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SUPER METROID SHORTCUT FAQ - copyright (c) 2004 Ethan Kaminski (Bulbaboy)
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1: Version history
2: Introduction
 2.1: Moves and glitches
 2.2: Reading the shortcuts
3: Shortcut list [20]
 3.1: Crateria [5]
 3.2: Brinstar [7]
 3.3: Upper Norfair [6]
 3.4: Wrecked Ship [1]
 3.5: Maridia [1]
4: Misc. info
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6: Requested info
7: About this FAQ
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| 1: Version History |
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Version 1.0.1 - June 2nd, 2004 - Some idiot (me) forgot to upload the proofread
version *sigh*.  And no, this is NOT the update I told you to expect.

Version 1.0 - June 1st, 2004 - First version, basically I just did a normal run
and tried to find (and remember) as many shortcuts as possible, though I also
stuck a few other shortcuts in, too.  I didn't include any bomb jumping
shortcuts in this version, mind you.  And, since this is the first version,
expect another version soon.

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| 2: Introduction |
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Welcome to my Super Metroid Shortcut FAQ.  This is actually my first FAQ, so
let's hope I did a good job on it.  Now, if you're wondering what this FAQ is
about, it's a list of all the shortcuts, backdoors, and other sneaky methods
of getting somewhere in the game.  Most of these, of course, use (or rather,
abuse) the physics engine in Super Metroid, which, as you might already know,
allows you to do many things.  And of course, in a game where not only can you
jump (repeatedly!) off of walls, but also climb to any height by using the bomb
jump, you just know there's gonna be shortcuts.  Heck, I'm almost *positive*
they planned at least some of these (although, clearly not all of them).

Now, keep in mind that this guide is written for someone who's somewhat
familiar with the game, at least.  Meaning it might be a good idea to play
through the game a bit before looking at this FAQ, since I'll presume you've at
least beaten the game once.  This isn't to deter new players from reading this
FAQ; it's just to tell you that this wasn't written with new players in mind.
Also, you may derive more enjoyment from the game if you beat it once - using
the normal method - before trying some of these.

Also, you should be reasonably adept with the controls - some of these
shortcuts can be quite difficult.  It would definitely be good to at least
master the wall jump.

Another thing to note is that I have the North American SNES version of Super
Metroid, and am playing it on the original console.  This means that even if
I've confirmed a shortcut, there IS a possibility that it might not work -
especially the ones that rely on glitches.  I'm also using the original
controller, so even if it does work, it may be difficult for you - particularly
if you're using an emulator, since I've heard the controls are a bit harder to
use on a keyboard.

Oh, and one last thing: if you have any suggestions about this guide, or
shortcuts you'd like to submit, or notice an error, or anything like that,
please email me about it (try to be helpful, about it, though).  Obviously,
you'll receive a mention in the credits if your email helps me.  Contact info
is near the end of guide.

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| 2.1: Moves and glitches |
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Here's a list of the moves and glitches you'll need to know in order to use
some of these shortcuts.  However, this will only be a partial list, for two
reasons: first, I'm presuming you know at least *something* about the game, so
I won't bother to list the really basic stuff.  And the other reasons is, well,
it's not my job - GameFAQs has both a Move List and a Glitch FAQ, so you should
check those out if you want more info.

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Spin jump
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To do a spin jump you need to jump while moving.  This allows you to travel
faster when jumping, and you can go even faster if you dash, and it seems like
you'll also go higher.  To break out of a spin jump, you can either land, or
fire your gun (or just aim it with the aim up and aim down buttons or D-pad).
====================

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Wall jump
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This is a VERY valuable move, as it sometimes allows you to get somewhere
you're not supposed to, at least not yet.  Anyway, to do a wall jump, spin jump
and hit a wall, then turn yourself around.  There should be a brief period when
Samus appears to have her feet touching the wall; that's when you press the
jump button.  This can be chained, since you continue with your spin jump even
after wall jumping - and that lets you climb even higher :).
====================

