Bowling Alley: X-Ray Climb (Expert)

Climb up about half a screen. If Phantoon is dead, the last part of the climb should be done carefully to avoid triggering collision with the spikes: Do not press forward or turn-around except while X-Ray is active. For each X-ray stand-up, release the turn-around input quickly to make sure that it is not still held after X-Ray deactivates. Once Samus is high enough, unequip X-Ray, jump up (from either standing or crouch) to clip past the spikes, and land, taking a single spike hit. Then use the i-frames from the spike hit to run and jump to the left to make it to the door. Samus is high enough after the top of her arm cannon first becomes visible at the bottom of the screen; or up to 3 additional climbs can be performed after that point. In case of an accidental spike collision, it is possible to recover: Unless Samus climbed higher than needed, she will still be stuck in the wall, will take a single spike hit, and be able to continue climbing. With Grapple it is possible to swing on the Grapple blocks, avoiding all spike damage. Spike damage can also be avoided with Space Jump, by doing a stationary turn-around spin jump, which is very precise.

Difficulty filter

Strats ()

X-Ray Climb (Expert)
Bowling Alley
From: 3
Bottom Left Door
To: 2
Middle Left Door

Climb up about half a screen. If Phantoon is dead, the last part of the climb should be done carefully to avoid triggering collision with the spikes: Do not press forward or turn-around except while X-Ray is active. For each X-ray stand-up, release the turn-around input quickly to make sure that it is not still held after X-Ray deactivates. Once Samus is high enough, unequip X-Ray, jump up (from either standing or crouch) to clip past the spikes, and land, taking a single spike hit. Then use the i-frames from the spike hit to run and jump to the left to make it to the door. Samus is high enough after the top of her arm cannon first becomes visible at the bottom of the screen; or up to 3 additional climbs can be performed after that point. In case of an accidental spike collision, it is possible to recover: Unless Samus climbed higher than needed, she will still be stuck in the wall, will take a single spike hit, and be able to continue climbing. With Grapple it is possible to swing on the Grapple blocks, avoiding all spike damage. Spike damage can also be avoided with Space Jump, by doing a stationary turn-around spin jump, which is very precise.

Entrance condition:

{
  "comeInWithDoorStuckSetup": {}
}

Requires:

{
  "notable": "X-Ray Climb"
}
"canXRayClimb"
{
  "or": [
    {
      "and": [
        {
          "spikeHits": 3
        },
        {
          "resourceCapacity": [
            {
              "type": "RegularEnergy",
              "count": 199
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "and": [
        {
          "not": "f_DefeatedPhantoon"
        },
        "canRiskPermanentLossOfAccess"
      ]
    },
    {
      "and": [
        "canOffScreenMovement",
        {
          "or": [
            {
              "spikeHits": 1
            },
            "Grapple",
            {
              "and": [
                "SpaceJump",
                "canInsaneJump",
                "canBeVeryPatient"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}