Find all 14 items in Brinstar in Metroid: Zero Mission, including Energy Tanks, Missiles, and Super Missiles.
ENERGY TANKS [03]
- Right after you fight the worm for the second time, this energy tank is to the right of it in plain view.
- Once you have the bombs, head for the blue 1x4 room that's two rooms right of where you started the game. Get on the left side of the wall that you can roll under and clear away the bats. Walk right to the wall and start shooting up at the ceiling (about 3-4 blocks away from the wall) to uncover an energy tank. You can get this energy tank right now by using the bomb jump or you can come back later when you have the hi-jump.
- This energy tank is at the left side of the room right before the Varia Suit. Drop into the acid at the left end of the room, then go right and bomb between the rocks on the flat portion to create a hole there. Drop into the hole and crouch, then fire a few shots left to clear away some blocks. Finally roll left and jump up to the energy tank.
MISSILES [10]
- This tank is in the middle of a long hallway in plain view shortly after you get the Long Beam. Jump carefully across the narrow platforms.
- This tank is accessed through the top left corner of the only blue 3x2 room on the map. Jump on the small bump on the wall in that corner as you jump through the wall, then shoot the fly nest inside and collect the missile tank behind it.
- This tank is in the long hallway where you fight the worm for the second time. At the far left of this hallway, crouch and shoot away the bottom of the wall to find the missile tank.
- Once you get the bombs, roll into a passage below the statue and bomb a couple blocks there to reach another room on your left. Bomb the two bomb blocks here and use the bombs to get you up to the missile tank.
- Go to the small 1x1 room just left of the blue 3x2 room on your map. Set a series of bombs near the left end of the room to create a hole in the floor, then hug the right wall as you fall down the shaft to land above a missile tank. Roll into a ball and fall off the left side of this small ledge, then set a bomb beside the missile tank as you fall to get rid of the bomb block. Quickly jump onto the ledge on your left and the one above it, then jump back above the missile tank. Roll into a ball and off the ledge once more as you hold right to drop inside the small passage and grab the missile tank.
- Once you have the ice beam, this missile tank is off of the leftmost of the long shafts on your map. Part way up the shaft between the save room and the first door on your right, there is an alcove of blocks on the left wall. Freeze the nearby beetle and jump off him to reach the alcove on your left, then set a bomb and drop inside as you roll left into a hidden room. Shoot spikey enemies and bats as you head left and drop through the ground, then use some bombs on the parasites before they drain too much of your health. Roll right and get rid of any more enemies before grabbing the missile tank on your left.
- Once you have the ice beam, this missile tank is off of the leftmost of the long shafts on your map. Climb up the shaft until you see the first beetle, then jump to the ledge just right of it. Jump against the right wall as Samus grabs the edge of a hidden tunnel, then pull yourself up and roll right into it. Set a bomb by the right wall, then roll underneath and bomb your way under the beetles. Freeze one of them against the left wall, then jump off him to reach the missile tank above.
- Once you have the ice beam, this missile tank is off of the top of the right of the two large shafts. Climb all the way up to the door at the top of this shaft, but instead of opening the door, jump to the nearby platform and freeze the lower beetle on your left. Jump on the beetle and freeze the next beetle when he's close to the left wall. Jump on that beetle and jump to the tunnel at the top of the left wall, then pull yourself up and roll inside. Roll down the small hill and grab the missile tank in front of you.
- This missile tank is in plain view in a blue 5x1 room right of the save room near the Varia Suit.
- You can get this missile tank from the green 3x1 shaft left of the Kraid elevator once you have the bombs. Drop to the bottom of the shaft and set a few bombs on the left ledge to reveal a launcher, then launch yourself into the air and hold right to reach a missile tank at the top of the shaft.
SUPER MISSILES [01]
- This super missile tank is VERY hard to get, but you can get it once you have the hi-jump. Go to the blue 9x1 hallway that's left of the Norfair elevator to start, and go to the left end of it. Go right to the closest wall and turn around, then run left and shoot open the door as your speed boost activates. Duck before you hit the wall in the next room to store the charge, then quickly shoot open the door on your right and go back through it. Quickly shoot the door open and roll into a ball, then go right of the small bump in the ground by the door and jump into the air ever so slightly before...
Tips
- Many items require specific abilities like Bombs, the Hi-Jump, or the Ice Beam to access.
- Pay close attention to the minimap (the small map in the corner of your HUD (heads-up display — the on-screen icons showing health, ammo and the minimap)) to navigate Brinstar effectively.
- Some missile tanks require precise bomb placement and timing.
- Don't be afraid to backtrack once you acquire new abilities.
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