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Speed dash
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To do a speed dash, you need the Speed Booster equipped.  Then, you simply hold
down the dash button, and keep running until there are blue "echoes" behind
Samus.  This DOES take a little bit of time, mind you.
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Super jump (it also has other names)
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To do a super jump, you need to be speed dashing, and then press down on the
D-pad to crouch.  Instead of flashing blue, Samus should now be flashing white
(I think).  Then, you just press the jump button, and Samus should zoom up
until she hits something she can't get through.  She loses the ability to do a
super jump after a while, though, so you should hurry.  It's also possible to
do a diagonal or sideways super jump by pressing that direction right after
pressing the jump button.  With diagonal super jumps (which I may also refer to
as "angled"), you can also use the aim up button.  Oh, and one more thing: if
you do a spin jump while you've got a super jump charged, you *won't* super
jump.  That fact is actually useful for getting into the Wrecked Ship.
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Quick-charge speed dash (glitch)
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This allows you to do a speed dash in a smaller amount of space than normal.
Basically, all you need to do is take a few steps at your normal walking pace
and THEN start dashing.
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Speedball/Mockball (definitely a glitch)
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The mockball is dashing in ball form, and the speedball is speed dashing in
ball form.  In order to do this, run at full speed, and jump.  Then, you need
to press down so that you're aiming down, and just before you hit the ground,
press down again (to morph into a ball), and roll your finger onto the left or
right button (depending upon which direction you're going).  Also, you should
keep the dash button pressed down at all times.  This little trick will take
some practice, btw, and it might be a good idea to practice with the speedball
(so you can tell more easily if you've done it or not).
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Bomb jumping
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Bomb jumping actually has several forms.  The most basic form can be
accomplished by laying a bomb, and not moving until it explodes.  However, when
I say "bomb jumping", I will almost always be referring to a more advanced form
that allows you to go higher than normal, move horizontally, or even
diagonally.  This advanced forms require extremely accurate timing, and are
quite difficult - check out mrFergo's Move List if you want to try them.
====================

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| 2.2: Reading the shortcuts |
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Now, since I'm using a specific format for the shortcuts, I thought I'd explain
it a little.

If the shortcut has the words "Major shortcut" at the very top, then that means
I consider it to be more important than usual - usually, a major shortcut lets
you get a one-of-a-kind item, get the first of an item (i.e. super missiles) a
different way than you're supposed to, or lets you beat the game without doing
something that you're technically supposed to.

The line that begins with "Shortcut" and then a number is actually for
identification purposes, and therefore won't always be in numeric order.  The
thing that DOES give the numeric order is the number on the same line in
parentheses (the words in the parentheses, btw, tell you which part of the
planet you need to be in).

The line that begins with "source" or "submitted by" indicates where I got it
from.  Note that this is only where *I* got it from, not who originally figured
it out.  Also note that if I say "Source: Myself", that means that I'm pretty
sure I figured it out myself (although, in at least one case I was tipped off
by someone, but that's noted).

The lines that begin with "skips", "required" and "rewards" tell you what item
or move you skip by doing the shortcut, what items and moves you need to use
to do the shortcut, and what you get by doing the shortcut.  Keep in mind that
the requirements don't usually include anything you need to get *to* that part
of the game, since, well, there's always the possibility of a shortcut ;).

The sections that begin with "Description", "Location", "Method" and "Comments"
should be self-evident.

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| 3: Shortcut list |
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Total number of shortcuts: 20

And now, for the actual list.  I'll divide the shortcuts up by which area you
do them in, and then they'll be put into the rough order of when you can -
normally - do them.

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| 3.1: Crateria |
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Shortcuts in Crateria: 5

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Description:
Get to the green door to the right of your ship
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Shortcut 1 (#1, Crateria)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Bombs
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: no reward
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Method:
To do this trick, all you have to do is go to the right from your ship until
you find some weird-looking (bombable) blocks.  Above you should be a narrow
ledge; use the edge to wall jump on top of it.  Then repeat with the others.
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Comments:
This is the one of the most POINTLESS shortcuts in the game.  After all, by the
time you can do anything with it, you can get there normally, and one of the
items you'd normally use (bombs) CAN NOT be skipped. *sigh* This is also the
only shortcut possible in Crateria before heading to Brinstar (that I know of,
anyway).  Also, this has the unusual distinction of, arguably, not being
possible with bomb jumping, even though it's possible with wall jumping - after
all, by the time you can bomb jump, it's not really a shortcut anymore.
====================

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Shortcut 2 (#2, Crateria)
Source: Myself
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Location:
The lake with the missiles to the right of your ship
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Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: nothing
Rewards: 1 missile
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Method:
Start at the lake with the missiles, making sure the door on the left is
closed.  Move right up against the door, hold down the dash button, and run!
You need to spin jump over to the missiles.
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Comments:
This is a little difficult, but not too much.  Of course, why not just use
shortcut 3, coming up right next?  It also gets you to the Wrecked Ship, as a
bonus.
====================

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Major shortcut
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Description:
Get to the Wrecked Ship without the Grappling Beam or bomb jumping, part 1
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Shortcut 3-a (#3-a, Crateria)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Grappling Beam/bomb jumping
Required: Speed Booster
Rewards: getting into the Wrecked Ship
Source: Myself
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Method:
Start in the room to the left of the lake with the missiles, kill both enemies,
and open the door on the right (that leads to the lake).  Don't open the door
on the left (the one that leads to your ship).  Move all the way over on the
left, charge up a super jump, then spin jump up the ledges/steps/whatever next
to the open door.  Once you're on the top ledge, just super jump to the right.
Note that if you haven't already collected the missiles, you'll super jump
right through them, collecting them without stopping.
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Comments:
Ah, a method to beat the game without the Grappling Beam that DOESN'T involve
bomb jumping.  This is useful, and what I use when I want to do a Grappling
Beam-less run.
====================

