Brinstar

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## **Stage Info**

Brinstar is the name of a complex system of caverns and jungles located beneath the surface of the planet Zebes. Samus ventures to Brinstar during her first mission on Zebes where she was to break into the Space Pirate base and destroy Mother Brain. After Mother Brain’s demise, Brinstar fell into disrepair and on a return journey it was divided into upper and lower sections. Upper Brinstar teemed with life featuring many different plants and creatures while Lower Brinstar was covered in red soil and earthen terrain with a connection to Kraid’s Lair.

## **Stage Layout**

Brinstar has an irregular shaped main platform with three soft platforms located above it. The main platform starts out flat on the far left before rising up a bit in the middle and sloping back down slightly before flattening again, then sloping down again, and ending with another short flat section which is lower than the flat section on the far left.

The three soft platforms are all off center from each other. On the far left is a flat platform where its right most side is directly above the left edge of the stage. On the far right is a domed platform whose left most side is directly above the right edge of the stage. The right platform is also slightly lower in the air than the left platform. Floating above the other two platforms, and slightly to the left of the center of the stage, is a flat platform which is slightly longer than both of the other two platforms.

## **Hazards**

### **Rising Acid:**

Sometimes during the fight an earthquake in the background will shake up Brinstar and cause the acid located at its bottom to rise. This acid will appear beneath the stage and cover up the bottom of the screen preventing any KOs from happening at the bottom of the screen. Fighters that touch this acid will take some damage and be knocked up a moderate distance into the air. The height this acid will reach varies and at times it will rise and fall multiple times before it disappears entirely. At its highest, the acid can cover everything on the stage except for the highest platform. After a while, the acid will eventually sink back down below the stage and vanish.

### **Fleshy Blobs:**

On the right side of the stage you can find a bunch of blobs that divide the main platform in two. These blobs can be attacked and destroyed by attacks. If every blob is destroyed then the two sections of the platform will be separated and float a short distance away from each other. This creates an empty pit in between the stage that fighters can be knocked down through. After a time the blobs will regenerate and the two halves of the stage will be rejoined. Additionally, if the blobs are attacked but aren’t fully destroyed, they will eventually regenerate themselves.

### **Fleshy Poles:**

The two soft platforms on the left and right are attached to the main platform by a strange fleshy pole. Like the fleshy blobs, these poles can be attacked and if they are destroyed then the platforms they are attached to will quickly flip and tilt themselves to be at a very sharp angle. Anything that was on those platforms when the pole is destroyed will be flinged off towards the side of the screen. After a time the poles will regenerate and the platform will reset itself back into its horizontal position. Additionally, if the poles are attacked but aren't fully destroyed, they will eventually regenerate themselves.

## **Soundtrack**

* **Metroid**
	+ Brinstar - A remixed medley of the background music from Brinstar, the Game Star jingle, and the Title Theme. The overall style of the track is synthesized rock with a prominent bassline, though its more atmospheric during the Game Start and Title Screen segments. [SSBM]
	+ Brinstar - A hard rock remix which is similar to the remix in Metroid Prime Pinball. However this remix includes some narration and an 8-bit segment that ends with the louding sound from the original Famicom. [SSBB]
	+ Ending - A faithful remaster of the original track, but in an orchestral style. [SSBB]
* **Super Metroid**
	+ Kraid (First Phase)
* **Metroid Dread**
	+ Brinstar (The Jungle Floor)