VG Myths - Can You Beat The Metroid II Minimalist Pacifist Challenge? 

I love how murder is disallowed, but perpetually freezing your enemies, leaving them alive but conscious presumably until the end of time, is a consequence-free move

Can YOU Metroid 2 beat the return of samus minimalist pacifist challenge?

I can’t believe every copy of Metroid 2 comes with a roll of duct tape, in case the one in your Game Boy comes undone.

"Metroid 2, return of Samus, is the first game in the Metroid 2 series." I thought that was a misspeak but then I remembered the remake. Clever.

A real pacifist knows when taking 47 lives is necessary. Thank you for doing what needed to be done.

this is probably the game where the pacifist run has the most ludonarrative dissonance

we love a good gamechamp3000 "if it doesn't exist, it can't die"

Pacifist Genocide, my favorite Undertale run.

Hi Gamerchamp, thanks for welcoming me back to VG Myths

Nintendo: “So, we made this game about how committing genocide is bad and how the Metroids were actually just exploited for awful ends with no input of their own.” Gamechamp: “Golly, I’d better follow your advice then.” Nintendo: “Wait, now that’s not-“

The way you use the word "legally" like a weapon is sending me

This unlocks the ending where a small white dog becomes ruler of SR388 and inexplicably makes the world perfect for everyone.

Love a gamechamp video alongside a bowl of duct tape and a nice tall glass of double sided duct tape

26:50 Nothing is quite as satisfying as hearing her triumphant "I don't have to play this game anymore!" laugh.

I think this is the first time that "programmed on duct tape" actually _prevented_ silly cheese.

'6:10 - It stopped existing before it had a chance to die'. This may be the most unintentionally funny line I've heard, loaded with philosophical meaning even.

This video was ok but I think it would've been better if you mentioned being gay or trans a few times (if applicable)

As someone who gets genuinely lost playing Metroid Fusion: no, I don't think I can beat a Metroid game without an in-game map in general

Welcome back to Gamechamp’s comment section! The Online Internet RU-vid Reaction that continues to love her videos!

And when RU-vid needed her the most, she returned. Fun fact, I did complete a Kirby's Adventure minimalist pacifist challenge - and it was a "True" one, you CAN beat that game by only killing mandatory bosses and minibosses [killing as in defeating them in a way that awards you points]. There are a couple really tricky sections but they ARE beatable. There is but a single extra star block you need to break at a certain point to give yourself space to dodge a certain enemy, but besides that I don't think it can be refined any further. But piecing the gameplay videos together is quite a nightmare, no pun intended.

I thought the story for this one was gonna be "Samus was tasked with killing all the Metroids, but she isn't here to kill anything _else_ on SR388!" But I very much enjoyed the quick TAS overview!

Oh, Gamerchamp-chan, I've missed you! Metroid II was actually the first Metroid I ever played and beat. And I think I accidentally sequence broke the game; as a young girl, I couldn't find any other Metroids to kill, so using the several etanks I found I swiftly made my way through an acid/lava-filled area and found new stuff to kill. Looking forward to the Minimalist Pacifist Run in Super Metroid, and the Damageless Run in the next Rock Man game!

Having the end credits be triggered by touching a missile recharging station while having killed all the metroids is interesting

I'm ready for duct tape

"It stopped existing before it had the chance to die" Probably one of the most metal things I've ever heard.

Honestly the check for game completion is kinda amazing from a game developing perspective. Making a ship asset which works pretty much like a normal refill station would've been a waste of time, so they just added the refill stations inside the tiles of the ship, but then since the ship isn't an actual object the game couldn't check for "entering ship", so they probably did the next best thing and checked the kill count at the missile refill stations Props to them for saving cartridge space in such a weird way

gamerchamp is so cool i love her pacifist run except for the enemies she left for dead while frozen and the metroids she comitted genocide against

So, hang on. You're weaving your way through this place, avoiding everyone, except a certain specific set of people that you went there specifically to kill. This isn't a pacifist run, this is a hitman run! It even has the number 47 in it!