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Major shortcut
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Description:
Get to the Wrecked Ship without the Grappling Beam or bomb jumping, part 2
(speed booster and minor glitch required)
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Shortcut 3-b (#3-b, Crateria)
Source: Myself (though the quick-charge speed dash is from the Glitch FAQ)
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Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: Speed Booster, quick-charge speed dash (minor glitch)
Rewards: getting into the Wrecked Ship
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Method:
Once you're in the outside area just before the Wrecked Ship, you need to do
a super jump just like in shortcut 3-a.  Now, in order to do this, start at
the very edge of the water, and dash to the left.  You WILL need to
quick-charge the speed dash, however.
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Comments:
This one is actually possible three or four ways: grappling (which isn't a
shortcut), horizontal bomb jumping (ARGH!  HARD!), super jumping, and regular
jumping.  This particular shortcut is for those who don't mind quick-charging
a speed dash.
====================

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Major shortcut
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Description:
Get to the Wrecked Ship without the Grappling Beam or bomb jumping, part 2
(does not require speed booster or glitches)
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Shortcut 4 (#4, Crateria)
Source: Myself, with inspiration from Brickroad's Glitch FAQ
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Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: Hi-jump Boots
Rewards: getting into the Wrecked Ship
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Method:
First, unequip your Hi-jump Boots, that will make the first part easier.  Then,
to get past the grappling blocks, dash on the small platforms and spin jump -
you MUST hit the BOTTOM, FLAT portion of the pillars that hang down, or you'll
fall into the water.  To get past the flying turtle, just re-equip the Hi-jump
Boots, and jump *over* the turtle - you'll easily be able to reach the next
platform.  Heck, even WITH the Grappling Beam, jumping over the turtle is
probably easier.
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Comments:
This one is actually possible three or four ways: grappling (which isn't a
shortcut), horizontal bomb jumping (ARGH!  HARD!), super jumping, and regular
jumping.  This particular shortcut is for those who either don't have the
Speed Booster, or don't want to use the quick-charge speed dash (since it is,
technically, a glitch).
====================

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Description:
Get to the two doors high up by your ship
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Shortcut 5 (#5, Crateria)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Space Jump/bomb jumping
Required: Speed Booster
Rewards: 1 power bomb in right-hand door; 1 energy tank and 2 missiles in
left-hand door
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Method:
Simple, really.  All you need to do, is do an angled super jump from the small
hill immediately to the left of your ship.  Piece of cake.
====================

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| 3.2: Brinstar |
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Shortcuts in Brinstar: 7

This section covers shortcuts possible in all parts of Brinstar.
Note that it's broken up into mini-sections.

-----First visit-----

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Major shortcut
====================
Shortcut 6 (#6, Brinstar)
Source: Brickroad's Glitch FAQ
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Location:
First door on the right after coming to Brinstar
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Skips: Speed Booster, possibly Spore Spawn
Required: mockball (glitch)
Rewards: 1 super missile, 1 reserve tank, 2 missiles
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Method:
Use the mockball to get under the gates that close on you.  This is kinda hard;
I, personally, have yet to do it, although it's apparently possible.  I think
it's the crumbling floor that's throwing me off...
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This shortcut/glitch, my friends, is quite useful: you can actually beat the
game without fighting Spore Spawn, and it's what makes the NBMB run possible.
It's also got good rewards.  However, it IS obvious that this is not only
an unintended shortcut, but also an unintended behavior (translation: glitch).
====================

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Shortcut 7 (#7, Brinstar)
Source: Myself
----------
Location:
Big, tall, pink room (Brinstar)
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Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: 1 missile, 1 power bomb later on
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Method:
First, you know that grappling area in the big pink room?  Get there.  Now,
kill the two hopping enemies - it'll make life a lot easier.  Then, being
careful not to fall through the floor, wall jump off of the bottom of the wall
on the left, in order to get high enough to wall jump off the portion that
sticks out.  Then, just waltz over and collect the missiles. If you return here
after you've got the super missiles and the power bombs, you can also grab some
more power bombs.
====================

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Shortcut 8 (#8, Brinstar)
Source: Myself
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Location:
The green room with pipes after the first green door (Brinstar)
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Skips: Hi-jump Boots/Space Jump
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: 1 missile
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Method:
Get to the fake pipe (there's nothing spewing out of it), and get below it.
Then, wall jump up the wall beneath it, and get into the pipe - you should be
kneeling when you're in the pipe.  Morph into a ball, and collect your reward.
====================

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Major shortcut
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Description:
Get Spazer without Hi-jump Boots
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Shortcut 9 (#9, Brinstar)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Hi-jump Boots
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: Spazer
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Method:
You know where you get the Spazer?  Know when you need to jump kinda high
to get it?  Just wall jump instead.  Pretty simple, really.
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Comments:
This is really only useful if you're going for a speed run or something, since
you do get the Hi-jump Boots right after this (normally).  I do use this when
I want to fight Kraid without the Hi-jump Boots, though.
====================

