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Metroid Musing: Would You Want A Top-Down Metroid Game?
Metroid was born as a 2D side scrolling game, while years later, Metroid Prime revolutionized the formula by adapting the gameplay to a 3D first person perspective. But is there room for a third perspective? With game development costs and cycles forever on the rise, a new top-down or isometric…
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Episode 275 – Alien In Review: The Beginning of Everything in Prometheus!
After almost a calendar year, Alien In Review is BACK! Andy Spiteri, Gooey Fame, and Ridley Scott, returning for the first time to the franchise he created over 30 years prior to this films release! We are reviewing the earliest chronological entry into the series, 2012’s Prometheus! A ambitious, philosophical…
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Super Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission Will Be Raced at Summer Games Done Quick 2025!
It’s that time of year again, where the sun is beating down, the popsicles are fresh from the freezer… and the awesome team over at Summer Games Done Quick (or SGDQ, for short) has put together their annual warm-weathered event! For those who might not know, Summer Games Done Quick…
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Metroid Musing: Could Metroid Take Anything Away From Donkey Kong Bananza?
Donkey Kong is one of the few Nintendo IP’s that is older than Metroid, and as we’ve seen from trailers and gameplay of Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo is not afraid to push the envelope of that game with flashy new abilities. So where does this leave Metroid? Even though most…
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Episode 274 – Arsenal Evolution: The History of the Morph Ball
We are debuting a NEW SHOW SEGMENT this month called Arsenal Evolution, a show that takes both an in-game and real-world look at the evolution, history, and fanfare of different abilities and power-ups for Samus. We thought it was only appropriate to talk about an ability that has become synonymous…
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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Tourian (Zero Mission) + Mining Facility (AM2R) + Bion (Federation Force)
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by the one and only Doominal Crossing, as we cover three rocky areas: Zero Mission’s reimagined home of the…
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New Super Metroid + Metroid Fusion NSO Icons Available Throughout July
For this month only in the Mission & Rewards section of NSO, you can redeem Nintendo Platinum points for some cool Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion account icons! There are six from each game for a total of twelve, including Samus poses, Ridley, Kraid, Core-X, among others: Play & Redeem:…
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Metroid Musing: After Being A More Traditionally Stoic Character, Did You Enjoy Samus Screaming At Raven Beak?
Samus has always been a (mostly) silent protagonist. Traveling the galaxy while letting her actions peak louder than words ever could. Her calm, collected, and stoic demeanor is as stalwart as the armor she wears, but that isn’t to say she’s an emotionless ice queen. Showing grief and anger over…
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Episode 273 – Shadow Labyrinth Demo Impressions: Inspired By Metroid
One of the most intriguing Metroidvania’s in recent years has to be the announcement of Bandai Namco’s Shadow Labyrinth, not only because it looks cool, but because it’s a wildly different take on the standard Pac-Man genre. Yes, that Pac-Man, the one who eats pucks and runs away from ghosts! Reimagined as…
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Metroid Musing: If Samus Returns Were to Be Ported to The Switch, What Additional Content Could It Have?
It is no secret that, throughout the Switch’s lifecycle, ports of other game’s have thrived, often in way’s their original releases could never have dreamed of. By far, the most well known of these ports is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has vastly outsold it’s original release, and has become…
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Our Theories On Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Plot!
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Finally Revealed: Our Thoughts and Reactions!
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- Metroid II: Return of Samus
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- Super Metroid
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- Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
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- Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion
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- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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- Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mision
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- Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid Prime Hunters
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- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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- Metroid: Other M
Metroid: Other M
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Walkthrough
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- Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid: Samus Returns
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- Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread
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- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
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Our Theories On Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Plot!
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Finally Revealed: Our Thoughts and Reactions!
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Metroid Prime: Federation Force
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Metroid Prime Pinball
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