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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Burenia + Sector 4 AQA + Hydro Station (AM2R)
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by Ultra-Tier Patron and friend of the show Quaidrunner (or Paul, as I know him!) to get wet and…
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Episode 218 – Ridley’s Lair (NES): Mapping Metroid
Mapping Metroid returns to tackle one of the oldest – and deadliest – areas in the series: Ridley’s Lair from NEStroid! We’re back almost 40 years to examine the layout of this area, how it serves as a skill-checking gauntlet run for the player, the creepy and unsettling music and…
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Episode 217 – Metroid Manga in Review: Samus & Joey Volume 2!
We’re back with another instalment of Metroid Manga in Review, and picking up right where we left off last time with Volume 2 of Samus & Joey! This time around, we meet some new characters, including Joey’s mother, Dr. Diana Apronika, a new robot friend named U-Ton, and… a race…
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Episode 216 – Ranking Every Escape Sequence in the Metroid Series!
Andy makes his long awaited return to the show, and we have a lot to cover this week! First, Andy chimes in with some thoughts about last weeks news on the Switch 2 and what that means potentially for Metroid Prime 4! Next up, the fellas go and have a…
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Episode 215 – SWITCH 2 IS REAL! Plus Metroid Switch Sales and Prime 4 Release Thoughts
Finally, after 600 years, Nintendo has officially acknowledged the existence of a successor to the Nintendo Switch. Dak & Doom jump on the show this week to talk about this announcement, plus Nintendo’s last fiscal results and what it all means for Metroid. How did Metroid fair on the Switch…
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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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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: SR388 (Return of Samus) + Cataris + Magmoor Caverns
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by BOTH Doominal Crossing and Omega Metroid Community Manager Lillith to talk about three areas with a bit of…
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Episode 213 – We Answer Your Questions In Metroid Q&A!
We’re kicking it old school this week with a classic Dak & Andy joint, answering all of YOUR fan questions! Some of the topics on tap: If Hunters were to ever to be remade, aside from controls, what improvements could be made? If Dread was priced lower, would it have…
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Episode 212 – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown: Inspired By Metroid
Inspired By Metroid returns, and just in time to tackle of the most hyped Metroidvania’s in years: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown! The recent release from Ubisoft gained rave reviews, and it’s not hard to see why – this might very well be one of the best Metroidvania’s ever…
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Episode 211 – DOOMtroid: ROM Hack Reviews (PATREON UNLOCK!)
We originally had an Inspired By Metroid game on tap for this week, but we ran into some scheduling issues, so instead of rushing it, we’re pushing our show back one week and instead unlocking another ROM Hack Review from the vault! One of the most widely fantasized crossovers in…
