Tool Assisted Speedruns
From A complete guide to Super Metroid speedrunning
This page is a compilation of all available tool assisted speedruns of Super Metroid and its related romhacks.
Actual (non-theory) tool assisted speedruns will have whichever run is currently the fastest listed, rather than list every single obsoleted run. If the run has been published to TASVideos, then you should be able to see which runs it obsoleted, if any.
TASes that are currently published on TASVideos will have their publication linked in the second column instead of their respective video. Those that do not will simply have their video linked instead.
TAS
Unless stated otherwise, all TASes are optimized with real time in mind.
Note that the real time of certain TASes, such as those that have been published, includes footage before Ceres Station (such as the introductory cutscene), and in most cases, you can subtract approximately two minutes and twenty seconds from this time to obtain the "RTA timing" for the TAS.
For Spore Spawn RTA and Crocomire RTA, the real time listed uses their post-menu timing. Since those TASes start from a point immediately after Ceres Station completion rather than a file, these times are calculated accordingly.
| Category | Publication | Movie File | Real Time | Game Time | Percentage | Author(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any% | Video | lsnes rr2-β23 | 35:58 | 00:20 | 21% | Sniq | Utilizes various in-bounds X-Ray Scope techniques |
| Any% Glitched | Video | lsnes rr2-β23 | 7:05.8 | 00:02 | 0% | Sniq | Utilizes arbitrary code execution; is also technically "low% glitched" |
| Any% Glitched | Video | 11:17 | 00:05 | 5% | Sniq | Does not utilize arbitrary code execution | |
| Any% GT Code | Video | lsnes rr2-β17 | 14:53 | 00:05 | 999% | Cpadolf, Total, Amaurea | Was obsoleted by the above branch due to being considered an "Any% Glitched" TAS |
| GT Classic | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 32:06 | 00:18 | 55% | Saturn | Optimized for game time |
| 13% Speed | Video | lsnes rr2-β23 | 46:32 | 00:32 | 13% | Sniq | Does not utilize Draygon underflow |
| 14% Ice | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 42:37 | 00:27 | 14% | Saturn | Mostly optimized for game time; obsoleted by 13% Speed |
| 14% Speed | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 44:18 | 00:29 | 14% | Namespoofer | Optimized for game time; obsoleted by 13% Speed |
| 100% Items | Video | Bizhawk v1.4.1 | 1:08:15 | 00:34 | 100% | Cpadolf | Optimized for game time |
| 100% Map | Video | Bizhawk v1.7 | 1:12:25 | 00:42 | 32% | Nymx, EternisedDragon | |
| Spore Spawn RTA | Video | lsnes rr2-β23 | 4:59.0 | 00:04 | 3% | Nymx, Sniq | |
| Crocomire RTA | Video | Bizhawk v1.11.6 | 7:58.7 | 00:05 | 6% | Nymx | |
| Reverse Boss Order | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 46:42 | 00:26 | 29% | Saturn | Optimized for game time |
| No Damage | Video | lsnes rr2-β22 | 43:29 | 00:27 | 21% | WildAnaconda69 | Mother Brain's rainbow beam is unavoidable |
Theory TAS
Unless stated otherwise, all theory TASes are optimized with real time in mind.
Some theory TASes are more optimized (and thus are more unrealistic for a human to match or beat) than others.
