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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ROM Hack Reviews: B2-TW
We’re back with our (ahem) balls to the walls – Morph Balls, that is! In our latest ROM Hack Review, we’re taking a look at the unique B2-TW, a hack by Grime in which you play in Morph Ball form the entire time, jumping, bombing, puzzling, and even fighting enemies…
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Check Out Moo Lander, The World’s First “Mootroidvania”, Launching Today!
If you’ve ever thought to yourself “man, I really wish there was a game like Metroid out there where I controlled a UFO and battled an assortment of evil cows”, first of all, congratulations, your imagination is greater than mine, and second of all, you’re in luck! Moo Lander, a…
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Learn More About “The Living Weapon” Kanden in this Metroid Lore Video!
For many veterans of the DS multiplayer focused title Metroid Prime Hunters, one of the most tantalizing aspects of the game was playing as a character not named Samus and being able to experience the Metroid world through a different visor. One character that players had the ability to play as was…
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Episode 114 – Ori and the Blind Forest: Inspired By Metroid
Welcome to another installment of Inspired By Metroid! This week, we’re diving into a game that helped launch the Metroidvania renaissance, Moon Studio’s 2015 masterpiece, Ori and the Blind Forest! Andy describes this game as “one of the greatest games ever made””, and this week we dive into all the…
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Episode 113 – Recreating Metroid: Other M’s Story (While Using the Same Basic Premise)
Yes, we’re talking about Metroid: Other M again, the most controversial Metroid game that Metroid fans can’t seem to be able to forgive or forget. But this week, Andy is arguing that the basic premise of the game (“Samus, emotionally reeling following the events of Zebes, answers a distress call…
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Patreon Bonus Show: Andy’s Favorite Non-Nintendo Games
The Spiteri Show returns, and this time around, Andy is answering a Patron question asking what his favorite non-Nintendo video games are. Although definitely a Nintendo kid, Andy has amassed quite a list of favorite games and series from other teams, and he breaks it down! From classic RPG’s to…
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Episode 112 – Alien Retrospective: The Movie That Inspired Metroid!
We’ve got a special treat for you this week as Andy’s Virtual Theater (the podcast about video game movies and the stories that shape them) co-host Gooey Fame is joining the pod for a retrospective of not only one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, but the movie…
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Episode 111 – Samus’s Percentages: How Likely To Be True Are These Statements?
Welcome to a new segment on the show we like to call Samus’s Percentages! The premise is simple: we read a statement out loud and then assign a percentage on how true or likely we believe the statement to be. On today’s debut episode, we have a whole bunch of…
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OPINION: Metroid Needs a New Breed of Villain – The Three Dimensional Villain
As we all know, Metroid celebrated its 35th anniversary this past year with the release of Metroid Dread. Longevity like that is an incredible achievement, and really makes you appreciate how much Metroid has changed and evolved over the years, something that’s undoubtedly lead to the staying power the series…
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Episode 110 – Answering Your Metroid “Would You Rather” Questions!
This week, we’re answering YOUR fan questions in a “would you rather” format, and we have some absolute doozeys on hand! Would we rather every game play like Federation Force or have dialog like Other M? Would we rather a new Hunters style stand alone game or just have multiplayer…
