Hack Name:  Metroid: Engage Ridley
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Status:  Complete
Patch Version:  v1.11
Last updated:  March 9, 2025
Type of Hack:  Gameplay, Graphics, Levels
Downloads:  275

“Metroid: Engage Ridley” is a quick play hack designed for a new bite-sized experience for Metroid Zero Mission. This hack takes place shortly after the events of Metroid II, where Samus pursues Ridley after his unexpected visit on her way out of SR-388. Following Ridley’s defeat, he retreats back to his tiny hideout over in one of Planet Zebes moons to prepare to serve in Zebes following its reconstruction. He must buy some time out in before the Space Pirates and Mother Brain are ready to take on Samus at Planet Zebes. Samus follows Ridley to his hideout, ready to take on her new bounty!

This hack features…

  • Revamped single-map overworld
  • Custom graphics
  • Revamped Credits
  • 6 Energy tanks, 26 Missile Tanks, 6 Super Missile/Power Bomb tanks to collect!
  • Scaled item %
  • Custom end-screens
  • …and so much more!

v1.0 – Initial Release

v1.1 – Fixes a couple of issues, as well as…

  • Fixed misspelled names in credits
  • Patched a softlock in one of the areas involving a really long shinespark
  • Made harder to find items more less hidden as a quality of life measure
  • Adjusted level design to introduce hidden sequence breaking (You do not need to know how to infinite bomb jump or wall jump to find these)
  • Removes the Charlie mural scene part of the credits (thanks jiffy!)
  • Implemented 20 => 26 Missile tanks for a total of 130 Missiles, item percent scaling has been redone to balance the changes.

v1.11

  • Changed some very dire mistakes that I didn’t made sure of in the last update, please discard v1.1 and play v1.11

Info:

This hack has been confirmed to be working on the following…

– DOL-101 Gamecube w/ Game Boy Player (EZ-Flash Omega Definitive Edition)
– AGS-001 Gameboy Advance SP (EZ-Flash Omega Definitive Edition)
– AGS-101 Gameboy Advance SP (EZ-Flash Omega) – Courtesy of Roebloz
– mGBA 0.10.4
– Mesen
– no$gba
other emulator compatibility is uncertain.

Everybody who has been credited is seen during in-game credits.

Made in Canada™

Hashes: 
Filename: Metroid - Zero Mission (USA).gba
CRC-32: 5c61a844
SHA-1: 5de8536afe1f0078ee6fe1089f890e8c7aa0a6e8
File download: 
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