View Full Version : Super Metroid "JUSTIN BAILEY" patch
XYXZYZ
08-11-2005, 03:39 PM
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/342/
Play it
Blitzwing256
08-11-2005, 03:47 PM
I remeber that!
I actualy applied the patch and played all the way through it :-)
XYXZYZ
08-11-2005, 04:06 PM
I remeber that!
I actualy applied the patch and played all the way through it :-)
I hope you got the "bad" endings, the best ending sucked!:embarrassed:
Leroy
08-11-2005, 07:40 PM
I saw this AGES ago. It's cute, but badly titled.
Chronodriftersx
08-11-2005, 09:31 PM
good piece!
Chronodriftersx
08-11-2005, 09:31 PM
good piece!
I saw this AGES ago. It's cute, but badly titled.
Why? That was the code to unlock the armorless Samus in the original Metroid. Makes sense to me.
I saw this AGES ago. It's cute, but badly titled.
Why? That was the code to unlock the armorless Samus in the original Metroid. Makes sense to me.
Leroy
08-11-2005, 10:59 PM
Why? That was the code to unlock the armorless Samus in the original Metroid. Makes sense to me.
No it wasn't. Beating the game unlocked armorless Samus.
Leroy
08-11-2005, 10:59 PM
Why? That was the code to unlock the armorless Samus in the original Metroid. Makes sense to me.
No it wasn't. Beating the game unlocked armorless Samus.
Why? That was the code to unlock the armorless Samus in the original Metroid. Makes sense to me.
No it wasn't. Beating the game unlocked armorless Samus.
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
JUSTIN BAILEY refers to a famous Metroid password that gives the player all the power-ups needed to win the game in a short amount of time. Since in the game there are four lines of six characters each for entering in a code, the top two lines should be filled in with JUSTIN and BAILEY and the last two lines should be filled in with entirely spaces.
Metroid has four different endings that vary depending on how much time the player took to finish. They show Samus Aran in various stages of undress. The "best ending" features Samus in a bikini.
A great deal of speculation surrounded the password. For instance, "Justin Bailey" was originally thought to be one of the creators of the game, but no such name appears in the game credits. It is also often said that the Justin Bailey code was a reference to an English or Australian term for a bathing suit. Allegedly, bathing suits are referred to as "bailey," so "Justin Bailey" literally means "Just In Bailey" or "Just In Casual Swimwear," which is what Samus wears when the code is used.
It was also rumored that the password violated Metroid's normal checksum verification, which would suggest that JUSTIN BAILEY was deliberately coded into the game. A website called The Metroid Database debunked this myth using password generators.
"If you play around with Metroid's password system, ...you can come up with other names and words that work as passwords. The 'Justin Bailey' code is one which was found early on and happened to work pretty well, so it became widely reported." (The Metroid Database - General Metroid FAQ. Retrieved Jan. 24, 2005.)
The password is now regarded as a total fluke, with no special meaning.
Furthermore, the JUSTIN BAILEY code starts the game with some power-ups. To play the game with armorless Samus, no power-ups, and starting from Brinstar, use the code "000000 000020 000000 000020"
However, at least one code that was recently uncovered is known that is built-in to the game and will not check with password generators - namely, NARPAS SWORD0 000000 000000. This code gives Samus infinite health and missiles, making the task of clearing the game much easier; since one code is defined in the game as such, it is possible (though not probable) that more exist that are not known about to this day. There were small debates on what the password stood for. Some thought it referred to a "Narpas" sword. Others feel the password is properly read as "NAR PASSWORD", with "NAR" as an abbreviation for the name of the person who handled the conversion from the FDS and designed the password system, Tohru Narihiro, or, as an acronym of "North American Release".
http://www.answers.com/topic/metroid-1
Why? That was the code to unlock the armorless Samus in the original Metroid. Makes sense to me.
No it wasn't. Beating the game unlocked armorless Samus.
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
JUSTIN BAILEY refers to a famous Metroid password that gives the player all the power-ups needed to win the game in a short amount of time. Since in the game there are four lines of six characters each for entering in a code, the top two lines should be filled in with JUSTIN and BAILEY and the last two lines should be filled in with entirely spaces.
Metroid has four different endings that vary depending on how much time the player took to finish. They show Samus Aran in various stages of undress. The "best ending" features Samus in a bikini.
A great deal of speculation surrounded the password. For instance, "Justin Bailey" was originally thought to be one of the creators of the game, but no such name appears in the game credits. It is also often said that the Justin Bailey code was a reference to an English or Australian term for a bathing suit. Allegedly, bathing suits are referred to as "bailey," so "Justin Bailey" literally means "Just In Bailey" or "Just In Casual Swimwear," which is what Samus wears when the code is used.
It was also rumored that the password violated Metroid's normal checksum verification, which would suggest that JUSTIN BAILEY was deliberately coded into the game. A website called The Metroid Database debunked this myth using password generators.
"If you play around with Metroid's password system, ...you can come up with other names and words that work as passwords. The 'Justin Bailey' code is one which was found early on and happened to work pretty well, so it became widely reported." (The Metroid Database - General Metroid FAQ. Retrieved Jan. 24, 2005.)