| Category | Publication | Real Time | Game Time | Percentage | Author(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any% | Video | 43:08 | 00:28 | 21% | Sweetnumb | KPDR; game time may not be accurate (educated guess) |
| Any% | Video | 41:58 | 00:26 | 21% | Dessyreqt | KPDR |
| Any% | Video | 42:02 | 00:28 | 19% | Sweetnumb | PRKD; game time may not be accurate (educated guess) |
| Any% | Video | 41:09 | 00:27 | 19% | Twocat | PRKD; game time may not be accurate (educated guess) |
| Any% | Video | 40:01 | 00:26 | 19% | Reeve, Smokey | PRKD |
| Any% | Video | 39:50 | 00:26 | 19% | Twocat | PRKD |
| Any% | Video | 41:53 | ? | 19% | Twocat | PDKR |
| Any% Glitched | Video | 13:10 | 00:08 | 7% | Dessyreqt | Route without "door skip" |
| Any% Glitched | Video | 12:20 | 00:08 | 6% | Sniq | Route with one "door skip" and outdated "block shuffler" method |
| Any% Glitched | Video | 11:46 | 00:07 | 6% | Sniq | Route with one "door skip" |
| Any% Glitched | Video | 10:59 | 00:07 | 4% | Sniq | Route with three "door skips" |
| Any% Glitched | Video | 12:51 | 00:06 | 4% | Sniq | Optimized for game time; performs four "door skips" |
| 14% Ice | Video | 48:26 | 00:35 | 14% | Dessyreqt | |
| 14% Chargeless | Video | 42:52 | 00:29 | 14% | Sniq | Utilizes Draygon underflow |
| 100% Items | Video | 1:11:19 | 00:40 | 100% | Dessyreqt | |
| 100% Map | Video | 1:17:04 | 00:49 | 34% | Sweetnumb | Commentated version |
| Spore Spawn RTA | Video | 5:56 | N/A | 3% | Behemoth | Requires snes9x v1.52 to view |
| Reverse Boss Order | Video | 1:01:28 | 00:39 | 39% | Dessyreqt | Two Norfair visits |
| Reverse Boss Order | Video | 1:00:43 | 00:39 | 38% | Straevaras | Two Norfair visits, Screw Attack/Golden Torizo skipped, very little drop/pattern manipulation |
| Reverse Boss Order | Video | 58:41 | 00:38 | 42% | Straevaras | One Norfair visit, Screw Attack/Golden Torizo skipped, very little drop/pattern manipulation |
| Reverse Boss Order | Video | 57:04 | 00:37 | 35% | Dessyreqt | One Norfair visit, 25 Missiles, Lower Norfair drop manipulation, escapes Lower Norfair without Crystal Flash |
| 3% | Video | 16:50 | 00:08 | 3% | Sniq | RTA timing, uses outdated pause method for entering out of bounds of Landing Site |
| 12% | Video | 1:24:32 | 01:08 | 12% | Sniq | "Semi-optimized playthrough" used to demonstrate the updated route for humans |
Romhack TAS
TASes with multiple parts will have all parts listed, with the first part being "P1", the second part being "P2", et cetera.
Most are optimized with game time in mind. Coincidentally, the real time for many of these is not listed and is not easy to figure out from many of the videos.
For those with more-easily-deducible real times, the time listed is what appears to be the "RTA timing", or as close to it as can be deduced from the footage provided. (unless the TAS has a TASVideos publication, in which case, that time is used instead)
TASes that aim to collect "100%" but are not capable of reaching 100%, or acquire an amount beyond 100%, are listed as "all items" instead.
| Name | Category | Publication | Movie File | Real Time | Game Time | Percentage | Author(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam's Hack | Any% | Video | Bizhawk v2.0.1 | 0:45 | 00:00 | 1% | Mumu_Didi | Is also technically "Low%" |
| Angry Fire Chozo | Any% | P1 P2 P3 P4 | 31:56 | 00:23 | 26% | Cpearl015 | ||
| Angry Fire Chozo | All Items | P1 P2 | 18:43 | 00:16 | 101% | Hoandizi | ||
| Battle | Any% | P1 P2 | ? | 00:13 | 25% | Hoandizi | ||
| Black Plague | All Items | Video | 6:25 | ? | 19% | Zebezia | Does not end in a traditional manner - time is approximate; item percentage assumes the three Energy Tanks and Spring Ball are counted (and that those are the only four items Samus starts with before collecting the others) | |
