Andy Spiteri
Andy Spiteri is the Webmaster of Omega Metroid and Host of the Omega Metroid Podcast, The Zelda Cast, and Virtual Theater. Probably drinking a Tim Horton's Double Double as you read this.
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Episode 143 – What We Would Want From a Metroid Fusion HD Remake
Metroid Fusion month continues, as this week the boys are joined by Joey Ferris of GameXplain to discuss what they want in a hypothetical Metroid Fusion remake? Is to time to bring back voice acting? Would the Sectors being more interconnected lead to more exploration? How cool would playing as…
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Metroid Musing: Is Metroid II’s Spider Ball One of the Worst Abilities in the Series?
I want to preface this Musing by saying that I don’t think you’d find anyone who didn’t at the very least enjoy the Spider Ball in the Metroid Prime series. Gliding across the magnetic rails, using your Boost to go flying across chasms, and rolling carefully to find hidden Missile…
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Episode 142 – Honoring 20 Years of Metroid Fusion
From one 20 year anniversary to another, it’s time to honor Metroid Fusion! In the first of three back to back episodes, Andy and Doom reminisce about Samus’s first GBA adventure and recall their initial memories of the game, if releasing the same day as Metroid Prime helped or hurt…
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ROM Hack Reviews: DOOMtroid
One of the most widely fantasized crossovers in the video game world would be the merging of the Metroid and DOOM universes, so this month for ROM Hack Reviews, Andy plays the crossover game DOOMtroid! And of course, we couldn’t talk about Metroid and DOOM without our own Doominal Crossing,…
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Episode 141 – Ranking the Bosses of Metroid Prime!
Our Metroid Prime celebration comes to a close in style this week, as Andy and Doom talk all things BOSSES in Metroid Prime! We’re ranking every boss fight (and sub-boss fight too!) in the game, talking about what works to make these fights seem larger than life, which bosses could’ve…
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Patreon Bonus Show: What Makes A Great Metroidvania?
Everyone’s favorite bonus show is back, this time doing an impromptu Q&A. First on the docket: what makes a great Metroidvania game? Andy weighs in and gives his opinions on what are key elements, and what are NOT key elements, and in constructing a fun, fair, rewarding, and not-frustrating experience.…
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Episode 140 – Definitively Ranking Metroid Prime
Definitive Ranking makes its triumphant return to evaluate arguably the greatest Metroid game of all time – Metroid Prime! Andy and Doom dive deep into all ten categories, and no surprise, Metroid Prime scores high on almost everything! Come play along, and as always, here’s the criteria for the Definitive…
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Celebrate The Music of Metroid Prime With ‘Prime: Metroid Reimagined’, a Visual Tribute Album Out Now!
When talking about one of the most celebrated games of all time, picking a specific part to single out as being the best part is always going to be challenging, and yet, if you were to tell me that the single best aspect of the genre-defining Metroid Prime was its…
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Episode 139 – Honoring 20 Years of Metroid Prime
Come and celebrate the legendary Metroid Prime with us over the next couple weeks as we honor the game on its 20th birthday. This week, Dak and Doom reminisce about their memories of Samus’s first 3D adventure, how the game impacted them as Metroid fans, how Prime reshaped the series…
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Episode 138 – Islets: Inspired By Metroid
Inspired By Metroid makes its triumphant return, this time focusing on Islets, a surprisingly wholesome Metroidvania. Andy is joined by Omega Metroid Reporter Daniel Hoctor to examine the story of a little mouse named Iko as he tried to reunite the five seperate pieces of his home island and restore…