There's something really funny about how the most scuffed game completion trigger in the 8 and 16-bit era one could think of is actually one of the most bulletproof of it's kind.

samus: i hope my pacifism towards anything not a metroid won't bite me in the ass down the line- *x-parasite awakens offscreen and eats the nearest homoad* *awkward laugh as samus departs for ceres to continue her mostly-pacifist bounty hunting while sr-388 becomes a nightmarish warped parody of itself due to the x mimicks becoming the dominant species*

This is more like a hit-man mission, where you have specified targets and need to avoid killing civilians

'It is programmed on duct tape' *the programming in question keeping you from beating the game without actually beating the game*

The Super Metroid Minimalist Pacifist Reverse Boss Order run is gonna be very fun to watch :)

So, is this going to be a series now ? Neat.

I'm now imagining the Federation after this run: "Did she really just kill only a few and just LEAVE?"

wait... start 1, start 2, start 3....???? Are you saying there are multiple save slots in this game? And ive just been saving over the same file over and over again for 25 years?! why am I seeing this for the first time today?!

Upon killing Queen Metroid, you are the new metroid queen.

Oh boy, Metroid II: Return of Samus! I can’t wait for Gamerchamp to play Metroid: Samus Returns, but only after she plays Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime, Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime Pinball, Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid: Other M and Metroid Prime: Federation Force, of course. 🙂

I wasn’t expecting this video, one of the two most awaited videos (together with megaman 5 hitless)

31:54 “This family stinks!”

I did this about ten years ago without using the Ice Beam (except on the larval Metroids). There's a few tips that might make things easier. Once you get hit, you can get a free jump as long as your I-frames, allowing you to damage boost yourself up some places. This can be chained so long as you have health. (You mentioned this just as I posted the comment. >.

I can't believe you came back to Metroid after that first one, but I'm so happy you did.

It is extremely funny that the next fastest time for low% on the M2 leaderboards after behemoth's run is by a guy with several 2D Metroid WRs under his belt, and yet it's 7 and a half hours slower. Almost the entirety of that run was on the Metroid Queen fight, and watching it happen live was like watching someone lose their grip on reality. Congrats on this incredible achievement.

The correct way to watch this on mobile is windowed, hunched over the screen like a little gameboy goblin

do something wonderfully pleasant for yourself when you read this :)

Someone help me I've been stuck in Gamechamp's house for so long I don't even remember my own name.

Absolutely not! I've seen some insane challenges on this channel, but I'm not masochistic enough to even conceive of how much more masochism would be required to even attempt such a challenge, let alone finish it. Congratulations, and I will now be running as far away from the house before Gamechamp collapses into singularity of self-inflicted pain.

"It stopped exiting before it had the chance to die" is my favorite mental gymnastics.

I think Gamechamp is the only creator who's patreon shootouts I watch. I dunno, it just feels right. Plus all her patrons that have decided to come together to make her say interesting things are basically the co-host of the show at this point. I hope there comes a time where her patron list occupies the better half of the video. That is the final form I envision for Ms Champ's videos.

Ah, shit, here we go again.

Can't wait to see more of this series

How do you freeze...light?

I love how both Metroid and Mega Man have GB games people always forget and yet are so important to the lore

I didn’t expect a sequel to the first Metroid video but I’m happy to see it

It's always a good day when Gamechamp uploads! Metroid isn't my cup of tea, but this'll be fun to watch!

Wow, great to see Gamechamp's hands are doing well enough to do this.

the inspired feat of conducting a pacifist run in which every progression target is killed. gamechamp pushes new borders every day

Didn't Rachet: Size Matter and Re:Chain of Memories teach you anything?

Gamerchamp, back at it again with masoc- i mean duct tape

I will always listen intently to the entire credits

Hope that Gamechamp will be able to play Super Metroid next and have a good time playing a game

Im sorry Miss Champ but i do not know of any super metroid games you could do a challenge run of

There are two minimalist runs of Super Metroid that don't involve major glitches (going through walls, activating debug codes, or simultaneous Spazer+Plasma): 14% Ice and 14% Speed. But there's also a different type of minimalist run that seems *entirely* your style: the No Boss MiniBoss (NBMB) run. Collect as many items as possible without defeating any boss or mini-boss. Back when I originally did an NBMB on console, it was possible to get 73% of all items without fighting any bosses. (I did 72% because there's one power bomb that's a *massive pain*.) This involves, among other things, going through almost all of Lower Norfair without the Varia Suit (because no Kraid) or Gravity Suit (because no Phantoon) or Space Jump (because no Draygon). It also involves traversing major parts of Maridia without the Gravity Suit. Today, thanks to some new discoveries, it's possible to get a bit more than that: you can break into the Plasma room, and with Plasma you can get behind Crocomire to get its energy tank without defeating it. There may be additional items as well. This brought new life to what was already one of my favorite games, added some very interesting and satisfying challenges, and seems like exactly the kind of play style that you seem to enjoy.

