Metroid Prime Chorzo Ruins help?

Question

Hi. I am playing Metroid Prime. I am trying to find the morph ball powerup. At the end of the first level, you can't morph into a ball so when you get to a point in the Chorzo ruins, you must morph to go through this circular tunnel. I just can't find where the powerup is hidden. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

From my source:

TRANSPORT ACCESS NORTH:
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This room has one VERY useful item. Well, in the middle is an Energy Tank!
Scan it and once picked up, you will gain 100 points of health. Yeah! Now, we
need the Morph Ball before doing anything, so let's move back a few rooms to
the Ruined Gallery.

RUINED GALLERY:
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In here, go to the bottom and use a missile on the door that is hidden at the
end. Watch out for poison water and Wasps. Now, in here, is the Map Station!
Scan it, if you missed the one is the Space Frigate. Unlock the entire map for
now! Now go back to the main plaza.

MAIN PLAZA:
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Well, I told you that you needed the missile launcher to open those locked
doors. Well, now we have the launcer so open that door I was talking about and
head into the next room.

RUINED SHRINE ACCESS:
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This tunnel is another one of the Scarab tunnels. Just slowly make your way
around the corners and shoot them all up from a distance. Now head to the end
of the tunnel and go into the blue lit door.

RUINED SHRINE:
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Time for a mini-boss! As you enter this room and head into the middle of the
plaza, you will first be faced with an immense amount of Beetles. They will
all pop out of the ground. Shoot them up like a mad man until they are
completly dead. Nice job, but you are not done yet. Now time for the Plated
Beetle. First, scan it for an easy entree. Now, this enemy is invulnerable
on the front. So, you must hit the back of it with your shots. The other
problem is that it always seems to face you. Now, if you stay in one place for
a while, it will charge at you. Press B and over to dodge that charge. Now aim
for the back and shoot it up. Repeat this process a few more times to destroy
the mini-boss! Claim the MORPH BALL! Now head back to Transport Access north.


See source for details. (Use ctrl+f to search for "chozo")

Hope this helps!