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Major shortcut
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Description:
Get to Kraid without the Hi-jump Boots
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Shortcut 10 (#10, Brinstar)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Hi-jump Boots
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: getting to Kraid
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Method:
Start by the elevator to Norfair.  Now, instead of going down, as you normally
would, get past the super missile blocks to the right.  Now, this next part is
difficult: from the TOP of the ledges, hold the dash button, run to the right,
and jump - you need to wall jump off the ledge just below the frozen creature
and make it into its mouth.
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Comments:
I like doing this, since I don't really need the missiles or energy tank you
get by the Hi-jump Boots to defeat Kraid.  Note, however, that you'll need to
do some more wall jumping to get back out, and you might have a hard time with
Kraid's second mode of attack if you're not good at wall jumping.  Of course,
if you can actually DO this, you're probably good enough at wall jumping that
you don't need to worry.
====================

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Shortcut 11 (#11, Brinstar)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: wall jumping, Wave beam
Rewards: Energy Tank
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Location:
On the other side of the of the power bomb door in the tall pink room
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Method:
Instead of swinging on top of the grappling block, just wall jump up and use
the Wave beam to open the one-way gate, then wall jump into the opening.
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Comments:
I shouldn't even need to mention this, since you normally need the Grappling
Beam in order to get the Wave beam.  But, since I want to be as comprehensive
as possible...
====================

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Major shortcut
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Description:
Get the X-Ray Scope without grappling
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Shortcut 12 (#12, Brinstar)
Source: Myself
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Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: wall jumping, ice beam, some method of surviving the damage
Rewards: X-Ray Scope
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Method:
First, you know how there are two empty areas that you have to grapple over?
Drop to the bottom of the first one - it's safe - and then start dashing, and
wall jump up onto some spikes.  Try to freeze the enemies if possible, and
don't *kill* any enemies.  Now, when you get to the second empty area, you
need to find a safe spot (free of spikes) to stand on.  Freeze one of the
flying enemies, and use it to jump or wall jump up to the door with the X-Ray
Scope.
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Comments:
If you use this method, YOU WILL BE DAMAGED.  Face it, there's no way around
it.  Therefore, you need, as I mentioned in the requirements, to be able to
survive the damage - if you collect all the energy tanks up to this point and
have the Varia, that *should* be enough.  You still might want to use the
Crystal Flash, though.
====================

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| 3.3: Upper Norfair |
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Shortcuts in Upper Norfair: 6

This section covers shortcuts in Upper Norfair - basically, the area that you
don't (normally) need the space jump to get to.

====================
Major shortcut
====================
Description:
Get Ice beam without Speed Booster
----------
Shortcut 13 (#13, Upper Norfair)
Source: Brickroad's Glitch FAQ
----------
Skips: Speed Booster
Required: mockball (glitch)
Rewards: Ice beam
----------
Method:
Use the mockball to get under the gates that close on you just before reaching
the Ice beam.  I'd recommend doing it after the first gate, though, since
there's more room there.
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Comments:
Once again, an important shortcut, and once again, it requires a glitch. This
is what makes the 14% run possible using the Ice beam instead of the Speed
Booster.
====================

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Shortcut 14 (#14, Upper Norfair)
Source: Myself
----------
Location:
The first room with the green bubbles on the way to the Speed Booster
----------
Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: 1 or 2 missiles, reserve tank (1 of the missiles and the reserve tank
are hard without the Spring Ball)
----------
Method:
Either freeze the enemies that fly around the room in order to jump/wall jump
up to the green door, or wall jump on the wall just above the save room's
door, and then wall jump off the edge of the ledge just below the green door.
Note that it's HARD, but possible, if you don't use the Ice beam.
====================

====================
Description:
Skip the long, drawn-out path to the Speed Booster
----------
Shortcut 15 (#15, Upper Norfair)
Source: Myself
----------
Location:
The first room with the green bubbles on the way to the Speed Booster
----------
Skips: N/A
Required: Ice beam, possibly wall jumping
Rewards: a shortcut to the Speed Booster
----------
Method:
Freeze the enemies flying around the room in order to jump or wall jump over
to the Speed Booster, skipping some of the path.  You can either get to the
green door in the upper-left (see shortcut 14) and jump across using frozen
enemies, or you can just wall jump up by using the enemies to climb up the
wall on the right.
----------
Comments:
This isn't really useful, except for bragging rights, skipping some enemies, or
saving some time.  Oh, well, still better than shortcut 1...
====================

