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Episode 137 – Alien In Review: The Tragic Twists of Alien³
Alien In Review returns to tackle the third installment of the series that inspired Metroid: the much maligned Alien³. Directed by David Fincher, Alien³ places Ripley against a single Xenomorph on the abandoned prison on planet Fiorina. Andy and Gooey Fame go over the troubled development of the film, what…
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ROM Hack Reviews: Metroid Spooky Mission
Happy Halloween everyone! ROM Hack Reviews is back to take a gander at the SCARY hack Metroid: Spooky Mission! In this creepy adventure from Magconst, Imago has stolen the three tokens of Halloweenland and it’s up to you to get them back or suffer eternal Christmas! There’s a few surprises…
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Episode 136 – Discussing the Creepiest Areas and Enemies in Metroid
With Halloween fast approaching, what better time than now to discuss some of the franchises most bone-chilling areas and adversaries! We discuss what makes the GFS Valhalla so creepy, how the EMMI Zones could have been a bit more dangerous, look at how the limitations of the early games made…
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Patreon Bonus Show: Andy’s Favorite Video Game Villains!
The Spiteri Show takes a turn towards the darkness this month as Andy unveils his list of favorite video game villains! We’re talking about TWENTY different baddies, from the morally grey to the unstoppable monster to the lovable doofus to the fourth wall breaking, we’re taking a trip around Bad…
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Episode 135 – Metroid Dread Retrospective: One Year Later
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been over a year since Metroid Dread released. This week, Andy and Dak are joined by Omega Metroid Website Reporter Griffin Olney to reminisce about their initial reactions to Dread being announced, the buildup towards the game and specifically whether or not Kraid should…
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Episode 134 – Making a Metroid Movie: Our Pitches, Ideas, and Casting Choices!
After a brief hiatus, the boys are back in town, as Andy and Doom get together to talk the most topical thing going around the net: the Super Mario Bros Movie trailer! We give our reactions to the trailer, Chris Pratt’s Mario voice, the animation, and more, and then shift…
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Episode 133 – Reviewing the ROM Hack ‘Super Duper Metroid’!
Our recording schedules didn’t quite line up this week, so instead of a new episode of the podcast, we’re releasing a old episode that will be new to almost everyone! We’ve unlocked the previously Patreon exclusive series ROM Hack Reviews to go over the Super Metroid hack Super Duper Metroid!…
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Episode 132 – Frigate Orpheon: Mapping Metroid
Mapping Metroid returns, offering up a companion episode to our Tallon Overworld deep dive. This time, we’re mapping two areas in one: the Frigate Orpheon! Come listen to us dissect the ship as it flies in space, talking about that Parasite Queen fight, the lore of the ship and what…
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ROM Hack Reviews: Metroid Oil Spill
We are continuing the Game Boy Advance journey with this Metroid Fusion ROM Hack from Spedimus called Metroid: Oil Spill! Placing Samus on a freighter leaking (you guessed it) OIL, players will have to navigate this open world while trying to stay alive against the games brutal difficulty. Is this…
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Episode 131 – Metroid This or That!
On this week’s episode, Dak and Doom play a game of Metroid This or That! We’ve got a bunch of different prompts and questions involving Metroid that Dak and Doom take their stances on. Would they rather take the slide or flash shift for the next 2D Metroid? Would they…
