Dakota Lasky
Dak is Editor-in-Chief and Podcast Host at Omega Metroid. If he's not playing Metroid Prime Remastered, he's definitely playing Destiny 2.
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Check Out The MetroidHQ Marathon Already Underway Until August 8th!
MetroidHQ’s annual Metroid marathon is now underway, benefitting Child’s Play Charity and featuring a cast of great Metroid fans dropping in with runs and races across the entire Metroid series. The marathon began earlier today and lasts until Monday, August 8th. This is an event for any and all kinds…
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Speedrunner Claims World Record in Two Metroid Dread Boss Rush Categories
As we continue our recent coverage of Metroid speedrunning, there’s one discipline we haven’t taken to task just yet – speedrunning Metroid Dread’s Boss Rush mode. Speedrunner Marshmard has taken this mode to task though, claiming two world records in Dread’s Boss Rush mode just within the past week. According…
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Episode 123: ”Next Mission,” Metroid Music, and More with Lacey Johnson!
This week on the show, our resident audio expert Doom is joined by none other than musical extraordinaire and Metroid fan Lacey Johnson! Lacey has just recently released her newest album, “Next Mission,” a 12-track love letter to the Metroid franchise featuring covers from Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, and more,…
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Watch This Speedrunner Be The First to Beat Metroid Dread in Under An Hour!
As the time to complete Metroid Dread has been shaved down further and further by speedrunners, it was only a matter of time before somebody beat the game in less than an hour. Now, it’s officially been done. Last Friday, speedrunner Arkandy took to Twitter to announce their incredible news…
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Check Out This All Items Speedrun of Metroid Prime Hunters
Speedrunning is one of the many foundational elements of what we love about Metroid. But when it comes to speedrunning, Metroid Prime Hunters is rarely in the conversation. If a game can be completed fast, it will be completed fast one point or another, and Hunters is no different! Back…
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Nintendo Acquires CG Animation Studio and Other M Post-Production Contributor Dynamo Pictures
Revealed in an announcement earlier today, Nintendo has acquired Dynamo Pictures, a CG animation production company that will become “Nintendo Pictures.” The move will make Nintendo Pictures a wholly-Nintendo owned subsidiary by October 2022. Dynamo Pictures has a lengthy track record in anime TV and animated movie production, including work…
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Watch Speedrunner Oatsngoats Attempt An Impossible Super Metroid Randomizer
Dedicated Metroid fans are no strangers to randomizers. Popular speedrunner Oatsngoats is certainly one of them, having attempted many Super Metroid randomizers throughout the years. This week, Oatsngoats tries a whole new challenge: a Super Metroid randomizer that seemed near-impossible from the outset. In his latest YouTube video, Oatsngoats takes…
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Check Out This Vs. Sylux Remix for Metroid Prime 4 by Seregoss
The Metroid Prime party never stops! With this week’s Metroid Prime remaster rumors and continued speculation on when we’ll see Metroid Prime 4, everyone’s talking about Metroid Prime in some way, shape, or form. Music producer Seregoss has also joined the fray with the upload of a new remix of…
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AM2R Developers Join Team Behind New Hand-Drawn Metroidvania, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Inspired by Japanese folklore, genre-defining Metroidvanias like Hollow Knight, and the visual eye-candy of titles like Okami and Paper Mario, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus launched a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year that blew past it’s goal of $35,000 with nearly $175,000 raised by over 3,800 backers. With…
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Check Out The Original Metroid Prime Live-Action Commercial in 4K
The lead-in to Metroid Prime’s launch on the Gamecube in 2002 was accompanied by a live-action commercial featured on TV and in theaters. Now, you can rewatch this classic commercial in 4K thanks to contributions by Denis-Carl Robidoux on YouTube. Many fans have already seen this commercial, but likely in…
