Metroid Prime/Grapple Beam

Phazon Mines

This is a quick trip through previously explored territory in the Phazon Mines; there have been a few changes since your first time through but we won't cover every room again. The Grapple beam opens up some of the remaining exploration in other areas as well.

Main Quarry

The Mega Turrets are gone now and more Space Pirates that attack as soon as you enter the room have taken their place.

Security Access A

Upgrade

Missile Expansion #32

The Turrets are gone from here as well, replaced by Shadow Pirates. There is a makeshift wall made of Bendezium near the start; drop a Power Bomb to break it, but roll out of the way before it goes off because there are explosive boxes behind the wall. Collect a Missile Expansion here.

Mine Security Station

The Wave Troopers have moved to the lower level and Ice Troopers have taken their place in the upper level. Keep an eye on the grates in the ceiling because the Troopers like to hide behind them. A Mega Turret now guards the ramp between the levels.

There is a Bendezium wall here but you can't do anything useful with it so just leave it for now.

Elite Research

The Pirates and Troopers are gone now, but there are Mega Turrets covering the upper levels. There is a canister with an Elite Pirate inside; you can drop a Power Bomb to release it and win a Chozo Artifact if you want, but you can do this any time and we'll cover it later under Chozo Artifacts.

Ore Processing

The room should be empty now but there may be Metroids depending on whether you've done any extracurricular exploration. The cylinder in the center will be in the same position you left it so roll up the red track to the third level. Jump to the ledge with the next hologram and drop a Power Bomb to clear the rubble blocking the Morph Ball slot. It's finally time to complete the puzzle for the yellow track as with the blue and red tracks.

Summary

Fourth level - two turns at third level, three turns at second level, then one turn at bottom level.

When you get to the top level go through the white door.

Storage Depot B

The Grapple Beam is here in a tiny room.

Ore Processing (cont.)

Log Book

Research: Grapple Point

There are grapple points here and now that you have the Grapple Beam your scanner finally recognizes them and adds them to your log book. This should be the last Research entry.

Use the Grapple Beam to get to the opposite ledge on the top level and go through the door there.

Waste Disposal

This is an underwater Morph Ball maze similar to the Hydro Access Tunnel in the sunken frigate.

Main Quarry

You're back in the Main Quarry on a ledge opposite the control room, so you have a shortcut here from Ore Processing. You can grapple the crane to get across but it's not needed now. But you can use it if you're starting here to get to the ledge, giving you a shortcut back. It's probably a good time to save.