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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Zoid (Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Senior Engineer)
Kiwi has sat down with a retired veteran of the video game industry, and an integral mind and senior engineer behind the Metroid Prime series, Zoid! Zoid has worked in the industry for over 32 years, boasting a resume with work on games such as World of Warcraft, Portal, Metroid…
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Fans Flock To The Steam Deck For Their Prime Trilogy Fix
While another year passes without the Metroid Prime Trilogy available on the Nintendo Switch, this hasn’t stopped dedicated fans from getting the modern handheld console experience for the beloved game collection. The Trilogy has long been a popular choice for emulation on PC for years, thanks to software emulator Dolphin…
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Immerse Yourself in These HD Remasters of Prime 1 & 2’s Soundtracks
The Prime games’ soundtracks are regarded as pinnacles in video game music achievement. The music of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes enhanced the gaming experience and provided catchy, head-bopping tunes to listen to, both in and out of the game. With these remasters from GEM Gaming, you’ll be…
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Listen To This Unearthly Metroid Music Mashup of Prime 2 and Dread
If you were to ask any Metroid fan what Metroid games do best, I’m willing to bet many would say that the soundtracks are some of the best in the industry. Although some games may have more iconic scores than others, each Metroid game’s soundtrack establishes the series’ iconic setting…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Kynan Pearson
Retro games, such as Metroid Prime 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns, are well renowned games and rightfully so with their intricate level designs and layouts. Many regard Metroid Prime 2 to be the perfect Metroid Prime game after taking the formula of the first game and improving on all…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Sam Dillard (Composer)
Kiwi provides an unique interview with music composer, Sam Dillard! On the Metroid side of things, Sam has composed the Metroid Cinematica, where Sam envisions music from the original Metroid and Super Metroid as well as the Prime Trilogy if it was composed as an epic film score. That’s not…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Jack Mathews (Metroid Prime Trilogy Technical Lead Engineer)
Proactive interviewer Kiwi Talkz sat down with the Lead Technical Engineer on the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Jack Mathews! As Jack’s position at Retro would indicate, lots of technical details behind the Metroid Prime Trilogy are discussed, such as how Metroid Prime maintained a consistent 60 fps and how the R.U.D.E.…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Mike Wikan (Metroid Prime Trilogy Lead Designer)
Today Kiwi Talkz goes in depth with the Lead Designer of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Mike Wikan! The conversation goes all over, starting with how Nintendo operates to what Retro fixed and changed in the Metroid Prime Trilogy release and how Nintendo went over ever line of text across the…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Bryan Walker (Metroid Prime Trilogy Senior Producer)
The Retro Studios interviews keep on rolling with Kiwi’s next guest, Bryan Walker! Bryan was the Senior Producer on Metroid Prime 2 & 3 as well as the Senior Director of Development for Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Kart 7. The interview focuses mostly on the Metroid Prime Trilogy…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Clark Wen
The Metroid Prime games have some of the most iconic sound designs in video game history. In this episode of Kiwi Talkz, Clark Wen is asked about his method of working and inspiration while working on Metroid Prime 1 & 2 and other iconic projects. The conversation spans from sound…
