Secret Passage

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Secret Passages^[1] (also known as Alternate Routes^[2] and Geheime Wege in German^[3]) are hidden pathways, rooms and areas found throughout various worlds in the Metroid series, most notably Zebes. A staple of the series' gameplay, these passages often contain alternate routes or items that help Samus in her quest. These passages are not immediately visible when Samus enters a room, and are usually obstructed by Blocks. Secret Passages can be revealed using Bombs, beams (in Metroid: Zero Mission) or the X-Ray Scope (in Super Metroid).

Page 65 of the German Super Metroid guide features a section about these passages, grouped with sections about the other areas of Zebes. However, this cover refers to the abstract concept of Secret Passages in the game, rather than a separate area like Brinstar or Crateria.

German Guide (Translated)[]

"On the following pages the labyrinths of all sectors are displayed with secret passages, items and passageways. You should take a quick look at the maps only in emergencies, however."

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References[]

^ Page 95 of Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide
^ Issue 163 of Nintendo Power
^ Page 65 of the German Super Metroid guide

Obstacles
Destructible	Boulder • Breakable Organic Block • Dark Webbing • Dynamo Unit • Luminoth Webbing • Magma-eruption port Meltable Metal • Ornamental frame • Phazon Blocker • Phazon mass • Rinka • Rock spire Steel orb • Ventilation cap
Indestructible	Air Hole • Blue magnetic strip • Fan • Flame jet • Invisible platform Jump Pad • Kzan • Pirate Alarm System • Secret Passage • Spike • Structural Debris
Mechanisms	Access ramp • Ball Clamp • Bryyo Lore Locks • Chozebo • Circuit board • Combination Lock Energy conductor unit • Golden Statues • Grapple Voltage Terminal • Gun Socket Key Code (GF) • Laser beams • Laser Barrier • Light barrier • Locking mechanism Pirate X-Ray Pad • Portal generation system • Pull Block • Pumping station • Red crystal switch Red Eye Statue • Rotating lift platforms • Runic symbol • Security lever • Security ring Sensor • Shot Target • Stalactite • Stone Statues • Storm Missile Box • Switch (Complex) • Target Ventilation fans • Volcano • Weakened Column • Wide Beam Box
Gates	Converted cargo pod gate • Echo Gate • Electric Gate • Mechanical gate • Mk VI Gate Mk VII Defense Gate • Sandgate • Security Gate • Vault • Zipline Gate
Puzzles	Containment system • Conveyor system • Echo Key Beam system • Gyroscopic system "Lava cooling machine" • Luminoth laser emitter • Luminoth sonic security system Power storage racks • Routing tower • Rubiks Puzzle • Solar lens
Transportation	Conveyor • Elevator Terminal • Grapple Point • Spider Ball Track • Zipline Cable
Atmospheric	Air of Dark Aether • Air pressure • Acid Rain • Dark vapor • Extreme cold • Extreme heat • Gravity Total darkness
See Also	Blocks • Doors • Force Field • Hatch-Blocking Enemies • Phazon

[1] Page 95 of Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide

[2] Issue 163 of Nintendo Power

[3] Page 65 of the German Super Metroid guide

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