The password is now regarded as a total fluke, with no special meaning.
Furthermore, the JUSTIN BAILEY code starts the game with some power-ups. To play the game with armorless Samus, no power-ups, and starting from Brinstar, use the code "000000 000020 000000 000020"
However, at least one code that was recently uncovered is known that is built-in to the game and will not check with password generators - namely, NARPAS SWORD0 000000 000000. This code gives Samus infinite health and missiles, making the task of clearing the game much easier; since one code is defined in the game as such, it is possible (though not probable) that more exist that are not known about to this day. There were small debates on what the password stood for. Some thought it referred to a "Narpas" sword. Others feel the password is properly read as "NAR PASSWORD", with "NAR" as an abbreviation for the name of the person who handled the conversion from the FDS and designed the password system, Tohru Narihiro, or, as an acronym of "North American Release".
http://www.answers.com/topic/metroid-1
Leroy
08-11-2005, 11:17 PM
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
That's why I said it was badly named. It's always irked me when people think there's some significance to that particular password when there's not, as thankfully illustrated in the passage you quoted.
Leroy
08-11-2005, 11:17 PM
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
That's why I said it was badly named. It's always irked me when people think there's some significance to that particular password when there's not, as thankfully illustrated in the passage you quoted.
Dr. Morbis
08-11-2005, 11:28 PM
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
That's why I said it was badly named. It's always irked me when people think there's some significance to that particular password when there's not, as thankfully illustrated in the passage you quoted.
You're wrong, there is significance to that password that no "leet" password cracker or Metroid code hacker would ever find. If you grew up with the NES (and subscribed to Nintendo Power), you knew the code and you used the code. Back in the day, I don't think I knew a single kid who had played Metroid who didn't know the code. It was one of those things that every Metroid gamer knew. That's the significance. It's like minus world, but obviously not as talked about.
Dr. Morbis
08-11-2005, 11:28 PM
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
That's why I said it was badly named. It's always irked me when people think there's some significance to that particular password when there's not, as thankfully illustrated in the passage you quoted.
You're wrong, there is significance to that password that no "leet" password cracker or Metroid code hacker would ever find. If you grew up with the NES (and subscribed to Nintendo Power), you knew the code and you used the code. Back in the day, I don't think I knew a single kid who had played Metroid who didn't know the code. It was one of those things that every Metroid gamer knew. That's the significance. It's like minus world, but obviously not as talked about.
Push Upstairs
08-12-2005, 12:21 AM
X_x
Samus sure likes them low cut space bikinis, doesnt she?
Push Upstairs
08-12-2005, 12:21 AM
X_x
Samus sure likes them low cut space bikinis, doesnt she?
Aussie2B
08-12-2005, 12:39 AM
Pretty cute. :) I like your rendition of Samus a heck of a lot better than how Nintendo is making her look these days (the Prime Samus is pretty decent, she looks kinda... Polish. o_O But the GBA versions look like a Puerto Rican hoochie with a bad dye job.)
Aussie2B
08-12-2005, 12:39 AM
Pretty cute. :) I like your rendition of Samus a heck of a lot better than how Nintendo is making her look these days (the Prime Samus is pretty decent, she looks kinda... Polish. o_O But the GBA versions look like a Puerto Rican hoochie with a bad dye job.)
izret101
08-12-2005, 12:42 AM
Very cool.
I am going to have to show my cousin this.
He is a HUGE metroid fan he would find it interesting.
izret101
08-12-2005, 12:42 AM
Very cool.
I am going to have to show my cousin this.
He is a HUGE metroid fan he would find it interesting.
XYXZYZ
08-12-2005, 08:49 AM
<baleeted>
XYXZYZ
08-12-2005, 08:49 AM
<baleeted>
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
That's why I said it was badly named. It's always irked me when people think there's some significance to that particular password when there's not, as thankfully illustrated in the passage you quoted.
Enter the JUSTIN BAILEY code, play the game as Samus in a swimsuit. Makes sense to me. I immediately knew what a "JUSTIN BAILEY" patch to Super Metroid would be, so it seems appropriately named to me.
You could also enter a code to access it. Seems there is quite a controversy about it though.
That's why I said it was badly named. It's always irked me when people think there's some significance to that particular password when there's not, as thankfully illustrated in the passage you quoted.
Enter the JUSTIN BAILEY code, play the game as Samus in a swimsuit. Makes sense to me. I immediately knew what a "JUSTIN BAILEY" patch to Super Metroid would be, so it seems appropriately named to me.
Push Upstairs
08-12-2005, 01:40 PM
I knew "Justin Bailey" meant Samus in a space bikini.
Seems (ahem) fitting.
I could have swore Samus had red hair in the first game. :/
Push Upstairs
08-12-2005, 01:40 PM
I knew "Justin Bailey" meant Samus in a space bikini.
Seems (ahem) fitting.
I could have swore Samus had red hair in the first game. :/
mills
08-12-2005, 01:48 PM
WHen i was a child I loved using the justin bailey password. I thought it was so amazing.
mills
08-12-2005, 01:48 PM
WHen i was a child I loved using the justin bailey password. I thought it was so amazing.