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Metroid Musing: Where Does the Diggernaut Rank Among Your Favorite Boss Battles in Metroid?
When Nintendo announced Metroid: Samus Returns, an enhanced remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus, at E3 2017 (after E3 was over… ugh), I began to wonder how this game would tackle one of the inherent limitations of Metroid II: that being fighting the same boss enemies over and over…
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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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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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SamoStudios Releases Updated Version of Metroid Cinematica
For many years Metroid fans have speculated about what a Metroid movie might be like. But what should a Metroid movie sound like? Back in 2014, Sam Dillard provided his own answer with the release of the original Metroid Cinematica. The goal of Metroid Cinematica was not to be a…
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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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Episode 115 – Definitively Ranking Metroid: Samus Returns
Definitive Ranking is back for a brand new installment focused on Samus’s first new (at the time) 2D Metroid game in over a decade, the apply named Metroid: Samus Returns! We’re breaking it down, discussing the categories and topics such as: did the gameplay innovations made in Samus Returns land,…
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The Music Theory Behind Metroid’s Iconic Soundtracks
Metroid music is stylized so perfectly that you know what you’re listening to the moment the notes hit your ears. 8-bit Music Theory’s video explores the musical theory behind Metroid’s music across multiple games down to the melodic structures, chord progressions, and key signatures. As an artform, music elicits emotional…
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Episode 39: Should Samus Returns Have Been Released on the Switch?
Join us for a fun debate this week as Andy presents the case as to why Samus Returns should have been released on the Switch instead of the 3DS! Would it have become the best selling Metroid game yet if it had? Were the graphics good enough for the Switch?…
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Episode 11: What Happened to the Chozo of SR-388?
We love a good mystery, and for over 30 years there’s been no bigger mystery to Metroid fans than that of the Chozo! What happened to these guys, and where are they? The Chozo Memories in Samus Returns give us a bit of a clearer picture (maybe), so we break…
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Metroid (NES)
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- Metroid II: Return of Samus
Metroid II: Return of Samus
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- Super Metroid
Super Metroid
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- Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
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- Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion
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- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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- Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mision
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- Metroid Prime Hunters
Metroid Prime Hunters
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Walkthrough
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- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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- Metroid: Other M
Metroid: Other M
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Walkthrough
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- Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid: Samus Returns
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- Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread
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- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
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Our Theories On Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Plot!
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Finally Revealed: Our Thoughts and Reactions!
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AM2R
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AM2R Walkthroughs and Content
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
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Metroid Prime: Federation Force Content
Metroid Prime Pinball
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