


Mother Brain 1 requires 19 hits with at least 3,000 damage total.Power Bombs can hit him twice if timed correctly.Ridley has 18,000 health, but takes 2x damage from Super Missiles, so you only need 30.His hit boxes can be misleading, so care should be taken if your ammo count isn't much higher than required.Botwoon has 3,000 health, which is 10 Super Missiles.For comparison, a fully charged Ice + Wave + Plasma beam deals 900 damage.

Super Missiles deal 300 damage (more on some foes), Power Bombs deal 200 damage twice, and Missiles deal 100 damage. It's important to know the ammo requirements for each boss, as you may not be able to fall back on charged shots, and on some bosses this can lead to a soft lock. It's generally a good idea to visit the closest location you can that has the most items, and that you can completely clear out so as to minimize backtracking.Ī key difference between this run and most other runs is that you may not find Charge Beam until very late in the game, or it may not be in a location you can check without a significant time loss. Much of the routing decision-making process boils down to where you are and what you have access to at any given time. Therefore, one change is made in most or all Major-minor (M/m) rando software: the Energy Tank (Hi-Jump Boots) location is considered minor, and the Super Missile (Wrecked Ship East) location is considered major.ĭue to the random nature of the item placement, there is no one optimal route. Wrecked Ship would have very few such items and Upper Norfair would be stacked with them. Major items are all 14 Energy Tanks, all four Reserve Tanks, and all unique items. Minor changes to the game can be can be found on the randomizer information page. Neither Speed Booster nor Screw Attack can be at either of the first two major item locations.Varia Suit also cannot be in Lower Norfair.Varia Suit cannot be in Crateria, or at Morphing Ball or Energy Tank (Blue Brinstar).Gravity Suit also cannot be at Plasma Beam, Spring Ball, or Space Jump.Gravity Suit cannot be in Crateria, and can only be at X-Ray Scope or Energy Tank (Waterway) in Brinstar.Morphing ball is always at one of the first two major item locations, Morphing Ball or Energy Tank (Blue Brinstar).There are a few restrictions on certain items. The goal of these changes is to balance out item distribution, minimize idle time in the game, and minimize the chance of a soft lock. There are several other minor changes made to the game. For example, if Varia Suit is after Draygon, Gravity Suit cannot be in a location that requires Varia, like Lower Norfair(in most settings). "Logic" or "skill settings" refer to the way that the randomizer sets restrictions on each item location to ensure that no progression item is placed behind an obstacle that requires it to continue.
