Devoted Metroid fans undoubtedly know how to receive different ending screens in a Metroid game. If you’re new to the series, or need a refresher, beating most Metroid games within a certain amount of time and with a certain number of item tanks collected gives you different ending screens. This time around, item tanks don’t factor into the ending screens for Metroid: Samus Returns, but difficulty does. Here’s the list of the times to beat to unlock each of the nine ending screens in the game:
Ending Screen Unlock Conditions
Take note that while the times for each difficulty are the same, the ending screens you unlock are not. Each difficulty has three different potential ending screens to unlock.