•  GRAPPLING BEAM (Norfair)
  This item allows you to fire an energy beam and latch onto special Grappling Beam blocks (some enemies can also be latched onto).  When you're attached, you can use the Up and Down keys to shorten or lengthen the beam, and Left and Right to swing back and forth; simply release the Fire button to let go.
•  X-RAY SCOPE (Brinstar)
  This item doesn't see much use in the game, but it's still helpful; it allows you to see (by pressing the Dash button) hidden passages, invisible blocks, fake floors, and special blocks.

•  CHARGE BEAM (Brinstar)
  Allows you to power up your normal Beam by holding the Fire button, tripling the damage and giving it the capability to damage bosses.
•  SPAZER BEAM (Brinstar)
  Adds spread capability to your Beam, giving it wider coverage with three bolts instead of one.  Does double the normal Beam damage.  Cannot be used at the same time as the Plasma Beam.
•  WAVE BEAM (Norfair)
  Makes your Beam to pass through walls, as well as increasing damage, allowing you to kill multiple enemies at once as well as open blue shutters from the wrong side.
•  ICE BEAM (Norfair)
  Adds freezing capability to your Beam, allowing you to freeze enemies and stand on them, as well as give you a defense against the Metroids in Tourian.
•  PLASMA BEAM (Maridia)
  This mighty Beam passes through most enemies, as well as being considerably more powerful.  Cannot be used at the same time as the Spazer Beam.

•  VARIA SUIT (Kraid's Lair)
  This suit reduces damage from attacks by one-half, and is resistant to superheated areas.  Once you get this, you can explore Norfair.
•  GRAVITY SUIT (Wrecked Ship)
  This suit reduces damage from attacks by half again (for a total of three-quarters damage reduction); it also allows you free movement in water and other fluids, and immunity to weak lava.  Once you get this, you can explore Maridia.

•  HI-JUMP BOOTS (Norfair)
  These allow you to jump much higher than normal.  These are necessary to reach Kraid's Lair.
•  SPEED BOOSTER (Norfair)
  This allows you to run very, very fast, reaching what I call 'super-speed'.  At this speed you can break through Speed Booster blocks, kill most enemies, and Super-Jump.  (See SECTION 2.3, "Abilities.")
•  SPACE JUMP (Maridia)
  This item gives you the ability to spin-jump continuously in mid-air, allowing you to reach new heights, with some practice.  (I am only passably skilled at it.)

•  MORPHING BALL (Brinstar)
  This allows Samus to roll into a ball (morph), so you can roll into narrow tunnels, drop Bombs, etc.
•  BOMBS (Crateria)
  The standard Bomb can destroy sandstone, bendezium, and some enemies in a one-block radius.  You can also do bomb-jumping and other neat tricks.  (See SECTION 2.3, "Abilities.")
•  SPRING BALL (Maridia)
  This nifty thing allows you to jump normally while in ball form, eliminating the need to bomb-jump or morph in mid-air.
•  SCREW ATTACK (Ridley's Lair)
  This WONDERFUL item allows you to destroy most enemies and break bendezium and Screw Attack blocks just by spin-jumping into them.  Combined with the Space Jump, you can do this all the time and be effectively invulnerable.

Locations of all the equipment items in each area are provided in SECTION 5.

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