Bonus Credit

A Bonus Credit is an item introduced to buy extras on Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. They are obtained through a variety of methods, such as scanning objects or defeating enemies in a certain manner. There are four types of Bonus Credits in that game:
*Red Credit
*Blue Credit
*Gold Credit
*Friend Credit
Friend Credits were obtained by receiving a Friend Voucher from players on one's Friend Roster. However, ever since June 28, 2013, the servers have been shut down, preventing vouchers from being exchanged. New players seeking to earn extras with Friend Credits must begin the game by downloading an existing save file with pre-downloaded credits, by using an alternative server called RiiConnect24, or by hacking the game via cheat codes or Save editing.
Bonus Credits can be used to purchase concept art galleries, a sound test, and 3D Dioramas, as well as miscellaneous features like a Screen-Shot Tool.
Red, Blue and Gold (referred to as Yellow) Credits can be unlocked in the Special Mission flash game.
==New Play Control and Metroid Prime Trilogy==
Bonus Credits are also used in the Metroid Prime Trilogy and New Play Control versions of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, as well as Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The new types are:
*Orange Credits for passing important objectives (mainly defeating bosses) in Metroid Prime.
*Purple Credits, which have basically the same criteria as Orange Credits, except only while in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
*Silver Credits are achieved by obtaining Chozo Artifacts in Metroid Prime, the Temple Keys in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, all scans in each game, and all items in each game. One is also awarded for successfully escaping the Frigate Orpheon in Prime.
There are a total of 48 playable songs, which are unlocked after hearing them in-game. There are 16 from Metroid Prime, 17 from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and 15 from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The songs from Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes cost one Silver Credit each. The songs from Corruption cost 3 Red (4 in the Trilogy), 2 Blue, and 1 Gold Credit. Please see Soundtrack Gallery for a complete listing.
The Prime and Echoes art packages are 2 Orange or Purple Credits each. As with the Soundtrack Gallery, all prices for artwork in Corruption are unaltered. For a complete listing, see Concept Gallery.
Finally, there is the Bonus Gallery. This gallery features multiple miscellaneous features, such as the Screen-Shot Tool from which to take images ingame, the Fusion Suit from Metroid Fusion being an unlockable, usable cosmetic recolor in Prime only, several Dioramas, the Ship Bumper Stickers and the Mii Bobblehead that appear in the cockpit for Samus' gunship in Corruption only. Unlike the GameCube version of Prime, Metroid is no longer an unlockable bonus due to its inclusion on the Virtual Console service for the Wii.
Bonus Credits were not retained for Metroid Prime Remastered.
==Official Data==
===Metroid Prime Trilogy manual===
ABOUT CREDITS
"During the game, when certain conditions are met, you will obtain Credits and Friend Vouchers. You can exchange credits for bonuses in Extras on the main menu."
===Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Premiere Edition===
;BONUS CREDITS
:"In addition to collecting the 100 pickups, you can earn bonus credits by completing a variety of tasks. Bonus credits unlock bonus content, including concept art galleries and music tracks. There are four different types of credits, each tied to a specific action or objective."
===Metroid Prime Trilogy: Prima Official Game Guide===
;Earning Credits
:"Defeating bosses and completing major objectives in each game earns you credits. Use them to purchase special extras through the main menu. Credits earned show up as icons on the HUD once a specific task is completed. Visit the "Extras" menu and use your credits to buy some of Metroid Prime: Trilogy's many extras!NOTE: Claiming all of the credits from the first two Metroid Primes is easy--they're all progression-based, so you find them all just by playing through the game. Earning all of the credits from Corruption is far more involved, however, as there are many more of them. Reference the walkthrough and the checklists at the back of this guide to ensure you don't miss any."
==Trivia==
*Credits resemble Bounty Coins from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is possible coins were repurposed as credits, as Corruption recycles many ideas from Echoes.
**The Gold Credit is the only credit that Samus can interact with during gameplay and it behaves in an identical manner as a Bounty Coin from Echoes.
==Gallery==
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