Mech Chip: 100% Achievement Guide

So, obviously:

I won’t provide a complete walkthrough, but if you read this guide closely, you’ll wind up spoiling a lot of the backtracking that is (in my view) part of the fun of any metroidvania. I hope you let yourself play the game. I offer this guide mainly as a last resort for achievement-hunters and completionists. (The truly neurotic completionists, since Steam isn’t even counting achievements for the game at the moment.)

If you’re stuck and want a rough walkthrough: use the map below and always head toward the next Mech# and the next boss in alphabetical order, and you’ll be on the right track. Push buttons, light lamps, and don’t die.

There are 8 achievements:

• 5 = one for defeating each boss, including the final boss (not on map). Health upgrades are key here, but I don’t offer any specific strategies for each boss.
• 1 = collect all Mechs.
• 1 = 100% map completion
• 1 = Buy all the upgrades for each Mech. I don’t have any special advice here, you just need a ton of $$$.

On the left below is what your inventory will look like at 100% (minus one health upgrade… we’ll get to that later).

On the right below is color-coding that indicates how I will represent each of these items on the map.

• Red “+” = Health upgrade (there is no achievement directly for collecting these)
• Blue # = Mech
• Yellow/Orange # = Robodex file
• Capital Letter = Boss

The map below shows the locations of nearly every item. The only thing missing is a single Health Upgrade, which you can find pretty easily near the end of the game. After you travel to the final area, go all the way to the right before heading upwards into space.  Again: collecting health upgrades doesn’t directly unlock any achievement, it’s just handy for boss fights.

(I assigned numbers to the Robodex files based on their locations in the “Trophy Room”that you’ll eventually find. I numbered them 1-14 by counting top-to-bottom, left-to-right. These #s do not prescribe an optimal order for collecting them.)

If you prioritize getting the next Mech, you’ll be able to get many Robodex entries as soon as you see them. Some possible exceptions:

• You can’t get Robodex #1 without Mech #6
• You can’t get Robodex #3 without Mech #1
• You can’t get Robodex #4 without Mech #6
• You can’t get Robodex #9 without Mech #2
• You can’t get Robodex #10 without either Mechs #1+#2, or Mech #4
• You can’t get Robodex #11 without Mechs #1+#3
• You can’t get Robodex #13 without Mech #7

You also cannot descend towards Robodex #5 and advance towards boss D unless you have Mech #7; that whole lower-left corner of the map is blocked off til the late game.

Yeah, about that…
First, let me say, save this for last.
Second, give it a try before reading on. Really! You can see it on the map. Try to get up there!
No? Not working? Well, OK. Definitely do not proceed with this unless you already have Mech #7, or you’ll get stuck.