Area 6

From the starting point, jump up, run left, jump and climb up, then run left through the door.

Jump up and use the Screw Attack ability to break through the ceiling. Run right and go through the door.

Proceed right, jump up, run left, and jump up. Use Screw Attack to break through the ceiling, jump up, and use Screw Attack to break through the left wall.

Go left, run through the water, and bomb the wall. Go left, bomb the floor, and use Spider Ball (a mode allowing you to roll into a ball and traverse specific surfaces) to descend the wall.

Use a Power Bomb (a powerful explosive that clears many obstacles) to head right and drop into the water.

Use the Grapple Beam (a tool that shoots a beam to grapple onto specific points or pull blocks) to remove the block and roll through the gap.

Drop down to find the Super Missile Expansion (SM19).

Use the Grapple Beam to remove the block and roll through the gap. Drop down and roll through the narrow passageway.

Jump up, run right, drop down, and run right. Use Screw Attack to break through the ceiling, jump up, run right, jump up, run right, and go through the door.

Drop down and use a Power Bomb on the door. Go through, run left, and drop down.

Bomb the floor and roll left through the narrow passageway. Use the Grapple Beam to remove the block to the right, and roll right through the narrow passageway.

Use a Super Missile (a powerful projectile) to remove the block on the right wall and roll through the gap. Use Screw Attack to break through the ceiling, run left, and drop down.

Roll through the narrow passageway, jump up, roll through the narrow passageway, and drop down to find the Power Bomb Tank (PT9).

Drop through the floor to the left and roll through the narrow passageway. Bomb the block at the end, drop down, and run left through the door.

Use Screw Attack to break through the floor, drop down, and go right through the door.

Run right and drop down to the Save Station (a location to save your progress). Save your game, run right, drop down, and run left to the Teleport Station (a device to instantly travel to other activated Teleport Stations). Warp to the second Teleport Station in this area.

Run left through the door and drop down the shaft, then go through the door. Run right, using the Aeion Energy Orb (a temporary power-up that restores Aeion energy) if you need to, and jump up.

Run and jump right and use the Spider Ball to climb the wall. Use bombs on the blocks at the top and roll through the narrow passageway.

Drop down, roll through the gap, and drop down again. Use a Power Bomb to clear the block to the left – don’t place it under the air draft or it will be sucked up – and roll through the left gap.

Drop down and use the Grapple Beam to remove the block. Use Spider Ball to ascend the wall, use a bomb to remove the block, and roll right through the gap.

Drop down, roll through the gap, and drop down. Use Spider Ball to ascend the wall and use a bomb to remove the block on the left wall.

Drop down, jump up, and grab the ledge at the top. Fire a missile left to remove the far-left block, jump to the left gap, roll through, and drop down.

Roll through the gap and use Screw Attack up the shaft through the blocks. Roll through the narrow passageway at the top and use Spider Ball down the left wall – the blocks break when you touch them.

Roll through the gap on the left wall to reach the Super Missile Expansion (SM20).

Roll right through the gap and drop down. Roll through the narrow passageway, drop down, and roll through the gap.

Use Screw Attack to break through the blocks above, roll right through the gap, bomb the block, and drop down. Jump up and use the Grapple Beam to reach the block above.

Jump to the right gap, roll through, jump the shaft, rolling through the gaps along the way to reach the top, and roll through the narrow passageway. Bomb the blocks and drop down.

Run and jump left across the platforms to the top door and go through. Run left past the Teleport Station and go through the door. Jump up the shaft and run left through the door.

Run left to the Save Station, Save, and run left. Drop down and roll through the gap. Jump up, roll through the gap, jump up again, and roll through the gap.

Drop down, roll through the left gap, jump up, and roll through the gap. Drop down, run left, jump up the shaft, and jump to the narrow passageway, roll through, jump up, and roll through the narrow passageway.

Jump up, run right to the elevator, and go up to Area 7.