Happy Pride month Gamechamp! I know this video didn’t release on the month in question, but it’s close! 🏳️‍🌈🎊

Nintendo really should have called it Return of the Pool of Burnt Duct Tape

Metroid II is a seriously underrated game IMO. Glad to see you giving it some love... or whatever it is that you're doing! :D

Hey your kingdom hearts order is still wrong bc you need to play super Mario 64 first of all bc it’s the reason kingdom hearts exist. your welcome uwu

I’m curious as to why you decided to pick the original GB version over the 3DS remake

Awesome to see another ongoing series come into existence on VG Myths, right next to Rockman hitless and Ratchet wrench-only. I'm curious to see whether you include the remainder of the Metroid 2 trilogy and the 3D games. Also, the Metroid Queen fight was absolutely insane.

18:58 backshots

excellent video ms champ and made me laugh out loud multiple times. however since you butchered the pronounciation of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch as a welshman i am legally required to send an orbital missile strike to your location. my apologies

Her voice changed a lot since I last watch a video, since the recent ones were on games I wanted to play myself. I like it.

You think Gamechamp is insane enough to play Baldur's Gate 3 on Lv. 1?

I re-downloaded AM2R and am currently close to beating it again thanks to this video. Never forgot how much better it was than the official remake but i did forget how fun it was.

is "whether we like it or not, we started a war with the cabal" not a patreon supporter anymore?

MS GAMER CHAN PLEASE PLAY NORMAL VIDYA GAMES AND DONT BREAK YOUR HANDS WE LOVE YOU YOUR A AMAZING PERSON

You have the MOST unhinged patrons lol. I live for the segment.

Still waiting for the metroid maximalist genocide challenge lol

You can hear the voice training working like a charm

Question: Do laser beams fired from robots with souls also have souls? I know it doesn't matter since the screen scroll vanish trick applies, but I'd still like to know since the donut beams from the original Metroid run were counted.

most underrated Metroid game and i mean that in the most literal sense possible, people sometimes call it the worst when Other M and the first game exist, and it’s probably better than Pinball and Federation Force

I like how gamechamp talks like she expects us to do this too. Like um no thank you hun i appreciate the details but watching you suffer is enough.

But what if... donut?

Damn, what a nice surprise. Not many people who'd even remember Metroid II Thank you Gamechamp!

But when is the maximalist genocide run tho ?

Best and funniest challenge youtuber ever!!!!

Cant believe we've got a new episode so soon! You're spoiling us!

I am so spoiled. I keep thinking with AM2R and Zero Mission logic... just wall-jump! And reminding myself that it wasn't available back in M2.

You can tell how much better this game is than Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System by the relative lack of duct tape comments and genuine anger about the design.

9:46 what’s the intended way to get back up?

I do in fact know a real SUPER metroid game!… It’s called AM2R and it’s the next game in the Metroid 2 series!

I know a super Metroid game, it’s… Metroid Zero Mission! This is definitely exactly what you asked for!

duck tape really can do everything, huh?

gamechamp you should try the shovel knight pacifist challenge, I wasn’t able to do it myself but you’re probably gamer enough

Super Metroid next perhaps? I’d be so excited. Also would you consider doing a Zero Mission challenge some day? I never see Zero Mission content, but I love that game so much.

Since this is here, I'm guessing you can. BUT HOW? Let's see.

Based on all the hitns miss gamechamp was dropping I think the next game is viewtiful joe

Babe wake up, best girl just uploaded again

This video just brought back memories of me trying to beat this game many times as a kid and always failing because I got lost. I never have beaten this game.

Hey, it's the Metroid 2 corridor music, I love that song!