Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)
Gnaargh! Another boss! Mecha Ridley is a dirty great thing that takes up half of the screen and has a vulnerable spot about zero pixels across which is only vulnerable to missiles and is two high to hit from a standing start. So, you have to hop in the air and hit it with a couple of super missiles to break the shield and then another five to beat the boss.
Trouble is, ol’ Ridley isn’t taking this lying down. He starts by claw swiping you, then progresses to fireballs, lasers and missiles. Space jumping is the only way to avoid these and it’s very innaccurate. It’s a hard boss. What a surprise, eh? I had it on the ropes on the last attempt but then it pulled a fast one on me and gubbed me. So, back to square one. And I just *know* it’s going to be followed by a “three seconds to escape” thing. Hopefully, it’ll let me save.
We’ll see. Nearly there……
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