/vr/ - Retro Games

*there are three e-tanks in Brinstar where you start. Get at least one of them before moving on.

*an e-tank fully heals you, so sometimes it's good to leave one behind as a convenient full-heal in later runs. You first have to find them though. There is an e-tank in or next to each boss room.

*get every missile upgrade you can in Brinstar. The Ice Beam is also hidden in one of the fake lava pits (the blue corridor rooms - it's the second one)

*Norfair is riddled with missile expansions. Start by going left from the elevator, since that way is an ultimate dead-end so you won't get lost.

*you can skip most of Kraid's lair. Kraid himself is beyond that door right before you fall down that gap.

*the extreme right edge of Norfair has fake floors. Bomb around to discover the path forward.

*once you find the high jump boots in Norfair, you can go back to Brinstar and find the Varia suit, which will up your defense. It's found at the top corridor of Red Brinstar, above a fake ceiling. You can also get the Varia early with good bomb jumping, but it's hard to pull off.

*don't fuck around too much in Ridley's lair. Go for the kill, as there aren't many upgrades to be found.

>>1457653
I didn't say grinding was fun.
I'm saying that once you figure out the game you don't need to grind.

>>1457665
Original has better music, better difficulty, better color palette. Arguably better atmosphere.

I love both, but let's remove the rose tinting.