====================
Major shortcut
====================
Description:
Get the Wave beam without using the Grappling Beam
----------
Shortcut 16 (#16, Upper Norfair)
Source: Myself
----------
Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: Wave beam
----------
Method:
Start by where the missiles were, on the other side of the one-way gate, hold
the dash button, run and jump to the right (this is to minimize damage from
spikes).  Then, once you're next to the wall on the right, just wall jump up.
Yay!  Wave beam!
----------
I like this one.  It lets you get the Wave beam early, and it's useful if I
want to do a run without the Grappling Beam.  It also allows you to defeat
Crocomire without using the Speed Booster!  Though, you'd need to figure out
how to get the Grappling Beam without using the Speed Booster, but still...
====================

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Shortcut 17 (#17, Upper Norfair)
Source: Myself
----------
Location:
Crocomire's room
----------
Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: wall jumping
Rewards: Energy Tank
----------
Method:
To get to the Energy Tank in Crocomire's room, you need to wall jump up the
wall just below it.  But how do you get there?  Well, there are two ways.  You
can either do a sideways super jump, or you can walk through the acid.  Then,
once you're done, you just walk back.  Just remember: getting an energy tank
refills your energy, so don't worry too much about any damage you take before
getting it.  Also, it would be a Good Idea to spin jump as much as possible
when you're moving through the acid, since that decreases the time you spend
in the acid, and therefore the amount of damage you take.
====================

====================
Shortcut 18 (#18, Upper Norfair)
Source: Myself
----------
Location:
The room just before getting the Grappling Beam
----------
Skips: Grappling Beam/Space Jump
Required: Speed Booster, wall jumping
Rewards: missiles
----------
Method:
Well, you know how one way to get to the Grappling Beam is to do a spin jump
while speed dashing and reach the door?  Well, instead of doing THAT, you want
to spin jump while speed dashing, and then move to the right, so you can wall
jump up the ledge to get the missiles.
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Comments:
This should actually save a fair bit of time - it's quite difficult to get over
there by grappling (thanks to the sparse, moving targets), and it takes a while
to come back here after you get the Space Jump.  I know *I* have trouble with
this one, normally...
====================

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| 3.4: Wrecked Ship |
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Shortcuts in the Wrecked Ship: 1

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Shortcut 19 (#19, Wrecked Ship)
Source: Myself
----------
Location:
The water-filled room on the way to Maridia
----------
Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: Gravity Suit, wall jumping
Rewards: Energy Tank
----------
Method:
Jump across the falling platforms, as usual.  Once you get to the last one,
just spin jump over to the wall and wall jump up.  There, that's not too hard,
is it?
====================

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| 3.5: Maridia |
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Shortcuts in Maridia: 1

====================
Major shortcut
====================
Description:
Get through Maridia without the Grappling Beam
----------
Shortcut 20 (#20, Maridia)
Source: Myself
----------
Skips: Grappling Beam
Required: Gravity Suit, wall jumping, Speed Booster
Rewards: getting through Maridia
----------
Method:
There are two parts to this.  The first part, is getting through the big,
mostly empty room that you have to grapple through.  In order to do this, drop
down to the bottom of the room, go to the LEFT, and then run to the right in
order to charge a super jump.  Then, you spin jump onto the left slope of the
lowest hill, and do an angled super jump - you should just *barely* make it up
to the door.

The next part is actually quite easy, and it involves getting past those
vertical walls that you can (normally) hang on to.  You just wall jump up
those, which should be easy for you by now.  QUITE easy.  You might have to
work at jumping out of the quicksand, though...
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Comments:
The first part of this is a huge time saver!  I mean, it can be tricky trying
to grapple across that huge room.  Plus, it lets you skip Crocomire - which
means you don't have to spend time running back there, and then killing him.
====================

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| 4: Misc. info |
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This section is where I'll be sticking all the little bits and pieces that
don't really belong in a different section.

You know the missiles a room or two above Crocomire, next to a one-way super
missile gate?  I've tried speed dashing in the lava beneath it, and it didn't
work - looks like you'll *still* need to use bomb jumping, grappling, or space
jumping.

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| 5: FAQ |
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Ah, yes, the actual FAQ, the thing that is now practically a requirement in
FAQs and guides.  Of course, since this is the first version, and FAQ stands
for Frequently Asked Questions...  Well, it's a wee bit empty.  C'mon, people!
Help me out here!

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| 6: Requested info |
\===================/

Now, since I'm only human, and I'm not exactly a bomb jumping master, there are
obviously going to be holes in my information, and so clearly there's also
going to be things that even I want to know.  This is a place to list this
stuff - and if you can help me, great.  And, of course, you'll be credited.

Is there ANY way to get the Spring Ball without using the Grappling Beam?  I
will be VERY grateful to anyone who tells me how, since that's the only major
item I can't currently get without the Grappling Beam.  It would also allow
make it possible to get a 95% clear rate (I think) without facing Crocomire.
Sadly, I think this is, and will remain, an impossibility.  Unless another
glitch is discovered, of course.

I'd like to know if it's possible to obtain the energy tank in Brinstar that's
a bit to the right of the morph ball - using only the morph ball, missiles, and
bombs.  I suspect it IS possible, but I also suspect it would be difficult.

