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Area 3
Metroid II: Return of Samus

Area 3

Detailed walkthrough for Area 3 in Metroid II: Return of Samus. Find missile expansions, Super Missile expansions, and the Aeion Energy Tank with step-by-step instructions.

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Detailed walkthrough for Area 3 in Metroid II: Return of Samus. Find missile expansions, Super Missile expansions, and the Aeion Energy Tank with step-by-step instructions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the start, run left, jump up, and run right to the door. Shoot the wall and proceed through.
  2. 2
    Space Jump to the top of the area. Find a narrow gap on the left wall, above the exit to the Teleport Station room. Roll into the gap to find a missile expansion (ME43).
  3. 3
    Drop down. Shoot the wall to the left and go through. Head left, drop down, and run right to the Teleport Station. Warp to the third Teleport Station in this area.
  4. 4
    Run right through the door, jump up, and go through the next door. Jump up the shaft and go through the door at the top.
  5. 5
    Roll through the narrow passageway and drop down. Use the Energy Recharge Station if needed, then go through the door.
  6. 6
    Drop down and go through the door. Jump to the rock and then to the platform. Jump up to the narrow passageway on the right wall and roll through.
  7. 7
    Jump up and use a Super Missile on the door to open it and go through.
  8. 8
    Shoot the blocks on the bottom and roll through the narrow passageway. Jump up and shoot right to remove the furthest block on the right, and a missile to remove the closest block on the right.
  9. 9
    Roll back through the narrow passageway. Shoot the blocks again if necessary, jump up to the narrow passageway, roll through, and drop down to grab the Super Missile Expansion (SM4).
  10. 10
    Bomb the right wall, roll through the gap, and go through the door. Run right, drop down the shaft, and roll through the narrow passageway.
  11. 11
    Drop down to the left door and go through. Jump up and go through the door.
  12. 12
    Use the Energy Recharge Station if needed, jump up, roll through the narrow passageway, and go through the door.
  13. 13
    Drop down and go through the door. Drop down and go left through the door to the Teleport Station. Warp to the fifth Teleport Station in the area.
  14. 14
    Roll through the gap and drop down to the Save Station. Save your game.
  15. 15
    Jump up, run right to the door, and go through. Drop down, run right, jump and climb up the shaft, and climb to the narrow passageway on the right wall.
  16. 16
    Roll through, and use the Grapple Beam to reach the block above. Jump to and roll through the gap. Shoot the Gigadora to open the door, and go through to find the Aeion Energy Tank (AT7).
  17. 17
    Go back through the door and roll through the gap. Drop down, roll through the narrow passageway, drop down the shaft to the bottom, run right, and jump to the door.
  18. 18
    Run left, jump up the shaft, and roll through the gap to the Teleport Station. Warp to the first Teleport Station in Area 4.

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