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Metroid Musing: Where Should the Spin Boost and Cross Bombs Have Been Placed?
Metroid Dread introduced multiple new powers ups, the Flash Shift and Storm Missiles being stand out additions. Two abilities many players believe was received too late was the Spin Boost and Cross Bombs. The Spin Boost allows Samus to jump a second time in the air if she’s spin jumping,…
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Metroid Musing: Is Metroid II’s Spider Ball One of the Worst Abilities in the Series?
I want to preface this Musing by saying that I don’t think you’d find anyone who didn’t at the very least enjoy the Spider Ball in the Metroid Prime series. Gliding across the magnetic rails, using your Boost to go flying across chasms, and rolling carefully to find hidden Missile…
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The Journey from Start to Space Jump in Metroid Prime 1 is an Extended Tutorial
In Metroid Prime 1, there’s always been that strange break in the games pacing where you have to acquire the Space Jump. You return from Phendrana Drifts through Magmoor Caverns to get the boots. From there, you head back through Magmoor Caverns, and back to Phendrana Drifts where you get…
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Check Out Doominal’s Deep Dive on Metroid Prime’s Soundtrack!
On November 18th, 2002, Metroid Prime redefined what was possible in a videogame of its time. Today on its 20th anniversary, Omega Metroid’s own Doominal Crossing takes a look at one of the core fundamentals that contributes to this: the soundtrack. You’ve heard them ramble about this topic before on…
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RANDOM: I Was Bored At Work, So I Asked What Would Each Metroid Area’s Pokémon Type Be?
You’ve had those days. You’re at the end of the week. The boss has taken off early. You’re in that weird spot where you’ve finished all your work, but don’t have enough time to start and finish a new project. You’re just sitting at your desk, looking at the clock,…
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Metroid Musing: Would a Remix of a Classic Theme Have Helped Spice Up Metroid Dread’s Soundtrack?
After 19 agonizingly long years, the fabled Metroid Dread was finally released last October. By almost every single metric, it was an absolute homerun. Best selling game in the series? Yup! Nominated for Game of the Year by multiple outlets? You betcha! Beloved my fans? Almost universally! Metroid Dread was…
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Metroid Musing: What Power Rings From The Green Lantern Universe Would Samus Qualify For?
One of the most well known superheroes of all time is the Green Lantern. And, of course, there’s more than one hero with that name, such as Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Depicted in the DC comics as some of the most powerful weapons in the universe, Lantern Rings come…
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Metroid Musing: Should Other M’s Accel Charge Return?
Other M is generally known in the franchise for its many faults. It tried a variety of new things, most of which didn’t land with audiences as Sakamoto-san might have hoped. There was, however, at least one piece of Other M that I felt worked rather well: the Accel Charge.…
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Metroid Musing: Would You Rather Know Ridley’s Origins, or Leave It a Mystery?
I remember as a kid, one of my favorite characters in any medium was Wolverine from the X-Men. Aside from being a super cool guy with a gruff demeanor, indestructible powers, cool metal claws, and a penchant for brawls, there was an air of mystery to him that made Logan…
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EXCLUSIVE: We Interview the Developers of Fan Game “Metroid 64”, Plus Share New Screenshots and Animations!
A couple months ago, a video showing off a hypothetical Metroid game in the style of your average third person shooter on the Nintendo 64 – appropriately codenamed Metroid 64 – started making it’s way around the internet, showing off what a Metroid game on the N64 could have looked…
