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Patreon Bonus Show: Andy’s Favorite Movies
Welcome to another installment of the Spiteri Show! I didn’t have enough time last month to fit both non-Nintendo games AND favorite movies, so this month, it’s all about the silver screen! As you might imagine, there’s a lot of sci-fi, as obvious candidates like Blade Runner, Ex Machina, and…
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Episode 117 – A Zelda Fan Plays Super Metroid For The First Time: Thoughts and Reactions!
Like many of you, we assumed that there would be a “don’t-call-it-E3” Nintendo Direct this week, and so we waited and waited and waited until by the time it was clear there wasn’t going to be one, we didn’t have time to record! Fret not though – we have a…
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Episode 116 – Metroid Prime 4 Finally Shows Up and More Nintendo Direct Predictions!
Although as of yet still unannounced, a Nintendo Direct is looming, and a big one at that, as the Direct that would normally air during E3 (if E3 were still happening, that is) is always a big one, and we’re a week away from that time! This week, Andy and…
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Episode 115 – Definitively Ranking Metroid: Samus Returns
Definitive Ranking is back for a brand new installment focused on Samus’s first new (at the time) 2D Metroid game in over a decade, the apply named Metroid: Samus Returns! We’re breaking it down, discussing the categories and topics such as: did the gameplay innovations made in Samus Returns land,…
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ROM Hack Reviews: B2-TW
We’re back with our (ahem) balls to the walls – Morph Balls, that is! In our latest ROM Hack Review, we’re taking a look at the unique B2-TW, a hack by Grime in which you play in Morph Ball form the entire time, jumping, bombing, puzzling, and even fighting enemies…
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Episode 114 – Ori and the Blind Forest: Inspired By Metroid
Welcome to another installment of Inspired By Metroid! This week, we’re diving into a game that helped launch the Metroidvania renaissance, Moon Studio’s 2015 masterpiece, Ori and the Blind Forest! Andy describes this game as “one of the greatest games ever made””, and this week we dive into all the…
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Episode 113 – Recreating Metroid: Other M’s Story (While Using the Same Basic Premise)
Yes, we’re talking about Metroid: Other M again, the most controversial Metroid game that Metroid fans can’t seem to be able to forgive or forget. But this week, Andy is arguing that the basic premise of the game (“Samus, emotionally reeling following the events of Zebes, answers a distress call…
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Patreon Bonus Show: Andy’s Favorite Non-Nintendo Games
The Spiteri Show returns, and this time around, Andy is answering a Patron question asking what his favorite non-Nintendo video games are. Although definitely a Nintendo kid, Andy has amassed quite a list of favorite games and series from other teams, and he breaks it down! From classic RPG’s to…
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Episode 112 – Alien Retrospective: The Movie That Inspired Metroid!
We’ve got a special treat for you this week as Andy’s Virtual Theater (the podcast about video game movies and the stories that shape them) co-host Gooey Fame is joining the pod for a retrospective of not only one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, but the movie…
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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…
