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Episode 239 – We Found The Worst Metroid Ideas Out There!
There are tons of great Metroid ideas out there, but there are just as many bad ones, if not more! This week on the show, Dak and Doom found a fun thread online that has some of the worst ideas they’ve seen for a Metroid game. How bad are these…
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Episode 235 – Ranking Every Final Boss in the Metroid Series (Again!)
In a sequel / update to one of our earliest episodes on the podcast, we’re revisiting a fun topic: ranking the best final bosses in the series! Doom wasn’t around for the first episode four years ago, and Andy’s tastes have certainly evolved and changed over the years, so we’re…
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Episode 233 – Logbook Archives: The Complete History of Samus’s Gunship
Logbook Archives returns this week to give a complete history and detailing of all of the various Gunships (or Starships, as they are also known) that Samus has piloted over the course of the franchise! We examine the history of the main ships – Super Metroid’s, Zero Mission’s, Fusion’s, Prime…
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Episode 225 – Zero Mission Definitive Ranking!
We’ve been wrapped up in all the Metroid Prime 4 excitement, but we can’t forget that it wasn’t the only big Metroid news from last month! With Metroid: Zero Mission’s release on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack in June, we decided it was time to finally do a Zero…
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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Norfair (Zero Mission) + Area 1 (Samus Returns) + Kraid’s Lair (NES)
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by Hunter Patron Tony Wacholz as we discuss three areas that offer their own unique pros and cons: Zero…
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Metroid: Zero Mission Arrives on Nintendo Switch Online Today!
During today’s Nintendo Direct event, Nintendo confirmed that Metroid: Zero Mission will arrive on Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack later today on June 18th. Metroid: Zero Mission will join The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, Perfect Dark, and Turok as the Expansion Pack’s latest additions. This Metroid classic originally released…
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Episode 211 – DOOMtroid: ROM Hack Reviews (PATREON UNLOCK!)
We originally had an Inspired By Metroid game on tap for this week, but we ran into some scheduling issues, so instead of rushing it, we’re pushing our show back one week and instead unlocking another ROM Hack Review from the vault! One of the most widely fantasized crossovers in…
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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Surface of SR388 (Samus Returns) + Dairon + Brinstar (Zero Mission)
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by staff contributor Griffen Olney to talk about three super solid, if unspectacular, areas: the remagined Brinstar from Zero…
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Episode 205 – Ranking the Bosses of Metroid: Zero Mission!
Welcome back to another episode of the show celebrating Metroid: Zero Mission’s 20th anniversary! This week, we’re discussing and ranking all of the bosses of the remake! From innovative new bosses like the Chozo Test, to the definitive way to fight Mother Brain, back to returning foes like Kraid, to…
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Episode 204 – Honoring 20 Years of Metroid: Zero Mission
This week’s show is a special one, as we’re honoring one of the most fundamentally sound yet least heralded Metroid games: Metroid Zero Mission! Come and listen as we give this game its flowers, talking about our first memories of playing it, why it wasn’t a bigger deal at the…
