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Area 6
Metroid: Samus Returns

Area 6

Detailed walkthrough for Area 6 in Metroid: Samus Returns, guiding you to Super Missile Expansions SM19, SM20, SM21, and Power Bomb Tanks PT9, PT10.

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Detailed walkthrough for Area 6 in Metroid: Samus Returns, guiding you to Super Missile Expansions SM19, SM20, SM21, and Power Bomb Tanks PT9, PT10.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the start, jump up, run left, jump and climb up, then run left through the door. Jump up and Screw Attack through the ceiling. Run right and go through the door.
  2. 2
    Go right, jump up, run left, and jump up. Screw Attack through the ceiling, jump up, and Screw Attack through the left wall. Go left, run through the water, and bomb the wall. Go left, bomb the floor, and Spider Ball down the wall. Use a Power Bomb to head right and drop into the water. Use the Grapple Beam to remove the block and roll through the gap. Drop down to find a Super Missile Expansion (SM19).
  3. 3
    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. Screw Attack through the ceiling, jump up, run right, jump up, run right, and go through the door.
  4. 4
    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 to remove the block on the right wall and roll through the gap. Screw Attack 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 a Power Bomb Tank (PT9).
  5. 5
    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. Screw Attack through the floor, drop down, and go right through the door.
  6. 6
    Run right and drop down to the Save Station. Save, run right, drop down, and run left to the Teleport Station. Warp to the second Teleport Station in this area.
  7. 7
    Run left through the door and drop down the shaft and go through the door. Run right, using the Aeion Energy Orb 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. Spider Ball up the wall, use a bomb to remove the block, and roll right through the gap. Drop down, roll through the gap, and drop down. Spider Ball up 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 Screw Attack up the shaft through the blocks. Roll through the narrow passageway at the top and 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).
  8. 8
    Now you have all the items you can get for now, it’s time to move on to Area 7. Roll right through the gap and drop down. Roll through the narrow passageway, drop down, and roll through the gap. Screw Attack 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.
  9. 9
    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.
  10. 10
    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.
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    Run left from the elevator and jump to the platform. Run left and use a Power Bomb against the wall to remove the blocks in the narrow passageway. Roll through and jump to the right wall of the left shaft. Use the Spider Ball to climb up and use a bomb at the top to remove the block. Use the Phase Drift and roll through the gap to the right shaft and use another bomb to remove the block on the right wall in this shaft. Drop down, run to the left shaft, and jump to the ledge on the left wall. Grab the ledge and fire a Super Missile through the gaps to remove the block on the right wall of the right shaft. Jump to and roll through the gaps to grab the Super Missile Expansion (SM21).
  12. 12
    Drop down and roll through the narrow passageway, bombing the blocks to get out. Jump up the shaft, run left, and jump to the ledge above. Use the Aeion Energy Orb if you need to and fire a missile to the right wall. Jump to the wall and roll into the alcove to grab the missile expansion (ME62).
  13. 13
    Drop down, run left, and keep running left and dropping down to reach the Save Station. Save, and jump to the ledge above. Run left and jump to the Chozo Seal – you need three DNA Strands to open this one.
  14. 14
    Jump left, jump up to the door, and go through. Jump up the shaft and Screw Attack through the blocks at the top. Head right, jump up, and use the Lightning Armor to avoid damage from the Red Plants as you head right to the Teleport Station. Activate it and head back left. Jump over the shaft and head left, again using the Lighting Armor to avoid damage from the Red Plants. Drop down, use the Spider Ball on the floor, and a Power Bomb to reach the ceiling. Climb down the left wall and use a Power bomb to head all the way right to grab a Power Bomb Tank (PT10).

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