Bubble Mountain
From A complete guide to Super Metroid speedrunning
Green Bubbles Missile Room Bubble Mountain Save Room Rising Tide Upper Norfair Farming Room |
Adjacent rooms | Bat Cave Single Chamber |
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Purple Shaft |
Stationed here, the most evil mini-boss of the game. King Cacatac and his machine gun!
Any% (KPDR and PRKD)
Leaving Bat Cave to Single Chamber
Aim down fixes the transition but the bottom waver near the Last Norfair Missile of 100% causes extra lag, so it isn't advised.
100%
This strat will kill King Cac so he can't knock you down.
This variation can give you an extra drop:
Randomizer
To get to the Green Bubbles Missile Room, the fastest method from the Bat Cave is a damage boost from the waver.
You can also do an Infinite Bomb Jump, or a delayed walljump, as shown here.
Technically it's also possible to jump from the right side to the left, but the window for this jump is small, so it's likely TAS-only.