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Episode 102 – How Metroid Dread Can Be Represented in the Next Smash Bros.
Ahead of a major OMEGA METROID DIRECT dropping on March 3rd, the boys are back together discussing two of their favorite things: Metroid and Smash Bros.! We sit down to discuss how the release of Metroid Dread could influence the next Smash Bros. game. We go over what Raven Beak…
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Episode 101 – Retro Studios, eShop Closures, and Nintendo Direct Reactions
There was no shortage of news this week to chat about, which always makes for a fun and breezy show. Andy and Doom are joined by Russ from the Tomes of Evil podcast to talk about the new Retro Studios concept art and what it means, the Nintendo 3DS and…
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Episode 100 – Omega Metroid vs The Champions’ Cast in Zelda and Metroid Trivia!
We finally made it to a whopping 100 episodes! There are so many people to thank, so many friends we’ve made along the way, but all that is for another day! Today is about competition, and we’ve got both of Andy’s podcasts facing off against each other in a trivia…
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Episode 99 – SkyTown: Mapping Metroid
Mapping Metroid returns! This time, we’re tackling one of the most beautiful and ethereal areas in the series: SkyTown, Elysia! We talk about our initial reactions to the area, the ways the Grapple Beam was utilized, the Ghor boss fight, the history of the robotic Elysians, our favorite expansions, that…
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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…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Kynan Pearson
Retro games, such as Metroid Prime 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns, are well renowned games and rightfully so with their intricate level designs and layouts. Many regard Metroid Prime 2 to be the perfect Metroid Prime game after taking the formula of the first game and improving on all…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Sam Dillard (Composer)
Kiwi provides an unique interview with music composer, Sam Dillard! On the Metroid side of things, Sam has composed the Metroid Cinematica, where Sam envisions music from the original Metroid and Super Metroid as well as the Prime Trilogy if it was composed as an epic film score. That’s not…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Jack Mathews (Metroid Prime Trilogy Technical Lead Engineer)
Proactive interviewer Kiwi Talkz sat down with the Lead Technical Engineer on the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Jack Mathews! As Jack’s position at Retro would indicate, lots of technical details behind the Metroid Prime Trilogy are discussed, such as how Metroid Prime maintained a consistent 60 fps and how the R.U.D.E.…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Mike Wikan (Metroid Prime Trilogy Lead Designer)
Today Kiwi Talkz goes in depth with the Lead Designer of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Mike Wikan! The conversation goes all over, starting with how Nintendo operates to what Retro fixed and changed in the Metroid Prime Trilogy release and how Nintendo went over ever line of text across the…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Bryan Walker (Metroid Prime Trilogy Senior Producer)
The Retro Studios interviews keep on rolling with Kiwi’s next guest, Bryan Walker! Bryan was the Senior Producer on Metroid Prime 2 & 3 as well as the Senior Director of Development for Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Kart 7. The interview focuses mostly on the Metroid Prime Trilogy…
- 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