She's back.

F I F T E E N M I N U T E S-- I had this colorized M2 Metroid sprite sitting around so here ya go.

30 M I N U T E S . So overpowered, Pushmo considers its actual name to be profanity.

4 5 M I N U T E S . Because turning a missile sideways makes it infinitely better.

O N E H O U R . Finally, the one powerup that makes infinite bomb jumping obsolete.

75 minutes. OHKO's anything... if you can hit them with its narrow breadth.

90 min. WARNING: Do not stack with Plasma Beam.May cause memory corruption or planetary destruction.

105 minutes. The best weapon in Metroid 1 is... only ok in this one.

120 minutes. Great for fighting Metroids! ...and terrible at just about everything else.

135 minutes. ...Another item that can often be outclassed by some good old fashioned ∞ bomb jumping.

150 minutes. Upgrades Samus into her more iconic form... or turns her hot pink if you're on the NES.

165 minutes. Because, y'know, infinite bomb jumping takes FOREVER, man!

180 minutes. Seriously, this is my favorite 2D Metroid powerup. Please make it a regular mainstay!

195 minutes. Restores your health to more than it was before: the treasure hunter's ultimate reward.

210 minutes. The true goal of a Metroid game: saving the galaxy or getting all the missiles?

225 minutes. 15 extra puzzles. The final countdown begins now.

Sixteen hours. The hero unmasked / becomes heroine: suprised? / See you next mission!

Just two days. The credits roll, your / mission results are displayed / ...you missed a missile.

Three days. The last of its kind / She decides to spare its life / The story unfolds.

Four days. The vicious end boss / You'll find it easier to / destroy from within.

Five days. The eponymous / parasites in larval form / lurk in the queen's lair.

Six days. Something important / might become of this lone egg / But first, slay the queen.

Just. One. Week. A shattered statue / Something must have despised the / Ice Beam that it held.