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| 7: About this FAQ |
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Here's where all be sticking all the stuff about this FAQ that has no relation
whatsoever to the game.  In other words, the stuff that nobody ever reads.

Oh, and if you want to know what the version numbers mean, the first number is
incremented whenever there's a really big change, so expect this to stay small.
The second number is incremented whenever there's a normal change, and the
third number is incremented whenever there's only a minor change (i.e. typo
fix).

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| 7.1: Contact info |
\===================/

My email address is bulbaboy@istori.com

If you want to email me, feel free to.  However, I do have some guidelines I'd
like you to follow that will increase the likelihood of me reading and
responding to your email.  Also, keep in mind that I make no promises about
whether or not I'll read or respond to your email - I will make an effort to,
however.

Now, the guidelines:

If your email pertains to this guide, please include the word "FAQ" or "guide"
in the subject of your email, as well as "Super Metroid" or "SM" ("Super
Metroid is preferred).  If you don't include "Super Metroid" in the subject, at
least mention the game in the first paragraph - I want to actually know what
you're talking about.

Please mention (preferably in the subject) that this is about the Shortcut FAQ
(unless if it *isn't* about the Shortcut FAQ).  Note, however, that this is
less important than the above guideline.

Please, if you're asking for help with Super Metroid, make sure it relates to
this FAQ.  I don't want random newbies asking me how to beat the first Chozo
statue (the one that has the bombs)...

If you're emailing me about a shortcut, it would be helpful if you could tell
me what version of Super Metroid you're playing, if possible.

If you're pointing out something that's wrong with the guide, be helpful!  Be
specific!  It's much easier to fix a problem if I know what it is - and I'll be
more likely to do so if you don't flame me about it.

ALL email must be reasonably understandable to someone who is fluent in
English.  Also, please try to use proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.

Read the FAQ first, both the question-and-answer thing and the guide itself.
If your question is already answered somewhere, then I'm less likely to answer
you.  If your question is not only answered, but also easily found (or if it's
in the FAQ section), then I probably *won't* answer.

Try to avoid embedding images in the email - my current email client sometimes
takes a while to display them.  Images as attachments are fine, if you've got a
reason.  Also, try not to go overboard with HTML, either.

If possible, keep your email rated PG-13 or lower.

====================

Oh, and if you break any of the guidelines below, there's a good chance I will
block all email from you.  Particularly if you willingly send me viruses or
offensive images.

NO SPAM!

NO SCAMS!  I do NOT want to hear about how you work for the Nigerian government
and need to transfer money into my bank account!

NO PORN!  PARTICULARLY not images!

NO VIRUSES!  I DO NOT want my computer to be screwed up, and I DO NOT want my
hard drive wiped!

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| 7.2: Copyright/legal info |
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This document is copyright (c) 2004 Ethan Kaminski.

You may not post this guide on the web or otherwise distribute it publicly
without my advance permission, nor may you claim it as your own.  You may save
it to your computer or print it out for private use.  You may email this guide
to your friends, and you may give it to them in physical form, although I'd
prefer if you just provide them with a link to this guide.

Any distribution that does occur is subject to the following restrictions: you
may not make any profit from this guide, or display ads alongside it.  You may
not make ads appear at the same time as it, either.  You may not place this
guide in frames.  This guide should remain unedited and intact.  This guide
should also be distributed in a separate file, using the .txt file type or a
similar text-only file type (exception: you may also place it in the body of an
email message, provided it's clear where the guide starts and ends - although,
once again, a separate file is preferred).  You may not misrepresent this guide
as your own, and you must give me credit for writing this guide.

You may link to this guide on the web, provided the hoster of the file allows
it, and you make it clear where it is being hosted.  Linking is to be
considered distribution, so you must also follow all requirements for
distribution.

Although facts and ideas cannot be copyrighted, the creative expression of
them can be.  Therefore, although I cannot copyright the shortcuts themselves,
I can copyright how I present them - including the descriptions and formatting.
This means that while you're free to rewrite a shortcut in your own words, you
may not copy *my* words without permission.  However, I do ask that if you use
this guide as a source, you credit me.

All other copyrights and trademarks are property of their respective owners.  I
am in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Nintendo.

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| 7.3: Credits |
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Thanks to the following people/entities/pandimensional beings:

Nintendo, for making such a great game, and obviously I can't thank Nintendo
without thanking...

Nintendo's design team, for making so many shortcuts possible (intentionally or
not)

GameFAQs, for hosting so many FAQs and guides, hopefully including this one.

CJayC, for creating and maintaining GameFAQs.  You're truly doing a great
service to mankind.  Okay, okay, maybe just the game players, but still...

My dad, for proofreading the first version.

Brickroad, for making that Glitch FAQ.  I never would've thought of shortcut
3-b or shortcut 4 without reading that FAQ, and I also wouldn't know so many
cool and useful glitches.

mrFergo, for making a move guide so that I don't have to - after all, ANYone
who wants to be a shortcut master must first master some moves - and even I
learned some useful moves from the move guide.

