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Check Out this Amazing Samus Jack-o’-Lantern Suit!
Last October, Dread gave us the watermelon suit. This year, Reddit user XxgreencookiesxX treats us to an absolutely amazing Jack O Lantern suit. From head to arm cannon, their design is full of pumpkin goodness. Carved visor; giant jack o lantern shoulders; and even a devilish arm cannon that shoots…
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ROM Hack Reviews: Metroid Spooky Mission
Happy Halloween everyone! ROM Hack Reviews is back to take a gander at the SCARY hack Metroid: Spooky Mission! In this creepy adventure from Magconst, Imago has stolen the three tokens of Halloweenland and it’s up to you to get them back or suffer eternal Christmas! There’s a few surprises…
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Metroid Musing: Would a Remix of a Classic Theme Have Helped Spice Up Metroid Dread’s Soundtrack?
After 19 agonizingly long years, the fabled Metroid Dread was finally released last October. By almost every single metric, it was an absolute homerun. Best selling game in the series? Yup! Nominated for Game of the Year by multiple outlets? You betcha! Beloved my fans? Almost universally! Metroid Dread was…
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Metroid Musing: What Power Rings From The Green Lantern Universe Would Samus Qualify For?
One of the most well known superheroes of all time is the Green Lantern. And, of course, there’s more than one hero with that name, such as Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Depicted in the DC comics as some of the most powerful weapons in the universe, Lantern Rings come…
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Learn About The History and Evolution of Samus’ Animations in This Video Essay!
Samus has appeared in numerous games across all of Nintendo’s consoles. Her adventures have been in 2D, 3D, in first person, and at times, everything mixed together. Many aspects of Samus and the worlds she explores have changed over Metroid’s 36 year history, but the animations for how Samus runs,…
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Episode 136 – Discussing the Creepiest Areas and Enemies in Metroid
With Halloween fast approaching, what better time than now to discuss some of the franchises most bone-chilling areas and adversaries! We discuss what makes the GFS Valhalla so creepy, how the EMMI Zones could have been a bit more dangerous, look at how the limitations of the early games made…
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New Super Metroid Speedrunning World Record (Any%) Achieved!
Back in August of 2020, famed speedrunner Zoasty beat the previous world record for speedrunning Super Metroid (any%). In a mere 40 minutes, 46 seconds he defeated Mother Brain and left planet Zebes in ruins. The last Metroid lay in waste, the planet in debris, and here a world record…
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Could Metroid (NES) be Remade in 3D? This Video Provides a Good Pitch For Doing So!
Metroid is one of most iconic games for the NES. Its focus on exploration, platforming, and ranged-oriented combat was quite a unique and new combination for the time, and it gained a cult following and spawned a legendary series that continues today. It officially got a remake in 2004 as Metroid:…
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Metroid Musing: Should Other M’s Accel Charge Return?
Other M is generally known in the franchise for its many faults. It tried a variety of new things, most of which didn’t land with audiences as Sakamoto-san might have hoped. There was, however, at least one piece of Other M that I felt worked rather well: the Accel Charge.…
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Patreon Bonus Show: Andy’s Favorite Video Game Villains!
The Spiteri Show takes a turn towards the darkness this month as Andy unveils his list of favorite video game villains! We’re talking about TWENTY different baddies, from the morally grey to the unstoppable monster to the lovable doofus to the fourth wall breaking, we’re taking a trip around Bad…