| B2-TW | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 2:17 | 00:01 | 4% | Hoandizi | |
| B2-TW | All Items | Video | 3:19 | 00:02 | 10% | Zebezia | ||
| Challenge | Any% | Video | 10:34 | 00:08 | 114% | Hoandizi | It is implied that this 114% amount is not actually the maximum amount of items, so this is listed as "Any%" | |
| Cliffhanger | Any% | Video | 47:15 | 00:31 | 24% | Hoandizi | Utilizes out of bounds; the 100% TAS by TheYukisaito appears to never have been completed, so it is not listed | |
| Conflict | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 2:52 | 01:53 | 26% | Hoandizi | Game time is in minutes:seconds |
| Containment Chamber | Any% | Video | Bizhawk v2.0.1 | 7:34 | 00:05 | 11% | Mumu_Didi | |
| Contention | 100% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 7:56 | 04:09 | 100% | Hoandizi | Game time is in minutes:seconds |
| Dependence | Any% | P1 P2 P3 | ? | 00:28 | 21% | Hoandizi | ||
| Digital Cube | All Items | Video | 15:28 | 00:06 | 47% | Zebezia | ||
| Eris | Any% | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 | ? | 00:30 | 41% | Kriole | ||
| Escape | Any% | Video | 3:04 | 00:02 | 7% | Hoandizi | Does not end in a traditional manner - times are approximate | |
| Escape2 | Any% | Video | lsnes rr2-β23 | 23:12 | 00:13 | 11% | Zakem66 | v1.9 |
| Exia | Any% | Video | 3:40 | 00:02 | 7% | Hoandizi | Item percentage assumes the two Energy Tanks are counted (and that those are the only two items Samus starts with before collecting the others) | |
| Golden Dawn | Any% | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 | ? | 00:33 | 23% | Hoandizi | ||
| Golden Dawn | 100% | Video | 1:16:15 | 00:43 | 100% | Hoandizi | Utilizes out of bounds | |
| Grand Prix | Any% | Video | lsnes rr2-β23 | 4:12 | 02:50 | 18% | Sniq, Nymx, EternisedDragon | Game time is in minutes:seconds |
| Grand Prix 2 | Any% | Video | 5:31 | 03:21 | 11% | Nymx, Sniq, EternisedDragon | Game time is in minutes:seconds | |
| Hallow Eve | No Damage | Video | 1:51 | 1:33 | 24% | Hoandizi | Game time is in minutes.seconds | |
| Hangtime | Any% | Video | ? | 00:02 | ? | Cpadolf | ||
| HISHE | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 1:05 | 00:00 | 0% | Dessyreqt | Does not end in a traditional manner - times are approximate (subtracted introduction) |
| Ice Metal 1: Uninstall | All Items | Video | Bizhawk v1.11.6 | 59:08 | 00:31 | 100.9% | DCR | |
| Ice Returns: Epysbane | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 10:16 | 00:07 | 13% | Hoandizi | v0.9; item percentage assumes that the items Samus is starting with are one Energy Tank, two Missile expansions, Morphing Ball, Bombs, Space Jump, Speed Booster, and Varia Suit (and that those are the only items Samus starts with before collecting the others) |
| Impossible | Any% | Video | 1:21:40 | 00:49 | 39% | Cpadolf | The Any% TAS by Kriole appears to never have been completed, so it is not listed | |
| Legacy | 100% | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 | ? | 00:42 | 100% | Hoandizi | ||
| Legend of Doom | Any% | Video | 1:19 | 00:00 | 4% | Hoandizi | Does not end in a traditional manner - times are approximate | |
| Legend of the Beast | All Items | Video | 21:26 | 00:11 | 42% | Zebezia | ||
| Limit | Any% | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 | ? | 00:33 | 30% | Hoandizi | ||
| Low Impact | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 4:40 | 00:03 | 25% | Hoandizi | |
| Mission Rescue | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 1:49:44 | 1:14 | 26% | Hoandizi | |
| Mockingbird Station | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 31:00 | 00:19 | 12% | Hoandizi | |
| Permastuck Practice | Any% | Video | Bizhawk v2.0.1 | 1:11 | 00:00 | 157% | Mumu_Didi | Does not end in a traditional manner |
| Phazon | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 35:00 | 00:21 | 18% | Hoandizi | v0 |
