metroid Quarantine A
33.) Located on the ground, beneath door to Quarantine Access B; use Thermal Visor to locate it, visible in a ring of small mushrooms; Power Bomb to uncover :: Phazon Mines, Fungal Hall B
34.) Weakened cordite shaft; use Super Missiles to shatter :: Phazon Mines, Metroid Quarantine B
35.) Weakened grating made of bendezium near entrance :: Phazon Mines, Security Access A
36.) Use half-pipe in Morph Ball tunnel entrance and set bomb at top (3.4 MB Quicktime) :: Tallon Overworld, Life Grove
37.) Set Power Bomb to reveal half-pipe; boost up to Spider Ball track and follow (6.2 MB Quicktime) :: Chozo Ruins, Furnace
38.) Plasma Door located at top of Root Cave; use X-Ray to reveal platforms :: Tallon Overworld, Arbor Chamber
39.) Use grapple points in Quarantine Cave :: Phendrana Drifts, Quarantine Monitor
40.) Located under ice-covered lake; use Glider to swing to elevated ledges and blast stalactite hanging above, sending it crashing down below :: Phendrana Drifts, Frost Cave
41.) Shatter large grouping of stalactites with Plasma Beam to reveal grapple point; swing to expansion located on elevated ledge :: Phendrana Drifts, Gravity Chamber

With the classic NES Metroid game unlocked, enter the following passwords by pressing Z at the main menu with your GBA linked to your GameCube.

Start game with all power-ups suitless Samus: JUSTIN BAILEY ______ ______
Start game with suitless Samus: 000000 000020 000000 000020
Start game with infinite health, ammo, and upgrades: NARPAS SWORD0 0000__ ______
Debug Mode: BOMBS_MISSLE SCREW_ATACK
Hard Mode: 999999 999999 KKKKKK KKKKKK

When a door has no power it is most likely because it needs eletric power from your Wave Beam, use the Thermal Visor to find hidden circle like switches(bright color) that need to be hit with you Wave Beam. The amount of switches there are in a room vary.

To acquire the Phazon Suit, you must defeat the Omega Pirate. The Phazon Suit makes you immune to most forms of Phazon radiation. It also comes equipped with the Phazon Beam, which can only be activated during the last Boss fight.

The Plasma Beam can be used to melt thin ice to go to new areas.

1.) Behind Bendezium wall. Use X-Ray to reveal; blast with Power Bombs :: Chozo Ruins, Magma Pool
2.) Hidden under sheet of ice on rooftop in corner across from Chozo Lore; use Plasma Beam :: Phendrana Drifts, Ice Ruins West
3.) Use Grapple Beam to arrive at the highest point in Phendrana's Edge :: Phendrana Drifts, Security Cave

To use the Power Charge, hold A then release it.

Repeatedly press A & Y together.