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Unlock This Previously Limited Metroid Dread Theme in Tetris 99 on August 10th!
For any of you Metroid fans out there that enjoy a good game of Tetris, you’re in luck! The (surprisingly fantastic) Tetris battle royal game, Tetris 99, is offering players a chance to snag a Metroid Dread theme for their game. This theme had previously been available for a limited…
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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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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 Video Discussing The Brilliant Animation of Metroid Dread
With the release of Metroid Dread, Samus has made a comeback and has never looked better. I’m not just talking about Samus’ new look for her Power Suit, but all of her animations and attentions to detail made by the developers at Mercury Steam. Dan Root from Video Game Animation…
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Pre-Orders For This Incredible Fan-Made Metroid Dread Instruction Booklet Are Open Now!
A relic of a bygone era, the instruction manual used to be a collection of incredible artwork, informative information, details about a games story, and a nice compliment to the video game journey you were about to embark on. While sadly almost no games come with a traditional instruction booklet…
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Episode 121 – Is It Time To Forgive Other M?
Welcome back to another week of Omega! This week, the fellas are tackling a bunch of different #MetroidMusing questions, including this doozey: 12 years removed from the game launching, is it time to forgive Other M and embrace it’s good qualities while leaving behind what it did wrong, or should…
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Check Out This Video Analyzing the Tragedy of Samus Aran
Much of the Metroid lore presented to players leaves room for plenty of speculation. Details that give a general sense of what happened on a planet before Samus arrived is to be expected, but enough is told through environmental story telling that fan speculation is able to fill in some…
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Learn How The Theme of Samus Has Evolved From BillPill
A new video by BillPill analyzes one of Metroid’s most iconic tracks, the Theme of Samus, show and appreciate how the song has been utilized to introduce players to everyone’s favorite bounty hunter. BillPill has taken a deep look into each variation of the theme to find out what makes…
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Samus and EMMI Custom Characters Created in Rivals of Aether
Rivals of Aether modders have created two new custom characters for the fighting game’s roster, Samus and the E.M.M.I., shown off in this debut trailer! An indie fighting game created by Dan Fornace, Rivals of Aether takes a few cues from Super Smash Bros. So it’s no surprise that fans…
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Watch This Video Analyzing What Makes Metroid Dread’s Suits So Great
A new Metroid title typically means new suits for the title’s hero Samus, and Metroid Dread delivered on all fronts. The moment Metroid Dread was announced in the summer of 2021, the new blue “Dread” suit Samus was wearing as she dropped into frame was the topic of discussion by…
