Need Help With Metroid: Zero Mission

[lisalover1]

I decided to play through Metroid: Zero Mission, and have gotten pretty far already. I am almost up to the battle with Ridley, but there is a part that I just can't seem to get past; on this map, I am in Norfair on the room immediately below the 3rd bottommost Chozo statue:

There is a large, stationary slug like creature that will not move no matter what I shoot at it. I have looked everywhere for a way around, but I can't find anything. Does anybody remember how to do this?

[SplashChick]

Blar, of course it's the Metroid game I know the absolute least about. Have you tried super bombing nearby rooms?

[CFFJR]

Ah, damned if I remember.

There's a way to go above the slug thing, a passage in the ceiling I believe.

God, its been too long...

[lisalover1]

I bombed every reachable square inch of the room and surrounding walls, and have yet to find anything.

[jfe2]

I vaguely remember what you are talking about... I don't think you have to focus on that slug thing, because you have to attack it from the other side to move it IIRC. Pretty sure the way to advance is in another room.

[lisalover1]

Just tried bombing literally every single surface in every area of the room I could. I did notice that there was a trio of Speed Boost blocks in the adjacent room, but you don't have nearly enough room to speed up to break them.

[Sideroller]

Did you beat that hanging boss that falls through the floor? I think you need to follow it down there and that takes you in front of the slug. Unless I'm remembering wrong, it's been a while since I've played it.

[lisalover1]

Did you beat that hanging boss that falls through the floor? I think you need to follow it down there and that takes you in front of the slug. Unless I'm remembering wrong, it's been a while since I've played it.

I don't remember any boss like that recently. There was one like that early in the game, though.

[irixith]

Just tried bombing literally every single surface in every area of the room I could. I did notice that there was a trio of Speed Boost blocks in the adjacent room, but you don't have nearly enough room to speed up to break them.

There are some really nasty sections of the game (all completely optional) that will test your special move skills. Those speed blocks are likely one of those spots. Search around in the adjoining rooms for a place where you can get up to speed -- once you do, you have to quickly hold down to "hang on" to your speed boost -- then you have to get over to that area where you can't build up speed and use the speed you're "hanging on to".

Sound hard?

IT IS.

I screamed so loud in frustration trying to do those parts that I couldn't speak for an entire week afterwards.

[Sideroller]

Did you beat that hanging boss that falls through the floor? I think you need to follow it down there and that takes you in front of the slug. Unless I'm remembering wrong, it's been a while since I've played it.

I don't remember any boss like that recently. There was one like that early in the game, though.

I'm pretty sure you have to fight him first to be able to advance to Ridley. You might have to do said Speed Boost to reach him. I really don't remember him being that hard to reach though...