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Episode 214 – Interviewing Grant “Stemage” Henry of Metroid Metal!
We have a very special guest joining us in the virtual studio this week; Grant Henry aka Stemage, the creator of Metroid Metal! Stemage has been composing metal variations of Metroid’s iconic music for over 20 years. While nowadays you’ll mostly find him doing freelance work for several projects such…
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Episode 158 – Lacey Johnson and Synamax Talk Omega Metroid’s New Theme Song and Metroid Music!
It’s a new era of the podcast! We’re proud to announce our new theme song, which you can download for free here, is available everywhere! The track, which was written by Doominal and arranged by our friend Synamax, with some shredding guitar solo’s by Lacey Johnson, sounds like something right…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Jack Mathews For Metroid Prime 20th Anniversary
November 18th marks the 20th anniversary of Metroid Prime, which marked Metroid’s successful transition into 3D. To celebrate the occasion, Kiwi Talkz has returned with a special guest, once again welcoming Jack Mathews to the show! Matthews was the Lead Technical Engineer for the Metroid Prime Trilogy, leaving Retro Studios…
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Episode 123: ”Next Mission,” Metroid Music, and More with Lacey Johnson!
This week on the show, our resident audio expert Doom is joined by none other than musical extraordinaire and Metroid fan Lacey Johnson! Lacey has just recently released her newest album, “Next Mission,” a 12-track love letter to the Metroid franchise featuring covers from Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, and more,…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Paul Tozour (Metroid Prime 2 & 3 A.I. and Boss Designer)
Kiwi Talkz is back with a brand new interview with another ex-Retro Studios developer, Paul Tozour! Paul has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and programmer. While at Retro Studios, he was an AI and Boss Designer that worked on Metroid Prime 2 & 3. Paul left Retro…
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Kiwi Talkz Interview: Jim Wornell Talks Metroid Prime Logo
The logo for the Metroid Prime series is one of the most iconic logos in video game history for good reason. With its bold type choice set against the background of the Screw Attack symbol, and its representation of some of the most well-received games of all time, the logo…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Zoid (Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Senior Engineer)
Kiwi has sat down with a retired veteran of the video game industry, and an integral mind and senior engineer behind the Metroid Prime series, Zoid! Zoid has worked in the industry for over 32 years, boasting a resume with work on games such as World of Warcraft, Portal, Metroid…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Lawrence Schwedler (Metroid Prime Hunters Sound Designer)
Kiwi sits down with Lawrence Schwedler, one of the sound designers behind Metroid Prime Hunters! Currently, Lawrence is a program director for the music and sound design program over at Digipen. Before that, he worked at NST for several years on games such as Mario vs Donkey Kong and Pokemon…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews DoctorM64 (Game Designer, AM2R)
You’re in for treat, because Kiwi sat down with the designer of AM2R, Milton Guasti, otherwise known as DoctorM64! DoctorM64 developed AM2R in his free time over 8 years. His work eventually got him hired to work on another fantastic Metroidvania, Ori: Will of the Wisps. The conversation is mostly…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Synamax (Composer)
The first interview that opened the door for Kiwi’s Ex-Retro Studio developer interviews, Kiwi Talkz sits down with composer, Synamax! This conversation is all about Metroid, starting with how Synamax found the Metroid Prime music samples, Synamax’s love of sound design, his use of HEX editing to compose music, if…
- Metroid (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Metroid: Other M
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Metroid Dread
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- More Games
- Metroid (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Metroid: Other M
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Metroid Dread
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- More Games