| Phazon | Any% | Video | 49:01 | 00:29 | 17% | Hoandizi | v0.3 | |
| Project Base | Any% | Video | 20:26 | 00:14 | 16% | Taco | v0.7.2 | |
| Project Base | Any% | Video | 24:32 | 00:17 | 19% | Hubert0987 | v0.7.2 | |
| Project Base | 100% | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 | ? | 00:34 | 100% | Martes | v0.4 | |
| Project Base | All Items | Video | 40:32 | 00:27 | 104% | Hubert0987 | v0.7.2 | |
| RBO Impossible | All Items | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 | 1:26:35 | 1:00 | 101% | TheYukisaito | Real time is a rough estimate based on video segment lengths | |
| Redesign | Any% | Video | 1:26:03 | 00:50 | 26% | Saturn | Original Playlist | |
| Redesign | 100% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 2:15:27 | 01:14 | 100% | Hoandizi | The 100% TAS by Kamb3ck appears to never have been completed (or at least, its final part(s) were never uploaded), so it is not listed |
| Revolution EX | Any% | P1 P2 P3 P4 | ? | 00:24 | 23% | Hoandizi | ||
| Rulers of Ruin | All Items | Video | 6:42 | 00:03 | 58% | Zebezia | May not actually be "all items" if Wave Beam was missed as EternisedDragon points out may be the case | |
| SFI | Any% | P1 P2 P3 | ? | 00:23 | 18% | Hoandizi | ||
| SFI | 100% | P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 | ? | 00:27 | 100% | Kamb3ck | ||
| So Little Garden | 100% | Video | snes9x v1.51 | 17:26 | 00:11 | 100% | Hoandizi | |
| So Little Rooms | Any% | Video | Bizhawk v2.0.1 | 0:43 | 00:00 | 9% | Mumu_Didi | |
| Stardust | Any% | P1 P2 P3 | 23:39 | 00:14 | 22% | Namespoofer, Hero of the Day | ||
| Super Zero Mission | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 20:43 | 00:11 | 11% | Cpadolf | v2 |
| Super Zero Mission | All Items | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 1:19:30 | 00:44 | 101% | Hoandizi | v2.3; Hitbox Viewer |
| Tenka | Any% | Video | ? | 00:06 | ? | Hoandizi | Item percentage is at least 21%, but may be much higher (not certain how 'infinite' ammo being provided works in this specific instance) | |
| Torture | Any% | Video | Bizhawk v2.0.1 | 3:54 | 00:03 | 1% | Mumu_Didi | |
| Training Ground | All Items | Video | 2:43 | 00:01 | 10% | Hoandizi | Does not end in a traditional manner - times are approximate | |
| Ultimate Avengers 1 | Any% | Video | 1:23 | 00:00 | 7% | Hoandizi | Does not end in a traditional manner - times are approximate | |
| Ultimate Avengers 2 | Any% | Video | 1:43 | 00:00 | 5% | Hoandizi | Does not end in a traditional manner - times are approximate | |
| Vino | Any% | Video | snes9x v1.43 | 46:18 | 00:30 | 21% | Hoandizi | |
| Wet Winter | Any% | Video | Bizhawk v2.0.1 | 6:44 | 00:03 | 7% | Mumu_Didi | Timing listed includes power on and introductory cutscene |
| Wet Winter | Any% | Video | 7:02 | 00:03 | 7% | Stunt Coyote | Timing listed includes power on and introductory cutscene | |
| 7 Starver | Any% | P1 P2 P3 | ? | 00:16 | 19% | Hoandizi |
Romhack Theory TAS
Unless stated otherwise, all theory TASes are optimized with real time in mind.
Some theory TASes are more optimized (and thus are more unrealistic for a human to match or beat) than others.
| Name | Category | Publication | Real Time | Game Time | Percentage | Author(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airy | Any% | Video | 1:01:41 | 00:40 | 30% | Shenjoku | |
| Hyper | Any% | Video | 51:03 | 00:37 | 23% | Behemoth | |
| Project Base | Any% | Video | 28:46 | 00:20 | 20% | Dessyreqt | v0.7 |
| So Little Time | Any% | Video | 5:19.7 | 00:03 | 26% | Dessyreqt | |
| Stardust | Any% | Video | 24:58 | 00:15 | 22% | Dessyreqt | If using post-menu timing, time is 24:56 |
| Super Zero Mission | Any% | Video | 39:59 | 00:27 | ? | Cygrade | Normal (v2.3) (Obsolete route) |
| Super Zero Mission | Any% | Video | 58:04 | 00:39 | ? | Cygrade | Hard |
