Metroid Prime Question

[SharkAttack]

Only just started playing this. Couldn't find the answer in the manual and it has baffled me (no doubt easy).

To collect power ups, hold A to charge up power beam. Why doesn't that work then?

[yashiro]

Once you have the real power beam it acts as a 'tractor beam' and pulls in power ups within it's reach.

[SharkAttack]

So why does the game tell you that when you don't have the beam and you have a power up to collect? TEASERS!

[Commander Marklar]

It doesn't work with "proper" power-ups though (e.g. upgrades), just the stuff to replenish missles and energy, etc...

You have the beam from the start of the game too, it just gets taken from you

[SharkAttack]

Yeh I noticed! So I don't get why I couldn't pull in these 2 power ups! I held the beam down. Maybe the game just decided to tell me I can do that even though I didn't need to at that time.

I'll tell you where I was. In the room next to the first save point, where 2 gun guards await.

[Commander Marklar]

It has a limited range too, get closer I'd imagine