Metroid

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JUSTIN BAILEY

JUSTIN BAILEY refers to a famous Metroid password that gives the player all the power-ups needed to win the game in a short amount of time. Since in the game there are four lines of six characters each for entering in a code, the top two lines should be filled in with JUSTIN and BAILEY and the last two lines should be filled in with entirely spaces.

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Metroid has four different endings that vary depending on how much time the player took to finish. They show Samus Aran in various stages of undress. The "best ending" features Samus in a bikini.

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Samus Aran - Bikini

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A great deal of speculation surrounded the password. For instance, "Justin Bailey" was originally thought to be one of the creators of the game, but no such name appears in the game credits. It is also often said that the Justin Bailey code was a reference to an English or Australian term for a bathing suit. Allegedly, bathing suits are referred to as "bailey," so "Justin Bailey" literally means "Just In Bailey" or "Just In Casual Swimwear," which is what Samus wears when the code is used.

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It was also rumored that the password violated Metroid's normal checksum verification, which would suggest that JUSTIN BAILEY was deliberately coded into the game. A website called The Metroid Database debunked this myth using password generators.

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"If you play around with Metroid's password system, ?you can come up with other names and words that work as passwords. The 'Justin Bailey' code is one which was found early on and happened to work pretty well, so it became widely reported." (The Metroid Database - General Metroid FAQ. Retrieved Jan. 24, 2005.)

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The password is now regarded as a total fluke, with no special meaning. Due to the algorithmic nature of the password, 1 in 256 possible passwords are valid http://bisqwit.iki.fi/nesvideos/PasswordGenerators.html

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Furthermore, the JUSTIN BAILEY code starts the game with some power-ups. To play the game with armorless Samus, no power-ups, and starting from Brinstar, use the code "000000 000020 000000 000020"

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However, at least one code that was recently uncovered is known that is built-in to the game and will not check with password generators - namely, NARPAS SWORD0 000000 000000. This code gives Samus infinite health and missiles, making the task of clearing the game much easier; since one code is defined in the game as such, it is possible (though not probable) that more exist that are not known about to this day. There were small debates on what the password stood for. Some thought it referred to a "Narpas" sword. Others feel the password is properly read as "NAR PASSWORD", with "NAR" as an abbreviation for the name of the person who handled the conversion from the FDS and designed the password system, Tohru Narihiro, or, as an acronym of "North American Release". Another speculation is that it speaks of "Narpas's Word", believing the designers wished to steer you wrong with a misplaced space.

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