Daniel Hoctor
Daniel is a Website Reporter for Omega Metroid and an avid fan of the Metroid series. You can find me most places as AFallenApple.
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Nintendo Announces Metroid Prime Remastered Sweepstakes; Enter to Win Metroid Swag!
From now until 11:59 pm PT on 4/4/2023, you can enter up to 3 chances to win the Nintendo Metroid Prime Remastered Sweepstakes! Each entry costs a mere 10 Platinum Points from your Nintendo account. To enter the sweepstakes: Visit the Sweepstakes page on Nintendo.com Scroll down and click “Learn…
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Metroid Musing: Would You Like The Ability To Arc Your Shinespark?
The Speed Booster is no doubt one of the most popular upgrades you can get in a Metroid game. In fact, our good friend Kiwi Talkz did a poll in late 2022 asking people to rank their favorite items, and the Speed Booster far surpassed the others. It’s understandable; since…
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Check Out This Video On Who Created Metroid Prime’s First Sound Effects
Metroid Prime is a beloved game in the franchise. We frequently commend its music, atmosphere, world design, and structure. We talk endlessly on the accomplishment that Retro Studios was able to deliver. But one component of Metroid Prime that seems to fall off many people’s radar is the sound effect…
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Ranking the Metroid Fusion Bosses
The 20 year anniversary for Metroid Fusion came and went last year – it’s been interesting revisiting it after so long. Fusion took a big chance by offering a more linear-styled experience, but overall that chance paid off. From Fusion, we got a fantastic story and antagonist that moved the…
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Metroid Musing: How Would You Rank the Series Based on How Often You Play Them?
I recently finished Metroid Fusion as part of the 20 year celebration. It didn’t sit as well with me this time around as I thought it would though, and it got me thinking. How would I rank the Metroid games now-a-days? Over the years, my tastes have change. Fusion once…
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Check Out this Video Explaining Why People Don’t Often Speedrun Metroid Prime
The Metroid series is known for many things and speedrunning is no doubt one of them. Super Metroid alone appears quite frequently in speedrunning events, though you’ll certainly find many of the other 2D titles popping up. In fact, Dread has also become quite popular among the speedrunning community. So…
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Ranking the Metroid Prime 1 Bosses
Metroid Prime is renowned for many things. The sound and music come alive in the world around you; the visuals provide striking differences from the lush Tallon Overworld to the sombre Chozo Ruins; and as you traverse the often breathtaking world, you reach those moments where, once again, Metroid Prime…
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Help Samus Celebrate the Holidays with these Metroid Ornaments
I love the holiday season. From the frequent smell of baked goods making their way from the kitchen to the holiday lights filling the streets. It’s a time, and I hope this goes for everyone, where things tend to slow down. You truly get to sit back and enjoy the…
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Check Out this Incredible Metroid Fusion Fan Art
I’ve seen some pretty cool Metroid fanart in my time, but I caught this on Twitter and was just blown away. Jotas_arts94 did a fantastic job creating a centerpiece depicting Metroid Fusion. Metroid fusion fanart #Metroid pic.twitter.com/DdtITLHbDH — Jotas_arts94 (@jotas_arts94) November 11, 2022 Starting things off, you’ve got the lifeless…
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The Journey from Start to Space Jump in Metroid Prime 1 is an Extended Tutorial
In Metroid Prime 1, there’s always been that strange break in the games pacing where you have to acquire the Space Jump. You return from Phendrana Drifts through Magmoor Caverns to get the boots. From there, you head back through Magmoor Caverns, and back to Phendrana Drifts where you get…
