12th November 2003, 9:56 PM
Simply put, this person didn't use the "default" path. There are ways to beat the game very quickly without even getting a lot of the "needed" upgrades, just like in past Metroid games. This fellow likely used said secret paths to rush through the game ultra quick, only gathering powerups when they were right on the way. Think of Metroid 3, where you had to super missle away those flying guys and wall jump up the corridor to get super bombs early to save time while still being able to get everything.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)