Crateria is the surface of the planet Zebes that Samus Aran explores in Metroid and Super Metroid. This region is under a constant deluge of acid rain, but luckily Samus's power suit protects her from the harmful effects of the downpour. Crateria is inhabited by relatively weak Zebesian creatures, such as Rippers, Geemers, Wavers, and Skrees.
Although after the start of the game, most of the action takes place far below this level, once you have bonuses like the Speed Booster, there is much to explore above the ground, not least the small mini level of the Wrecked Ship. You can pick up plenty of missiles and even a Power Bomb cache simply by using the super jump ability of the Speed Booster. There is even reportedly a bug which can do all sorts of crazy things to the game progression (like making bosses reappear once beaten) which is activated by doing a super jump through a set of missiles. However, this is so hard to pull off that I have yet to get it to work. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Samus's mission begins on Crateria when her ship touches down on the surface. Initially she is confined to a limited section of the region, however as she obtains items and defeats enemies she can unlock and blow open new paths. Crateria is connected by elevators to several other areas on Zebes, including Brinstar, Maridia, and the Wrecked Ship.
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Part of the Super Metroid map project. Many thanks to Servo5678 for his help and encouragement with this project.
Maps made from editing a Super Metroid map found on GameFAQs.com (the map is copyrighted to "Khoro", 2000) with MSPaint, and turned into ASCII with BG ASCII 1.32.
If you spot any mistakes, please don't hesitate to tell me.
See also - Brinstar - Norfair - Wrecked Ship - Maridia - Tourian