Everyone who's helped to make a FAQ that I've found useful.  Thanks, guys,
you're making my life MUCH easier!


                               STREET  SUPREMACY
                               CAR HACKING GUIDE

                                                                   Version 1.00

Table of Contents

0. Version History
I. Before to begin
   I. Requirements
II. Car hacking
   I. Access to setting and tune shop menu when not available
   II. Increase your gears
   III. Obtain every car (including Rival’s Custom Cars and Team Leader Cars)
III. Extra
    I. Unlimited money
    II. Your Rival profile
IV. Contact
V. Legal

Part Zero: Version History
Version 1.00: release of the guide

Part One: Before to begin
This guide is oriented for people that already know a little the usage of game
hacking programs like Cheat Engine and ArtMoney (in the guide I will use Cheat
Engine), but of course everyone is welcomed to read the guide. Don’t worry,
the things that I will explain are easy also for novice users of hacking
programs, then good reading! Ah, a last thing, you can do the things only with
emulation (then on PC), then not in a rel PSP unfortunately

- REQUIREMENTS -
In order to start, you need the following:
- Personal Computer (PC)
- PlayStation Portable Simulator Suitable for Playing Portably (PPSSPP)
- Any version of the game in .ISO/.CSO format in order to be playable in
  PPSSPP (you need to extract the game image through external programs)
- Hacking program (Cheat Engine is used in this guide)

Part Two: Car hacking
1) Access to setting and tune shop menu when not available

In game there are two situations where you can’t enter in settings menu: the
first when your car have a stock transmission and the other when you are driving
a Custom Car. Meanwhile always for Custom Cars you will always unable to enter
in tune shop. Thanks to this guide you will learn how to enter in these menus.
Then follow these passages:
- Open PPSSPP
- Load the game
- Go on Team Ruble
- Select your stock car/Custom car to tune
- Open Cheat Engine
- In Cheat Engine open PPSSPP’s process
- Change the value type to “Byte”
- In the game highlight the third menu
- In Cheat Engine write “3” on the value tab
- Now start the scan
- In the game highlight the next menu
- In Cheat Engine write “4”
- Make “next scan”
- Keep to scroll menus and changing values till you get only three addresses
- Double click on one
- Now write “1” (setting menu) or “2” (tune shop) in value tab and press
Enter
- Then press “X” in game and you will go to one of these menus!

!!!WARNING!!!
- Doing this with gear ratios with a stock transmission of a stock car the
  emulator crash is very easy. Be careful!
- Tuning gear ratio of any type of Custom Car can be glitched in many cars,
  maybe because them aren’t supposed to be tuned. The sixth gear can be
removed
  too for most cars. Just exit without confirm to make gear ratios to reset
- Don’t equip aero and cosmetic parts on Custom Cars, will cause part’s
  disappear due that there isn’t any for these cars. However rims can be
fitted
  without problems

>>>TIP<<<
- Tune Custom Cars to obtain very powerful cars, but you need tons of money.
  Keep to read the guide to know how to have unlimited money
- Instead equip aero parts to Dummy Cars (will be explained further) to re-
  enable car parts

2) Increase your gears

Many cars will not have six gears, meanwhile the Nissan Gloria have only four
gears. Don’t worry, you can increase the amount of them! This means also
greater acceleration and higher top speed. The only cons is that you can tune
the gear ratio of an added gear only through by the hacking program. The
passages are the same for the first part, then I will limit to write the changed
passages:
- Once opened emulator, game and Cheat Engine select the value type to
“2Byte”
- Highlight the fourth (if you drive the Gloria) or fifth gear ratio
- Write the gear’s value in the value tab of Cheat Engine
- Start the scan
- Now alter the gear ratio
- Write the altered gear ratio in Cheat Engine
- Make “next scan”
- Keep to alter gear ratios and changing values till you get only three
  addresses and double click on one as before
- Now double click on the address
- Change the last number/letter to a further, in Hexadecimal. Hexadecimal
  values are from 0 to 9 and from A to F. In games generally progress by 4 in
  4. Then your value should end in 0, 4, 8 and C. If so and you still haven’t
  the correct value, change the penultimate value, progressing by 1 in 1
- When done, you should see a “0” next to the address. This means that is
  correct, then press Enter
- Now in value tab write a number smaller than the last normal available gear
  and press Enter
- Have fun with your increased gear car!

