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Episode 85: Artaria – Mapping Metroid
The Metroid Dread hits just keep coming as this week, the podcast staple Mapping Metroid returns to analyze the starting area of the Planet ZDR: Artaria. We go in-depth, offering insight and analysis into the terrain and layout of Artaria; the boss fights and EMMI zones; the music and its…
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Episode 84: Reviewing The Story of Metroid Dread (Spoilers!)
As the title implies, BIG SPOILER WARNING HERE! Still with us? Good! Buckle in, because we are going long discussing everything we saw in Metroid Dread. Were we disappointed the Galactic Federation was left out of the story completely? Was this a sequel to Fusion, or was it really a…
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Episode 83: Metroid Dread First Impressions!
Metroid Dread is finally here and we spent all weekend with it! Having played an extensive bit of the game, the guys offer up their initial impressions of Dread: how do the controls feel and is the game as fast as we thought it would be? How do some of…
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Episode 82: Our Final Hopes For Metroid Dread + Samus & Chill Talk!
We are THREE DAYS AWAY from Metroid Dread. Wow. It feels unbelievable, but it’s true. We’ve seen a lot in the build up to Dread, but here, the boys are talking about their final hopes for any features that we haven’t seen yet: the return of old bosses, details on the Galactic…
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Episode 81: Metroid Prime Rumors and Nintendo Direct Reactions
The big news this week in the world of video games was the Nintendo Direct that aired last Thursday, so this week, Andy and Doom are breaking down everything announced and talking about what they liked or didn’t like! Come hear our thoughts on Splatoon 3, Nintendo 64 games coming…
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Episode 80: Multiplayer in Metroid Retrospective
The whole gang is here as Andy, Dak, and Doom get together to look back, as well as look forward, on multiplayer in the Metroid series. What were some of the things we loved? What was responsible for some multiplayer experiences not being as good as they could have been?…
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Episode 79: What We Learned From Metroid Prime‘s Lead Designer (Kiwi Talkz Interviews Mike Wikan)
This week, we’re discussing a bunch of talking points that former lead designer of Retro Studios Mike Wikan shared with Kiwi Talkz. We can’t recommend listening to the full interview enough (check it out here!), but we’re here to give our thoughts on a couple topics they discussed, including the…
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Episode 78: Analyzing the New Metroid Dread Trailer!
After a 6 week hiatus, Andy and Dak are finally back together again and bringing the heat as they break down frame by frame the latest Metroid Dread trailer! We give our thoughts and theories over everything show, and break down what we consider spoilers and what we don’t. Though…
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Episode 77: Metroid Questions Get Metroid Answers
Our awesome listeners sent us some Metroid questions, so the least we could do is supply them with Metroid answers! That’s right, it’s time for another Q&A episode. We jump into all sorts of topics: should Metroid Dread have come out on the DS? Have the Chozo lost some of…
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Episode 76: Ranking Every Metroid Soundtrack!
This week on the show, Dak and Doominal return to talk Metroid music! We discuss the soundtrack of every Metroid game released so far, and at the end of the episode, we rank them all. Tune in to hear our thoughts and how our rankings stack up against one another.…
