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Stop What You’re Doing and Watch This Metroid Short
This stop motion short of Samus is the perfect video to continue the excitement of this new age of Metroid. Watch the fruits of MootroidXproductions’ labor as Samus suits up to battle Metroids with a familiar antagonist looming in the background. With the announcement of Metroid Dread in 2021, the…
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Game Informer Ranks Super Metroid As Still The #1 Metroid Game
Gaming publication and online media outlet Game Informer has released its latest, official ranking of the Metroid series. Even with the release of Metroid Dread last year, Super Metroid still tops their list as the #1 Metroid game of all time. For many Metroid fans, Super Metroid is the pinnacle.…
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Episode 107 – Ranking Every Metroid-Themed Stage in Smash Bros.!
The whole crew are back together this week to talk about two of the things they love most – Metroid and Super Smash Bros.! We go around the table and definitively rank each Metroid-themed stage in Smash, discussing things like the differences between Planet Zebes and Brinstar, if you can…
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Blast This Brinstar Eurobeat Remix Until Your Arms Are Sore
Upper Brinstar’s green jungle theme is just one of the many classic tracks in Super Metroid’s extensive list of iconic video game music. This Brinstar Eurobeat Remix has taken the percussion-heavy track and gave it an injection of raw, fast-beat energy. Shake your head and pump your arms to this…
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ROM Hack Reviews: Super Duper Metroid
Welcome to the first episode of the Patreon exclusive ROM Hack Reviews! This month on the docket: Super Duper Metroid, an incredible ROM Hack from Metaquarius and Daltone that reimagines Super Metroid with an emphasis on exploration and skill. Andy played the hack and has a ton of thoughts on…
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Join Us March 19th For A Metroid Marathon Stream Raising Money for The Trevor Project (10 am PST)
Mark your calendars! Starting tomorrow at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST, the team at Omega Metroid will be live streaming three Metroid games – NEStroid, Metroid Dread, and Super Metroid – in support of the Trevor Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth. We’ll…
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Check Out These Influences on Metroid You Might Not Know About
Metroid’s influences are often boiled down to a single film: Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien. This isn’t a problem in it of itself, but it is limiting in its scope. “Critical Kate” Willært seeks to cast a wider net, looking at what else has influenced the classic Nintendo franchise. Willært…
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Super Metroid “SP” Edition Added to Nintendo Switch Online
In addition to the Nintendo Direct announcing that Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings would be joining the ranks of games available for Nintendo Switch Online users, another game was quietly added as well: Super Metroid SP Edition. As you may know, some more difficult games have seen an SP release that…
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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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Episode 97 – Metroid Q&A Part 1: Should Samus Ever Be The Antagonist in a Metroid Game?
We’re putting YOU the listener in the drivers seat as we creep closer to our big Episode 100 supershow! We asked for Metroid questions and you delivered in droves, so much so that this episode is only part 1 of our Metroid Q&A! Topics include: Should Samus ever be the…
