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FEATURE: Metroid Prime Series Producer Kensuke Tanabe Speaks to Japanese Magazine Nintendo Dream; Confirms Retirement, Successor, Metroid Prime 4 Story Inspiration, & More
Last week, some bombshell news broke about the future of the Metroid Prime series, as producer Kensuke Tanabe spoke to Japanese publication Nintendo Dream to discuss a whole bevvy of topics, including the confirmation that Metroid Prime 4 will be Tanabe’s last game as producer. Tanabe, 62, has overseen every…
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Samus’s Story: My Introduction to Metroid
It was 2004. My mom got me a Game Boy Advance for my birthday, and along with it, a copy of hack-and-slash action game The Revenge of Shinobi. As it was the only game I owned at the time, I played that until I couldn’t play it any more. But…
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The Complete Developmental Timeline of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
There are few games with a development story quite like Metroid Prime 4. From the premature reveal, to the devastating developmental restart, to the rebirth and rechristening as “Beyond,” to the questions regarding cross-gen compatibility, to the controversial new mechanics the game is introducing, the latest edition in the celebrated…
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Paying Homage To A Fallen Hunter: Honoring My Father’s Legacy
They say never meet your heroes. As far back as I can remember, my dad was shoving a SNES controller into my palms. He introduced me to a variety of worlds I could escape to. There were princesses to save, mine carts to ride, and a plethora of baddies…
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#ReleaseTheSpiteriCut: Rewriting Metroid: Other M’s Story (While Using the Same Basic Premise!)
It’s sort of old hat by now to bemoan the story, and yes, the overall quality, of Metroid: Other M. It’s been beat to death; we all know what the issues were, we all have thoughts on the direction, and we all have varying opinions on how offensive, if at…
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The Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Look at Doominal Crossing’s Metroid Prime Soundtrack Fan Remaster
Hello Omega Metroid readers, I’m Doominal Crossing! Recently through Omega Metroid, I released a complete remaster of the Metroid Prime soundtrack, which you can find here! Today, I wanted to take you all behind the scenes in a more personal/informal blog post-style article to talk about what motivated me to…
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Check Out All of Our Metroid Prime Remastered Content So Far!
It’s been almost two months since Metroid Prime Remastered launched worldwide for the Nintendo Switch. Time flies when your having fun and scanning stuff! Needless to say, we’ve spent a lot of time covering Metroid Prime Remastered and developing content around the game. If you’re just joining us on your…
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OPINION: In Defense of Proteus Ridley
Recently, a couple good friends of mine – including our own Doominal Crossing – were chatting on Twitter and saying how they felt conflicted about Proteus Ridley showing up at the finale of Metroid: Samus Returns and serving as the final boss. One on hand, they felt that the fight…
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4 Ways to Improve The Meta Ridley Boss Fight in Metroid Prime
You might be thinking, “Improve? They don’t need to improve this boss fight!” and I agree! I love the Meta Ridley boss fight in Metroid Prime. Personally, it’s one of my favorite boss battles in not just the game, but the entire series. It’s such an exciting, and at times…
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OPINION: Samus Should Keep Her Metroid DNA And Use It For Good
Samus and the Metroids share an unique history. Both were created and molded by the Chozo in order to protect, but the path Samus and the Metroids took couldn’t be more different. After hunting the Metroids on their homeworld to the point of extinction, Samus spared the last one –…
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