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Check Out This Feature-Length Documentary Covering the Metroid Franchise
The Metroid franchise has been going on for nearly 37 years now. Despite its ups and down, through tragedy and triumph, the Metroid series has endured with a lasting legacy throughout the video game medium. With the release of Metroid Dread, the surprise release of Metroid Prime Remastered, and with…
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Metroid Musing: Will Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Get Remastered?
Rumors of a Metroid Prime Trilogy HD as well as a Metroid Prime Remaster have been sort of a tradition on Twitter for years. This rumor gained major steam in 2022 when Jeff Grubb not only said that Metroid Prime was getting remastered, but that Metroid Prime 2 and 3…
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DidYouKnowGaming Uncovers Lost Metroid Games
One noteworthy aspect of Nintendo is how secretive they are and how protective they are of their IPs. Information regarding announcements from new Mario games to upcoming Smash Bros fighters are kept under tight security. The Metroid series is no exception to this, with a plethora of development mysteries still…
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Learn About The History and Evolution of Samus’ Animations in This Video Essay!
Samus has appeared in numerous games across all of Nintendo’s consoles. Her adventures have been in 2D, 3D, in first person, and at times, everything mixed together. Many aspects of Samus and the worlds she explores have changed over Metroid’s 36 year history, but the animations for how Samus runs,…
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Learn How to Recreate Metroid Prime Style Music in this Video Tutorial!
I don’t know much about music, but I know what I like, and I remember the first time I heard the distinctive synths of the Metroid Prime soundtrack, I knew that I was in love. I also knew that I hadn’t heard anything in a video game that quite sounded…
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Check Out This Orchestral Arrangement of The Metroid Prime 2 Title Theme
As a lover of orchestral video game soundtracks and remixes, Wingus Dingus on YouTube has become one of my favorite channels as of late. So I was more than excited to see that not only a new upload had hit the channel in the past few weeks, but that it…
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Episode 128 – Ranking Every Metroid Game’s Final Area!
Summer’s almost over Metroid fans, but not to worry because we’ve got just the remedy – a good ol’ fashioned ranking episode! This week, Andy and Doom are judging every Metroid titles final area and ranking them from best to worst! What even constitutes a final area? What criteria do…
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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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Metroid Meets Doom In This Insane Musical Crossover!
For the first time in over a year, Omega Metroid’s own Doominal Crossing has released a brand new mashup, an original piece of music created by combining multiple pre-recorded songs together. The piece, “The Emperor of Doom”, combines “Emperor Ing, Phase 2” from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes with “The Doom…
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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…