!!!WARNING!!!
- You can’t remove gears with a “0” value. Will be the same as stock
- You can’t add a seventh or more gears
- You can’t tune the reverse gear ratio

3) Obtain every car (including Rival’s Custom Cars and Team Leader Cars)

Now the most interesting part of the guide: obtaining every car. In Street
Supremacy there are the following car categories:
- Stock Cars: are all available from the start of the game. 25 cars in total
- Custom Cars: these are unlocked once you beat Wanderers. 15 cars in total
- Team Leader Cars: this is sub-category of Custom Cars. Normally available
                    only in Time Attack Mode when you beat a time of a certain
                    track. 15 cars in total
- Rival Custom Cars: this is a secret category of Custom Cars, not available
                     for the player with normal means. These are the Custom
                     Cars to beat in order to unlock the Player version. Them
                     differs in look, name (for most of them. When a player
                     drive one of these however the name will be the same of
                     the Player version) and performance (anyway in garage the
                     stats are the same as for the Player version)
– Dummy Cars: these are invisible cars, but fully working. Apparently is a
              second entry for Team Leader Cars, as Rival Custom Cars. With the
              menu enabling method you can apply aero parts to re-enable car’s

              body, but that will not the real car, or rather, the car’s body
              is from an another car. 15 cars in total
- Corrupted Cars: self explanatory. Loading this car type the game will stuck
                  on infinite loading

After explained car categories, is the time to explain how to load every car in
your Team Rumble Mode. You can any car of any category! Now the passages:
- First passage as for “Increase your gears” part
- Go on one of the Buy Car dealers
- Highlight the second car of the list
- Write “1” on the value table of Cheat Engine
- Start the scan
- Now scroll cars
- Together increase values in Cheat Engine and making “next scans” till you
get
  three addresses
- Double click on one
- In value tab write “50” and press Enter
- When selecting a car will skip the color choice is correct
- Have fun with your new car! (I hope that you have obtained a non normally
  drivable car!)

!!!WARNING!!!
- Unfortunately this method will give random cars, then let’s ready to reload
  your save state frequently
- Rival Custom Cars will differ only in aspect when in garage, then same specs
  and name as the Player version of the same car. However the performance is
  very different in race
- A similar case is for Team Leader Cars, that are the 100% the ones saw in
  Time Attack Mode, saw that there isn’t an alternate version. In Team Rumble
  Mode your version will have the name of Time Attack Mode

>>>TIP<<<
- Is highly recommended to create save states (press Escape [Esc] and click on
  one of the slots to the left) for avoid long restarts when obtaining
  corrupted cars, the ones causing infinite loading
- For a faster process I suggest to remove the frameskip (works only if you
  have selected “OpenGL” as render)
- Once filled the garage with non normally playable cars I suggest to save in
  game (not save states), in order to play this save game on a real PSP

Part Three: Extra
1) Unlimited money

This is self-explanatory. Here you will learn how to get enormous amount of
cash, exceeding from game auto limited max cash. Using a too high value will
cause emulator crashing. Use a save with already high cash to make the process
very short, requiring also just one passage for obtain cash’s address. Then:
- Once opened emulator, game and Cheat Engine select the value type to
“4Byte”
- Now write your actual cash amount on value tab on Cheat Engine, but don’t
  write the last three numbers (the three zeroes) or you will get zero
  addresses
- Start the scan
- Now do everything related to cash, like buying a car part
- Write the new value, always without three zeroes in Cheat Engine
- Make “next scan”
- As always when you get three addresses copy paste one
- In value bar use an ultra-high value like “999999999” (write nine nines)
and
  press Enter
- Have fun!

2) Your Rival profile

I know that can sound strange, but actually there is hidden the your’s Rival
profile, both for team member and Team Leader version. Them are listed as Rival
201 and 202. Both have only the first profile page and just “Sex” is known.
The player is a male. Interestingly will be showed your nickname and level too,
plus a 201 or 202 before it. Both versions differs much: Rival 202 (Team Leader
version) shows a star of course, your level will be 0, your Team will be always
Departures and your car will be always a FD3S. For view that do the following:
- As always open the emu, etc… And select “Byte” as value type
- Go on Rival list
- Select one of the two modes of Rivals view
- Then go to the Rival’s profile
- Now write the Rival’s number less one, or rather, if is the 30th, write
“29”
  on value tab on Cheat Engine. This because there isn’t a Rival 0
- Once you have many addresses copy paste all of them
- Now on value tab write “200” or “201” to obtain your’s Rival Profile
- Good reading!

>>>YOUR RIVAL PROFILE<<<
Rival Number: 201 (202)
Nickname: (star for 202) [your nickname]
Level: [from 1 to 100]
Team: [your Team] (Departures for 202)
Car Type: [the car that you are currently driving] (FD3S for 202)
Name: (blank)
Sex: Male
Age: ? (unknown)
Job: (blank)
Area: (blank)

Part Four: Contact

For every question about the guide, write me at one of these e-mails:
- salvo2014_2014@libero.it
- salvo2014_2014@outlook.it
- salthebowler@gmail.com

Part Five: Legal

Street Supremacy is a trademark of Genki and Konami.
All right reserved. ©2005.
The use of this document it is ONLY FOR PERSONAL USE. Any duplication is
illegal without a permission of it's author.