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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Phazon Mines + Ridley’s Lair
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Omega-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! Every month, we’ll rank a couple areas from the series, and on the docket, we have two areas famous (or infamous) for their…
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Episode 162 – Sector 4 (AQA): Mapping Metroid
Mapping Metroid returns to the B.S.L. Station to once again detail one of Metroid Fusion’s ominous sectors – Sector 4 (AQA)! We’re going in depth talking about the right-to-left layout and how unique it is; how some of the enemies like Evir and the Aqua Pirates remind us of Super…
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Stemage Celebrates 20 Years of Metroid Metal With New Retrospective
If you’ve been playing Metroid for a while, odds are you’ve heard of Metroid Metal. You’ve probably even heard a track of two. But have you ever thought about how long Metroid Metal‘s been around? Grant Henry, better known as Stemage, has sure been thinking about it. In a new…
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Metroid Prime Remastered Ranks 13th in Best-Selling Games on March 2023 US Sales Chart
About a week ago, we reported that Metroid Prime Remastered a top 10 spot in game software sales this past March in the UK. Thanks to a new sales chart from Mat Piscatella of Circana, we’ve learned that MPR nabbed a similarly impressive feat here in the United States, landing…
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Episode 161 – Our Final Metroid Movie Discussion (Until The Next One!)
With the Super Mario Bros. Movie finally in theatres, we thought it would be a great time to revisit the idea of a Metroid movie! Rather than throw out specific ideas or casting choices (we did that already!), we talk a little more broadly, debating the advantages of live action…
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Check Out This Feature-Length Documentary Covering the Metroid Franchise
The Metroid franchise has been going on for nearly 37 years now. Despite its ups and down, through tragedy and triumph, the Metroid series has endured with a lasting legacy throughout the video game medium. With the release of Metroid Dread, the surprise release of Metroid Prime Remastered, and with…
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Samus To Appear As An Ornament For Hallmark’s 2023 Holiday Gaming Collection
Ho ho ho! Even though winter has finally ended and warmer temperatures are on the horizon, it’s never too early to start thinking about what your Christmas tree might look like when the most magical time of the year comes around, and Metroid fans will be pleased to know that,…
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Patreon Bonus Show: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review (featuring Dak and Doom!)
LET’SAAA GO! It’s the review we’ve all been waiting for: The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Andy, Dak, and Doom get together for first time on Omega Metroid Patreon to discuss our thoughts on the film, which voice actors and characters were great and not-so-great, our thoughts on the original and…
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New Crediting Guidelines Released by International Game Developers Association
The lack of original staff credits for Metroid Prime Remastered was a bit of a gut punch to the developers of the original game. Only a couple months after MPR’s release, some effort’s been made to help solve this growing problem of missing credits. On March 13, 2023, the International…
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Metroid Prime Remastered Held Top 10 Spot in UK Game Software Sales This Past March
According to a recent Game Sales Data (GSD) chart, Metroid Prime Remastered was 9th in game software sales in the UK for the month of March 2023. MPR was not only in the top 10; it was the only Nintendo game that placed on the top 10 chart at all…
